It’s a short window before Double Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) – and the pre-match press conferences are already underway.
Ten executives are scheduled to meet with the media on Monday.
All the important team news from each club can be found in this article, which is updated throughout the day.
We should hear from at least eight more Premier League managers on Tuesday. However, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Brentford’s Keith Andrews may not receive their pressers until after the FPL deadline.
KEY GAME WEEK 26 TEAM NEWS FROM MONDAY
- Chelsea: James sick, Andrey fine, Tosin + Lavia train, Palmer okay
- Manchester United: Dorgu + de Ligt still out, Mount probably still offside, no mention of Mbeumo
- Newcastle United: How Miley and Gordon are doing, Joelinton is not there yet
- Tottenham Hotspur: Romero suspended, Udogie placed on the injured list, Spence fit
- Bournemouth: Tavernier + Adams are not quite ready to return yet, fatigue plays a role
- Westham United: Nuno excludes players, but does not want to say who
- Fulham: Lukic + Cairney out, all others available
- Leeds United: Struijk joins Stach on the injured list, Calvert-Lewin should be fine
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CHELSEA
Ree James has recovered from the blow that forced him to miss last weekend, but is now ill. Liam Rosenior is still hopeful of his involvement in midweek.
“Reece is fit. The little problem is that he’s not feeling well today. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s the truth. Hopefully he feels well enough to be involved in tomorrow’s match.” – Liam Rosenior
Tosin Adarabioyo (hamstring) and Romeo Lavia (quad) are both back in training.
“Tosin looks good, Tosin also trained today, it’s great to have him in and around the group.
“Romeo, we have a very detailed plan for him. He has been back with us on the training ground for the last two days; it was great to see him. He is such a great player, we all know that, but what we have to do is make sure that when he is back, he is back for good. We are just making sure that he has the right plan over the next ten days to two weeks to achieve that.” – Liam Rosenior
Cole Palmer is available in the meantime after his hour-long hat-trick heroics on Saturday. That’s true Andrej Santos, who suffered a blow to his ankle at Molineux.
“He’s available for tomorrow.” – Liam Rosenior, when asked if Cole Palmer is ready to start and/or last the final 90 minutes
“Andrey trained today, he’s absolutely fine. He’s a soldier. He had a swollen ankle, it wasn’t a great tackle and he couldn’t continue, but he’s absolutely fine for tomorrow.” – Liam Rosenior
Jamie Gittens (hamstring), Dario Essugo (unknown), Levi Colwill (knee) and Mychailo Mudryk (suspended) to remain on the sidelines.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Patrick Dorgu (hamstring) and Matthijs de Ligt (behind) remains offside, while Michael Carrick suggested so on Monday Mason Mountain (not specified) will also fail again.
There was no question Bryan Mbeumowho limped out of Old Trafford on Sunday.
“Mason probably won’t be there until Tuesday, probably after that, but certainly in the game against Everton, he will be back.
“Matta, we’ll see how he develops during the, you know… the Everton game seems far away at the moment, so we’ll see how he develops, but he’s positive, he’s going in the right direction, but Mason is a little bit closer than him.” – Michael Carrick
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Eddie Howe will be watching Anthony Gordon (hamstring) and Lewis Miley (knee) prior to the trip to North London.
“Miley, I have to see today – we’ll get another update on his progress. He took a nasty hit to the leg, so it’s kind of a dead leg that’s been dragged on a little longer than we thought, so we’ll see how he does.
“Gordon, we’ll do a check-up today and see how he’s developing. Hopefully there’s a big improvement in him.” –Eddie Howe
Fabian Schar (single), Emil Krafth (knee), Joelinton (groin) and Tino Livramento (hamstring) remain outside.
Howe, who reiterated his belief that he was the “right person for the job” amid the current slump in form, was asked how he is going about finding a solution beforehand amid the decidedly mixed showings of Yoane warned And Nick Woltemade.
“Yes, I think it’s a fair question. That’s obviously part of the preparation when you were reviewing a match, which I did late Saturday night and most of yesterday. You look at the structure of the team, the main ends of the pitch: how you defend your goal and how you attack the opponent’s goal – and we have to find the best solution for the next match. And that may well be something that keeps evolving until we find the solution we like. We have new players who we are trying to get to bed. I have to be honest: it is not yet functioning optimally with the players you just mentioned.” –Eddie Howe
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Christian Romero will begin a four-match suspension following his red card for serious foul play on Saturday.
