The 14 remaining pre-match Premier League press conferences take place on Friday – and this is the place to come to get all the major Gameweek 5 team news.
Mikel Arteta, Enzo Maresca, Andoni Iraola and Michael Carrick are among the managers facing the media.
We’ll bring you the key quotes from all of these head coaches in the article below.
These pressers follow on from the six we had on Thursday.
FRIDAY’S KEY GAMEWEEK 5 TEAM NEWS UPDATES
- Arsenal: Arteta appears to suggest that White, Mosquera, Hincapie + Timber are fine
- Tottenham Hotspur: Tonali + Porro fit after missing out in midweek
- Brighton and Hove Albion: Azeez still out, Hajdam “able to play”, Vuskovic fine
- Fulham: Tete concussed, Sessegnon to be assessed in training
FRIDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES
Friday's FPL Press Conferences! 🚨
⭕️ 9am – Arteta
🍒 9am – Rose
🕊️ 9am – Hurzeler
⬜️ 10am – Arbeloa
🐓 12pm – De Zerbi
🦅 1pm – Sage
🍬 1.30pm – Moyes
🚜 1.30pm – O'Neil
⚪️ 1.30pm – Farke
🔴 1.30pm – Iraola
👹 1.30pm – Carrick
🐈⬛ 1.30pm – Le Bris
🟣 2pm – Emery
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*Bournemouth’s Marco Rose was due at 9am but we’ve not seen anything from him yet
ARSENAL
Mikel Arteta gave the impression that Ben White is fit, despite the defender appearing to suffer a groin issue in the win over Sunderland last weekend.
“They are all good, we have another training session this afternoon, so we are really positive about everybody.” – Mikel Arteta when asked if Ben White was fit
However, later in the morning, Thomas Tuchel said that White was unavailable for a call-up to the England squad.
Meanwhile, Arteta seemed to give the green light regarding Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera (muscle) and Jurrien Timber, who all missed the midweek win over Ipswich Town. Arteta had previously said that Timber’s omission was merely game-time management.
“Yeah, we have another session, they are all willing to be part of it, and we have another session to try to make sure that they are fit.” – Mikel Arteta, when asked if Messrs Hincapie, Mosquera and Timber were included in his original “all good” comment
William Saliba (back) remains out.
There wasn’t a great deal of note in the rest of the presser. Arteta gave praise to Ezri Konsa, while he also discussed Eberechi Eze on the left wing.
“I heard some great things about Ezri before he joined and when you have him daily you just realise the magnitude of the player that we signed, not only the player but the person, the way he presents himself, the way he’s able to connect with people immediately. We talk about Big Gabi, when you see those two in the corridors talking the way they interact with each other, it seems like they’ve been here for a long, long, long time together, which is great because that’s a partnership that in my opinion is extremely important on the field and then his attributes, the quality that he delivers to the team is something that really makes us better.” – Mikel Arteta on Ezri Konsa
“He’s always played there in his career, that’s where all his biggest moments in his career and the highlights of his career have come and I think it’s a place that he feels very, very, very comfortable. As well he can occupy different spaces through them but that’s the space that generally he has created big moments for previous clubs as well to win matches.
“In form, in the opponent, in the relationship that we have within that unit, there are a lot of factors [in deciding who starts between Eze and Christos Tzolis on the left].” – Mikel Arteta on Eberechi Eze on the left wing
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Pedro Porro (muscle) and Sandro Tonali (knock) return after missing out on the midweek EFL Cup action.
Mykhailo Mudryk (ankle), Xavi Simons (knee), Wilson Odobert (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) remain sidelined, however.
Destiny Udogie (muscle) made his return on Wednesday night in the cup.
More to follow
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
New boy Femi Azeez (hamstring) hasn’t recovered, so his Brighton debut will have to wait till after the September internationals.
“I think that the best thing for Femi is that he uses this [international break] to get back on his highest physical level and then get used to our style of play. Then, we will try to work with him individually and hopefully integrate him back into the team, then definitely after the international break, he will be on a top level and we can use him in games.” – Fabian Hurzeler on Femi Azeez
Mats Wieffer (knee), Jack Hinshelwood (unspecified), Yankuba Minteh (leg), Evan Ferguson (ankle), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring), Stefanos Tzimas (knee) and Zadok Yohanna (unspecified) remain out, too.
Jaouen Hadjam is “able to play” after taking a knock in midweek, while Luka Vuskovic is also fine after suffering merely from cramp in the 3-2 win over Manchester United.
“He’s young, he will recover fast. He definitely will be an option for tomorrow.” – Fabian Hurzeler on Luka Vuskovic
Lewis Dunk was merely rested for that cup tie at Old Trafford and is also available.
Georginio Rutter made his comeback from injury as a substitute in the Carabao Cup third round.
FULHAM
Kenny Tete (head) will miss out as he observes the concussion protocol.
Tom Cairney (knee) is also still on the sidelines.
Ryan Sessegnon (groin) could return, however, and will be assessed in training today.
