KEY GAMEWEEK 23 INJURY NEWS FROM FRIDAYManchester City: Guehi to make debut, Nunes still a doubt, Gonzalez set to miss out <\/a>Chelsea: Palmer in training, Jorgensen injury not as bad as feared<\/a>Arsenal: Calafiori + Hincapie in training, no fresh concerns<\/a>Liverpool: Konate latest, Slot on Salah, Chiesa 50\/50, no fresh concerns<\/a>Newcastle United: Bruno not yet ruled out, Burn could feature<\/a>Crystal Palace: Munoz back in training, Sarr returns from AFCON, Glasner on Mateta<\/a>Bournemouth: Tavernier out, Unal could be fit, Toth available<\/a>Everton: Grealish out, Ndiaye + Gueye return, Branthwaite + Dewsbury-Hall train<\/a>Manchester United: De Ligt + Zirkzee still out, Carrick on his attacking options<\/a>Aston Villa: Barkley, McGinn + Kamara out, Bailey to feature<\/a>Brighton and Hove Albion: De Cuyper, Wieffer still out, Minteh might not start<\/a>Fulham: Lukic out, Smith Rowe + Tete in contention, AFCON trio return<\/a>Nottingham Forest: Concerns over Jesus + Murillo<\/a>Wolverhampton Wanderers: Strand Larsen to feature, Bellegarde not ready yet<\/a>FRIDAY\u2019S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Friday\u2019s FPL Press Conferences!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f 9am \u2013 Hurzeler \u2014 Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n MANCHESTER CITY<\/p>\n Matheus Nunes\u00a0is still plagued by the illness that saw him miss the Manchester derby and Tuesday\u2019s defeat to Bodo\/Glimt. He\u2019ll be assessed by the medical team on Friday.<\/p>\n Nico Gonzalez\u00a0(unknown issue) also looks set to miss out for the fourth successive competitive game.<\/p>\n \u201cMatheus Nunes still has the virus, I don\u2019t know what the doctor will say this afternoon. Nico, uh-uh, I don\u2019t think so.\u201d \u2013 Pep Guardiola<\/p>\n John Stones\u00a0(thigh),\u00a0Oscar Bobb\u00a0(hamstring),\u00a0Ruben Dias\u00a0(hamstring),\u00a0Josko Gvardiol\u00a0(leg),\u00a0Mateo Kovacic\u00a0(ankle) and\u00a0Savinho\u00a0(thigh) are all still sidelined.<\/p>\n It may get worse, too.<\/p>\n In the embargoed section of Friday\u2019s presser, Guardiola said that Jeremy Doku and Nathan Ake \u201ccould not play\u201d in Bodo after the warm-up, hence their lack of midweek minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you think Doku would not play in Bodo if he would be fit? Do you think Ake would not play in Bodo if he would be fit? They warmed up, they could not play. We have 11 players out.\u201d \u2013 Pep Guardiola<\/p>\n Phil Foden is at least usable \u2013 he started in midweek despite\u00a0breaking bones in his hand \u2013 and now Bernardo Silva, Marc Guehi\u00a0and\u00a0Antoine Semenyo return, having either been suspended or ineligible to feature in Europe.<\/p>\n Guardiola indeed said that Guehi will make his debut on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cYes.<\/p>\n \u201cReally good [signing]. Considering the absence of central defenders, it\u2019s really good.\u201d \u2013 Pep Guardiola on whether Marc Gu\u00e9hi will make his debut tomorrow<\/p>\n CHELSEA<\/p>\n Cole Palmer\u00a0was back in training on Friday after missing Wednesday\u2019s win over Pafos as a precaution.<\/p>\n \u201cCole is in a good place, he joined training today which is really positive. We\u2019ll assess his reaction to training.\u201d \u2013 Liam Rosenior<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s clear all is not completely well with the England international.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was frustration in the Brentford game, not because he wasn\u2019t happy here, just because he couldn\u2019t perform. He was in pain. He couldn\u2019t perform to the level he wanted to do for the club. He\u2019s a great kid and he\u2019s an outstanding player, but we have to make sure that we look after him in the right way. That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t involve him in the last game.<\/p>\n \u201cI think, not just in terms of Cole, there\u2019s a number of players in our group that we have to look after in a different way and not just force them out not to perform. I\u2019ve got trust in the group. I\u2019ve rotated with the squad and I\u2019ll continue to do that because I want us to be involved at the end of the season in big games and big competitions. At the moment we\u2019re in January. I want to make sure the players come through this period with wins but in full health and Cole\u2019s one of those players.\u201d \u2013 Liam Rosenior on Cole Palmer<\/p>\n Filip Jorgensen\u00a0was subbed off at half-time in that midweek match but his injury is not as serious as first feared and he could even be back next week.<\/p>\n \u201cJorgensen had his scan, which is actually quite positive and not as bad as first feared. He won\u2019t be available for Palace but could be potentially for Napoli.