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FPL Team News and Injury Round-up – Gameweek 37

Our Gameweek 37 team news round-up recaps the headline injury updates and manager quotes from the 20 pre-match press conferences to be held over the last 48 hours.

The Fantasy Premier League deadline is at 19:00 BST tonight.

Newcastle United v Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp only said “we will see” when asked if Roberto Firmino (groin) would be fit to start at St. James’ Park on Saturday evening.

The Brazilian striker missed the Gameweek 36 victory over Huddersfield but returned as a substitute at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Naby Keita picked up an injury in that defeat to Barcelona and will now be missing for the rest of the season.

Klopp said:

Bad news, yes. A high-grade adductor injury, the tendon is ruptured. Which keeps him out for at least, I would say, two months.

Asked if Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could replace the Guinea international, Klopp replied:

It’s perfect that he’s back. He will be for sure in the squad then we have to make a decision who starts. We will use him, of course, it’s good.

Rafael Benitez said on Friday that Jamaal Lascelles (stomach illness) and Ayoze Perez (hip) are “fine”, with both players having returned to training ahead of Saturday’s match.

DeAndre Yedlin is out with a groin problem.

Manchester City v Leicester City

Kevin De Bruyne (muscle) remains out ahead of Monday’s match against Leicester, while Pep Guardiola said on Friday he “didn’t know” whether Fernandinho (knee) will be fit to feature against the Foxes. 

Asked if De Bruyne could return before the end of the season, Guardiola said:

I don’t know. Next Monday he is not available so I don’t know in the future.

On Fernandinho, the City boss added:

I don’t know. I didn’t speak the last days with the doctors because when they start to go the pitch to run, the first training sessions alone, after you realise he is coming back soon. But they are still in the gym.

Brendan Rodgers reported no injury concerns in his pre-match presser on Thursday.

Chelsea v Watford

There were no real injury updates from Maurizio Sarri after Thursday’s draw with Eintracht Frankfurt but the Chelsea boss said Ruben Loftus-Cheek had been suffering from cramp in that match.

Sarri said:

He is a very important player. He has improved a lot during the season. When he is at the top physically he is a very important player for us. It’s not easy for him to train with consistency because of his back, but in this match, he was really fit. Unfortunately, with ten minutes to go, he had cramp and asked for a substitution.

Asked why Eden Hazard was only among the substitutes, Sarri replied:

This match was number 59, I think, and Hazard also played eight matches in the national team. For a player, it’s impossible to play 70, 75 matches in a season. Sometimes Hazard, like all the other players, needs to not play for 90 minutes. This is the first reason.

The second is that Eden is usually able to change the match from the bench. For me, it was better to start with Willian and try in the last 30 minutes with Eden.

Javi Gracia revealed on Friday that Sebastian Prodl (knee) and Domingos Quina (shoulder) are sidelined, while Miguel Britos has a problem with his teeth.

Watford look likely to be without Etienne Capoue, too, with Gracia saying:

Etienne Capoue has a problem in his groin. He is not training with the team and I think he won’t be available.

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offered little in the way of helpful team news in his pre-match press conference, only ruling out Mason Greenwood (unspecified) and Eric Bailly (knee).

Sergio Romero has also “tweaked his knee” in training, so under-fire goalkeeper David de Gea will continue between the posts.

Solskjaer said of de Gea:

He will play. Sergio was injured yesterday so he didn’t train, he tweaked his knee, and David’s been training well this week.

There was, frustratingly, no specific update on Romelu Lukaku (hamstring), Marcus Rashford (shoulder), Phil Jones (unspecified), Chris Smalling (head), Jesse Lingard (swollen knee) or Antonio Valencia (unspecified) but Rashford, Jones and Valencia were pictured in training in midweek and could be in contention.

There are widespread reports suggesting Lukaku’s season is over, however.

Asked about United’s injury doubts (including Lukaku), Solskjaer said:

There’s a few. There’s no point in me giving you all the insights anyway, I reckon you get that from whoever you get it from!

Paul Pogba was conspicuous by his absence in the open training session on Wednesday, though there have been no other suggestions of an injury for the Frenchman.

On Huddersfield’s team news, Jan Siewert said:

[Aaron Mooy’s] back in training, so hopefully [he’s fit]. We’ll have to see how his body is reacting today. Zanka has a cold, had problems with it, it might be that he’s not available. But every other one is available from the squad, I would say.

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

Harry Kane (ankle), Serge Aurier (hamstring), Harry Winks (groin) and Erik Lamela (hamstring) remain sidelined for the trip to Bournemouth, while Jan Vertonghen (head) is also set to be unavailable.

Concussion tests on the Belgian defender proved negative but a “brief period of rehabilitation” was advised by medical staff and a neurologist on Thursday.

Asked about his team selection for Saturday’s match, Mauricio Pochettino said:

We’re assessing the players today. The most important thing is that we will decide the best team to try to win. On Saturday we’ll put the best players with the best energy to try to win.

Eddie Howe has doubts over David Brooks (ankle), Dan Gosling (calf), Adam Smith (knee) and Dominic Solanke (hamstring), meanwhile.

Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) and Denis Suarez (groin) are out for the season while Ainsley Maitland-Niles serves a one-match ban.

Sunday’s visit of Brighton will be Petr Cech‘s last home game at the club and Unai Emery was asked if the veteran goalkeeper will play a part, replying:

We are going to decide tomorrow. But our first objective is to win.

Asked if Laurent Koscielny was injured after his withdrawal in Thursday night’s win over Valencia, Emery said:

I hope that Koscielny is going to be okay for Sunday and the second leg away, but I don’t know.

Laurent was very tired and he ran back with the transitions in the second half 50 metres for a sprint, and it’s normal that he can be tired or struggling.

I prefer to change him to give this ten minutes to Nacho Monreal after his small injuries, to help us and to save minutes for Laurent Koscielny.

Davy Propper (hamstring) and Jose Izquierdo (knee) will miss out this weekend but Chris Hughton said he otherwise had a fully-fit squad to choose from.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham

Nuno Espirito Santo has no injury worries heading into Saturday’s match against Fulham.

Reports in midweek suggested Will Norris might be given pitch-time between now and the end of the season and Santo was asked again on Friday if the third-choice goalkeeper might be handed a start against Fulham.

Santo said:

We don’t know, it’s something that I still want to try and make it possible. No decision has been made yet. I think [it] will be fair, but let’s see and wait.

Denis Odoi (concussion) will miss the trip to Molineux on Saturday but Scott Parker said he otherwise had no other injury concerns.

West Ham United v Southampton

Manuel Pellegrini said on Thursday that Andy Carroll (ankle) and Andriy Yarmolenko (Achilles) were his only two unavailable players for the visit of Southampton, so Marko Arnautovic (muscle), Aaron Cresswell (knee), Samir Nasri (calf), Manuel Lanzini (groin) and Carlos Sanchez (match fitness) are expected to return to contention.

Ralph Hasenhuttl cleared up Southampton’s injury situation, saying:

Maya [Yoshida] is still not able to play. Jannik Vestergaard, the season is over because he has a small issue. The rest is normally OK, we have no injured players so far except for these two and Michael Obafemi.

Lemina is an option for the weekend, Armstrong couldn’t play from the beginning last game, he’s an option.

Asked if rotation was a possibility with Southampton now mathematically safe, Hasenhuttl replied:

It’s not necessary to rotate five or six players just because we are safe but for one or two, they will look at this match and the final game as a chance to get in the starting XI.

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster may get a start, if local media reports are to be believed.

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace look set to be without Christian Benteke (cheekbone) for Saturday’s trip to Cardiff.

Speaking on Thursday, Roy Hodgson said:

We’ve picked up one [injury]. Unfortunately, Christian Benteke took a nasty blow to the head ten or 15 minutes before the end of the game with Michael Keane so he’s suffering from that blow. We’ll see how it goes but he’s very unlikely for Saturday. We haven’t ruled him out for next week. He’s damaged his cheekbone which has needed treatment that has kept him out of training this week.

James Tomkins (groin), Mamadou Sakho (knee) and Jeffrey Schlupp (ankle) remain out.

Neil Warnock confirmed that Kenneth Zohore (thigh) was “alright” but was less positive on Harry Arter (calf), saying:

I don’t think he’ll make it. He’s done some training this week. Unless there’s quite an improvement today. We’ve got two or three little knocks and we’ll see how they are in general.

Everton v Burnley

Andre Gomes (suspended) is Marco Silva’s only confirmed absentee for the Friday evening kick-off.

Phil Bardsley (gashed leg), Peter Crouch (appendix) and Robbie Brady (personal reasons) are all back in contention ahead of Burnley’s trip to Goodison Park, meanwhile.


Our updated Team News tab contains detailed injury news from each club and predicted line-ups for this weekend’s fixtures.

Our video round-up of the Premier League pressers held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, meanwhile, can be viewed via this link or in the embed below:

972 Comments Post a Comment
  1. pol
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A- JWP > Jota
    B- Deulofeu > Jota
    C- Yoshida > Digne

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

    2. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

  2. Visionaries
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Have Salah

    A Son & Mane > Sterling & Martial -4
    B Foster > Fabianski

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would hold but b if u had to choose

  3. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start kolasinac or Wilson, anyone think Arsenal will keep a clean sheet?

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson defo.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I never think Arsenal will keep a clean sheet no matter who they play,

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lol cool, thanks guys

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I think they will vs Brighton at home, best chance to do so.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That's what I'm thinking aswell, but my rival also has Wilson so kind of risky if Wilson does score

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Play both? Wilson over Kola coz there is a chance he doesnt start.

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm starting both.

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’d play Kola

  4. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which one sounds best ?

    1. Son Firm to Hazard (c) Rash/Zaha -4
    2. Firm to Rash/Zaha
    3. Duffy to Shaw and play him over Firmino in 442
    4. Firm to Laca

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Do you have Kun/ Sterling? If so then 1.

  5. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    0.3 ITB, 1 FT. 

