Earlier than the newest spherical of Premier League fixtures, right here is all the important thing harm information alongside important Fantasy Premier League statistics.
The festivities kick off with Manchester United at house to Newcastle United on Boxing Day (20:00 GMT) – right here is the
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FridayManchester United v Newcastle United (20:00 GMT)
Manchester United shall be with out captain Bruno Fernandes, who suffered a muscle harm within the defeat by Aston Villa on the weekend.
United will monitor Kobbie Mainoo, who was dominated out of that sport after selecting up a minor calf harm in coaching the day earlier than.
Casemiro is obtainable after suspension.
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Newcastle are hoping goalkeeper Nick Pope shall be match sufficient to make the matchday squad after a groin harm.
The Magpies have been coping with a defensive harm disaster however Tino Livramento’s knee is just not as severe as had been feared, whereas Sven Botman is making good progress after a again downside.
Gamers out: Newcastle – Osula, Botman, Trippier, Krafth, Burn, Livramento
Man Utd – Fernandes, Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, Mazraoui
Doubts: Newcastle – Pope
Doubts: Man Utd – Mainoo, Maguire, De Ligt
Key FPL notes:
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha (£8.0m) has produced two targets and one help over the previous three gameweeks. Throughout this era, no participant throughout any place has taken as many photographs because the Brazilian (22).
Anthony Gordon (£7.3m) recorded his first assists of the season for Newcastle towards Chelsea in gameweek 17. Previously 4 gameweeks, he has additionally efficiently transformed two penalties.
Nick Woltemade (£7.3m) scored twice towards Chelsea on Saturday to take his Newcastle purpose tally for the season to seven – solely three FPL forwards have scored extra.
SaturdayNottingham Forest v Manchester Metropolis (12:30 GMT)
Nottingham Forest don’t have any new reported harm issues.
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Head coach Sean Dyche says Ola Aina is “progressing nicely” in his restoration from a hamstring harm however remains to be rebuilding his health.
Manchester Metropolis, who could have had every week off between matches, will assess their squad after they return from the three-day break supervisor Pep Guardiola has given them.
However Guardiola has warned his gamers that they are going to be weighed on their return: “The second they arrive I wish to see how they arrive again. They’ll eat however I wish to management them.
“Think about one participant and now he is good however he’ll arrive with three kilos extra. He shall be in Manchester, he is not going to journey to Nottingham Forest.”
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Gamers out: Man Metropolis – Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Marmoush
Nottingham Forest – Sangare, Boly, Aina, Wooden, Yates
Doubts: Man Metropolis – Stones, Doku, Rodri, Bobb
Key FPL notes:
Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson (£5.3m) has produced 20 defensive contribution factors this season, essentially the most of any midfielder.
Just one defender has amassed extra FPL factors than the 36 of Manchester Metropolis’s Ruben Dias (£5.7m) since gameweek 13.
Gameweek 17 was solely the second time in six begins that Manchester Metropolis’s Rayan Cherki (£6.6m) has blanked, but he nonetheless created extra probabilities (six) than some other participant.
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion (15:00 GMT)
Arsenal might want to see how their squad takes care of their midweek EFL Cup quarter-final penalty shootout victory over Crystal Palace.
Kai Havertz, Cristian Mosquera, Ben White and Gabriel are amongst these at the moment sidelined.
Brighton ahead Danny Welbeck has recovered from a again downside whereas Lewis Dunk and Diego Gomez can be found once more after suspension.
Defender Jan Paul van Hecke needs to be match after a virus and Mats Wieffer can be anticipated to return.
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Gamers out: Arsenal – Mosquera, White, Havertz, Gabriel, Dowman
Brighton – Tzimas, Webster, Baleba, March
Key FPL notes:
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (£10.3m) has produced one purpose and 4 assists over the previous 5 gameweeks. Throughout this era, solely 4 midfielders have surpassed his 3.09 anticipated purpose involvement (xGI) determine.
Declan Rice (£7.2m) recorded his sixth help of the season for the Gunners in gameweek 17. Solely three gamers have produced extra, whereas just one has created extra massive probabilities (9).
From gameweek 13 onwards, just one FPL defender (minimal 4 appearances) has a better factors per begin common than Brighton’s Maxim De Cuyper’s (£4.3m) 7.3. The Dutchman has served up a purpose, three clear sheets and 5 bonus factors in that point.
