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FPL Gameweek 12 team news and injury updates

After previously rounding up Thursday’s eight pre-Gameweek 12 press conferences, we now turn our attention to the remaining media gatherings that were held on Friday.

Liverpool v Manchester City is the stand-out fixture this weekend and there was important news from both camps.

Ederson (muscle) will miss Sunday’s clash, with Pep Guardiola saying:

He is not able to play tomorrow. I don’t know [how long he will be out].

Aymeric Laporte (knee), Leroy Sane (knee), Oleksandr Zinchenko (knee) and Rodri (hamstring) remain missing while David Silva (muscle) – who there was no mention of in Friday’s presser – also looks likely to miss out, with Guardiola having said last Sunday:

I didn’t speak with the doctor but when he has some muscular problems and can’t play more minutes it’s because he has something, and muscular problems normally means 10 to 12 days.

Asked about his “defensive” tactics at Anfield last season, Guardiola added:

The plan for Anfield last season was not like this. Let them play maybe the first step but push and try to play as always. But the people forget you sometimes can’t do it because we play against the champions of Europe.

Defensive was not the plan, it’s because they were so good. We are not going to play 90 minutes there because they are an exceptional team. Sometimes you have to defend deep, sometimes you can’t make a build-up as usual because they are incredible.

Jurgen Klopp had more positive news from the Liverpool camp, saying:

Virg [van Dijk] was for other reasons not here [on Thursday] but is completely fine. Jordan [Henderson] is completely fine. Joel [Matip] still out, like Shaq, like Clyney.

Mason Mount (ankle) has been the cause of concern among Fantasy managers over the last 48 hours but Frank Lampard offered his owners a glimmer of hope in Friday’s press conference when saying:

Ross [Barkley] has got an ongoing issue so he’s not in the squad tomorrow. With Mason [Mount], he’s in the squad, we’re giving him another 24 hours, and we’ll make a call on that one in the morning.

Antonio Rudiger (groin) faces another three weeks on the sidelines, however.

Crystal Palace are in good shape as they prepare to visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Roy Hodgson saying that all of his squad are fit.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer didn’t deliver a press conference today but we have had some of his post-Europa League comments lifted from their embargo.

Asked whether any of his injured players could return this weekend, the Norwegian said:

Hopefully Scott [McTominay]. Hopefully Victor [Lindelöf] as well. He hasn’t trained this week. It’s his foot.

When probed about whether Brandon Williams could start in place of the suspended Ashley Young, Solskjaer replied:

There are options. I’m not going to give the team out now. Ashley is suspended and I felt we needed a strong team tonight and an experienced team. We just wanted the win.

Solskjaer again seemed to suggest that Mason Greenwood wouldn’t be involved on the domestic front, adding:

Sometimes it’s not the right time to play him. We’re taking our time with him. It’s been a difficult period, Anthony’s been away, but to put all the weight on his shoulders wasn’t right. He needs to learn the man’s game.

Brighton’s Adam Webster will miss the trip to Old Trafford after damaging his ankle ligaments.

Spurs reported that Erik Lamela and Jan Vertonghen (both hamstring) remain unavailable this weekend as they continue their rehabilitation, while Hugo Lloris (elbow) is a longer-term absentee.

Asked specifically about another start for Giovani Lo Celso, Mauricio Pochettino said:

I need to assess tomorrow morning, it is a very short period to recover. Some players suffer some small issues and are maybe not fresh enough to play. We are going to play three games in six days.

Across north London, Unai Emery said that Granit Xhaka won’t be considered for a first-team return after the public fallout between the erstwhile club captain and Arsenal’s fans.

Dani Ceballos is also unavailable after picking up a hamstring injury in the draw with Vitoria on Wednesday.

Dean Smith expressed some doubt about Jack Grealish‘s (calf) chances of featuring against Wolves this weekend, saying of his midfielder:

It’s 50/50, to be honest. I expected him to be training by now but unfortunately, the bleed on his calf was a little bit bigger, so he’s still got a lot of pain.

He’s physically OK. He just needs to make sure that he can get through the training session tomorrow. We’re hopeful but he’s a 50/50 one at the moment.

Nuno Espirito Santo said that Morgan Gibbs-White remains a doubt with a niggling back problem.

Ahead of Bournemouth’s trip to Newcastle, Eddie Howe said:

Dan Gosling has trained and trained well. Still no David Brooks, Junior Stanislas, Charlie Daniels. Andrew Surman is still out, so we’re missing some key players but the squad is still in good shape.

