Team News

The FPL Gameweek 1 team news and injury updates

After rounding up Thursday’s nine press conferences in an article posted yesterday evening, we now turn our attention to the 11 remaining pressers that were held on Friday.

Pep Guardiola confirmed that Leroy Sane (knee) would be missing for up to seven months, with the German winger having limped off in the Community Shield last weekend.

Guardiola said:

Normally this kind of injury, six or seven months. Hopefully in February or March, he can come back with us.

The city boss also ruled out Joao Cancelo (match fitness) but Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez look set to feature.

Cancelo’s arrival may affect Kyle Walker‘s security of starts at right-back, although Guardiola also sounded a warning about the new signing’s versatility:

I think for Kyle it’s important to have good competition. Both have to fight for the same position. Cancelo can play on the left as well.

Across Manchester, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer passed Paul Pogba (back) fit.

The Norwegian said:

Paul joined in, actually, the day after [the AC Milan match]. I wasn’t going to risk him, travelling down with the flight, but he joined in the game against Blackburn the day after, behind closed doors here. He is available.

All of the boys are fit. It was always our aim to get to the starting line with as many players as fit as possible. Of course, Eric’s injury is bad news but the rest of them are available.

On the subject of Mason Greenwood, Solskjaer added:

I believe that Mason’s going to be playing and involved a lot, and, when he is, he’ll score goals.

United face Chelsea this weekend, with Frank Lampard providing the following update:

We have Kante fit as in he’s fit – is he match-fit is a question I will have to decide. Willian is working to be fit, it’s probably come slightly too soon for him. Possibly Rudiger the same but he has been training with us for a few days.

A Spurs injury bulletin earlier today confirmed that Dele Alli (hamstring) is unavailable for the visit of Aston Villa and joins Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Son Heung-min (suspended) and Juan Foyth (suspended/injured) on the sidelines.

Ben Davies looks unlikely to feature having only just returned to training following a groin problem but Serge Aurier (hand), Victor Wanyama (knee) and Eric Dier (unspecified) are all back in training.

Arsenal issued their own medical update, stating Nicolas Pepe (match fitness), Alexandre Lacazette (ankle) and Mohamed Elneny (match fitness) would require a fitness test ahead of Sunday’s trip to Newcastle.

Emery said:

We are going to start Sunday with players who I am very convinced can perform now at 100 per cent. For some, that’s impossible for them to achieve that performance for us because they arrived later or started training with us after injuries.

Lacazette for example trained yesterday and today but I don’t know now about Sunday. Tomorrow we are going to check whether he can play or not. The same is with Pepe, he’s been working with us for one week.

New signing Kieran Tierney (groin) is out for four to six weeks but David Luiz has trained and could make his debut on Tyneside.

Andy Carroll (match fitness) won’t be ready to feature against the Gunners and is set to remain sidelined for at least two or three weeks, while Florian Lejeune (knee) and DeAndre Yedlin (groin) are long-term absentees.

Steve Bruce also reported “one or two little injuries” in Friday’s presser, which could include Matt Ritchie (hamstring).

Eddie Howe said of Bournemouth’s injury situation:

The long-termers are still out and obviously the fresh ones we have: David Brooks, Lloyd Kelly and Dan Gosling.

On Kelly, Howe added:

Hopefully it’s not long term and he’ll be back in weeks, not months.

Howe also passed Charlie Daniels and Steve Cook fit, saying:

I’d say they’re fully fit, I’d have no problem with playing either player. They’ve been out for a long period of time but have come back very, very good.

James Tomkins (groin), Mamadou Sakho (match fitness) and Jeffrey Schlupp (unspecified) will all miss Crystal Palace’s match against Everton but Roy Hodgson said the late-returning contingent from the Africa Cup of Nations – notably Wilfried Zaha – are all available for selection.

Zaha, indeed, will be considered for a start.

Fabian Delph (groin) will miss out for the Toffees but Leighton Baines (unspecified) has returned to training and a late decision will be made on his involvement.

Marco Silva said of new recruit Alex Iwobi, meanwhile:

The position we are looking to him is clear, coming from the left, he can play behind the striker really well. If you need to play him on the right he can do also, but we are looking for him coming from the left and behind the striker.

