After just three Gameweeks, we take our first international break of the 2025/26 season.
A significant number of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players will be representing their countries, so there’ll be a nervous wait to see if any new Fantasy flags are added ahead of Gameweek 4.
This article provides you with all the essential information you need to know.
ANY LATE RETURNEES?
Players from non-European countries are often the last ones back through the door at their respective clubs, which raises concerns about their availability for the upcoming Gameweek.
While those concerns frequently amount to nothing, there are occasions where international exertions have been a factor.
As usual, there are some international fixtures taking place in the Americas in the early hours of next Wednesday morning.
Brazil, in fact, kick off at 00.30am BST against Bolivia.
Players representing African and Asian countries, such as Mohamed Salah (£14.5m), tend not to be as big a concern. They will mostly wrap up their international involvement on Tuesday.
Here’s a cherry-picked selection of which key non-European countries are playing where and when:
| Country | Players | Matches being played in… |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | E Martinez, Benitez, Romero, Soler, Mac Allister | Argentina + Ecuador (Sep 5 + 10) |
| Brazil | Alisson, Gabriel, Guimaraes, Santos, Casemiro, Paqueta, Estevao, Martinelli, J Pedro, Richarlison | Brazil + Bolivia (Sep 5 + 10) |
| Burkina Faso | Ouattara, Traore | Guinea Bissau + Burkina Faso (Sep 5 + 9) |
| Cameroon | Onana, Tchatchoua, Baleba, Mbeumo | Cameroon + Cape Verde (Sep 4 + 9) |
| Colombia | Y Mosquera, Munoz, Lerma, Arias | Colombia + Venezuela (Sep 5 + 10) |
| Ecuador | Hincapie, Caicedo | Paraguay + Ecuador (Sep 5 + 10) |
| Egypt | Marmoush, Salah | Egypt + Burkina Faso (Sep 5 + 9) |
| Ghana | Kudus, Semenyo | Chad + Mali (Sep 4 + 8) |
| Ivory Coast | Agbadou, Sangare, Amad, Adingra, Guessand | Ivory Coast + Gabon (Sep 5 + 9) |
| Japan | Endo, Kamada, Mitoma | USA (Sep 6 + 10) |
| Mexico | Jimenez | USA (Sep 7 + 10) |
| New Zealand | Wood | Australia + New Zealand (Sep 5 + 9) |
| Nigeria | Bassey, Aina, Onyeka, Iwobi, Arokodare, Uche, Chukwueze | Nigeria + South Africa (Sep 6 + 9) |
| Paraguay | Alderete, Gomez | Paraguay + Peru (Sep 5 + 10) |
| Senegal | Diouf, Gueye, Diarra, Ndiaye | Senegal + DR Congo (Sep 5 + 9) |
| Uruguay | S Bueno, Ugarte, Bentancur | Uruguay + Chile (Sep 5 + 10) |
NOTABLE OMISSIONS
In addition to the sidelined players who are detailed later in this article, there are some welcome rests for a few key FPL assets over this international fortnight.
Below are the most-owned FPL outfield players who are fit but have two weeks without any competitive action:
| Player | Club | % owned by |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim Esteve | Burnley | 17.9 |
| Jack Grealish | Everton | 14.2 |
| Enzo Fernandez | Chelsea | 9.3 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Crystal Palace | 8.9 |
| James Tarkowski | Everton | 7.3 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Chelsea | 6.2 |
| Murillo | Nottingham Forest | 5.7 |
| Marcos Senesi | Bournemouth | 4.7 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Everton | 4.2 |
NOTABLE WITHDRAWALS DUE TO INJURY/FITNESS
- Rayan Ait-Nouri – Manchester City/Algeria
- Matheus Cunha – Manchester United/Brazil
- Joelinton – Newcastle United/Brazil
- Cole Palmer – Chelsea/England
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal/England
- Adam Wharton – Crystal Palace/England
- Rico Lewis – Manchester City/England U21
- Nico O’Reilly – Manchester City/England U21
- William Saliba – Arsenal/France
- Jorgen Strand Larsen – Wolverhampton Wanderers/Norway
- Diogo Dalot – Manchester United/Portugal
- Ismaila Sarr – Crystal Palace/Senegal
- Yeremy Pino – Crystal Palace/Spain
- Vitalii Mykolenko – Everton/Ukraine
- Abdukodir Khusanov – Manchester City/Uzbekistan
- Joe Rodon – Leeds United/Wales
Sarr + Strand Larsen injury latest after withdrawals
WHEN FPL PLAYERS ARE IN ACTION: A CLUB-BY-CLUB GUIDE
ARSENAL
- Leandro Trossard: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Piero Hincapie: Ecuador – Sep 5 + 10
- Eberechi Eze, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Noni Madueke, Declan Rice: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Ethan Nwaneri: England U21 – Sep 8
- Riccardo Calafiori: Italy – Sep 5 + 8
- Jurrien Timber: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Martin Odegaard: Norway – Sep 4 + 9
- David Raya, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi: Spain – Sep 4 + 7
- Cristhian Mosquera: Spain U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Viktor Gyokeres: Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
ASTON VILLA
- Emiliano Martinez: Argentina – Sep 5 + 10
- Youri Tielemans: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Lucas Digne: France – Sep 5 + 9
- Evan Guessand: Ivory Coast – Sep 5 + 9
- Donyell Malen: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Lamare Bogarde: Netherlands U21 – Sep 9
- Matty Cash: Poland – Sep 4 + 7
- John McGinn: Scotland – Sep 5 + 8
BOURNEMOUTH
- Julio Soler: Argentina – Sep 5 + 10
- Junior Kroupi: France U21 – Sep 5 + 8
- Antoine Semenyo: Ghana – Sep 4 + 8
- Amine Adli: Morocco – Sep 5 + 8
- Justin Kluivert: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Ryan Christie, Ben Doak: Scotland – Sep 5 + 8
- Callan McKenna: Scotland U21 – Sep 5 + 7
- Djordje Petrovic: Serbia – Sep 6 + 9
- Veljko Milosavljevic: Serbia U21 – Sep 8
- Tyler Adams: USA – Sep 6 + 10
- Matai Akinmboni: USA U21 – Sep 5 + 7
- David Brooks: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
BRENTFORD
- Dango Ouattara: Burkina Faso – Sep 5 + 9
- Mikkel Damsgaard: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Jordan Henderson: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Jayden Meghoma: England U20 – Sep 5
- Hakon Valdimarsson: Iceland – Sep 5 + 9
- Michael Kayode: Italy U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Ethan Pinnock: Jamaica – Sep 5 + 10
- Antoni Milambo: Netherlands U21 – Sep 9
- Benjamin Fredrick, Frank Onyeka: Nigeria – Sep 6 + 9
- Kristoffer Ajer: Norway – Sep 4 + 9
- Nathan Collins, Caoimhin Kelleher: Republic of Ireland – Sep 6 + 9
- Aaron Hickey: Scotland – Sep 5 + 8
- Ji-soo Kim: South Korea U22 – Sep 3 + 6 + 9
- Yunes Emre Konak: Turkey U21 – Sep 9
- Yehor Yarmoliuk: Ukraine – Sep 5 + 9
- Julian Eyestone: USA U20 – Sep 5 + 7
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
- Maxim De Cuyper: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Carlos Baleba: Cameroon – Sep 4 + 9
- Jack Hinshelwood, Tommy Watson: England U21 – Sep 8
- Yankuba Minteh: Gambia – Sep 5 + 9
- Brajan Gruda: Germany U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Kaoru Mitoma: Japan – Sep 6 + 10
- Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Diego Gomez: Paraguay – Sep 5 + 10
- Yasin Ayari: Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
BURNLEY
- Armando Broja: Albania – Sep 4 + 9
- Jacob Bruun Larsen: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Axel Tuanzebe: DR Congo – Sep 5 + 9
- Lesley Ugochukwu: France U21 – Sep 5
- Max Weiss: Germany U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Oliver Sonne: Peru – Sep 5 + 10
- Josh Cullen: Republic of Ireland – Sep 6 + 9
- Martin Dubravka: Slovakia – Sep 4 + 7
- Lyle Foster: South Africa – Sep 5 + 9
