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Gameweek 37+ may well be a tricky one to navigate for Fantasy managers, with the fixtures spread out over five days.

That means that a number of Premier League head coaches, including Jurgen Klopp, won’t face the media before Saturday’s Fantasy Premier League deadline.

Gameweek 36+ is still ongoing, too, so we won’t hear much from David Moyes or Nigel Pearson before the Gameweek 37+ deadline passes, other than what they tell reporters after full-time on Friday.

On top of that, we have four top-flight sides in FA Cup semi-final action before they contest their Gameweek 37+ fixtures.

Below are the only ‘official’ Premier League pressers to have been held so far, although the managers of three of the FA Cup semi-finalists have also faced the media today:

Pre-Gameweek 37+ Press Conferences

Jose Mourinho has revealed that Dele Alli (hamstring) is not ready to return against Leicester City this weekend.

Asked whether Serge Aurier – who has travelled to France to be with his family – will feature, the Spurs boss said:

Let’s see, let’s wait. If he comes back tonight to train tomorrow morning, he will be available. It will be Serge’s decision.

The Foxes have problems of their own, with Brendan Rodgers without James Maddison (hip), Ben Chilwell (foot) and Christian Fuchs (groin) for the rest of the season.

Rodgers said:

Christian [Fuchs] won’t be involved for the rest of the season, he could be 12-14 weeks out. James [Maddison] and Ben [Chilwell] won’t play for the rest of the season.

Marc Albrighton (knock) will miss the clash with Spurs but could be back for Gameweek 38+.

Caglar Soyuncu remains suspended.

Charlie Taylor (hamstring) will miss the trip to Norwich City but “has a chance” of featuring in Gameweek 38+, with his injury described as “low grade”.

Jay Rodriguez (calf) was passed fit by his manager after returning to training.

Jack Cork (ankle), Ben Mee (thigh), Matthew Lowton (foot) and Ashley Barnes (hernia) remain unavailable.

Daniel Farke reveals that Norwich have no new injury concerns.

Christoph Zimmermann (back) has made a return to team training this week and could make the matchday squad, although isn’t ready for a start.

Nuno Espirito Santo didn’t report any fitness doubts in his pre-match presser, meanwhile.

Ralph Hasenhuttl said Southampton hadn’t picked up any fresh injury concerns in Thursday’s draw with Brighton.

Moussa Djenepo (calf), Sofiane Boufal (thigh) and Yan Valery (muscle) remain out, with Nathan Tella (unspecified) a “wait and see”.

Asked about Danny Ings, Hasenhuttl said:

Now he’s fit and when Ingsy is fit, he can work hard and also play 90 minutes. Now, in this moment, I don’t need to sub him in the end, like in the beginning [of the season], when after 60, 70 minutes he was finished.

Nathan Ake (groin), Simon Francis (knee) and Chris Mepham (knee) look set to miss the visit of the Saints but Adam Smith (head) could return to contention.

Eddie Howe said:

I don’t think [Ake] will make this game, whether he’s back in for Everton, whether he has a chance for that game, I don’t know at this moment. I think for this game it’s going to be too tight.

Adam Smith we’ll make a late decision on, he’s felt better so he’s got a chance. Chris Mepham, Charlie Daniels, Simon Francis, as I said, Nathan, will probably all be out.

Pre-FA Cup Press Conferences

N’Golo Kante (hamstring) will miss Sunday’s cup clash with Manchester United, with Frank Lampard reporting that there are a few other “niggles” that will be checked on in the next 24 hours.

Speaking straight after Thursday’s win over Crystal Palace, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Yeah, we’re fine, we’re fit, the players are raring to go and wanting to play again. We’ve got players on the bench who are desperate to join in, but it was forced [on Thursday] as Luke [Shaw] and Brandon [Williams] weren’t available.

We’ve had a chance over this period to take players off. We’ve been three goals up in many games after 60 minutes so we’ve been fortunate in that respect.

Pep Guardiola reported that Claudio Bravo has “muscular problems” and won’t play in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final.

Joao Cancelo is fit after a leg injury.

Calum Chambers (knee), Pablo Mari (ankle), Gabriel Martinelli (knee) and Bernd Leno (knee) will miss Arsenal’s FA Cup semi-final, while Eddie Nketiah will serve the final match of his three-game suspension.

