Predicted line-ups and confirmed Premier League team news: FPL Gameweek 35

Latest News: Mikel Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka (Achilles) will miss the Gunners' trip to Manchester City on Sunday, while Mikel Merino (foot) is a longer-term absentee. The Arsenal boss is "hopeful", however, that midweek casualty Noni Madueke (knee) will be fit, saying "it didn't look that bad after the game and he was quite positive". Arteta was typically vaguer on Jurrien Timber (ankle), Martin Odegaard (knee) and Riccardo Calafiori (unspecified), saying that "some players are quite close" but adding that "the turnaround is short". Given that it's unlikely that Max Dowman would be thrown in to start in a game of this magnitude, it'll probably be Gabriel Martinelli on the right if Madueke fails to recover. The Brazilian, of course, is also an option on the opposite flank. There may be an unenforced change up top, meanwhile, after Viktor Gyokeres turned in a sorry showing against Sporting and Kai Havertz made a positive impression upon his introduction. At the back, and assuming that Timber and Calafiori don't recover, Arteta's only decision really is over whether to start Ben White or Cristhian Mosquera at right-back. Mosquera was part of the back four that kept Sporting at bay on Wednesday, with his recall coming after some wobbly recent displays from White.

Latest News: Unai Emery's press conference was short on team news, not that we were expecting much. Boubacar Kamara (knee) is the only known absentee, as Tyrone Mings, Emi Martinez and Jadon Sancho all returned from injuries to feature in Aston Villa's squad against Bologna on Thursday. Despite progress to the semi-finals of the Europa League, Emery said on Friday that the Premier League is the "priority", so we're going to see a strong side against Sunderland on Sunday - particularly as there is a free midweek to follow. The comfortable aggregate victory over Bologna also allowed Emery to take Ollie Watkins and John McGinn off on the hour on Thursday, with Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana following not long after that. In terms of likely changes, Ross Barkley or the fit-again Sancho could well come in for Emi Buendia, who lasted the course in midweek. After three successive starts for Lucas Digne, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Ian Maatsen get the nod for this one, especially as it's a home game against one of the division's lowest defensive blocks.

Latest News: Justin Kluivert (knee) and Lewis Cook (hamstring) remain out this weekend but the latter is back in partial training with the Cherries, so there's a chance we could see him in Bournemouth's second Gameweek 33 fixture next Wednesday. Other than that, it's a clean bill of health for Andoni Iraola, who this week announced he would depart the south-coast club at the end of 2025/26. As for the predicted XI, we'll surely see a very similar line-up to the one that Iraola named at the Emirates last Saturday. His only change for that clash was a bold one, bringing Eli Kroupi in for Amine Adli, an alteration that worked wonders in north London. If Iraola was able to trust Kroupi, whose future lies as a 'nine', in the 'hole' away at Arsenal, then surely he'll have few qualms about doing it away at a brittle Newcastle, who the Cherries haven't lost to in the league since 2019/20. As for next Wednesday, Iraola may not rotate radically. He only made two changes (Kroupi and David Brooks out, Ryan Christie and Evanilson in) when the Cherries last had a weekend/midweek turnaround, and they've actually got an extra day of recovery this time. Tyler Adams or Cook for Christie is one change to look out for against Leeds, with Adli or Brooks potentially coming in for Kroupi.

Latest News: Vitaly Janelt (foot), Rico Henry (hamstring) and Jordan Henderson (knock) are all still weeks away from returns, while back-up striker Kaye Furo (groin) has joined the injury list. Longer-term absentees Antoni Milambo and Fábio Carvalho (both knee) also remain out, but another player who has been sidelined for an extended period, Josh Dasilva (knee), is back in training and inching towards a return. In another bit of positive news, Aaron Hickey (hamstring) is available again for the Bees after two months on the sidelines. Hickey for Keane Lewis-Potter is perhaps the likeliest change to last week's XI, indeed, with the full-back more of a natural defender; remember that whoever takes on the left-back role will be up against the dangerous Harry Wilson. Whether Hickey is fit enough to start or not is another question. The raft of injuries have left Keith Andrews' squad looking thin, so much so that he only made one substitution against Everton last weekend. Even that was enforced, with an ill Mikkel Damsgaard replaced by Reiss Nelson at the interval. Damsgaard has since recovered.

