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FPL Gameweek 10 team news and injury updates

We have had eight Premier League manager press conferences today, following on from the dribs and drabs of Wednesday and Thursday.

On top of these, we have quotes to report concerning the three sides who were in Europa League action yesterday evening.

Jurgen Klopp gave us mixed news on Trent Alexander-Arnold (virus), Joel Matip (knee) and Andrew Robertson (knock), declaring the Scotland left-back fit to play but stopping short of doing likewise with the other two.

Klopp said:

No, [Robertson] is fine. Trent is fine. With Joel, we’ll have to see.

Trent *looked* fine, if there’s no setback. Because you know how it is sometimes. He was ill, ill enough to not travel with us, which is not a good sign. Yesterday, a clearing session, if it’s as it was yesterday then he should be fine.

With Joel I don’t know, 100%. Shaq [Shaqiri] I saw this morning, spoke to him, will take time. Big muscles, unfortunately need a little bit longer to heal.

Spurs will only be without Hugo Lloris (elbow) for the trip to Anfield.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (knee) will miss Manchester City’s match against Aston Villa, meanwhile, having had knee surgery in Barcelona.

His manager explained:

He had a contact with a knee, felt something in the bone. He has to stop four weeks, five weeks, more or less. It’s not a big issue, but five weeks, six weeks, will be out.

Rodri (hamstring) is also set for a spell on the sidelines, with Pep Guardiola saying:

After the international break, maybe will be ready again.

N’Golo Kante (groin), Andreas Christensen (hamstring) and Antonio Rudiger (match fitness), Ross Barkley (ankle) remain sidelined for Chelsea’s trip to Burnley, with Frank Lampard saying on Friday:

Loftus-Cheek is well out, he’s still well into his recovery. Rudiger won’t be ready for the weekend but getting closer, is training outside. Christensen is still out and Ross Barkley is out – not majorly out, so hopefully fit for next week.

N’Golo won’t be ready, he’s training on his own, some physical work. He’s had a few issues and we need to get him right now because he’s been in and out through the season.

Asked whether Christian Pulisic deserved a start, Lampard replied:

The way he has played, he deserved a starting place regularly in the last few weeks – but so do others. It’s a nice problem that I have. It’s brilliant that he’s coming on making an impact. He’ll get his starts.

As I say, we’ve got Callum Hudson-Odoi who was top class against Newcastle last week in terms of creation. Willian, I think I declared him our best player in the great patch that we had. They’re good options for me.

Christian is getting stronger, he’s getting more in the group. Players that come here, some of them you have to give them a bit of time, particularly young players. He’s playing well, he’s certainly in strong contention.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was characteristically sketchy regarding Manchester United’s team news in quotes released this morning, saying of Paul Pogba (ankle), Luke Shaw (hamstring), Nemanja Matic (muscle) and Axel Tuanzebe (hip):

We’re working very hard to get them fit and, hopefully, we can get them back soon. I’m not going to put a deadline on it but it won’t be long, hopefully.

Solskjaer had earlier in the week ruled Pogba out of the trip to Norwich, while Shaw and Matic had missed the win over Partizan Belgrade to work on their fitness in Dubai.

Having played with wing-backs in Gameweek 9, the Red Devils were again in a 3-4-1-2 in the Europa League on Thursday.

Asked about the system change, Solskjaer said:

I think injuries have made us get into the position where the performances didn’t come and we had fit centre-backs, good centre-backs and quality centre-backs. It just made it easier to go to a back three against Liverpool and again in Serbia. It’s just injuries have made us go into this position but it’s working quite well.

On whether Marcus Rashford and the fit-again Anthony Martial could line up as a front two in the 3-4-1-2, Solskjaer said:

That could happen, definitely. I thought Marcus and Dan James caused Liverpool problems, so it depends on who’s fit. Mason could’ve played today as well. We’re looking more dangerous up front with two – at the moment.

There was also talk of formation changes in Nuno Espirito Santo’s post-Europa League presser, with Wolves having again moved from a 3-5-2 to a 3-4-3 mid-match against Slovan Bratislava.

Santo said:

It depends on a lot of things, the types of options you have, the players that you have. We have to analyse each moment we have and the players that were out and those coming in, so it depends on a lot of things.

With one shape we can get good results, good results with another shape, but what’s more important is the idea. [We changed] because what happened in the first half, we were allowing Slovan to press us and we needed width, that is why we changed.

Ryan Bennett (groin) and Pedro Neto (heel) were the two senior players to miss that win in Slovakia and we have had no update on the pair since.

Wolves are at Newcastle this weekend, with the Magpies set to be without Fabian Schar (knee) and Andy Carroll (knee).

Steve Bruce said of the pair:

They’re not serious at all.

Andy, unfortunately, picked up a groin strain last Saturday.