\u201d \u2013 Liam Rosenior<\/p>\n Tosin Adarabioyo\u00a0(hamstring) is out for \u201cweeks\u201d, joining\u00a0Romeo Lavia\u00a0(quad) and\u00a0Levi Colwill\u00a0(knee) on the sidelines.\u00a0Mykhailo Mudryk\u00a0(suspended)\u00a0also remains unavailable.<\/p>\n Not long after returning from his last lay-off, Dario Essugo has rejoined the injury list after \u201cslipping\u201d in training. He\u2019ll be out for a month.<\/p>\n The likes of Liam Delap, Estevao, Enzo Fernandez and Jamie Gittens have been ill over the last fortnight but the Blues appear to be through the wave of sickness in the camp.<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of sickness, the players are coming back gradually to full health. We had to be very careful with that. Estevao was very ill, Jamie Gittens was very ill. That altered our plans over the week in terms of what we wanted to do. Thankfully the lads have come through that. Enzo as well.\u201d \u2013 Liam Rosenior<\/p>\n ARSENAL<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta confirmed that there were no fresh concerns from the midweek win over Inter.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the Inter game, we have no issues reported.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta<\/p>\n Piero Hincapie\u00a0(muscle) and\u00a0Riccardo Calafiori\u00a0(muscle)\u00a0could also be back, too: they were spotted in training on Friday. Arteta said \u201cwe\u2019ll see\u201d when asked if they could feature against Manchester United.<\/p>\n \u201cWe still have another training session, so we\u2019ll see tomorrow after that \u2013 to assess everybody and make a decision first of all in the squad.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta<\/p>\n Max Dowman\u00a0(ankle) is the only other known absentee.<\/p>\n LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n Having sat out the midweek win over Marseille, it sounds like Ibrahima Konate\u00a0will miss out again at Bournemouth due to personal reasons.<\/p>\n Konate is back in France following the death of his father.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I spoke to him a few times. I think these are private matters and they should stay between us but it\u2019s very obvious that if something like that happens, then a player needs time to be there for his family and also time for himself.\u201d \u2013 Arne Slot on Ibrahima Konate<\/p>\n Alexander Isak\u00a0(ankle),\u00a0Conor Bradley\u00a0(knee),\u00a0Giovanni Leoni\u00a0(knee),\u00a0Stefan Bajcetic\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Jayden Danns\u00a0(hamstring) remain out.<\/p>\n Federico Chiesa, who wasn\u2019t fit enough to feature at the Stade Velodrome, is \u201c50\/50\u201d, meanwhile.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I said, Federico wasn\u2019t able to be on the bench on Wednesday. Then there was a recovery session yesterday, so we have to wait and see today. It\u2019s difficult for me to say if he\u2019s available for Bournemouth. We don\u2019t expect him to be out for long, so it could be 50\/50, maybe, if he\u2019s available for tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Arne Slot on Federico Chiesa<\/p>\n As it stands, Slot has no fresh concerns for Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the rest, at this moment in time, no one picked up a knock, no one had a problem after the game. Sometimes when you start training again, you can feel something, but I expect all the same players to be available for tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Arne Slot<\/p>\n After 90 minutes for Mohamed Salah in midweek, the Liverpool boss wouldn\u2019t be drawn on whether the Egyptian would start against the Cherries.<\/p>\n \u201cKnowing Mo, he\u2019s ready to play tomorrow, because he\u2019s shown that so many times in his career, but he like all the others have a training session to go and then I will decide on the line-up for tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Arne Slot on Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n NEWCASTLE UNITED<\/p>\n Despite hobbling off in the midweek win over PSV Eindhoven,\u00a0Bruno Guimaraes\u00a0(ankle) could yet make Sunday\u2019s game against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope it\u2019s not serious. The extent of the injury is still unknown but he was reasonably positive after the game. He is the guy that will never rule anything out, so we\u2019ll give him every chance for this weekend. Let\u2019s wait and see.