Latest News: Lewis Dunk serves the final match of a two-game ban this weekend, although he will return for Brighton's second Double Gameweek 33 fixture. On the injury front, James Milner is not yet ready to return from a minor issue despite "getting close", while Adam Webster (knee) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) are long-term absentees. Fabian Hurzeler has no fresh concerns, at least, which gives him the chance to continue with the same group of players and keep the momentum up after five wins in the last six Gameweeks. During this run, seven players are ever-present starters, with veterans Dunk, Milner and Danny Welbeck three of the exceptions. Welbeck hasn’t started consecutive weekend-midweek matches all season, even when Brighton have subsequently had a free weekend, so there's a chance that he drops out next Tuesday, with Dunk potentially coming in for Olivier Boscagli at that point. As for the Kaoru Mitoma v Yankuba Minteh debate on the left wing, Hurzeler said that the former is fit and an option to start but also highlighted the strong performances of Minteh, as well as the Gambian winger's good understanding with Ferdi Kadioglu at left-back. He may have been hinting at Minteh keeping his place, then.

Latest News: Josh Laurent returns after serving a one-match ban last weekend. The Nottingham Forest game comes too soon for Hannibal Mejbri (hamstring), who is looking more towards Gameweek 35 as a return date, while Josh Cullen (knee), Connor Roberts (Achilles) and Jordan Beyer (hamstring) are out longer term. Another player who has been sidelined for an extended period, Zeki Amdouni (knee), is back in training. Scott Parker said the Clarets will make a call on his involvement but, given his length of absence, acknowledged that this one might come too soon. Parker admitted he was still "searching to get a different result" by trying different personnel and systems, not that anything has particularly landed. Burnley weren't awful in defeat to Brighton, and indeed had two goals chalked off for the most marginal of offsides, but don't be surprised to see more tinkering at Forest. Laurent could return in midfield after suspension, while Kyle Walker will be hoping to return at right-back after a tactical benching against the Seagulls; when he was previously demoted, he returned the very next game. Armando Broja, Jacon Bruun Larsen and the fit-again Mike Tresor all got off the bench in Gameweek 32 but none of them have really troubled the starting XI over the last three months.

Latest News: Enzo Fernandez is back in the first-team fold after his two-match internal suspension for comments he made over the international break. On the injury front, Trevoh Chalobah (ankle) is "very, very close" - he was in "modified" training as of Thursday - but Reece James (hamstring) is a "little bit further away". Long-term absentee Levi Colwill (knee/match fitness) will feature for the under-21s on Friday night, meanwhile. There was no update from Liam Rosenior on Jamie Gittens (hamstring), who had yet another setback in the last fortnight, or Filip Jorgensen (groin), who had minor surgery in mid-March. Rosenior also didn't confirm whether Enzo would return to his starting XI but the Chelsea boss made positive noises about the Argentine midfielder in his presser, and he'll surely want to draw a line under the whole sorry drama now. The front six he's favoured for large parts of the last few months could be reunited, then, although Romeo Lavia is an alternative to Andrey Santos, while Estevao and Alejandro Garnacho are options (at Pedro Neto's expense) out wide. At the back, Jorrel Hato did pretty well at centre-half in Gameweek 32 despite the 0-3 scoreline, so he could keep his place. Chalobah may then return to the conversation next Tuesday, either for Hato or for Wesley Fofana, who hasn't started three games in a week all season. Robert Sanchez is safe as long as Jorgensen is out; it's just that we're not entirely sure when the Dane will be back.