The Magpies will again be without Fabian Schar (knee), Matt Ritchie (ankle), Florian Lejeune (match fitness) and Sean Longstaff (suspended).


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

Our YouTube/podcast round-up can be viewed below.



Lessons learned from Gameweek 11

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

    Arsenal has scored just one goal at home to Bournemouth, Palace and none at sheffiled, other goals have been mostly from corners.....Leicester to keep a clean sheet, anyone?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hope so. Doubt it.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Soyboy on my bench for now. Those numbers were without Laca

  2. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez to Richarlison?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      as 1 week punt yes.

      he is in my picks for this week

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Two weeks I'm thinking... Sou(a) and Nor(H)

    3. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe.

  3. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So many options and ideas when you have two free transfers. One hour to decide what to do 🙄

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

      what could go wrong ? 🙂

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

    1 more hour till deadline?

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      yep

  5. RVP20
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should I do Cantwell & Auba > Martial & Jimenez?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benching headache?

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do you have caddy and abraham

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy

      2. RVP20
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

  6. Alli
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GTG or do either for a hit?

    A) Cantwell > Maddison/Martial
    B) Greenwood > Jimé

    Heaton
    Lundstram - Diop - Rico
    Mané - Sterling - KDB - Mount - Cantwell
    Vardy(vc) - Tammy(c)

    Ryan - Söyüncü - Dunk - Greenwood

  7. How About Baked Beans?
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rico or lundstram who to bench?

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico for me, just in case Lundstram has another haul 🙂

  8. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    bottomed, any advice please

    GTG? correct bench order? thanks in advance...

    Pope
    TAA/Tomori/Lundstram
    Salah/KDB/Maddison/Pulisic
    Abraham/Jiminez(vc)/Vardy(c)

    Button/Soyuncu/Rico/Cantwell

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So hard. Have exactly the same back 5. I’ve gone TAA/ Tomori/ Rico

      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        thanks Tempest

  9. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chance of Mount playing this week?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      50%?

    2. NewcastleToon74
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mount spotted at training and Lampard said he is fine.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He said they will check on him tomorrow. Sounds like a late fitness check.

  10. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This worth a hit?

    Ota, Salah & Greenwood > Lundstram, Martial & Vardy

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      -4, yes. Anything more will be too much

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely

    3. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hmmm. No

    4. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not for me.

      • SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pulisic over Martial

    5. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gaz
      TAA, Tamori, Lundy
      Sterling, Mane, KDB, Mount
      Vardy (C), Abraham, Connolly

      Button, Soyu, Rico, Nakamba

      1 FT 1.6 ITB

      A) Nakamba > Grealish/Mcginn/Trossard/Barnes
      B) Connolly > Jota
      C) Save (Play Soyu/Rico over Connolly)

    6. Mr. Mystic
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who to captain? and why?
      A Vardy
      B Tammy
      C Mane
      D Jiminez

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I whittled it down to A or C and went A as I think that will be a more open game and Arsenal are very weak.

          1. Mr. Mystic
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Yep, think I’d have to agree.

            1. Mr. Mystic
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Btw, love the name, only learnt what one was this week

              1. Pinturicchio10
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Thank you 😉

          2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I have the same players. Easy Vardy for me. Form.

        • Lucas8406
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Last hour
          Bench 1
          A) Lundstram
          B) Rico
          C) Robertson
          D) Lowton (Already have Pope)

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            A

        • FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I have a desire to set up my bus team

          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I have a desire to walk away for a couple of weeks and forget about this game 😀

              1. Mr. Mystic
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Go get yourself a hot toddy

                1. Pinturicchio10
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Roughly 2hrs from now, it's on 😀

            • FPL Diet
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              On a Wildcard

              Pope or Gazzaniga ???

              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Ga

                1. zotter
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Gazza

            • NewcastleToon74
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Pope
              Rico Tomori Digne
              James Mane McGinn Maddi
              Jimenez Abraham Vardy
              Bench: Rams TAA KDB Soy

              1. NewcastleToon74
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Do I need to make changes?

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

                  No

              2. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Sure about benching Trent and Kevin? Atleast start one?

                1. NewcastleToon74
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Instead of who?

              3. No Professionals
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Stick vardy on the bench too

              4. Motty FPL
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Taa and kdb must play. Drop mcginn and james

                1. Motty FPL
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Or drop digne for james if u want to keep

                2. NewcastleToon74
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  I don’t fancy a good City result as for Liverpool is a must win and no Ederson. So TAA instead of McGinn sounds good?

