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FPL Gameweek 10 team news and injury updates

We have had eight Premier League manager press conferences today, following on from the dribs and drabs of Wednesday and Thursday.

On top of these, we have quotes to report concerning the three sides who were in Europa League action yesterday evening.

Jurgen Klopp gave us mixed news on Trent Alexander-Arnold (virus), Joel Matip (knee) and Andrew Robertson (knock), declaring the Scotland left-back fit to play but stopping short of doing likewise with the other two.

Klopp said:

No, [Robertson] is fine. Trent is fine. With Joel, we’ll have to see.

Trent *looked* fine, if there’s no setback. Because you know how it is sometimes. He was ill, ill enough to not travel with us, which is not a good sign. Yesterday, a clearing session, if it’s as it was yesterday then he should be fine.

With Joel I don’t know, 100%. Shaq [Shaqiri] I saw this morning, spoke to him, will take time. Big muscles, unfortunately need a little bit longer to heal.

Spurs will only be without Hugo Lloris (elbow) for the trip to Anfield.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (knee) will miss Manchester City’s match against Aston Villa, meanwhile, having had knee surgery in Barcelona.

His manager explained:

He had a contact with a knee, felt something in the bone. He has to stop four weeks, five weeks, more or less. It’s not a big issue, but five weeks, six weeks, will be out.

Rodri (hamstring) is also set for a spell on the sidelines, with Pep Guardiola saying:

After the international break, maybe will be ready again.

N’Golo Kante (groin), Andreas Christensen (hamstring) and Antonio Rudiger (match fitness), Ross Barkley (ankle) remain sidelined for Chelsea’s trip to Burnley, with Frank Lampard saying on Friday:

Loftus-Cheek is well out, he’s still well into his recovery. Rudiger won’t be ready for the weekend but getting closer, is training outside. Christensen is still out and Ross Barkley is out – not majorly out, so hopefully fit for next week.

N’Golo won’t be ready, he’s training on his own, some physical work. He’s had a few issues and we need to get him right now because he’s been in and out through the season.

Asked whether Christian Pulisic deserved a start, Lampard replied:

The way he has played, he deserved a starting place regularly in the last few weeks – but so do others. It’s a nice problem that I have. It’s brilliant that he’s coming on making an impact. He’ll get his starts.

As I say, we’ve got Callum Hudson-Odoi who was top class against Newcastle last week in terms of creation. Willian, I think I declared him our best player in the great patch that we had. They’re good options for me.

Christian is getting stronger, he’s getting more in the group. Players that come here, some of them you have to give them a bit of time, particularly young players. He’s playing well, he’s certainly in strong contention.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was characteristically sketchy regarding Manchester United’s team news in quotes released this morning, saying of Paul Pogba (ankle), Luke Shaw (hamstring), Nemanja Matic (muscle) and Axel Tuanzebe (hip):

We’re working very hard to get them fit and, hopefully, we can get them back soon. I’m not going to put a deadline on it but it won’t be long, hopefully.

Solskjaer had earlier in the week ruled Pogba out of the trip to Norwich, while Shaw and Matic had missed the win over Partizan Belgrade to work on their fitness in Dubai.

Having played with wing-backs in Gameweek 9, the Red Devils were again in a 3-4-1-2 in the Europa League on Thursday.

Asked about the system change, Solskjaer said:

I think injuries have made us get into the position where the performances didn’t come and we had fit centre-backs, good centre-backs and quality centre-backs. It just made it easier to go to a back three against Liverpool and again in Serbia. It’s just injuries have made us go into this position but it’s working quite well.

On whether Marcus Rashford and the fit-again Anthony Martial could line up as a front two in the 3-4-1-2, Solskjaer said:

That could happen, definitely. I thought Marcus and Dan James caused Liverpool problems, so it depends on who’s fit. Mason could’ve played today as well. We’re looking more dangerous up front with two – at the moment.

There was also talk of formation changes in Nuno Espirito Santo’s post-Europa League presser, with Wolves having again moved from a 3-5-2 to a 3-4-3 mid-match against Slovan Bratislava.

Santo said:

It depends on a lot of things, the types of options you have, the players that you have. We have to analyse each moment we have and the players that were out and those coming in, so it depends on a lot of things.

With one shape we can get good results, good results with another shape, but what’s more important is the idea. [We changed] because what happened in the first half, we were allowing Slovan to press us and we needed width, that is why we changed.

Ryan Bennett (groin) and Pedro Neto (heel) were the two senior players to miss that win in Slovakia and we have had no update on the pair since.

