Team News

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. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which

    A) Get son, next gw get jimenez
    B) Get madison, next gw get auba

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

      Hmm neither. A out of the two

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

    Aguero OUT
    Kane IN

    Kane (c)

    *Done*

    Let’s have some fun.

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

      Bang! Good luck

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

        Very much needed

    2. shady4revr
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kane hat trick incoming.

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

      Not a bad move

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

      Lovely. Just done exactly the same

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

    Right starting XI. Right bench order

    Pope
    Rico. Pieters. Trent
    Moura. Mount. Salah. Kdb
    Vardy c. Abraham. Jimi

    Button. Lund. Cantwell. Cancelo

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

      I’d drop Pieter for Lund

    2. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Good to go

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

    Play TAA and Robbo bs MCI?

    Or spread the risk and play Rico/Lund?

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

      Play Rico over robbo

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

      play them both

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

      play both

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

      I think you have to play them both, otherwise you risk leaving Robbo's attacking points on your bench

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

      Play both, think of them with wingers who get big clean sheet bonuses

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

    Repost
    Got more money then I know what to do with (2.5)
    What would you do?

    Soy, Lund, Pieters, Rico, Ota*
    Sterling, KDB, Mane, Mount, Cantwell*
    Vardy, Rashford*

    A Ota > Trent
    B Cantwell > Perez/James
    C Rashford & Cantwell > Abraham & Martial -4
    D Anything else?

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

      A

  6. chriscosta
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I Cant make my mind up for the captainacy !!
    help Please

    A) Martial
    B) Vardy
    C) Salah
    D) Abraham

    So Far it on Martial

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

      A

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

      B

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

      C

    4. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      D

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

      Close call but I’d captain Vardy

    6. chriscosta
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      lol, no please so far

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

    Using my WC , mates
    Last check up
    All the feedback is welcome 🙂

    Gazza
    TAA Lund Robbo
    Mane Mount KDB Maddy
    Abraham Jimenez Vardy

    Subs: Button, Willems, Rico, Hayden

    1.3M ITB

    *Decided to downgrade Chilwell to Willems because I play mostly 3-4-3

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

      Get donk over Hayden.

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

        Isnt Hayden with more chances of assist or goal?

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You need Matt Doherty in there - he is looking awesome and with Wolves's fixtures is the next Def band wagon...

  8. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling to Mane and captain Mane for -4? Crazy? Got TAA and Robbo but no Pool attackers.

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

      I would'nt. But if you want to Cpt Mane then do it

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

        Planning to cap Vardy but if I take a hit to get Mane then I'd captain him to try to cover the hit.

        Probably a crazy move but the Ederson news is making my knee jerk...

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

          A Mane blank, a Sterling goal and a Vardy hat-trick .. you could lose a lot of points on that deal

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

      u cud go without mane for this GW imo...u cud get him new week

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

        Yeah that was the plan, just nervous because of the City defence problems...

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

          even liverpool arent at their best so sterling cud get something as well

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

            Yeah good point. It is a sideways move I suppose.

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one:

    A. Rico
    B.Mendy
    C. CHO

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

      Mendy

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

    Don't think there's a wrong choice in captaining Vardy, Jimenez or Abraham but what are your thoughts if you had all 3?

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

      Difficult one. Probably Vardy

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

      I have all three. Going vardy with Abraham vice. As you say all three are viable

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

      I would go with Vardy (don't have him, but the other two)

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

      Dunno, when in doubt go for the safest which is Vardy

    5. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have all 3 - HELP!

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I'm on Jimmy - 12 goals in 22 appearances this season!

    6. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wolves less likely to dish out a hammering in my opinion so that rules out Jimenez for me. Now watch them hockey Villa 5-0 😀

        1. 4-4-who?
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          45 shots on goal in the last two games - only two goals, but a missed penalty and a penalty that we should have had vs Arsenal - Wolves are starting to fire.

    7. Del FPL-iero
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Traore or Moutinho?

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

        mou

      2. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Traore (from a Wolves season ticket holder here)

    8. Ten Season Wonder
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      G2G? Who should I have as capt?

      Pope
      Soy - TAA - Rico
      Sterling - KDB - Sonny - Mount(i)
      Vardy - Tammy - King

      Subs: Button: Cantwell, Janmaat, Lundstram

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

        Vardy

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

      Aguero+dilva to son+jiminez? Won't have any city cover tho

      Or just do dilva to Maddison

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

        Dilva to martial ?

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

          I have martial.. I can get kdb instead of son but I expect son to do better in the next few weeks

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

        I did Dilva to Martial.

    10. Eirern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ok forum, show me what you got.
      Which option and why?

      2FT
      a) Keep Sterling + play Lundstram (must play 442)
      b) Maddison + Martial (352)
      c) Maddison + Jimenez (343)

      Team:
      Heaton
      Taa / Soy / Rico / Lundstram (Kelly)
      Salah / STERLING / Kdb / Mount / (DENDOCKER)
      Vardy / Tammy (GREENWOOD)

      Any input would be much appreciated!

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

        C

    11. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Play Rico or Mendy?

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

        mendy

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

        Rico

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

        rico

    12. No Totti No Party
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will Cantwell start ?

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

        Doubt it. Will he do anything even if he does ?!

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

          agree, wouldn't invest in Norwich until I see them doing something again

    13. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's a repost: Would you rather play
      A Walker
      B McGinn
      C Harry Wilson
      for this GW?

    14. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A. Pulisic
      B. Willian
      C. Maddison

      Have Tammy & Vardy

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

        given the current form I would go for A, but for the long term C is safer as he plays every game

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

        C

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

      Starting Pieters and Soy over Lund is a bad move?

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

        Pieters probably is.

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

        I'd go Pieters and Lundstram (as shield).

        Pieters may not play anyway.

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

          Please help above, thanks.

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

      Start Lundstram or cho?

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

        cho

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

        Cho, if he starts

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

        Lundy will play, but unlikely to get a CS.
        CHO will most likely come from the bench
        Both could score, so listen to your gut feeling and be prepared that we're just talking about 1 point vs 2 points

    17. RoboVanBasten
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who thinks CHO will start?

    18. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So here’s how it is, your head probably says Rico but it’s just so much more fun having Lundstram and his marauding runs in your team. Lundstram starts, Rico first sub.

      1. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        And I’m fancying Martial as a pick, means I’m basically playing a 3-3-4 this week (shades).

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Probably both get a point apiece

        • FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Rico is just as exciting.

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

            Yep
            Will explode in one of future gw

          2. yer old da
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            As exciting as Lundstram? Nah.

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

              Yeah. Is on freekicks and takes corners and has a wand of a left foot.

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

        WC last changes:

        Gazza
        TAA Lund -
        Mane Mount KDB Maddy
        Abraham Jimenez Vardy

        Subs: Button, Willems, Rico, Hayden

        1.3M ITB

        A) Robbo
        B) Doherty

        *B gives me the chance to have enough money to do KDB to Salah in next weeks...

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

          I would do A

      4. shady4revr
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Any idea about Emerson starting over Alonso?

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

          Emerson will be first choice according to some fpl pundits

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

        Final decision on a Wildcard, backup ‘Keeper

        McGovern £4.0m or McCarthy £4.3m???

        Just the £0.3m difference for the Southampton player that started last time out

        All input gratefully received

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

          saints have gud run of fixtures coming up...u cud go for him if you feel he wud start those games

      6. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A mount to martial (-4)
        B mount to pulisic (-4)
        C hold on

        Pope
        TAA Soy Lund
        Mane KDB Mount tielemans
        Abraham Vardy jimenez

        Pieters, Cantwell, Kelly 4.7 ITB

        1. yer old da
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hold definitely if for a hit

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

        Hey guys.

        Sorry I don't post to often. I was going to WC after IB But i don't think i can wait really.

        Bravo in means City will have to win every game 5-3 it seems.

        Current team

        Pope/Heaton
        VVD,Mendy,Cresswell,Lundy,Rico
        KDB,Salah, Mount, Tielemans, Dendo
        King, Aguero, Abraham

        Thinkng of going to

        Gazza/Button
        TAA, another attacking fullback (Chilwell atm), Willems, Lundy, Rico
        Mane,KDB, Mount, Tielemens, Pulisic
        Vardy, Jiminez, Abraham

        Fed up with VVD 2's every week.

        Dont like chelsea triple up, but they look so good going forward then i plan to bring in Trossard and free up some cash? Or get Pereira and Trossard now? Form over fixtures?)

        Good idea? Or Wait?

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

          Who are you benching from MID/ATCK? thats a massive problem for you in my opinion. Trossard?

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

            Yeah it would be trossard. I thinking a good squad is better than rotation risk. Then when Leicester /fixture turn i an see what happens then, or i might get in Tossard latter, takes out the Pulisic risk.

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

              Also thinking Janmatt instead of Leicester defender, as seems to be doing well.

      8. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Start Soy or Janmaat this week?

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

          Janmatt

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

        Next gw. Who would you swap

        a) Aurier
        b) Tomori

        -> TAA?

      10. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        My def. Kely ota lund Lowton soy
        Which

        A) ota to taa, keep kelly 5th def. May upgrade him later
        B) Ota to wilems, gw13 kely -4 to taa