There’s more woe at the back Lot Udogie (hamstring) is on the injury list for the coming month.
Kevin Danso (toe), Lucas Bergvall (single), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Ben Davies (single), Richarlison (hamstring), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Mohammed Jerusalem (thigh), James Maddison (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) also remains outside.
DJ Spence At least (calf) is back.
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BOURNEMOUTH
The Cherries have no further injury concerns ahead of the trip to Everton, although fatigue could be a factor.
“Let’s see if we can train with everyone today and if everyone is ready to go again. We have no worries about injuries, but it is true that a lot of players end up with cramps, end up with a few little things that I hope are minor, and they are ready to go again tomorrow.”
“I think it is true in this short turnaround that it is crucial for me to analyze today who can start again. I don’t think we will repeat the same starting XI. Probably that is the case, I don’t know, but probably there will be some change because we made a huge effort against Villa recently.” – Andoni Iraola
David Brooks (ankle) returned as a substitute in Gameweek 25, and it looks like he will have to work on the bench again.
“Brooksy, it’s good that he played a little bit the other day. I think he’s probably still not 100%, but it’s good that he can give us some help.” – Andoni Iraola
Marcus Tavernier (hamstring) and Tyler Adams (knee) are getting closer to a comeback, but this match definitely comes too soon for the former and possibly the latter.
“Tyler is…let’s see, he’ll practice today. Maybe [too] early for tomorrow, but I think he’s getting closer.
“Tav is still not here. Tav has still trained alone and he is next after Tyler, let’s say. But I think even for the next one it will be against West Ham, maybe too early.” – Andoni Iraola
Justin Kluivert (knee), Julio Soler (hamstring) and Ben Gannon Doak (hamstring) remain outside.
There was praise for one of the FPL’s cheapest starting defenders, James Hillwho has been part of the line-up in the Cherries’ last seven Premier League games.
“I think James Hill is the dream scenario for a coach, to have a player like him. I told him that if he didn’t play, I would extend you for ten seasons – and you don’t play! If it were up to me, I would extend you forever, because it gives quality to the teams.”
“Because they don’t play and train at top level. They come every Monday, the +1, that is a difficult training day and they train at their best. And I am very happy that he is now getting the reward.” – Andoni Iroala
WESTHAM UNITED
Nuno Espirito has revealed that West Ham will miss a number of players due to injury on Tuesday, but would not say who.
“Yes [we have some new injury concerns]Unfortunately. Yes.
“Unfortunately we will have to miss a number of players. That’s right and… it is what it is. I’m not going to tell you who, I’m sorry.” – Nuno Espirito Santo
divine line remains suspended.
Meanwhile, Nuno discussed his decision to withdraw Mads Hermansen at the expense of Alfonso Areola.
“The goalkeeping situation is special within the group. We decide to place Mads.” [in]. I think he did a good job. They help each other, everyone works and it is up to us to make decisions, always looking for the best of the team, trying to achieve better things, different things. But we are happy. We are happy with Mads’ performance.” – Alfonso Areola
FULHAM
Now Lukic (hamstring) and Tom Cairney (calf) remains out, but Fulham is otherwise injury-free.
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LEEDS UNITED
Pascal Struijk (hip) has been added Anton Stach (hip) on Leeds’ injury list.
“Bad news with Pascal Struijk, he will definitely miss this match. He has some problems with his hip flexor after the match and the turnaround is a bit too fast, so he will definitely miss this match.”
“Anton Stach will probably come back too, just for the [Aston] Villa game.
“So they will both certainly miss this match. I also hope that everyone is available.” – Daniel Farke
Ilia Gruev And Dominic Calvert-Lewin should be good. Gruev suffered a facial injury last Friday, while Calvert-Lewin played through illness.
“At the moment both appear to be available.
“Dominic struggled a bit with his illness, but I hope it’s not too bad and I hope he is available.
“There is nothing to worry about in terms of punches or muscle injuries. Ilia is tough.” – Daniel Farke on Ilia Gruev and Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Daniel James, Jaka Bijol And Lucas done returned from injuries in Gameweek 25, although the latter remained unused substitutes.
“Lukas just had two sessions with us before the race, the day before and the morning session of the race day. He looked sharp I must say, but because we were in the lead I didn’t want to take too much risk with him.”
“Jaka, he was out for almost three weeks and only had three training days for us. Of course, you don’t change much in the central defender’s position.” – Daniel Farke
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