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Forward of the newest spherical of Premier League fixtures, right here is all the important thing damage information alongside important Fantasy Premier League statistics.

The gameweek begins with 5 3.00pm kick-offs on Saturday – right here is the

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For extra FPL assist, do not miss our common Friday Q&A from 15:30 BST dwell on the BBC Sport web site, with one among our 4 specialists answering your questions

SaturdayBrighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United (15:00 GMT)

Leeds United could have a fully-fit squad to name on for the journey to the south coast, though it’s probably Wilfried Gnonto and Harry Grey will solely be match sufficient for a spot on the bench following damage.

Gnonto hasn’t performed since mid-September as a consequence of a calf damage and hernia surgical procedure.

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Gabriel Gudmundsson is accessible after limping off through the win towards West Ham United with a useless leg.

Workforce information for Brighton will seem right here afterward Friday.

Gamers out: Leeds – none

Doubts: Leeds – Harry Grey

Key FPL notes:

Yankuba Minteh (£6.0m) has been Brighton & Hove Albion’s key creator this season, having racked up 14 possibilities created.

Joe Rodon (£4.1m) has tried eight photographs within the field over the past 4 Gameweeks, no less than two greater than every other FPL defender.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.5m) is Leeds United’s main participant for photographs (14), photographs within the field

(13) and large possibilities (5) over the opening 9 Gameweeks.

Burnley v Arsenal (15:00 GMT)

Burnley head coach Scott Parker didn’t present any staff information throughout his press convention on Thursday, that means the Clarets might have the identical squad accessible following final weekend’s win at Wolves.

Long run absentees Zeki Amdouni, Connor Roberts and Jordan Beyer stay out.

Workforce information for Arsenal will seem afterward Friday.

Gamers out: Burnley – Amdouni, Roberts, Beyer

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Doubts: Burnley – none

Key FPL notes:

Martin Dubravka’s (£4.0m) 9 save factors are solely crushed by Robin Roefs (£4.7m) to date this season.

Declan Rice (£6.7m) has been a key creator for Arsenal in 2025/26, chipping in with 4 assists. His 16 possibilities created are a team-leading complete for Mikel Arteta’s facet.

Gabriel Magalhaes (£6.5m) is Arsenal’s type participant, claiming 43 factors within the final 4 Gameweeks.

Crystal Palace v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.7m) has tried 23 photographs within the field this season, no less than 13 greater than every other team-mate.

Daniel Munoz (£5.7m) has delivered three attacking returns in his final three matches, amassing 20 factors.

Igor Thiago (£6.2m) completed Gameweek 9 joint-top for giant possibilities (three) and actually must have come away with greater than 5 factors.

Fulham v Wolves (15:00 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

Raul Jimenez (£6.2m) was a handful in Gameweek 9, racking up six photographs, one among which hit the bar earlier than Sasa Lukic (£5.0m) nodded the rebound in.

Alex Iwobi’s (£6.5m) 12 photographs and 13 possibilities created are each amongst Fulham’s prime two gamers this season.

Hugo Bueno (£4.4m) has whipped in 56 crosses this season, a complete increased than every other FPL defender.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (15:00 GMT)

Chris Wooden, Dilane Bakwa, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ola Aina stay unavailable for Nottingham Forest.

Wooden might return from a knee damage in time to face Leeds United subsequent weekend.

Again-up goalkeeper Angus Gunn has additionally been after damaging knee ligaments throughout coaching.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has returned to full coaching following 9 months out with a knee damage though he isn’t in competition to journey to the Metropolis Floor.

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“He [Martinez] needs to go to this one, he isn’t going to this one, he’s going to take time,” mentioned United boss Ruben Amorim.

“He’s actually good, he’s actually good, and he offers us that edge in each coaching session and that’s additionally actually good for us.

Harry Maguire is a doubt after lacking the 4-2 win towards Brighton final weekend as a consequence of a knock and Leny Yoro might as soon as once more deputise.

Gamers out: Nottingham Forest – Gunn, Wooden, Bakwa, Zinchenko, Aina Manchester United – Martinez

Doubts: Nottingham Forest – none Manchester United – Maguire

Key FPL notes:

Morgan Gibbs-White’s (£7.3m) 20 photographs and 30 penalty field touches each rank prime throughout Nottingham Forest’s first 9 matches.

