There’s Gameweek 28 team news to bring you as we follow the pre-match press conferences taking place on Friday.
We’ll cover all the updates and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points in this ‘live’ article. Hit refresh for the latest news as this piece will be updated as and when the pressers take place.
Unai Emery was a late addition to the 14 managers listed below, while it may be that Roberto De Zerbi is also belatedly added to the schedule or he is instead facing the media tomorrow.
The main headlines from Thursday’s four press conferences are available to read here.
GAMEWEEK 28 TEAM NEWS: KEY INJURY UPDATES
- Bournemouth: Solanke has limited training, Senesi confirmed out
- Tottenham Hotspur: Porro fit, Richarlison still out
- Liverpool: Salah a fit, Konate a concern
- Manchester City: Nunes + Doku to be assessed after training, Grealish out
- Newcastle United: Trippier ruled out but could be back in Gameweek 30
- Aston Villa: Pau fine, Ramsey to train tomorrow and be assessed
- West Ham United: Emerson + Aguerd to be assessed, Cornet out
- Luton Town: “Lengthy” hamstring injury for Bell, Osho could return
- Wolverhampton Wanderers: Neto, Sa + Gomes fit, Hwang + Cunha remain out
- Manchester United: Rashford + Evans fit, Hojlund back next week
- Brentford: Mbeumo “getting closer” to a return
- Crystal Palace: Franca joins injury list, Eze ready for more minutes
- Fulham: Raul back in training but won’t feature, Palhinha returns from ban
- Nottingham Forest: Nuno confident of having Dominguez fit, others could return
- Burnley: Brownhill back from a ban
FPL GAMEWEEK 28 TEAM NEWS: FRIDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES
BOURNEMOUTH
Marcos Senesi has joined Bournemouth’s injury list after coming off last weekend with a hamstring strain. He’ll now be out until after the international break.
Lloyd Kelly (hip), Max Aarons (hamstring), James Hill (ankle) and Ryan Fredericks (calf) also remain sidelined for the Cherries but Tyler Adams (hamstring) could be on the bench on Saturday.
Dominic Solanke has had another week of limited training thanks to his recurring knee issue but Andoni Iraola is confident of the striker facing Sheffield United.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Pedro Porro (muscle) has trained all week and is fit for the clash with Aston Villa.
Richarlison (knee) remains out, however, along with Manor Solomon (knee), Fraser Forster (foot) and Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring).
LIVERPOOL
Mohamed Salah (hamstring) is back fit in time for the crunch clash with Manchester City, having come off the bench to face Sparta Prague on Thursday.
“Mo, there is nothing. He is fine.” – Jurgen Klopp
Ibrahima Konate (hamstring) is a fresh concern from that midweek win in Europe, however.
“Ibou, I don’t know. Ibou was rather positive last night, he thought he made the right decision in the right moment saying it’s better I go [off]. But how we know, that doesn’t mean a lot, unfortunately. He will get scanned, definitely, so far I don’t have the results of that.
“All the others are fine.” – Jurgen Klopp
Diogo Jota (knee), Curtis Jones (foot), Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee), Thiago Alcantara (muscle), Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Ben Doak (knee), Joel Matip (knee), Ryan Gravenberch (ankle) and Alisson (hamstring) will again be absent.
MANCHESTER CITY
Pep Guardiola gave a predictable answer to the City team news question, saying that Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes will be assessed after training.
The Manchester Evening News have called Doku’s injury a “minor” issue but he hadn’t trained since Sunday’s game and wasn’t involved against Copenhagen on Wednesday night.
Nunes came off in that match with a dislocated finger.
Phil Foden reportedly suffered a dead leg in the win over Manchester United but made an immediate return to training and was on the bench against the Danes.
Jack Grealish (groin) will remain out, however.
NEWCASTLE UNITED
The media reports on Kieran Trippier‘s recovery timeline seemed to have been accurate, with the defender set to miss Gameweek 28 and next weekend’s FA Cup quarter-final with Manchester City.
Trippier limped out of last Saturday’s win over Wolverhampton Wanderers with a calf issue.
“Kieran is not too bad, it’s a minor injury but the scans showed enough to probably keep him out for the next two games. We hope he will be back for the first game after the international break, although that’s not absolutely guaranteed.” – Eddie Howe
Callum Wilson (tendon), Joelinton (quad), Sandro Tonali (ban) and Nick Pope (shoulder) remain out, while loanee Lewis Hall can’t face his parent club.
“We had a couple of knocks from the [Wolves] game but we’re hopeful that everyone will be fit.
“We’ve got the long-term injured that are working their way back and they’re working their way back in a good way, but there is no one, I don’t think, from that group who is really close.
“I think it’s more likely to be next month [for Pope], I don’t think we’ll see him this month. We have to be careful with him, it’s hugely important for a goalkeeper to be 100% fit, especially with shoulder issues.” – Eddie Howe
Matt Targett (hamstring) has rejoined training, however, so could be on the bench on Monday night.