Wolves are at Newcastle this weekend, with the Magpies set to be without Fabian Schar (knee) and Andy Carroll (knee).

Steve Bruce said of the pair:

They’re not serious at all.

Andy, unfortunately, picked up a groin strain last Saturday.

Schar has had a bit of a sore knee which he’s playing with for the last two/three weeks and last Saturday become too uncomfortable for him.

They’ll both miss tomorrow. They could be in contention for next week, we expect them not to be long-term.

Matt Ritchie (ankle) and Florian Lejeune (knee) have returned to training and Bruce said the pair were “close” to a playing comeback, although the club has since said they won’t be risked.

Isaac Hayden is still suspended, meanwhile.

Eddie Howe said Bournemouth had no fresh injury concerns going into Saturday’s meeting with Watford and looks set to have Jefferson Lerma (hip) available again.

The Cherries’ boss said:

I don’t think we’re too dissimilar to last week. Jeff [Lerma] has come through training this week, should be OK.

Dan Gosling (hip), Junior Stanislas (knee) and David Brooks (ankle) remain sidelined.

Arsenal take on Crystal Palace this weekend but there have been no fresh injuries reported by the Gunners.

Unai Emery made ten changes for the Europa League on Thursday, with only Joe Willock keeping his place.

Roy Hodgson said of Palace’s team news:

We’ll see tomorrow but Vicente and Martin Kelly trained today, so as long as there’s no reaction it means they’ll be both available to be selected at the weekend. But Mamadou Sakho is still out and Connor Wickham too.

Grant Hanley (groin), Timm Klose (knee), Christoph Zimmermann (foot), Ralf Fahrmann (groin) and Mario Vrancic (match fitness) remain out for Norwich, meanwhile.


A recap of Wednesday and Thursday’s pressers can be viewed here.

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

David and Neale’s video summary of Friday’s breaking injury news can be viewed below.

989 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A. Maddison double up with Vardy
    B. CHO double up with Tammy
    C. Both. Keep Otamendi.

    I'm getting Mendy for Otamendi if I get just one of them

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B and bring in Mendy

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That's my plan.

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Whoops, C.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers both! 🙂
      Going with B.

  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wilson ➡ Jimmy after game refreshes to catch price rise & good fixture run?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I would never make a move that early, but it's up to you if you don't mind taking such a risk and you know you are going to do it anyway if everyone remains fit.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Personally think Wilson > CHO or Martial, and a move to a midfield 5 looks good... Jimmy could do well though

      90 mins thurs night again adds up though!

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm happy to gamble with this one.

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers guys

  3. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bench 1!

    A) Tomori
    B) Lunds
    C) Soy

    1. Sid07
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Soy

    2. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C

    3. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Exact same dilemma and leaning towards Tomori, although answers suggest I’ve got it wrong!

  4. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Should i bench Mount/CHO to include both Rico and Lundstram? Burnley isnt an easy opponent to beat.

  5. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anything worth -4 here? Starting to get bored of this team, and have been dropping the last 3 weeks or so, WC may be imminent...

    Henderson
    TAA, Otamendi, Soyuncu, Tomori
    Salah (V), Sterling (C), KDB, Mount
    Abraham, Haller

    Button; Montoya, Cantwell, Greenwood

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think if Mendy is back in this week and looks okay I’ll go for Him, Robertson and Mane in place of Ota, TAA and Salah on WC.

  6. Bookmark
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    1 FT, 0,6 itb my question is
    1. what to do with Yarmolenko?
    2. Do i need def changes (Ota for example)
    ?
    3. Aguero-> Sterling?
    Pope Button
    TAA Otamendi Tomori Williems Lundstram
    Mane KDB Yarmolenko Mount Dendocker
    Aguero Abraham Willson

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah to Sterling (C) for free? Or
    Auba to Kun(C) for free

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I've done Salah to Sterling

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Im doing same probably

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Good luck to us then 🙂

  8. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What do here folks? 0.1 short of doing Pukki to Jim. Pukki dropped and I was so busy with work that I did not get the transfer done in time

    Gazza
    TAA Soy Tomory
    Sterling KDB Son Mount
    Aguero Abraham Pukki
    ____
    Button; Lundstram Kelly Hayden

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1 FT 0.0 ITB

  9. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    Ota Lundstram Taa
    Salah Sterling Mount KDB(c) Saka
    Vardy Abraham

    Heaton Connolly Montoya Soyuncu

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Gtg??? Sorry

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tough decisions this week! 1 FT

    Pope
    TAA / Pereira / Boly
    Mané / KDB / Maddison / Mount
    Vardy / Wilson / Abraham

    Button // Rico / Lundstram / Cantwell

    A) KDB or Vardy (C)?
    B) Maddison > D. Silva? Or save FT?
    C) (How) would you put one of Rico/Lund in the XI?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB
      Save
      I wouldnt

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thank you. On that, but my gut feel has been so poor so far this season.