No participant has created extra possibilities than Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m) this season, with 24.

Bryan Mbeumo (£8.2m) is the most-bought midfielder within the Gameweek, incomes over 846,000 new house owners. The Cameroon worldwide is averaging 10.0 factors per begin because the begin of October.

Tottenham v Chelsea (17:30 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

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Key FPL notes:

Micky van de Ven (£4.7m) was the top-scoring participant in Gameweek 9, amassing 23 factors thanks to 2 objectives, a clear sheet, two defensive contribution factors and the utmost bonus.

Enzo Fernandez (£6.7m) scored in each of his matches towards Tottenham Hotspur final season. His two objectives, in addition to 5 bonus, helped him to a complete of 20 factors.

Pedro Neto (£7.0m) is a participant in type. The Portuguese winger has one purpose and two assists in his final two matches to complete 20 factors.

Liverpool v Aston Villa (20:00 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.5m) made a formidable 22 defensive contributions in Gameweek 9, which suggests he has extra of these this season than every other FPL midfielder, with 113.

Mohamed Salah (£14.3m) scored solely his third purpose of the season in Gameweek 9, incomes six factors away at Brentford.

Ollie Watkins (£8.5m) racked up 10 penalty field touches towards Manchester Metropolis on Sunday – no participant managed extra in Gameweek 9.

SundayWest Ham United v Newcastle United (14:00 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

Jarrod Bowen (£7.8m) has served up three objectives and one help in his final seven matches for West Ham United.

Bruno Guimaraes (£6.5m) has racked up 10 photographs over the past three Gameweeks (5 from contained in the penalty field and 5 from simply exterior), the joint-most of any Newcastle United participant.

Malick Thiaw’s (£4.9m) aerial presence might trigger main issues for West Ham United in Gameweek 10. The Hammers rank backside for conceding photographs from set performs in 2025/26.

Manchester Metropolis v Bournemouth (16:30 GMT)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

Erling Haaland (£14.8m) has served up double-digit hauls in every of his final three house matches, averaging 14.0 factors per begin.

Phil Foden (£8.1m) could have blanked in Gameweek 9, however he nonetheless created seven possibilities for his team-mates, taking his tally to 17 in seven matches this season.

Antoine Semenyo’s (£8.1m) 10 attacking returns are second solely to Erling Haaland (£14.8m) over the marketing campaign to date.

MondaySunderland v Everton (20:00 BST)

Workforce information will seem later right here on Friday

Key FPL notes:

In one more spectacular efficiency, Wilson Isidor (£5.6m) scored his fourth purpose of the season in Gameweek 9, prodding in from shut vary after Chelsea didn’t cope with an extended throw. He is now began six Premier League matches in a row.

Robin Roefs (£4.7m) has performed a pivotal position in Sunderland’s excellent begin to the season. He is produced 4 clear sheets and 33 saves, averaging 5.8 factors per match.

Amongst all FPL belongings to have performed no less than 500 minutes within the Premier League this time period, just one has created possibilities at a sooner price than Jack Grealish (£6.9m), with one each 33 minutes.

Forward of the most recent spherical of Premier League fixtures, right here is all the important thing harm information alongside important Fantasy Premier League statistics.

The gameweek kicks off on Friday night time when Leeds host West Ham (20:00 BST) – right here is the

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FridayLeeds v West Ham (20:00 BST)

Leeds will assess 4 gamers who’re health doubts – Noah Okafor and Willy Gnonto have solely lately returned to coaching after accidents, whereas Ethan Ampadu and Pascal Struijk are in poor health.

West Ham defender Dinos Mavropanos has been dominated out of Friday’s recreation and has undergone a scan to assesses the extent of his harm sustained in opposition to Brentford on Monday.

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Ahead Niclas Füllkrug and midfielder George Earthy are nonetheless increase health after accidents however Tomas Souček may make his two hundredth Premier League look.

Gamers out: Leeds – Grey West Ham – Earthy, Füllkrug, Mavropanos

Doubts: Leeds – Ampadu, Gnonto, Okafor, Struijk

Key FPL notes:

Gabriel Gudmundsson (£4.0m) and Sean Longstaff (£4.9m) each created 4 possibilities – together with one Opta-defined ‘large probability’ every – for Leeds in opposition to Burnley final weekend. The pair may supply nice worth in opposition to a West Ham facet struggling at each ends of the pitch.

