FPL Team News + Predicted Line-ups

Latest News: It's the weekly 'will they, won't they' at Arsenal, this time concerning Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori. Sky Sports reported on Friday that the pair had yet to train with their teammates after missing out in midweek but were instead training indoors, while Mikel Arteta would only say that the Gunners would make a call after the "training session tomorrow". The cynic's rule of thumb is that if a player is not seen in training images or there are negative noises about their availability, they generally start - but it's all a guessing game as usual. Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko will be poised to deputise again, then, with Arteta's other option being Jurrien Timber at left-back, Thomas Partey at right-back and Jorginho or Mikel Merino in midfield. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard continue to trade starts on the left, with the Belgian's 'turn' up next. Arteta surely won't take Fulham lightly after the Cottagers took four points from meetings with the Gunners last season, so the chances of seeing Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling in the starting XI a la Gameweek 12 appear slimmer.

Latest News: Jacob Ramsey (hamstring) remains sidelined but Amadou Onana (knee) could return for Saturday's visit of Southampton. Villa are midway through a Wednesday-Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday-Tuesday run of fixtures and Unai Emery said on Friday that "some are in pain" and "some were really tired" when asked about his squad. The question now is: does Emery build on the confidence that Wednesday's league result brought and instead rotate on Tuesday against an out-of-form RB Leipzig side or rest a few key bodies for the visit of bottom-of-the-table Southampton? Looking back to this three-game week a year ago, Emery barely made any changes (just one) but of course didn't have Champions League ties on either side. Ian Maatsen, Jhon Duran, Ross Barkley, Emi Buendia and Diego Carlos will be hoping for minutes at home or in Europe this week, following in the footsteps of Tyrone Mings on Wednesday. Emery did mention specifically in his presser that Mings - who is not long back from a year on the sidelines - was tired after midweek, so perhaps Pau Torres comes back in for this one.

Latest News: We're still awaiting team news from Andoni Iraola, who as of Friday afternoon hadn't hosted a Gameweek 15 pre-match press conference. It may be that his media duties were fulfilled on Thursday evening, with the quotes embargoed to a later time/date. Of what we do know, Marcos Senesi (quad) has joined Alex Scott (knee), Julian Araujo (hamstring) and Luis Sinisterra (hamstring) on the sidelines with what Iraola called a "massive" injury. Dean Huijsen took his place on Thursday night and looks set to continue at centre-half going forward. Iraola has been fond of making a few changes to his starting XI in busier periods since he took over on the south coast, so we could well see an alteration or two given the very quick turnaround between Gameweeks 14 and 15. Lewis Cook returned to fitness as a substitute in midweek and could come in for Tyler Adams given the latter's recent history of picking up injuries, while Dango Ouattara and David Brooks are alternatives in the attacking midfield positions. Marcus Tavernier's 173 minutes over the last week could render him most at risk, with Justin Kluivert handed earlier withdrawals - although both may still make way. Enes Unal is also a fresh option compared to Evanilson up top but you'd think Antoine Semenyo swerves any rotation, having missed out in Gameweek 14 through suspension.

Latest News: Mathias Jensen (hamstring), Rico Henry (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back) and Aaron Hickey (hamstring) remain sidelined, while Thomas Frank didn't sound too hopeful that Kristoffer Ajer (foot) would be involved despite a return to training. He was more optimistic on Christian Norgaard, however, who has himself been back in training after missing out in midweek with a minor issue. Fabio Carvalho and the newly injury-free Thiago Nunes are rested attacking options if Frank needs to freshen things up in this three-game week but perhaps just as likely to happen is the reintroduction of Mads Roerslev, either as a full-back to allow Keane Lewis-Potter to push forward or as a wing-back in the 3-5-2 that we haven't seen as much of lately. With Ethan Pinnock not in the greatest of form and goals flying in at the wrong end, Frank could opt to give his backline more protection - especially if Norgaard doesn't recover. Yehor Yarmoliuk will be in line to deputise again if he fails to do so.

