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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. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just sold Moura Son ➡ Hazard (c) 4.7m bench fodder for FT.

    Gulp

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fair play. Better potential, Spurs are knackered

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Son 5 goals vs BOU in 5 appearances!

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        And 1 goal in last 10

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          😉

      2. JohnnyMagrinho
          4 years, 11 months ago

          This is like saying because the number 6 hasn't be drawn in the Lottery for 5 weeks that it's going to happen tonight.

          Makes zero sense.

    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Play Ryan or Foster

      Hilarious decision

      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm going ryan if that helps, they'll probably try for a 0-0 and Arsenal may be focused on Europa 2nd leg

    4. No Salah
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Play Long or Jimenez?

      Already playing Jota

      1. reeceon
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jimi

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jimenez I think

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

        Jimi, but keep Long for next week

    5. Scotty B
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How sure are we that Laca will start?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        50/50

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Don’t buy don’t sell i’d Say

      3. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          50/50. I sold him for Higuain( Auba will definitely start)

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

            higuain? fair play if that works out!

      4. GianniBanani
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah to Sterling - yay or nay?

        Have Mane and Aguero

        Aguero (c) even with Sterling in team

        1. reeceon
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          if you are on 2FT i would but otherwise id save

          1. GianniBanani
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            1FT only here

      5. reeceon
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laporte or TAA for the remaining 2 games?

        1. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That there is a flip of a coin.

          1. My Mums Athletic
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Both??!?

        2. GianniBanani
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          TAA

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

          both obviously

      6. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Eriksen + Lacazette —> Hazard + Rashford (-4)?

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

          Laca our for a hit? Weird.

          1. TaiwanHC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Do you expect him to start?

      7. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Safe to get Rashford in? Will he start?

        1. My Mums Athletic
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          80% safe, if that’s safe...

        2. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ya I'm confident he will start alright, it's worth Ole risking him for last two game push for CL even if his shoulder still isn't 100% at this stage of the season

        3. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Nobody knows

      8. My Mums Athletic
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Please help!!!

        A) Lacazette and Son => Aguero and Jota (free /safe)
        B) Wilson and Son => Aguero + Fodder (ie keep Laca)
        C) Lacazette + Salah + Son + Alderw => Aguero + Mane + Hazard + Digne (-8)

        A and B blocks my rivals with no hits (I’m 50pts ahead)
        C is the boss move - would captain Hazard

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A

      9. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Transfers done! GTG?! Best of luck all!
        Out: Son - KdB - Boly
        In: Hazard - Jota - Digne

        Guaita
        TAA - Doherty - Digne
        Sterling(vc) - Mane - Hazard - Jota
        Aguero(c) - Firmino - Jiminez

        Subs: Boruc - Moura - Lindelhof - Valery

        1. My Mums Athletic
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          GTG

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            cheers mum!! 🙂

        2. Johnny 8
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Good moves (although I've held onto Son) and gtg.

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thx Jonny! Yeah I wanted to keep Son really but felt this was the best mix I could get as Moura instead = fodder!

      10. vanillasky639
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Need to transfer out KDB and vert. Which is the better option?

        a) hazard and AWB
        b) laporte and pogba

        1. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Had exact dilemma and went a

        2. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A for me though both are good moves.

          1. vanillasky639
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            it's a difficult one.
            would captain hazard if I was to bring him in but feel like laporte and pogba is the sensible move.

        3. SAY MY NAME
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          b just

      11. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Best cheapest of cheap strikers to get in as fodder?

        1. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Can't get Long as already have 3x So'ton strangely...

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

          Jannsen. 4.5 gold.

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

            Janssen that should be

            1. The Count of Monte Cristo
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              What about Quaner at 4.3?

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

                Janssen will be at bench at a minimum. May even start.

      12. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I reckon Mata and Richarlison will get 10+ pts this GW

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Anyone can get ten points to Huddersfield so mata could easily get a huge haul

        2. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm with you on this

      13. Hand of Dog
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Start 1 from
        a) Doherty
        b) Matip
        c) Vardy

        Thanks

        1. Ange Ball
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Matip

          1. Hand of Dog
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Just realised I meant bench one.

            1. Hand of Dog
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Still Matip as the answer? 🙂

      14. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        My rival is 32pts ahead he just made his transfer it seems like he got in Wilson or Bsilva. We both have Salah and Son.