El Hadji Malick Diouf (£4.4m) was benched by Nuno Espirito Santo in Gameweek 8, probably resulting from his heavy involvement for Senegal over the worldwide break. He was introduced on at half-time, although, and has been one of many few brilliant sparks for the Hammers this season, registering seven possibilities created and 4 assists throughout his seven prior appearances.

So typically his staff’s saviour, Jarrod Bowen (£7.8m) didn’t ship what would have been a fourth aim in six Premier League video games final trip however remained the Hammers’ main attacking risk. Imminent outings in opposition to two promoted sides – Leeds this weekend, adopted by Burnley in Gameweek 11 – can be essential to the membership’s hopes of survival.

SaturdayChelsea v Sunderland (15:00 BST)

Chelsea don’t have any contemporary harm considerations however Malo Gusto is suspended because of his pink card in opposition to Nottingham Forest final Saturday.

Liam Delap is again in coaching and could possibly be concerned in subsequent week’s EFL Cup tie in opposition to Wolves.

Sunderland defender Omar Alderete will miss his first Premier League recreation of the season resulting from concussion.

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Left-back Reinildo is accessible for the Black Cats after finishing a three-match ban.

Gamers out: Chelsea – Badiashile, Colwill, Delap, Essugo, Gusto, Palmer, Mudryk Sunderland – Alderete, Alese, Cirkin, Diarra, Hjelde, Mundle

Key FPL notes:

Reece James (£5.4m) delivered a aim, help and clear sheet within the Blues’ defeat of Nottingham Forest after registering two different assists in his earlier three league matches.

One other participant who grabbed a aim and help for Enzo Maresca’s squad in Gameweek 8 was Pedro Neto (£7.5m), who netted a free-kick – his second aim of the marketing campaign – minutes after curling within the cross for his facet’s opener. The Portuguese has began each Premier League match to date this season, combining eight pictures within the field with a team-high 13 possibilities created.

Nordi Mukiele (£4.1m) produced a 17-point haul in Gameweek 8 because of a aim, clear sheet, defensive contribution (DefCon) factors and most bonus. Regardless of taking part in solely six of the Black Cats’ league video games to date (he joined after the season had begun), Mukiele ranks high amongst team-mates for tackles accomplished in addition to clearances and aerial duels gained.

Newcastle v Fulham (15:00 BST)

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe says that Sandro Tonali remains to be “beneath the climate” and is a doubt to face Fulham.

Lewis Corridor is the closest to a return amongst Newcastle’s injured gamers and could possibly be concerned in opposition to Tottenham within the EFL Cup on Wednesday!

Fulham midfielders Saaa Lukic and Tom Cairney are each again in rivalry after recovering from accidents sustained in opposition to Bournemouth and Arsenal respectively.

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Nonetheless, Joachim Andersen misses out with with a muscle downside and Harry Wilson is nursing a minor harm and can be assessed.

Gamers out: Newcastle – Corridor, Livramento, Wissa Fulham – Andersen, Chukwueze, Muniz, Robinson

Doubts: Newcastle – Tonali Fulham – Wilson

Key FPL notes:

Nick Woltemade’s (£7.4m) comfort effort in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was his fourth aim in 5 Premier League appearances for Newcastle. Solely three gamers have registered greater than his 5 Opta-defined ‘large possibilities’ since Gameweek 6.

With the Magpies in any other case struggling in assault, Eddie Howe has been pressured to depend on some stern defensive performances to date in 2025/26. Serving to the Toon obtain a joint league-high 5 shut-outs to this point is Dan Burn (£5.1m), who picked up his fourth set of DefCon factors throughout Gameweek 8’s loss to Brighton.

Funds midfielder Joshua King (£4.5m) has began each league match for

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (17:30 BST)

Group information on Manchester United will seem right here afterward Friday.

Brighton trio Brajan Gruda, Kaoru Mitoma and Joel Veltman all missed final weekend’s win over Newcastle however head coach Fabian Hurzeler is hopeful at the least “one or two of them is likely to be accessible” on Saturday.