Schar has had a bit of a sore knee which he’s playing with for the last two/three weeks and last Saturday become too uncomfortable for him.

They’ll both miss tomorrow. They could be in contention for next week, we expect them not to be long-term.

Matt Ritchie (ankle) and Florian Lejeune (knee) have returned to training and Bruce said the pair were “close” to a playing comeback, although the club has since said they won’t be risked.

Isaac Hayden is still suspended, meanwhile.

Eddie Howe said Bournemouth had no fresh injury concerns going into Saturday’s meeting with Watford and looks set to have Jefferson Lerma (hip) available again.

The Cherries’ boss said:

I don’t think we’re too dissimilar to last week. Jeff [Lerma] has come through training this week, should be OK.

Dan Gosling (hip), Junior Stanislas (knee) and David Brooks (ankle) remain sidelined.

Arsenal take on Crystal Palace this weekend but there have been no fresh injuries reported by the Gunners.

Unai Emery made ten changes for the Europa League on Thursday, with only Joe Willock keeping his place.

Roy Hodgson said of Palace’s team news:

We’ll see tomorrow but Vicente and Martin Kelly trained today, so as long as there’s no reaction it means they’ll be both available to be selected at the weekend. But Mamadou Sakho is still out and Connor Wickham too.

Grant Hanley (groin), Timm Klose (knee), Christoph Zimmermann (foot), Ralf Fahrmann (groin) and Mario Vrancic (match fitness) remain out for Norwich, meanwhile.


A recap of Wednesday and Thursday’s pressers can be viewed here.

Predicted line-ups and more detailed information is to be found in the Team News tab.

David and Neale’s video summary of Friday’s breaking injury news can be viewed below.

989 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling vice and hope for explosion if Kun doesn't play or it is too risky and might mean 0 pts and give save KDB vice ?

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      same dilemma..... Sterling or KDB... no clue

      I would captain Kun if i had him

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Same here. After midweek I kneejerked from KDB C to Sterling C. I am counting that Sterling is either 0 or 90 and Mendy involvement drives Sterling towards centre of the field and mega explosions!

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      At least one of Sterling and Kun is guaranteed to play at least the 60 so I would be happy to do Sterling vice. (60 is the Aguero minimum number and if Sterling starts he plays close to 90)

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling or KDB? which should i go with?

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          See above (Sterling)

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ok. Sterling. Thanks all

  2. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2 questions pls guys! 🙂

    Captain:
    A) Sterling
    B) KDB

    Transfer in for Dendonker:
    1) Martial
    2) James
    3) Yarmalenko

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Martial could be good. Would probably do that if I had money to Cantwell -> Martial. Yarmo is imo a trap and I do not trust James still.

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I just saw on FFS martial is not in the predicted line ups!! arghhh

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B1 or D.Silva?

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        i have 3 city already... dilva not an option

        1. antis0cial
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Martial could be great, just not sure if he goes straight back in or is eased in. I’m monitoring and potentially bringing in next week.

  3. DNFPL
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which transfer?

    A) Traoré + Pukki > Dilva + Deulofeu
    B) Soyuncu > Mendy

    If B who do I bench? Pukki or Traoré...

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That feeling when you remove Zinc+Mahrez, replace them with Mendy+KDB and then have a quick glance at the money wondering how short you will be... 0.0 ITB 😎

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That’s a monster upgrade!

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Upgrade of the year, huh!

  5. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Best transfers?

    A) Pukki, Son to Vardy. Dsilva (free)

    B) Pukki, Son, Alonso to Aguero, CHO, Boly (-4)

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

  6. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Would you sell Tomori to swap James to CHO?

    A) Yes
    B) No

    (Have Mount + Tammy already)

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No, you have enough Chelsea assets and Man united should surely pick up a bit again

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        you're right, cheers

  7. BAMBAA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ota -> Mendy sideways enough?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Zinc out so should be quite safe starter. They probably concede but Mendy offers quite a lot forward.

  8. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How many minutes would you bet on each of the following playing tomorrow :-

    a> Aguero
    b> Sterling
    c> KDB

    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      65
      75
      85

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      80
      13
      85

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      0
      90
      87

    4. CobraKai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      60
      60
      82

  9. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Seriously stuck with the C armband!

    a, Stirling
    b. Vardy
    c. Auba
    d. Tammy
    e. Salah

    Any advise?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C or E

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      There is a poll....

      Sterling of those for me

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I am currently on Stirling because of the poll but leaning toward Vardy for some reason?

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A obviously

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A or E

  10. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Play 2 and bench 2
    1. Cantwell
    2. Lundstram
    3. Rico
    4. Soy

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Play 2&3
      Bench 1&4

      It’s a very close though

    2. BAMBAA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Play 12

  11. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    G2G?