    Fabianski
    Azpi, Robertson, Boly
    Sterling, Son, Jota, Salah, Mane
    Jimenez, Wilson

    (Ryan, Llorente, Kolasinac, Bednarek)

    A) Azpi -> Laporte
    B) Kolasinac -> Shaw (drop Boly/Azpi/Wilson)
    C) Something Else
    D) Save FT

    Cheers.

  6. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lloris
    Laporte Trent Doherty
    Mane Sterling Son Jota
    Aguero Jiminez Wilson

    Foster Dunk Hojberg Valery

    Press the button? For free Son + Laporte to Hazard(C) + Kelly.

  7. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Where are these Pogba news coming from?

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What news

  8. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is anyone good at working out transfers? My rival finally made two.

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bilva and Rash in

  9. tats_lads
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play Zaha or Moura?!

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Zaha

  10. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bottomed

    A) Son, Llorente, Vardy > Jota, Long, Aguero (-8)
    B) Vardy > Rashford
    C) Anything similar? Could upgrade GK in B for a hit

  11. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Am I the only person playing Rico in goal?

  12. konrad.sygula95
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    GTG?

    1FT and 1.8 itb

    Foster
    Robbo/Laporte/Shaw
    Mane(vc)/B.Silva/Son/Jota
    Aguero(c)/Vardy/Jimenez

    Subs: Ryan/Jonny/Hojberg/Bednarek

  13. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A. Grey > rashford

    B. Kiko > shaw

  14. Thetrooper9169
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A Ings
    B Doucure

    1. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

  15. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mane jiminez Sterling aguero who would you captain?

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Probably sterling, maybe Aguero

    2. adamtheyido
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling for me for O/R. But at this stage of the season it depends who your mini league rivals are likely to captain.

  16. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any truth to the Pogba not training rumour?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He wasn't in the training pics, no one knows if he's injured or not. That's what we have to go on.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Says he wasn't at the open training session above, don't buy don't sell situation, simple.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you.

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah there is truth in the rumour that there is a rumour about Pogba not training.

      1. dezille
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Surely if he picked up an injury there would have been a mention of it in the presser. Often overanalyse these things.

    5. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Personally can't think of any reason he wouldn't play if not injured?

  17. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play 1

    A. Tielemans
    B. Valery

  18. whosBenj
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mane, Jota, Martial, Rashford, Jimenez - who do you bench?!

    Definitely playing Kun, Sterling & Son.

    1. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Martial for me

  19. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Can’t decide between getting Arnold or Shaw!

    I already have Robbo

    Help?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Always Arnold.

    2. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Arnold, double liverpool defence has rarely let me down recently

    3. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Probably TAA but close

  20. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Firmino -> Rashford

    Yes

    or

    No

    ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

  21. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vert and gray out to

    A shaw
    B pva
    C digne/coleman

    And

    A rashford
    B zaha

    1. Stevalek8
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Digne & Rash

  22. paza12
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start three defenders from below? Cheers!

    Shaw, Laporte, Boly, Trent, Valery

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw Laporte TAA

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lap
      Shaw
      Trent

    3. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What they said

  23. AccountAnt80
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gunn
    Laporte Doherty Robbo
    Eriksen Jota Mane Son
    Jim Laca Aguero

    (Ryan Doucoure Duffy Valery)

    I'm thinking Doucoure & Laca > Hazard & 4.5 for free? Then maybe TC Haz?

  24. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone absolutely bringing Hazard in and think he’ll do well?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m not getting him but think he’ll do well.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This. Sunday won’t be pleasant for me in FPL terms!

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I want to, but cant trust Chelsea.

  25. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero to auba free tc??chasing in ml for about 40 points rival has kun though..

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No way

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, you have to try something different.

    3. L S P
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fortune favors the bold

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You have to try something radical to close that 40 point gap over two games, so you may as well give it a whirl.

    5. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Higuain is also a good pick this gw

      • quayle99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        If you have sterling I’d say go for it

        1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thank you all guys..

    6. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Which?

      A) wilson eriksen dunk -4 to martial rash awb/shaw/digne
      C) wilson eriksen dunk -4 to rash redmond robbo
      D) wilson eriksen to haz long
      E) wilson eriksen to laca redmond

    7. zuio
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laporte or Shaw in for Dunk?

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laporte safe, but Shaw more attacking threat and frees up cash. Depends on your other moves

    8. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard or Sterling? (to replace Eriksen)

      1. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling

      2. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I like Haz for this week, but maybe Sterling over the two fixtures

      3. zuio
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling as a safe choice, Hazard as a differential IMO

      4. Stevie B
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I think Sterling (LEI, bri). Altough Hazard (WAT, lei) is better for this game week. Are you not worried that Eriksen can backfire?

      5. Taking one for the team
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling

    9. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kin or sterling for the captain?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Either

    10. AccountAnt80
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm 33 points behing ML leader. I have my TC chip but he doesn't.

      I'm pretty sure I need to get someone in who he doesn't own, and captain. Is Haz the best bet? & TC him this week?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Make your way down the captain poll until you find someone your rival doesn't.

        1. Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Simple 😀

          If you think he isn't going for Hazard then that's a great call. Sterling or Aguero as well. Think about what he's doing too.. has he made transfers? Will he be going safe to try to block and protect?