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Team News September 26

Raya, Pedro, Rodri: The early FPL Gameweek 6 team news

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With nine Premier League teams in midweek cup action at home or abroad, there’s lots of injury news to wade through ahead of Gameweek 6.

The pre-match press conferences on Thursday and Friday will, of course, tell us a lot more on the injury front. We’ll have article round-ups on both days and a video summary, as usual.

In the meantime, this initial rundown gives an overview of all 20 Premier League sides.

Visit our team news tab and injuries and bans page for more information as the deadline nears.

Gameweek 6 injury news

NEWCASTLE UNITED V MANCHESTER CITY

The big team news from the Manchester City camp this week concerns Rodri (knee).

A casualty of Sunday’s draw with Arsenal, the Spaniard is expected to be out for a long period of time. Media reports suggest it could be a season-ending issue, although City have yet to put a timescale on it.

“Manchester City FC can confirm that Rodri has suffered a ligament injury to his right knee.

“The injury was sustained during the first half of this weekend’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League.

“The midfielder travelled to Spain to seek specialist consultation this week, following initial tests in Manchester.

“Assessment remains ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis.” – Manchester City club statement on Wednesday

 “Still we don’t have the definitive [answer]… will be out for a long time, a while.” – Pep Guardiola, speaking on Tuesday

Rodri joins Oscar Bobb (leg) and Nathan Ake (hamstring) on the injury list at City.

Kevin De Bruyne (thigh) isn’t expected to be out for long but Gameweek 6 may come too soon.

“I don’t know, I don’t know. Yesterday didn’t train, today I didn’t see him, so I don’t know.” – Pep Guardiola, speaking on Tuesday, on Kevin De Bruyne’s chances of featuring against Newcastle

Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Sven Botman (knee) and Lewis Miley (back) are out long term for the Magpies.

Callum Wilson (back) likely won’t be back before the October international break.

ARSENAL V LEICESTER CITY

 

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  1. dansmith1985
    • 2 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Aina or Konsa?

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    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Aina IMO.

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    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Konsa for me

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    3. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      I feel it equal

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    4. hazza44
      • 12 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Currently on Aina

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  2. waltzingmatildas
    • 14 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    What do you reckon to this WC?
    Ederson Fabianski
    TAA Gabriel Porro Myko Greaves
    Saka Mbeumo Semenyo ESR Rogers
    Haaland Havertz Wood

    1.1itb for flexibility
    Or Havertz to Watkins
    Or Ederson, ESR to Flekken, Maddison

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    1. The Mentaculus
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      • 3 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Why Ederson? Never been a good FPL option and Rodri loss will hurt the defence

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      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 14 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        I was set on Raya. None of the 4.5ish GKs appeal but maybe I just bite the bullet with Sanchez or Flekken

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    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      no pool attack is brave

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  3. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Already taken a -8 about to make it -12

    OUT: Eze, Jota, Pedro, Mosquera

    IN: Semyeno, Mbuemo, Havertz, Gabriel

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    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Good moves. No WC?

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        yup. luckily i had 2.5 itb from my wc earlier in the season enabling these moves

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Just WC.

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        nope already used. eze and Pedro in on WC really hurt

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 days, 17 hours ago

          Ah shoot. I would keep Eze unless you need the funds

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    3. FPL GREG
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      right. give them all 6 games. tell yourself no matter what you give them that. 12 and 14 are good windows to make more changes. make these hits worth it with patience and back yourself.

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        i only take hits if the moves are at least medium to long term. mbuemo Gabriel and Semenyo are in it for the long haul wanted them earlier but fixtures put me off

        with havert i can always jump on to watkins isak or solanke if required but pedro had to go

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    4. The Mentaculus
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      • 3 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Pedro - Havertz well worth a hit

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  4. FPL GREG
    • 14 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Really glad Rodri is out this weekend, perfect weekend for Isak to get out of his early season mire and bag a goal against arguably the best team in the world.

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  5. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Tell me this is crazy...

    Sels Fabianski
    TAA Gabriel VdB Greaves THB
    Saka Diaz Mbeumo Rogers Dibling
    Haaland Havertz Watkins

    The attack is absolutely insane. But I have to play a 4.0 defender every week...

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    1. FPL GREG
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      if they are playing, who cares? Ipswich managed a very credible 0-0 away at Brighton. VDB could be the best value defender in the game. THB I would find someone else, even another Ipswich in Dara O'Shea. He's not nailed.

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      1. FourLokoLeipzig
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        • 6 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        That was my only reservation too. Faes another option, but another .1 needed

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 10 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Is Watkins + 4.0 really better than Solanke / Jackson + 5.5 ?

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      1. FPL GREG
        • 14 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        I think so.

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        I think so, yes. I really rate Watkins as a pick. He's an xG funnel for a champions league team.

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 10 Years
          8 days, 17 hours ago

          Jackson's beating him on xG, xGp90 and actual goals for £1.3m less (same with assists).
          Being part of a CL team actually hurts his appeal and Chelsea have actually looked a better team than Villa so far.

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          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 days, 17 hours ago

            All of what you said is true but there are some key factors that make Watkins better imo.

            1. He's nailed. Watkins is a fitness monster and will start all PL games. Duran is not a threat to his mins it's more likely that they play together than one over the other. I don't think the same can be said of Jackson. If he puts up some poor performances, Nkunku (who scored a hat-trick midweek) can easily start.

