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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 14 [Friday]

ℹ️ Team news, injury updates, player availability, manager quotes + anything relevant to Fantasy Premier League from the pressers before Saturday's deadline [11am IST]⬇️

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #teamnews #injuries

🏰 Newcastle

📢 Eddie Howe on Allan Saint-Maximin: "There's a chance [he will be available].

"We're going to see how training goes today but he's made really good progress and I'm very pleased with how he's attacked his rehab and the..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #nufc #NewAvl

📢 Howe on Saint-Maximin: "...work he's put in. There's an opportunity, hopefully, to get Maxi fit and available.

"Currently, Maxi’s really good, he’s in a very good place.

"I think the recent setback he had on his hamstring was..."

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📢 Howe on Saint-Maximin: "... a huge blow to him. I’ve seen - this time - a real, huge, steely determination in him to get back fit – and in the best physical condition possible.

"He’s been having really intense treatment..."

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📢 Howe on Saint-Maximin: "...three sessions a day. Two at the training ground, one at night at home. A real dedication to his profession, to try get himself [fit] as quickly as possible for what's an intense period of games before the break."

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📢 Howe on Alexander Isak: "Alex has been having a couple of injections into his thigh. I believe that’s gone well and the medical team are happy where he currently stands.

"But it is a longer-term injury, around five to six weeks, so he..."

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📢 Howe on Isak: "...won't be back before the World Cup break but we're hopeful that as we begin our second pre-season, he's there ready to train."

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📢 Howe on other team news: "The players were feeling the effects of three games in a week but we've trained well, we are fully prepared.

"There's a few bumps, bruises and a few tired bodies but hopefully, there's nothing too serious..."

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📢 Howe on other team news: "...and we'll make decisions on players today and try to pick the best team.

"Elliot [Anderson] is okay. He had a minor niggle [before Spurs] but nothing serious and he's back in the squad this week."

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☔️ Aston Villa

📢 Aaron Danks on team news: "Lucas Digne has done a full week of training back in with the group, that’s fantastic, so we welcome him back into the squad.

"Boubacar Kamara is much closer, he hasn’t trained with the team..."

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📢 Danks on team news: "...yet but he [Kamara] is back out on the grass and at the back end of his rehabilitation.

"After that, it’s very much like we were last week. One or two little knocks and niggles that we’re going to have to manage..."

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📢 Danks on team news: "...through today but on the whole, really positive."

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💠 Man City

📢 Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland foot injury: "He feels better but we are training this afternoon.

"We will assess him in the next few hours. We will see how he is feeling, if he's fit and then we will decide..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #mcfc #LeiMci

📢 Guardiola on Haaland foot injury: "...[it won't be] 24 hours [when I know if Erling is available or not].

"I will know it in two hours if he is able to play [against Leicester] or not."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #mcfc #LeiMci

🌉 Chelsea

📢 Graham Potter on injuries: "[Kalidou] Koulibaly has an outside chance for Wednesday but not tomorrow.

"We’re pretty much the same as Salzburg. Mateo [Kovacic] has no problem with his calf, it was more fatigue."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #cfc #BhaChe

🔨 West Ham

📢 David Moyes on Bowen: "We didn't have Jarrod [on Thursday night], he's got an ankle injury.

"He's done a little bit of running on the grass today, so we'll need to see how he is."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #whufc #MunWhu

📢 Moyes asked if Bowen's fitness just needs to be judged closer to kick off: "We need to see if he can do, you know, many things - you know, we'll need to see if he can twist and turn and all the other parts that come from it."

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📢 Moyes on other injuries: "Lucas Paqueta is not available, won't be available until next week."

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💠 Man City

📢 Guardiola* asked if there's any other injury updates, including on Cancelo: "No. Yesterday everyone trained - [we were] off two days ago after the game - training well..."

*hard to understand Pep, assuming Haaland not incl 🤷‍♂️

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📢 Guardiola asked if there's any other injury updates, including on Cancelo: "...I have to wait [for] the people to come back and after, we will know exactly how they feel."

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📢 Guardiola on Kyle Walker and Phillips: "They are not ready for Leicester.

"They are better. I think they are getting better. Kalvin, especially.

"But they are out. [Until] after the World Cup, they will not be ready..."

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📢 Guardiola on Walker, Phillips, WC: "...if [Kalvin] is fit, believes he can play and he's ready maybe he can take minutes.

"They are optimistic. I think they are in touch with Gareth [Southgate]. Hopefully they can be ready to be selected."

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📢 Guardiola on Alvarez: "Normally if Erling [Haaland] is not ready, Julian is the first option.

"Of course, [I am] going to play him. Definitely.

"He can play with a false nine but I think this is not going to happen..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #mcfc #LeiMci

📢 Guardiola on Alvarez: "...Julian can drop and is good dropping and playing.

"If Erling [Haaland] is not able [to play] - not [just] tomorrow, for the future - Julian is the first option [to replace him]."

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📢 Guardiola asked if Ederson will start against Leciester: "Yeah."

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🐝 Brentford

📢 Thomas Frank on Christian Norgaard: "It’s going very well. He trained with the team today.

"It’ll probably be too early to involve him in the squad but it’s very, very positive. All going to plan, he could be ready..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #brentfordfc #BreWol

📢 Frank on Norgaard: "...for next week. There’s no doubt that every team needs their top, top players to play.

