Team News

The headline FPL team news from Thursday’s press conferences

There were nine Premier League manager press conferences held on Thursday ahead of the start of the 2019/20 campaign.

The headline team news came from Liverpool, where Jurgen Klopp provided fairly positive news on Sadio Mane (£11.5m) ahead of Friday’s encounter with Norwich City.

Klopp said:

Looks fit. Yesterday was his first session with the team. Yesterday now with the team first time, looks absolutely OK, in good spirits. Yes he’s an option, but we will see.

The Reds’ boss said of James Milner (£5.5m):

Millie trained yesterday with the team, 100%. He will be fine.

The Reds opponents have problems at centre-half, with stoppers Christoph Zimmermann and Timm Klose (£4.5m) sidelined for Gameweek 1.

Defensive midfielders Alex Tettey and Ibrahim Amadou (both £4.5m) are also unavailable for tomorrow’s encounter.

On the subject of newly promoted clubs, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder revealed a clean bill of health at today’s presser.

Dean Smith only ruled out James Chester (£4.5m), meanwhile, as Villa prepare to take on Spurs.

Robbie Brady (£5.5m) looks set to miss out for Burnley against Southampton, whose manager Ralph Hasenhuttl didn’t disclose any injury concerns.

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m) was passed fit by Javi Gracia but Danny Welbeck (£6.0m) won’t be ready to feature against Brighton.

The Seagulls will be without Jose Izquierdo (£5.5m) and Yves Bissouma (£5.0m).

Mark Noble (£5.0m) hasn’t recovered from a dead leg in time to face Manchester City but Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) is fit to face the reigning champions.

We’ll have updates on Friday’s 11 press conferences in advance of the 19:00 BST deadline.

 


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  1. Tauruspt
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Looking to get Martial instead of Tilemans but need to do

    Digne to kwp
    Or
    Zinchenko to cahil or 4.5
    Or
    Wilson to King

    Is it worth it?

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe, I’m thinking the same (getting in Martial) finding it tough to free up the cash

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      not sure about martial i d wait a bit

    3. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If it were my decision Wilson -> King would already be done. King was unfortunate not to get closer to Wilson last season and is definitely on penos now...I think.

      1. nelluckram
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Still wouldn't get Martial though, yet

        1. Tauruspt
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Just the temptation of him playing up front and getting a good run in

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    what is your team name?

    best name wins something cool

    1. Mingles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Face Covered Wycombe

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Awesome!! 😆

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      -12 incoming!!!

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount Matip

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sweet!!

    4. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ari Gold’s

    5. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Top of the klopps

    6. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      InSanéInDeBruyne

    7. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fighting Pandas

      Genuine name of my six-a-side team from a few years ago, which we came up on the spot, blending the car we turned up in, a Fiat Panda, and the Fighting Hellfish from The Simpsons.

    8. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Close But No Salah

      1. threeputt
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Was equally proud of 'Friend or Defoe' couple of seasons ago

    9. AndyBooth
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Arsene Vaders

    10. Mo Mané No Problems
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mo Mané Mo Problems

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

    Wan-Bissaka or Coleman?

    1. Tombory
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Awb

  4. vk9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Join Draft. starting in 25 mins
    444011-102249

    1. vk9
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      6 spots left

      1. Casp123
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        In

  5. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    RP
    A) Zinch, Digne +0.5itb
    B) Laporte, Coleman

    Zinch potentially at threat from Cancelo as much as Walker and generally not that great anyway.

    Alternatively I could go 3-5-2 and switch out Dendo:
    C) (Montoya), Digne, Troussard/ McGinn

  6. Mayanyi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A.
    Pope/HEATON
    Taa/Vvd/Digne/Zinch/Montoya
    Salah/Kdb/SIGGY/PEREZ/Dendoncker
    WILSON/King/Wickham

    1.5 ITB allows for flexibility

    B.
    Pope/BUTTON
    Taa/Vvd/Digne/Zinch/Montoya
    Salah/Kdb/MOURA/TROSSARD/Dendoncker
    KANE/King/Wickham

    0 ITB

    1. Heres hoping x 7
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Dendoncker in both teams....With Drinkwater moving to Burnley, is he not the better option? (Same price)

  7. One Man
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did De Bruyne have a good preseason ?

    1. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  8. bjarnia87
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    RMT please.

    Ederson,
    Robertson, VVD, Digne
    Salah, Siggy, Fraser, Moura
    Haller, Keane, King

    Button, Barkley, Simpson, Kelly

    Thanks

  9. ewangri
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cancelo at 5.5 potentially a bargain!

    1. TOBY1
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Once he is up an running I think he could be the bargain of the season. I suspect there might be a 352 experiment as he's very attacking.

      1. ewangri
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Couldn't agree more. Reckon he'll be up and running as first choice after the international break

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Disagree. No way Walker keep sitting on bench. Rotation likely.

  10. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No love for Felipe Anderson?

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Had a pretty good season last year, and 7mil makes him one of the best mids at that price tag?

      1. Spab
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He had a great spell followed by a dismal spell. Maybe people remember the barren run.