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll always try and make the right decisions, as we do with every player, depending on need and circumstances, to protect them long term but also to help the team if they need to play. We\u2019ll try and get that right with Bruno. He is a pivotal player, I\u2019ve always said he\u2019s been the match-winner for us so many times over the years. He\u2019s an inspirational figure, so we need him, but of course, we need him fit and available and able to perform to his best levels. So, we\u2019ll try and make all the calculations and come up with the right decision.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll try and figure out all avenues if he isn\u2019t available but we hope he can make it.\u201d \u2013 Eddie Howe on Bruno Guimaraes<\/p>\n Dan Burn\u00a0(rib) could \u201cpossibly\u201d be involved. He and\u00a0Will Osula\u00a0(ankle) returned to training this week after medium-term lay-offs.<\/p>\n \u201cPossibly. I think with Dan, as you saw around the Champions League game, he is out [training] with the players. Today, possibly the first day where he\u2019s training fully with the group, taking contact. That\u2019ll be the key thing for him. I think he\u2019s desperate to get back involved, so that\u2019s a great sign.\u201d \u2013 Eddie Howe on whether Dan Burn could feature<\/p>\n Fabian Schar\u00a0(ankle),\u00a0Jacob Murphy\u00a0(hamstring),\u00a0Emil Krafth\u00a0(knee) and\u00a0Tino Livramento\u00a0(hamstring) all remain sidelined.<\/p>\n CRYSTAL PALACE<\/p>\n Daniel Munoz\u00a0(knee) has been back in training this week, while\u00a0Ismaila Sarr has returned from international duty.<\/p>\n \u201cDaniel Munoz came back at the beginning of the week, Ismaila Sarr came back an AFCON winner from Senegal.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Glasner<\/p>\n Rio Cardines\u00a0(groin),\u00a0Daichi Kamada\u00a0(hamstring),\u00a0Cheick Doucoure\u00a0(knee),\u00a0Caleb Kporha\u00a0(back) and\u00a0Eddie Nketiah\u00a0(hamstring) have been out for some time.<\/p>\n Having already lost\u00a0Marc Guehi\u00a0to Manchester City,\u00a0rumours suggest<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0Jean-Philippe Mateta\u00a0also\u00a0wants out of the club.<\/p>\n However, Oliver Glasner said that a Mateta exit is not as imminent as suggested externally.<\/p>\n \u201cVery clear: he didn\u2019t hand in a transfer request and we have no bid received right now. That\u2019s the situation right now.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will play on Sunday.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Glasner on Jean-Philippe Mateta<\/p>\n BOURNEMOUTH<\/p>\n Marcus Tavernier\u00a0(hamstring) has joined the injury list after pulling up midway through the Gameweek 22 clash with Brighton. He\u2019ll miss the visit of Liverpool this Saturday but there is no timeline on his recovery just yet, with Iraola saying only that it\u2019ll be \u201csome time\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a hamstring injury. Straight away he felt it, it is not the biggest of the injuries but it\u2019s a muscle injury and we\u2019ll see how it evolves. But he will be out for some time.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on Marcus Tavernier<\/p>\n Justin Kluivert\u00a0(knee),\u00a0David Brooks\u00a0(ankle), Julio Soler (unspecified), Tyler Adams\u00a0(knee),\u00a0Ben Gannon-Doak\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Will Dennis\u00a0(ankle) are also on the sidelines.<\/p>\n \u201cBrooks is not ready for this one. He\u2019s not ready for this one. I hope he\u2019s not out for a lot more time but when it\u2019s the ankle, it\u2019s a matter of managing the pain and he will tell us. Whenever he feels comfortable, he will be again with us.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n However, Enes Unal\u00a0(muscle) could train today and potentially be involved in the matchday squad.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only one from the players that were injured who could have a chance is Enes. Enes wants to train today but I\u2019m not sure if he is going to be available or not.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n New boy Alex Toth is available for selection.<\/p>\n \u201cYes I think [there\u2019s a chance he could start]. He comes in a good physical condition and he\u2019s available. He\u2019s ready for whatever we consider. Obviously, he has been here just one or two days so it\u2019s difficult for him to understand everything we want to do, but we will not have time for tomorrow to explain him everything. Sometimes in these situations you have to just see what he has and I hope he does well.