Latest News: James Milner (hamstring), Adam Webster (hamstring), Solly March (knee/match fitness), Ferdi Kadioglu (toe) and Jack Hinshelwood (knee) look set to remain out but a late decision will be made on the availability of Danny Welbeck (ankle) for Sunday's trip to Leicester. The veteran striker missed out completely in midweek but has, at least, trained outside since. So too has Joel Veltman, who has missed the last two games with a supposedly minor injury and who "might be an option" according to his manager. A very quick turnaround between matches could see Fabian Hurzeler freshen his starting XI up, with Yankuba Minteh, Yasin Ayari and Georginio Rutter among the leading candidates to come into the side. Veltman or Tariq Lamptey are options at right-back, meanwhile, after their manager opted to go without one in Gameweek 14 and use a wing-back system. Three starts in a week might be a big ask for Matt O'Riley after his recent lay-off, so he is one candidate to make way. If we're using that logic, of course, then Joao Pedro may be at risk, too, especially if Welbeck is passed fit. Even if not, Evan Ferguson is waiting in the wings. Should Hurzeler drop a centre-half, you would also expect Igor Julio to make way despite Jan Paul van Hecke being replaced on Wednesday (he was on a booking) and reacting negatively after being done so.

Latest News: Wesley Fofana (hamstring) and Reece James (hamstring) remain "weeks" away from a return, while Mykhailo Mudryk is currently ill. Other than that, though, the Blues are in rude health. Enzo Maresca turned to many of (what he wouldn't himself call) his 'B' team for the trip to Southampton, resting the likes of Nicolas Jackson and Levi Colwill for the thumping win at St Mary's. Many of those regulars will almost certainly return in north London, with Maresca already confirming that Robert Sanchez would reclaim his place between the posts after Wednesday's start for Filip Jorgensen. One of the lingering unknowns is who replaces Fofana to regularly partner Colwill but after midweek run-outs for Tosin Adarabioyo and Axel Disasi, perhaps that paves the way for Benoit Badiashile to come into the side on Sunday and beyond. Malo Gusto is among the many of the midweek XI to be at risk, with Maresca again talking up the tactic of Moises Caicedo inverting from right-back on Friday. With Noni Madueke and Joao Felix starting out wide in Gameweek 14, we're expecting Jadon Sancho and Pedro Neto to be back on the flanks at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - especially after some lukewarm praise from Maresca for Madueke this week. Jackson, of course, very likely ousts Christopher Nkunku up top.

Latest News: Matheus Franca (groin) is the only long-term injury for the Eagles. Daichi Kamada is back from a three-match ban and Chadi Riad (knee) and Adam Wharton (groin) are nearing returns, although Oliver Glasner confirmed on Friday that Gameweek 15 comes too soon for the pair. Palace have had an extra day of recovery compared to Saturday's opponents, so it'll be interesting to see if Glasner deems his side in need of freshening up in this three-game week after winning at Ipswich. Jefferson Lerma for Cheick Doucoure is one very plausible change after the latter's recent struggle for form (Glasner took him off at half-time in Gameweek 14), while Trevoh Chalobah has been below-par of late and could be at risk from Chris Richards. Again, that's a change we saw in-game from Glasner in midweek. Eddie Nketiah, Kamada and Justin Devenny are also options should Ismaila Sarr and/or recent returnee Eberechi Eze require a breather in a match in which the Eagles will do likely do plenty of chasing.

Latest News: The visit of Liverpool comes too soon for Youssef Chermiti (foot), who is starting to get fitness-boosting minutes with the under-21s. James Garner (back) and Tim Iroegbunam (foot) remain out, too, while Michael Keane (knee), absent in Gameweeks 13 and 14, is “touch and go” to feature in the Merseyside derby. Sean Dyche isn't someone who traditionally rotates a lot even in busy periods, other than perhaps preserving the injury-prone Dominic Calvert-Lewin's legs - as he did last weekend. We're not expecting much to change on Saturday, therefore, particularly after Wednesday's 4-0 rout of Wolves. Dyche, indeed, talked more of refuelling and resting well than rotation in Thursday's pre-match presser. Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson are alternatives at full-back if veteran Ashley Young needs sparing in this busy period, while Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom are rested options out wide. It's probably too soon for the fit-again Armando Broja to start a Premier League game, so Beto is the likeliest alternative to Calvert-Lewin if the goal-starved forward isn't to be risked. The betting money, however, would be on an unchanged side.