ASTON VILLA
Boubacar Kamara (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee) and Emi Buendia (knee) are on the long-term injury list but the team news is otherwise positive for Villa, with Diego Carlos (hamstring) returning to the squad to face Ajax on Thursday and Jhon Duran (hamstring) back in training this week.
Unai Emery also confirmed that a decision on Jacob Ramsey (foot) will be taken after training tomorrow.
“Tomorrow we will train for the last time in the week and we will wait for tomorrow.” – Unai Emery when asked about Jacob Ramsey
There was a further boost when it was confirmed that Pau Torres’ half-time withdrawal in Amsterdam was pre-planned.
“We trained this morning recovering with the players who played yesterday. Pau Torres and John McGinn, they will be available for Sunday.” – Unai Emery
WEST HAM UNITED
Maxwel Cornet remains out with a hamstring problem, while Nayef Aguerd was described as a “question mark” for Thursday’s clash with Freiburg and missed out.
Emerson Palmieri picked up a groin injury in that tie and will have to be assessed.
LUTON TOWN
Rob Edwards implied that Elijah Adebayo (hamstring) and Albert Sambi Lokonga (hamstring) would again miss out when saying that Gabriel Osho (muscle) was the one player who could return from injury this weekend.
Amar’i Bell (hamstring) is now out for a “lengthy” period, while Joe Johnson is suffering from glandular fever and won’t be seen for a few weeks.
Dan Potts (hamstring), Jacob Brown (knee), Mads Andersen (calf), Marvelous Nakamba (knee) and Tom Lockyer (health) are longer-term absentees for the Hatters.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Jose Sa (quad) and Pedro Neto (hamstring), who were taken off as a precaution during the defeat to Newcastle United, have trained and been passed fit.
Hwang Hee-chan (hamstring) and Matheus Cunha (hamstring) remain out, however, with Hwang set for a six-week lay-off.
Joao Gomes completed a hat-trick of hamstring injuries by missing out last weekend but he too is available for the visit of Fulham.
Craig Dawson is the only fresh concern after complaining of a sore groin.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Marcus Rashford and Jonny Evans are available this weekend. The pair had to depart the Manchester derby early but have now been passed fit.
Omari Forson is absent because of injury, however.
“That is the good news, they [Evans and Rashford] recovered after the derby. So they are available. For the rest it is the same squad, apart from Omari Forson. He dropped out. He has an injury.” – Erik ten Hag
Rasmus Hojlund (muscle), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (leg) and Harry Maguire (unspecified) could return next weekend.
“For next week I think some players are planning to return. So when the process will continue like now.
“Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka I expect to be back for our game against Liverpool. Hojlund [is] similar, yeah.” – Erik ten Hag
Luke Shaw (muscle), Tyrell Malacia (knee), Anthony Martial (groin), Mason Mount (calf), Lisandro Martinez (knee) remain out, with Mount potentially back after the international break.
BRENTFORD
Thomas Frank says Bryan Mbeumo is “getting closer” to a return after three months on the sidelines.
Mbeumo trained with the first-team squad this week but won’t be involved against Arsenal. A return in Gameweek 30 is still being targeted.
The Bees will be without Ethan Pinnock (ankle), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Kevin Schade (muscle), Rico Henry (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee) and Ben Mee (ankle).
CRYSTAL PALACE
Matheus Franca (groin) has joined Marc Guehi (knee), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (hamstring), Michael Olise (hamstring), Cheick Doucoure (Achilles) and Rob Holding (ankle) on the injury list.
Jeffrey Schlupp (groin) has trained but won’t be part of the squad to face Luton Town.
We’re still waiting on news on Jordan Ayew: Oliver Glasner previously said he was confident that hadn’t joined his injured teammates on the sidelines, having been forced off with a hip issue last weekend.
Glasner confirmed that Eberechi Eze was ready for more game time after getting 65 minutes on his comeback last weekend.
FULHAM
The Cottagers have only one absentee: Raul Jimenez (hamstring). Even the Mexican is back in training, however, and should return in Gameweek 29.
Joao Palhinha is back from a two-match ban.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Forest hope to have Nicolas Dominguez available for Sunday’s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion.
The midfielder complained of muscle tightness in the defeat to Liverpool but has “recovered well”, according to his manager.
Giovani Reyna (knock) and Gonzalo Montiel (unspecified) weren’t involved against the Reds, so their availability is unknown.
There’s a chance we might see Chris Wood (hamstring) and Willy Boly (muscle) after their returns to training.
Ola Aina (muscle) has also been sighted in training this week but Nuno Tavares (muscle) is out.
BURNLEY
We didn’t get much team news from Vincent Kompany.
Aaron Ramsey (knee), Lyle Foster (muscle), Luca Koleosho (knee) and Nathan Redmond (leg) are on the longer-term injury list.
Jordan Beyer (muscle) also hasn’t featured since December, with Kompany repeatedly saying that he is “progressing well” while proving unable or unwilling to offer a timeframe.
Josh Brownhill returns from a ban this weekend, at least.
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4 months, 20 days agoWho do you think scores more points, this week only?
A. Pedro Porro
B. Alfie Doughty -4
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