FPL pre-season: Howe downplays Isak injury + Robinson shines

FPL notes from five friendlies taking place this weekend
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saka | ARS | 9.8m | 100.9% | Very Likely |
| Haaland | MCI | 14.6m | 101.8% | Very Likely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 100.8% | Very Likely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 100.3% | Very Likely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 93.9% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 87.4% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 81.5% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 76.5% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.7m | 73.4% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.2m | 71.0% | Unlikely |
| Doku | MCI | 6.4m | 67.7% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.6m | 67.6% | Unlikely |
| F.Kadıoğlu | BHA | 4.4m | 68.8% | Unlikely |
| Gabriel | ARS | 7.2m | 66.6% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 64.5% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 64.4% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 63.6% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 63.0% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 62.8% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 59.1% | Unlikely |
| Osula | NEW | 5.4m | 55.5% | Unlikely |
| Richarlison | TOT | 6.3m | 53.6% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 54.9% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 54.3% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.4m | 54.3% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 53.3% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 51.5% | Unlikely |
| Brobbey | SUN | 5.3m | 50.8% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.8m | 48.5% | Unlikely |
| Mateta | CRY | 7.6m | 48.4% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.2m | 48.4% | Unlikely |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 7.8m | 47.3% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 6.8m | 45.3% | Unlikely |
| N.Williams | NFO | 4.8m | 46.1% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 42.0% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 41.8% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 41.5% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 41.3% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 40.7% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 100.7% | Very Likely |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.4m | 97.9% | Maybe |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.4m | 92.6% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.3% | Maybe |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 94.9% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 94.1% | Unlikely |
| Schade | BRE | 6.9m | 89.8% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 92.1% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 91.1% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 90.7% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 90.6% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 90.3% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 89.7% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 89.6% | Unlikely |
| Tolu | WOL | 5.2m | 84.8% | Unlikely |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.4m | 85.5% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 84.6% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.5m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 81.6% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 81.1% | Unlikely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 6.7m | 79.6% | Unlikely |
| Calafiori | ARS | 5.6m | 80.4% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 79.2% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 77.4% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 77.2% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 76.8% | Unlikely |
| Strand Larsen | CRY | 5.9m | 74.8% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 74.4% | Unlikely |
| Obi | MUN | 4.2m | 72.8% | Unlikely |
| Enzo | CHE | 6.5m | 69.7% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 71.9% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 68.6% | Unlikely |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.5m | 64.1% | Unlikely |
| Caicedo | CHE | 5.7m | 66.1% | Unlikely |
| Scott | BOU | 5.1m | 64.5% | Unlikely |
| Van de Ven | TOT | 4.4m | 65.1% | Unlikely |
| Iwobi | FUL | 6.2m | 64.0% | Unlikely |
| Amissah | FUL | 3.8m | 64.9% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| Up | CRY | C | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Down | SUN | B |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| Up | BHA | B | |
| Up | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | BOU | C, £ | |
| Down | SUN | C | |
| Down | LIV | A | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| Up | MCI | A | |
| Up | ARS | C, Vs | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C, Rest | |
| No Change | AVL | B | |
| No Change | NFO | A | |
| No Change | EVE | A, £ | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Down | LIV | C | |
| No Change | BOU | C, £ | |
| No Change | BHA | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| No Change | AVL | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Up | LIV | B |

FPL notes from five friendlies taking place this weekend

Assessing the £8.5m+ midfielder options in FPL

The latest instalment from our Promoted series

We profile Southampton’s goalkeepers and defenders

Yelena Cekerevac discusses whether FPL managers should pick the Euro ’24 stars, given their late pre-season returns