Fantasy Football Press Conference and Team News GW10

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Make sure to check all the Team News before the deadline and see what each manager had to say before their corresponding fixture. Best of luck this for this gameweek and may your ranking reflect the effort you put in.

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Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Having failed to score for the first time in 12 fixtures against Sheffield United Arsenal host Crystal Palace this weekend hoping to get back to winning ways.
• The Gunners’ record signing Pepe curled in two late free-kicks to salvage victory from the jaws of defeat against Vitoria in the Europa league. Emery “The two goals from Pepe were perfect and I think we deserved to win”. Pepe had only scored one penalty in his first 11 games prior to Thursday’s match.
• Bellerin, Tierney, Holding and Lacazette all continued to build up their minutes in the Europa league. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was given the night off.
• Ozil continues to be frozen out. Emery
• “He wasn’t in the squad and that was the decision and we will now work for Sunday”. I think he says this every week regarding poor Ozil sitting at hope hard earning that 350k per week.
• Reiss Nelson is the only absentee for Arsenal, as he continues his recovery from a knee ligament injury.

Last Updated: Thursday 24th October

• James Chester and Jonathan Kodjia started for the U23s on Monday night in a bid to improve their fitness as they return from injuries. Both are available but are likely to start on the bench.
• Jota is still a few weeks away from a return.

Last Updated: Thursday 24th October

• Potter on the squad; “Bernardo and Jose Izquierdo are still out, everyone else is in good shape…Izquierdo has had some time out on the grass, but not with the team yet.”
• Potter confirmed that Leandro Trossard “is an option” having been an unused substitute last time out, following his return from injury.
• Aaron Mooy misses out having been sent off for two bookable offences last weekend.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Bournemouth travel to Watford this week hoping to regain some form. Bournemouth have not won since the win over Southampton on the 20th September in all competitions and have failed to score in their last two games.
• Junior Stanislas (knee) is still some way off a return after going under the knife again four weeks ago.
• Lerma has recovered from the hip injury which he picked up playing for Colombia. The midfielder missed the draw with Norwich.
• David Brooks and Dan Gosling, ankle and hip respectively are making progress but are still not close to being ready to return. They are working outside but are yet to join the group.

Last Updated: Thursaday 24th October

• Burnley prepare to tackle the high-flying Chelsea at Turf Moor on Saturday night. There are a couple of doubts for Burnley this week. Dyche; “It might be a couple in, a couple out – we’ll see if people pull through in time.”
• Dyche confirms Cork and Barnes trained on Thursday. They have every chance of being involved as long as they don’t suffer a reaction.
• Wood has a tight hamstring and a late decision will be made on his fitness. The in-form frontman has scored four times in his last four games and has been ever present so far this season. Dyche; “We will know further tomorrow.”
• Gudmundsson again misses out and Danny Drinkwater is still not ready.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• The Blues travel to Turf Moor on the back of six wins in a row in all competitions. Lampard “I am pleased with the last six games. We could have picked up points at the beginning of the season”. Lampard on Burnley. It’s a tough place to go. They have a strong way of playing, they are well drilled. They can give you big problems. It is a tough match. You have to respect the teams you play, it will be a physical battle. They have been good. I have watched a lot of their games. They are scoring goals. They had a tough time at the early stages of last season, they have always been a difficult game”.
• On injury news Lampard “Loftus-Cheek is well out, Rudiger and N’Golo not ready for the weekend. We need to get him right now. Christensen and Barkley are both out as well”. Further on Rudiger the boss said “Rudiger had a bad injury, this is a fall-out of last season, that is the nature of it. We need to remember that, but he is close”.
• Pulisic is pushing for a start after some impressive performances off the bench. Lampard “I think the way he has played it is brilliant that he has made those impacts. We have good players in those positions, Christian is getting stronger, ore with the group. You have to give him time, he’s in strong contention”.
• Manchester City host Aston Villa at the Etihad hoping to close the gap to Liverpool at the top of the table.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• The Eagles will head to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for a London derby as they prepare to face Arsenal. Crystal Palace are currently sixth in the table with 14 points from their first nine games.
• Roy Hodgson says that both Vicente Guaita and Martin Kelly trained today and that he will make a late call on their involvement against Arsenal. Roy “if there is no reaction, we will see how they are”. Sakho remains injured.
• On how close Zaha was to moving to Arsenal. RH “Not very close as they did not meet our valuation”. I thought he got over the disappointment quickly and he has been good in training and the matches. It is in the past for me”.