            2. Fixtures. I think Chelsea have a pretty bad run of games. Don't let the green fixtures fool you. Brighton are unbeaten this season and Forest's defense is one of the best in the league. After that it's a fairly nightmarish liv NEW mun ARS. Villa's by comparison are kinder although admittedly not the easiest either.

            3. The stats don't account for Watkins using the first 3 games as a preseason. He was building up minutes, getting subbed early etc. In the last two games he's looked sharper and better. Plus there is one important stat that you didn't note. Big chances. Watkins has had 10 big chances. That's the same as Haaland.

            I rate big chances a lot as an indicator of future returns. Diaz for instance has had the most big chances of all midfielders and look at how he's doing. Behind him are Salah and Garnacho followed closely by Mbeumo, Eze, Saka type of players (players people are looking at long term as a spine of their FPL team).

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    3. Prinzhorn
      • 3 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Which defender could you get if you got Solanke instead of Watkins?

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      1. FPL GREG
        • 14 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        don't be a sheep Camzy!

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 days, 17 hours ago

          I'm more likely to downgrade Diaz than Watkins I think.

          Semenyo + Gvardiol vs Diaz + Bednarek is compelling.

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          1. FPL GREG
            • 14 Years
            8 days, 17 hours ago

            Can see that logic.

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    4. I am 42
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      I hope you will do well, we have similar team

      Your Sels THB Dibling Watkins vs
      My Flekkens Myko Semenyo Jackson

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    5. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 16 hours ago

      Like this one a lot. As you say, can always upgrade a defender by sacrificing one of the mids if needed. GL.

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  6. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    This may my final question
    A- Konatè Salah Havertz
    B- TAA Saka Watkins

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    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      This is my final fit
      My final bellyache with
      No alarms and no surprises

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      1. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        So A or B 🙁

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        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 8 Years
          8 days, 17 hours ago

          b

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    2. JT11fc
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      B

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    3. Mama Murphy's chair
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      B)

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    4. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Cheers

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  7. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Flekken 4.0
    TAA Gabriel Aina Mazraoui Greaves
    Saka Mbuemo Diaz Semenyo Rogers
    Havertz Haaland Wood

    WC GTG?

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    1. JT11fc
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Solid, not a Flekken fan, more of a Sels fan at 4.5

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    2. The Pretender
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Is Flekken good enough to not have a rotation behind him?

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  8. Steevo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    A) Havertz Porro
    B) Solanke Saliba

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    1. JT11fc
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Assuming you have Gab Id go A

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  9. JT11fc
    • 6 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Perfect money for this, thoughts?
    Going with gut for Palmer over Saka
    Mcneil to Rogers would get a better 1st sub

    Sanchez
    Trent Gab Milenkovic
    Palmer Mboomo Mcneil Diaz
    Haaland Jackson Havertz

    Fab Mykolenko Greaves Moder

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  10. Fit_to_drop
    • 4 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    5.9m available to replace Joao Pedro

    A. Welbeck
    B. Ndiaye
    C. Vardy
    D. Hold Pedro

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    1. JT11fc
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Strand Larson? Not much choice there, Vardy prehaps but not getting chances

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    2. Slurpy
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      I'm sweet on Ndiaye. Yes he's playing on the wing. But he passes the eye test and is a better finisher than DCL

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    3. Mama Murphy's chair
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Welbeck, out of those, but wouldn't really be wanting any them beyond this week.

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    4. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Thanks All

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  11. bigdip
    • 12 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    Used my FT to bring in Gabriel for Porro (0.6 itb)

    Is starting XI gtg or anyone i should bench or bring in for a hit?

    Sanchez (Slicker)
    TAA, Konso, Gabriel (Robinson, Barco)
    ESR, Eze, Diaz, Rogers, Saka
    Haaland(c), Watkins (JPedro)

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 3 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      Team looks good!

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    2. The Mentaculus
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      • 3 Years
      8 days, 17 hours ago

      GTG

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      1. bigdip
        • 12 Years
        8 days, 17 hours ago

        thanks guys. who are you guys capping? Haaland cap or any other potential caps?

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        1. The Mentaculus
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          • 3 Years
          8 days, 17 hours ago

          I feel spoiled for choice on WC actually & haven't made up my mind yet. Probably Haaland/Mbeumo/Havertz. This is my first game of the season with Haaland so I should probably just stop the bleeding!

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          1. Crunchie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            8 days, 16 hours ago

            Good luck mate. Had no idea you didn't have Haaland

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  12. The Mentaculus
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    • 3 Years
    8 days, 17 hours ago

    New article

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2024/09/26/fpl-qa-wildcard-forwards-salah-lewis-upside

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  13. ScottWah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Raya(Flek)
    Gab/TAA/Porro(lewis,colwill)
    ESR/Mbeumo/Diaz/Maddy (Rogers)
    Jackson/Haaland/Raul

    Wood/Delap for Raul ?

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  14. HaalandHaaland
      8 days, 12 hours ago

      1st question: Do we like Jackson or Solanke better?

      2nd question:
      A) TAA + Saka + Jackson/Solanke
      B) TAA + Maddison + Havertz + 0.5 itb
      C) Konate + Saka + Watkins + 0.5 itb

      Which combos scores more?

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      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        8 days, 12 hours ago

        Jackson in the short-term, Solanke if you want to save transfers and try to "wildcard" with 5 transfers around GW12

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