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 22nd October
Arsenal vs Aston Villa (20:00)
Saturday 23rd 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 24th 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)