FPL Team News + Predicted Line-ups

Latest News: Martin Odegaard (ankle), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf) and Kieran Tierney (hamstring) remain sidelined but Mikel Merino (shoulder) returned to the Arsenal squad for Tuesday’s win over Paris Saint-Germain. Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) could be the next Gunner back, having trained with his teammates over the last week or so. Elswhere, there are concerns over Jurrien Timber (muscle) and Ben White (groin). White has now missed the last three competitive matches, having been restricted to a substitute role in Gameweek 5. Timber meanwhile was hooked at half-time of the PSG game as a precautionary measure. The pair having done "modified training" this week and were said to be "close", according to Mikel Arteta, but don't be surprised if the full-back pairing is Riccardo Calafiori and Jakub Kiwior (or a redeployed Thomas Partey) on Saturday. Arteta's midweek words about Timber playing "probably more minutes than we wanted" may also be a factor in his selection this weekend. We wouldn't expect many changes elsewhere, with Merino and Jorginho the options in midfield if Partey is indeed used as an inverted full-back.

Latest News: John McGinn (hamstring) remains sidelined, while long-term Villa absentees Tyrone Mings (knee) and Boubacar Kamara (knee) are targeting a return after the October internationals. Matty Cash (hamstring) was back in the matchday squad after a month out on Wednesday, albeit as a non-playing substitute. The win over Bayern Munich may have come at a further cost. Jacob Ramsey hobbled off in the first half with what looked like a groin injury, while Amadou Onana appeared to be feeling his hamstring when he was hooked on the hour. Leon Bailey, a first-half substitute for Ramsey, was later subbed off himself. The Jamaica international picked up an injury in training before the Bayern game but still featured off the bench, albeit briefly. Unai Emery seemed more confident of Onana being fit for Sunday than the other two, so the Villa boss will have to get creative on the flanks. Jadon Philogene-Bidace is in pole position for a start after impressing in the Champions League, while Ian Maatsen - who replaced Bailey in midweek - and a redeployed Morgan Rogers are options on the left. If Rogers does get the nod, then we could finally see a first Premier League start of 2024/25 for Jhon Duran alongside Ollie Watkins. Ross Barkley or Youri Tielemans could also play higher as a '10' if Rogers is moved wide.

Latest News: Tyler Adams (back) is the only player on the Cherries' injury list, with Andoni Iraola reporting no fresh concerns from Monday’s game against Southampton. Iraola made two more predictable defensive alterations for that defeat of the Saints, with Adam Smith and Marcos Senesi coming in for Julian Araujo and Dean Huijsen. Further forward, Dango Ouattara in for Justin Kluivert was Iraola's first attacking change since the September international break. Ouattara played his part in a strong offensive display, inadvertently scoring himself, so Kluivert faces a battle to reclaim his place. Elsewhere, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Milos Kerkez, Lewis Cook and Illia Zabarnyi have started every match that they've been available for this season.

Latest News: Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Igor Thiago (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Yoane Wissa (ankle), Gustavo Nunes (back) and Mathias Jensen (calf) remain out for the Bees. Long-term absentee Rico Henry (knee) will not be ready to return, either, but the positive news is that he’s back in training. In a further boost, Christian Norgaard (minor injury) is available for this one. He missed out last weekend in what was described as a “close call” but Thomas Frank has confirmed his availability for Gameweek 7, hinting that he'll be straight back into the starting XI. Who Norgaard replaces is the big question, with Bryan Mbeumo undroppable and Mikkel Damsgaard and Keane Lewis-Potter in good form. It could be that it's one of Kevin Schade or Fabio Carvalho making way, then; Schade himself was confirmed as only having cramp when he was substituted last weekend. Sepp van den Berg got the nod at right-back last weekend but Kristoffer Ajer and Mads Roerslev are alternatives, with Vitaly Janelt able to deputise at left-back if Ajer switches flanks.

