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FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 16 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 16 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Saturday’s 1:30pm 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 GW16.

Gameweek 16 Fixtures

Saturday 14 December

Arsenal vs Everton (3:00pm)

Liverpool vs Fulham (3:00pm)

Newcastle vs Leicester (3:00pm)

Wolves vs Ipswich (3:00pm)

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa (5:30pm)

Sunday 15 December

Brighton vs Crystal Palace (2:00pm)

Man City vs Man Utd (4:30pm)

Chelsea vs Brentford (7:00pm)

Southampton vs Tottenham (7:00pm)

Monday 16 December

Bournemouth vs West Ham (8:00pm)

All times shown are UK

Team news & predicted line-ups

Arsenal

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Timber; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Unavailable: White (Injured), Tomiyasu (Injured)

Questionable: Gabriel (Injured), Calafiori (Injured), Zinchenko (Injured)

Aston Villa

Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Konsa, Mings, Torres, Digne; Cash, Kamara, Tielemans McGinn; Rogers; Duran

Unavailable: Ramsey (Injured)

Questionable: Bailey (Injured), Watkins (Injured)

Bournemouth

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson

Unavailable: Senesi (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Scott (Injured), Tavernier (Injured), Sinisterra (Injured)

Questionable:

Brentford

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock; Ajer, Janelt, Norgaard, Lewis-Potter; Mbeumo, Schade; Wissa

Unavailable: Hickey (Injured), Henry (Fitness), Dasilva (Injured), Jensen (Injured)

Questionable: Janelt (Injured), Nunes (Fitness)

Brighton

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Verbruggen; Dunk, Van Hecke, Julio; Adingra, Wieffer, Baleba, Estupinan; Rutter, Joao Pedro, Mitoma

Unavailable: Webster (Injured), Milner (Injured)

Questionable: March (Fitness), Hinshelwood (Injured), Kadioglu (Injured), Veltman (Injured)

Chelsea

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Unavailable: Fofana (Injured), James (Injured), Kellyman (Fitness), Neto (Suspended)

Questionable:

Crystal Palace

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta

Unavailable: Holding (Out of favour), Franca (Injured)

Questionable: Ward (Injured), Wharton (Injured)

Everton

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Mangala; Ndiaye, Doucoure, McNeilye; Calvert-Lewin

Unavailable: Garner (Injured), Iroegbunam (Injured)

Questionable: Chermiti (Fitness)

Fulham

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Cuenca, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Traore; Jimenez

Unavailable: Bassey (Suspended), Andersen (Injured), Reed (Injured), Cairney (Suspended), Nelson (Injured)

Questionable:

Ipswich

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Muric; H. Clarke, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Hutchinson, Chaplin, Szmodics; Delap

Unavailable: Donacien (Injured), Hirst (Injured), Ogbene (Injured), Tuanzebe (Injured)

Questionable:

Leicester

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Hermansen; Faes, Coady, Vestergaard; Justin, Choudhury, Skipp, Thomas; Buonanotte, Vardy, Mavididi

Unavailable: Stolarczyk (Injured), Pereira (Injured), Soumare (Suspended), Ndidi (Injured), Fatawu (Injured)

Questionable: Winks (Injured), Edouard (Fitness)

Liverpool

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Unavailable: Konate (Injured), Bradley (Injured), Mac Allister (Suspended)

Questionable: Tsimikas (Injured), Chiesa (Fitness), Jota (Injured)

Man City

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Simpson-Pusey, Dias, Gvardiol; Gundogan, Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

Unavailable: Akanji (Injured), Ake (Injured), Stones (Injured), Lewis (Suspended). Rodri (Injured), Bobb (Injured)

Questionable:

Man Utd

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Diallo, Mainoo, Fernandes, Dalot; Diallo, Garnacho; Hojlund

Unavailable: Shaw (Injured)

Questionable: Evans (Injured)

Newcastle

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Tonali; Gordon, Isak, Joelinton

Unavailable: Botman (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Krafth (Injured), Wilson (Injured)

Questionable: Pope (Injured), Willock (Injured)

Nottingham Forest

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Yates; Jota Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Unavailable: Moreno (Ineligible), Danilo (Injured), Sangare (Injured)

Questionable:

Southampton

Predicted XI (5-4-1): Lumley; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Bednarek, Manning; Dibling, Fernandes, Downes, Armstrong; Archer

Unavailable: Ramsdale (Injured), Bazunu (Injured), Stephens (Suspended), Smallbone (Injured), Lallana (Injured), Larios (Injured), Stewart (Injured)

Questionable:

Spurs

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Kulusevski, Sarr, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son

Unavailable: Vicario (Injured), Romero (Injured), Van de Ven (Injured), Davies (Injured), Bissouma (Suspended), Bentancur (Suspended), Richarlison (Injured), Odobert (Injured)

Questionable:

West Ham

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Cresswell; Alvarez, Soucek; Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville; Bowen

Unavailable: Emerson (Suspended), Antonio (Injured)

Questionable:

Wolves

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; Semedo, Toti Gomes, Bueno; Doherty, Andre, Lemina, Ait-Nouri; Hwang, Cunha; Strand Larsen

Unavailable: Mosquera (Injured), Traore (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured), Joao Gomes (Suspended), Sa (Injured), Sarabia (Injured)

Questionable: