KEY GAMEWEEK 9 TEAM NEWS FROM FRIDAY<\/p>\n
Arsenal: Rice, Calafiori + Tzolis train, Madueke could yet feature, Dowman banned, Saka out<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea: Lacroix + Hato join Pedro on sidelines, Martinez could return sooner than expected, Caicedo fine, Palmer available<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool: Munoz + Szoboszlai have a \u201cchance\u201d of being involved<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester City: Everyone bar Semenyo available, Maresca backs Donnarumma<\/a><\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur: Maddison + Udogie fine, six still injured, Bentancur suspended<\/a><\/p>\n Everton: Branthwaite should be fit, Grealish disciplined by club, no new concerns<\/a><\/p>\n Aston Villa: Emery\u2019s presser short on team news, three still out<\/a><\/p>\n Newcastle United: Osula a fresh concern, Fernandez-Pardo + Miley remain doubts<\/a><\/p>\n Brentford: Carvalho out, Yarmolyuk still suspended, Janelt available again<\/a><\/p>\n Fulham: No new injuries, Affengruber expected to be fit, Sessegnon suspended<\/a><\/p>\n Ipswich Town: Lukic back on the grass, everyone else fit<\/a><\/p>\n FRIDAY\u2019S PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s FPL Press Conferences \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n \u2b1c 10am \u2013 Arbeloa \u2014 Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) October 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n ARSENAL<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta confirmed that Riccardo Calafiori (hip\/ribs), Christos Tzolis (hamstring) and Declan Rice (hamstring) all trained on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cThey all trained today. They will train tomorrow and if everything is okay, they will be available.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta on Riccardo Calafiori, Christos Tzolis and Declan Rice<\/p>\n Noni Madueke (ankle) isn\u2019t ruled out yet either, with his involvement hinging on Saturday\u2019s final training session.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know yet. We have a training session tomorrow. [Let\u2019s] see if he can complete that full session tomorrow and after, we will know whether he\u2019s available or not.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mikel Arteta on Noni Madueke\u2019s availability<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka (quad) and William Saliba (back) remain out.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably [he will be out until after the international break]. He needed another scan to see the amount of fluid that was there resolving. Afterwards, we will know more about it.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain, I don\u2019t know [if he\u2019ll miss England duty]. It looks like it but we\u2019ll have to wait and see next week.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s appeal against Max Dowman\u2018s midweek red card has been rejected, so he begins a three-match ban.<\/p>\n CHELSEA<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso confirmed that Maxence Lacroix is out of Gameweek 9 with the hamstring issue he picked up in midweek and will not return before the international break.<\/p>\n \u201cMax picked up an injury and we expect that he is not going to be ready before the international break. So, he will be a few weeks out.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Maxence Lacroix<\/p>\n Jorrel Hato is also now on the sidelines, along with Reece James (knee), Aaron Anselmino (unknown), Jamie Gittens (ankle) and, of course, Joao Pedro (quad).\u00a0<\/p>\n Moises Caicedo is fine after coming off against Liverpool on Wednesday, while Pep Chavarria (muscle) is back in the squad.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no issue. He\u2019s okay for tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Moises Caicedo<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cJorrel, no, but Pep Chavarria is back in the squad, yes.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on his left-back options for Gameweek 9<\/p>\n There\u2019s also \u201ca chance\u201d Emiliano Martinez (jaw) could return before the international break.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, there is a chance [Martinez could return before the break]. We need to still wait for next week, let\u2019s see how things go, but there\u2019s a chance. <\/p>\n \u201cIn case he\u2019s ready to play, he will probably need a face mask.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Emi Martinez<\/p>\n Cole Palmer is, of course, available after serving a one-match ban in midweek.<\/p>\n LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n Andoni Iraola said Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring) and Victor Munoz (knee) have \u201ca chance\u201d of being invovled against Arsenal on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they have a chance. They have a chance, but I don\u2019t know for sure if they will be involved or not. We still have two days. So, I think we have a chance, yes.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz made a very swift recovery from the ankle issue he picked up in Gameweek 8 to feature in the EFL Cup in midweek.<\/p>\n Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee), Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring) and Giovanni Leoni (knee)\u00a0 remain out.<\/p>\n With the schedule getting busy, Iraola says the regular rotation we\u2019ve seen of late \u2013 more in midweek \u2013 will continue.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you have to do a lot of the job with the analyst in the video room, with the board, without spending the legs. But I think our players are very used to it. So, a lot of the work is done and now it\u2019s a more a matter of getting the decision right in terms of the loading, the freshening of the legs. I think we are changing a lot from game to game and I think we will continue this approach.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on the busy schedule<\/p>\n MANCHESTER CITY<\/p>\n Enzo Maresca has a fully fit squad bar medium-term absentee Antoine Semenyo (knee).<\/p>\n \u201c[Apart from] Antoine Semenyo, the rest, they are all available.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca<\/p>\n Matheus Nunes returns, then, after a brief absence. <\/p>\n Iliman Ndiaye is also fine after cramp forced him off last weekend.<\/p>\n The City boss gave us support to Gianluigi Donnarumma, who didn\u2019t have the best of games against Aston Villa last Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cI think one thing is to say that, \u2018In this moment, it\u2019s Gigio plus 10\u2019, and another thing is to say \u2018undroppable\u2019. They are two different things. There is no player that is undroppable but\u2026 in this moment, it\u2019s Gigio plus 10.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca on Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/p>\n Maresca was also asked about Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki playing in the same side, as the pair did on Wednesday against Brighton.<\/p>\n \u201cThey can play together, for sure. Depends a little bit on the game. The opposition also. But no doubt that they are both fantastic players.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca on Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki <\/p>\n TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/p>\n Despite being forced off last weekend, James Maddison (groin) is fit to face Crystal Palace on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cJames is available. <\/p>\n \u201cThis week, Maddison didn\u2019t work like other players, but for tomorrow he is available. He is a special player for us because he has unique characteristics.\u201d \u2013 Roberto De Zerbi <\/p>\n Destiny Udogie (knee) is also available again after a recent absence.<\/p>\n \u201c[Udogie] is available. <\/p>\n \u201cHe is another problematic player in terms of injuries because he can\u2019t work consistently during the weeks. After Manchester United, he didn\u2019t work with us with the group for a long time.\u201d \u2013 Roberto De Zerbi<\/p>\n Lucas Bergvall (knee), Tosin Adarabioyo (calf), Savinho (muscle),\u00a0Mykhailo Mudryk (ankle), Xavi Simons (knee) and Wilson Odobert (knee) remain out. <\/p>\n Rodrigo Bentancur is still suspended, too. <\/p>\n \u201cStill out: Tosin, Bergvall, Mudryk. <\/p>\n \u201cSavio is injured. <\/p>\n \u201cEveryone else [bar Bentancur long-term absentees Simons and Odobert] is available.\u201d \u2013 Roberto De Zerbi<\/p>\n EVERTON<\/p>\n David Moyes\u2019 Gameweek 9 presser was filmed straight after Thursday\u2019s EFL Cup win over Newcastle United, who the Toffees coincidentally meet again on Monday.<\/p>\n The Everton boss confirmed that Jarrad Branthwaite (concussion) \u201cshould\u201d be fit for the rematch with the Magpies.<\/p>\n \u201cJarrad should have recovered from his concussion and also the timescale which we had to abide by.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes<\/p>\n Vitalii Mykolenko was back from his own brief lay-off to play 86 minutes on Thursday.<\/p>\n Everton also appear to have come through part one of their double-header with Newcastle unscathed.<\/p>\n \u201cI think so. I know we\u2019re talking about Monday, so you never know exactly till you get them back in [on Friday] and see how everybody is, but hopefully things will be okay.