Latest News: Matt O’Riley (ankle), Jan Paul van Hecke (groin) and Joao Pedro (ankle) remain out for the Seagulls with what Fabian Hurzeler interestingly categorised as "long-term" injuries, although it's perhaps more in weeks rather than months in the latter two's cases. Simon Adingra also remains a doubt after missing Gameweek 6 as a "precaution", while medium-to-long-term absentees Solly March (knee), James Milner (hamstring) and Brajan Gruda (unknown injury) are all likely to be bench-warmers at best despite Hurzeler saying they could be "options" for the weekend. Joel Veltman is back from illness at least, so could return to right-back duties after Ferdi Kadioglu's baptism of fire at Stamford Bridge. Adam Webster also had a mare in west London and, despite Hurzeler leaping to his defence in the pre-match presser, he could be replaced by Igor Julio after the latter looked half-decent upon his introduction in Gameweek 6. Kadioglu and Jack Hinshelwood are alternatives to Pervis Estupinan at left-back, meanwhile. It wouldn't be a huge surprise to see Yankuba Minteh brought back in to help with the defensive effort on the right flank, with Georginio Rutter moving centrally at the expense of one of last week's starting three central midfielders. Mats Wieffer, hooked after 57 minutes along with Webster, would possibly be the makeweight - although as ever, there's much uncertainty with the Seagulls' starting XI.

Latest News: Reece James (hamstring) and Omari Kellyman (hamstring) remain the only Blues on the sidelines through injury but Carney Chukwuemeka missed Thursday's UEFA Europa League clash with Gent due to illness. There's a clear distinction between Enzo Maresca's Europa League team and his Premier League XI: the Chelsea boss once again made 11 changes for Thursday's victory over the Belgian side. That's not to say that one or two of that second-string line-up couldn't gatecrash the A team soon. Noni Madueke perhaps hasn't hit the heights of Gameweek 2 and now has Pedro Neto pushing him for a start on the right, while Tosin Adarabioyo would have viewed last weekend's shaky defensive display with interest. There's an argument for including him here to deal with Chris Wood's aerial threat but the betting money would still be on an unchanged starting XI from Gameweek 6.

Latest News: Chadi Riad (knee), Cheick Doucoure (toe) and Chris Richards (hamstring) remain out, while Matheus Franca - who was on the cusp of a return from a rib injury - now faces a long spell on the sidelines with a groin issue. Trevoh Chalobah was on the bench in Gameweek 6 after recovering from an abdominal complaint and after a week of training, is "coming closer to start" according to his manager. Chalobah could be promoted to an ever-changing backline, then, allowing Jefferson Lerma to return to midfield - although the Colombian actually looked quite good at centre-half at Goodison Park. Oliver Glasner defended Daichi Kamada in his presser but the jury remains out on the Japan international and his best position, after some underwhelming displays in the engine room. With Lerma and Will Hughes, there are alternatives to Kamada alongside Adam Wharton. Things aren't clicking too well in attack, either, so don't be surprised if one of Jean-Phillipe Mateta or Eddie Nketiah makes way against the Reds. Ismaila Sarr has impressed as a substitute recently and arguably warrants a start; that may have even arrived in Gameweek 6 had his pre-match training not been disrupted by a minor ankle injury.

Latest News: Seamus Coleman (ankle), Youssef Chermiti (foot) and Armando Broja (foot) will remain out for the Toffees. Only match fitness is holding Nathan Patterson (hamstring) back: he’s now featured twice for the under-21s as he recovers from a long lay-off but Sean Dyche hinted in Thursday's presser that he needed more minutes before being considered for a first-team return. After Dyche's press conference, unconfirmed reports in the media suggested that Jarrad Branthwaite (quad) and Vitalli Mykolenko (calf) were doubts for the visit of Newcastle. Sticking with a winning side may not be an option for the Everton boss, then, with Michael Keane and James Garner on standby if Branthwaite and/or Mykolenko miss out. Dyche may even consider another unenforced change, with Jesper Lindstrom hooked at half-time of the victory over Crystal Palace and replaced by Jack Harrison. Harrison played his part in the Toffees' comeback win, teeing up Dwight McNeil for his second goal. The Toffees' head coach also has plenty of choice in the engine room, with Garner, Tim Iroegbunam and Idrissa Gana Gueye (who was recently absent for personal reasons) all alternatives.