    Ryan
    TAA, Ota, Lund
    Sterling (c), KDB, Salah, Mount, CHO
    Abraham, Pukki
    Button l Rico, Soyuncu, Greenwood

    1. semiconductor
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You sure sterling would start?

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nope but if he doesn’t start Then he will either get 30mins or 0 mins - either of which I can live with

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Why wouldn’t he

      3. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Im not sure of any City players starting - that’s what comes with owning them

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      G2G mate, I'm still deciding which of Lund or Rico, think I've landed on Lund but it's a toss up.

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks - how’s the team looking?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No idea really, it's so tough to tell this season, just gonna blindly hope for the best.

  12. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Otamendi to perreira
    Or
    Heaton to Patricio

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Surely got to give Ota this week to see if he starts?

  13. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I (c) Aubameyang, doesn't seem to many doing that.

    1. Endhey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm with you, it's hard to choose between kdb or sterling.

    2. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Him or Vardy for me but going for the Leicester man.

  14. Henning
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    1 FT and 0.8 m in the bank

    1. Button out for Ryan and play him.
    2 Mings out for Frederics/Cancelo
    3. Hudson-Odoi in for Mount
    4.Keep the FT

    Pope

    TAA Rico Dunk

    Sterling KDB Mane Madison Mount

    Vardy Abraham

    Button Lundstram Mings Greenwood

  15. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A) Stelring or kdb or vardy captain?
    B) ota out with a -4 ? Y or N

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A Sterling
      B No

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B is absolutely crazy this week

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        High chnace he wont start

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Is there though

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB, No

  16. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What's happened to Jimenez?

    According to the scout picks he now plays as a keeper

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very versatile

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He's a changed man

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Haha

    4. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thats his brother

  17. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I'm worried Sterling might not start..

    If he doesn't what's the likelihood he will stay on bench??

    I have Kdb whom I could vc??

    And tbh I'm a villa fan and I can see goals in this game coz Villa are gonna attack for sure.. They have nothing to lose over the nxt two games so may as well go for it..

  18. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Final dilemma, captain:

    1. Sterling
    2. KDB

    Thanks.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1

    3. Kell_oggs
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      2

    4. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same dilemma. Currently on Kev cos sterling has burned me twice

    5. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      2

  19. Kell_oggs
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A) salah and jiminez
    B) auba and d.silva
    C) aguero and martial
    ???

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone keeping faith in Pukki?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah giving him one more week, will look to address if no returns this GW

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

      More out of necessity than faith though

      Watford at home in a few weeks is all I’m clinging on to

    3. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No faith in him but he's hanging round for another week or two I think.

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A few hopeful Farke'rs will.

      • onceuponatyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Damn straight. I'll probably keep faith for a while. Having watched him all season, his finishing is great and he's the focal-point of that whole side. I have faith.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Have you watched since the City game?

          1. onceuponatyne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yep. He's not been as solid by a long shot, and Norwich are pretty weak... but I have faith.

      • Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Of course.

      • pjomara
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        keep for 3 gws if keeping for 1, Brighton and Watford coming up

    4. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Play who:
      A) Connolly (EVE)
      B) Soy (sou)

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A

    5. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1) Worth getting Mendy or Cancelo over Maguire? The upside worth the gametime uncertainty?
      2A) Tomori + Kun in a 433 or
      2B) Dilva + Rashford + 343

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Mendy, could be about to score big now he is fit again.
        2A

    6. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki -> Jimmy? 1FT. 1.3 itb.

      Pope (Button)
      TAA Digne Rico Lund (Aurier)
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
      Abraham Pukki (Greenwood)

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I wouldn't make that transfer

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pukki is due a brace.

    7. Kno
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Otagang how you feeling about him starting or not? Leaning towards giving him this last chance then reassess next week with 2 transfers, maybe go cheapie and upgrade a mid or striker.

    8. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What do we think to sterling's starting chances? Have him and kdb and the maverick in me wants to captain raheem

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It’s not that maverick

        Only Pep knows

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thought it was 50/50, as always. But after the Scout Picks article he might have a 10% chance, if generous.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Nah, the Scouts don't know any more than anyone else. If anything they may know less.

        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          What ? Pep reads the Scout pics articles and bases his team on that ? It's all so simple now.

    9. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Need my - 8 to pay off this wk.

      Tieleman/Vardy/Auba IN

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Who out?

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Well.... Got Rico aswell for Ota

          Son/Pukki/Wilson OUT

    10. Give Me the Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy+Wilson or Auba+Jimenez

      1. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        2

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Vardy and Jimmmy

    11. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki --

      A)Wilson
      B)Vardy

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        B

    12. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kün C ?
      Yaaaay
      Nope

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yaaaaay

      2. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Of course - if you own him you have to captain him

    13. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Please Kun start and explode. 4 goals will do it