FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 1 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups
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Ahead of Friday’s 6:30pm 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 GW1.
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GAMEWEEK 1 FIXTURES
Friday 16 August
Man Utd vs Fulham (8:00pm)
Saturday 17 August
Ipswich vs Liverpool (12:30pm)
Arsenal vs Wolves (3:00pm)
Everton vs Brighton (3:00pm)
Newcastle vs Southampton (3:00pm)
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth (3:00pm)
West Ham vs Aston Villa (5:30pm)
Sunday 18 August
Brentford vs Crystal Palace (2:00pm)
Chelsea vs Man City (4:30pm)
Monday 19 August
Leicester vs Spurs (8:00pm)
All times shown are UK
TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS
ARSENAL
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): David Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
UNAVAILABLE: Tomiyasu (Injured), Tierney (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Vieira (Injured)
ASTON VILLA
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans, Onana, Rogers; Watkins, Bailey
UNAVAILABLE: Mings (Injured), Kamara (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Olsen (Injured)
BOURNEMOUTH
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Luis Sinisterra; Semenyo
UNAVAILABLE: Adams (Injured), Brooks (Injured), Unal (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BRENTFORD
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Janelt, Wissa; Toney
UNAVAILABLE: Hickey (Injured), Henry (Injured), Dasilva (Injured), Igor Thiago (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BRIGHTON
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Steele; Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor; Veltman, Milner, Wieffer, Barco; Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma
UNAVAILABLE: Verbruggen (Injured), Lamptey (Injured), Pervis Estupinan (Injured), March (Injured), Julio Enciso (Injured), Ferguson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Gilmour (Injured)
CHELSEA
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Moises Caicedo; Palmer, Dewsbury-Hall, Sterling; Jackson
UNAVAILABLE: Petrovic (Injured), James (Suspended), Gallagher (Transfer speculation), Kellyman (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
CRYSTAL PALACE
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Andersen, Riad, Guehi; Daniel Munoz, Doucoure, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
UNAVAILABLE: Matheus Franca (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
EVERTON
PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Mykolenko; McNeil, Doucoure, Gueye, Harrison; Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin
UNAVAILABLE: Branthwaite (Injured), Patterson (Injured), Coleman (Injured), Garner (Injured), Chermiti (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
FULHAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukic; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Adama Traore; Rodrigo Muniz
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
IPSWICH
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Luongo; Hutchinson, Chaplin, Burns; Delap
UNAVAILABLE: Clarke (Injured), Broadhead (Injured), Hirst (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
LEICESTER
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Hermansen; Pereira, Vestergaard, Faes, Justin; Choudhury, Winks, Ndidi; Fatawu, Decordova-Reid, Mavididi
UNAVAILABLE: Coady (Injured), Daka (Injured), Vardy (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
LIVERPOOL
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
MAN CITY
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Silva, De Bruyne, McAtee, Savio; Haaland
UNAVAILABLE: Bobb (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Grealish (Injured)
MAN UTD
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Onana; Diogo Dalot, Maguire, De Ligt, Martinez; Casemiro, Mainoo; Alejandro Garnacho, Mount, Rashford; Fernandes
UNAVAILABLE: Yoro (Injured), Malacia (Injured), Shaw (Injured), Fish (Injured), Hojlund (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Lindelof (Injured)
NEWCASTLE
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Kelly, Burn; Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
UNAVAILABLE: Botman (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Miley (Injured), Tonali (Suspended), Wilson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Schar (Injured), Targett (Injured), Willock (Injured)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Yates, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
SOUTHAMPTON
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): McCarthy; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Smallbone, Taylor; Edozie, Brereton; Armstrong
UNAVAILABLE: Lallana (Injured), Sulemana (Injured), Stewart (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Juan Larios (Injured)
SPURS
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Gray, Sarr; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
UNAVAILABLE: Forster (Injured), Bissouma (Disciplinary)
QUESTIONABLE: Richarlison (Injured)
WEST HAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez, Soucek; Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Kudus; Fullkrug
UNAVAILABLE: Edson Alvarez (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
WOLVES
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Sa; Dawson, Bueno, Toti; Doherty, Joao Gomes, Doyle, Lemina, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Hwang
UNAVAILABLE: Semedo (Suspended), Chiwone (Injured), Enso Gonzalez (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
