Which FPL assets are on international duty and when do they play?

Germany’s friendly with Argentina on Wednesday evening gets a week of international football underway in earnest.

As ever, there will be plenty of Premier League representation across the world and a nervous seven days awaits Fantasy managers whose assets are in action for their respective countries.

We’ve put together our usual club-by-club guide to which players will be away with their nations, detailing the countries they are representing and when their matches are scheduled for.

There are a few notable omissions from the list below, with several well-owned Fantasy Premier League assets having a welcome fortnight off.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) was poised to miss Egypt’s friendly with Botswana even before he picked up an injury in the win over Leicester City, so the premium midfielder has just over a fortnight to recover from a twisted ankle before Liverpool head to Old Trafford in Gameweek 9.

Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) is not part of the Argentina squad, while Raul Jimenez (£7.1m) has been given a well-earned breather by Mexico and will stay in the West Midlands following a gruelling few months with Wolves.

Alisson (£5.8m) remains absent from the Brazil set-up after only just returning to training, while Willian (£7.0m) and Fernandinho (£5.2m) have also not been included in the Selecao squad for their upcoming fixtures.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m), Paul Pogba (£8.4m), Anthony Martial (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) are among the players not representing their countries due to fitness issues, with Tom Heaton (£4.5m), Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) and Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) among the clutch of Fantasy assets who were initially called up but who then had to pull out because of injury – further details on the withdrawals can be found towards the bottom of this article.

After having the September international break off, Sadio Mane (£11.7m) will be representing Senegal – but his country face only one friendly against Brazil this Thursday, so the premium midfielder will have over a week to return to Merseyside.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s (£11.0m) owners wouldn’t have been too pleased to see the Arsenal striker called up for Gabon’s double-header against Burkina Faso and Morocco, with the last of those friendlies taking place on Tuesday evening.

Aubameyang has an extra two days to recover, however, with Arsenal taking on Sheffield United on the Monday evening of Gameweek 9.

The further good news is that there are relatively few matches being contested in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the Americas, with the likes of Argentina and Colombia instead playing friendlies in Europe.

Brazil contest two friendlies in Singapore but the last of those will kick off on Sunday afternoon (UK time), leaving plenty of time for the likes of Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), Richarlison (£7.9m), Roberto Firmino (£9.6m) and Ederson (£6.1m) to return to their respective clubs ahead of Gameweek 9.

Also over in Asia, Son Heung-min (£9.8m) is part of the South Korea squad that take on Sri Lanka and North Korea in two World Cup qualifiers, with the last of those kicking off on Tuesday morning UK time.

Son had a similar schedule in the September international break but went on to play 90 minutes and record a 16-point haul in his first game back with Spurs.

Christian Pulisic (£7.2m), DeAndre Yedlin (£4.4m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) are among the few players who are in action on Wednesday morning, with Yedlin and Pulisic set for a late return to England ahead of Chelsea’s meeting with Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.

Torreira, like Aubameyang, is not in Premier League action until Monday night in Gameweek 9.

FPL Players on International Duty – In Full

Arsenal

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Gabon – Oct 10+15
• Dani Ceballos – Spain – Oct 12+15
• Matteo Guendouzi – France Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Sead Kolasinac – Bosnia & Herzegovina – Oct 12+15
• Bernd Leno – Germany – Oct 9+13
• Emi Martinez – Argentina – Oct 9+13
• Nicolas Pépé – Ivory Coast – Oct 13
• Lucas Torreira – Uruguay – Oct 12+16
• Joe Willock – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Granit Xhaka – Switzerland – Oct 12+15

Aston Villa

• Ahmed El Mohamady – Egypt – Oct 14
• Conor Hourihane – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Lovre Kalinić – Croatia – Oct 10+13
• Douglas Luiz – Brazil Under-23s – Oct 10+14
• John McGinn – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Tyrone Mings – England – Oct 11+14
• Orjan Nyland – Norway – Oct 12+15
• Neil Taylor – Wales – Oct 10+13
• Trezeguet – Egypt – Oct 14

Bournemouth

• Nathan Aké – Netherlands – Oct 10+13
• Philip Billing – Denmark – Oct 12+15
• Ryan Fraser – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Lloyd Kelly – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Joshua King – Norway – Oct 12+15
• Jefferson Lerma – Colombia – Oct 12+15
• Aaron Ramsdale – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Mark Travers – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Callum Wilson – England – Oct 11+14
• Harry Wilson – Wales – Oct 10+13