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Diego Gomez has overcome the hip problem that pressured him off in the course of the first half in opposition to Newcastle.

Gamers out: Man Utd – Martinez Brighton – Hinshelwood, March, Webster

Doubts: Brighton – Gruda, Mitoma, Veltman

Key FPL notes:

Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m) bossed the midfield battle throughout Man Utd’s assertion Gameweek 8 win at Anfield, creating three possibilities – he stays the Premier League’s chief for that statistic general, with 22.

Bryan Mbeumo (£8.0m) seems to be to be constructing a robust partnership down the proper flank with Amad (£6.3m), who assisted him on Sunday. With 20 pictures (9 of them on track) to date this season, Mbeumo has been one of many Premier League’s largest aim threats since his arrival at Outdated Trafford.

Danny Welbeck (£6.3m), in the meantime, has scored in opposition to his former membership United in every of the final two Premier League seasons, and comes into this encounter having discovered the again of the web with every of his final 4 pictures within the Premier League. That included a brace in opposition to Newcastle on the weekend, a recreation by which he additionally created a joint game-high three possibilities for his team-mates.

Brentford v Liverpool (20:00 BST)

Group information will seem right here afterward Friday.

Gamers out: Brentford – Maghoma, Milambo Liverpool – Alisson, Frimpong, Leoni

Key FPL notes:

Igor Thiago’s (£6.1m) winner in opposition to West Ham took him to joint-second within the FPL forwards’ targets leaderboard, with 5. The Brazilian is now joint-third amongst strikers for pictures (18) as nicely after his six makes an attempt – one in every of which got here off the woodwork – in that match, having additionally seen a second aim chalked off for offside on Monday night. Gameweek 9 opponents Liverpool needs to be more durable to beat than the Hammers, though the Reds have appeared notably weak defensively this season, too.

That is one thing full-back Michael Kayode (£4.5m) may additionally assist the Bees capitalise on, having created seven possibilities in Gameweek 8 alone. Able to taking part in on both flank and with a penchant for chaos-causing lengthy throw-ins, Kayode – who has 5 bonus factors already and has began each Premier League match this season – seems to be to be an more and more vital cog in Keith Andrews’ transitional staff.

Cody Gakpo (£7.5m) has stepped as much as carry a lot of the attacking workload for Liverpool this season, scoring in back-to-back matches, throughout which period he’s joint-top within the division for penalty field touches (18). The influential Dutchman has additionally created 17 possibilities this season and has had extra aim makes an attempt (21) than all however two Premier League gamers.

SundayArsenal v Crystal Palace (14:00 BST)

Group information will seem right here.

Key FPL notes:

Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) created six possibilities in Arsenal’s win over Fulham on Saturday, practically registering an help on quite a few events in addition to coming near scoring himself. The fit-again Englishman even claimed two bonus factors regardless of his Gameweek 8 clean, having been the one Gunners participant to achieve the DefCon threshold.

Eleven pictures in final weekend’s thrilling draw in opposition to AFC Bournemouth by Palace’s hat-trick hero Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.6m) is a tally overwhelmed simply twice in a single recreation in the course of the Premier League period. The France worldwide striker racked up six large possibilities in Gameweek 8 and registered a staggering 3.67 Anticipated Targets (xG) by himself.

One other risk to the Gunners’ world-class backline is Daniel Munoz (£5.6m). In addition to posting extra DefCon factors than some other Premier League full-back/wing-back, Munoz additionally boasts essentially the most attacking returns (4) and highest anticipated aim involvement (xGI, 2.62) to date amongst FPL defenders.

Aston Villa v Manchester Metropolis (14:00 BST)

Group information will seem right here.

Gamers out: Aston Villa – Garcia, Tielemans Manchester Metropolis – Khusanov, Rodri

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Doubts: Aston Villa – Digne Manchester Metropolis – Gonzalez

Key FPL notes:

Morgan Rogers (£6.8m) and Emiliano Buendia (£5.3m) – who every netted glorious efforts in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday – have helped put Villa’s sluggish begin to the season behind them, registering three aim involvements every (one aim and two assists for the previous, two targets and an help for the latter) previously three Premier League matchdays to change into Unai Emery’s joint-leading attacking contributors. Much more impressively for Buendia, all three of these returns have come as an alternative.

