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FPL Gameweek 36+ team news and injury updates

The Fantasy Premier League deadline for Gameweek 36+ is only hours away, so our regular injury and team news round-up returns to summarise everything we know about the latest fitness situation at all 20 Premier League clubs.

We haven’t heard from every manager, however, as the games are spread out over the next four days and some head coaches won’t face the media until later in the week.

We’ll cover each team briefly below but, as ever, more detailed information can be found in our Team News tab.

Chelsea v Norwich City

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Billy Gilmour (knee) and N’Golo Kante (hamstring) remain out ahead of the visit of Norwich City, with Frank Lampard confirming on Monday that the fitness situation was “as we were” – which presumably means that Fikayo Tomori (muscle) is also still sidelined.

Andreas Christensen has been passed fit after being forced off at half-time on Saturday evening.

Asked about rotation, Lampard said:

Possibly. I don’t want to give my starting line-up away but what I have got is a group where there are people competing to try and get into the team.

There has to be a level of where, if we make mistakes or are if we are not reaching the levels we want, where the people who are working hard in training might can come in. I also have to think about the freshness of the squad.

As much as we would like a settled team… I would love to pick certain partnerships, certain units of the team and keep going and keep going, but, that hasn’t always been easy and we’re striving for that. We’ll see for tomorrow.

Moritz Leitner (hernia), Grant Hanley (hamstring), Christoph Zimmermann (back) and Sam Byram (hamstring) remain long-term absentees but Daniel Farke has no new injury concerns heading into Norwich City’s first match since their relegation to the Championship was confirmed.

The Canaries have lost a squad member since they were last in action, however, with loanee Ondrej Duda allowed to return to parent club Hertha Berlin.

Manchester City v Bournemouth

Pep Guardiola didn’t report any fresh injury concerns in his pre-match press conference – but he didn’t even have a chance to speak about them, with all of the questions directed at him concerning FFP and the decision to overturn City’s two-year ban from European competition.

We’re in the dark concerning the fitness situation at the Etihad, then, although we do know that Sergio Aguero remains sidelined with a knee problem

Adam Smith (head), Nathan Ake (groin), Simon Francis (knee) and Chris Mepham (knee) will all miss the trip to the Etihad, while Joshua King (hamstring) will be assessed after a minor injury led to his absence against Leicester.

Arsenal v Liverpool

Calum Chambers (knee), Pablo Mari (ankle), Gabriel Martinelli (knee) and Bernd Leno (knee) remain out for the Gunners, while Mesut Ozil (back) faces yet another late fitness check ahead of the clash with Liverpool.

Eddie Nketiah is still suspended, meanwhile.

Mikel Arteta said ahead of the game:

It’s very important to have momentum and energy going into important matches and in order to do that you have to go game by game. Today and tomorrow we will assess the players and how they are. A lot of them have played some crazy minutes up until now.

We’re going to have games every two and a half days. We will try to put the strongest team out as possible here and as well on Saturday. To do that we need to know how everyone recovers from the game.

Jordan Henderson (knee) and Joel Matip (toe) are sidelined for Wednesday’s match, while James Milner (muscle) isn’t expected to be available until next week’s clash with Chelsea.

Jurgen Klopp otherwise reported a clean bill of health.

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

Steve Bruce said on Tuesday that he “doesn’t think” Jamaal Lascelles (knock), Isaac Hayden (hamstring) and Sean Longstaff (hamstring) will recover for the visit of Spurs, while Andy Carroll (groin) is also a major doubt and Florian Lejeune (thigh) and Ciaran Clark (ankle) remain unavailable.

Loanee Danny Rose is ineligible to face his parent club.

Tanguy Ndombele is a major doubt after suffering an unspecified injury in training, while Dele Alli (hamstring) looks unlikely to feature despite his expected return to the training ground on Tuesday afternoon.

Jose Mourinho also said that Serge Aurier was a “big question mark” following the death of his brother, with the Lilywhites leaving the decision on the Ivorian’s involvement up to him.