Brighton and Hove Albion

• Aaron Connolly – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Aaron Mooy – Australia – Oct 10+15
• Mat Ryan – Australia – Oct 10+15

Burnley

• Johann Berg Gudmundsson – Iceland – Oct 11+14
• Jeff Hendrick – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Kevin Long – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Dwight McNeil – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Bailey Peacock-Farrell – Northern Ireland – Oct 10+14
• Nick Pope – England – Oct 11+14

Chelsea

• Tammy Abraham – England – Oct 11+14
• Kepa Arrizabalaga – Spain – Oct 12+15
• Ross Barkley – England – Oct 11+14
• Michy Batshuayi – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Andreas Christensen – Denmark – Oct 12+15
• Billy Gilmour – Scotland Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Olivier Giroud – France – Oct 11+14
• Marc Guehi – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Callum Hudson-Odoi – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Jorginho – Italy – Oct 12+15
• N’Golo Kante – France – Oct 11+14
• Mateo Kovacic – Croatia – Oct 10+13
• Mason Mount – England – Oct 11+14
• Christian Pulisic – USA – Oct 12+16
• Fikayo Tomori – England – Oct 11+14
• Kurt Zouma – France – Oct 11+14

Crystal Palace

• Christian Benteke – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Wayne Hennessey – Wales – Oct 10+13
• Cheikhou Kouyate – Senegal – Oct 10
• Luka Milivojevic – Serbia – Oct 10+14
• Patrick van Aanholt – Netherlands – Oct 10+13
• Wilfried Zaha – Ivory Coast – Oct 13

Everton

• Seamus Coleman – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Tom Davies – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Lucas Digne – France – Oct 11+14
• Lewis Gibson – England Under-20s – Oct 10+14
• Alex Iwobi – Nigeria – Oct 13
• Moise Kean – Italy Under-21s – Oct 10+14
• Michael Keane – England – Oct 11+14
• Yerry Mina – Colombia – Oct 12+15
• Jordan Pickford – England – Oct 11+14
• Richarlison – Brazil – Oct 10+13
• Djibril Sidibe – France – Oct 11+14
• Gylfi Sigurdsson – Iceland – Oct 11+14
• Cenk Tosun – Turkey – Oct 11+14

Leicester City

• Ben Chilwell – England – Oct 11+14
• Jonny Evans – Northern Ireland – Oct 10+14
• James Justin – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• James Maddison – England – Oct 11+14
• Wilfred Ndidi – Nigeria – Oct 13
• Ricardo Pereira – Portugal – Oct 11+14
• Dennis Praet – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Kasper Schmeichel – Denmark – Oct 12+15
• Çaglar Söyüncü – Turkey – Oct 11+14
• Youri Tielemans – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Danny Ward – Wales – Oct 10+13

Liverpool

• Trent Alexander-Arnold – England – Oct 11+14
• Rhian Brewster – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Harvey Elliott – England Under-17s – Oct 10+12+14
• Fabinho – Brazil – Oct 10+13
• Roberto Firmino – Brazil – Oct 10+13
• Joe Gomez – England – Oct 11+14
• Jordan Henderson – England – Oct 11+14
• Caoimhin Kelleher – Republic of Ireland Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Dejan Lovren – Croatia – Oct 10+13
• Sadio Mane – Senegal – Oct 10
• Divock Origi – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Andrew Robertson – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Virgil van Dijk – Netherlands – Oct 10+13
• Georginio Wijnaldum – Netherlands – Oct 10+13

Manchester City

• Claudio Bravo – Chile – Oct 12+15
• Ederson – Brazil – Oct 10+13
• Phil Foden – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Eric Garcia – Spain Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Ilkay Gündogan – Germany – Oct 9+13
• Gabriel Jesus – Brazil – Oct 10+13
• Riyad Mahrez – Algeria – Oct 10+15
• Nicolas Otamendi – Argentina – Oct 9+13
• Rodri – Spain – Oct 12+15
• Bernardo Silva – Portugal – Oct 11+15
• Raheem Sterling – England – Oct 11+14
• Oleksandr Zinchenko – Ukraine – Oct 11+15

Manchester United

• Tahith Chong – Netherlands Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• David de Gea – Spain – Oct 12+15
• Angel Gomes – England Under-20s – Oct 10+14
• Daniel James – Wales – Oct 10+13
• Victor Lindelöf – Sweden – Oct 12+15
• Harry Maguire – England – Oct 11+14
• Scott McTominay – Scotland – Oct 13
• Marcus Rashford – England – Oct 11+14
• Marcos Rojo – Argentina – Oct 9+13