Latest News: Joachim Andersen (calf) and Harrison Reed (knee) remain out, while Tom Cairney serves game two of a three-match ban. Reiss Nelson is unavailable, too. Not only is the loanee ineligible to face his parent club but he now has a hamstring injury that will probably also keep him out of Gameweek 16. Sasa Lukic returns from a one-match ban, at least, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him line up alongside Sander Berge in midfield as Marco Silva has paired the two together in tougher matches against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur - and the visit of Arsenal very much belongs in that category. Silva has been managing minutes in this three-game week, so we can perhaps expect Kenny Tete and Raul Jimenez to return this weekend given that less than 65 hours separate full-time on Thursday and kick-off on Sunday. Rodrigo Muniz did perform well up top against Brighton, however, so there is a lingering doubt about who the Fulham boss plumps for up top. A rested Adama Traore may come into the thinking given that Nelson is out and that Harry Wilson hasn't started successive Premier League matches in a long, long time, while a pardoned Andreas Pereira could also come in for Emile Smith Rowe in midfield. Smith Rowe's fitness levels aren't his forte, so a quick turnaround and an afternoon of pressing Arsenal doesn't seem like an ideal mix.

Latest News: Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring), George Hirst (knee) and Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles) are on the medium-to-long-term injury list but Kieran McKenna reported no new concerns going into the weekend's clash with Bournemouth. Kalvin Phillips (ankle) and Ben Johnson (muscle) were back in the squad on Tuesday but are still "not 100%" according to McKenna, so late calls will be made on those two. While McKenna is well stocked with midfield alternatives, he probably wouldn't mind Johnson being fit enough to start with Tuanzebe sidelined and the jury still out on Harry Clarke's top-flight credentials. You'd imagine that Conor Chaplin and Sammie Szmodics, victims of some seasonal rotation on Tuesday, would return here, as Wes Burns and Jack Clarke fluffed their lines when being given chances to impress against the Eagles. There'll be question marks over McKenna's decision to drop the in-form Cameron Burgess and recall Jacob Greaves, too, with the latter not covering himself in glory on Tuesday. Don't bet against that decision being reversed. McKenna did say that Jens Cajuste would struggle to get through 90 minutes but, given his fine performances of late, another early substitution a la Gameweek 14 seems as likely as a benching at Portman Road.

Latest News: Odsonne Edouard has returned to training this week and is available for Sunday, having not featured since the November international break. Ruud van Nistelrooy hinted that the game would come too soon for Harry Winks (groin), however, while Abdul Fatawu (knee), Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle) and Ricardo Pereira (hamstring) are also on the injury list. Loanee Facundo Buonanotte can't feature, either, as his parent club is in town. Van Nistelrooy will be forced into at least one change with Buonanotte out, then, so Jordan Ayew, Bobby De Cordova-Reid or Stephy Mavididi could get a chance against Brighton on Sunday. Despite the first-game win over West Ham, there is still the potential for further alterations as the Leicester boss admitted the manner of the victory wasn't ideal, with the Hammers racking up over 3.0 xG. Van Nistelrooy hailed Patson Daka's contribution, too, highlighting his off-the-ball pressing, but perhaps we're going to see a repeat of Tuesday's game-time division with Jamie Vardy getting the first hour and Daka brought on to see the game out.

Latest News: Alisson (hamstring) will be "ready very soon" but remains unavailable this weekend, so Caoimhin Kelleher will continue between the sticks for now. Ibrahima Konate (knee), Conor Bradley (hamstring) and Kostas Tsimikas (unknown injury) are also out, while Alexis Mac Allister serves a one-match suspension after collecting five league bookings in 2024/25. Diogo Jota (rib) was described as "close" by Arne Slot in his pre-match presser, meanwhile, but it still sounds like the Merseyside derby will come too soon. If we're going to see any player return to the matchday squad after injury it's probably going to be Federico Chiesa (unknown), who got minutes for the under-21s in midweek to build his match fitness. There aren't too many dilemmas for Saturday, with Slot all but confirming the starting midfield three you see here in the absence of Mac Allister. With Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai set to return to the starting XI on Saturday and Mohamed Salah in red-hot form, the main selection question marks are Cody Gakpo v Darwin Nunez and who joins Virgil van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold in defence. Up top, Gakpo could be the latest victim of the "two starts, one benching" pattern that Slot seems to be following in certain positions, although Darwin's display at Newcastle didn't exactly make a convincing case. At the back, you'd imagine it would be Joe Gomez v Jarell Quansah for one spot, with Gomez the favourite to continue alongside Virgil despite being hooked early at Newcastle. However, Andrew Robertson – regularly rotated by Slot this season – is on a run of seven successive starts for club and country, so there is the outside chance of Gomez starting at left-back and Quansah slotting in at centre-half should the Scot be entering the 'red zone'.