  11. Queens of the South Age
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who to play?

    A. Cantwell
    B. Rico
    C. Lundstram

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B & C are close. Not A.

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      They all look like 2 pts this week.. So might punt on cant well actyally

  12. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    TAA, Otamendi, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, KDB(c), Mount
    King, Pukki, Tammy
    Bench: Button; Lunds, Cantwell, Lowton

    GTG? Or bench someone to play Lunds?

  13. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Captain vardy or kun?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun

    2. ZAWAd25
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun

  14. ZAWAd25
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Need TAA asap in my team.

    Would you upgrade VVD to TAA this week or save FT?

  15. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Probably been asked for the first time today 🙂

    Captain Sterling or KDB?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Every page.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling though

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling = more explosive

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Risk of a 20 min cameo?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Reckon he starts

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Speculate to accumulate 😉

        3. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He needs just 11 minutes to score a hat-trick. So, I think it's fine! 😛

  16. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Got 2FTs, which of the following would you do?

    A) Kelly, Cantwell to Rico & 4.5m mid (Keep Guilbert)

    B) Guilbert to Rico & save other FT (Keep Cantwell & Kelly)

    Thanks

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

  17. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What to do here? Decided I'm holding Pukki, but Kane and Cantwell look the best 2 to remove. Any ideas?

    Pope (Button)

    TAA / Tomori / Otamendi (Lundstram / Montoya)

    Cant / KDB / Sterling / Mount / Mané

    Kane / Pukki (Connolly)

    0ITB, 2FT

    1. FPLShaqiri
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thinking maybe Kane+Cantwell > Yarmalenko+Jimenez, but tempted to maybe get Abraham/CHO

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Get Chelsea boys

  18. Bojam
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Advice on bench order appreciated.

    Schmeichel
    TAA; Lunds: Rico
    Salah; KDB; Dilva; Mount
    Abraham; Firmino; Wilson

    Subs: Yarmo; Lowton; Aurier

    Doubt either Lowton or Aurier will keep a clean sheet. So should I switch them as Aurier has higher potential for attacking returns?

    Any changes or GTG?

    Cheers and good luck!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Gtg

      1. Bojam
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Daniel!

        KDB (C) Salah (VC). Sound right?

  19. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Would you play Lundstram (have Yarmolenko) or Soyuncu ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lund

      1. Bavarian
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks mate

  20. Larnell
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martial or maddison in for son?
    Need to fund pukki to vardy

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't want Maddison if you're gonna have Vardy and I'd avoid all Man U players like the plague so...

    2. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Martial if getting Vardy.

  21. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A) Lanzini

    B) Yarmolenko

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which team has the best chance of a clean sheet this week?

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      City

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Norwich

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        😆

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wolves too

  23. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A) Son -> Martial
    B) Son -> Pepe
    C) Son -> CHO( have Mount and Tammy)
    D) Save FT

    Thanks

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D

    2. Aj Royals
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D. Keep Son. He might come good this week

  24. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which one to play?

    A) Lundstram v West Ham A
    B) Cantwell v Man U H

    Thanks in advance

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      А

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lundstram edges it on form I think

  25. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Captaining Sterling is too risky imo. Yes he normally stays put on the bench if he doesn't start but who is to say he won't get a 10 minute run out tomorrow because Mahrez and B Silva have pulled a muscle.

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The chances of him actually being on the bench are slim.

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        There is more of a chance he is rested than him starting

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What a silly way of thinking. You can't plan for injuries unless it's someone like Ings or Carrrol.

      If Sterling is on the bench, he's often (not always) rested the entire match.

      I personally think he starts this weekend but IDK.

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

        really hope we are right Hazz. personally capt Razza too!

  26. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Play Baka or Connolly ?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

  27. Zlat-man
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A. Keep Kane
    B. Get Auba for kane
    C. Get Vardy, and use money elsewhere

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

  28. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Play 2
    A. Lundstram
    B. Rico
    C. Soyuncu
    D. Dunk

  29. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Any Salah captainers here?

    Could destroy Spuds

  30. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I did Son to Tielemans already and i could do Pukki to Vardy with my second FT.

    Should i?