Last Updated: Thursday 24th October

• Silva on Yerry Mina; “Not so good, not so good at the moment. Let’s see how he is tomorrow and on the match day as well. He’s not seriously injured but he is not ready to work with the team in a full session.” Should Mina miss out Mason Holgate is expected to deputise.
• Fabian Delph and Morgan Schneiderlin are back in full training and are available for the game.
• Silva on selection: “It was a good week, good competition between them. It’s up to me on Saturday. Normally I have one plan, we are working on that plan. We have 48 hours until the game and the things are clear in my mind.” Barring injuries, surely he sticks with the same XI?!!
• Seamus Coleman is available after his ban.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Leicester travel to Southampton in the FRIDAY night game this week. Asked if it would be “ludicrous” to suggest Leicester are title contenders, Rodgers replied: “Yes. Everyone recognises that Liverpool and Manchester City are the top two teams. There is a group behind those.
• “We can’t forget what our objective was at the start of the season, that’s why we don’t get carried away with it.” Goes to show how well Leicester have started this season.
• Maddison is fit again. “He’s fine,” BR confirmed. “He’s been good in training. He didn’t do much after Tottenham. He only had a few days, so he lasted the game (vs. Burnley) very well. He wasn’t quite up to match fitness, but he’ll be fit and ready for Friday”.
• Brendan Rodgers has a fully fit Leicester squad to choose from.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Shaqiri continues to miss out. Klopp says that Xherdan Shaqiri needs longer to recover because of his “big muscles.” Salah returned in the mid week champions league win in Belgium.
• Robertson and Alexander-Arnold are expected to be available. Klopp “No, [Robertson] is fine. Trent is fine”. He mentioned Trent a couple of times.
• Ox is pushing to start. Klopp on Oxlade-Chamberlain: “No selection headache. Good game from good players gave me headaches, my life would be sad. Big impact at United and Genk that is how a player should act. No secret how much I like him. It’s about being ready for specific moments. Goals, incredible!”.
• Klopp also spoke on his options in midfield. Klopp: “There are plenty of reasons for why I make decisions. It was great to see [the subs] make that impact at Man Utd. Hendo and Gini are obviously two players who play most, it was clear they could use a break. Now we will see how we line up against Spurs.” Klopp: “A lot of subs have had an impact for us and that is great for us. I was pleased for Adam and he was so close to start at Genk. We respect all these signs of course. If you show up in a game then you are in a different part of a manager’s brain.”

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Zinchenko has had knee surgery. Pep “He had a contact with a knee, something in the bone. Four weeks, five weeks, more or less. It was something to clean a little bit. Not a big issue. Five weeks, six weeks”. Now can Mendy stay fit.
• Rodri will be missing as he went off with a hamstring in the week. Pep “After the international break maybe he will be ready”.
• Could John Stones return to the city line up. Pep “It’s not about the first choice, it’s about being fit. He has had many injuries that’s why he couldn’t play. When he came back last season Vinny and Laporte were in great form”. Otamendi is also fit to return but will he be selected. Guardiola on playing Rodri/Fernandinho at centre-half again in midweek: “Tactical decision. We had to play against Atalanta, we needed the specific qualities that they had.” Not exactly a massive vote in confidence to Stones and Otamendi.
• Raheem Sterling scored a hat trick in mid week leaving Pep impressed. “ I didn’t help anything. All the credit is for him. We were there, we talk as a group. The quality is for everyone as a group, but the credit is for him and the rest of the players”. Always we dream of players getting better. The player have this willing to do it, so it is possible”.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• United travel to Norwich and the flat Pukki party this week on the back of a long trip to Belgrade.
• Young Jessie Lingard returns. “It’s fantastic to have him back fit,” OGS said on the return of Jesse Lingard. “He’s been so lively and bubbly in training. I don’t know how much game time we’ll give him but he looks like he needs to catch up on lost time.” Martial also built up some more minutes in Belgrade.
• Shaw and Matic are currently working out in Dubai, but OGS hasn’t ruled either out of Sundays’ game. “They have taken staff to go really hard on them so I expect them back in Manchester by the weekend and we will see when they are available.”
• Paul Pogba will not be available for Sundays’ trip to Norwich and might still be a few weeks away.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• The Magpies will be looking to earn their second straight victory at St James’ Park as they host Wolves this week. They will in turn be hoping to lift themselves out of the relegation zone with a win. Steve Bruce joking on Wolves having a Europa League hangover: “Let’s hope they’re really tired, bruised and battered and the plane’s delayed five hours but I think they’re a very, very good side but if they are a bit fatigued, hopefully we can take advantage of it.”
• Steve Bruce says that Andy Carroll (groin) and Fabian Schär’s (knee) injuries are not serious but the pair will not be fit for Sunday. Bruce on Schar: “Fab has a bit of a sore knee that he’s been playing with for a few weeks”. Steve Bruce insists Andy Carroll injury is “not serious” and striker could be back in contention for West Ham away.
• Florian Lejeune and Matt Ritchie are close to a return, having been back in training. Matt Ritchie, has been ‘bouncing around the training ground all week’, Bruce added.
• Martin Dubravka has been a bit under fire this season but he has just signed a new deal. Bruce “He’s a very, very good goalkeeper. We’ve unearthed one, because not a lot of people had heard of him.“We’re delighted that he’s tied himself to the club.”