Leicester City v Sheffield United

James Maddison (hip) and Ben Chilwell (foot) remain doubts ahead of the visit of Sheffield United, while Marc Albrighton is also a concern after picking up a knock in the 4-1 defeat at Bournemouth.

Caglar Soyuncu will be out until the end of the season after being sent off for violent conduct at the Vitality Stadium.

Brendan Rodgers said on Tuesday:

We’re obviously still assessing Ben [Chilwell] and James [Maddison] game by game so we’ll leave it to the last moment to see how they go but [there are] questions marks. We’re seeing how they respond on a daily basis. It’s safe to say they’ll be doubts for Thursday, but before every game we like to give them every chance possible.

Marc [Albrighton] picked up a knock so we’ll see how he is tomorrow and obviously we’re without Çağlar [Söyüncü], which is a big blow for us.

Chris Wilder said that he was “hopeful” John Fleck (groin) would recover for the visit of Leicester on Thursday, saying that the midfielder would have a “couple of clearance sessions” before a final decision was made on his involvement.

Wilder added that the Blades had a “couple of bangs and bruises” following the win over Chelsea but believed that his squad were “all fit to go” for the trip to the King Power Stadium, which could mean that Chris Basham (head) has recovered.

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jack Cork (ankle), Ben Mee (thigh), Matthew Lowton (foot) and Ashley Barnes (hernia) remain unavailable for Burnley, with Sean Dyche saying that the returning Chris Wood had suffered no adverse reaction to his 65-minute run-out at Anfield. 

Nuno Espirito Santo says that Wolves have “some issues” that require assessment ahead of the trip to Turf Moor, with Pedro Neto a concern after suffering from “strong cramp” in the win over Everton.

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

We won’t hear from Roy Hodgson ahead of the Gameweek 36+ deadline but we do know that Christian Benteke will miss the visit of Manchester United, having been sent off for violent conduct in Sunday’s defeat at Aston Villa.

Gary Cahill (hamstring) remains out.

Similarly, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s pre-match press conference will likely take place on Wednesday.

Speaking after the 2-2 draw with Southampton, the Norwegian said of Luke Shaw (ankle) and Brandon Williams (head):

Luke twisted his ankle. Hopefully, we can have some good news on him after we’ve done a scan.

I can’t say [really], I’ve not seen Brandon because he was with the medical staff and I think he was getting some stitches with a gash over his eye. So let’s see how he is.

Solskjaer also said yesterday before kick-off:

We’ve had a decent amount of recovery days in between, which we won’t have the rest of the season now. We picked the short straw in that respect, but we picked the long straw at the start of this period.

Everton v Aston Villa

As above, both of these managers won’t face the media until after the FPL deadline has passed on Tuesday evening.

We await updates on the condition of medium-term absentee Bjorn Engels (Achilles) for the Villans, as well as two players who were injured on Sunday: Kortney Hause pulled out of the starting XI against Crystal Palace in the warm-up after suffering a groin issue, while Neil Taylor‘s afternoon lasted all of 36 minutes before he too succumbed to a muscle problem.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Achilles) and Fabian Delph (muscle) are expected to remain out for the Toffees, while Yerry Mina picked up a thigh problem in the defeat at Wolves and will surely be a sizeable concern given the four-day turnaround.

Mason Holgate (shin) and Andre Gomes (knock) are expected to be in contention, however, with their head coach saying on Sunday that he “thinks” the pair will recover in time. 

Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion

Jose Izquierdo (knee) and Steven Alzate (groin) remain out but Graham Potter otherwise reported a clean bill of health heading into Thursday’s match against Southampton, with no injuries picked up from the weekend.

Having only been in action last night, we won’t hear from Ralph Hasenhuttl until later in the week.

The Saints were previously missing Moussa Djenepo (calf), Sofiane Boufal (thigh), Nathan Tella (unspecified) and Yan Valery (muscle).

West Ham United v Watford

Nigel Pearson or David Moyes won’t address the media until Wednesday or even Thursday, with the two clubs not in action until Friday night.

Gerard Deulofeu (knee), Isaac Success (Achilles) and Daryl Janmaat (knee) are Watford’s only known absentees at the time of writing, while we await news on whether Felipe Anderson (hamstring) and Robert Snodgrass (back) are ready for a comeback after a return to training. 


More detailed information and predicted line-ups can be found in the Team News tab.

Keep an eye on our Twitter feed, too, for any late-breaking updates.

A video round-up with Andy and Neale can be viewed below.


1,200 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Get rid of Kdb or Mahrez for Foden?

    1. Genji3lade
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez, more likely to be benched

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Neither
      Suck it up. Chance of a benching first any of them

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Has Willian taken pens with Jorginho on the pitch??

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around does it make a sound?

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hahahah

      2. Snapes on a Plane
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The tree will make a sound, even if nobody heard it, because it could have been heard. ... Since sound does not exist without our hearing of it, sound does not exist if we do not hear it. However, when a tree falls, the motion disturbs the air and sends off air waves.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          How do you know?

          Next you’ll be telling me Schrödinger’s cat is definitely dead

  3. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do we expect laporte to start ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      no

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No
      Cancelo Stones Ota Zinchenko

      But Pep roulette

  4. kamdaraji
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Good luck with your FH's, BB's, TC's, points hits and gameweek guys! May the lord be with us!

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The Lord haven't been with us for a while

  5. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rather have

    A) Giroud and Pulisic

    B) Ings and Azpi /Alonso

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  6. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    AWB Digne Azpi
    Sterling Bruno Antonio/DSilva/Foden Pulisic
    Giroud Jesus Ings

    Would you rather own this GW:

    A) Giroud & Ings (343 & 9.8ITB)
    B) Giroud & Son (352 w/Greenwood on the bench)
    C) Get Salah

    1. Pickle juice
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same team as you......I have mod of sterling Bruno Foden puli

      Still thinking of dsilva instead of sterling due to minutes risk....what do you think .

      You should go A

  7. VinMar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A.) Giroud + Ederson
    B.) Foden + Pope

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

    J.Robinson+Vardy to Egan+Giroud/Ings for a hit?

    Yay or nay?

    (Need a 3rd def if Aurier doesn‘t play)

  9. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    who is more important this week
    Pulisic Martial Jimi Jesus
    Pick only one

    1. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pulisic imo

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pulisic or Jesus definitely not the middle 2

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial to Pulisic then?

    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus

    5. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pulisic

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who would eventually Alonso start over?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Azpi if James starts RB.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Azpi will probably start so James

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      James in a 4 back.
      Jorginho in a 5 back.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      So probably no Alonso?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry, see it’s likely, thanks TM

  11. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench from: Greenwood, Rashford, Ings, Foden, Mahrez?

    1. Genji3lade
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez. Confident he will start on the bench

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  12. grennans2
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench 1:

    A) Mahrez
    B) Greenwood

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  13. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings or giroud?

    1. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Million dollar question. If Giroud starts I think him

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Try and get both

  14. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    On FH. Cpt??

    A) Sterling
    B) Dilva
    C) Jesus
    D) Pulisic
    E) Willian

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      AED

  15. Salah_Fingers
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A or B please for my FH, I have pulisic, sterling and Jesus so just the following to decide on.

    A - Trent - Dsilva - Giroud
    B - Awb - Willian - Ings

    1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B very tight call!

    2. Pickle juice
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Toughie......a just

    3. Salah_Fingers
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Haha thanks

  16. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How this WC looking?

    Martinez-Stek
    Doherty-Tarkowski-Maguire-Egan-Kiko
    Salah-KDB-Dilva-Antonio-Bruno
    Ings-Vardy-Greenwood

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I would much rather Jesus over Vardy. Look at his remaining fixtures. Also Maguire seems unnecessary. Manure defense hardly amazing is it?

