FPL 2022-23 | Gameweek 8 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Friday’s 18:30 deadline, we have combed through all the Premier League press conferences to bring FPL managers the need-to-know team news, injury updates and predicted XIs for GW8.
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GAMEWEEK 8 FIXTURES
Friday 16th September
Aston Villa vs Southampton (20:00)
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham (20:00)
Saturday 17th September
Wolves vs Man City (12:30)
Newcastle vs Bournemouth (15:00)
Spurs vs Leicester (17:30)
Sunday 18th September
Brentford vs Arsenal (12:00)
Everton vs West Ham (14:15)
TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS
ARSENAL
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Lokonga, Xhaka; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus
UNAVAILABLE: Zinchenko (Injured), Nelson (Injured), Elneny (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Cedric (Injured), Partey (Fitness), Smith-Rowe (Injured)
ASTON VILLA
PREDICTED XI (4-3-2-1): Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Douglas Luiz, Dendoncker, McGinn; Bailey, Ramsey; Watkins
UNAVAILABLE: Carlos (Injured), Bednarek (Ineligible), Cash (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Martinez (Illness), Olsen (Injured), Watkins (Illness)
BOURNEMOUTH
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Neto; Fredericks, Mepham, Kelly, Zemura; Cook, Lerma; Christie, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke
UNAVAILABLE: Pearson (Injured), Rothwell (Injured), Brooks (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Stanislas (Fitness)
BRENTFORD
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Raya; Hickey, Jansson, Mee, Henry; Baptiste, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa
UNAVAILABLE: Norgaard (Injured), Pinnock (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Canos (Injured)
EVERTON
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Begovic; Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Davies, Onana, Doucoure; Gray, Maupay, Gordon
UNAVAILABLE: Pickford (Injured), Mina (Injured), Godfrey (Injured), Holgate (Injured), Townsend (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Calvert-Lewin (Injured)
FULHAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson; Reed, Palhinha; Decordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, James; Mitrovic
UNAVAILABLE: Wilson (Injured), Solomon (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Robinson (Injured)
LEICESTER
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Ward; Justin, Faes, Evans, Thomas; Ndidi, Tielemans. Dewsbury-Hall; Maddison, Vardy, Barnes
UNAVAILABLE: Bertrand (Injured), Pereira (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Praet (Injured)
MAN CITY
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Bernardo, Haaland, Foden
UNAVAILABLE: Laporte (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Walker (Injured)
NEWCASTLE
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Targett; Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Fraser
UNAVAILABLE: Darlow (Injured), Krafth (Injured), Shelvey (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Bruno Guimaraes (Injured), Saint-Maximin (Injured), Wilson (Injured)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Worrall, Cook, Mckenna; Williams, Yates, Kouyate, Lodi; Gibbs-White, Lingard; Johnson
UNAVAILABLE: Richards (Injured), Aurier (Ineligible), Niakhate (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Mangala (Injured)
SOUTHAMPTON
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud; Diallo, Ward-Prowse; Aribo, Elyounoussi, A. Armstrong; Adams
UNAVAILABLE: Lavia (Injured), Livramento (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
SPURS
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon; Richarlison, Kane, Son
UNAVAILABLE: Lucas Moura (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Emerson (Fatigue)
WEST HAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Emerson; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Paqueta, Fornals; Antonio
UNAVAILABLE: Aguerd (Injured), Johnson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
WOLVES
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Sa; Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Nunes, Neves, Moutinho; Neto, Hwang, Podence
UNAVAILABLE: Chiquinho (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured), Jimenez (Fatigue)
QUESTIONABLE: Costa (Fitness)