- Hjalmar Ekdal: Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
- Hannibal: Tunisia – Sep 4 + 8
CHELSEA
- Estevao, Joao Pedro, Andrey Santos: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Filip Jorgensen: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Moises Caicedo: Ecuador – Sep 5 + 10
- Reece James: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Josh Acheampong, Tyrique George, Jamie Gittens: England U21 – Sep 8
- Malo Gusto: France – Sep 5 + 9
- Pedro Neto: Portugal – Sep 6 + 9
- Dario Essugo: Portugal U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Marc Cucurella: Spain – Sep 4 + 7
- Marc Guiu: Spain U21 – Sep 5 + 9
CRYSTAL PALACE
- Walter Benitez: Argentina – Sep 5 + 10
- Jefferson Lerma, Daniel Munoz: Colombia – Sep 5 + 10
- Borna Sosa: Croatia – Sep 5 + 8
- Marc Guehi, Dean Henderson: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Romain Esse: England U21 – Sep 8
- Daichi Kamada: Japan – Sep 7 + 10
- Christantus Uche: Nigeria – Sep 6 + 9
- Justin Devenny: Northern Ireland – Sep 4 + 7
- Rio Cardines: Trinidad and Tobago: Sep 6 + 10
- Chris Richards: USA – Sep 6 + 10
EVERTON
- Jordan Pickford: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Tyler Dibling: England U21 – Sep 8
- Beto: Guinea-Bissau: Sep 4 + 8
- Jack O’Brien, Mark Travers: Republic of Ireland – Sep 6 + 9
- Idrissa Gana Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye: Senegal – Sep 5 + 9
- Tom King: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
FULHAM
- Timothy Castagne: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Josh King: England U21 – Sep 8
- Sam Amissah: England U19 – England U19 – Sep 3 + 6 + 9
- Joachim Andersen: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Raul Jimenez: Mexico – Sep 7 + 10
- Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samu Chukwueze: Nigeria – Sep 6 + 9
- Sander Berge: Norway – Sep 4 + 9
- Sasa Lukic: Serbia – Sep 6 + 9
- Harry Wilson: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
LEEDS UNITED
- Ilia Gruev: Bulgaria – Sep 4 + 7
- Jaka Bijol: Slovenia – Sep 5 + 8
- Gabriel Gudmundsson – Sep 5 + 8
- Karl Darlow, Dan James: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
LIVERPOOL
- Alexis Mac Allister: Argentina – Sep 5 + 10
- Alisson: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Mohamed Salah: Egypt – Sep 5 + 9
- Jayden Danns: England U20 – Sep 5
- Rio Ngumoha, Trey Nyoni – England U19 – Sep 3 + 6 + 9
- Hugo Ekitike, Ibrahima Konate: France – Sep 5 + 9
- Florian Wirtz: Germany – Sep 4 + 7
- Giorgi Mamardashvili: Georgia – Sep 4 + 7
- Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai: Hungary – Sep 6 + 9
- Armin Pecsi: Hungary U21 – Sep 9
- Wataru Endo: Japan – Sep 7 + 10
- Geovanni Leoni: Italy – Sep 5 + 8
- Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, Virgil van Dijk: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Conor Bradley: Northern Ireland – Sep 4 + 7
- Andrew Robertson: Scotland – Sep 5 + 8
- Alexander Isak: Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
MANCHESTER CITY
- Jeremy Doku: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Omar Marmoush: Egypt – Sep 5 + 9
- John Stones, James Trafford: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Gianluigi Donnarumma: Italy – Sep 5 + 8
- Nathan Ake, Tijjani Reijnders: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Oscar Bobb, Erling Haaland: Norway – Sep 4 + 9
- Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva: Portugal – Sep 6 + 9
- Rodri: Spain – Sep 4 + 7
MANCHESTER UNITED
- Casemiro: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Bryan Mbeumo, Andre Onana: Cameroon – Sep 4 + 9
- Patrick Dorgu: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Chido Obi: Denmark U21 – Sep 4 + 8
- Ayden Heaven: England U20 – Sep 5
