Earlier than the newest spherical of Premier League fixtures, right here is all the important thing damage information alongside important Fantasy Premier League statistics.
The gameweek is headlined by Arsenal’s conflict with Aston Villa which kicks off at 20:15 on Tuesday night, and listed below are the
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TuesdayBurnley v Newcastle (19:30 GMT)
Burnley captain Josh Cullen is anticipated to overlook out due to the knee subject that pressured him off in opposition to Everton.
Defenders Maxime Esteve and Joe Worrall shall be assessed and will return.
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe doesn’t anticipate to welcome again injured defenders Sven Botman, Dan Burn or Tino Livramento.
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Gamers out: Burnley – Tuanzebe, Foster, Roberts, Mejbri, Beyer, Amdouni Newcastle – Osula, Botman, Elanga, Trippier, Krafth, Burn, Livramento
Doubts: Burnley – Cullen, Esteve, Worrall
Key FPL notes:
Martin Dubravka (4.0m) stored his third clear sheet of the season in opposition to Everton in Gameweek 18, amassing 11 factors.
Anthony Gordon (£7.4m) has produced two double-digit hauls within the final 4 Gameweeks, thanks to at least one objective, two assists and 4 bonus factors.
Nick Woltemade (£7.4m) netted two targets in opposition to Chelsea in Gameweek 17, bringing his whole for the season to seven – solely 4 forwards have recorded extra.
Chelsea v Bournemouth (19:30 GMT)
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella may miss out due to the hamstring damage he suffered in opposition to Aston Villa.
The Blues additionally await information on the progress of Liam Delap and Estevao, who’re recovering from shoulder and muscle accidents respectively.
Bournemouth’s Alex Scott faces a health take a look at having acquired a knock on his jaw – which he broke final season – throughout Saturday’s sport with Brentford.
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Head coach Andoni Iraola is anticipated to make modifications following their 4-1 defeat to the Bees.
David Brooks, Evanilson and Justin Kluivert may begin after being launched after half-time in that match.
Gamers out: Chelsea – Colwill, Hato, Lavia, Essugo, Mudryk Bournemouth – Gannon-Doak, Adams, Milosavljevic
Doubts: Chelsea – Delap, Estevao Bournemouth – Scott
Key FPL notes:
Chelsea’s Reece James (£5.7m) has performed the total 90 minutes in every of the final 4 gameweeks. Throughout these matches, he has both scored, assisted or stored a clear sheet.
Trevoh Chalobah (£5.5m) has amassed 24 factors in his final 4 matches at Stamford Bridge, combining two clear sheets with a objective, two defensive contribution factors and two bonus factors.
Antoine Semenyo (£7.7m) has scored in three consecutive matches. In Gameweek 18, solely two gamers recorded extra photographs than the Bournemouth winger (5).
Nottingham Forest v Everton (19:30 GMT)
Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wooden has had surgical procedure on his troublesome knee damage and is ready for an extra spell on the sidelines.
Head coach Sean Dyche has no new damage considerations to take care of.
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Everton’s Jack Grealish needed to sit out the draw with Burnley as a result of sickness and shall be assessed together with fellow midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor.
Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye are at Afcon, whereas Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman stay on the sidelines.
Gamers out: Nottingham Forest – Sangare, Boly, Aina, Wooden, Yates Everton – Branthwaite, Coleman, Ndiaye, Gueye
Everton – Grealish, Dewsbury-Corridor
Key FPL notes:
With Chris Wooden (£7.2m) anticipated to be out for a number of weeks following knee surgical procedure, Igor Jesus (£5.8m) appears poised for additional begins as Nottingham Forest’s quantity 9. Because the begin of November, the Brazilian has racked up 30 photographs, probably the most of any ahead besides Erling Haaland (£15.1m).
Nottingham Forest’s John Victor (£4.0m) is rising as a contemporary funds goalkeeper of curiosity. Owned by solely 0.4% of managers, he stored a clear sheet in Gameweek 16 and made three wonderful saves in opposition to Manchester Metropolis final day out.
Everton’s Michael Keane (£4.8m) is the third-highest scoring defender in Fantasy, with 91 factors. He produced his third double-digit haul of the marketing campaign in Gameweek 18.
West Ham United v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
West Ham don’t have any new damage worries to cope with following their defeat to Fulham.
They’re with out Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf, who’re each on the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma returns having sat out the loss to Arsenal with sickness.
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler says ahead Danny Welbeck may very well be included within the beginning line-up having been hampered by a again downside in current weeks.
Gamers out: West Ham – Diouf, Fabianski, Fullkrug, Wan-Bissaka Brighton – Baleba, March, Tzimas, Webster
Key FPL notes:
West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m) has produced two targets and an help within the final 5 gameweeks. Throughout that interval, solely two forwards have recorded extra photographs (14).
No defender has scored extra targets than Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke’s (£4.5m) two since Gameweek 10, whereas solely 4 have stored extra clear sheets than his 4.
Solely 5 midfielders have had extra large possibilities (three) than Brighton’s Georginio Rutter (£5.6m) over the past 4 gameweeks.
Arsenal v Aston Villa (20:15 GMT)
Arsenal await information on whether or not defenders Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber have recovered from the accidents that dominated them out of the win over Brighton.
Gabriel got here off the bench in that sport for his first look since early November and will begin, whereas Kai Havertz can be near a return.
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Aston Villa are with out Matty Money and Boubacar Kamara due to suspension after they each acquired a fifth yellow card of the season in opposition to Chelsea on Saturday.
Gamers out: Arsenal – Mosquera, White, Dowman Aston Villa – Barkley, Money, Guessand, Kamara, Mings, Torres
Doubts: Arsenal – Calafiori, Havertz, Timber
Key FPL notes:
No participant had extra photographs than Bukayo Saka’s (£10.3m) seven in Gameweek 18, whereas solely two created extra possibilities (4) than the Arsenal ahead.
