We’ll get the Gameweek 31 team news from 12 Premier League managers on Friday as the pre-match press conferences continue.
You can find all the key injury updates in this article, which will be refreshed throughout the day.
For the headline news from Thursday’s three pressers, check out this round-up here.
Manchester United’s Michael Carrick faced the media on Wednesday, with the headline quotes available to read here.
KEY GAMEWEEK 31 TEAM NEWS FROM FRIDAY
- Liverpool: Salah not available, Gomez can’t start
- Newcastle United: Tonali to be assessed, Schar, Miley + Bruno back after the break
- Sunderland: Four ruled out, Reinildo fit, Le Bris unsure on the others
- Everton: Moyes hopeful on Tarkowski + Branthwaite
- Tottenham Hotspur: Tudor optimistic about Solanke, Palhinha trains, Maddison update
- Aston Villa: Tielemans trains and will be assessed
- Fulham: Tete + Smith Rowe to be assessed, Kevin still out
- Brentford: Damsgaard on the grass and will be assessed, long-term absentees still out
- Brighton and Hove Albion: Mitoma back fit, no new concerns
- West Ham United: Summerville still out, everyone else fit
- Nottingham Forest: Jair + Wood latest
- Burnley: No new injuries reported
FRIDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES
🚨 Friday's FPL Press Conferences!
🕊️ 9am – Hurzeler
⚫️ 9.30am – Howe
🔴 10am – Slot
🍷 1pm – Parker
🐝 1.15pm – Andrews
🍬 1.30pm – Moyes
⬜️ 1.30pm – Silva
🐈⬛ 1.30pm – Le Bris
🐓 1.30pm – Tudor
⚒️ 1.30pm – Nuno
🟣 2pm – Emery➕Plus, Pereira, Pep + Arteta pic.twitter.com/PYtpUkwFoh
— Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) March 20, 2026
LIVERPOOL
Mohamed Salah (muscle) will not be available for Saturday’s trip to Brighton and Hove Albion.
The winger hobbled off midway through Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League victory against Galatasaray and will sit out not just Gameweek 31 but also Egypt’s upcoming internationals.
He could be back thereafter.
“Indeed, [it’s] unusual [for Salah to ask to come off]. As a result of that, I think you can expect the outcome. So, not available for tomorrow.
“The good thing for Liverpool, for us, is that we go to an international break. The bad thing for Egypt is that he can’t go there. We are hoping also with what Mo has shown in the past that he can recover faster than other players might in similar situations because he takes such good care of his body. History has shown that he can be earlier back than some others but it’s only two weeks when we go again, so let’s hope in that period of time he can be back.” – Arne Slot on Mohamed Salah
Arne Slot meanwhile confirmed that Joe Gomez “might be” involved against the Seagulls but won’t be able to start.
The defender was among the substitutes in midweek but wasn’t usable due to “issues”.
“Joe was on the bench but he wasn’t able to come in. We tried to postpone it as far as we could. He already told me before the start of the game that he didn’t feel good. I said, ‘OK, let’s wait to half-time, maybe a miracle can happen and we might need you in extra-time.’
“He might be available tomorrow but definitely not to start.” – Arne Slot on Joe Gomez
Alexander Isak (ankle), Wataru Endo (foot), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring), Conor Bradley (knee) and Giovanni Leoni (knee) remain out.
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Eddie Howe will assess Sandro Tonali (groin) after the midfielder limped out of Wednesday’s defeat to Barcelona.
“We will wait and see. Hopefully not as bad as maybe we first feared when I saw him limping off the pitch. We will see how he is today and then make a decision closer to the game.” – Eddie Howe on Sandro Tonali
Lewis Miley (dead leg/muscle), Fabian Schar (ankle) and Bruno Guimaraes (hamstring) should be back after the March international break.
“It will be after the internationals for Lewis. We anticipate he will be back, hopefully, after the break. Fingers crossed, the same for Bruno and also for Fabian.” – Eddie Howe
Emil Krafth (knee) is out longer term.
SUNDERLAND
Regis Le Bris would only rule Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle), Nilson Angulo (unknown), Romaine Mundle (hamstring) and Bertrand Traore (knee) out of the Tyne-Wear derby.
That still leaves Nordi Mukiele (calf), Robin Roefs (hamstring), Dan Ballard (hamstring) and Enzo Le Fee (minor injury) as uncertain to feature on Sunday.
“We know already that Jocelin, Nilson, Bertrand and Romaine will be sidelined, ruled out for this game.
“For the others, we’ll have a late assessment because they are working hard behind the scenes to get ready for this fixture. It’s really important for us but it might be a pure medical decision. We won’t take unneccesary risks because we still have seven games after this one and the international break to manage the last parts of the rehab, if necessary.” – Regis Le Bris
Reinildo Mandava (knee), however, is back.
“Yeah, he will be [available].” – Regis Le Bris on Reinildo
EVERTON
David Moyes is hopeful that Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski will be “in and around” his matchday squad for the visit of Chelsea tomorrow.
Both centre-backs were absent last weekend for unknown reasons.
“Both hopefully will be in and around the squad tomorrow.