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Daniel Farke says that Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann and Timm Klose remain out, while Mario Vrancic and Ralf Fahrmann won’t feature despite returns to training.
• Daniel Farke was also unable to comment on when or if the Pukki party will start again.
• Onel Hernandez worked away from the group on Tuesday after his knee reacted following. Farke “But I’m pretty sure he’ll be fit for this game.” Godfrey is fine after he complained of discomfort having had a hernia op recently. “The situation is much better than a few weeks ago.”

Last Updated: Thursday 24th October

• Chris Wilder has had a fairly settled side since the opening day of the season. Last time out he made changes up top with Lys Mousset and David McGoldrick impressing.
• Wilder hasn’t ruled out further changes this weekend, “We could stick with the same players but we’ve assembled a squad so that we can change it round if we need to.”
• Wilder confirmed that everyone came through Monday night’s game unscathed and they have a fully fit squad to pick from.

Last Updated: Thursday 24th October

• Southampton host Leicester in the Friday night game this week. Hasenhüttl; “We must be clear that it’s time for a win at home, it’s time for our supporters, it’s time to show as a whole club that we are committed and put the best atmosphere we have on the pitch and in the stands. If we work together, it will be difficult for the opponent to get anything at our stadium.”
• On team news it’s the same as last week for Saints. Hasenhüttl; “I’m sorry to say but it’s still the same. We cannot count on Moussa (Djenepo) or Cédric or (Will) Smallbone. Moussa is back on the pitch but for a game it’s too early. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, so I hope in one or two weeks we can count on him again.”
• On Danny Ings RH is really impressed. “A good pre-season and the last few weeks has helped him massively. Confidence is high with the goals and you can feel in every session he has a lot of confidence in front of goal and scores in every position.This is a result of very hard work and changing a few habits – taking less touches, running more from deep and coming into positions to score. We showed him things he can do better and he is doing it and maybe it helps him score more now.”

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Following three games without a win across all competitions – two defeats and a draw – Spurs returned to winning ways with a 5-0 trashing of the Serbian outfit in the Champions League. But facing the league leaders at Anfield will be a different prospect.
• Lo Celso returned to the matchday squad midweek, and with Ryan Sessegnon back in full training. Hugo Lloris (elbow) is the only listed injury absentee for Tottenham. Lloris will be out for the rest of the year.
• No new injuries reported. Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Harry Winks and Christian Eriksen all pushing for a recalls after not featuring against Red Star.

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Daryl Janmaat is fit for Watford as they prepare to host Bournemouth.
• Danny Welbeck will join Troy Deeney on the sidelines this week. Flores “It’s bad news about Danny Welbeck, we need to check a little bit more and that will happen in the next weeks. I think it’s a hard injury but we need to wait a little bit”. On Deeney “About Troy Deeney we are very happy, he’s back on the pitch, not with us but alone, and working with the medical staff. I hope he is recovering quickly,” said the Head Coach.
• The big shock to everyone José Holebas is suspended, having picked up five yellow cards.
• Capoue, Prodl and Success could return. Flores “They are training, they came from some injuries but little by little they are training day by day and we are just checking at the moment and we need to wait a little bit more.”

Last Updated: Saturday 26th October

• West Ham are hoping to return to winning ways as they host Sheffield United this weekend. Pellegrini; “It is important to recover the points we have lost. Ig you want to have a successful you must be a strong team at home. We have lost two games already at home, that is too much.”
• Pellegrini wants more from Sebastian Haller. “He has not done bad but he can do better also. He has started better, now he must make more movements inside the box because we need to score more goals.”
• Aaron Cresswell (groin) has been working as normal all week and is expected to come back in.
• There was an update on two long term absentees Winston Reid and Michail Antonio. Pellegrini “Winston Reid has completed a full week and will probably will play the next game with the U23s on Wednesday, and Antonio hasn’t recovered – he has a long injury at the moment.”
• Roberto will continue in goal as Fabianski continues to miss out. Pellegrini on Roberto “He is a good goalkeeper. He has a good career behind him, I trust in him 100 per cent.”

Last Updated: Friday 25th October

• Wolves travel to Newcastle on the back of a long trip to Bratislava Thursday night.
• Wolves have banked a point in a host of their matches after Thursday night games and managed to pull off a 2-0 win at Man City no less following their last Euro trip to Besiktas.
• Diogo Jota was sent off in the Europa league which could in theory lead to more minutes for Jimenez in Europe. However it must be noted Jimenez tends to play regardless.
• No new injuries reported by Wolves.

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