Brendan Rodgers didn’t report any significant fitness concerns in his pre-match press conference on Friday and said that Wilfred Ndidi will be in the squad this weekend, following a late return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

On new signing Dennis Praet, Rodgers said:

I felt that we had a lot of defensive midfield players. In terms of offensive midfielders we probably only had one of those, in Youri Tielemans. I always felt at the end of last season that we needed two.

Rodgers suggested that Praet may need some adjustment time, however.

Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez returned from injury in the Europa League last night, leaving Morgan Gibbs-White (knock) as Wolves’ only reported injury concern.

Full team information and predicted line-ups are available via our Team News tab.

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

    Try and get your teams locked in ASAP. Lot of traffic on the FPL site just before first deadline.

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

      Where do I start? Only got two nailed players with Welbeck and Jones

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        There should be a button that reads "Auto Pick."

    2. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Been locked in since yesterday B)

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        😎

  2. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Will Ederson play this week?

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

      Go save and play Becker

  3. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Van Dijk and Sigurdsson
    B) Robertson & Fraser (have wilson)

  4. E25
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is this bad boy ready to be left until the deadline now? (:

    Ryan
    Robbo VVD Zinch Digne
    Salah Sterling Siggy Perez
    Wilson King

    Button Dendoncker Lundstram Wickham
    0ITB

    1. rowdog24
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha, we have exactly the same teams

      1. E25
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        so you're saying I'm good to go 😉
        Actually thinking Greenwood over Wickham given Ole's comments above

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

    Here it is, say what you will about it!

    Heaton
    VVD/TAA/Digne
    Fraser/(S)alah/Sterling/Perez/Trossard
    Vardy/Wesley

    Button Kelly Greenwood Lunstram

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wesley out!

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

        Wesley out? Why?

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not a fan of unproven new strikers in the Prem mainly. Why not one of the Bou Fs?

  6. Caleb's Kitties
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. Zinchenko kane kdb king

    B. Trossard wilson sterling jota

  7. llopesso19
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope;
    Robertson, Dijk, Walker, Digne;
    Salah, Sterling, Sigurdsson, Martial;
    Jota, King;

    Button, Rico, Dendoncker, Greenwood;

    After 6 weeks of intense research I've finally locked this team this morning 9AM Zurich time. I can't imagine how stressful you girls and boys must be right now. Just trust yourself about what you know about this game and football in general. In the end it's your team and your decisions. And most important, just have fun everyone.

  8. Gunners n' Roses
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope/Heaton
    TAA/PvA/Digne/Rico
    Salah/Sterling/Fraser/Barkley
    Auba/Wood

    for a rather punty GW1

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Like the Rico punt, I went with

      Ryan

      Robbo VVD Digne KWP Rico

      Salah Sterling Fraser

      Auba King

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

      I’d recommend you switch Pope to a 4m, then Wood to King.

  9. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Last one chaps wilson and perez or king and b silva already have sterling thanks in advance

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

      Wilrez!

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

        Cheers greenred on that at moment good luck mate

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

      First one.

      I have Perez and King...

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wil/Perez

  10. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Lundstram more more likely to get gametime than Kelly or other 4m defenders? Competing for midfield slot, little chance of getting into defence.

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get Rico

      1. Shankly611
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        don't

  11. trikster102
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'm mostly settled on my team. I currently have Zouma but I keep thinking maybe an upgrade to AWB or Maguire could be better.

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

      Consider Soyuncu at Leicester. 4.5 and starting ... can give you 0.5 to spend elsewhere ..

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

    1) Ings, Adams or Wesley?

    2) Lucas or Martial?

    3) Heaton or Pope?

  13. JamTart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura or Fraser (with Wilson) - Fraser seems the safe bet but then I realised Moura had great xG end of last season....

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

    Phil Foden anyone? (I did ask the same about Ramsey a few years ago when he was £5.5)

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ramsey never had to break past two Silvas, Gundogan and DeBruyne. Too early I'd say

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haha. I saw Foden in a City training video the other day and thought he must think, "How am I supposed to ever get any minutes against these guys?"