Newcastle United

• Miguel Almiron – Paraguay – Oct 10+13
• Martin Dúbravka – Slovakia – Oct 10+13
• Emil Krafth – Sweden – Oct 12+15
• Fabian Schär – Switzerland – Oct 12+15
• DeAndre Yedlin – USA – Oct 12+16

Norwich City

• Max Aarons – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Todd Cantwell – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Josip Drmic – Switzerland – Oct 12+15
• Adam Idah – Republic of Ireland Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Michael McGovern – Northern Ireland – Oct 10+14
• Teemu Pukki – Finland – Oct 12+15

Sheffield United

• Muhamed Bešić – Bosnia & Herzegovina – Oct 12+15
• John Egan – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• John Fleck – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Dean Henderson – England – Oct 11+14
• Callum Robinson – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• Enda Stevens – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15

Southampton

• Stuart Armstrong – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Jan Bednarek – Poland – Oct 10+13
• Sofiane Boufal – Morocco – Oct 11+15
• Kevin Danso – Austria Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – Denmark – Oct 12+15
• Michael Obafemi – Republic of Ireland Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Maya Yoshida – Japan – Oct 10+15

Tottenham Hotspur

• Toby Alderweireld – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Serge Aurier – Ivory Coast – Oct 13
• Ben Davies – Wales – Oct 10+13
• Christian Eriksen – Denmark – Oct 12+15
• Juan Foyth – Argentina – Oct 9+13
• Son Heung-min – South Korea – Oct 10+15
• Harry Kane – England – Oct 11+14
• Erik Lamela – Argentina – Oct 9+13
• Tanguy Ndombele – France – Oct 11+14
• Troy Parrott – Republic of Ireland Under-21s – Oct 10+15
• Danny Rose – England – Oct 11+14
• Davinson Sánchez – Colombia – Oct 12+15
• Moussa Sissoko – France – Oct 11+14
• Oliver Skipp – England Under-21s – Oct 11+15
• Jan Vertonghen – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Victor Wanyama – Kenya – Oct 13
• Harry Winks – England – Oct 11+14

Watford

• Craig Cathcart – Northern Ireland – Oct 10+14
• Pontus Dahlberg – Sweden Under-21s – Oct 12+15
• Adrian Mariappa – Jamaica – Oct 12+16
• Domingos Quina – Portugal Under-21s – Oct 11
• Roberto Pereyra – Argentina – Oct 9+13
• Ismaila Sarr – Senegal – Oct 10

West Ham United

• Fabian Balbuena – Paraguay – Oct 10+13
• Arthur Masuaku – DR Congo – Oct 10+13
• Declan Rice – England – Oct 11+14
• Robert Snodgrass – Scotland – Oct 10+13
• Andriy Yarmolenko – Ukraine – Oct 11+14

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Patrick Cutrone – Italy Under-21s – Oct 10+14
• Leander Dendoncker – Belgium – Oct 10+13
• Matt Doherty – Republic of Ireland – Oct 12+15
• João Moutinho – Portugal – Oct 11+14
• Rúben Neves – Portugal – Oct 11+14
• Rui Patrício – Portugal – Oct 11+14
• Rúben Vinagre – Portugal Under-21s – Oct 11

Players Who Have Withdrawn

• Reiss Nelson – Arsenal/England Under-21s
• Tom Heaton – Aston Villa/England
• Chris Mepham – Bournemouth/Wales
• Alireza Jahanbakhsh – Brighton/Iran
• Steven Alzate – Brighton/Colombia Under-21s
• Reece James – Chelsea/England Under-21s
• Fabian Delph – Everton/England
• Mason Greenwood – Manchester United/England Under-21s
• Jamal Lewis – Norwich City/Northern Ireland
• Grant Hanley – Norwich City/Scotland
• Kenny McLean – Norwich City/Scotland
• Oli McBurnie – Sheffield United/Scotland
• Hugo Lloris – Spurs/France
• Romain Saïss – Wolves/Morocco
• Morgan Gibbs-White – Wolves/England Under-21s
• Pedro Neto – Wolves/Portugal Under-21s

Lessons learned from Gameweek 8

• Brighton 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• Burnley 1-0 Everton
• Liverpool 2-1 Leicester City
• Norwich City 1-5 Aston Villa
• Watford 0-0 Sheffield United
• West Ham United 1-2 Crystal Palace
• Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
• Manchester City 0-2 Wolves
• Southampton 1-4 Chelsea
• Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United