Brentford v Bournemouth (15:00 GMT)
Brentford’s on-loan winger Reiss Nelson may return after lacking 4 matches with harm.
Josh Dasilva stays sidelined with a knee subject whereas Frank Onyeka and Dango Ouattara are on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola has reported no recent harm issues.
Gamers out: Brentford – Dasilva, Onyeka, Ouattara, Carvalho, Milambo
Bournemouth – Gannon-Doak, Adams, Milosavljevic
Key FPL notes:
Since returning to the beginning line-up in gameweek 16, Brentford’s Keane Lewis-Potter (£4.8m) has produced 27 factors, thanks to 2 targets, two clear sheets and three bonus factors.
After going seven matches with out an attacking return, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (£7.7m) has now scored in back-to-back video games.
Just one participant had extra photographs than the six of Cherries’ David Brooks (£5.0m) in gameweek 17.
Burnley v Everton (15:00 GMT)
Burnley defender Maxime Esteve is again in coaching after selecting up a knock final week.
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Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster are each taking part in on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Everton supervisor David Moyes says his aspect don’t have any recent harm issues.
Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman stay sidelined with hamstring points.
Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye are additionally at Afcon within the Senegal squad.
Gamers out: Burnley – Tuanzebe, Foster, Roberts, Mejbri, Beyer, Amdouni
Everton – Branthwaite, Coleman, Ndiaye, Gueye, Dewsbury-Corridor
Doubts: Burnley – Esteve
Key FPL notes:
Zian Flemming (£5.3m) has scored 5 targets since gameweek 9. Throughout this era, solely two forwards have recorded extra targets than the Burnley man, though all of his strikes have come away from house.
Everton’s Michael Keane (£4.7m) is averaging 6.7 factors per begin throughout his previous six matches, thanks to at least one purpose, three clear sheets, eight defensive contribution factors and 5 bonus.
Solely 4 midfielders have created extra probabilities than Jack Grealish’s (6.5m) 30 for Everton this season, and solely three have had extra penalty field touches (88).
Liverpool v Wolves (15:00 GMT)
Liverpool shall be with out striker Alexander Isak, who has had surgical procedure on a damaged leg, however Florian Wirtz is match once more after coming off with cramp within the win over Tottenham.
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Dominik Szoboszlai misses out after selecting up his fifth yellow card final weekend.
Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo have been dominated out whereas Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo are “50-50” in keeping with head coach Arne Slot.
Wolves shall be with out captain Toti Gomes, who faces a number of weeks out with hamstring points.
Nonetheless, Yerson Mosquera returns after suspension and Hugo Bueno is again in coaching and hoping to be match.
Gamers out: Liverpool – Isak, Gomez, Endo, Salah, Szoboszlai, Leoni
Wolves – R Gomes, Toti, Bellegarde, Agbadou, Chirewa, Munetsi, Chiwome
Doubts: Liverpool – Bradley, Gakpo
Wolves – Bueno
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Key FPL notes:
Hugo Ekitike (£8.9m) has scored 5 targets for Liverpool previously three gameweeks. Throughout this era, no ahead has recorded as many targets, FPL factors (36) or photographs (12). He faces a Wolves aspect with the worst defence (37 targets conceded) within the division.
Florian Wirtz (£8.1m) has produced two assists, 5 bonus and two defensive contribution factors in his previous 4 matches for the Reds.
Tolu Arokodare (£5.4m) has been Wolves’ highest-scoring participant over the previous three gameweeks, however has solely produced 9 factors.
West Ham v Fulham (15:00 GMT)
West Ham are with out Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf, who’re each on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Fulham are hopeful Harry Wilson shall be match regardless of limping off with a knee harm within the win over Nottingham Forest on Monday.
The Cottagers shall be with out Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi, all of whom are at Afcon with Nigeria.
Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon stay sidelined with harm.
Gamers out: West Ham – Wan-Bissaka, Diouf
Fulham – Bassey, Chukwueze, Iwobi, Muniz, Sessegnon
Key FPL notes:
Jarrod Bowen’s (£7.6m) clean for West Ham towards Manchester Metropolis in gameweek 17 was his first in 4 matches. In that point, solely three forwards have tried extra photographs (12).
