Team News

FPL team news scant ahead of Gameweek 19

Our Team News and predicted line-ups are all updated and ready for your Gameweek 19 research.

As it’s Christmas Day, I don’t want to keep you any longer than is necessary.

For that reason, I shall prefer to direct you to the Team News tab above, where you can find all the latest information on all 20 Premier League sides.

Only a select few clubs gave press conferences on Christmas Eve to keep us in the loop.

They were Cardiff City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool. To these three clubs we extend our collective Fantasy Premier League thanks!

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They were Arsenal, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Leicester City and Newcastle United. Again, we thank these clubs too.

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1,410 Comments Post a Comment
  1. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain:

    A)Kane
    B)Martial
    C)Sterling
    D)Hazard

    1. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      a

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A or D

    4. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Currently on Kane

    5. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    6. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    7. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  2. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you transfer Wilson > Rashford if it means benching Jimenez or Doherty this week?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd rather play him over 3 others so yes

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    3. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes & I’ve done the same

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain

    1. Kane
    2. Son

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1

    3. Party time
        5 years, 3 months ago

        2

      • Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        1

      • Taking one for the team
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane safer bet

    4. Dele
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Start AWB or Digne?

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Digne

      2. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        AWB

        1. Party time
            5 years, 3 months ago

            This

        2. jomikijiq
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Digne

        3. Stef rocks
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Awb

        4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          nobrainer digne

      3. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Best defender up to 5.7?

        1. jomikijiq
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          TAA

        2. puhd
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Maybe a UTD defender, Shaw

        3. Taking one for the team
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Doherty / Shaw / Davies

      4. bl8master
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        1. Hazard
        2. Aubamayeng
        3. Son
        Captain?

        1. Party time
            5 years, 3 months ago

            1

          • Hansel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            312

            1. bl8master
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Yea, I'm really thinkng of putting Son.

          • Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Haz
            Son
            Aub

        2. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Why are people so keen on starting AWB over the likes of Doherty and Digne?
          All of them have equal good fixtures, are AWBs underlying stats that good? I like and own him, but except for clean sheets he hasn't returned that much

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Playing at home

          2. Alnair
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Because Doherty has 1 cs in 10 games and Everton's defense is a bad joke.

            1. puhd
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              That

            2. The 5% Team
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I guess all of them aren't bad options of course. But of those three, AWB still has the lowest form rating.

          3. Woy of the Wovers
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            They must prefer his fixture. I'd start either Doherty or Digne ahead of AWB

          4. jomikijiq
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Because of the fixture. Ideally I'd want to play all three, but I'm playing D & D over AWB, because they both have so much more attacking potential

        3. puhd
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          How’s this front 8 looking?

          Martial Hazard Sterling Rich Anderson
          Kane Jimenez Wilson

          Other than missing Salah, not too bad, right?

        4. FPL-(VAR)dy
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Choose 1 over Christmas period

          Salah(Could be benched against Newcastle..then has Arsenal and City)
          Kane(crammed fixtures over Christmas)
          Auba(could be benched against brighton.Liverpool next).

          Currently have Auba in my team..what should I do..Inputs appreciated 🙂

          1. The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I would keep Auba

          2. Rust Cohle
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Kane

        5. Gringo Kid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Salah or Kane for the captaincy?

          1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Sir Harold

          2. Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Kane

        6. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Any news on Balbuena?

          1. FPL-(VAR)dy
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            out for this Gw

            1. wulfrunian
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              confirmed?

              1. Smurf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                No I doubt it or he would have a different colour flag than yellow.

                I would imagine as a guess that Pellegrini may take the opportunity to rest him even if he is cleared as fit to play. Only an opinion though, nothing to base this on.

        7. Taegugk Warrior
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Martial or lingard...? For Felipe Anderson replacement

          1. puhd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            With a new manager it’s hard to know whose more nailed

          2. jomikijiq
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Martial

          3. bl8master
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Martial for sure.

          4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Can see the need to replace anderson that desperately after one blank.But of these martial

            1. Taegugk Warrior
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              And avoid price drop. get 2 players price drop just for today, Wilson & Alonso. Want to avoid the third..

              1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                i wouldnt play the game for team value thats for sure.If ur reason is that i wouldnt do it

                1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  this year price changes have been madness .If a player blanks even one match gets price drop madnesss and kneejerkiness and get triple rise and all.Too volatile and it also makes a bit addictive to chase team value

            2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              *cant

          5. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Lingard

          6. Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Martial if you have too but probably wouldn’t take out Anderson just yet

        8. Like an Egyptian Magician
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hennessey
          Robbo Alonso Trippier Doherty
          Salah Sterling Son Fraser
          Aubame Wilson

          2FT 0ITB 300k OR

          A. Fraser Wilson to Lingard Ings
          B. Alonso Wilson to Luiz Rashford
          C. Something else

          Please help. Thanks.

          1. Like an Egyptian Magician
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Bench: Hamer Kamara Bednarek Obiang

          2. puhd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I like B

          3. valurth
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I did sterling + Wilson > Lingard + Aguero

          4. Like an Egyptian Magician
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Thx lads

        9. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          capt salah hazard or auba?

          1. Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Haz

        10. HairlessGrealish
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Monreal to
          A) Digne
          B) Kolasinac
          C) Shaw
          D) Lovren
          E) TAA

          Already have Robertson

          Thx

          1. Where has all the rum gone?
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            B

          2. Fantasy Premington
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Would get in TAA if you have a decent sub to come in if he doesn't play. If not, then Digne - great fixtures, pretty nailed on and has attacking threat

          3. puhd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I would go for C

          4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            digne

          5. Runaway
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            A

        11. puhd
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Play Fabianski (SouthHampton Away)
          Or
          Patricio (Fulham away)?

          1. Fantasy Premington
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Pat

          2. Where has all the rum gone?
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Pat

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            i would play fab regardless.Never bench him .Been burnt humpteen times.If fulham score a goal game over for pat not the case for fab

          4. The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I have both but will always play Fabianski...except when he plays City away.

          5. Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Fab

        12. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          play one:

          A Fanderson (sou)
          B Jimenez (ful)

          1. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            also which keeper:

            A particio
            B fabianski

            1. puhd
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Hah I just asked that same question above

          2. puhd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Can’t play both?

            1. Lord Flashheart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              sorry - strong front 8 for the festive period - no one else is even close to be benched

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            ideally both .Anderson due to higher ceiling

        13. Harris Rahmat
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Alisson
          Digne Doherty AWB, Balbuena
          Salah (c) Hazard Richarlison Fraser
          Auba Kane

          Fab, Bednarek, Billing, Kamara

          Balbuena to Shaw for -4? Worth it?

          1. Stevie B
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I guess that Balbuena will get two points and Shaw six.

            1. Harris Rahmat
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Tq

          2. puhd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Not sure it’ll be worth the hit, but I would do it

            1. Harris Rahmat
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Tq

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            i would replace balby thats for sure .Ur bench is very weak so i would do that to a replacement whoever u like

            1. Harris Rahmat
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              OK thanks

        14. Stevie B
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Alonso and Fraser -> Shaw and Martial for a -4?

          Thank you!

          1. Smurf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Shaw has one cleansheet all season. I think there’s better out there for your money.

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            no

        15. Jones Kusi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Fabianski Button

          Robertson Laporte Kolasinac Doherty AWB
          Sane Sterling Hazard F.Anderson Camarasa
          Ings Kane Jimenez
          1 FT 0.2 ITB

          What are your thoughts on this?

          1. Balotellitubbies
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Looks good, save.

            1. Jones Kusi
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I’ll probably just save. Thank you!

        16. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Fantasy football fix predicts the top 5 scoring players this weekend will be:
          Kane
          Salah
          Hazard
          Sane
          Aubameyang

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            4/5 I hope they are nearly right

            1. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Ditto. If Hazard keeps quiet it would be perfect.

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            think most of the stuff on that site is always inaccurate .Just saw kane was my best captain next 5 weeks as he is boosted due to the 6 goal show last week

        17. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Any winter transfers you guys are predicting or hoping for?

          Read that Brighton are getting Tunisian forward Msakni on loan.

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Wilson to Chelsea 100% active team ownership

        18. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Who to captain?

          A) Hazard
          B) Sterling
          C) Sane
          D) Auba
          E) Rashford

          1. Balotellitubbies
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Who knows really. Haz is probably safest to start.

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            hazard easily

        19. Balotellitubbies
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Will play WC next week. What one-week transfers would you do here? You got 2FT and 1.1m.

          Patricio - Hamer
          Rob - Alonso - Doherty - Digne - AWB
          Salah - Sterling - Anderson - RIch- Fraser
          Auba - Jimenez - Success

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Auba -> Kane
            Alonso -> trippier

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            get utd mids maybe

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            well u dont have kane .Do auba to kane

          4. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Ander + Fraser > Pog + Martial

          5. Balotellitubbies
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers. Will probably do Auba > Kane, could either do Fraser > Snoddy or Sterling > Haz/Sane to get the cash.

        20. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Bench order correct?

          Pereyra - Digne - Awb

          1. Runaway
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I think so

          2. Supersonic Marv'
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Awb, Digne, Pereyra.

          3. FPL Mountaineer
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Pereyra looks like a candidate for points. Chelsea's defending has been awful in recent games. Watford at home should be able to breach that Chelsea defence.

            Even Digne could get a surprise clean sheet if Mina returns to the lineup.

          4. Pipermaru
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Pereyra-AWB-Digne

        21. Flameofmen
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Who to transfer this week?. Got 2 free transfers and 0.4m in the bank.
          Fabianski, hart
          Digne, alonso, awb, Doherty, robertson
          Sterling, sane, son, richarlison, diangana
          Kane, chica, Jimenez

          1. FPL Mountaineer
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I think Alonso isn't worth the money especially since Chelsea have defensive woes. He might even lose his place if he continues defending as poorly. The extra money earned by replacing him could be used in attack or midfield.

            A Man Utd or Spurs defender would be a decent alternative to Alonso.

          2. The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Chicha to Rashford maybe...as Chicha probably won't play and Arnie's coming back soon

        22. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          2 questions for Christmas day.

          Surprise benching this GW?

          Somewhat expected big hitter/highly owned player benching this GW?

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Auba 🙁

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              See next page. 😉

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            all gueswswork but i think maybe sane auba alonso taa still(not 100% sure he will still play with clyne there) .Richarlison or digne but unlikely as silva needs a result now

        23. french holiday
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Poch: "....players that need rest are going to get rest and of course everybody will be ready.."

        24. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Bench two.

          A) Laporte (lei)
          B) Luiz (wat)
          C) Doherty (ful)
          D) WanB (CAR)
          E) Digne (bur)

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            to play i think E surely.C too due to ownership and his attacking abilities .A B D all RELY LIKELY ONLY ON CLEAN SHEET.Maybe play laporte

        25. LarryDuff
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Captain Rashford madness? No Kane or son

          1. BOATIES FC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I've got the armband on him at the moment. My other alternatives are Haz Auba sane sterling

          2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            not madness but cant see the need just bcoz other bighitters play away from home