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Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• This is the team news coming from Arsenal. Xhaka: Bruising to lower back and leg. Being assessed ahead of Saturday.
• Bellerin: Left knee. Continuing with on-field rehabilitation. Aiming to participate in full training in October.
• Tierney: Groin. Continues to receive treatment and further assessments. Aiming to participate in full training in October.
• Mavropanos: Groin. Continues to receive treatment and further assessments. Aiming to participate in full training in October.
• Emery when asked about Pepe starting. “I am going to decide tomorrow because now is a small difference for my decision about the player. It depends how they will be tomorrow in the training. Pepe is training with us, improving with us, knowing us. He’s understanding our style little by little and physically getting better. He is more close to help us at the beginning [of the match].
• On Ozil and Kola, Unai feels they are mentally ready to go, Mesut has been a bit ill, so the gaffer will make a late decision on him.

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Smith on the Tottenham opener, “I was happy with the first half…We passed it well and their centre-backs were on the ball a lot – which was one of our plans.”
• Jonathan Kodja picked up an injury which is likely to see him unavailable for both the Bournemouth game and the visit of Everton next week.
• Smith dismissed speculation linking the Ivorian with a move to Besiktas.
• Defensive pair James Chester and Kortney Hause remain out.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Howe talked about Wilson and injuries saying “Harry Wilson is fit and available. We have the same injuries as before.”
• Eddie had this to say on Ramsdale “I was very pleased with Aaron’s performance last week, he came in and did well. Now it’s up to him to make sure he keeps the shirt.”
• Gosling (hip), Brooks (ankle), Francis (knee), Stanislas (knee) all remain out.
• Lewis Cook nears a return, Groeneveld still needs the extent of his injury evaluated and is out, Lloyd Kelly is out for this game but “won’t be too long” according to Eddie.

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Potter on how Brighton came away from last weekend “We’ve had a full week’s training and no injury issues after last weekend.
• The gaffer had some praise for Maupay “Neal has adapted really well into the group. He’s a good lad who really wants to play in the Premier League. He’s young and hungry and wants to take the next step.”
• Izquierdo, Bissouma and Schelotto remain out.

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Dyche on Drinkwater, “Danny came in generally fit but lacking football fitness. That’s the next step. We’ve a couple of games lined up next week and he will get some game time.”
• The gaffer confirms that Steven Defour is back in light training. No timescale for return. Robbie Brady still unavailable this weekend (ribs), but is also back in training.
• Charlie Taylor is back in contention for the squad travelling to Arsenal.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Lampard says Rudiger and Willian are in contention for the weekend, “Rudiger is training. Willian’s probably closer.”
• Lampard on Hudson-Odoi fitness, “He is getting closer, he trained in the last few weeks with the U23s and he is looking good. There is a conditioning period. He has to be fitter than he has ever been, as I want him to run.”
• Lampard on Batshuayi’s future, “Michy is here, he is one of our strikers. We have three strikers and there will be opportunities for him over the course of the year. It is important he trains well and is ready to play.”
• Lampard doesn’t understand why Chelsea got a transfer ban but City didn’t. You’re not alone there Frank!!

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Jeffrey Schlupp is available having trained this week.
• James Tomkins and Mamadou Sakho are still out.
• Hodgson on the new signings, “The new boys – McCarthy, Camarasa and Cahill – came through Monday’s U23 game unscathed. They’re bedding in well.” He didn’t confirm whether or not they would be available this weekend.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Silva confirmed that Andre Gomes remains a doubt for tomorrow’s game.
• Fabian Delph is also out, while Leighton Baines is back working with the team squad.
• Morgan Schneiderlin serves a one match ban following his red card last weekend.
• Silva on Iwobi, “He’s working really hard and well. It’s up to me whether I put Alex in the squad tomorrow.”
• Silva insisted that Schneiderlin would not be leaving the club this month.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Rodgers was at his ‘Brent best’ waffling on for 25 minutes but without really saying anything.
• After boring the life out of us all he eventually ended by saying “We’ve got no injury worries. Everyone is fit and trained really well in the week”. He could have just said that at the start, that’s 25 minutes of our lives will never get back.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Ruh-Roh Raggy! Klopp says Adrian has an ankle problem, guess how it happened. No guesses? Let Klopp tell you “A supporter jumped over something, was chased by some security guys, slipped and kicked his ankle. Crazy. Yesterday it was swollen, today I spoke to him, he’s here, says it’s better, much better than yesterday. We have to see.” :slaphead:
• On the possible starting keeper situation for this weekend Klopp had this to say “Andy Lonergan is in training with Kelleher and we have them if we have to make a decision.”
  “Adrian was a week before, Lonergan has trained with us. Kelleher has potential but is not 100% yet. We will see.”
• Jurgen says that Ox just needs to get used to the “intensity and this stuff” sounds kinky.
• Keita is ruled out with a hip muscle injury.
• Clyne is still out and Alisson is still ruled out.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Pep confirmed that Fernandinho is available for tomorrow.
• It doesn’t sound like Mendy will be back soon, “I want him to be fit. To be available for training sessions every week. He’s had almost two years out and he needs to play. The first target is be fit rather than to play. To train regularly for a month then he has a chance to play.” Don’t hold your breath Pep!
• Leroy Sane will have surgery this weekend.
• Pep struck fear into fantasy managers by declaring everyone deserves to play, “Everybody deserves to play. We can talk about the line-ups but we have to think about what is best for the team and how to beat our opponent.”