"Christian is one of our top players, so of course it would be nice to have him out there on the pitch."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #brentfordfc #BreWol

📢 Frank on Lewis-Potter: "Keane is in a much better place. He will be involved in the squad on Saturday, no doubt. He trained well this week.

"He’s had some good weeks of training and this week, he’s been looking very good."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #brentfordfc #BreWol

🐖 Fulham

📢 Marco Silva on team news: "Not a big difference [from the last game] but Kenny Tete will be ready to be involved in the squad."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #ffc #FulEve

📢 Silva on Tete: "He'll be involved in the squad list. I have to take the decision if he will start or not but he will be involved in the squad list. Of course that's good news for us. He started the season playing, started at a good level."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #ffc #FulEve

📢 Silva on Aleksandar Mitrovic: "The numbers are unbelievable. Since I joined, he scored 52 goals in 57 games.

"What I want is to keep enjoying the moment with him, to keep improving.

"If we provide for him, he will keep scoring."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #ffc #FulEve

🇮🇹 Spurs

📢 Antonio Conte on team news: "No news, nothing new. Richarlison and [Deki] Kulusevski still out."

Asked when pair will be back: "I have to call the doctor next time to tell you the situation. It could be a good idea!"

Brilliant call 😆

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #thfc

📢 Conte on using Hojbjerg and Romero in midweek: "We have taken a big, big risk for this decision. Especially for Cuti because he was really tired and we risked him a lot.

"Now we have to try to manage very well because he played and was..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #thfc #BouTot

📢 Conte on using Hojbjerg and Romero in midweek: "...lucky to finish the game but he [Cristian] finished the game with great will and desire.

"I think Cuti needed to recover better but Pierre is okay, 100 per cent..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #thfc #BouTot

📢 Conte on using Hojbjerg and Romero in midweek: "...Cuti is okay but we have another important game on Tuesday and for this reason, we try to make the best decision for him."

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🔮 Crystal Palace

📢 Patrick Vieira on team news: "No changes, same as last week."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #cpfc #CrySou

🐺Wolves

📢 Steve Davis on team news: "Diego [Costa] on Wednesday picked up a little knock but we’re hoping he’s going to be OK. He’s trained today and [I] haven’t seen too many after effects of that..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #wwfc #BreWol

📢 Davis on team news: "...I think he’ll be OK. We’ll assess him [Costa] again.

"Toti [Gomes] is started running this week, so it’s great to see him back out there. This week will probably be a bit too soon for him but he’s on the road..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #wwfc #BreWol

📢 Davis on team news: "...to being recovered. Everybody else is OK."

On Raul Jimenez: "There is no date [for his return from injury]. If he is fit [then] playing it [the World Cup] is almost like a pre-season for him."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #wwfc #BreWol

🌞 Brighton

📢 Roberto de Zerbi on team news: "[Joel] Veltman [and Tariq Lamptey] have had some problems.

"[Adam] Lallana is good. But tomorrow I will decide what I will do.

"[Kaoru] Mitoma feels good. He trained with us yesterday and..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #bhafc #BhaChe

📢 De Zerbi on team news: "...today. I have not decided on the first XI. I hope to play Lallana, Veltman, and Mitoma too."

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🐦 Liverpool

📢 Jurgen Klopp on team news, injuries: "Thiago is back. Naby [Keita] not yet. Joel [Matip] will not be back - he's here training but rehab. You don't have to ask about Diogo [Jota] for a while and not for Luis [Diaz] for a..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

📢 Klopp on team news, injuries: "...while. With Hendo, we have to wait a little bit.

"It's a knock, he was a bit stiff yesterday, had only treatment yesterday. So we will see how he will be today. I expect him to be okay, to be honest."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

📢 Klopp on Ibrahima Konate: "I would say the Ajax game, we didn't have more subs so we could take him with us.

"But he was not really ready for this game - in a very serious situation, last five minutes maybe..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

📢 Klopp on Konate: "...so now we have to see. He's a step closer, definitely, a few days more and he's around now and is now available. How long [how many minutes can he play]? We will see but he's available."

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📢 Klopp on formation: "Now we have to see who is available for tomorrow, build a team, line up maybe in a different system again and go from there.

"Whoever is available, my job is to bring the boys in the best possible position for them..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

📢 Klopp on formation: "...not to play the system I always played or liked the most or whatever and that's what we are trying in the moment. It worked out a couple of times now and we have to keep going like this."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

📢 Klopp on Darwin Nunez: "His numbers are incredible, to be absolutely honest.

"If you speak about xGs, I am pretty sure his xGs are pretty high as well.

"He had a few chances which he missed but he [has] scored as well."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #lfc #LivLee

🌲 Nottingham Forest

📢 Steve Cooper on team news, injuries: "We haven’t picked up any new injuries from the last game or this week’s training.

"The boys who are out a little while are still going through the process but no new news..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #nffc #ArsNfo

📢 Cooper on team news: "...Lewis [O'Brien] and Renan [Lodi] are back training. Lewis has only come back in the past few days.

"Renan just about made the bench against Liverpool and came on, so that was a plus. It has been good for him to..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #nffc #ArsNfo

📢 Cooper on Lodi: "...get a normal week's training, because he’s needed that. We will see where they [Renan and Lewis O'Brien] are at for the weekend."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #nffc #ArsNfo

🏮 Man Utd

📢 Erik ten Hag on Anthony Martial: "I hope [he will play before the World Cup]. But he making progress. He is outside and he is working there.

"So he is on the pitch and we are waiting for his step back [into] in team training."

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