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\ud83d\udea8 Thursday’s FPL Press Conferences!<\/p>\n
\u26aa\ufe0f 1.30pm \u2013 Farke \u2014 Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n LEEDS UNITED<\/p>\n Lucas Perri\u00a0(quad) is still sidelined, so \u00a34.0m FPL goalkeeper Karl Darlow will again start between the posts this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s also out for this game. I would say the middle of next week we\u2019ll have a clearer picture of how long he will be out. Like I mentioned, for these two away games [in Gameweeks 4 and 5] we won\u2019t have him available and Karl [Darlow] will play again.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke on Lucas Perri<\/p>\n Daniel Farke also has \u201cmajor doubts\u201d over Daniel James (abdomen) and Willy Gnonto (calf).<\/p>\n \u201cDaniel James is obviously a major doubt, he\u2019s still struggling a bit with the hit in his core muscle. So, major doubt for this game. Also Willy Gnonto is a doubt, he\u2019s struggling with some calf problems and has missed a few training sessions. Late calls for both of them but at the moment, I have to say, they\u2019re major doubts.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n Joel Piroe\u00a0(calf) is back in contention.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Farke discussed summer signing Jaka Bijol, whose Gameweek 1 suspension and the subsequent form of Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon have kept the Croatian out of the side.<\/p>\n \u201cI liked Jaka a lot during pre-season but it was a fact that he was not available for the first game day. If you prepare for the first game day, the last final one or two games in pre-season, you go a bit more for the line-up that you would play on the first game day. For that, Jaka missed major parts of the last two friendlies. Then obviously he also missed the first game, then we had really good performances from our centre-backs. Nearly three clean sheets and nothing much to moan about in the Arsenal game. Pascal and Joe were there with outstanding performances.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n WEST HAM UNITED<\/p>\n Tomas Soucek\u00a0begins a three-match ban following his sending off in Gameweek 4.<\/p>\n Aaron Wan-Bissaka (stomach) is the only injury-related absentee.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Aaron Wan-Bissaka will still be unavailable. It\u2019s a problem with his stomach. Hopefully, he\u2019ll be in light training tomorrow or the weekend but he won\u2019t be available for the game.<\/p>\n \u201cApart from that, Callum [Wilson] has had a full week\u2019s training, so it\u2019s good for him. So has Niclas Fullkrug, so we\u2019re pretty much as we were.\u201d \u2013 Graham Potter<\/p>\n BRENTFORD<\/p>\n In their weekly medical bulletin<\/a>, the Bees have confirmed that Kristoffer Ajer, Jordan Henderson, Ethan Pinnock and Igor Thiago are all fit for the clash with Fulham.<\/p>\n Ajer (knee) came off as a precaution\u00a0in the midweek cup tie against Aston Villa but has avoided injury and is in contention this weekend.<\/p>\n Henderson, Pinnock and Thiago weren\u2019t involved against the Villans but Brentford say they\u00a0\u201cwere part of a training group on Tuesday\u201d and that \u201call three players are available for selection\u201d.<\/p>\n Keith Andrews later confirmed that they were merely rested.<\/p>\n \u201cA couple of players rested on Tuesday for the right reasons, just to utilise the squad and make sure they were okay. We\u2019re in a pretty good place on that front.<\/p>\n \u201cNo issues at all. Jordan [Henderson], just getting him ready. [He had his] first 90 minutes [against Chelsea after a] disrupted pre-season, so we\u2019ve been building him, I suppose, physically. With Thiago, similar, I suppose. He has had a really good spell of it but he\u2019s been out injured for a period of time. We just want to make sure we\u2019re looking after him.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews<\/p>\n That just leaves Gustavo Nunes\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Paris Maghoma\u00a0(hamstring), both of whom are back on the grass.<\/p>\n Maghoma\u00a0is \u201cbuilding his running fitness\u201d, while Nunes\u00a0\u201cwill be in modified training for the next two weeks while he also builds his fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n BURNLEY<\/p>\n Scott Parker says the Clarets have no fresh concerns ahead of the visit of Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n The Burnley boss also hinted that he may get some players back from injury in Gameweek 5.<\/p>\n \u201cA couple of players are edging closer to coming back. We will make a call on that probably tomorrow to see exactly where we are but in terms of fresh injuries, we\u2019re good.\u201d \u2013 Scott Parker<\/p>\n Jacon Bruun Larsen\u00a0is one of them. Parker didn\u2019t risk him against Liverpool\u00a0because of a knock to his heel<\/a> but the winger has returned to training this week.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been alright. He\u2019s been back training, so hopefully he will be available for the weekend. He came back training today. Again, another training session tomorrow. Hopefully, if he comes through tomorrow, he\u2019ll be in a good place to maybe be involved in the squad.\u201d \u2013 Scott Parker on Jacob Bruun Larsen<\/p>\n Longer-term absentees Jordan Beyer\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Conor Roberts\u00a0(knee)\u00a0have also been stepping up their rehab on the grass of late.<\/p>\n Zeki Amdouni\u00a0(knee) is still on the sidelines for the Clarets, however.<\/p>\n Lesley Ugochukwu\u00a0also serves a one-match ban after being sent off for two bookable offences in Gameweek 4.<\/p>\n
\u2692\ufe0f 1.30pm \u2013 Potter
\ud83d\udc1d 2pm \u2013 Andrews
\ud83c\udf77 2pm \u2013 Parker pic.twitter.com\/pBBfDfg8zI<\/a><\/p>\n
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