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FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 8 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 8 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Saturday’s 11:00am 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

Saturday 19 October

Spurs vs West Ham (12:30pm)

Fulham vs Aston Villa (3:00pm)

Ipswich vs Everton (3:00pm)

Man Utd vs Brentford (3:00pm)

Newcastle vs Brighton (3:00pm)

Southampton vs Leicester (3:00pm)

Bournemouth vs Arsenal (5:30pm)

Sunday 20 October

Wolves vs Man City (2:00pm)

Liverpool vs Chelsea (4:30pm)

Monday 21 October

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace (8:00pm)

All times shown are UK

TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS

ARSENAL

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Saka, Partey, Rice, Sterling; Havertz, Jesus

UNAVAILABLE: Neto (Ineligible), Odegaard (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Timber (Injured), White (Injured), Tierney (Injured), Zinchenko (Injured), Saka (Injured), Martinelli (Fatigue), Havertz (Injured)

ASTON VILLA

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers; Watkins, Duran

UNAVAILABLE: Olsen (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

BOURNEMOUTH

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Tavernier, Ouattara; Evanilson

UNAVAILABLE:

QUESTIONABLE:

BRENTFORD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Janelt, Norgaard; Mbeumo, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter; Schade

UNAVAILABLE: Hickey (Injured), Henry (Fitness), Dasilva (Injured), Nunes (Injured), Thiago (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Jensen (Injured), Damsgaard (Injured), Wissa (Fitness)

BRIGHTON

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Wieffer; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck

UNAVAILABLE: Webster (Injured), O’Riley (Injured), March (Injured), Joao Pedro (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Baleba (Injured), Milner (Injured)

CHELSEA

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Veiga; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

UNAVAILABLE: Fofana (Suspended), Cucurella (Suspended), Kellyman (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Chilwell (Illness)

CRYSTAL PALACE

PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Chalobah; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Nketiah, Eze; Mateta

UNAVAILABLE: Turner (Ineligible), Richards (Injured), Riad (Injured), Franca (Injured), Doucoure (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Holding (Out of favour), Munoz (Injured), Wharton (Injured)

EVERTON

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Mangala; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

UNAVAILABLE: Patterson (Fitness), Garner (Injured), Broja (Injured), Iroegbunam (Injured), Chermiti (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Coleman (Fitness), Branthwaite (Fitness), Mykolenko (Fitness)

FULHAM

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Reed; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

UNAVAILABLE: Castagne (Injured), Lukic (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Cuenca (Injured), Vinicius (Injured)

IPSWICH

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Phillips; Burns, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

UNAVAILABLE: Donacien (Injured), Tuanzebe (Injured), Cajuste (Injured), Luongo (Injured), Al Hamadi (Injured), Broadhead (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: O'Shea (Injured)

LEICESTER

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Skipp; Buonanotte, Ayew, Mavididi; Vardy

UNAVAILABLE: Stolarczyk (Injured), Choudhury (Injured), Daka (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

LIVERPOOL

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Jota

UNAVAILABLE: Alisson (Injured), Elliott (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Tsimikas (Injured), Endo (Illness), Mac Allister (Injured), Chiesa (Injured)

MAN CITY

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Bernardo, Foden, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland

UNAVAILABLE: Rodri (Injured), De Bruyne (Injured), Bobb (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Ake (Injured), Akanji (Injured)

MAN UTD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee

UNAVAILABLE: Yoro (Injured), Maguire (Injured), Malacia (Injured), Shaw (Injured), Mainoo (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Ugarte (Injured), Mount (Injured), Garnacho (Injured), Diallo (Illness)

NEWCASTLE

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Kelly; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Barnes, Isak, Gordon

UNAVAILABLE: Dubravka (Injured), Botman (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Trippier (Injured), Miley (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE: Wilson (Fitness)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Dominguez; Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, Elanga; Wood

UNAVAILABLE: Danilo (Injured), Sangare (Injured), Ward-Prowse (Suspended), Gibbs-White (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Sels (Injured)

SOUTHAMPTON

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Aribo, Downes, Fernandes; Dibling, Archer, Fraser

UNAVAILABLE: Bazunu (Injured), Stephens (Suspended), Stewart (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE

SPURS

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son

UNAVAILABLE: Odobert (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Bergvall (Injured), Son (Fitness), Richarlison (Fitness)

WEST HAM

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez; Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio

UNAVAILABLE: Fullkrug (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Alvarez (Fitness)

WOLVES

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Johnstone; Semedo, Dawson, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Andre; Cunha, Lemina, Joao Gomes, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen

UNAVAILABLE: Mosquera (Injured), Traore (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Hwang (injured), Kalajdzic (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Meupiyou (Injured)

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