Latest News: Eddie Nketiah (hamstring), Cheick Doucoure (knee/muscle/match fitness) and Evann Guessand (knee) remain out, while Adam Wharton (adductor) and Maxence Lacroix (knee) are fresh concerns after Thursday's match against Fiorentina. Wharton's issue is one that has dogged him for a while, while Lacroix's problem came about after he jarred his knee in a coming together with an opposition player. The last we heard from him, Oliver Glasner wasn't sure of the severity of either injury. The Palace boss did at least confirm that Jean-Philippe Mateta was withdrawn at half-time in Italy to manage his minutes, as the Eagles had already used two of their substitution windows in the first half. So, what will Glasner do with his team this week? Despite saying that he was "not planning to rotate massively" against Newcastle last weekend, the Austrian made five changes, including benching Ismaila Sarr. The differences this week are that a) Palace have an extra day of recovery and aren't playing till Monday night and b) don't have a Thursday night game beyond it, with next week being their last free midweek before their Conference League semi-final. There may not be quite as much rotation, then, but by the same token, you'd think Glasner would not want to take risks on players carrying injuries like Wharton and Lacroix. Tyrick Mitchell also seemed to be hobbling at the end of the game in Florence, but we've had no updates on him. Chadi Riad and Jefferson Lerma are options to fill in for Lacroix if needed, with Will Hughes, Lerma and Justin Devenny possibilities in the middle of the park. You'd imagine Brennan Johnson features against the Hammers after remaining unused in Italy, be it at the expense of Sarr again or Yeremy Pino, who has started twice already in the last week. Jorgen Strand Larsen potentially comes in up front, too, as the careful management of Mateta continues.

Latest News: Charly Alcaraz is available for selection again, having spent the last two months out with an unspecified issue. Long-term absentee Jack Grealish (foot) is therefore Everton's only known injury problem, with David Moyes saying the Toffees are "as... close to [being fully fit] as we can be". Moyes has kept a very settled side over the last five Gameweeks, with nine players ever-present starters. James Tarkowski would have made it 10, had he not missed Gameweek 30 with an injury. The one area of change has been at centre-half, where former long-term injury victim Jarrad Branthwaite has been in and out of the team; Moyes had previously said the Toffees would have to carefully manage him after so long out. But Branthwaite reappeared to claim Michael Keane's spot at Brentford last weekend, and there's a healthy week of recovery on either side of Sunday's Merseyside derby.

Latest News: Marco Silva reports that the Fulham team news is "pretty much the same as last week". Kevin (foot) and Kenny Tete (foot) remain out but there is one change, with Harrison Reed (knock) "back in contention" after missing out in Gameweek 32. We can expect some alterations after the disappointing display at a much-changed Liverpool, one of which could see Sasa Lukic return to the midfield after a couple of impressive cameos. That would free Alex Iwobi up to return to the left flank, where Oscar Bobb has flattered to deceive of late. Bobb and Josh King were hooked at half-time last weekend, with Lukic and Emile Smith-Rowe brought on in their places. It'd be harsh on King to lose his place off the back of the Liverpool game alone, admittedly, as it was only the Gameweek prior to that that he turned in an excellent showing against Burnley. Antonee Robison's sub-par displays continued on Merseyside, meanwhile, and you wonder how long it'll be before Ryan Sessegnon gets another chance at left-back. That's two matches in a row now in which Robinson has been taken off early. Up top, Rodrigo Muniz hasn't really done a great deal to impress in his last two starts, which could pave the way for Raul Jimenez's return.