Solely Marcos Senesi (£4.9m) has achieved extra defensive contribution factors than the 22 of Joachim Andersen (£4.6m). The defender has saved two clear sheets within the final six gameweeks and is the second-highest scoring participant at Fulham (63).
Since gameweek 13, solely two midfielders have amassed extra FPL factors than Harry Wilson’s (£5.8m) 44. The Fulham participant has produced three targets, 4 assists and 7 bonus in that point.
Chelsea v Aston Villa (17:30 GMT)
Chelsea will assess striker Liam Delap, who has missed the previous 4 matches with a shoulder harm.
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Teenage winger Estevao can be being monitored after sitting out two matches with a muscle subject.
Aston Villa huge man Evann Guessand has left for the Africa Cup of Nations after receiving a late call-up from Ivory Coast.
Jadon Sancho is obtainable once more after being ineligible to face his mother or father membership Manchester United.
Gamers out: Chelsea – Colwill, Lavia, Essugo, Mudryk
Gamers out: Aston Villa – Guessand, Barkley, Mings, Torres
Doubts: Chelsea – Delap, Estevao
Doubts: Aston Villa – Elliott
Key FPL notes:
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer (£10.4m) has produced a purpose and an help in his previous two matches and racked up 14 factors on this fixture final season.
Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah (£5.5m) is the highest-scoring defender in FPL with 94 factors, having produced one purpose, three clear sheets, six defensive contribution factors and 5 bonus over the previous six gameweeks.
Morgan Rogers (£7.2m) has racked up 15-pointers in three of the previous six gameweeks. In that point, amongst midfielders, the Aston Villa man ranks prime for targets scored (six), second for FPL factors (56) and third for photographs taken (19).
SundaySunderland v Leeds United (14:00 GMT)
Sunderland are nonetheless with out Luke O’Nien, who’s serving a three-match ban.
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Habib Diarra has now travelled to the Africa Cup of Nations, the place he’ll be part of 5 different Black Cats gamers: Arthur Masuaku, Noah Sadiki, Reinildo, Chemsdine Talbi and Bertrand Traore.
This sport comes too quickly for Leeds midfielder Sean Longstaff, who has a calf harm.
Winger Daniel James remains to be out with a hamstring harm.
However Lucas Nmecha, who has missed three video games with a hamstring downside, may return.
Gamers out: Sunderland – Diarra, O’Nien, Traore, Talbi, Reinildo, Sadiki, Masuaku, Alese
Leeds – James, Longstaff
Doubts: Leeds – Nmecha
Key FPL notes:
Sunderland’s Robin Roefs (£4.8m) has saved back-to-back clear sheets to maneuver on to 6 shut-outs for the season. He’s the highest-scoring goalkeeper in FPL with 80 factors however stays a differential, with an possession of slightly below 10%.
In his previous six house matches, Sunderland defender Dan Ballard (£4.7m) has produced 36 factors for a mean of simply over seven factors per look.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) has scored six targets throughout the previous 5 gameweeks. Throughout this era, Erling Haaland (£15.1m) is the one ahead to have returned extra FPL factors than the Leeds striker’s 44 or had greater than his seven massive probabilities.
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (16:30 GMT)
Crystal Palace will assess their squad after the midweek EFL Cup quarter-final penalty shootout defeat by Arsenal.
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Ismaila Sarr is on the Africa Cup of Nations whereas Daichi Kamada, Cheick Doucoure and Daniel Munoz stay sidelined with harm.
Tottenham don’t have any new harm issues however shall be with out Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons, who’re each suspended.
Yves Bissouma and Papa Mate Sarr are each at Afcon.
Gamers out: Crystal Palace – Sarr, Kamada, Munoz, Doucoure
Tottenham – Romero, Simons, Maddison, Sarr, Bissouma, Udogie, Solanke, Kulusevski
Key FPL notes:
Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi (£5.3m) is the second-highest scoring defender in FPL (93). He has produced two targets, 4 assists and 6 clear sheets in whole however has mustered solely two shut-outs since gameweek 10 (towards Burnley and Wolves).
Maxence Lacroix (£5.2m) is among the many 5 greatest defenders in FPL. Seven clear sheets, two assists and 14 defensive contribution factors have helped the Palace centre-back amass 82 factors in whole.
Solely 4 forwards have produced extra targets previously seven gameweeks than Tottenham’s Richarlison (£6.4m), with 4.