- Leny Yoro: France U21 – Sep 8
- Amad Diallo: Ivory Coast – Sep 5 + 9
- Matthijs de Ligt: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes: Portugal – Sep 6 + 9
- Benjamin Sesko: Slovenia – Sep 5 + 8
- Altay Bayindir: Turkey – Sep 4 + 7
- Manuel Ugarte: Uruguay – Sep 5 + 10
NEWCASTLE UNITED
- Bruno Guimaraes: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Will Osula: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Yoane Wissa: DR Congo – Sep 5 + 9
- Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Lewis Miley: England U21 – Sep 8
- Nick Woltemade: Germany – Sep 4 + 7
- Sandro Tonali: Italy – Sep 5 + 8
- Alex Murphy: Republic of Ireland U21 – Sep 4 + 9
- Anthony Elanga, Emil Krafth – Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
- Matz Sels: Belgium – Sep 4 + 7
- Jair Cunha: Brazil U20 (camp only)
- Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Zach Abbott: England U21 – Sep 5
- Ibrahim Sangare: Ivory Coast – Sep 5 + 9
- Chris Wood: New Zealand – Sep 5 + 9
- Ola Aina: Nigeria – Sep 6 + 9
- Angus Gunn: Scotland – Sep 5 + 8
- Nikola Milenkovic: Serbia – Sep 6 + 9
- Dan Ndoye: Switzerland – Sep 5 + 8
- Oleksandr Zinchenko: Ukraine – Sep 5 + 9
- Neco Williams: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
SUNDERLAND
- Bertrand Traore: Burkina Faso – Sep 5 + 9
- Arthur Masuaku, Noah Junior Sadiki: DR Congo – Sep 5 + 9
- Chris Rigg: England U19 – Sep 3 + 6 + 9
- Simon Adingra: Ivory Coast – Sep 5 + 9
- Chemsdine Talbi: Morocco – Sep 5 + 8
- Reinildo: Mozambique – Sep 5 + 8
- Robin Roefs: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Trai Hume: Northern Ireland – Sep 4 + 7
- Omar Alderete: Paraguay – Sep 5 + 10
- Habib Diarra: Senegal – Sep 5 + 9
- Milan Aleksic: Serbia U21 – Sep 8
- Eliezer Mayenda: Spain U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Granit Xhaka: Switzerland – Sep 5 + 8
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
- Cristian Romero: Argentina – Sep 5 + 10
- Kevin Danso: Austria – Sep 6 + 9
- Richarlison: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Djed Spence: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Archie Gray: England U21 – Sep 8
- Callum Olusesi: England U19 – Sep 3
- Wilson Odobert, Mathys Tel: France U21 – Sep 5 + 8
- Mohammed Kudus: Ghana – Sep 4 + 8
- Manor Solomon: Israel – Sep 5 + 8
- Guglielmo Vicario: Italy – Sep 5 + 8
- Xavi Simons, Micky van de Ven: Netherlands – Sep 4 + 7
- Joao Palhinha: Portugal – Sep 6 + 9
- Pape Matar Sarr: Senegal – Sep 5 + 9
- Pedro Porro: Spain – Sep 4 + 7
- Lucas Bergvall: Sweden – Sep 5 + 8
- Rodrigo Bentancur: Uruguay – Sep 5 + 10
- Ben Davies, Brennan Johnson: Wales – Sep 4 + 9
WEST HAM UNITED
- Lucas Paqueta: Brazil – Sep 5 + 10
- Tomas Soucek: Czech Republic – Sep 5 + 8
- Mads Hermansen: Denmark – Sep 5 + 8
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka: DR Congo – Sep 5 + 9
- Jarrod Bowen: England – Sep 6 + 9
- Niclas Fullkrug: Germany – Sep 4 + 7
- Konstantinos Mavropanos: Greece – Sep 5 + 8
- Callum Marshall: Northern Ireland – Sep 4 + 7
- Mateus Fernandes: Portugal U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- El Hadji Malick Diouf: Senegal – Sep 5 + 9
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
- Jackson Tchatchoua: Cameroon – Sep 4 + 9
- Jhon Arias, Yerson Mosquera: Colombia – Sep 5 + 10
- Ladislav Krejci: Czech Republic – Sep 5 + 8
- Jean-Ricner Bellegarde: Haiti – Sep 6 + 10
- Emmanuel Agbadou: Ivory Coast – Sep 5 + 9
- Tolo Arokodare: Nigeria – Sep 6 + 9
- David Moller Wolfe: Norway – Sep 4 + 9
- Jose Sa: Portugal – Sep 6 + 9
- Matt Doherty: Republic of Ireland – Sep 4 + 9
- Fer Lopez: Spain U21 – Sep 5 + 9
- Santiago Bueno: Uruguay – Sep 4 + 9
- Marshall Munetsi: Zimbabwe – Sep 5 + 9
