Team News

The FPL Gameweek 3 team news and injury updates

After bringing you updates on the ten pre-Gameweek 3 press conferences that took place on Thursday, we continue our team news summary with this round-up of the remaining pressers that were held today.

Alisson (calf) is set to remain out until after the September international break at least, so Adrian will continue between the posts for Liverpool this weekend.

Jurgen Klopp said of Alisson’s return:

Not that close. Looks good, is in good shape, good mood, but will take time. No date really in my mind. In the beginning, he was on crutches, they are not there any more.

Earlier in the day, goalkeeping coach John Achterberg had said:

They haven’t given us a specific time he’ll be out as it’s difficult to say how quickly it will heal. That’s all with the medics. There’s an international break coming up and we’ll have to wait and see how long it takes after that.

Naby Keita (muscle) will also miss out this weekend.

John Stones (thigh) and long-term absentee Leroy Sane (knee) remain sidelined for Manchester City’s trip to Bournemouth, while Benjamin Mendy (knee) is not yet ready to feature having only just returned to training.

Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday that Oleksandr Zinchenko is fit, however, saying:

Yeah, he’s fit. In training good, perfectly. It was cramp.

Asked about the prospect of Joao Cancelo playing, Guardiola said:

He can play, he’s ready. Now, one game a week. The people have time to recover. After the international break come the Champions League, Carabao Cup and everybody will be involved.

Eddie Howe didn’t bring us much in the way of fresh injury updates in Friday’s press conference, with the assumption being that Arnaut Danjuma (foot), David Brooks (ankle), Lloyd Kelly (ankle), Dan Gosling (hip), Junior Stanislas (knee) and Simon Francis (knee) remain out.

Lewis Cook (knee) is back in training but not yet ready to return.

N’Golo Kante will be assessed ahead of the trip to Norwich having picked up an ankle sprain but Frank Lampard said on Friday that Pedro is fine after having missed an open training session that Chelsea gave in midweek.

The Blues boss said:

N’Golo Kante has got an injury that he has carried all week so we’re going to assess that over the next 24 hours.

[Pedro] had a couple of aches that were nothing. He has trained the last two days.

Lampard confirmed that Antonio Rudiger (match fitness) is still not ready to feature, meanwhile, but be back in Gameweek 4.

Timm Klose (hip) and Christoph Zimmermann (knee) have returned to training this week but Zimmermann is still a week away from a playing comeback and Daniel Farke said on Friday that Klose is perhaps not ready to start.

Josip Drmic (hamstring) and Onel Hernandez (knee) remain out.

Tanguy Ndombele has sustained a minor thigh injury and joins Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) and Juan Foyth (ankle) on the sidelines ahead of Spurs’ match against Newcastle but Dele Alli (hamstring) is back in training and Son Heung-min returns from suspension

On the Korean midfielder, Pochettino said:

He was training really, really hard to keep fit and improve in different areas. We are happy in the last few weeks, he was unbelievable in the way he was available to train and compete in every single training session.

I hope it’s going to help the team from now. I think it was a good opportunity for him to build his fitness and have a proper pre-season which sometimes when you’re involved in competition is difficult.

The plan was to provide him with good quality training to try to improve in different areas and when the moment he is available to play to be in the perfect condition.

Pochettino will decide on Alli’s involvement after one final training session but Giovani Lo Celso looks unlikely to start.

The Spurs boss said of Lo Celso:

He was in extended holidays after the Copa America, he didn’t have a proper pre-season and didn’t train too much. He’s training well but is still so far away from what we expect from him and we need to give him time.

Andy Carroll (match fitness), Florian Lejeune (knee), DeAndre Yedlin (groin) and Dwight Gayle (calf) remain sidelined for the Magpies going into Sunday’s trip to Spurs but Joelinton (hip) is available and Steve Bruce is “hopeful” that Allan Saint-Maximin (hamstring) will make the squad.

Christian Atsu (hamstring) has also been back in training.

Diogo Dalot was the only fresh injury concern reported by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday, with the right-back set to be sidelined until after the international break.

There were some interesting quotes from Solskjaer on the penalty-taking situation at the club, however:

I’m sure you’re going to see Paul Pogba score a penalty for Man Utd again! Definitely. Let’s see when we get the next one. We’re practising penalties still. Marcus [Rashford] and Paul are still on them.

