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FPL Gameweek 17 team news and injury updates

After a relatively quiet day on the team news front on Thursday, there was a bit more to interest Fantasy managers from the pre-Gameweek 17 press conferences today.

There were some ominous quotes from Frank Lampard in his media gathering, with the Chelsea boss asked about whether the fixture congestion means that he’s more likely to rotate his midfield options over the coming weeks.

Lampard responded:

Slightly, yeah. I’m pleased with what we have in midfield. With the schedule that we’ve had, the amount of games we’ve played back to back, then I think rotation [is possible]. A little bit for the game and what’s in front of us, because sometimes you want to change the set-up, but also just for the fatigue factor and keeping people fresh. I certainly take that into consideration in midfield.

Sometimes [playing twice a week] takes a lot out of you, so I think there’s a genuine reason there. But we didn’t travel and we did play on Tuesday, so I think that’s less of an excuse for us.

On Fikayo Tomori (hip), Lampard added:

Tomori’s not fit for the game following on from the other day but he should train next week, hopefully.

Chelsea’s opponents Bournemouth have real problems, with Nathan Ake (hamstring), Steve Cook (wrist), Adam Smith (ankle), Charlie Daniels (knee), David Brooks (ankle) and Lloyd Kelly (thigh) all confirmed as out.

On Callum Wilson (hamstring), Eddie Howe said:

Callum, again I don’t think it’s a serious injury. He felt tightness in his hamstring, very minimal injury looking at the scans. Again, we hope to get him back very quickly.

Josh King (hamstring) could be back, with Howe adding:

Got a chance, yep. Josh has come through the various things that we need him to come through, hasn’t had a great deal of time on the training pitch but what he has done he has done well.

On the aforementioned injured players, the Bournemouth boss added:

It was relatively good news on Nathan’s scan. The trouble with hamstring injuries is it’s very difficult to give definitive timelines. We’re looking at about six weeks, that’s conservative, Nathan could come back sooner than that.”

Steve Cook injured his wrist against Tottenham and there was a fracture there. He’s had an operation, we hope to get him back reasonably quickly. At some stage [he could play with a cast], not immediately.

An operation [for Smith] would have meant maybe 10-12 weeks. Hopefully, he’s got away without having the operation, which halves the time.

Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday that John Stones remains out with a muscular injury, while Sergio Aguero (groin) is still not training with the team.

On David Silva (knock), the City boss added:

Tomorrow, we’ll see. Yesterday and today, could not train. Maybe tomorrow is able to train.

It was a kick in some part of his leg that is painful, that’s why it’s painful.

The reigning champions will be up against Arsenal this weekend but we are yet to hear from Freddie Ljungberg or be provided with an injury update from the Gunners, so we will keep you posted if anything breaks this afternoon.

Across north London, Tottenham Hotspur reported that Ben Davies (ankle) is still continuing rehab in Qatar, while Erik Lamela (hamstring), Hugo Lloris (elbow), Michel Vorm (calf) and Tanguy Ndombele (groin) are undergoing on-field rehabilitation.

Harry Winks (ankle) has returned to training, meanwhile, but boss Jose Mourinho was unsure whether the midfielder would be fit to play.

The Spurs head coach said of Winks and his team selection for Sunday:

The players that didn’t travel [to Germany] are of course fine and we didn’t get any injuries from the Munich game. Harry Winks is the only player from the injury list that’s back. I don’t know if back to playing, but back to training with the team.

Ben Davies is going to be out for a long time. It’s kind of injury like Hugo, two, three months. You even lose the notion of the time and I get lost, I don’t know how many weeks more. I think Lamela is out for about two months. Ndombele, I think is a small injury. Normally he’s back for the Christmas period.

The team for Sunday was decided before Wednesday. So Wednesday doesn’t make an impact on the Sunday decisions. But, of course, in the same way I know some players had a very good performance [against Bayern].