Latest News: Leeds have no fresh concerns for the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend. As for the currently injured trio of Anton Stach (ankle), Joe Rodon (ankle) and Daniel James (adductor), Daniel Farke didn’t quite rule them out of Double Gameweek 33, despite saying last week that he was “realistically” expecting Stach and Rodon to be sidelined until May. On Thursday, he was a bit more ambiguous, confirming first that they weren't yet back in team training but adding that "sometimes [there could be] a positive surprise". Saturday's game against Wolves sounds like it comes too soon, at least, so we're expecting a very similar XI to the one that superbly beat Manchester United on Monday. Previously peripheral players like Noah Okafor and Ao Tanaka were excellent at Old Trafford, furthering the likelihood of those two keeping their places for the time being. Any rotation risk probably comes next Wednesday, as not only does an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea await four days later but the Whites could feasibly have opened up a nine-point gap over the bottom three by then. Okafor and Calvert-Lewin, for example, haven't started three games in a week all season.

Latest News: Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season with the Achilles injury he sustained against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. He joins Alisson (muscle), Wataru Endo (foot), Conor Bradley (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring), Jayden Danns (hamstring) and Giovanni Leoni (knee) on the injury list, although the only update we got on that group on Friday concerned Danns. Arne Slot did, at least, confirm that Joe Gomez is out of Sunday's Merseyside derby, after the defender was taken off midway through the second half on Tuesday with "discomfort". After the expected rotation against Fulham last weekend, we should see something closer to a full-strength XI at Everton. Slot, indeed, said that "being tired has no influence on the game on Sunday", with this being a more generous turnaround between matches. The big question mark is over Alexander Isak, who Slot said "is not ready for 90 [minutes]". That doesn't mean he can't start, of course, as demonstrated by his appearance in Slot's line-up on Tuesday night, a run-out that ended at half-time. The Liverpool boss did hail Cody Gakpo's efforts as the second-half line-leader against PSG, however, and you wonder if he'll side with the Dutchman in the opening exchanges of a cut-and-thrust derby, before unleashing Isak later in the game. Mohamed Salah surely returns after his midweek benching, while Jeremie Frimpong is hot favourite at right-back now that Gomez is out - although Slot could opt for a cooler head in Dominik Szoboszlai and play Curtis Jones in midfield. The joker in the pack is Rio Ngumoha, who was excellent against Fulham last weekend. The teenager is an in-form option on the left, something that would presumably see Florian Wirtz displace Alexis Mac Allister in the hole, but whether Slot fully trusts him in a game of this magnitude is another question.

Latest News: Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Nico O'Reilly (hamstring) is "fine" for City's clash with Arsenal this weekend. Ruben Dias (hamstring/knock) remains out, however, while Josko Gvardiol (leg) is a longer-term absentee. We heard nothing more on John Stones, who hasn't featured since returning from international duty with a calf issue. Guardiola seems to have stumbled on a winning formula over the last three games in all competitions, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea dispatched by a combined 9-0 scoreline. Rayan Cherki's off-the-ball attributes have sometimes been questioned but if his manager was willing to start the in-form Frenchman against the Gunners already in a cup final last month, as well as against two more big-six opponents since, then Cherki's expected minutes surely stay healthy this Sunday. The current system leaves only one spot open for O'Reilly or Rayan Ait-Nouri, so now that the Englishman is fit, Ait-Nouri's own 'xMins' take a tumble - especially as O'Reilly's height is a weapon against Arsenal's set-piece strengths. Also at the back, Dias' absence only cements another start for Abdudokir Khusanov, who has been impressive in recent weeks. The Burnley game is perhaps where there's some element of rotation risk. Guardiola may want an out-and-out winger like Savinho against the Clarets' defence, for instance, as he did in the reverse fixture. Really, the extent of the rotation may hinge on the result against Arsenal. Lose and, in Guardiola's words, the title race is "over", and the City boss may be more willing to shake things up. Win, and the Cityzens can go top of the table with a victory at Turf Moor. An FA Cup semi-final does await after Double Gameweek 33 but City have got a relatively favourable draw in the shape of Championship side Southampton, so there equally could be minute management dished out at Wembley, especially if the Premier League title race is still alive.