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on Alex Toth<\/p>\n \u201cWe normally play with three players in the middle, sometimes two, sometimes three. But in any of the three positions, probably, ideally he\u2019s a number eight. We consider, I call six, eight, ten, he\u2019s more a number eight. But when you are a number eight, you have to sometimes defend as a six and attack as a number ten. So, I think he is ready to adapt to any of the three positions. But obviously once we have the player, we see him playing, we see him training, probably we will find, or we will try at least to find, his best position.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on Alex Toth\u2019s ideal position<\/p>\n EVERTON<\/p>\n David Moyes confirmed that Jack Grealish\u00a0has suffered a foot stress fracture but didn\u2019t provide a timeline on the loanee\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n Michael Keane\u00a0is also still unavailable: he serves game three of a three-match ban.<\/p>\n In better news, Jarrad Branthwaite\u00a0(hamstring), Carlos Alcaraz\u00a0(unspecified) and\u00a0Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall\u00a0(hamstring) are back in training.<\/p>\n \u201cKiernan is just back in. Charly Alcaraz is back in training. Obviously, Jarrad is just back in training, as well. They\u2019re certainly getting much closer to it, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes<\/p>\n Iliman Ndiaye\u00a0and\u00a0Idrissa Gana Gueye\u00a0are back from the Africa Cup of Nations, too.<\/p>\n \u201cThey only walked in the building about half an hour ago. I\u2019ve not had the chance to greet them and congratulate them.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re being assessed by the fitness team and the medical team.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes on Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye<\/p>\n Tim Iroegbunam\u00a0(knock) was the only other name on the injury list in Gameweek 22.<\/p>\n MANCHESTER UNITED<\/p>\n Michael Carrick said \u201ceveryone came through the [Manchester City] game really well\u201d, so there are no new worries for Gameweek 23.<\/p>\n Matthijs de Ligt\u00a0(back) will remain out for United this weekend, however.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had a bit of setback initially before I arrived, I think, only small. Not so much a setback but it was just a little bit slower that we had hoped. He\u2019s certainly getting closer and hopefully in the next couple of weeks or so, without putting an exact time [on it], he will be back and around it.\u201d \u2013 Michael Carrick on Matthijs de Ligt<\/p>\n Joshua Zirkzee\u00a0is also sidelined. The\u00a0player himself said<\/a>\u00a0last weekend he would be out for a fortnight.<\/p>\n Noussair Mazraoui\u00a0should be available after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, while Shea Lacey\u00a0is back from a one-match ban after being sent off in the FA Cup third round.<\/p>\n Away from team news, Carrick discussed his attacking options after leaving Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha out last Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just variety in terms of the strengths in some ways. I think, Bryan [Mbeumo], I gave him a bit of a free role in many ways in a partnership with Bruno [Fernandes] last week, to drift and to fill different spaces. Ben [Sesko] is very good at playing on the last line and runs in behind and I think we\u2019ve seen that in recent weeks, he\u2019s done great to get his goal so he\u2019s in a good place. Josh [Zirkzee] can do a little bit of both, he drifts and plays in the hole, plays into feet and links. He\u2019s very good at bringing other people into play so it\u2019s just different styles. Certain games will have different styles, it\u2019s great to have that flexibility, for sure. Matheus [Cunha] came on through the middle and made a big difference for us in terms of carrying the game into the later stages and creating the second goal, so we\u2019ve got good options through there and we just felt, last week, that was the way to go and, thankfully, it paid off for us.\u201d \u2013 Michael Carrick<\/p>\n ASTON VILLA<\/p>\n Boubacar Kamara\u00a0(knee),\u00a0Ross Barkley\u00a0(knee) and John McGinn\u00a0(knee) won\u2019t be involved on Tyneside this Sunday.<\/p>\n But Unai Emery didn\u2019t say whether his other injury doubts, including new boy\u00a0Alysson\u00a0(unspecified) and Emi Mart\u00ednez (unspecified), would return.<\/p>\n Martinez, who has been struggling with a recurrent calf issue of late, was not be present in Turkey for the win over Fenerbache.<\/p>\n \u201cBarkley is training individually, but close to being with the group, maybe next week. Those three players (Barkley, McGinn, Kamara), they are not available for Sunday. Tomorrow we will see, other players, how they are.\u201d \u2013 Unai Emery<\/p>\n Amadou Onana\u00a0(muscle) and\u00a0Jadon Sancho\u00a0(illness) were back in the Villa squad ahead of Thursday\u2019s UEFA Europa League clash.