Palmer, Guimarães & Grealish: Latest FPL injury news for Gameweek 23 before Arsenal take on Man Utdplaceholder image
Palmer, Guimarães & Grealish: Latest FPL injury news for Gameweek 23 before Arsenal take on Man Utd | Getty Images
The latest Fantasy Premier League injury news for Gameweek 23 - with updates on Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães and many more.
Another weekend of Premier League action will soon be upon us – and with, yet another deadline for Fantasy Premier League players to contend with and, of course, another host of injury worries for them to navigate.
Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães and Jack Grealish are among the popular FPL assets to be fretting about fresh injury worries, and to help make fantasy managers’ lives a little easier, we’ve collected all of the latest updates on those players and many more from media reports and the pre-match press conferences below.
Before we get started, our resident FPL expert has also written a column weighing in with his opinion on whether you should consider using your triple captain chip of Erling Haaland this weekend – and if not, when you should. It’s worth a read. Anyway, on with the FPL injury news…
Cole Palmer & Bruno Guimarães among key FPL doubts ahead of Gameweek 23
Cole Palmer: Chelsea’s talisman was an unexpected absentee from the midweek match against Pafos in the Champions League, with Liam Rosenior confirming that he had sustained a “minor” thigh injury in the build-up. The good news is that Palmer is expected to play against Crystal Palace this weekend, and Rosenior told reporters that he “should be fine” by Sunday. Reece James, who came off at half-time in midweek, is also expected to play, with his substitution apparently just a matter of managing minutes. Full Chelsea injury news can be found here.
Bruno Guimarães: The Newcastle midfielder picked up an ankle injury during the Champions League win over PSV in midweek, but Eddie Howe sounded somewhat positive about Bruno’s chances of playing during his press conference: “We hope it is not serious,” Howe said. “[The extent of the damage] is still unknown… We will give him every chance this weekend."
That leaves Bruno as a doubt for the Aston Villa game on Sunday, but there’s at least some chance that Dan Burn is involved – the defender, always a fairly popular FPL asset, is back in full training after breaking his ribs during the Tyne-Wear Derby in December.
Jack Grealish: There’s bad news for owners of Grealish, a popular budget choice in midfield. He has suffered a fractured foot and while Everton have not publicly confirmed how long he will be out for as yet, Fabrizio Romano reported that he could be done for the next three months. Even if that’s proven wrong, you’ll definitely want to sell Grealish as soon as possible. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is still expected to be out for another week or so, but Jarrad Branthwaite could be in contention to make his first appearance of the season.
Ibrahima Konaté & Mohamed Salah: Although not injury-related, it’s worth being aware of the latest selection news relating to Liverpool’s squad this weekend. Konaté is expected to miss the game against Bournemouth following the sad passing of his father, with the defender currently with his family. Salah, meanwhile, is “ready to play” despite mounting speculation over his future, according to Arne Slot.
Aston Villa & Arsenal stars among doubts for the weekend
Emiliano Martínez: The Argentine goalkeeper is a major doubt for this weekend after missing the midweek match against Fenerbahçe due to a calf injury. Unai Emery has thus far been tight-lipped on the severity of the issue, making his status hard to determine ahead of Villa’s game against Newcastle.
Piero Hincapié: A groin injury has kept the Ecuadorian defender out for over a fortnight now, and while he is believed to be close to a comeback Mikel Arteta has been typically unforthcoming on the matter. Don’t expect much clarity on Hincapié’s status prior to kick-off, and assume he remains a serious doubt until proven otherwise.
Daniel Muñoz: Barring unexpected late setbacks, the wing-back should be in action this weekend, with Oliver Glasner telling the media last week that he “will be back” in time to face Cheslea. Between the challenging opposition, Crystal Palace’s form and the chance that he doesn’t play a full 90 minutes, we’d hold fire on signing him again, but he seems to have recovered from knee surgery.
Anton Stach & Gabriel Gudmundsson: A pair of budget-friendly Leeds players who will be doubts for many FPL managers this weekend – Stach is considered to be touch-and-go after sustaining a minor adductor injury in training last Friday, while left-back Gudmundsson is said to be “struggling” with a similar issue. Stach is much the more likely of the two to be involved against Everton on Monday evening.
Maxim De Cuyper: The Brighton wing-back missed last Monday’s match against Bournemouth due to illness, but head coach Fabian Hürzeler has now confirmed that he will be available again this weekend. Otherwise, the Seagulls’ squad is expected to be unchanged.
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