Asked about the possibility of a rest for Harry Kane over Christmas, Mourinho added:

If you ask me, am I going to give him a rest on 26th December because then we have a match after two days or so, no, I’m not going to give a rest. The Munich match was one of these ones where the result was secondary.

Spurs are up against Wolves this weekend, whose manager Nuno Espirito Santo confirmed that his players came through the win over Besiktas unscathed.

Willy Boly (ankle) remains a long-term absentee, however.

Liverpool will be without Dejan Lovren (muscle), who joins Joel Matip (knee) and Fabinho (ankle) on the sidelines.

Jurgen Klopp said of the Croatia international:

Out. Muscle, this time, more serious than last time.

Asked about why Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez were not pictured in team training:

They did recovery [sessions], yeah. As far as I know [they are all OK].

Across Merseyside, the injuries are piling up for Duncan Ferguson – although he may have one or two bodies back this weekend.

The interim Everton boss said:

We’ve got Theo Walcott out for three weeks, calf. Morgan Schneiderlin, two weeks, calf.

We’ve got Fabian Delph, Seamus Coleman, Yerry Mina, light training, have trained the last two or three days.

[Digne] has trained this morning. A little bit tight but he has trained, so we’re hopeful of him.

Rounding up Manchester United’s injury situation, including providing us with the latest on Jesse Lingard (knock), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Next week, Eric [Bailly] will start training, Tim [Fosu-Mensah] will start training, Paul [Pogba] will probably start training next week with us properly. So let’s see.

I’m not sure about Jesse [Lingard], but I hope [he can feature]. He wasn’t training today, but we’ll check him on Saturday probably. He’s really come good now; he’s been fit, he’s been training well, so we hope so.

Aston Villa will be without one of their key defenders when they travel to Bramall Lane on Saturday, although another has recovered to make the trip.

Dean Smith said earlier today:

Matt Targett trained yesterday so he’ll be available.

Tyrone Mings hasn’t, he’s got a hamstring injury. Thankfully for us it’s not in the belly of the hamstring, hopefully he’ll be pain-free after this weekend and then can keep progressing.

Matt Ritchie (ankle) and Jamaal Lascelles (leg) have been joined on the sidelines by Allan Saint-Maximin (hamstring), Ciaran Clark (calf) and Ki Sung-yueng (unknown), who were all ruled out of Newcastle’s match against Burnley by their manager on Friday.

Saint-Maximin will be out for around a month.

Steve Bruce added that he also had concerns about Miguel Almiron (tight hamstring) and Jonjo Shelvey (sore calf) in his pre-match press conference, saying:

I don’t think with muscle injuries you can take that risk. If at all they are struggling with it then you can’t risk it. If they pull up and they’re out for a month to six weeks, we’ll all look stupid. We’ll err on the side of caution.

On Jetro Willems (unspecified injury), Bruce said:

Jetro’s ok, we think. He’s another one, but we think he’s ok. We’ll see how he is today.

Graham Potter says that Brighton will make a late call on Aaron Connolly (dead leg) but Solly March (groin) will not be available until the end of December or the beginning of January.

The Brighton boss said of the budget FPL forward:

We’re waiting on Aaron Connolly a little, so we’ll give him as much time as we can. At the moment he’s looking doubtful but we’ll see, we’ll give him up to the game to see where he’s at.

The Seagulls have no fresh injury concerns after last weekend but Dale Stephens is suspended.

It was all quiet on the team news front at Norwich City, for a change.

Daniel Farke reported that Grant Hanley (groin) has returned to team training but Saturday’s game against Leicester City comes too early for the defender.


A round-up of Thursday’s press conferences can be viewed here.

Predicted line-ups and more detailed information are found in the Team News tab, which is being updated this evening.

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


412 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one to bench out of Alli, Maddison, KDB and Mousset
    Got to be the Moose right?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Unfortunately yes

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

  2. Dele
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This worth a -4?

    KDB, Jimenez, Connolly > Dendonker, Rashford, Tammy

    Gives me an extra 1.1ITB to upgrade Hanley > Aurier next week.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Generally against removing KDB but it sounds pretty good tbh

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes go for it

  3. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTG
    Guaita
    Taa, soy, lundstram
    Kdb, maddison, pulisic, mane(vc)
    Abraham, ings, vardy(c)

    Bench, Stekelenburg, cantwell, o'connell, cathcart

  4. oiks
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys, I have a defender dilemma...