Nico O’Reilly (£4.9m) has been a mainstay in Man Metropolis’s XI since his first begin of the season in Gameweek 4 and showcased his risk going ahead with three pictures and a well-weighted help to interrupt the impasse in opposition to Everton final weekend.

Erling Haaland (£14.7m) is having fun with his best-ever begin to a Premier League season in the case of a number of underlying statistics, together with pictures within the field (33), xG (8.69) and an Anticipated Objective Involvement (xGI) of 9.44 after his first eight appearances.

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (14:00 BST)

Group information will seem right here.

Key FPL notes:

Within the calf injury-enforced Gameweek 8 absence of Bournemouth team-mate Evanilson (£7.0m), Eli Kroupi Jr (£4.5m) bagged a brace on his first-ever Premier League begin. Cherries head coach Andoni Iraola values the general recreation of the previous, however spoke extremely of {the teenager} at full-time and will hand this potential FPL price range gem one other probability to shine in opposition to Forest.

Nonetheless, it stays exhausting to look previous Antoine Semenyo (£8.1m) in the case of Bournemouth’s most influential participant this season. The Ghanaian attacker registered an help final weekend, taking his tally of direct aim involvements within the Premier League this season to 10 (six targets, 4 assists), and he nonetheless has had extra pictures within the field (17) and on track (10) than some other FPL midfielder.

Forest playmaker Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.3m) is but to attain within the Premier League this season, however not for an absence of making an attempt, having racked up 18 pictures to date – a tally bettered by simply 5 gamers within the division – together with two that whistled huge final weekend.

Wolves v Burnley (14:00 BST)

Group information will seem right here.

Key FPL notes:

Whereas Hugo Bueno (£4.4m) is among the main FPL defenders for possibilities created (11), it is his defensive team-mate Ladislav Krejci (£4.5m) who has emerged as maybe the best all-around attacking risk from Wolves’ backline. Since his first Premier League begin in Gameweek 4, the Czech Republic worldwide and Girona loanee has mixed 5 pictures (together with two versus Sunderland final weekend), with 4 possibilities created.

Burnley’s Josh Cullen (£5.0m), in the meantime, has earned DefCon factors in 5 of his eight appearances to date, but it surely’s his midfield team-mate Luis Florentino (£5.0m) – who made his debut in Gameweek 4 and hasn’t left the beginning line-up since Gameweek 5 – that’s presently averaging extra clearances, blocks, interceptions, recoveries and tackles (CBIRTs) per 90 minutes than some other FPL midfielder with a couple of begin to their identify in 2025-26.

Elsewhere for the Clarets, discount decide Axel Tuanzebe (£3.9m) began forward of Hjalmar Ekdal (£4.0m) in Scott Parker’s defence for the second straight match in Gameweek 8, duly registering a clear sheet plus DefCon factors.

Everton v Tottenham (16:30 BST)

Group information will seem right here.

Key FPL notes:

Everton’s penalty-taking midfielder Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m) registered their solely shot on track in opposition to Man Metropolis final weekend and likewise created a team-high two possibilities, at the least one in every of which ought to have resulted in an opener. Ndiaye additionally racked up a match-high 17 DefCons that afternoon, furthering his standing as a real FPL all-rounder.

Regardless of letting slip their result in lose at house, Spurs restricted Gameweek 8 opponents Aston Villa to only two pictures on track and 0.37 xG. That is a marked enchancment on nearly all of their different performances this season, when goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario (£5.1m) – save-less on this event – has been referred to as into motion on a complete of 24 events (essentially the most of any top-six staff).

Mohammed Kudus (£6.8m) has touched the ball extra occasions within the remaining third of the pitch (253) than any Premier League participant this season. He has additionally tried (62) and accomplished (30) extra take-ons and boasts extra attacking returns – six, a aim and a league-high tally of 5 assists – than anybody besides Haaland and Semenyo.

Forward of the newest spherical of Premier League fixtures, right here is all the important thing harm information alongside important Fantasy Premier League statistics.

The gameweek kicks off with a Merseyside derby as Liverpool are at house to Everton on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST) – right here is the

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SaturdayLiverpool v Everton (12:30 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Key FPL notes:

Regardless of beginning at right-back for the third match in a row, Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.5m) nonetheless managed to rack up extra pictures (six) final weekend than every other Premier League participant.