Martin Odegaard (£7.8m) created 5 possibilities in Gameweek 18, the joint-most of any participant. The Gunners midfielder additionally scored his first objective of the marketing campaign in opposition to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (£8.5m) has produced 4 targets and two assists within the final 5 gameweeks, amassing 37 factors.
Manchester United v Wolves (20:15 GMT)
Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount faces a health take a look at on the damage that pressured him off in opposition to Newcastle.
Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire will once more miss out, whereas Amad Diallo, Noussair Mazraoui and Bryan Mbeumo are on the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Wolves are with out midfielder Andre, who serves a one-match suspension following his fifth reserving of the season.
Yerson Mosquera ought to be match after affected by cramp in opposition to Liverpool, however Santiago Bueno is a doubt with a knock.
Gamers out: Man Utd – De Ligt, Fernandes, Mainoo, Maguire, Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, Mazraoui Wolves – Agbadou, Andre, Bellegarde, Chirewa, Chiwome, Munetsi, R Gomes, Toti
Doubts: Man Utd – Mount Wolves – Bueno
Key FPL notes:
Not solely has Matheus Cunha (£8.1m) registered no less than eight extra photographs than another participant over the past 4 gameweeks (25), however the Manchester United ahead additionally has attacking returns in three of his final 4 matches.
United wing-back Patrick Dorgu (£4.1m) was the second-highest scoring participant of Gameweek 18, with 17 factors.
Tolu Arokodare (£5.4m) has been Wolves’ highest-scoring participant over the past three gameweeks (13 factors), thanks to at least one objective, one help and two bonus factors.
ThursdayCrystal Palace v Fulham (17:30 GMT)
Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards may once more be absent due to the foot damage that prompted him to overlook the defeat to Spurs on Sunday.
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Fulham are nonetheless with out Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi, all of whom are at Afcon with Nigeria.
Gamers out: Crystal Palace – Sarr, Kamada, Munoz, Doucoure Fulham – Bassey, Chukwueze, Iwobi, Muniz, Sessegnon
Doubts: Crystal Palace – Richards
Key FPL notes:
Just one midfielder has had extra large possibilities (three) over the past two gameweeks than Crystal Palace’s Justin Devenny (£4.3m).
Fulham’s Harry Wilson (£5.8m) has served up 49 factors throughout his earlier six matches and continues to supply wonderful worth in Fantasy.
Raul Jimenez (£6.3m) has scored 4 targets this season, with two arriving within the final two gameweeks. Throughout that interval, the Cottagers ahead has racked up 10 photographs, probably the most of any participant besides Bukayo Saka.
Liverpool v Leeds United (17:30 GMT)
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is obtainable once more having sat out the win over Wolves as a result of suspension.
Leeds defender Joe Rodon suffered an ankle damage in opposition to Sunderland that would convey to an finish his two-year streak of consecutive league appearances.
Gamers out: Liverpool – Isak, Gomez, Endo, Salah, Leoni Leeds – James, Longstaff
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Doubts: Leeds – Rodon
Key FPL notes:
Ryan Gravenberch (£5.7m) is Liverpool’s top-scoring participant this season, producing 84 factors because of 4 targets, three assists, eight defensive contribution factors and 13 bonus.
Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.6m) ranks first amongst Liverpool gamers for photographs and key passes mixed for the reason that begin of November, with a complete of 33.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) scored his seventh objective in six matches to tug Leeds United stage at Sunderland on Sunday.
Brentford v Tottenham (20:00 GMT)
Brentford defender Sepp van den Berg missed the win over Bournemouth after selecting up a knock and shall be assessed.
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero returns from suspension, however Xavi Simons serves the second sport of his three-match ban.
Gamers out: Brentford – Carvalho, Dasilva, Milambo, Onyeka, Ouattara Tottenham – Kulusevski, Maddison, Sarr, Simons, Solanke, Udogie, Bissouma
Doubts: Brentford – Van den Berg
Key FPL notes:
Brentford’s Igor Thiago (£7.0m) produced an help in opposition to Bournemouth in Gameweek 18, however actually ought to have had one in all his personal, lacking a giant probability within the first half.
Bees midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard (£5.8m) has offered assists in back-to-back matches, amassing eight factors.
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven (£4.5m) recorded his first double-digit haul since Gameweek 9 on Sunday, because of a clear sheet, the utmost bonus and defensive contribution factors.
Sunderland v Man Metropolis (20:00 GMT)
Sunderland defender Dan Ballard is a doubt after being dominated out of their match in opposition to Leeds on Sunday with an ankle damage.
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Luke O’Nien returns to the squad having served a three-match ban following his pink card within the reverse fixture in early December.
Manchester Metropolis await information on which of their injured gamers shall be accessible for this fixture.
Jeremy Doku and John Stones are amongst those that shall be assessed.
Gamers out: Sunderland – Diarra, O’Nien, Traore, Talbi, Reinildo, Sadiki, Masuaku, Alese Man Metropolis – Ait-Nouri, Bobb, Kovacic, Marmoush, Rodri, Stones
Doubts: Sunderland – Ballard Man Metropolis – Doku, Stones
Key FPL notes:
Sunderland’s Omar Alderete (£4.0m) has banked defensive contribution factors in six of his previous 12 matches.
Tijjani Reijnders (£5.2m) discovered the web for Manchester Metropolis in Gameweek 18 and has now scored three targets in his final 5 matches, which notably included 4 begins.
Man Metropolis’s Rayan Cherki (£6.7m) has produced 9 attacking returns for the reason that begin of November, the joint-most of any participant besides Erling Haaland.