        1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He's such a talent, he'll surely get there. I highly doubt there's any better learning environment for him than being in that squad with that manager, whether he plays or not

          1. jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Oh, no doubt. I like him, don't get me wrong, it was just such a contrast of names running by in that video.

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

      Wait until KDB inevitably gets injured.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Reported ... 😉

  15. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    Coleman KWP VVD Robertson
    Salah Sterling Moura Martial
    Wilson Jota

    Button Dendoncker Greenwood Guilbert

    G2G? Good luck fellas

  16. RichieW
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Been back and forward on this all day, any thoughts?

    A) TAA & Kane

    B) Walker & Sterling

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

        Cheers, been edging towards B with intention of switching walker to Azpi if Chelsea look ok at the back

  17. United10
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which is better in starting 11 (different formations)
    a) Martial & 4.5 def
    b) Laporte & AWB

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

      B

  18. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    4.5 to spend on a def?

    thoughts on who pls?

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

      Lowton

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Montoya, Guilbert

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      currently taking a punt on Montoya but not sure ?

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Guilbert

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

      Soyuncu at Leicester ... good team DEF.

  19. nibby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hows she looking?

    Pope
    TAA/Robertson/Digne
    Salah/Sterling/Fraser/Perez/Lamela
    King/Jota

    Subs: Button/Lowton/wickham/lundy

    1M ITB. Punting on Lamela for GW1. Will transfer him out after gw1. Any other options at 6.5m mid? Thanks in advance

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish

    2. RichieW
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Trossard?

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

        Have him on my watchlist for now. Plan to bring him in GW2

    3. horace666
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lamela > Mcginn and upgrade King to Wilson

  20. RBS5565
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    2.0 ITB. Any suggestions?

    Pope / Heaton
    Digne / Robertson / Zouma / Montoya / Lundstram
    Sterling / Siggurdson / Lucas Moura / Perez / Dendoncker
    Wilson / Jota / Firmino

  21. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Buendia or Greenwood first sub?

  22. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hows she lookin, mates?

    Ryan
    Digne VVD Laporte TAA
    Salah Sterling Perez 7M
    Wilson Jota

    Subs: Button, Greenwood, Rico, Dendonker

    7M midf - maybe Zaha or Mili?

  23. cruzex
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sigurdsson or Richarlison?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Richarlison

  24. si
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Really don’t get all the Robbo’s over TAA

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

      Security of starts I guess. No competition for Robertson's place in the team. Going TAA myself.

  25. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A Moura King
    B Fraser Jota

    Have Wilson

  26. buachaillbui
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hi guys and gals
    Please Rmt and thanks

    A: templatey one
    Ryan
    Vvd robbo rico digne
    Sterling salah kdb perez
    Wilson jota
    Button, lundstrom, greenwood, drinkwater

    B: ryan
    Robbo, vvd, digne
    Salah,kdb,martial, perez, trousard
    Kane, king
    Button,rico,lundstrom,greenwood

    C: Ryan
    Vvd, digne, Robbo
    Salah, kdb,bilva,perez, martial
    Vardy, King

    Button, rico,lundstrom, greenwood

    Best of luck everyone

  27. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Last pieces of the puzzle. Which ones?

    A) VVD, KWP & Vardy
    B) TAA, Zinc & Wilson

    1) Fraser
    2) Martial
    3) Moura

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

      A
      1

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

    Jota or Perez if you had to choose one - otherwise I have to sacrifice a city defender. Not literally.

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If someone could sacrifice Otamendi to the FPL gods we could all have Stones and rest easy.

      Perez

    2. buachaillbui
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez

  29. McSlu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A: Martial, VVD, KWP
    B: perez, zinc, TAA/ robbo

    Pope
    Digne, rico, dunk, X, X
    Salah, sterling, KDB, dendo, X
    Wilson, jota, 4.5

  30. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.0 midfielder?

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Holebas g/w1

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I said midfielder, not defender lol am I missing something?

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sorry mate! 😆

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            And err.... pass!