There’s more Fantasy Premier League (FPL) injury news to come today as we expect 14 managers to face the media ahead of Gameweek 23.
Among them are Liverpool’s Arne Slot, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.
You’ll be able to find all the injury updates and key quotes in the article below.
We’ve already had six pressers on Thursday, which you can read about here.
KEY GAMEWEEK 23 INJURY NEWS FROM FRIDAY
- Liverpool: Konate latest, Slot on Salah, Chiesa 50/50, no fresh concerns
- Newcastle United: Bruno not yet ruled out, Burn could feature
- Brighton and Hove Albion: De Cuyper, Wieffer still out, Minteh might not start
FRIDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES
🚨 Friday's FPL Press Conferences!
🕊️ 9am – Hurzeler
⚫️ 9.30am – Howe
🔴 10am – Slot
🌳 12pm – Dyche
🔵 12.30pm – Guardiola
🍒 12.30pm – Iraola
🍬 1pm – Moyes
🐺 1pm – Edwards
⭕️ 1.30pm – Arteta
🧿 1.30pm – Rosenior
🦅 1.30pm – Glasner
⬜️ 1.30pm – Silva
👹 1.30pm – Carrick
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LIVERPOOL
Having sat out the midweek win over Marseille, it sounds like Ibrahima Konate will miss out again at Bournemouth due to personal reasons.
Konate is back in France following the death of his father.
“Yeah, I spoke to him a few times. I think these are private matters and they should stay between us but it’s very obvious that if something like that happens, then a player needs time to be there for his family and also time for himself.” – Arne Slot on Ibrahima Konate
Alexander Isak (ankle), Conor Bradley (knee), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring) and Jayden Danns (hamstring) remain out.
Federico Chiesa, who wasn’t fit enough to feature at the Stade Velodrome, is “50/50”, meanwhile.
“As I said, Federico wasn’t able to be on the bench on Wednesday. Then there was a recovery session yesterday, so we have to wait and see today. It’s difficult for me to say if he’s available for Bournemouth. We don’t expect him to be out for long, so it could be 50/50, maybe, if he’s available for tomorrow.” – Arne Slot on Federico Chiesa
As it stands, Slot has no fresh concerns for Saturday.
“For the rest, at this moment in time, no one picked up a knock, no one had a problem after the game. Sometimes when you start training again, you can feel something, but I expect all the same players to be available for tomorrow.” – Arne Slot
After 90 minutes for Mohamed Salah in midweek, the Liverpool boss wouldn’t be drawn on whether the Egyptian would start against the Cherries.
“Knowing Mo, he’s ready to play tomorrow, because he’s shown that so many times in his career, but he like all the others have a training session to go and then I will decide on the line-up for tomorrow.” – Arne Slot on Mohamed Salah
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Despite hobbling off in the midweek win over PSV Eindhoven, Bruno Guimaraes (ankle) could yet make Sunday’s game against Aston Villa.
“We’ll always try and make the right decisions, as we do with every player, depending on need and circumstances, to protect them long term but also to help the team if they need to play. We’ll try and get that right with Bruno. He is a pivotal player, I’ve always said he’s been the match-winner for us so many times over the years. He’s an inspirational figure, so we need him, but of course, we need him fit and available and able to perform to his best levels. So, we’ll try and make all the calculations and come up with the right decision.” – Eddie Howe
Dan Burn (rib) could “possibly” be involved. He and Will Osula (ankle) returned to training this week after medium-term lay-offs.
“Possibly. I think with Dan, as you saw around the Champions League game, he is out [training] with the players. Today, possibly the first day where he’s training fully with the group, taking contact. That’ll be the key thing for him. I think he’s desperate to get back involved, so that’s a great sign.” – Eddie Howe on whether Dan Burn could feature
Fabian Schar (ankle), Jacob Murphy (hamstring), Emil Krafth (knee) and Tino Livramento (hamstring) all remain sidelined.
More quotes to follow
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that Maxim De Cuyper is back in contention after illness forced his absence in Gameweek 22.
Albion also have no new concerns.
“[De Cuyper] will be back. I think in general, we survived now this this phase with a lot of players who were sick and ill, and I hope now that we get more in a stable phase. Overall, it seems to be quite good regarding the availability.
“Nothing [new].” – Fabian Hurzeler
Mats Wieffer remains out with a toe injury.
Hurzeler added that some of his players aren’t able to play 90 minutes at present, with Yankuba Minteh – who had “a small issue” – among them.
“In the moment, some players are not able to start the game. So, they have to be quite limited regarding the game minutes.
“[Minteh is], for example, one player who we need to manage. So, we don’t know if he’s able to start or not start. He came back after a small issue. So, he’s definitely someone we need to manage at the moment.” – Fabian Hurzeler
After his stunner last weekend, budget FPL forward Charalampos Kostoulas is pushing for a start – although his manager did describe him as “backup” twice in Friday’s presser.
“He’s definitely pushing [for a start] by performance. So, that’s for sure, but in the end, we still have Danny Welbeck there as well. Therefore, it’s always a tough decision, but definitely like I just mentioned, it’s helpful to have a good backup like him for Danny Welbeck in this squad.” – Fabian Hurzeler on ‘Babis’ Kostoulas
Adam Webster (knee) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) are on the longer-term injury list, while Solly March (knee) is slowly working his way back from his own lengthy lay-off.
