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FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 26 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

by Trystan Pugh · February 21 2025, 11:29
Updated February 24 2025, 11:21
FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 26 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Friday’s 6:30pm 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 GW26.

Gameweek 26 Fixtures

Friday 21 February

Leicester vs Brentford (8:00pm)

Saturday 22 February

Everton vs Man Utd (12:30pm)

Arsenal vs West Ham (3:00pm)

Bournemouth vs Wolves (3:00pm)

Fulham vs Crystal Palace (3:00pm)

Ipswich vs Spurs (3:00pm)

Southampton vs Brighton (3:00pm)

Aston Villa vs Chelsea (5:30pm)

Sunday 23 February

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest (2:00pm)

Man City vs Liverpool (4:30pm)

All times shown are UK

Team news & predicted line-ups

Arsenal

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling

Unavailable: Tomiyasu (Injured), Havertz (Injured), Saka (Injured), Martinelli (Injured), Jesus (Injured)

Questionable: 

Aston Villa

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Garcia, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Rogers, Asensio, Rashford; Watkins

Unavailable: Disasi (Ineligible), Torres (Injured), Kamara (Injured), Onana (Fitness), Barkley (Injured)

Questionable: Konsa (Fitness), Bailey (Fitness)

Bournemouth

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

Unavailable: Senesi (Injured), Smith (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Evanilson (Injured), Unal (Injured)

Questionable: Hill (Fitness)

Brentford

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

Unavailable: Van den Berg (Injured), Hickey (Injured), Henry (Injured), Dasilva (Injured), Nunes (Injured), Thiago (Injured)

Questionable: 

Brighton

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Webster; Minteh, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Lamptey; Rutter, Welbeck, Mitoma

Unavailable: Steele (Injured), Igor (Injured), Kadioglu (Injured), Milner (Injured)

Questionable: Dunk (Injured)

Chelsea

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Nkunku

Unavailable: Badiashile (Injured), Fofana (Injured), Lavia (Injured), Mudryk (Disciplinary), Madueke (Injured), Kellyman (Injured), Jackson (Injured), Guiu (Injured)

Questionable: 

Crystal Palace

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

Unavailable: Riad (Injured), Ward (Injured), Doucoure (Injured)

Questionable:

Everton

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Lindstrom, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto

Unavailable: Coleman (Injured), Patterson (Injured), Mangala (Injured), McNeil (Injured), Ndiaye (Injured), Broja (Injured), Chermiti (Injured), Calvert-Lewin (Injured)

Questionable: 

Fulham

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Traore; Jimenez

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

Questionable: 

Ipswich

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Godfrey, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Unavailable: Walton (Injured), Tuanzebe (Suspended), Burns (Injured), Ogbene (Injured), Enciso (Injured)

Questionable: Chaplin (Fitness)

Leicester

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Coulibaly, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Decordova-Reid, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy

Unavailable: Pereira (Injured), Fatawu (Injured)

Questionable: Justin (Injured)

Liverpool

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota

Unavailable: Gomez (Injured), Bradley (Injured)

Questionable: Gakpo (Injured)

Man City

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Nico, Kovacic; Foden, Silva, Savio; Marmoush

Unavailable: Akanji (Injured), Stones (Injured), Rodri (Injured)

Questionable: Bobb (Fitness), Haaland (Injured)

Man Utd

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Mazraoui; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Fernandes, Garnacho; Zirkzee

Unavailable: Bayindir (Injured), Evans (Injured), Martinez (Injured), Shaw (Injured), Mainoo (Injured), Mount (Injured), Amad (Injured)

Questionable: Collyer (Fitness)

Newcastle

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

Unavailable: Lascelles (Injured), Joelinton (Injured)

Questionable: Botman (Injured)

Nottingham Forest

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

Unavailable: Miguel (Injured)

Questionable: 

Southampton

Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Ramsdale; Bree, Bednarek, Wood; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Aribo, Welington; Fernandes; Onuachu, Sulemana

Unavailable: Harwood-Bellis (Injured), Larios (Injured), Lallana (Injured), Stewart (Injured)

Questionable: Fraser (Injured)

Spurs

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Tel, Son

Unavailable: Romero (Injured), Van de Ven (Injured), Dragusin (Injured), Richarlison (Injured), Solanke (Injured)

Questionable: 

West Ham

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Kudus, Soler; Ferguson

Unavailable: Paqueta (Injured), Summerville (Injured), Antonio (Injured), Fullkrug (Injured)

Questionable: Coufal (Injured)

Wolves

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Guedes

Unavailable: Agbadou (Injured), Mosquera (Injured), Chiwone (Injured), R. Gomes (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured), Hwang (Injured)

Questionable: 

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