Thread by @ColmVHayes

📢 There's going to be a real lack of team, injury news before Gameweek 19. Deadline is 4pm gmt on January 2, less than 24 hours after the final kick-off in Gameweek 18.

Most press conferences will take place immediately after full time in gw18, then embargoed...[1/x] #fpl #gw19

📢 ...a lot of managers tend to be coy anyway but in fairness, it's hard for them to know much about injuries straight after a game.

We will definitely hear from Thomas Frank and Jurgen Klopp in some capacity, with Brentford v Liverpool the first #gw19 kick-off...[2/x] #fpl

📢 ...we should also get something from Mikel Arteta, Eddie Howe [Arsenal v Newcastle], Frank Lampard, Roberto de Zerbi [Everton v Brighton], Brendan Rodgers, Marco Silva [Leicester v Fulham], Erik ten Hag, Gary O'Neil [Man Utd v Bournemouth].

However, due to...[3/x] #fpl #gw19

📢 ...the tight turnaround and evening kick-offs in Gameweek 19, it is possible the embargoes on those pressers won't lift until after the deadline.

We're unlikely to get pre-match press conferences from Nathan Jones, Steve Cooper [Southampton v Notts Forest]...[4/x] #fpl #gw19

📢 ...Jesse Marsch, David Moyes [Leeds v West Ham], Unai Emery [Aston Villa v Wolves], Patrick Vieira, Antonio Conte [Crystal Palace v Spurs].

🐺 For example, Julen Lopetegui's press conference is scheduled for 1pm on January 3...[5/x] #fpl #gw19 #pressers

💠 ...Pep Guardiola's pre-Chelsea press conference will take place at 1.30pm on January 4, two days after the deadline.

🌉 It is also extremely unlikely we'll hear from Graham Potter before the deadline, ahead of the Man City clash on January 5. [6/6] #fpl #gw19 #pressers #mcfc