    2. NED KELLY
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tough first game but I might get him or lanzini in for moura GW2

    3. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      i had him in multiple early drafts, and he looks a strong pick to me. but fraser has marginally better value and better initial fixtures, which swung it. However, wouldn't be suprised to see Fanderson improve and become an excellent pick

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini better form and price. Not a bad pick though and I went the Haller route instead myself

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Saw their %, Fanderson’s 10,4 to Lanzini’s 1,1 is something to consider too!

    5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lots. 😀

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

    Like it?

    Ederson
    Trent, Robertson, Digne, KWP
    Salah, Lucas, Pérez
    Aubameyang, Wilson, Adams

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That midfield is too light.

      1. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        All 3 play as strikers, though

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I like it.

  12. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez or Martial?

    Who gets most points?

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial but not enough more for the extra 1mil

    2. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial

    3. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial has a much higher potential ceiling

  13. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Opinions:

    A) digne + zinc + king

    B) Coleman + KWP + wilson

    1. Gravy_Davey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  14. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Panic is settling in now. Stick with what I’ve got or tinker?

    Heaton
    TAA - VVD - Digne - Montoya
    Salah - Sterling - KDB - Perez
    Wilson - Adams

    Button - Dendoncker - Wickham - Lundstram

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hold

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Stick

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Interesting, we have the same midfield.

  15. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    In an auction league, would you drop Gross or Otamendi for Sidibe? If so, who?

    I already own Coleman in it.

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ownership percentages suggest:

    2 x Liverpool defenders
    Salah
    AWB
    Digne

    The choice then becomes interesting. It looks like combos of Sterling + / King / Jota OR Kane / Auba + Wilson / Jimenez / Fraser / Zaha i.e. £12.5m + £6.5m or £11m + £8m

    1. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      makes it tempting to really back Man City

  17. Tauruspt
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Am I done?

    Heaton
    Robbo vvd digne zinchenko
    Salah kdb bsilva tilemans
    Wilson vardy

    Button dendon greenwood lund

    ????

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no kane or sterling but looks good yep

      1. Tauruspt
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hoping kdb stays fit and b silva plays higher up with sanes injury

  18. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Help please, appreciated.

    For the first 3 gmw's:

    A) Sterling+King
    B) Fraser+Kane/Aubamayang

    1) Kane
    2) Aubamayang

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B1

  19. martyhan
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this one please

    Ederson
    Zinchenko vvd robbo digne (Montoya)
    Perez Salah Sterling Fraser (dendoncker)
    Wood jota (greenwood)

    1. SuperJan
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      nice:)

  20. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    quick poll

    greenwood will cost 4.4 comes gw3

    a yes
    b no

    thanks

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nah. Don’t believe all the hype about price drops. 3rd sub no one cares about changing!

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A 100%

    4. Gravy_Davey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure that soon, I’d go with by GW 5/6. If people want to change to 343 he’s the first to go.

      If Liverpool’s defence remains leaky I see all those who have doubled up on their defence ditching to a more budget player and investing up front.

  21. MrCloppity
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    Robertson,Digne,Zinchenko.AWB
    Tossard, Salah, Sterling, Perez
    Kane, King

    Button,Greenwood,Kelly,Douglas,

    Not sure on Tossard or worth a punt GW1

  22. vk9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Draft league starting in 20 mins
    444011-102249

    4 spots left

  23. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gibson or hanley?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hanley I guess as Gibson seems a 0 until an injury.

  24. Z
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1. Best GK for 4.5 (i will mby take two)?
    2. Is Robinson playing forward?
    3. I guess that Lundstram is not so nailed anymore?
    4. Is Montoya clever pick?
    5. Is Stones ok pick? I know that he is not nailed, but....

    1. L S P
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I like Heaton
      Supposedly
      Not at all nailed
      Yes
      Stones is OK

      1. Z
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ty

    2. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1. Don't take 2 rotation never really works
      2 possibly, they have a lot of forwards
      3. Possibly, none of the 4m Def are great, maybe Rico best as apparently his job to loose
      4. Yup probs best 4.5 as playing wingback not fullback often
      5. No zinchenko is best ManC def not Laporte

      1. Z
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        When i have seen 5......well i do g have comment hahaha

    3. Casp123
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Blade here
      2. I hope so, seems like our best threat but never can be sure
      3. Never was, never will be.

  25. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Do we think Mooy may take some set-pieces off Trossard?

    1. MillsAU
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  26. MillsAU
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zinchenko vs KWP

    1. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zinch

  27. _nod
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Interested to know what player everybody’s most concerned to be going without?

    For me it’s Aubameyang.

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling and Digne

    2. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      At the moment its TAA and Martial.

    3. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Stirling, which is pretty crazy but with KdB hopefully it'll be ok

    4. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      VVD Auba and Kane

  28. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Where are the Kane teams?

    1. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Here:

      Pope / Button
      Zouma/ KWP / VVD / Montoya (Rico)
      Salah / KDB / Perez (Haydon & Dendo)
      Kane / Auba / Jota

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What do you mean?

  29. NED KELLY
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha going to score the first goal against Everton sat

  30. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any changes welcome input

    Ryan/Pope
    Vvd, Digne, wan Bissaka. (Reid ,Simpson)
    Sterling,kdb, Salah, Hayden, dendonker
    Kane,king (Greenwood)