Fatawu returns from suspension<\/a><\/p>\nFRIDAY\u2019S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES<\/p>\n
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MANCHESTER CITY<\/p>\n
Enzo Maresca wasn\u2019t specifically asked about injuries in his presser, but the Italian did touch on potential rotation in the upcoming period.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt some point probably we need to give him [Haaland] a rest, some days off. We are thinking about this. And not just with Erling, we have some players who fortunately or unfortunately are playing all the games with us, all the games with their international team, Elliot [Anderson], Enzo [Fernandez], Marc [Guehi], Erling, Ruben [Dias], so at some point we need to give them some rest.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca<\/p>\n
Maresca later discussed Phil Foden, who is back from suspension this weekend. <\/p>\n
The midfielder hasn\u2019t scored since December, to which the Italian replied: \u201che\u2019s going to score tomorrow\u201d. He wouldn\u2019t confirm if he will start against Ipswich Town, however.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust try to work with him day-by-day. During the international break and since the red card against United has been quite long, but he\u2019s training well, doing well since we started, very positive, very good.\u00a0And we\u2019ll see for tomorrow, he\u2019s available but we have so many games that we\u2019ll decide if he\u2019s going to start or not. But no doubt he\u2019s going to give us something.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca on Phil Foden<\/p>\n
More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n
NOTTINGHAM FOREST<\/p>\n
Morgan Gibbs-White picked up a \u201cminor muscle injury\u201d at Crystal Palace and hasn\u2019t trained with the group this week, but could join tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorgan Gibbs-White is a doubt. He couldn\u2019t train the entire week with us. It looks like he can join tomorrow\u2019s session. He had an individual session today with our rehab coaches. He suffered a minor muscle injury at Palace. We have to see how he reacts today and how he deals with tomorrow\u2019s session, and then we will take the final decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut luckily the injury doesn\u2019t seem to be very serious. We have a chance that he\u2019s available.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Glasner on Morgan Gibbs-White<\/p>\n
Nikola Milenkovic trained today for the first time this week.<\/p>\n
Nicolo Savona (knee) and Igor Jesus (calf) are out.<\/p>\n
More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n
BRENTFORD<\/p>\n
Keith Andrews provided injury updates on Kevin Schade (shoulder) and Jannik Schuster (ankle)\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cJannik and Kev have been on the grass this week and we\u2019ll see what tomorrow brings in terms of how much they can do.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are different types of injuries. This week, we\u2019ve had to navigate through a few issues. Those two are some of those who are making their way back from injury. Overall, we\u2019re in a really good place.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews<\/p>\n
Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins and Mikkel Damsgaard could all be involved this weekend.<\/p>\n
ARSENAL<\/p>\n
Piero Hincapie (ankle) and Christos Tzolis (hamstring) remain out, while Martin Zubimendi (unspecified) will be assessed ahead of Sunday\u2019s trip to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cPiero is evolving really well. Knowing his character and the way he pushes, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s not going to take long. But he will need probably another week or two.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cZubi looks much better and we have another session tomorrow. After that, we will assess whether he\u2019s available for Forest.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201c[Christian Tzolis is] doing really well. Yesterday, he had another MRI scan. He\u2019s progressing really well, another one that hopefully we can have back in a few weeks.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta<\/p>\n
William Saliba (back) remains out.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext week, we have another MRI with him to see how the healing process is at the moment. Every sign so far has been very, very positive.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta<\/p>\n
CHELSEA<\/p>\n
Reece James has successfully undergone knee surgery after an injury in training.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s now set for a period of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all disappointed, especially for him. He wanted to have a good start after the international break. We don\u2019t set timelines but he will be out for several weeks. It won\u2019t be short. We will see after Christmas, time will tell.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Reece James<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Emegha and Jamie Gittens (ankle) are also out.<\/p>\n
MANCHESTER UNITED<\/p>\n
Michael Carrick said the club have moved on quickly from Lisandro Martinez\u2019s remarks about the Manchester United hierarchy.<\/p>\n
The defender will be in the squad for Sunday\u2019s trip to Leeds United.<\/p>\n
Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo, who missed out in midweek, will be assessed.<\/p>\n
Noussair Mazraoui (back), Patrick Dorgu (hamstring), Manuel Ugarte (knee) and Benjamin Sesko (calf) remain out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see on Luke and Kobbie. <\/p>\n
\u201cBen\u2019s [Sesko] still undergoing a few checks before we give any updates on timelines. We\u2019re just trying to be clear on what that looks like, but when we know more we\u2019ll let you know.\u201d \u2013 Michael Carrick<\/p>\n
