• Martinez & Douglas Luiz returned late but will be in the squad ✅
• Bailey ruled out ❌ - expected back in training next week
• Davis & Sanson are back training ✅
BRENTFORD 🐝
• Ajer & Janelt expected to be available ✅
BRIGHTON 🕊
• Bissouma is available to play despite arrest ✅
• Webster & Mwepu are back in training ✅
• Welbeck & Alzate are ruled out ❌ - long term injuries
• Lamptey will slowly be integrated back in❕
BURNLEY 🍷
• Mee ruled out due to covid ❌ (Appeal of City assets is now even greater this week❕)
• Taylor is a doubt with a knock ⚠️
• Cornet is ok ✅
CHELSEA 🔵
• Rudiger is ruled out ❌
• Lukaku is available ✅
• James is back in training ✅
• T.Silva will not feature due to late return ❌ (good news for Christensen owners)
• Ziyech is a doubt ⚠️
• Pulisic still out ❌
CRYSTAL PALACE 🦅
• No new injury concerns reported ✅
EVERTON 🍬
• DCL & Richarlison “closer” but not available this week ❌
• Digne, Coleman & Iwobi are back in training - late decision will be made ⚠️
• Mina is a slight doubt after playing 90 mins for Colombia ⚠️
LEEDS ⚪️
• Bamford ruled out ❌ - but is very close to a return
• Ayling ruled out ❌ - expected to be out for a number of weeks
• Late decision will be made on Raphinha’s involvement ⚠️ (played 71 mins for Brazil with only 36 hours to recover)
• K.Phillips is a doubt ⚠️
LEICESTER 🦊
• Iheanacho is available ✅
• Vestegaard will be assessed after receiving a knock ⚠️
• Evans will likely be available ✅
LIVERPOOL 🔴
• TAA & Jota are available ✅ (Firmino is well rested so Jota is still no guarantee to start)
• Fabinho & Alisson will not be in the squad ❌ - directly flying to Spain instead
• Jones is ruled out ❌
MAN CITY 👕
• Torres is out for 2-3 months ❌
• Gundogan & Zinchenko are available ✅
• Jesus & Ederson will not play due to short turnaround ❌ (increases Mahrez’s chances of starting)
MAN UNITED 😈
• Varane ruled out for “a few weeks” (huge defensive concerns for United with Maguire also a major doubt ❌)
• Rashford will be in the squad ✅
• Cavani & Fred played 90 mins for 🇺🇾 & 🇧🇷 so very unlikely to feature ❌
NEWCASTLE 🔲
• Wilson, Willock, Lascelles & Shelvey are fit ✅
• Dubravka & Dummett are ruled out ❌
NORWICH 🔰
• Cantwell is available ✅
• Normann has been training ✅
SOUTHAMPTON 😇
• Che Adams ruled out ❌ - but it is not a major injury (may impact cohesion in attack)
• Stephens remains out ❌
SPURS 🐓
• Lo Celso, Romero, Emerson & Sanchez will be assessed after a late return from international duty ⚠️
• Bergwijn and Davies are available ✅
WATFORD 🟡
• King will be undergo a late assessment ⚠️
• Sierralta, Kabasele & Etebo are ruled out ❌
WEST HAM ⚒
• Moyes “might have some people that are not available” - but is refusing to mention any names 🤐 (Coufal is likely to be one of these doubts ⚠️)
• Antonio has been well rested and is training well ✅
WOLVES 🐺
• Jimenez has been declared available despite playing over 180 mins for Mexico ✅
• Trincao is out with covid ❌
Hopefully this has caught you up on the team news over the international break… feel free to like and RT the thread if this has helped in any way ❤️♻️🙏
Best of luck to all in GW8
SPURS UPDATE ⬇️
There are strong rumours that Son is one of the names that has tested positive for Covid ❌
In this thread, we analyse the 3 most inform/hyped players of the gameweek, with each of us providing a verdict on whether to ‘buy’ or ‘avoid’ each player
DCL was once again impressive this week. With a npxG of 1.5 and 4 SoT, plus also missing a big chance, he was very unlucky not to score 1-2 more goals v Leeds.
To many people’s surprise, DCL also stepped up to take a penalty which only adds to his appeal.
Everton are set up in a way that is built around DCL scoring goals, with Rafa Benitez openly admitting that.
As we can see from his heat map, he is continuing as a poacher that brought him many goals last season under Ancelotti, with Richarlison playing behind him in support