                  1. Motty FPL
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Yeah at least one in for mcginn, tough match for villa, wolves good defensively and likely to win

            • Super Nashwan
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Play Rico (newc a) or soyuncu (ars h)
              Captain vardy (ars h) or jimi (Villa h)

              1. Motty FPL
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Rico vardy

              2. JoeSoap
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Rico & Vardy, confident the latter will score.

            • No Professionals
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Pep says ederson won't play tomorrow. Is he playing games, they don't play tomorrow.

              1. Debauchy
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Who knows, given up caring , all good

              2. Harper (No more Penandes)
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                5D Chess from Pep.

            • Nightf0x
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Help which in each??

              A) 1. Ota to wilems, gw13 kely -4 to taa
              2. Ota to taa, kely 5th def. May upgrade later

              B) 1. Get son, next gw get jimenez
              2. Get madison, next gw get auba

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

              KDB/Cantwell to Maddison/Martial - 4 yay or nay? Bench Maupay

              Pope
              TAA - Lund - Rico
              Sterling - Mane - KDB - Mount
              Vardy - Tammy - Maupay

              Button Cantwell Soy Montoya

              1. Lumberjack
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                No, I wouldn’t for a hit. Would be happy to play KDB and Maupay

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

                  Cheers

            • Lumberjack
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Who would you start?

              A - Mount
              B - Lundstram

              Ta

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

                A

                1. Lumberjack
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Yep on this, cheers

              2. Wılly
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Going for A personally

                1. Lumberjack
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Thanks

            • JoeSoap
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Any thoughts on WC? Have 1.8m to play with for any future changes.

              Pope, Gazza
              Rico, Robby, Lund, Soyu, Tomori
              Mane, Maddy, Mount, KDB, Dendo
              Abraham, Vardy, Jimmy

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

                looks good. I would keep the 1.8 for possible changes in the next GWs depending on injuries. Upgrades for Dendo or Rico/Tomori and potentially double up on Sheffiled with Henderson could be an option, but for this GW you're good

                1. JoeSoap
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Thanks for input. Tempted to bring Henderson in. Keeping an eye on Martial/Rashford/Son and possibly doubling up on Pool defence.

              2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Almost the same team I have. You should imo swap Robby for TAA since he is creating far more. I wouldnt upgrade Dendocker, then you would have massive benching dilemma each week. Otherwise looks very good!

                1. JoeSoap
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Thanks. Hard to call Robby v TAA. Won't be upgrading DD, will upgrade elsewhere.

            • lordkippe
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Anything worth a hit ? .1 ITB

              Pope

              TAA - Lascelles - Tomori

              Salah - Sterling - KDB - Mount - Mcginn

              Abraham - Vardy

              Button - Lundstram - Soyoncu - Wickham

              1. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                No. you are GTG

            • 11 smelly shirts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Who would you rather play out of the three:

              A Walker
              B McGinn
              C Harry Wilson

              Thanks for your feedback

              1. JoeSoap
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                B

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

                  That's my tendecny as well. Walker last week was an exception, right?

                  1. JoeSoap
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Be surprised if he gets that far up against Pool

            • Railwayman
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              2 FT, Sterling and Connolly out for Jimenez and one of Maddison/Tielemans/Martial ?

              Should I do it or just to make one transfer and bank the other one ?

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

                I wouldn’t even do those for a +4

            • Mr. Mystic
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Is Jiminez now nailed pen taker? Or do Wolves still rotate?

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

                He Will take the next one at least

                1. Mr. Mystic
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Great, cheers

              2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                All I know is Neves took one in the last Europa League match

            • The Red Devil
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Martial or Jimenez?

            • Pedram
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Start Lundstram or Lowton?

              1. Lucas8406
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Stuck in the same boat with rico

            • shady4revr
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Free hit team

              Pope
              TAA Emerson Aurier
              Mane Pulisic Maddison Martial
              Vardy Jimenez Kane(c)

              Kane hat trick incoming.

            • Holmes
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              "Choose. Whether you should believe in yourself, or believe in others. I myself don’t know… I never have. Whether I believed in my own abilities, or whether I believed in the decisions of fellow managers, in the end no one ever knew what the outcome would be. So I guess… you have to do your best to make a decision that you won’t regret."

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

                Amen!