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Ole had this to say on injuries “We’ve had a good training week, a competitive week, so hopefully we can have the same squad and people available, unless we get something towards the end. There are still a few days until we play.”
• The gaffer had this to say on Alexis “Alexis is such a professional. These stories that he’s been put in the reserves… Of course he hasn’t! He is very close to being involved.” Also mentioning that Alexis will be “gradually integrated”.
• Fosu-Mensah and Bailly remain out.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Bruce on injuries : “We’ve a slight doubt about Allan Saint-Maximin – he has a slight hamstring problem. We’ll see where he is today. Emil Krafth is fine.”
• Shelvey seems to be ok according to the gaffer, Jonjo has been training.
• We know Yedlin is out and Atsu and Gayle are a ‘’little bit off” while Lejeune is a long term injury.
• As far as Andy goes, this is was Bruce had to say “He’s done a bit of running on the grass. He’s still four or five weeks away, but I’m sure he’s going to have a big part to play.”
• Steve Bruce had this to say on the Spanish waiter “I have not seen them, I don’t take much notice. Rafa is an experienced coach. Everybody was disappointed with the way he left. He’s gone to China and it’s time to move on.” Yeah people, move on already, Rafa is gone, it is time to enjoy the Steve Bruce era.

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Farke confirmed that Alex Tetty is back and available for tomorrow.
• Ibrahim Amadou and Mario Vrancic have trained this week.
• Farke did have some bad news, “Timm Klose and Christoph Zimmermann are not available for tomorrow. Kenny McLean is also a major doubt and we are definitely without Josip Drmic”
• Farke will also be without Onel Hernandez for a number of months after the midfielder slipped at home and possible damaging his anterior cruciate ligament. Surgery may be required.
• Farke on Newcastle, “We know that in each and every game at this level we are the underdog.” Newcastle still an “unbelievably big club” even if not as daunting as Liverpool. Points to attacking quality like Joelinton, Almiron, Gayle. Hmmm…

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• No injury concerns for Sheffield.
• I mean, he literally gave us nothing to put in here.
• Seriously, zero.
• Well, guess I can add this out of context quote from Wilder “Looking back at the footage there was carnage in the away end and rightly so” wow, did someone report this?

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Ralph Hasenhüttl says he has no injury concerns ahead of the visit of Liverpool to St. Mary’s this weekend.
• Hasenhüttl also said that the squad are a little tired after two hard days of training. He’s obviously trying to level the playing field after Liverpool’s trip to Istanbul!
• New signing Kevin Danso linked up with the squad earlier this week

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• Alli and Sessegnon remain out, but are partaking in on field rehab.
• Son is still out due to suspension, but will be available for GW3.
• Foyth is also suspended, but is also injured so still a couple of weeks away for him.
• Ben Davies has been training for the last week and could be considered for this weekend.
• Poch had this to say on new signing Lo Celso “He had no pre-season and has to come in and adapt. Starting in the 11, I can tell you no. Involved tomorrow? We will see.”
• As far as Vertonghen goes, Mauricio had this to say “We’ll see. We still have one training session more. He’s fit and of course it’s my decision if he’s playing or not.” someone is in the dog house!

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Gracia on Welbeck “He is training with us all this week, with the rest of the team,” said the Head Coach. “He is training well and I think he can help us in the next games because what I see is he’s ready.”
• Javi also addressed the club record signing “He (Sarr) needs time to be ready and after a time resting, he needs time to recover his best condition.”
• Deulo was also brought up and this is what the gaffer had to say “Gerard had a stomach problem the day before,” Gracia said. “He was at the hotel, he didn’t have dinner and he was in his room. At the end we decided he can play but we know he made an effort and it wasn’t possible to play all the game.” sounds like he had diarrhea.
• As far as the rest of the team goes he had this to say “Masina, Quina and Chalobah are well – only Peñaranda is training out of the team but the rest of them are training with the team all this week and they are available for the next game.”

Last Updated: Thursday 15th August 2019

• Apparently West Ham made too many mistakes against City. There’s no flies on our Manuel!!
• Pell insists that one defeat will not change their mindset. We’re not sure what that mindset is…
• Both Felipe Anderson and Sebastian Haller are doubts for the game with Pellegrini commenting that, “They are recovering from the kicks that they had in the last game.”
• Jack Wilshere is ok after picking up a dead leg against City, “Jack is working without any problem with the squad. We don’t have any problem with him working with another physio. He is working as normal. He is OK.”
• Mark Noble remains out as he recovers from a calf injury

Last Updated: Friday 16th August 2019

• No fresh injury concerns were reported after the Europa game.
• There were nine changes made from the Leicester fixture when they faced off vs Pyunik in the qualifier, with only Moutinho and Coady repeating in the XI.
• The full squad should be available to Nuno for the United game with rotation unlikely, at least not due to players needing rest.
• Dendoncker, Jota and Jimenez did play vs Pyunik but none played more than a half.

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