<\/p>\n Leon Bailey, returning from a loan spell at Roma, will also be involved at St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION<\/p>\n Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that Maxim De Cuyper is back in contention after illness forced his absence in Gameweek 22.<\/p>\n Albion also have no new concerns.<\/p>\n \u201c[De Cuyper] will be back. I think in general, we survived now this this phase with a lot of players who were sick and ill, and I hope now that we get more in a stable phase. Overall, it seems to be quite good regarding the availability.<\/p>\n \u201cNothing [new].\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler<\/p>\n Mats Wieffer\u00a0remains out with a toe injury.<\/p>\n Hurzeler added that some of his players aren\u2019t able to play 90 minutes at present, with Yankuba Minteh \u2013 who had \u201ca small issue\u201d \u2013 among them.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the moment, some players are not able to start the game. So, they have to be quite limited regarding the game minutes.<\/p>\n \u201c[Minteh is], for example, one player who we need to manage. So, we don\u2019t know if he\u2019s able to start or not start. He came back after a small issue. So, he\u2019s definitely someone we need to manage at the moment.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler<\/p>\n After his stunner last weekend, budget FPL forward Charalampos Kostoulas is pushing for a start \u2013 although his manager did describe him as \u201cbackup\u201d twice in Friday\u2019s presser.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s definitely pushing [for a start] by performance. So, that\u2019s for sure, but in the end, we still have Danny Welbeck there as well. Therefore, it\u2019s always a tough decision, but definitely like I just mentioned, it\u2019s helpful to have a good backup like him for Danny Welbeck in this squad.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler on \u2018Babis\u2019 Kostoulas<\/p>\n Adam Webster\u00a0(knee) and\u00a0Stefanos Tzimas\u00a0(knee) are on the longer-term injury list, while\u00a0Solly March\u00a0(knee)\u00a0is slowly working his way back from his own lengthy lay-off.<\/p>\n FULHAM<\/p>\n Marco Silva said\u00a0Sasa Lukic could be out for 4-5 weeks after picking up a hamstring injury in the defeat to Leeds United last weekend.<\/p>\n Emile Smith Rowe\u00a0also came off in the match but Silva attributed his substitution to \u201cfatigue\u201d and the midfielder \u201cis in contention\u201d.<\/p>\n Rodrigo Muniz\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Kenny Tete\u00a0(hamstring) were back on the grass this week. Tete is in the mix for Gameweek 23 but Muniz will need a bit longer before returning.<\/p>\n Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi\u00a0and\u00a0Samuel Chukwueze\u00a0are back from international duty, meanwhile.<\/p>\n NOTTINGHAM FOREST<\/p>\n Igor Jesus (hip) and Murillo (hamstring) both missed Thursday\u2019s defeat to Braga. Sean Dyche didn\u2019t really give much indication whether either player would be back for the Brentford game.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are hopeful it settles down. He\u2019s got a bang on the hip. It was too inflamed to be involved.\u201d \u2013 Sean Dyche on Igor Jesus, via the Nottingham Post<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cHe had a tight hamstring. We\u2019re having to be careful.\u201d \u2013 Sean Dyche on Murillo, via the Nottingham Post<\/a><\/p>\n Chris Wood\u00a0(knee) and\u00a0John Victor\u00a0(knee) remain out.<\/p>\n Loanee\u00a0Oleksandr Zinchenko\u00a0is available again, having been ineligible to face his parent club last weekend \u2013 but he\u2019s likely surplus to requirements.<\/p>\n WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS<\/p>\n Jean-Ricner Bellegarde\u00a0(hamstring) and\u00a0Toti Gomes\u00a0(hamstring) remain on the sidelines, although the former is back in team training. He could return in Gameweek 23.<\/p>\n Rob Edwards confirmed that Jorgen Stand Larsen will be in the squad at the Etihad, despite confirming that a bid has arrived for the Norwegian.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been great, he\u2019s trained really well. He\u2019ll be part of the squad tomorrow, trained really well today. No change.\u201d \u2013 Rob Edwards on Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/p>\n
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\ud83d\udd35 12.30pm \u2013 Guardiola
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\ud83d\udc3a 1pm \u2013 Edwards
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\ud83e\udd85 1.30pm \u2013 Glasner
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