Cedric Soares is cup-tied.

The Rest

Patrick van Aanholt will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder on Thursday night.

Speaking immediately after full-time, Roy Hodgson said:

He’s dislocated his shoulder, so it’s a bad injury. It’s going to keep him out for a long period of time. I fear it’s going to require an operation and that’s really bad news for us. We might be starting next season without him.

Mason Holgate limped out of Everton’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa with a recurrence of a shin problem, meanwhile, but we await further news on that.

Kortney Hause (rib) and Neil Taylor (hamstring) both missed that game for the Villans.

James Milner (muscle) is pencilled in for a return for Liverpool in Gameweek 37+, meanwhile.

Newcastle may well be down to one centre-half for the trip to Brighton with Fabian Schar (shoulder), Jamaal Lascelles (knock), Florian Lejeune (thigh), Paul Dummett (ineligible) and Ciaran Clark (ankle) on the sidelines.

Allan Saint-Maximin had also “nicked a calf” in the defeat to Spurs, according to his manager.

All of the above players in this section, we must stress, could be ruled in or out of Gameweek 37+ after the FPL deadline has passed – so get those benches primed in case the worst-case scenarios develop.


More detailed information and predicted line-ups can be found in the Team News tab, which will be refreshed before the Gameweek 37+ deadline at 16:30 BST on Saturday.

Keep an eye on our Twitter feed, too, for any late-breaking updates.

A video round-up with Andy and Neale can be viewed below:

FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA Doherty Saiss
    Salah KDB Mahrez Bruno
    Greenwood Rashford Jimenez
    (Foden Lamptey Holgate)

    1FT & 0.5ITB

    G2G? Or use transfer on switching a City asset?

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Maybe Mahrez to Dilva would be more comfortable. But it is quite sideways.

  2. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Which ONE week punt should I go for?

    A) Jimenez (CRY) : vs a depleted defense
    B) Wood (nor) : Scored 2 in the reverse fix
    C) Son (LEI) : Explosive, could be rested

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      B

    2. jimski
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      A

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      A comfortably

  3. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    How many players do top 10k have left?

    1. Pinturicchio10
      5 years, 12 months ago

      None for the most part. Auto subs and the odd Antonio or Fabianski.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Kiko o Kiko o

        1. TheTinman
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 months ago

          Top 10k have kiko?

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 12 months ago

            No not really. I do though.

      2. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        So I should be pleased with my Antonio & Fabianski then. Hope for another crazy performance.

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      A good number of auto subs coming in for KDB

  4. Oooo Matron
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Any thoughts here? One free transfer & 1.4 itb.

    Was thinking maybe Greenwood to Wood or Vardy to Aubameyang? Would ideally love Martial, but hard to fit in.

    Current team:
    Pope
    Doherty TAA Wan-Bissaka
    Mane Mahrez KDB Fernandes
    Jiminez Vardy Greenwood

    Subs: Foden, Aurier, Lascelles

    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      I'm looking at vardy to wood.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Wood nt do it myself.

      2. jimski
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        No way - one is the top PL scorer. The other is Chris Wood.

  5. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A...foden

    B...pulisic

    My guess is foden doesnt start in the cup but plays watford. So I'm likely to bench pulisic at lpool

    Thanks

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Same issue here, I’m going Foden with Pulisic first sub

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Giroud -> Ings

    Or

    Antonio -> Martial

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Giroud to Ings

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers eddie

  7. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Bottomed on last article

    Only have 3 defenders, but thinking to roll FT and have 2 for GW38?

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Digne
    Fernandes Martial (c) Foden KDB
    Jesus Vardy Greenwood

    Martinez Pulisic Taylor Lascelles

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Always risky to only go with 3 defenders.. And one playing sub.. City rotation a worry

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      I'm in the same position and saving - 2 FT for final GW will be needed

  8. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Which move? 1 ft (BB37)

    A) Taylor -> Pieters and Bruno/Martial to Dilva for gw38
    B) Salah + Taylor -> Sterling + Pieters -4 and Jimenez -> Ings for gw38

    Team linked in profile.

    Also have Aurier. Should I take a hit to get rid?