“We done great without them [at Arsenal] so if we didn’t have them, then I’d be fine, but we’ve got them back amongst it, I think.” – David Moyes on Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Igor Tudor is hopeful Dominic Solanke (hip) will be available to face Nottingham Forest, despite the striker missing the midweek clash with Atletico Madrid. He was also not spotted in training on Friday.
“Dom didn’t train but probably tomorrow he will train with the team and he will be available. He had some problem with his hip but I think he will be okay.” – Igor Tudor
Joao Palhinha (head) has trained, however.
Yves Bissouma (muscle), Wilson Odobert (knee), Ben Davies (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (thigh), James Maddison (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) remain out.
Tudor says that Maddison could return before the end of the campaign, with Kudus potentially back after the break.
Quotes to follow
ASTON VILLA
Having returned to training following a two-month absence, Youri Tielemans (ankle) will be assessed ahead of Aston Villa’s clash with West Ham United.
“He has started to train with us, individually he did one progression until today. Today is the first time he trained with us and he’s feeling good.
“He’s important but I don’t know if he’s going to be in the squad for Sunday. In case he is, try to progressively get him again with us.” – Unai Emery on Youri Tielemans
Matty Cash and Emi Buendia recovered from injury to feature off the bench on Thursday night.
Boubacar Kamara (knee) remains a long-term injury absentee.
FULHAM
Emile Smith Rowe been back in training this week, having felt some discomfort ahead of Gameweek 30 and sitting the game out.
Fulham will not just make a late call on him but also on Kenny Tete, who has finger and foot issues.
Kevin (foot) is still out.
BRENTFORD
Keith Andrews will give Mikkel Damsgaard (knock) every chance to be fit after he was forced off on Monday night.
The Danish midfielder has trained, however, and is named in his country’s squad for the upcoming internationals.
“Dams was on the grass today, which is obviously positive, so we’ll give him every chance, to see how he is for tomorrow.” – Keith Andrews
Elsewhere, it’s as you were.
Rico Henry (hamstring), Aaron Hickey (hamstring) and Vitaly Janelt (foot) will remain sidelined until after the March international break.
Antoni Milambo and Fábio Carvalho (both knee) are out for the season, while Josh Dasilva (knee) is only in “modified training” and unlikely to be in a matchday squad for a good while yet.
“They won’t be available for tomorrow’s game.” – Keith Andrews on his other injured players
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Kaoru Mitoma has recovered from the ankle problem that kept him out of the Gameweek 30 victory over Sunderland.
“Kaoru will be back.” – Fabian Hurzeler on Kaoru Mitoma
Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that the Seagulls have no fresh concerns for the visit of Liverpool.
Adam Webster (knee) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) are long-term absentees.
Mitoma’s availability means that Hurzeler may have a three-into-two headache on the wings. Diego Gomez has been in good form of late, while Yankuba Minteh took his chance on his first league start of 2026 with a goal against Sunderland.
“First of all, I’m happy that each of them is available. That didn’t happen so often this season. So, therefore, my medical department did a great job.
“I think Yankuba Minteh is a great example of giving the young players the opportunity again. He was waiting for his chance. He trained hard, he pushed his standards in every training session and then when he got his chance, he used it very aggressively and he used it on the left side very impressively. I know that he also has his strength on the right side. We all know that also Kaoru can be a game changer for us. So, for me, it’s great to have these three players at the moment available and in a great shape.” – Fabian Hurzeler on his wingers
WEST HAM UNITED
Crysencio Summerville (calf) misses out again this weekend.
Other than that, though, the Hammers have no concerns.
Ollie Scarles, who sat out Gameweek 30, is back available.
“[Summerville is] not available for this game. He’s getting better each day, we are assessing him day by day, but for Sunday, he’s not going to be available.
“[Scarles] is okay.
“Outside of Cry, everybody is available and working.” – Nuno Espirito Santo
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Jair Cunha (ankle) looks set to miss out again.
“Jair has an injury. I don’t know exactly how long he will stay out but he is recovering and doing treatment. We will see what will happens, because he is important for us.” – Vitor Pereira, via the Nottingham Post
John Victor (knee), Willy Boly (knee), Nicola Savona (knee) and Chris Wood (knee) are longer-term absentees.
“I don’t know [if he could be back in Gameweek 32], I don’t know. I don’t have the information about it. But he is another leader, a fantastic player and character, and we need him for the last games.” – Vitor Pereira on Chris Wood, via the Nottingham Post
Callum Hudson-Odoi wasn’t involved in Denmark on Thursday for reasons unknown.
BURNLEY
Scott Parker reported no fresh concerns from the goalless draw with Bournemouth.
“We’ve had a good week, no real injuries, so we go there fully prepared and looking forward to the game.” – Scott Parker
Mike Tresor (ankle) has been back in training for some time now, so his omission from last weekend’s squad may have just been tactical rather than fitness-related.
Long-term absentees Zeki Amdouni (knee) and Connor Roberts (Achilles), who have also rejoined their teammates on the grass recently, likely won’t be ready to feature for a while.
Axel Tuanzebe (Achilles), Josh Cullen (knee) and Jordan Beyer (hamstring) remain out.
