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Team News August 8

The headline FPL team news from Thursday’s press conferences

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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. ver_sparda
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Digne, Perez, Pulisic
    B) Zinchenko, Barkley, Bilva

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    3. Crazygopher
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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    4. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A for me.

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  2. fpork
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Too heavy defence?
    Heaton - Button
    Duffy - Wan-Bissaka - Robertson - Zinchenko - Walker-Peters
    Salah - Sterling - Trossard - Tielemans - Dendoncker
    Aubameyang - King - Greenwood

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  3. Artemis Titans
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Boils Down to this. Any help appreciated. Cheers

    1 Kean , King, Greenwood
    2 Wilson, Origi, Greenwood
    3 Wilson, Wesley, Wood ( would mean downgrading a mid )
    4 Heaton or Pope

    Heaton, (Button)
    Digne, Vvd, Awb (Kelly, Rico)
    Salah(c), Eriksen, Kdb, Perez, Pépé
    Origi, Wilson, (Greenwood)
    0.5 itb

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  4. Shrimpy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Montoya or Dunk? Will rotate Diop with 1 every week.

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    1. tuvok
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      FantasyFreak has convinced me on Montoya but I am wary that they may have signed a right back to compete with him. So if you need him to be nailed (i.e. no decent bench) I would go Dunk

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  5. Gabbiadini
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton
    TAA | Digne | Zinchenko
    Salah | Sterling | KDB | Perez | Barkley
    Wilson | Adams

    Button | Rico | Gibson | Greenwood

    Thoughts?

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  6. Fernando Torres
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) TAA, KDB, Digne
    B) VVD, Sterling, Rico

    First to 2..

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    1. The Man Pastore
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B if you do not play Rico

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    2. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  7. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    barkley or 6.5 mid (not ayoze perez) ?

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lanzini

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  8. eririi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    1 itb..
    A) KWP and Perez —> Alderweireld and Zaha/Other 7.0
    B) Perez —> Fraser/Moura
    Thanks

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  9. Atimis
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Pope/Button
    Robo/Digne/AWB/Rico/Lund
    Salah/Sterling/Martial/Moura/Perez
    Wilson/Jota/Green

    Moura can be out with 2FTs after 2GW if needed and could then switch to 343

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lovely team

      For me - I don’t like AWB

      The rest is good

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  10. enrico.palazzo
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gomez? Thoughts

    And best 5.5 defender?

    Currently on Zinchenko

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could start but risk.
      Gomez best 5.5 for me

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    2. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t want to risk with Zin, he may be gone after GW1, have to thought about Gomez myself tho

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      1. Atimis
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        However won’t it be Matip spot along VVD?

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    3. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks guys.

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  11. bigbudgie
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Had to bring Sterling back for the sake of Aubameyang

    Ryan (Button)
    Robbo VVD Digne (Mings Rico)
    Salah (c) Sterling Moura Perez (Dendonkey)
    Wilson Jota Ings

    Really would like Siggy, but maybe later

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    1. The Man Pastore
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Really like this team, good luck

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    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yep excellent. Any reason for Ryan over Pope?

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      1. bigbudgie
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have access to a secret algorithm that says Ryan is better 🙂

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  12. The Man Pastore
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you go with A) Moura or B) Fraser ?

    Rest of team below :

    Henderson
    VVD Digne Taylor
    Sterling Salah --- Perez Mcginn
    Aubameyang Jota

    Button Guilbert Lundstram Greenwood

    Cheers!

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      From those - Moura

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  13. ooooo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one? Have VVD
    A) Trent + King
    B) Zinchenko + Wilson

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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  14. Jokanovic
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ok lads, help brother in Asia to bring a tough decision!!!!

    A) Perez and Wilson
    B) Sigurdsson and King

    xie xie

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. The Tinkerman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      b

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  15. RabMac
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best midfilder for 5.5 million or less.

    Currently torn between McGinn and Sessengnon.

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    1. enrico.palazzo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There are none imo

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    2. bigbudgie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      McGinn

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  16. enrico.palazzo
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Think I’m settled

    Heaton (4.0)
    Robinson - Digne - Zinchenko
    Sterling - Salah (C) - Trossard - Pérez
    Ings - Kane - King
    (Rico, Dendoncker Laudastram)

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    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You will need liv or manc defence

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      1. enrico.palazzo
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have both...

        Robertson *

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        1. Letsgo!
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oh robertson! Haha then thats alright!

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  17. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    1. Guilbert, Zouma, Barkley

    or

    2. Rico, TAA, Heyden

    ?

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    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      will they all play. if yes - 1.

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  18. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Guys, how about stones for a pick?

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    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not 100% secure imo.

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      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why?lol i feel he will start for sure. No one else already. Otamendi out of favour. Laporte most likely will start with stones

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    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Avoid imo

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    3. BadaBing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Considering this myself. Surely he’s ahead of Otamendi?

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    4. crossfox
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He may be ahead of otamendi but he's definitely a rotation risk - so not for me

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  19. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pope (4.0)
    TAA, van Dijk, Digne, Zinchenko (Lundstram)
    Salah (c), Sigurdsson, Perez (Dendoncker, Hayden)
    Kane, Vardy, King

    Praying that Sterling and Auba stays quiet for the first couple of weeks. Can it work, or do I have to bring in City attacker?

    Thanks 🙂

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  20. Azathoth
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Latest on Laporte?Is he ok?

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    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hear he will start. But who do you think will start aside with laporte?

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      1. Azathoth
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My guess is Stones.....only Pep knows.

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    2. Shark Team
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      90% starts

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  21. Shark Team
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any risk of Fraser being benched?
    Because he didn't played in the big friendly Vs Lyon on Saturday

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    1. tuvok
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, they played two games back to back and he played the first one

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  22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed, RP

    Good to go?
    Pope (Button)
    TAA VVD AWB (El Mohammady)(Rico)
    Salah Sterling KDB Tielemans Trossard
    King Wood(Greenwood)

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    1. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      kane or auba, but kane is better with lo celso just jumped in spurs team

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  23. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Barkley or Trossard and why ?

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    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on Trossard. I just don’t trust that Barkley will play ever week so waiting to see what happens.

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  24. Arn De Gothia
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No pepe love here?

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    1. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hes nailed in my team

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      1. Arn De Gothia
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks, mine too

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  25. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Choose one from each please.

    A. Perez
    B. Jota

    1. KDB + Trossard
    2. Richarlison + Fraser

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    1. tuvok
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A1

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  26. Donbilbs
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A)Salah & Josh King
    B)Firmino and De Bruyne

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  27. Eleven Hag
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best 5.0 or under defender other than Ake and KWP for first 10 GWs?

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  28. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    a) Ake+Dunk
    b) KWP+Adam Smith

    personally still not sure KWP will start

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  29. tuvok
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    1 - Wilson, Jota & TAA
    2 - Kane, Greenwood & Digne?

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  30. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Please help me with my final decision:

    A. KWP + Perez
    B. Digne + Robinson

    Thanks guys!

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    1. HODGE
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B easy

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      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why?

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