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Aurier is a doubt as he’s gone to France after what happened.

  9. Olphey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Alright, what would you do here? FH in GW38 so it’s a one week fix

    Pope
    Van Dijk | Doherty | Aurier (Lascelles Robinson)
    Martial | Bruno | Sterling | De Bruyne (Foden)
    Greenwood | Vardy | Jota

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Lascelles to Burnley defender.

      1. Olphey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Double Burnley defence? Pope’s potential higher even if no clean sheet, but I’d worry that double defence is too much...

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 12 months ago

          It's not either or is it. I would'nt play him, just a back up in case one of your other defenders is rested.

          Jota out is the obvious pick if you want to change up your starting 11 but depends how much money you have for an upgrade. I'd probably play Foden over Jota depending what happens in FA Cup.

          1. Olphey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 12 months ago

            Fair point. I think you’re right that the defensive cover is weak if Aurier is out.

            Will we know anything about the FA Cup games pre deadline?

    2. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      I think Aurier might be a doubt So maybe Tierney for a punt?

      1. Olphey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Think Tierney definitely starts?

  10. No Pirlo No Party
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Afternoon All. 2FT to use and £1M ITB.

    Bench Boost this week. Free Hit next week. Exciting times!

    Best Holgate replacements?
    Any ideas on the other transfer?

    Ederson - Martinez
    TAA - Doherty - Aurier - Boly - Holgate
    Salah - KDB - Fernandes - Martial - Saka
    Jimenez - Greenwood - Nketiah

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Holgate to a Brunley defender.

      I would probably get rid of Aurier with the other transfer.

      1. CFC1990
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Maybe Jonny from Wolves. Please coment on mine

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Holgate to Burnley cheapo, maybe Nketiah our, not sure who to though.

  11. CFC1990
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Want to make an attacking move but is the sensible play Foster to Pope?

    Will use FH GW38

    Foster
    Doherty, AWB, Saiss,
    Mahrez, KDB, Fernandes, Foden
    Rashford, Ings, Vardy

    Button, TAA, Saint Maximin, Lascelles

    1FT and 1.9m itb

    Done awful since restart.

    Only other option I can think of is maybe get Brooks/McNeil in for ASM and put him first sub for the inevitable Man City rest. If i had to guess i think Mahrez might be rested.

  12. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Free hit already used.

    DDG
    TAA Doherty Azpilicueta (Holgate)
    KDB Mahrez Foden Fernandes Martial
    Vardy Jimenez (DCL)

    A. Save FT
    B. Vardy to Aubameyang
    C. DCL to Ings, but move into starting XI for?
    D. Azpilicueta to Tarkowski

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      I would probably do C but saving also a good option.

      Please comment on mine

    2. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Sorry i mean D

  13. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Failing miserably at the moment. 1FT and 2.3m ITB (FH38 planned)

    Pope
    TAA Doherty AWB
    Fernandes Sterling KDB Mahrez
    Jimenez Greenwood Nketiah

    (Saiss Antonio Holgate)

    Advice would be much appreciated!!

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Its a good team. Personally I would swap out Nketiah/Greenwood for either Saiss or Antonio. Just my hunch but may be wrong.

      I think do Nketiah to Wood.

      Please comment on mine above

  14. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    What do we think on David Silva for the last two games? Final season, likely to get starts in both? Worth a gamble to do the following for free?

    Kdb to silva
    DCL to Jesus

    Yay or nay?

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      See what happens in cup. But I'd guess that he won't play away to Watford but will almost definitely play GW 38 at home as fairwell. Won't get full 90 though.

  15. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Would you do Vardy/Greenwood -> Kane/Wood -4?

    or just Greenwood -> Wood FT?

    I am petrified of letting Vardy (golden boot) and Greenwood (WHM) go but I am chasing in the rankings.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Greenwood to Wood only

    2. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      I wouldn't take the hit, especially if you are unsure about getting rid

  16. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Play any one:

    A. Foden
    B. DCL
    C. Gomez

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Foden

  17. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    I have Jesus, Sterling, Foden.

    How does this sound?

