As the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline passed last night, five top managers had still not spoken to the media about Gameweek 19 team news.
Four of them did so today, following on from the fifteen given on Monday and Tuesday.
To complete the set, some embargo quotes come from Liverpool’s Arne Slot tonight.
MOST IMPORTANT GAME WEEK 19 INJURY NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY
- Manchester City: Possible return for Rodri and Doku
- Crystal Palace: Richards is also a doubt for Gameweek 20; another Nketiah muscle injury
- Fulham: Nothing on top of the absence of Sessegnon, Muniz and AFCON
- Sunderland: Ballard to miss another game
MANCHESTER CITY
Pep Guardiola gave a brief summary of his injury situation. While Rodri (muscles Jeremy Doku (leg) can get a few minutes lead in Sunderland, there won’t be any Johannes Stones (thigh), Oscar Bobb (hamstring) or Matthew Kovacic (single).
“Rodri has come back, maybe he can play a few minutes. Doku maybe, John [Stones] and Oscar [Bobb] No.” – Pep Guardiola
Plus, Omar Marmoush And Rayan Ait-Nouri have an international service.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Chris Richards (foot) will not make it to the New Year’s meeting with Fulham and is also doubtful for Gameweek 20.
“Chris [Richards] is not back, and things will be quite tight for Newcastle. His foot is too swollen so he can’t wear a boot at the moment – it’s too painful.” – Oliver Glasner
Moreover, forward Eddie Nketiah (muscle) is out and there is no word yet on how long he will be sidelined.
“Eddy [Nketiah] is out for this game, so let’s check it out for the next game. We don’t know exactly how long it will take [to recover] – we’ll have to take it one match at a time.
“It’s a bit of his muscle, but we don’t know at the moment how serious it is. Obviously he’s had a few problems this year and that’s why we’re being quite cautious.” – Oliver Glasner
Of the rest, Daniel Munoz (knee), Daichi Kamada (hamstring), Cheick Doucoure (knee), Rio Cardines (groin), Be brother. (back) and Chadi Riad (competitive fitness) can’t play, with Ismail Sarr at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
FULHAM
Nothing new from Marco Silva saying that Ryan Sessegnon And Rodrigo Muniz remain sidelined due to hamstring problems. The latter will probably be available until mid-February.
“Everything is the same. No new news about Sess & Rodrigo [Muniz]. Sess will be back soon, but not before tomorrow or for Liverpool.” –Marco Silva
Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi And Samuel Chukwueze are at AFCON.
WITHOUTLAND
In addition to six players in Morocco – Habib Diarra, Berrrrand Traore, Noah Sadiki, Arthur Masuuaku, Chemsdine Talth And Reinildo Mandava – there will be no central defender Then Ballard (ankle), not even at Sunday’s home game against Leeds United.
“He’s getting better, but he won’t be available for tomorrow’s game. We’re hoping for Spurs, but we’ll see. It’s nothing serious.” – Regis Le Bris on Dan Ballard
I think so (shoulder) is not there, but Luke O’nen returns from his three-match suspension.
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