Latest News: Phil Foden isn't ready to return after bronchitis forced his no-show against Nottingham Forest in midweek, while Nathan Ake picked up a hamstring injury in that match and will also miss Gameweek 15. John Stones (foot) and Mateo Kovacic (unknown) remain out, too, as do longer-term absentees Rodri (knee) and Oscar Bobb (leg). Manuel Akanji, who came off at half-time on Wednesday, isn't yet ruled out, however, with Pep Guardiola saying "we'll see" when asked about the Swiss stopper on Friday. Assuming Akanji and Ake are out, the back four almost picks itself - with Rico Lewis inverting from full-back - unless Guardiola calls on the services of Jahmai Simpson-Pusey. After Kevin De Bruyne's impressive showing in midweek, one of Guardiola's big calls is whether to start the veteran Belgian again on Saturday with such a quick turnaround of under 66 hours. The City boss said he doesn't "have many players" with which to rotate De Bruyne with (Matheus Nunes is one such option, however), adding that City would see how the long-serving playmaker "reacts to this amount of games." As tempting as starting the influential De Bruyne is, the last time he did successive weekend-midweek starts - back in September - he succumbed to a hamstring injury that put him out for the best part of two months. We've already mentioned Nunes, Walker and Lewis as possibilities to come into the side, with the only other real fit senior option being Savinho. Bernardo Silva presumably starts against Juventus and Manchester United so, after four successive 90-minute outings after the November break, this mightn't be the worst time to consider a breather for the Portuguese midfielder. As for who lines up between the posts, Guardiola said last week that Ederson remained his number one but that Stefan Ortega may keep the shirt for now regardless - and the long-time understudy did just that in Gameweek 14, helping City to a clean sheet.

Latest News: Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez are back from one-match bans and are available for the clash with Nottingham Forest. Luke Shaw will miss the game due to injury, however, having suffered a "small setback" prior to the Arsenal game in midweek. Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof are sidelined too but the latter has at least resumed work at Carrington. For the third game running, Ruben Amorim made six changes to his starting XI on Wednesday. Out went Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo, Joshua Zirkzee and Casemiro, as well as the aforementioned banned duo, and most if not all of that half-dozen will return to the team this weekend as Amorim pledged that the rotation would continue apace throughout December. With the new United boss hinting that Bruno Fernandes will be mostly immune to the chopping and changing, probably the only lingering question marks are in defence. It remains to be seen when Amorim decides to field Leny Yoro from the start after his half-hour comeback cameo at the Emirates, while Diogo Dalot has racked up more minutes than any outfielder (180) in the two league matches this week - could he be the next victim of Amorim's axe?

Latest News: Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Sven Botman (knee) and Emil Krafth (collarbone) remain on the sidelines but Kieran Trippier is "improving" and will be assessed ahead of the trip to Brentford after missing out in Gameweek 14 through illness. Eddie Howe will be one of a number of managers weighing up how many changes to make, with Gameweek 15 following hot on the heels of a midweek round of fixtures. Howe said he would have to "find the right balance between change and consistency of selection", highlighting fatigue for Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak and cramp for Sandro Tonali. Having said that, after the excellent performance against Liverpool, the Newcastle boss will likely be reluctant to tinker too much. It's possible that Joelinton is moved back to the flanks for this away fixture (at the expense of Jacob Murphy, with Joe Willock or Sean Longstaff offering a bit of freshness in the middle of the park. Those two midfielders are alternatives to Tonali, too, should the Italian be too drained to start again.

Latest News: Facing the media on Thursday, barely 16 hours after defeat at the Etihad, Nuno Espirito Santo said he was “still assessing” his players. Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahima Sangare (hamstring) are set to remain unavailable, although the former returned to training last week and should be back at some point in December. In unusually forthcoming quotes from the Forest boss, Nuno said his early substitutions against Manchester City – Chris Wood, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ola Aina off after 63 minutes – were made with one eye on the weekend. Expect those three regulars to start, then, while Ryan Yates' half-time withdrawal at the Etihad was tactical as Forest went to three at the back. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson are relatively rested options (albeit Anderson seems to be playing through the pain barrier) who could be brought in to freshen things up, with Jota Silva the leading candidate to make way after successive starts this week. Anthony Elanga put up perhaps his best display of the season in Gameweek 14, however, so it's not a certainty that he makes way. At the back, Nuno's one and only change in 11 Gameweeks was Neco Williams coming in for Alex Moreno last weekend - perhaps because of the three-game week ahead. The Forest boss reversed that change on Wednesday.