    Foden + Willian > McNeil + Mahrez (-4)?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Nah, just Willian to McNeil

  18. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    A- mane & lascelles to Salah & Long/bardsley
    B- TAA & lascelles to tarkowski & robbo
    C- mane & lascelles to Salah & Egan

  19. shawsyuk
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Pope (McCarthy)
    Alexander-Arnold, Saïss, Egan (Lundstram) (Lascelles)
    Traoré, Fernandes, De Bruyne, Martial (McCarthy)
    Ings, Vardy, Rashford
    1.2 ITB

    A. Lascelles to Pieters (Burnley) for free and run bench boost for this week
    B. Vardy to Jesus
    C. Save FT and bring in Jesus and one other city mid for GW38+

    Traoré should have gone long ago, but not sure how to shift him

    Thoughts appreciated

  20. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Which one sounds best from these?

    1) TAA Greenwood to Egan Ings
    2) KDB Greenwood to Ings BSilva/DSilva
    3) Ederson Puli to Ryan Mahrez
    4) Greenwood KDB to Wood Martial
    5) Greenwood TAA to Wood Tarkowski/AWB/Jonny
    ?

  21. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Best Burnley defender apart from Tarkowski?

    A- Pieters
    B- Bardsley
    C- Long

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      C as cheap

  22. Ahmed Adam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    best Replacement for Soyuncu?

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Tarkowski or another Burnley defender

    2. Dash444
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Burnley or Wolves...pick the best you can afford.

  23. CFC1990
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    a) Foster to Pope?
    b) ASM to Stanislas? (bench Foden)

    Will use FH GW38

    Foster
    Doherty, AWB, Saiss,
    Mahrez, KDB, Fernandes, Foden
    Rashford, Ings, Vardy

    Button, TAA, Saint Maximin, Lascelles

    1FT and 1.9m itb

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      A. I would also strongly reconsider benching TAA.

      1. CFC1990
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 months ago

        Who would i bring him in for though?

        Thanks for the comment.

        1. Not again Shirley
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 months ago

          Saiss as you already have Doherty playing.

          1. CFC1990
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 12 months ago

            Team defensive stats and offensive stats of opponents point to the fact Saiss is a better option for a CS. TAA does have those attacking returns though

        2. Flaming Flamingo
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 months ago

          Sorry for the late reply. I'd say AWB probably, although Foden is also an option if you're not confident in him starting against Watford.

  24. Borussia Beavers
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Currently chasing. Who's best captain choice this week?

    A) Auba
    B) Jesus
    C) Martial
    D) Sterling

    1. CFC1990
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      C still

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      A

  25. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Advice on captain picking strategy please.

    This week I have got 2 points from my captain. You could make the case that lots of people were stung this week by City rotation and making their assets captain but this is honestly every single week for me. I always have players that do well and my overall team points are always good (51 this week despite just 2 points from my captain) and then rivals in MLs etc jump above me with captaincy picks that elude me.

    What is everybody's advice and strategy for dealing with this essential part of the game? What do those that seem to pick the right captain every week do?

    1. He Kane He Saw He Conquered
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Think about what you want to do...and do the opposite

  26. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Has anyone on here ever captained a goalkeeper? Can imagine it would be quite an experience watching the game.

    1. Dash444
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Interesting to work out if you left C on Pope for the season whether it would be better than most of my choices!!

  27. FantasyHero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Play willian
    Or
    Take a hit to do foden to armstrong or dilva and play that? (Don't have ings)

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 months ago

      Play Willian or Foden

  28. C'mon the Fylde
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    Anything worth a hit?

    Patricio
    Basham Doherty Egan
    Dilva Bruno Martial Pulisic Antonio
    Aubameyang Rashford

    Leno, TAA Mings Nketiah

    5.2m itb

  29. He Kane He Saw He Conquered
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    One week only....

    Auba or Jesus

  30. Bruno Commando
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 months ago

    I'm gonna FH 38 so 1 last transfer for this long season. Best option?

    1) TAA -> Doherty [Double Wolves defence?]
    2) Mahrez -> Son
    3) Jesus -> Auba
    4) Jesus -> Ings

    Pope
    AWB // TAA // Saiss // Egan
    KDB // Mahrez // Bruno
    Jesus // Rashy // Jimi

    Krul // Pulisic // Lord // Cantwell
    1.4 ITB