Fantasy Premier League GW 22: Key Injury Updates and Team News
Matchday 22 of the Premier League’s 2024/25 season is shaping up to be an exciting installment in an already thrilling season. With the top teams looking to solidify their positions and the struggling clubs aiming to climb the ranks, every fixture will hold tremendous value. To prepare for the upcoming games as far as the Fantasy Premier League is concerned, here’s an in-depth look at the fitness and availability reports for all 20 Premier League teams ahead of matchday 22.
Arsenal
Arsenal recorded a narrow but massive victory against city rivals, Tottenham Hotspur in the mid-week round of games. Mikel Arteta will be delighted that the match did not induce any further additions to the club’s already long injury list, containing the likes of Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Jesus, Riccardo Calafiori, and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Aston Villa
Ross Barkley sustained a serious calf injury against West Ham United in the FA Cup last week and is now ruled out until early February. John McGinn, Pau Torres, and Diego Carlos are already sidelined by respective injury issues.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth has continued its tradition of hurting the big clubs this season with an inspiring and motivating 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on Tuesday. Julian Araujo, Marcos Senesi, Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, Evanilson, Enes Unal, Adam Smith, James Hill, and Marcus Tavernier will not be available for selection at the manager’s disposal on Saturday.
Brentford
Thomas Frank’s men held Manchester City to an impressive draw on Tuesday and will now have a chance to steal further points from another top English club in the form of Liverpool. Unfortunately, Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Gustavo Gomes, and Thiago Rodrigues are all injured and unavailable.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion will travel to Manchester United on matchday 22 following a Thursday night trip to Ipswich Town. James Milner, Ferdi Kadioglu, Diego Gomez, Evan Ferguson, Igor, Joao Pedro, Mats Wieffer, and Jack Hinshelwood are the names currently sidelined by injury issues.
Chelsea
Chelsea’s campaign has gone completely off-the-rails with just one victory in the last six Premier League outings. The poor run of form has also seen the club fall out of the top four spots. Benoit Badiashile (Muscle Injury), Gabriel Slonina (Finger Injury), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Wesley Fofana (Hamstring Injury) will not be available at the disposal of Enzo Maresca.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace will travel to the London Stadium to take on a rejuvenated West Ham side. Adam Wharton (Groin Injury), and Matheus Franca (Broken Rib) will not be a part of the trip.
Everton
Everton fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa on matchday 21. Armando Broja, Dwight McNeil, James Garner, Seamus Coleman, Tim Iroegbunam, and Youssef Chermiti will not be able to take part against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.
Fulham
Fulham manager Marco Silva will be without Kenny Tete, Reiss Nelson, and Sander Berge for their matchday 22 clash against Leicester City.
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town will have to negate the Manchester City threat without the service of Conor Chaplin (Knee Injury), Axel Tuanzebe (Hamstring Injury), Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles Tendon Injury), Omari Hutchinson (Muscle Injury), Sammie Szmodics (Strain Injury), and George Hirst (Knee Injury).
Leicester City
Leicester City’s head coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy will have to select his matchday 22 squad keeping in mind the absence of Abdul Fatawu, Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi, and Ricardo Pereira.
Liverpool
The table-toppers and the leaders need to string a few victories together to get their campaign back on track. Darwin Nunez has served his suspension, leaving Joe Gomez (Hamstring Injury) as the only name on the absentees list for the champions-elect.
Manchester City
Just as it looked like Manchester City and Pep Guardiola were back on track, the defending champions led another lead slip away, this time away at Brentford. John Stones, Oscar Bobb, Rodri, and Ruben Dias will have to once again remain on the injury list.
Manchester United
Ruben Amorim has made some bold and interesting calls so far as the Manchester United boss when it comes to personnel selection. Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, and Victor Lindelof will continue to remain unavailable for the Red Devils. A final call on the latter two is still pending but their participation seems unlikely at the moment.
Newcastle United
Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Jamaal Lascelles, and Nick Pope continue to remain on the injury list for Newcastle United. The latter two are scheduled to return at the end of this month.
Nottingham Forest
The flying Nottingham Forest side under the guidance of Nuno Espirito Santo will only have to deal with the absence of Ibrahim Sangare on matchday 22 of the Premier League.
Southampton
Gavin Bazunu (Achilles Tendon Injury), Ross Stewart (Calf Injury), and Jack Stephens (Muscle Injury) will not be available for Southampton on matchday 22.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham’s inconsistent form this season has certainly not been helped by the recurring injury and fitness woes. Ben Davies (Knock), Cristian Romero (Knock), Destiny Udogie (Hamstring Injury), Fraser Forster (Illness), Guglielmo Vicario (Ankle Injury), Micky van de Ven (Hamstring Injury), Rodrigo Bentancur (Head Injury), and Wilson Odobert (Hamstring Injury) will form the long list of absentees for Spurs ahead of a trip to the Goodison Park.
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West Ham
Graham Potter has taken over the managerial duties at West Ham and has already begun his Premier League tenure with a 3-2 victory over Fulham. Jarrod Bowen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Michail Antonio, and Niclas Fullkrug will remain on the sidelines due to their respective fitness woes.
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira has received a boost with several players regaining fitness. However, he will still be without the services of Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Toti Gomes, and Yerson Mosquera due to injury worries.