EVERTON<\/p>\n
Vitalii Mykolenko (leg) could return in Gameweek 7, while Jarrad Branthwaite (dead leg) faces a late fitness check.<\/p>\n
Christian Norgaard meanwhile will probably be on the bench again.<\/p>\n
\u201cJarrad [Branthwaite] had a little problem really early in the game, so we\u2019ve been having a look at that in the week a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cMykolenko is doing much better, he\u2019s got a chance for the game and Christian [Norgaard] has still got a wee bit to go, but I think I could use him at different times if required. I don\u2019t know I he\u2019s ready to start the game yet.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes<\/p>\n
On Thierno Barry, Moyes said\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re so pleased about the goals Thierno is scoring right now. Someone told me he\u2019s missed the most big chances in the Premier League but some forwards would say he\u2019s getting in the right place at the right time. As a manager you just want him to score. I\u2019ve said many times this isn\u2019t a team that is going to get loads of goals so when you get the opportunity you\u2019d like him to be more clinical, to score more be a bit cleaner when he gets the chances.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes<\/p>\n
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION<\/p>\n
Pascal Struijk (hamstring) will be assessed ahead of Sunday\u2019s M23 derby.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gets another day of recovery and we will see how he is tomorrow and then we make a decision.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler on Pascal Stuijk<\/p>\n
Fabian Hurzeler isn\u2019t expecting anyone else back, although Mats Wieffer (knee) and Yankuba Minteh (leg) are getting close.<\/p>\n
Kaoru Mitoma\u2018s (hamstring) recovery is less advanced, however.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer we could see quite a quick return. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor Kaoru Mitoma, I hope he\u2019s back for the international break, but we have to be more patient.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler<\/p>\n
Femi Azeez (hamstring), Zadok Yohanna (unspecified), Evan Ferguson (ankle) and Stefan Tzimas (knee) remain out.<\/p>\n
Jack Hinshelwood made his return from injury in Thursday\u2019s win over Kauno Zalgiris.<\/p>\n
ASTON VILLA<\/p>\n
Ross Barkley and George Hemmings both face late tests ahead of Gameweek 7.<\/p>\n
Ian Maatsen and Matteo Ruggeri remain out, as well as long-term absentee Amadou Onana.<\/p>\n
More to follow<\/p>\n
LEEDS UNITED<\/p>\n
Joe Rodon remains out, but Daniel James could return for Sunday\u2019s home encounter with Manchester United.<\/p>\n
\u201cProgression. Joe will still miss this game on week seven so edging closer, good progress. Won\u2019t be too long until team training but not yet.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n
FULHAM<\/p>\n
Hugo Larsson (groin) is a doubt, but everyone else is available.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a small problem with Hugo \u2013 his groin. We will check today, but I\u2019m not sure if he will be okay for tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone else is available.\u201d \u2013 Alvaro Arbeloa<\/p>\n
That presumably includes Tom Cairney (knee), who has missed the start of the season but returned to training over the international break, and Antonee Robinson, who was unavailable last week due to an ankle issue.<\/p>\n
BOURNEMOUTH<\/p>\n
Marco Rose faced the media on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
He provided a positive injury update on Alex Scott (tendon). \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did yesterday an MRI and the pictures looked really well. So, his progression and his healing is on a good way, better than we expected. It means not that he is ready for Sunderland or for next week, but we can progress his rehab training now. We can bring him back on the pitch to start and see how he responds, and we are not talking about six to eight weeks anymore. We are quite confident that we get him back maybe a little bit earlier.\u201d \u2013 Marco Rose on Alex Scott<\/p>\n
Justin Kluivert and Amine Adli returned to action against Sturm Graz on Thursday after their respective injuries.<\/p>\n
Veljko Milosavljevic (knee), Julian Araujo (thigh) and Eli Junior Kroupi (foot) remain flagged.<\/p>\n
SUNDERLAND<\/p>\n
Wilson Isidor is a doubt, while Thomas Meunier is unavailable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilson got a minor injury, and we\u2019ll assess day by day, we don\u2019t know for Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Thomas, it\u2019s a no, definitive at the minute. For the others, they\u2019re training with the squad now, so they will be ready.<\/p>\n
Brian Brobbey and Habib Diarra were both back on the bench in Europe on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Romaine Mundle (knee) and Dan Ballard (hamstring) are still sidelined.<\/p>\n
CRYSTAL PALACE<\/p>\n
Pierre Sage was asked whether he expected any players to return on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Jean-Philippe Mateta, Dean Henderson, Ben Chilwell and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all currently flagged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know because we will train after the press conference. That why we have to evaluate [Henderson\u2019s] chance to come back in the team, and it\u2019s the same for the other players. It\u2019s not a way to say it, but for the moment I really don\u2019t know.\u201d \u2013 Pierre Sage<\/p>\n
Chadi Riad (knee) is out, while Axel Disasi continues to serve a three-match ban.<\/p>\n
IPSWICH TOWN<\/p>\n
Gary O\u2019Neil is hopeful he will have a fully fit squad in Gameweek 7, but did say they have a \u201ccouple of checks still to do\u201d.<\/p>\n
Abdul Fatawu returns from suspension.<\/p>\n
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