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes on if Everton came through their EFL Cup fourth-round tie without any fresh injuries<\/p>\n The big question, of course, is whether Jack Grealish will be available for selection. The midfielder was omitted from the cup squad \u201cdue to a breach of club discipline\u201d<\/a>, reportedly for missing a training session<\/a>.<\/p>\n Moyes wouldn\u2019t talk too much about it after the game, or expand on whether he\u2019ll be available on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cYou probably know I\u2019m not gonna give any details, and it\u2019s a club decision. So, I support the decision,\u00a0but it\u2019s a club decision.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes on Jack Grealish\u2019s omission<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t give any team news away.\u201d \u2013 David Moyes when asked if Jack Grealish would be available in Gameweek 9<\/p>\n ASTON VILLA<\/p>\n The broadcast section of Unai Emery\u2019s presser was short on team news.<\/p>\n We weren\u2019t expecting much anyway. Other than medium-to-long-term absentees Matteo Ruggeri (hamstring), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (hamstring) and Amadou Onana (knee), we\u2019re not aware of any issues for the Villans at present.<\/p>\n NEWCASTLE UNITED<\/p>\n Much like David Moyes above, Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle opted to film his Gameweek 9 presser straight after full-time on Thursday. That section was, again, embargoed till today.<\/p>\n In the eight-minute-long press conference, Jaissle couldn\u2019t give much of an update on Mathias Fernandez-Pardo (illness) and Lewis Miley (muscle).<\/p>\n \u201cSorry, right now, I cannot give you an update on them. Hopefully, they can make progress in the next days to be able maybe to make it in the squad but right now, I cannot update you, really.\u201d \u2013 Matthias Jaissle on Mathias Fernandez-Pardo and Lewis Miley<\/p>\n Jaissle had earlier confirmed that William Osula was taken off at half-time at the Hill Dickinson Stadium with a twisted ankle.<\/p>\n \u201cWill Osula was not able to continue. He twisted\u00a0his ankle in that occasion when he took the shot.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s too early at the\u00a0moment [to know if he\u2019ll be fit for Monday].\u201d \u2013 Matthias Jaissle on William Osula<\/p>\n Ewen Jaouen (hamstring) and Tino Livramento (unspecified) remain out.<\/p>\n BRENTFORD<\/p>\n Yehor Yarmolyuk serves game three of a three-match ban on Wednesday but Vitaly Janelt is available again after serving his one-match suspension in Gameweek 8.<\/p>\n Rico Henry (hip) and Kaye Furo (knee) remain out, while Keith Andrews explained that Fabio Carvalho\u2018s recent absence is down to a knock. He won\u2019t be back before the November internationals.<\/p>\n Antoni Milambo (knee) and Josh Dasilva (hamstring) are back on the grass and closing in on returns.<\/p>\n FULHAM<\/p>\n Following the EFL Cup defeat to Crystal Palace, Alvaro Arbeloa says he had no new concerns for the trip to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n \u201cNo new injuries.\u201d \u2013 Alvaro Arbeloa<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t quite give the all-clear to David Affengruber, who finished the win over Coventry City with \u201csome pain\u201d. He missed out against Palace, but it did sound more like of a breather for the centre-back<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Cottagers will definitely be without one player: Ryan Sessegnon completes a three-match ban, following his dismissal in Gameweek 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n Arbeloa confirmed that Emile Smith Rowe is fit, despite not being involved in the last three league and cup squads.<\/p>\n IPSWICH TOWN<\/p>\n Saka Lukic (groin) has been back on the grass today and Gary O\u2019Neil will make a late call on the midfielder\u2019s involvement against Hull City on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was on the grass today. He looked good, to be fair, so we\u2019ll make a call on Sasa tomorrow. He\u2019s an important player for us, we\u2019ve missed him a lot in the last few weeks. He\u2019s had a little bit of a groin injury that has taken some time. We\u2019ve been careful with him, we\u2019ve tried to manage the situaion well. So, let\u2019s see tomorrow. I\u2019ve got a big call to make on that one.\u201d \u2013 Gary O\u2019Neil on Sasa Lukic <\/p>\n Everyone else is fit.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf6c 12.30pm \u2013 Moyes
\u2b55 1.30pm \u2013 Arteta
\ud83d\udc1d 1.30pm \u2013 Andrews
\ud83e\uddff 1.30pm \u2013 Alonso
\ud83d\ude9c 1.30pm \u2013 O\u2019Neil
\ud83d\udd34 1.30pm \u2013 Iraola
\ud83d\udd35 1.30pm \u2013 Maresca
\ud83d\udc13 1.30pm \u2013 De Zerbi
\ud83d\udfe3 2pm \u2013 Emery
\u26ab 2pm \u2013 Jaissle https:\/\/t.co\/OQVGkcKhd0<\/p>\n
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