Latest News: Lisandro Martinez begins a three-match ban after his dismissal for violent conduct on Monday night. It gets worse for United at centre-half as Harry Maguire, who was himself suspended in Gameweek 32, has been hit by an additional one-match ban for "acting in an improper manner" in the draw with Bournemouth a month ago. To cap the bad news off, reports on Friday afternoon suggest Leny Yoro will miss the Chelsea game with an unspecified injury. Patrick Dorgu (hamstring) and Matthijs de Ligt (back) remain sidelined, too, but Kobbie Mainoo should return from a minor issue and indeed has travelled to London ahead of Saturday's game. It's a real crisis at the back, then, with Casemiro potentially needed to drop back to centre-half. Luke Shaw and Noussair Mazraoui do have some experience at centre-half, too, but predominantly as a part of a 'three' in the wing-back system that Ruben Amorim used to employ. Mainoo's anticipated return at least plugs the gap in the engine room, should Casemiro be needed at centre-back. Otherwise, he will likely replace Manuel Ugarte, who was poor against Leeds. Further forward, given the nature of the fixture and the possibility that United are going to cede a lot of possession, Carrick may revert to the Gameweek 31 front four, dropping Benjamin Sesko and recalling Bryan Mbeumo, and look to hit United's hosts on the break.

Latest News: Fabian Schar (ankle/foot) and Emil Krafth (knee) remain out, while Joelinton now has to serve a two-match ban after he picked up his 10th booking of the season last weekend. Bruno Guimaraes could make his return from a hamstring injury, however, having had his comeback delayed by a bout of mumps. Eddie Howe said on Friday that there "is a chance" he could be involved, having trained this week. A late call will be made. Newcastle's XI is possibly the most difficult to predict in the whole Premier League this weekend, with some leftfield tinkering in Gameweek 32 (Will Osula up top, Lewis Miley straight back in after three months out, Dan Burn benched) only resulting in yet another defeat. With several of the current squad linked with moves away, Howe also said - while stressing that he wasn't talking about Anthony Gordon - that he wouldn't "play any player if I don't feel they're 100% committed to the club". Any number of individuals could make way from the starting XI, then, from an under-par Tino Livramento to, despite Howe's above insistence, Gordon, who was awful when moved back to the left at Selhurst Park. Osula was arguably Newcastle's best attacker at Palace, so he may keep his place over the big-name, big-money alternatives who some would argue aren't pulling their weight.

Latest News: We're still waiting for fresh updates from Vitor Pereira after Forest's European commitments. Elliot Anderson missed Thursday's win over Porto after the death of his mother, with his manager unsure ("we'll see") whether he would feature against Burnley on Sunday. There were also three injury blows emerging from the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, with Chris Wood, Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi all hobbling off. Speaking after the game, however, Pereira was very optimistic about Wood and Murillo's contact injuries ("I believe they will be in condition for the next game"), with only Hudson-Odoi's issue "muscular" in nature. John Victor (knee), Willy Boly (knee) and Nicola Savona (knee) are also out but Jair Cunha (ankle) at least recovered to feature in midweek. Ryan Yates and Nicolas Dominguez are options in the middle of the park if Anderson misses out, while only getting 16 minutes against Porto might actually aid Wood's chances of starting his first league match of 2026. The wide areas are the real problem, not just because of Hudson-Odoi's injury but also because the likes of Dilane Bakwa and Dan Ndoye are majorly failing to convince. With Jair fit, Pereira might even consider going 3-5-2/3-4-2-1, with the width instead provided by Neco Williams and Ola Aina.