Latest News: Carlos Vinicius (calf) and Jorge Cuenca (ankle) remain out for the Cottagers, who are otherwise injury-free heading into a tough test at the Etihad. Marco Silva has named the same line-up in the last three fixtures, while nine players are ever-present starters this season. Had Joachim Andersen arrived at the club earlier in the summer, that figure probably would have been 10. The one notable change to the team in 2024/25 has seen Raul Jimenez displace Rodrigo Muniz from the central striker's role. After three consecutive goals for the Mexican, it's not a decision that will be reversed any time soon. Silva could go a bit more conservative and play Harrison Reed or Sander Berge alongside Sasa Lukic, sacrificing one of Andreas Pereira or Emile Smith Rowe, but momentum may win out again in the north west.

Latest News: Jens Cajuste (knee) will miss out in Gameweek 7, while Kieran McKenna hinted at a few "little issues" and said "there’s a chance that there will be one or two changes to the team". Ali Al-Hamadi and Axel Tuanzebe may be the doubts in question: they've pulled out of their respective national team squads, so Ben Johnson will be poised to come in for Tuanzebe at right-back. Otherwise, McKenna surely won't change much after the excellent two-all draw with Aston Villa. Chiedozie Ogbene and Jack Clarke ousted Wes Burns and Sammie Szmodics against the Villans, and it's in the wide areas where the most uncertainty lies. Five others in this line-up are ever-present starters (that would have been six if Tuanzebe was fit), while Ari Muric, Dara O'Shea and Kalvin Phillips have all seemingly nailed down places since their summer moves to Suffolk.

Latest News: Patson Daka (ankle) and Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle) remain on the sidelines for Leicester, while Hamza Choudhury has joined the injury list after dislocating his shoulder. Steve Cooper hinted at more issues beyond this, too, saying that some players hadn't trained due to knocks. Jannik Vestergaard (ankle) is back in training, however, and could be involved. Cooper understandably went with a more defensive set-up away at Arsenal and it could have been even more conservative, had Jordan Ayew not only been fit enough for substitute duty. The Leicester Mercury reports that he has been absent from training images this week, so he could be one of the doubts that Cooper alluded to above. The Foxes' head coach might go a bit more attacking with his line-up for this home encounter, bringing in Bilal El Khanouss for Oliver Skipp and dropping Wilfred Ndidi into midfield.

Latest News: Harvey Elliott remains sidelined with a fractured foot, while Federico Chiesa is a doubt. He sat out Wednesday’s win over Bologna with what Arne Slot said were “some problems”, has missed a few days of training and may not be chanced even if he does return to the grass on Friday. This is the first time Slot has encountered a Wednesday evening-Saturday lunchtime turnaround as Liverpool boss, so it'll be interesting to see how he shapes his team up given the short recovery time. Ibrahima Konate was historically a candidate for a breather in tightly packed three-game weeks, for instance, but did manage to start all three matches (albeit with not such a tight turnaround) the last time the Reds had a Champions League game in mid-September. Slot has, however, shown more of a willingness to rotate in attack. Darwin Nunez didn't massively impress on Wednesday and is expected to make way for Diogo Jota, who shook off a knock picked up at Molineux to get half an hour against Bologna. Having played a part in both of Liverpool's goals against Wolves and started all three away league games to date, he's the favourite to start up top. The left-wing spot is a much closer call, however. Luis Diaz has been in excellent form this season, both in and out of possession. But - so too has Cody Gakpo, in the two starts afforded to him. There's not the significant drop-off in quality/sharpness you'd get from, say, resting Mohamed Salah for Chiesa, with Gakpo in the Man of the Match mix against both AC Milan and West Ham. Probably more deserving of a league start than anyone else warming the bench at Liverpool, Gakpo's time might be here after back-to-back starts this week for Diaz. Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas would perhaps be next in line from the second string to get starting XI promotions at Selhurst Park (Slot seems to be managing Andrew Robertson's minutes, one way or another) but early substitutions for some of the key regulars would maybe be more likely, providing the job is done in south London.