It’s not that I’ve left it to the players to sort out. We’ve nominated two. Throughout the season you’ll have games when Rashford’s not playing [or] Pogba’s not playing. It’s not like there’s anarchy.

Robbie Brady (ribs), Steven Defour (calf) and Danny Drinkwater (match fitness) will miss Burnley’s trip to Wolves, who were in Europa League action on Thursday.

Matt Doherty wasn’t part of the 18-man squad in Turin but travelled with his teammates, with Nuno Espirito Santo saying the Irish wing-back was “OK” ahead of the game.


You can read our round-up of Thursday’s pressers by clicking here.

Predicted line-ups and more detailed information can be found in the Team News tab.

You can view a video round-up or listen to the podcast summary of today’s press conferences below.


Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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

    Can't understand why so few people are containing Pukki - the guy is on fire and Chelsea's defence looks abysmal. Also need today that Kante is injured which makes it even worse.....

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

      *captaining

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Simple. There are better options.

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

      Bringing him in is one thing but captaining him against a top side is madness. Props to you if it pays off though

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

      If people have sterling or kane they are going to cap them

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

        I have Sterling but I rate the Chelsea defence worse than Bournemouth. Huge haul if it comes off as planned!

    4. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unknown player and plays for norwich

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

      Gonna blank

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

      You probably didnt cap him last week... in other words you are points chasing

  2. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    please help guys, I need advice..WC or not.

    Current after using 2ft and a hit
    Pope

    Robbo* WanB* KWP Coleman
    Sterling Salah martial moura*
    Pukki vardy*

    To

    Pope
    Virgil* walker* kwp Coleman
    Sterling Salah martial trossard
    Pukki Kane*

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Dont wc for this week imo

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

      WC not needed

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks so much. Appreciate the response

    4. Pia06rc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Team looks good why would you WC?

  3. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Madness to bench VVD and play Lundstam (only Pool def)?

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

      Crazy

    2. zizoo10
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Moronic

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

      Lundstram is a one week wonder, stick with VVD

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

      Headscratcher!

    5. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    6. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm playing him over Zinchenko. Run a comparison of the two in the members area and see who comes out on top

  4. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who scores more in the next few gw’s.

    A) Mina
    B) Mount

    Ta

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

      If Mount gets starts then I'd say he would.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mina

  5. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No Salah, sterling or Kane, but still pretty happy with this. Got wc left if it's all wrong!

    Heaton
    Robbo zinchenko digne
    Mane kdb martial mount
    Aubameyang jota pukki

    Pope montoya dendoncker Cathcart

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

        Oh dear

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

      Dear y me.....

    2. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Starting Auba and Robbo? Contradict each other no? Why not Kane this week and Auba next week on FT?

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

        Not transferring auba out. Not on wc

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

      Kane over Aub would make more sense

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

      Brilliant or utter disaster...

  6. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any one playing the fantasy football telegraph?
    Thinking of transfering out
    Barkley, tielemans and jota
    For martial, Pukki and mina
    Or
    Could swap Barkley and tielemans for Pukki and digne

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bench one:

    C)eballos
    D)endoncker
    F)emenia

    ??

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      D

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

    Perez to McGinn for free or save?

    McGinn looked involved in all Villa's attack first two while Perez didn't look lively. But his next two fixtures are really good to ignore.

    Opinions?

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

      McGinn and Cantwell are both great value

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

        Im on WC and and did Dendonker to Cantwell

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

      Hold off for this week

  9. Thunder Warrior
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ryan or Adrian?

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

      This game Mat

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

    G2G gents? -8 taken and WC intact. Decided to forget Kane for now.

    0.1itb -8pts
    Heaton
    VVD, Digne, Zinch, AWB
    Salah, Sterling (C), KDB, Martial
    Pukki, Jota
    (Button) (Lunds, Dendo, Greenwood)

    GL all!

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gtg, GL too

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      GL

      Looks very nice.

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

        Thanks mate. Good luck with your lot too. Still going Mané captain?

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

    What happened to RAE's post on all the GW team news? Used to be hulked every GW.

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

      Probably interfered with this article, might have been asked to stop. Was very handy!

  12. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any Villa Fans??
    Elmo or Mings for 5th defence spot??

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

      Not a Villa fan but I know that Mings is more nailed.

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

      Would you risk Guilbert coming in and taking Elmo's place?