  17. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jimenez. Sold this week by many. One of the most reliable players in the game but have gone a few weeks without a haul and now considered as out of form. Will probably bag a goal and a few bonus and be up against Palace next week. People sitting there with Giroud against Liverpool. The biggest donk of all times in this game. Good luck to you all.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez historically just can’t do that much damage to you in 1 week.

      It’s late in the season and people need to take risks

    2. Young Lingard
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Predicament I am in features this scenario
      The talk of free hits from others are forcing hands I feel

    3. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why did you have to say this haha

    4. Ray In Bruges.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimmy 'til the END!

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I mean I sold Jimenez before this week. However that’s exactly why I’m FH. Don’t want Chelsea after this

    6. Pinturicchio10
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I'd love a few pringles right now.

    7. Young Lingard
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      X1 transfer which I feel if I don’t make I have to hope my targets do not strike
      Uncertainties ; Mahrez (pulisic, Richarlison on my watchlist)
      Vardy / Jiménez (ings-til end of season, giroud-one and done)

      Captain currently with last week but a Chelsea leak could sway it
      With anything above I still plan on auba first sub to cover kdb
      As I want to keep him past this GW
      ANY THOUGHTS?

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Didn't understand much of that but sure thing mate

      2. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Auba first sub sounds wrong - that’s a lot of cash on the bench

    8. jorgenoj
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Which option?
      A) Jimenez -> Giroud
      B) KdB -> Pulisic
      C) KdB + Jimenez --> Pulisic + Jesus (-4)

      1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        C

    9. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aarons, KdB, Vardy > Alonso, Sterling(C), Jesus (-8) ?

      Is this a rank breaker? Too much?

    10. Slim25
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Anyone help, please?
      Current team
      Pope (3.9)
      Taa, Aurier, Holgate (Ritchie, Robinson)
      Mane, Bruno, Marital, Puli, Mahrez
      Vardy, Jiminez (Greenwood)

      What option would be best, cheers!;
      A: Free hit
      B: Take -4 hit, Mane & Ritchie > Sterling & Digne (keep free hit for 38)
      C: Take -4 hit, Mane & Vardy > Sterling & Jesus (Too much rotation risk?)

    11. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captain...

      Bruno
      KDB
      Martial
      Willian
      Pulisic
      Vardy
      Ings

      1. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Tempted to go Pulisic from that list

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Going Puli

    12. HellasLEAF
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A lot of confidence that Sterling starts and KDB rested I see..

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Will end in tears

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        As good as confirmed I've read.

      3. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        everyone seems to be in peps mind

    13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dilva(c) is so tempting but I will never get over it if Pulisi(c) hauls. Just too damn obvious.

    14. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No idea how to play the captaincy. Current on Sterling(c) Pulisic (vc) but have Mané DSilva Jesus Bruno as well...

    15. Teror
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captain who?

      Jesus
      Sterling
      Bruno
      Salah

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’m going sterlimg

      2. 2999 - Lady of Legend
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Salah (from a scared gooner!)

    16. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Which 1 for this GW?
      A. TAA
      B. AWB

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A

    17. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would you start Holgate?

      1. Areyouthereyet
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yes but have a reliable sub

    18. wagner is king
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      who should i buy?

      jesus
      or
      ings?

    19. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would you make any changes to captaincy here ?

      Foster
      TAA McGuire Doherty
      Mane (v) Bruno Richarlson KDB
      Auba Greenwood Ings (c)

      Subs - Aurrier Saka cathcart

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        So ballax to this GW, im going to concentrate on the the last two GWs, subject to injuries, what do you think of this? Will have no money in the bank..... Will cost a hit. Any other ideas much appreciated ta

        Pope - Button

        Maguire - Egan - Doherty - Cresswell - Lascelles

        Mahrez - Sterling - KDB - Antonio - Martial

        Rashford - Aubameyang - Connolly

        1. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Opps sorry - reply fail haha

          Good Capt choice BTW