Latest News: Russell Martin said on Friday that it's unlikely that Paul Onuachu (unknown injury) will return for this one, while Jan Bednarek (knee) remains a doubt: the Polish stopper was on the cusp of a return in midweek but felt some discomfort on the eve of the Chelsea game. Adam Lallana (hamstring), Juan Larios (unknown), Aaron Ramsdale (finger), Ross Stewart (hamstring), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles) and Will Smallbone (hamstring) look set to remain sidelined, too, while Jack Stephens begins a four-match ban following his Gameweek 14 dismissal. There is some good news, at least, as Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyler Dibling and Flynn Downes are all back from one-match bans. Loanee Lesley Ugochukwu is also available again after being ineligible to face his parent club on Wednesday. Harwood-Bellis, Dibling and Downes surely return to the side, while you would imagine Nathan Wood - who did fairly well on his Saints debut in midweek - would make way if Bednarek proves his fitness. James Bree and Ryan Fraser are among the other candidates to make way from Wednesday's starting XI.

Latest News: Ben Davies has joined the Spurs injury list after sustaining a hamstring issue in Thursday's loss at Bournemouth. Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Richarlison (hamstring), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Micky van de Ven (hamstring) and Mikey Moore (virus) remain out, too, while Rodrigo Bentancur serves game four of a seven-match suspension. Cristian Romero (toe) could potentially return on Sunday, however: Ange Postecoglou said he was "due to train" on Friday, so the question now is whether the Spurs boss rushes Romero back to ease concerns in an injury-hit position or plumps for Archie Gray at centre-half as he did in the final half an hour at Bournemouth. Postecoglou explained that benchings for Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min on Thursday was "just rotation" with "so many games", so there could be one or two following in their footsteps this weekend. Pape Matar Sarr has started the last four matches in all competitions, for example, while Brennan Johnson has made the line-up in the last three games. Sarr was, at least, hooked after just 57 minutes on Thursday. Timo Werner and Lucas Bergvall are rested options if needed, while it's also possible that Djed Spence starts at Destiny Udogie's expense - although whether Postecoglou would consider doing that in a game of this magnitude is another question.

Latest News: There were no team news updates on Friday from Julen Lopetegui, who instead had to bat away multiple questions on his future. Danny Ings picked up a knock in midweek and is one possible doubt, while Jeanclear Todibo sat out Gameweek 14 with a supposed niggle. There is speculation that Todibo and Lopetegui clashed at half-time in the Arsenal game, however - something that the West Ham boss didn't completely deny on Friday. Michail Antonio may have returned for this match at Ings' expense anyway, while Lucas Paqueta potentially ousts one of Tomas Soucek or Carlos Soler following his midweek benching. It also remains to be seen if Vladimir Coufal's recall on Tuesday was just minute management in this three-game week or if it has more negative implications for Emerson Palmieri's game time. Konstantinos Mavropanos will continue to deputise for Todibo if the latter is still 'injured'.

Latest News: Gary O’Neil confirmed that his players had come through Wednesday’s defeat at Everton unscathed – physically, at least. Pablo Sarabia, who didn’t make the trip to Merseyside, has had a recurrence of his calf injury and will be a late call, while Yerson Mosquera (knee), Boubacar Traore (knee), Sasa Kalajdzic (knee) and Enso Gonzalez (knee) remain on the injury list. Nelson Semedo returns from suspension, at least. From a wing-back system to a back four and back again, O'Neil has thrown a lot of mud at the wall in the last few months to address the ongoing woes (mainly in defence) but little has stuck. That extends to attacking partners for Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen, with - deep breath - Rodrigo Gomes, Sarabia, Carlos Forbs, Jeanricner Bellegarde and Goncalo Guedes all getting starts. Is it now the turn of Hwang Hee-chan, whose three substitute appearances following his return from injury culminated in a half-hour showing at Goodison Park? Toti Gomes will hope for a recall after Wednesday's four-goal demolition, while there's little doubt that Semedo will return to the side. Andre may be the makeweight if Mario Lemina moves back into midfield following his recent stint at centre-back.