FPL Gameweek 9 – Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Friday’s 18:30 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 GW9.

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GAMEWEEK 9 FIXTURES

Friday 22^nd October

Arsenal vs Aston Villa (20:00)

Saturday 23^rd October

Chelsea vs Norwich (12:30)

Everton vs Watford (15:00)

Leeds vs Wolves (15:00)

Southampton vs Burnley (15:00)

Brighton vs Man City (17:30)

Sunday 24^th October

Brentford vs Leicester (14:00)

West Ham vs Spurs (14:00)

Liverpool vs Man Utd (16:30)

TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS

ARSENAL

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Lokonga; Pepe, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe; Aubameyang

UNAVAILABLE: Xhaka (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Saka (Injured), Tierney (Injured)

ASTON VILLA

PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Martinez; Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings; Cash, McGinn, Luiz, Targett; Buendia; Ings, Watkins

UNAVAILABLE: Trezeguet (Injured), Davis (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Bailey (Fitness), Traore (Fitness)

BRENTFORD

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock; Canos, Janelt, Norgaard, Onyeka, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney

UNAVAILABLE: Baptiste (Injured) Dasilva (Injured), Sorensen (Injured), Wissa (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Janelt (Injured)

BRIGHTON

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Sanchez; Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Veltman, March, Lallana, Mac Allister, Cucurella; Trossard, Maupay

UNAVAILABLE: Alzate (Injured), Welbeck (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Webster (Injured)

BURNLEY

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Pope; Lowton, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Vydra, Wood

UNAVAILABLE: Stephens (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Mee (Injured), Taylor (Injured), Vydra (Injured)

CHELSEA

PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Mendy; Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Christensen; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi

UNAVAILABLE: Pulisic (Injured), Lukaku (Injured), Werner (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Ziyech (Injured)

CRYSTAL PALACE

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Gallagher, Zaha; Edouard.

UNAVAILABLE: Eze (Injured), Ferguson (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

EVERTON

PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne; Townsend, Davies, Allan, Iwobi; Gray; Richarlison

UNAVAILABLE: Mina (Injured),Doucoure (Injured), Delph (Injured), Calvert-Lewin (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Gomes (Injured), Richarlison (Fitness)

LEEDS

PREDICTED XI (3-3-3-1): Meslier; Llorente, Struijk, Cooper; Shackleton, Klich, Dallas; Raphinha, Roberts, James; Rodrigo

UNAVAILABLE: Ayling (Injured), Firpo (Injured), Koch (Injured), Phillips (Injured), Bamford (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

LEICESTER

PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel; Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu; Pereira, Tielemans, Soumare, Bertrand; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy

UNAVAILABLE: Fofana (Injured), Justin (Injured), Ndidi (Injured), Albrighton (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Castagne (Injured), Perez (Illness), Tielemans (Injured)

LIVERPOOL

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Keita, Henderson, Jones; Salah, Firmino, Mane

UNAVAILABLE: Elliott (Injured, Thiago (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Jones (Injured)

MAN CITY

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Jesus, Foden, Grealish

UNAVAILABLE: Delap (Injured), Torres (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

MAN UTD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Matic; Greenwood, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo

UNAVAILABLE: Varane (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Amad Diallo (Injured), Fred (Injured), Martial (Fitness), Fernandes (Injured), Rashford (Injured)

NEWCASTLE

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Darlow; Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis; Hayden; Saint-Maximin, Willock, S. Longstaff, Fraser; Wilson

UNAVAILABLE: Dubravka (Injured), Dummett (Injured), Shelvey (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Woodman (Injured)

NORWICH

PREDICTED XI (5-3-2): Krul; Aarons, Kabak, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis; Lees-Melou, Normann. McLean; Sargent, Pukki

UNAVAILABLE: Gilmour (Ineligible), Zimmermann (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Placheta (Fitness), Byram (Fitness)

SOUTHAMPTON

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; Elyounoussi, Diallo, Romeu, Djenepo; Broja, Redmond

UNAVAILABLE: Stephens (Injured), Ward-Prowse (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE:

SPURS

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Emerson, Romero, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp; Moura, Ndombele, Son; Kane

UNAVAILABLE: Sessegnon (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Doherty (Injured)

WATFORD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Bachmann; Kiko Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Rose; Kucka, Sissoko; Sarr, Cleverley, Dennis; King

UNAVAILABLE: Etebo (Injured), Kabasele (Injured), Sierralta (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Kiko Femenia (Injured), N’Koulou (Fitness)

WEST HAM

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio

UNAVAILABLE: Kral (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Coufal (Injured), Fredericks (Injured), Noble (Injured), Soucek (Injured)

WOLVES

PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Sa; Kilman, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal; Podence, Trincao; Jimenez

UNAVAILABLE: Bueno (Injured), Boly (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Mosquera (Injured), Neto (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Jimenez (Fatigue)