Mohamed Salah’s (£14.5m) late penalty in opposition to Burnley in Gameweek 4 was a landmark aim for a number of causes; not solely did it take him to outright fourth on the all-time Premier League scoring leaderboard, with 188 targets, but it surely was additionally the Egyptian star’s first league match-winner for Liverpool within the Ninetieth-minute or later.

Everton’s Jack Grealish (£6.8m) created a joint-high 5 possibilities final weekend, in addition to registering extra touches within the opposition’s penalty space (19) than every other Premier League participant.

Brighton v Tottenham (15:00 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Key FPL notes:

Yankuba Minteh (£5.9m) lastly delivered on his promising underlying stats final weekend, registering a primary help of the season with a well-placed cross for Brighton in opposition to Bournemouth.

The pacey midfielder was central to a lot of the Seagulls’ menace, having three pictures of his personal from contained in the field.

Tottenham have saved a powerful 4 clear sheets of their final 5 matches in all competitions, together with a midweek Champions League win over Villarreal. A number of that’s because of Guglielmo Vicario (£5.1m), who has made at the least 4 saves in each league match up to now.

Xavi Simons (£7.0m) registered a primary help for his new membership within the league final weekend, with one among his seven crosses.

Burnley v Nottingham Forest (15:00 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Key FPL notes:

Jaidon Anthony (£5.5m) is, impressively, the Premier League’s third-highest performer for non-penalty anticipated aim involvement (NPxGI) up to now. The Burnley winger blanked in Gameweek 4 however has two targets and an help to his identify.

Elliot Anderson (£5.5m) put in one other sturdy show for Forest final weekend regardless of the Tough Bushes shedding to Arsenal, registering a season-high 15 defensive contributions.

The one Forest participant to register extra touches within the final-third in opposition to Arsenal than Anderson was Dan Ndoye (£6.1m), who managed 23 in that match. Not one of the tough Swiss winger’s teammates have had extra touches within the penalty field this season than his 13, both, with Ndoye at the moment his crew’s joint chief for attacking returns (two).

West Ham v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)

West Ham’s Tomas Soucek is suspended and may very well be changed by French midfielder Soungoutou Magassa, who made his Hammers debut as a second-half substitute in opposition to Tottenham final weekend.

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka will miss out once more with a abdomen drawback.

Niclas Fullkrug and Callum Wilson are each pushing for begins after each had been unused substitutes final weekend.

Crystal Palace crew information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Gamers out: West Ham – Tomas Soucek, Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Key FPL notes:

Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m) has tried 10 pictures in West Ham’s first 4 matches, at the least 4 greater than every other teammate.

James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m) has been West Ham’s key creator this season, having racked up 10 key passes in 317 minutes of soccer.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.6m) has accrued the second-most pictures heading in the right direction (six) throughout the league this season.

Wolves v Leeds United (15:00 BST)

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri stays sidelined, with Karl Darlow once more set to deputise.

Daniel James is a doubt with a muscle drawback whereas Wilfried Gnonto is battling with a calf concern.

Wolves crew information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Gamers out: Leeds – Lucas Perri

Doubts: Leeds – Daniel James, Wilfried Gnonto

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Key FPL notes:

Rodrigo Gomes’ (£4.5m) six pictures are essentially the most of any Wolves participant in 2025-26 up to now.

Anton Stach (£5.0m) has fired off 10 pictures and created 11 possibilities this season, essentially the most of any Leeds asset. That makes Stach the one Premier League participant to succeed in double figures for each metrics up to now.

Joe Rodon (£4.0m) is Leeds’ main participant for FPL factors (20) and defensive contributions (39) over the primary 4 Gameweeks.

Manchester United v Chelsea (17:30 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Key FPL notes:

Reinstated to Manchester United’s line-up in Gameweek 4 following his benching within the earlier league match, Patrick Dorgu (£4.5m) created extra possibilities (three) in opposition to Manchester Metropolis than any of his Pink Devils team-mates.

In opposition to Brentford in Gameweek 4, Cole Palmer (£10.4m) netted his first Premier League aim from open play since January. Chelsea’s talismanic attacker, who got here off the bench simply minutes earlier as he continues to recuperate from a groin harm, managed 5 pictures in 41 minutes in opposition to the Bees, three of them from contained in the field.

