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FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 28 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

by Trystan Pugh · March 7 2025, 14:48
Updated March 7 2025, 17:36
FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 28 | 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 GW28.

Gameweek 28 Fixtures

Saturday 8 March

Nottingham Forest vs Man City (12:30pm)

Brighton vs Fulham (3:00pm)

Crystal Palace vs Ipswich (3:00pm)

Liverpool vs Southampton (3:00pm)

Brentford vs Aston Villa (5:30pm)

Wolves vs Everton (8:00pm)

Sunday 9 March

Chelsea vs Leicester (2:00pm)

Spurs vs Bournemouth (2:00pm)

Man Utd vs Arsenal (4:30pm)

Monday 10 March

West Ham vs Newcastle

All times shown are UK

Team news & predicted line-ups

Arsenal

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard

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

Questionable: 

Aston Villa

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

Unavailable: Barkley (Injured)

Questionable: Onana (Injured)

Bournemouth

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

Unavailable: Senesi (Fitness), Zabanyi (Suspended), Smith (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Unal (Injured)

Questionable: Christie (Fitness)

Brentford

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

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

Questionable: 

Brighton

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Van Hecke, Cashin, Webster, Estupinan; Hinshelwood, Baleba; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck

Unavailable: Steele (Injured), Dunk (Injured), Igor (Injured), Veltman (Injured), Kadioglu (Injured), Lamptey (Suspended), Milner (Injured), O'Riley (Injured)

Questionable:

Chelsea

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

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

Questionable: 

Crystal Palace

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

Unavailable: Riad (Injured), Ward (Injured), Doucoure (Injured), Hughes (Suspended), Mateta (Injured)

Questionable:

Everton

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

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

Questionable: Coleman (Fitness)

Fulham

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

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

Questionable: Traore (Injured)

Ipswich

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Palmer; O'Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Philogene, Taylor, Clarke; Delap

Unavailable: Muric (Injured), Tuanzebe (Injured), Burns (Injured), Ogbene (Injured), Chaplin (Injured), Hutchinson (Fitness), Enciso (Fitness), Szmodics (Injured)

Questionable: Burgess (Injured)

Leicester

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Decordova-Reid; Vardy

Unavailable: Fatawu (Injured)

Questionable: Coulibaly (Injured), Pereira (Fitness)

Liverpool

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Nunez

Unavailable: Gomez (Injured), Bradley (Injured)

Questionable: Gakpo (Injured)

Man City

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gonzalez; Savio, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland

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

Questionable: Bobb (Fitness)

Man Utd

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Onana; Yoro, De Ligt, Lindelof; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Garnacho, Hojlund, Zirkzee

Unavailable: Bayindir (Injured), Evans (Injured), Martinez (Injured), Shaw (Fitness), Dorgu (Suspended), Mainoo (Injured), Mount (Injured), Diallo (Injured)

Questionable: Maguire (Injured), Ugarte (Injured)

Newcastle

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Targett; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes

Unavailable: Botman (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Hall (Injured), Gordon (Suspended)

Questionable: Trippier (Injured)

Nottingham Forest

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

Unavailable: Miguel (Injured)

Questionable:

Southampton

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Ramsdale; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Sugawara, Downes, Smallbone, Walker-Peters; Fernandes, Sulemana; Onuachu

Unavailable: Bree (Injured), Fraser (Injured)

Questionable: Larios (Fitness), Stewart (Fitness)

Spurs

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Gray, Danso, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Tel, Son

Unavailable: Draguson (Injured), Kulusevski (Injured), Richarlison (Injured)

Questionable: Davies (Fitness), Solanke (Injured)

West Ham

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Scarles; Bowen, Kudus

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

Questionable: Coufal (Fitness), Paqueta (Fitness)

Wolves

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, R. Gomes; Munetsi

Unavailable: Mosquera (Injured), Chiwome (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Cunha (Suspended), Kalajdzic (Injured)

Questionable: 

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