Latest News: Rodri (knee), Oscar Bobb (leg) and Nathan Ake (hamstring) are all unavailable, while Kevin De Bruyne (thigh) won't recover in time to face Fulham this weekend. Erling Haaland is fine, however, after recovering from a Gameweek 6 knock to last an hour in Slovakia in midweek. As usual, there are a significant number of question marks over the City starting XI this week. The crux: does Pep Guardiola show a lot of deference to in-form Fulham's strengths, as he did with Newcastle last weekend, or go more front-foot at the Etihad? The Cottagers, for instance, are ranked joint-second for counter-attack shots this season, which could offer a glimmer of hope to Kyle Walker and his recovery pace - potentially at the expense of Rico Lewis, who can of course operate in other positions (left-back/number eight). The physicality of old City foes Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez may also see Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol preferred at the rear. Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish offer some semblance of control on the flanks to guard against the threat of those rapid Fulham breakaways, while Mateo Kovacic will very likely helm the midfield as the closest thing that City have to a Rodri understudy. Phil Foden could get his first league start, meanwhile, after impressing in Europe on Tuesday on what has been a glacial reintegration into the starting XI following his summer fitness issues.

Latest News: Bruno Fernandes is available after his Gameweek 6 red card was rescinded but Leny Yoro (foot), Tyrell Malacia (knee) and Luke Shaw (calf) remain out, while Mason Mount (knock/head) didn't make the trip to Portugal for Thursday's UEFA Europa League tie against Porto. We've not had an update since. Kobbie Mainoo (muscle) did travel with his teammates but wasn't risked, with Erik ten Hag saying on Thursday evening that the club would have to "wait and see" whether the midfielder "is fit enough to start or be on the bench" against Villa. Christian Eriksen is a possible deputy if Mainoo doesn't feature. Marcus Rashford was surprisingly withdrawn at half-time of the Porto game despite scoring, with ten Hag explaining that "rotation" was behind the substitution and that he had one eye on Villa. Alejandro Garnacho may be set to start with him: ten Hag said the Argentina international, who was also limited to 45 minutes in midweek, "was my best player on Sunday". The length of Rasmus Hojlund's recent absence may be the only reason he doesn't get two starts in less than 72 hours, while Manuel Ugarte presumably comes back into the side after a rest in Portugal. The back four has conceded six goals in two matches this week, so there is the possibility of Harry Maguire displacing one of the underperforming centre-halves at Villa Park.

Latest News: Alexander Isak (toe) will sit out the trip to Everton and remains on the injury list alongside Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Sven Botman (knee), Lewis Miley (back) and Callum Wilson (back). Martin Dubravka may also miss out with bruising on his knee. There is positive news elsewhere, however. Fabian Schar (ankle), like Dubravka, hobbled out of the midweek cup win over Wimbledon, a match that Nick Pope (knee) and Kieran Trippier (muscle) missed altogether. But Eddie Howe said on Friday that Schar and Pope "should" be available, while he also expressed hope that Trippier would be fit. Tino Livramento will fill in for the latter if his more experienced positional rival misses out. Isak's absence will mean that Anthony Gordon again leads the line for the Magpies and also likely ensures starts for Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes, who would otherwise be competing for one spot. In fact, it's difficult to see much changing after Newcastle delivered what Howe thought was their best performance of the season at home to Manchester City last weekend. Sean Longstaff and Joe Willock will be primed for more bench duty, then.