Joao Pedro (£7.8m) has the Premier League’s joint-highest tally of attacking returns after the primary 4 rounds of matches, with 5 (two targets, three assists).

Fulham v Brentford (20:00 BST)

Fulham crew information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Brentford’s Kristoffer Ajer, who got here off in opposition to Aston Villa in midweek as a precaution after taking a blow to the knee, will probably be match to face Fulham.

Paris Maghoma and Gustavo Nunes are constructing in the direction of full health after hamstring accidents however stay sidelined.

Gamers out: Brentford – Paris Maghoma, Gustavo Nunes

Key FPL notes:

Sasa Lukic (£5.0m) has created seven possibilities throughout Fulham’s first 4 matches, at the least three greater than every other teammate.

Brentford right-back Michael Kayode (£4.5m) has a rising popularity for lengthy throw-ins, having peppered one more opponent – Chelsea – with them final weekend in a match that ultimately was tied following an identical effort by a teammate; suggesting the tactic will stay a key side of the Bees’ recreation plan sooner or later.

Talking of Brentford’s late equaliser versus the Blues final weekend, it was Kevin Schade (£7.0m) who flung in that specific lengthy throw resulting in Fabio Carvalho’s (£4.9m) aim. Benefitting from a formation tweak that noticed him deployed in a entrance two, the German ahead had already scored a aim of his personal in Saturday’s London derby with one among his 4 pictures within the field, his highest single-match tally of the marketing campaign.

SundayBournemouth v Newcastle (14:00 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

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Key FPL notes:

Obvious penalty-taking duties add one other string to Antoine Semenyo’s (£7.5m) bow. With Justin Kluivert (£7.0m) – final season’s go-to man from 12 yards – but to start out a match for Bournemouth in 2025-26, Semenyo stepped as much as convert from the spot after artful teammate Evanilson (£7.0m) was felled within the field; it marked the in-form Ghanaian attacker’s second aim involvement that afternoon in opposition to Brighton and his fifth attacking return (three targets, two assists) in 4 matches.

Nick Woltemade (£7.0m) scored on his Newcastle debut to assist his new facet beat Wolves final weekend, and will get a run of undisturbed begins up prime with fellow newcomer Yoane Wissa (£7.5m) dominated out by way of harm.

Newcastle have been one of many Premier League’s most defensively strong sides up to now this season, with solely Liverpool managing to attain in opposition to Nick Pope (£5.0m) and co to this point. The 33-year-old shot-stopper has saved three clear sheets, two of them away from house, with the Magpies additionally at the moment boasting the league’s lowest anticipated targets conceded (xGC), at simply 2.09.

Sunderland v Aston Villa (14:00 BST)

Staff information to seem right here afterward Friday.

Key FPL notes:

Sunderland have conceded solely three targets up to now this season, degree with the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle and one fewer than each Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis. New No 1 goalkeeper Robin Roefs (£4.5m) has had a giant half to play in that, making a complete of 13 saves to assist the Black Cats earn two clear sheets from 4 makes an attempt.

Aston Villa lastly scored their first aim of the 2025/26 season, courtesy of deadline day signing Harvey Elliott’s (£5.4m) effort, in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup outing at Brentford.

Villa have at the least regarded a bit of higher in defence than assault, preserving two clear sheets from their 4 league matches up to now. England worldwide Ezri Konsa (£4.5m) had a near-flawless midweek recreation in opposition to the Bees, with 100% passing accuracy, dribbles, lengthy balls and floor duels, and stays an integral a part of that solidity.

Arsenal v Manchester Metropolis (16:30 BST)

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Solely Erling Haaland (£14.2m) was afforded extra large possibilities final weekend than Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m), who netted his third aim in Arsenal colors to assist down Nottingham Forest. The Swedish striker managed eight touches within the penalty field throughout that match.

Erling Haaland has 4 targets and two assists in six Premier League appearances in opposition to Arsenal, though Metropolis haven’t crushed the Gunners because the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

Beginning his first match of the season, Phil Foden (£8.0m) headed in Metropolis’s opener final weekend and was additionally a workhorse off the ball, registering a match-high 13 defensive contributions.