    3. Hint
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How long term? Elmo is a great crosser and probably more PPM but might lose his spot at some point over the next few weeks. Mings is nailed and will get BPS but probably still less PPM.

  13. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Martial and 2 x 4.5 Defenders, or
    B) Ceballos Zinchenko AWB

    Help please lads. Is Martial worth a sacrifice in defence?

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

      Probs not. I'd give Ceballos another couple weeks though.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B just slightly.

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Glad that Zinc is going to play.

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

      🙂

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

      Is he? Aren't Cancelo and Mendy options to take his place this GW?

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

        City planning on playing both at LB this weekend, supposedly.

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

          2 at leftback say what?

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

        🙁

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

          2 left backs and overlapping centre halves

  15. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I have Kane & Sterling;

    Son & Laporte
    KDB & Zinc

    1. OLLY G
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      SL

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Gah, now you've confused me even more, posted further down!

  16. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this for -4 please?

    Robertson, Perez, C. Wilson > Soyuncu, KDB, Pukki

    1. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty solid moves there I reckon. KDB alone could get those 4 pts back in no time.

  17. Rock n Grohl
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play Coleman or Monty? Have McGinn.

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

      Both and bench McGinn?

    2. benbro
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      As much as I’m loathed to say it I think Monty. The caveat being Southampton aren’t as bad as the hype.

      Be ware the Brighton bias in this site though.

    3. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      His (McGinn) stats are pretty good though, top of goals imminent. Intresting though.

    4. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Think Everton have been lucky with the clean sheets so far.

  18. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The scout picks this gw look like knee-jerk reactions from gw2, chasing points much !

  19. langov
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TAA + Bilva + Auba -> Maguire, Sterling (C), Rashford for -4?

  20. mcgrejam
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one please...

    A) Dunk/Jota
    B) Montoya/Barnes

    A or B please?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  21. Henning
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gtg ?

    Heaton

    Digne VVD KWP AWB

    Sterling KDB Son Lanzini

    Kane Pukki

    Button Dendoncker Lundstram Greenwood

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Whats your plan when Salah or Mane bags a brace?

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

        Downgrade Kane?

  22. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The question remains, will Kane better Pukki man's hattrick vs Newcastle???

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

      He won’t.

      And Pukki will get s brace at Chelsea which Kane May also fail to better

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

      He will not

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

      Better it? Not likely. If he gets a G and an A and BAPS (at minimum) I will be happy.

    4. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Harry Kane us is the troll of all trolls when you least expect it

  23. gauzah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton or Pope this week?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope

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

    Not much of a question but.

    Wilson v City or.

    Barkley v Norwich??

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would go Wilson. Get rid of Barkley.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson

  25. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-line-ups-vs-aston-16804839.amp

    Obviously shouldn't be taken as gospel but it is good reading for Moise Kean owners!

  26. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It's getting to big boy fantasy football time. A lot don't have Kane and most that do will captain him.

    Could be a huge swing between those that captain Sterling and vice versa.

    I love this game as long as my choice wins out, otherwise I hate this game.

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What if we have both though?! Tough times ahead!

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

        Then if you make the wrong captain choice you're really going to hate this game

        1. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Team two comments below, help!? please?!

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What if I go Mane despite having both Kane and Sterling?

  27. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start Lundstram or Dendocker?

  28. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Finish this please?

    Someone wanna talk me out of sticking to plan A? Plan D is probably my second choice!

    Pope, McGovern
    Digne, AWB, Kelly, XXX, XXX
    Sterling, Mane, Ceballos, XXX, XXX
    Kane, Wickham, XXX

    A) Lund, Zinc, KDB, Martial & Greenwood - (0 ITB)
    B) Lund, Zinc, KDB, Cantwell & Pukki - (0.9 ITB)
    C) Lund, Laporte, Son, Cantwell & Pukki - (0 ITB)
    D) Laporte, Mina, Martial, Cantwell, Pukki (0.5 ITB)
    E) Other option?

  29. valderramasbarber
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any advice on which 2 of the following to bench?

    - Vertonghen (New - H)
    - Gomez (Ars - H)
    - Emerson (Nor - A)
    - Redmond (BHA - A)
    - Zaha (Utd - A)
    - Abraham (Nor - A)

    Much obliged.

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

      Gomez and Redmond

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like a team I would wildcard but Gomez and Redmons

  30. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play Cantwell or Dendoncker