        Is it worth taking minus 4 to get in Sterling Hazard for Son Salah as last week it blocked me.

        1. reeceon
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          if thats the only league you care about, and otherwise your teams are similar, then do it

      15. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah or Sterling for the armband?

        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Salah looks better against a weaker opposition

          1. Pras (FPL)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Who do think has conceded least goals all season - New, ManU, Arsenal or Leicester?

            1. El Matador
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              New

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

        I'm 3rd in ML. 33 points behind leader. Neither of them have Salah or Hazard so I need one of these.

        Which option (2FT)?
        1) Hazard (and lose Laca)
        2) Salah (and lose Son/Eriksen AND Laca)

        I also have my TC chip. They don't.

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

        Kolasinac to start ?
        Yes/no

        1. Ange Ball
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          50/50

      18. Ungaio
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Play?

        A) Foster
        B) Ryan

        1. Diedhiou See That?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          B

      19. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Any Richarlison cappers out there?

      20. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Start Lloris or Gunn?

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

          Gunn may not start this week.

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Why???

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

              Hassenhutl talking of playing Forster.

              1. La Roja
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                I see. I’d imagine he’d do that for next GW though. They aren’t safe yet

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

                  7 ahead of Cardiff. Totally safe.

      21. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        2ft 0.8itb

        Foster Ryan
        Robbo Taa Doherty Duffy Valery
        Mane Sterling Son Eriksen Deu
        Aguero Jimmy Llorente

        A) Foster & Duffy > Leno & Shaw covers gw 38 well, swap Jimmy gw38)
        B) Eriksen & Llorente > Jota & Rashford (gw 38 not covered as well due to 3 Wolves and poor gk)

      22. Cantonascollar7
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Could do with a bit of help please

        21 points ahead in money leagues second place doesn't have Mane but has Hazard, worried about him getting a haul this week. Worth taking a hit just in case?

        Mane and Duffy

        To

        Hazard and Kelly for a -4?

        Current team:
        Lloris Gunn
        Laporte TAA Doherty Masina Duffy
        Salah Mane JWP Babel Son
        Aguero Jimenez Gray

        His current squad:

        Kepa Boruc
        TAA Laporte Dunk Jonny Bednarek
        Salah Hazard Son Maddison Redmond
        Jimenez Wilson Rondon

        Right to just block Hazard??

        Many thanks in advance!

      23. JenkoJunko
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A. Moura & Vardy to Pogba & Zaha
        B. Son & Vardy to Pogba & Rashford
        C. Moura & Vardy to Hazard & Long
        D. Son & Vardy to Hazard & Calvert
        E. The miracle combination i've missed?!?!?!?

        Thanks 🙂

      24. korbendallas82
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A. Guaita, Cardiff away
        B. Fabianski, Southampton home.

        And

        King, tottenham , home.
        Valery , West Ham away.

        King vs. Valery is for number 1 and 2 on bench.

        And i have Rice ( southampton home) in my squad. He should play over valery?

      25. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        bench look right? really struggling!
        Monreal or Trippier over Laporte?
        Redmond over DCL?

        Ryan
        TAA Laporte Doherty
        Jota Sterling Mane Haz (c)
        Aguero Jimi DCL
        Foster Redmond Monreal Trippier

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yes

        2. korbendallas82
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Laporte should play. I prefer DCL.

        3. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          thanks all

      26. Big Ping
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ryan to Fabianski for the last two? Also have Boruc.

      27. JollyGoodYellows
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What do people think to Eriksen + Llorente > Siggy + Rashford (-4)?

      28. That Fantasy Guy
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hi All

        Good to go?

        Foster
        Doherty - Trippier - TAA
        Redmond - Deulofeu - Son - Salah
        Aguero (C) - Jimenez(vc) - Lacazette

        Ryan - Fraser - Valery - Duffy

        Saving FT im top of mini league by 4 points 2nd manger has BB left thought it wuould be useful going into final week with 2 FTs

      29. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Is Jota captain too big a risk?
        Other option is Kun.