Latest News: Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahima Sangare (hamstring) are out long term but Nottingham Forest have no other fresh concerns, while Morgan Gibbs-White is back from a one-match ban. Nuno Espirito Santo may opt to replicate the pragmatic tactics he used to great success at Anfield in September, especially after seeing Chelsea run riot against Brighton last weekend. That could see Nicolas Dominguez and Elliot Anderson used out wide instead of the more dynamic Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi, something that Nuno surprisingly also did at home to Fulham last weekend when it was perhaps not needed. Taiwo Awoniyi surely makes way here, too, after Gameweek 6's eyebrow-raising inclusion alongside Chris Wood in an ill-fated 4-4-2. If he wants to keep Chelsea guessing, there is also the option of Willy Boly coming into the backline as an extra centre-half and Forest going to an ultra-low-block 5-4-1.

Latest News: Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Will Smallbone (hamstring) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (ankle) remain out for Saints, who will have Jack Stephens suspended for another two fixtures after he was slapped with a fresh ban for using abusive language. Having said he might be being "too loyal" to last season's promoted squad about a month ago, Russell Martin did a bit of a U-turn and said on Monday night that he may go back to the players that took Southampton up from the Championship. Kyle Walker-Peters, Adam Armstrong (who Martin said was unlucky not to get on the field in Gameweek 6) and Joe Aribo (who Martin praised for his second-half display at Bournemouth) may be in line for recalls, then, while the Southampton boss even praised the long-injured Ross Stewart and hitherto outcast Paul Onuachu to keep us guessing up front. Martin admitted that the strikerless approach on Monday was a mistake, so we can expect at least one forward to make a starting XI appearance at the Emirates.

Latest News: Richarlison (muscle) and Wilson Odobert (hamstring) remain out for Spurs, while Ange Postecoglou said on Friday morning that Son Heung-min (hamstring) was "unlikely" to recover in time. Destiny Udogie (quad), who sat out Thursday’s UEFA Europa League tie with Ferencvaros, should be okay, however. A blistering performance at Old Trafford and mass rotation in Hungary should ensure the same league starting XI gets sent out against Brighton on Sunday, fitness permitting. Timo Werner is clearly the weakest link at present but with Son, Richarlison and Odobert missing, there are not too many alternatives out wide. Dejan Kulusevski is in excellent form in a central role, too, so Postecoglou will be reluctant to move the Swede into the front three. It's also likely too soon for Mikey Moore to be considered in a game of this magnitude, despite his impressive display in midweek. Djed Spence is the probable deputy at left-back, should Udogie's recovery not go as smoothly as anticipated.

Latest News: Niclas Fullkrug (Achilles) is the only injury-related absentee for West Ham, who welcome back Edson Alvarez from a ban. The Hammers stopped the rot with a draw at Brentford last weekend but there still could be a change or two to the starting XI, particularly on the left flank after Mohammed Kudus was hooked at the interval and reportedly reacted angrily to his manager. Crysencio Summerville is of course an option but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Lucas Paqueta move out there to accommodate Carlos Soler centrally, as he did in Gameweek 6. Alvarez will challenge for a place on his return but with Tomas Soucek in good form, Soler impressing off the bench in west London and Guido Rodriguez not doing too much wrong, it's certainly not a given. The surprisingly decent performance of Dinos Mavropanos at right-back against Brentford may even give Julen Lopetegui a headache at the back: the stopper came on for Emerson Palmieri at half-time last Saturday, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka switching flanks.

Latest News: Yerson Mosquera (knee), Bastien Meupiyou (unknown), Boubacar Traore (knee), Sasa Kalajdzic (knee) and Enso Gonzalez (knee) are unavailable once again. Santiago Bueno is fine, however, after he complained of tightness in his glute against Liverpool. Craig Dawson is also back in training after illness, although only partly. Dawson would likely come in for Bueno if he's fully fit (and there's some doubt about that) but the starting XI probably otherwise isn't going to look too dissimilar from the one that largely did well last Saturday. Despite starting all six matches this season, Jeanricner Bellegarde is arguably the most vulnerable of this starting XI with the likes of Carlos Forbs, Hwang Hee-chan, Rodrigo Gomes and Goncalo Guedes waiting in the wings. Gary O'Neil may even look to introduce some extra creativity in the form of Tommy Doyle in the engine room but given Brentford's physicality, we'd still expect to see the current midfield three keep their places this week.