We’ll get team news from 18 Premier League managers today as the Gameweek 38 pre-match press conferences continue.
You’ll find the key quotes and injury updates in this article.
The other two bosses, Thomas Frank and Erik ten Hag, faced the media on Thursday. Their team news (or lack thereof) is included here, too.
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FPL GAMEWEEK 38 TEAM NEWS: KEY INJURY UPDATES
FPL GAMEWEEK 38 TEAM NEWS: FRIDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE TIME
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Callum Wilson should return from illness this weekend but doubts remain over Anthony Gordon because of the ankle knock he sustained on Wednesday.
“We will wait and see, I am not 100% sure as I sit here now how he is. We will see how he is today. Certainly that tackle left a mark on him.” – Eddie Howe on Anthony Gordon
“Yeah, we anticipate he will be fit.” – Eddie Howe on Callum Wilson
Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Valentino Livramento (ankle), Sven Botman (knee), Joe Willock (Achilles), Matt Targett (Achilles) and Lewis Miley (back) are out for the campaign, while Sandro Tonali is banned until August.
Eddie Howe was also asked about the possibility of recalling fit-again regulars like Nick Pope and Joelinton this weekend:
“Yeah possibly, all options are open to us.
“I think with regarding those players, we’ve had to make the right decisions not just for them but for the team. There will be a next season for us and what we didn’t want to do is bring in a player, rush him back from injury and then lose him again for six months. That would have been foolish.
“So, we’ve tried to look after the players and introduce them when they’re ready.” – Eddie Howe
LIVERPOOL
There were no team news questions posed in the broadcast section of Jurgen Klopp’s final pre-match presser as Liverpool boss.
Hopefully, we will get lucky in the embargoed section still to come.
Diogo Jota (hip), Thiago Alcantara (muscle) and Andrew Robertson (minor injury) have all been seen in training in recent days.
Ben Doak (knee) and Joel Matip (knee) remain out.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Luke Shaw (muscle), Tyrell Malacia (knee) and Harry Maguire (wrist) look set to miss out again this weekend.
Maguire should be back for the FA Cup final but doubts remain over Shaw.
“For the cup final, we’re working on [it]. I think Harry Maguire, I think it’s a fair chance that he will be available. We plan [for] him. Luke is more complicated, in this moment, let’s say it’s a less chance that he will make it. But there is still a very small, reduced chance.” – Erik ten Hag
Raphael Varane (muscle) and Victor Lindelof (hamstring) are back on the grass, with assessment to come to see if they can feature in Gameweek 38.
“I can’t say in this moment but we are working to bring players back. We have seen [returning to the matchday squad] yesterday, Licha Martinez, he had a good session now as well. There were also others on the pitch like Rapha Varane and Victor Lindelof, they returned on the pitch. We have to see how far [off a return] they are on Sunday. Tomorrow, we have off, Saturday we have a training, and then we will see what we have.” – Erik ten Hag
Anthony Martial (groin) has been back in parts of training over the last few weeks, too, but it remains to be seen if he ever kicks a ball for United again.
Erik ten Hag previously said that Mason Mount only had a minor injury and was expected to be fit before the end of the season but we’ve had no further update on him.
BRENTFORD
Despite Thomas Frank hosting a half-hour-long press conference, there were no questions asked on Brentford’s team news.
There is, however, still an embargoed section still to come.
Long-term absentees Rico Henry (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Ben Mee (ankle) and Aaron Hickey (hamstring) will remain sidelined.
Frank Onyeka missed out last weekend with a “minor injury”, meanwhile.
Nathan Collins also came off in the match against Bournemouth late on. Frank was hopeful then that it was nothing serious.
Neal Maupay should be available: he was unavailable in Gameweek 37 as he was attending the birth of his child.