Latest News: Romaine Mundle (hamstring) and Simon Moore (hand) are out, while the Aston Villa match comes too soon for Nilson Angulo (unknown), Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle) and Bertrand Traore (knee). They should be back in training closer to Gameweek 34. Dan Ballard (hamstring) is available again, at least, having trained this week, but Le Bris hinted strongly that Luke O'Nien would keep his place at centre-half, talking about the "dynamic of the group" and saying it was more important for Ballard to "build his fitness level rather than to rush the process now". That's not to say that Le Bris isn't ruthless with his team selections, with Lutsharel Geetruida, Chemsdine Talbi and Trai Hume all very unfortunate to lose their places in Gameweek 32, despite having started in the victorious Tyne-Wear derby three weeks earlier. That trio made way for Nordi Mukiele, Enzo Le Fee and Reinildo, who, ultimately, have established themselves as first choices in Le Bris' side this season. Chris Rigg probably has the loosest grip on a shirt in this predicted XI, with Talbi pushing for a recall and Angulo/Traore soon to return. There's even the possibility of seeing Hume at right wing this weekend, where he's featured sporadically this season.

Latest News: Cristian Romero's season is over after he suffered a knee injury against Sunderland last Sunday. He joins Mohammed Kudus (thigh), Wilson Odobert (knee), Ben Davies (ankle) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) on the sidelines, while Guglielmo Vicario (hernia surgery) isn't ready to return. It sounds like James Maddison (knee) won't be risked, either, despite his return to training; Roberto De Zerbi said it is "better to lose one game more than to take a risk for another new injury". And while Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring) is available again, his new boss said he doesn't know "if he will start the game or not". Bench duty possibly beckons after three months out. As for the team, Xavi Simons and Mathys Tel arguably merit a chance after surprisingly missing out at the Stadium of Light, especially as those starting ahead of them flopped. De Zerbi indeed hailed Xavi's bravery on the ball in Friday's presser. Kevin Danso is the obvious deputy for Romero, while Antonin Kinsky will continue in goal in Vicario's absence. Given that the Spurs boss praised Dominic Solanke as "one of the best strikers in the Premier League", we're assuming he finds a place for him again this weekend. Right wing and central midfield, where no one stood out on Wearside, are the problem positions. Randal Kolo Muani simply isn't a right-winger, but then no one else (who is fit) is either, and it was interesting that he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes last weekend. In the engine room, Conor Gallagher really struggled but it was intriguingly Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall who made way early, with Joao Palhinha and Pape Matar Sarr brought on. Now we have Yves Bissouma in the mix, who De Zerbi said was "100%" better this week after remaining unused at Sunderland.

Latest News: Nuno Espirito Santo should have a fully-fit squad to pick from for the short trip to Crystal Palace on Monday, confirming that "all the boys are okay" in Friday's presser. We can probably expect the same team that steamrolled Wolves last week, then, even if the display, especially in the first half, didn't quite reflect the comfortable margin of victory. Kyle Walker-Peters now looks to have the upper hand at right-back, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka's omission perhaps a result of his late return from international duty with DR Congo, something that caused him to sit out the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Leeds. Adama Traore could have felt hard done by to lose his place after impressing against the Whites but with Crysensio Summerville now back fit and coming through his comeback game seemingly unscathed, bench duty awaits again.

Latest News: Yerson Mosquera will miss the next two matches after picking up his 10th yellow card of 2025/26 in Gameweek 32. Sam Johnstone (shoulder) also remains unavailable for Rob Edwards' side, while Wolves are weighing up whether to risk Matt Doherty; he's been back in training after a "niggle", but only for "the last couple of days". If Doherty doesn't make it, then there may have to be a defensive reshuffle to cope with Mosquera's loss, with Toti Gomes brought in on the left of the back three. Despite the heavy defeat at West Ham, Edwards insisted "that there were still some good performances... especially in that first 45 [minutes] to an hour". Indeed, the capitulation came after Edwards started making substitutions, so there may not be the wholesale changes that a 4-0 thumping would usually elicit. Matheus Mane will be hoping to reclaim his place after his long run in the starting XI came to an end, although he didn't exactly cover himself in glory for West Ham's second goal. Tolu Arokodare will also be hoping for a look-in, having been forced to subsist on cameos in the league in the last five Gameweeks. Edwards said that some youngsters could get a chance in the run-in (Mane and Tom Edozie have already seen minutes of some variety), but did stress that they'd have to merit it over the seniors.