    Which 3 of Soyuncu, Kelly, TAA and Lundstram?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How can you include TAA in that? Why do you own him if you are considering to bench him in this game?

      Id bench Kelly

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I've the same 4 plus Dunk - i'm benching Dunk and Kelly

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

      Bench Kelly

    4. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bench Kelly

  5. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kelly (BHA) or Aurier (wol)

    Who would you play?

    I am leaning towards Kelly. Dont think spurs will keep a CS against an in form wolves.. I also have Jimenez.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kelly

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kelly

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same dilemma here, I also have Dele and Son, I think I will go all Spurs.

      1. manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kelly

  6. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Predictions please - how many points this weekend for
    a> Mane
    b> Vardy

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      8
      13

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1
      26

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

      12
      17

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      8
      6

    5. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 3 months ago

        11
        12

    6. Uns95
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Team GTG? Leave Lund on bench?

      Henderson
      TAA Robertson Soyuncu
      KDB Mane Pulisic Tielemans
      Rashford Abraham Vardy(c)

      McGovern Lundstram Rico Elneny

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm playing Lund and leaving Soy on bench

        1. Uns95
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I’m just conscious of the Sheffield double up with Henderson, but I guess Lundy is more attacking than Soy...

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Go big or go home 😉

    7. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Peng tings givin man stress...

      wildcard set please?

      Guita
      Chilwell Lund Aurier
      Mane Son Alli Martial
      Tammy Vardy Rash

      Martin Shelvey Targett Rico

      1. Sloopy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nice team!

    8. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Best one week punt defender for 4.9m?
      To go with TAA Soyuncu Lundstram

      1. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tarkowski/Cahill?

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just got a feeling about Dunk (non owner)

    9. Hungry Singh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Play Dunk or Soy.....?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Soy

    10. Lignja
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope
      Soyuncu, Lundstram, Kelly
      Mane, Son, Kdb, Pulisic
      Abraham, Vardy, Rashford

      Martin,Cahil, Dendoker, Rico

      Pulisic to Alli -4 or keep ?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Keep

      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not for a hit

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

        Keep

    11. Timon
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hi All..

      A. Keep Zaha
      B. Sell for Pulisic
      C. Sell for Grealish

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        B is due a haul but there is a slight risk of rotation
        Maybe better to keep and reasses next week

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Team GTG?

        1ft 0itb
        pope
        TAA lundy dunk
        mane maddi KDB son zaha
        rash vardy (C)

        ryan willem connolly rico

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          post fail - keep zaha and roll the transfer

    12. The SK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would you do KDB to Alli for -4 this gameweek (already have Son)?

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No

      3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No

    13. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tomori > Kelly this GW, or is Kelly just a transfer waiting to happen?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kelly is nailed right now but when their defender are getting fit, he's a transfer waiting to happen

      2. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes if nothing else to do!

    14. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bench 1

      Kelly
      Soy
      Lund (hendo gk)

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kelly

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

        Yeah kinda same dilemma here. Playing Lundo against a leaking Villa defence. Kelly and Soy in that bench 1 and 2 spot respectively.

    15. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Team GTG?

      1ft 0itb
      pope
      TAA lundy dunk
      mane maddi KDB son zaha
      rash vardy (C)

      ryan willem connolly rico

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

    16. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What to do here?
      0,2 ITB

      HENDERSON
      TAA-LUNDSTRAM-SÖYUNCU
      KDB-MANE-MADDISON-SON
      VARDY-RASHFORD-TAMMY
      Button - Kello, Guilbert, Hayden

      Thanks for the help

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nothing.

