KEY GAMEWEEK 8 TEAM NEWS FROM FRIDAY<\/p>\n
Arsenal: No timeline on Saka yet, Hincapie available, Arteta on Calafiori\u2019s fitness<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool: Szoboszlai not ready to return, Barcola fine, Munoz could miss out<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea: Martinez sidelined for \u201cweeks\u201d, Chavarria to miss out, Gusto fit again<\/a><\/p>\n Brighton and Hove Albion: Minteh + Wieffer closing in on returns, late call on Struijk<\/a><\/p>\n Leeds United: Calvert-Lewin, Stach + Okafor \u201cmajor doubts\u201d, James returns<\/a><\/p>\n Bournemouth: Kroupi could feature, Evanilson okay, Toth joins injury list<\/a><\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur: Porro back, Robertson + Marmoush fine, seven out, Maddison + Kulusevski doubts<\/a><\/p>\n Aston Villa: Manzambi to be asssessed, three ruled out<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United: No team news updates in Carrick\u2019s presser<\/a><\/p>\n Newcastle United: Elanga could return, Ramsey on the grass<\/a><\/p>\n Everton: Moyes quiet on team news + Branthwaite, Norgaard lacking fitness<\/a><\/p>\n Sunderland: Still waiting on updates<\/p>\n Crystal Palace: Still waiting on updates<\/p>\n Fulham: No injuries but Sessegnon begins a ban<\/a><\/p>\n Hull City: Mendy to return in Gameweek 9, Vaz escapes injury, Cho + Gourna-Douath train<\/a><\/p>\n FRIDAY\u2019S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s FPL Press Conferences \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf52 9.30am \u2013 Rose \u2014 Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n ARSENAL<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta wasn\u2019t able to give us a timeline on Bukayo Saka, after the midfielder came off with a quad injury in Wednesday\u2019s draw with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got another MRI this afternoon because he had quite a lot of fluid in the area, so it was difficult to understand the extent of the injury. We will know more probably tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need a few more scans and opinions from the specialists. When a player has to walk off the pitch, he is struggling to walk without any pain, he is restricted in movement, they are not good signs. Let\u2019s be a little bit patient so we can give a definitive assessment.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka<\/p>\n William Saliba (back) and Christos Tzolis (hamstring)\u00a0remain out but Piero Hincapie (ankle) has rejoined training this week and is available.<\/p>\n There was an encouraging quote for Riccardo Calafiori owners, meanwhile, when Arteta was asked about looking after the Italian, as he has done in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, he\u2019s ready. I think Ricci is in a different place because he had a full pre-season as well. And he\u2019s been available for every match.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta on Riccardo Calafiori<\/p>\n LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring) is back in individual training but won\u2019t return this weekend. <\/p>\n \u201cDom is going to be out this weekend. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s far but he hasn\u2019t trained with the group still.\u00a0And also, considering the other day that we started him and he had to go out, we will probably take one or two days more than we would last week.\u00a0He\u2019s in a good place. Dom is already training outside alone and he is going to train with the group, but he\u2019s not ready for this one.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee), Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring) and Giovanni Leoni (knee)\u00a0 remain out, too.<\/p>\n Liverpool may also be without Victor Munoz for Sunday\u2019s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion. The Spaniard missed the midweek Champions League win over Villarreal thanks to a knock he picked up in Gameweek 7.<\/p>\n Bradley Barcola, who was only sighted in individual training on Thursday, is fine, however.<\/p>\n \u201cBradley has trained today normally. He\u2019s fine with no problem.\u00a0It was just a matter of sometimes you have to deal with the loads and we consider sometimes they have to stay inside. But he\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n \u201cVictor, he has the knock he received against Brentford [in the] first half. He could finish the game very well but he\u2019s dealing with some pain since then and it was too early the other day against Villarreal.\u00a0I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to arrive. I think it\u2019s going to be difficult but I really don\u2019t know.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n CHELSEA<\/p>\n Emiliano Martinez will be sidelined for \u201cweeks\u201d after undergoing surgery on his jaw.<\/p>\n He joins Reece James (knee), Emmanuel Emegha (hamstring) and Jamie Gittens (ankle) on the sidelines, while this game comes just too soon for Pep Chavarria (muscle).<\/p>\n Malo Gusto is back from illness, at least.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s doing better. He had the surgery. Day by day he\u2019s feeling better, but we still need to wait. <\/p>\n \u201cA few weeks. Hopefully less than more, but we need to wait. The good thing is that he is feeling better.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Emi Martinez<\/p>\n \u201cMalo is fine and Pep is training a little more, but he is not going to make it.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso<\/p>\n BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION<\/p>\n Yankuba Minteh (leg) and Mats Wieffer (knee) are closing in on returns but this match may come too soon for the pair, with a Gameweek 9 comeback likelier.<\/p>\n Femi Azeez (hamstring), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring), Zadok Yohanna (unspecified), Evan Ferguson (ankle) and Stefan Tzimas (knee) remain out, meanwhile.<\/p>\n As for Pascal Struijk, he\u2019ll have a minor issue assessed after he missed the last three matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n
\u2b1c 10am \u2013 Arbeloa
\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f 11am \u2013 Hurzeler
\ud83d\udc2f 1pm \u2013 Jakirovic
\u2b55 1.30pm \u2013 Arteta
\ud83e\uddff 1.30pm \u2013 Alonso
\ud83e\udd85 1.30pm \u2013 Sage
\ud83c\udf6c 1.30pm \u2013 Moyes
\u26aa\ufe0f 1.30pm \u2013 Farke
\ud83d\udd34 1.30pm \u2013 Iraola
\ud83d\udc79 1.30pm \u2013 Carrick
\ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b 1.30pm \u2013 Le Bris
\ud83d\udc13 1.30pm \u2013 De Zerbi
\ud83d\udfe3 2pm \u2013 Emery
\u26ab 2pm \u2013 Jaissle<\/p>\n
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