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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

Predicted line-ups and injuries are currently provisional but will be updated throughout Thursday and Friday as team news comes in. This sentence will be deleted once all teams are complete.

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 (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Philogene, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins

Unavailable: Ramsey (Injured)

Questionable: Bailey (Injured), Watkins (Injured)

Bournemouth

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

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

Questionable: Adams (Injured)

Brentford

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

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

Questionable: Nunes (Fitness)

Brighton

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

Unavailable: Milner (Injured), Webster (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, Felix; Jackson

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

Questionable:

Crystal Palace

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

Unavailable: Wharton (Injured), Franca (Injured)

Questionable: Holding (Out of favour)

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), Fatawu (Injured)

Questionable: Winks (Injured), Ndidi (Injured)

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): Ortega; Walker, Simpson-Pusey, Dias, Gvardiol; Gundogan, Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

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

Questionable:

Man Utd

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Diallo, Mainoo, Casemiro, Dalot; Fernandes, Zirkzee, Rashford

Unavailable: Evans (Injured), Shaw (Injured)

Questionable: 

Newcastle

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

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

Questionable: 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; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Walker-Peters, Bree, Manning; Fraser, Fernandes, Downes, Armstrong; Archer

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

Questionable: Bednarek (Injured)

Spurs

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

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

Questionable: 

West Ham

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

Unavailable: Emerson (Suspended), Antonio (Injured)

Questionable:

Wolves

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

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

Questionable: Sa (Injured), Sarabia (Injured)