      2. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Amazing team. That frontline is best for next 3 months

        1. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Do you know this week’s winning lottery numbers too?! 😉

          1. One Wheels Enough
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Got the same team apart from Madd/Tammy to my KDB/Ings, interested in who'll have the best combo this week...

            1. One Wheels Enough
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Sorry I meant Zaha not KDB!

    17. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How does this sound?
      1FT - Mane -> Salah(C) over Vardy?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Living up to your name.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          😎

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        no

      3. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Only if you have WC. I have all 3 and doing Salah C but if its Nigel Pearson debut, Vardy looks better C as first match under new manager always causes extra efforts from the team

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It's a gamble of course. I'm chasing closer to 100 points in my ML :/

      4. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        no

    18. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wasnt Nigel Pearson manager in CPL vs Watford match? Because I read here he has his debut vs Liv?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I thought so too

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure. Just checked photos and it was Hayden Mullins on sideline.

      3. Spoox777
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He was in the stands watching.

      4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He wasn't... this is such a reckless comment. He takes over against pool.

    19. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A) keep Lowton against newcastle
      B) switch him to Targett, Villa have better fixture
      2ft no other plan

    20. Dele
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Right think I’m there am I G2G, with correct bench order?

      Pope
      TAA, Chilwell, Lundstram
      Mane, Dele, Son, Zaha
      Vardy(C), Tammy, Rashford

      Button, Kelly, Aurier, Dendonker

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

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

        G2G to a point. Might regret not having KDB this week

    21. Henning
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1 FT and 1.6 m in the bank
      GTG ?

      Pope

      Lundstram Soyuncu TAA

      Mane KDB Son Pulisic Maddison

      Ings Vardy

      Guaita Mousset Dunk Rico

    22. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Was all set on removing kane until he went and hauled. Now I feel inclined to keep.

      Keep or downgrade to tammy or rash?

    23. Ludde
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Best defender for 5.0. Already have Lundstram, Aurier, Chilwell and TAA. Thinking Kelly but dont know?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kelly is fine & very cheap.

    24. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hi all. 2FTs here and a bit unsure of where to use them. 0.3itb.

      Gazz
      Soy, TAA, Lund
      Alli, Martial, KdB, Mane
      Vardy, Jesus, Jimenez

      (McGovern, Kelly, Rico, Dendonk)

      A) Jesus to Tammy
      B) McGovern and Rico to Martin and Cahill and play BB
      C) Burn FT
      D) Other

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        A

    25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Big week for KDB & Salah

      Hauls & everything is rosy in the garden again for them

      Blanks - and its possibly time to offer them as sacrifices at the altar of budgetary constraints to enable the likes of Rashford, Tammy, Son, Alli etc

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

        Hanging on to KDB for some time I reckon. Can’t see losing him being beneficial to be fair...Kevin will score big this week against a very average Arsenal defense

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 3 months ago

          High hopes for Salah this gw. Haven't owned De Bruyne at all this season so hoping he has another stinker 😀

      3. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gtg? 0.5 itb and 1 ft if I need it..?

        Ryan
        Soy TAA lund
        Son maddison KdB mane
        Vardy Abraham jimi

        Button Kelly dendoncker Simpson

      4. Dont give a fuchs
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Shall I use my FT to do pva to kelly/aurier or save ft?

        1. korbendallas82
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Depending on your team. Im looking into saving up, so i have 2 ft before gw18. I want to Get in Rash for free. Maby Grealish to. How is the gw18 squad looking for you?

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

        Letting go of TAA is so satisfying. I seriously feel as letting him go will benefit my score in the long run. ESP as I brought in RASH for Jimmy.

        I haven’t always been the biggest supporter of ANY united players but feel Rash is totally on fire and will our score Jimmy by some margin.

        Losing TAA with the risk of him being benched is my only solace.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          TAA unlikely to be benched with news of Lovren injury.

          Gomez will play at CB.

      6. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hearing romours about TAA rested to avoid getting 5th yellow card and suspended vs Leicester

        Do you have some info?