Ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 deadline, we have combed through all the Premier League press conferences to bring FPL managers the need-to-know team news, injury updates and predicted XIs for GW8.
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GAMEWEEK 8 FIXTURES
Saturday 16th October
Watford vs Liverpool (12:30)
Aston Villa vs Wolves (15:00)
Leicester vs Man Utd (15:00)
Man City vs Burnley (15:00)
Norwich vs Brighton (15:00)
Southampton vs Leeds (15:00)
Brentford vs Chelsea (17:30)
Sunday 17th October
Everton vs West Ham (14:00)
Newcastle vs Spurs (16:30)
Monday 18th October
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace (20:00)
TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS
ARSENAL
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Lokonga; Saka, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe; Aubameyang
UNAVAILABLE: Xhaka (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Martinelli (Injured)
ASTON VILLA
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Martinez; Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings; Cash, McGinn, Buendia, Nakamba, Young; Watkins, Ings
UNAVAILABLE: Trezeguet (Injured), Bailey (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Douglas Luiz (Rested), Martinez (Rested), Sanson (Fitness), Davis (Fitness), Traore (Injured)
BRENTFORD
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock; Canos, Janelt, Norgaard, Onyeka, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney
UNAVAILABLE: Dasilva (Injured), Sorensen (Injured), Baptiste (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Ajer (Injured), Janelt (Injured)
BRIGHTON
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Sanchez; Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Veltman, Gross, Bissouma, Lallana, Cucurella; Trossard, Maupay
UNAVAILABLE: Alzate (Injured), Welbeck (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BURNLEY
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Collins, Taylor; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Cornet; Barnes, Wood
UNAVAILABLE: Mee (Isolating), Stephens (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Taylor (Injured), Roberts (Fitness), Gudmundsson (Injured), Vydra (Injured)
CHELSEA
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Mendy; Chalobah, Christensen, Azpilicueta; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Havertz, Mount; Lukaku
UNAVAILABLE: Thiago Silva (Rested), Rudiger (Injured), Pulisic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: James (Fitness), Kante (Fitness), Ziyech (Illness)
CRYSTAL PALACE
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Edouard, Zaha
UNAVAILABLE: Eze (Injured), Ferguson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
EVERTON
PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey; Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gordon; Gray; Rondon
UNAVAILABLE: Delph (Injured), Gomes (Injured), Richarlison (Injured), Calvert-Lewin (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Mina (Rested)
LEEDS
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Shackleton, Llorente, Cooper, Firpo; Philiips; James, Dallas, Klich, Harrison; Rodrigo
UNAVAILABLE: Ayling (Injured), Koch (Injured), Bamford (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Phillips (Injured), Raphinha (Rested)
LEICESTER
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Bertrand; Lookman, Soumare, Tielemans, Barnes; Iheanacho, Vardy
UNAVAILABLE: Fofana (Injured), Justin (Injured), Ndidi (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Evans (Injured), Vestergaard (Injured)
LIVERPOOL
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane
UNAVAILABLE: Alisson (Rested), Elliott (Injured), Fabinho (Rested), Jones (Injured), Thiago (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
MAN CITY
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Steffan; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Gundogan, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish
UNAVAILABLE: Torres (Injured), Ederson (Rested), Jesus (Rested)
QUESTIONABLE:
MAN UTD
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba; Greenwood, Fernandes, Martial; Ronaldo
UNAVAILABLE: Maguire (Injured), Varane (Injured), Fred (Rested), Cavani (Rested)
QUESTIONABLE: Amad Diallo (Injured)
NEWCASTLE
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Darlow; Ritchie, Lascelles, Fernandez, Manquillo; S. Longstaff; Murphy, Willock, Hayden, Saint-Maximin; Wilson
UNAVAILABLE: Dubravka (Injured), Dummett (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Almiron (Rested), Woodman (Injured)
NORWICH
PREDICTED XI (5-3-2): Krul; Aarons, Kabak, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis; Lees-Melou, Gilmour, McLean; Sargent, Pukki
UNAVAILABLE: Byram (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Cantwell (Fitness), Zimmermann (Injured), Normann (Fitness), Rashica (Injured)
SOUTHAMPTON
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters; Walcott, S. Armstrong, Romeu, Djenepo; A. Armstrong, Redmond
UNAVAILABLE: Stephens (Injured), Ward-Prowse (Suspended), Adams (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Smallbone (Injured)
SPURS
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Emerson, Rodon, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp; Lucas Moura, Ndombele, Son; Kane
UNAVAILABLE: Sessegnon (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Davies (Injured), Doherty (Injured), Lo Celso (Rested), Romero (Rested), Emerson (Rested), Sanchez (Rested)
WATFORD
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Foster; Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose; Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Sema; Cucho Hernandez, Dennis
UNAVAILABLE: Etebo (Injured), Kabasele (Injured), Sierralta (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: King (Injured)
WEST HAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Fredericks, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE: Coufal (Injured)
WOLVES
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Sa; Kilman, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal; Podence, Jimenez, Hwang
UNAVAILABLE: Bueno (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Mosquera (Injured), Neto (Injured), Trincao (Isolating)
QUESTIONABLE: