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FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 18 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

by Trystan Pugh · December 24 2024, 13:27
Updated December 24 2024, 18:42
FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 18 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Thursday’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 GW18.

Gameweek 18 Fixtures

Thursday 26 December

Man City vs Everton (12:30pm)

Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (3:00pm)

Chelsea vs Fulham (3:00pm)

Newcastle vs Aston Villa (3:00pm)

Nottingham Forest vs Spurs (3:00pm)

Southampton vs West Ham (3:00pm)

Wolves vs Man Utd (5:30pm)

Liverpool vs Leicester (8:00pm)

Friday 27 December

Brighton vs Brentford (7:30pm)

Arsenal vs Ipswich (8:15pm)

All times shown are UK

Team news & predicted line-ups

Arsenal

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Havertz, Martinelli 

Unavailable: Tomiyasu (Injured), White (Injured), Saka (Injured), Sterling (Injured)

Questionable: Zinchenko (Fitness)

Aston Villa

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers; Duran

Unavailable: Ramsey (Injured)

Questionable: Carlos (Injured)

Bournemouth

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson

Unavailable: Senesi (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Scott (Injured), Tavernier (Injured), Sinisterra (Injured)

Questionable: Smith (Injured)

Brentford

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Mee; Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Norgaard, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Carvalho

Unavailable: Pinnock (Injured), Van den Berg (Injured), Ajer (Injured), Hickey (Injured), Henry (Fitness), Dasilva (Injured), Jensen (Injured), Nunes (Fitness), Igor Thiago (Injured)

Questionable: 

Brighton

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Verbruggen; Dunk, Van Hecke, Julio; Adingra, Ayari, Baleba, Estupinan; Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma

Unavailable: Milner (Injured), Welbeck (Injured)

Questionable: March (Fitness), Hinshelwood (Injured), Kadioglu (Injured), Webster (Injured)

Chelsea

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

Unavailable: Fofana (Injured), Badiashile (Injured), James (Injured), Lavia (Injured), Mudryk (Disciplinary), Kellyman (Injured)

Questionable:

Crystal Palace

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta

Unavailable: Wharton (Injured), Franca (Injured), Umeh-Chibueze (Injured)

Questionable: Holding (Out of favour), Riad (Injured), Eze (Injured)

Everton

Predicted XI (4-5-1): Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Unavailable: Young (Suspended), Iroegbunam (Injured), Garner (Injured)

Questionable: McNeil (Injured)

Fulham

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Cairney; Wilson, King, Iwobi; Muniz

Unavailable: Tete (Injured), Reed (Injured), Nelson (Injured)

Questionable: Lukic (Injured), Berge (Injured), Smith Rowe (Injured)

Ipswich

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Muric; H. Clarke, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Chaplin, Szmodics; Delap

Unavailable: Tuanzebe (Injured), Donacien (Injured), Hirst (Injured), Ogbene (Injured)

Questionable:

Leicester

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Skipp, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Daka

Unavailable: Pereira (Injured), Ndidi (Injured), Fatawu (Injured)

Questionable: Hermansen (Injured), Vardy (Injured)

Liverpool

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Nunez

Unavailable: Konate (Injured), Bradley (Injured)

Questionable: 

Man City

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Lewis, Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland

Unavailable: Dias (Injured), Rodri (Injured), Bobb (Injured)

Questionable: Ederson (Illness), Stones (Injured), Nunes (Injured)

Man Utd

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez; Dalot, Ugarte, Mainoo, Malacia; Diallo, Fernandes; Hojlund

Unavailable: Lindelof (Injured), Shaw (Injured), Mount (Injured)

Questionable: De Ligt (Illness)

Newcastle

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Unavailable: Pope (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Krafth (Injured), Wilson (Injured)

Questionable: Botman (Fitness), Joelinton (Injured)

Nottingham Forest

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sels; Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato; Aina, Gibbs-White, Anderson, Williams; Elanga, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Unavailable: Dominguez (Suspended), Sangare (Injured)

Questionable: Danilo (Fitness)

Southampton

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Sugawara, Downes, Aribo, Walker-Peters; Fernandes, Dibling; Armstrong

Unavailable: Bazunu (Injured), Larios (Injured), Smallbone (Injured), Cornet (Ineligible), Stewart (Injured)

Questionable: 

Spurs

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Bentancur, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke

Unavailable: Vicario (Injured), Romero (Injured), Van de Ven (Injured), Davies (Injured), Moore (Illness), Odobert (Injured), Richarlison (Injured)

Questionable:

West Ham

Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez; Bowen, Soler, Soucek, Kudus; Fullkrug

Unavailable: Paqueta (Suspended), Antonio (Injured)

Questionable: Mavropanos (Injured)

Wolves

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, R. Gomes; Guedes, Cunha; Strand Larsen

Unavailable: Mosquera (Injured), Traore (Injured), Sarabia (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured)

Questionable: Lemina (Injured), Cunha (Disciplinary)

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