Round up of the press conferences from injury guru <a href="https://twitter.com/BenDinnery">Ben Dinnery</a> ahead of FPL Gameweek 35. All the latest team news for fantasy football managers to digest before making those all-important transfers. 
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AFC Bournemouth 
Eddie Howe reveals his players will be assessed after grinding out a hard-fought nil-nil draw with Tottenham on Thursday night. &#8220;We have a few bumps and bruises,&#8221; but it looks as if David Brooks will be OK after he was withdrawn as a precaution. &#8220;We think it&#8217;s just cramp so we&#8217;ll wait to see. Yesterday everyone was at their maximum. We need people to do that again.&#8221; Adam Smith, however, has been ruled out following a nasty collision with Ben Davies which left the defender shaken. Smith needed oxygen and was carried off on a stretcher. Steve Cook returned to the matchday squad, but Howe admits he isn&#8217;t 100 per cent following his recent hamstring problem.
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Arsenal
Mikel Arteta says Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would prefer to play as a number nine but being deployed on the left means the balance of the team is better. However, with Eddie Nketiah beginning a three-match ban for his challenge on James Justin, the Gabon international may get his wish if Arteta decides to drop Alexandre Lacazette. Matteo Guendouzi continues to train away from the main group, and unless there&#8217;s a massive change of heart, the Frenchman will remain frozen out of the managers&#8217; plans. Calum Chambers, Bernd Leno and Gabriel Martinelli (all knee) remain sidelined for the north London derby while Pablo Mari (ankle) is aiming to return in September. The official line on Mesut Ozil is that the German is being assessed game-to-game because of &#8220;back soreness&#8221; although many believe he no longer has a future at the club.
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Aston Villa 
Villa. Quite simply. Need to win. While the VAR decision to award Bruno Fernandes a penalty will continue to be debated, Dean Smith knows that time is running out to keep his side in the top-flight. No win since the restart and only two goals scored, the return of John McGinn hasn&#8217;t sparked Villa into life, and Jack Grealish looks a shadow of the player we saw earlier in the season. Douglas Luiz is determined to &#8220;drag this team out of trouble&#8221;, but the Brazilians efforts appear in vain despite another standout performance. Frederic Guilbert, Marvellous Nakamba, Connor Hourihane and Henri Lansbury are all options if Smith wants to freshen his side. Matt Targett (hamstring) is struggling, and Bjorn Engels (Achilles) remains out along with Wesley and Tom Heaton.
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Brighton and Hove Albion 
The scoreline may not be a fair reflection of the Seagulls&#8217; performance against Liverpool which drew plaudits from Jurgen Klopp. The opening 10-15 minutes aside, Brighton were good, and if they hope to take anything from City on Saturday, more of the same will be required. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t had any injuries reported from last night, I think we&#8217;ll be OK,&#8221; Potter revealed in his press conference. That means Jose Izquierdo and Steven Alzate are the only expected absentees. &#8220;It&#8217;s a busy period so we have to prepare as well as we can.&#8221;
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Burnley 
I&#8217;ve been writing Burnley off for the past few game weeks given their mounting injury list and lack of squad depth, but credit to Sean Dyche and his team, the Clarets have won three of their last four, which includes three clean sheets… but Saturday could be a bridge too far. There are no fresh injury concerns for the trip to Anfield &#8211; Ashley Barnes, Jack Cork, Matt Lowton and Ben Mee remain unavailable. Dyche will manage those returning from injury very carefully over the next four games&#8230; &#8220;It is about getting them in at the right time. Johann [Gudmundsson] is fine and wants to get on with it, but it is my belief that we have to be careful with him. Robbie [Brady] is similar and [Chris] Wood got more minutes [at West Ham].&#8221;
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Chelsea 
Billy Gilmour could miss up to four months after suffering a knee injury at Selhurst Park on Tuesday; the Chelsea midfielder had surgery on Friday morning ruling him out of the trip to Bramall Lane. Mateo Kovacic (Achilles) is training and could return to the squad. Saturday will come too soon for N&#8217;Golo Kante (hamstring), but Fikayo Tomori (muscle) has an outside chance despite suffering a minor setback recently. Willian and Christian Pulisic are the in-form picks for the Blues while Tammy Abraham was back on the scoresheet and he is vying for a starting berth with Olivier Giroud who has scored three times since the restart.
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Crystal Palace
Jeffrey Schlupp and James Tomkins remain out for Palace which means Martin Kelly is the only expected change to the matchday squad with the returning defender replacing the outgoing Gary Cahill who pulled up with a hamstring issue midweek. Roy Hodgson believes the setback could bring a premature end to his season: &#8220;He&#8217;ll obviously be assessed and receive a scan, but I&#8217;ll be very surprised if there isn&#8217;t a tear in the muscle.&#8221;
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Everton 
Carlo Ancelotti is expecting Mason Holgate to be available for the game on Sunday after he missed the draw with Southampton due to a heavy knock. Djibril Sidibe will come into the managers thinking after more minutes from the bench. Alex Iwobi was replaced at half-time for the second game running, and I&#8217;d be surprised if he started at Molineux with another option, Theo Walcott, also at his disposal. Andre Gomes – ankle – is flagged as an early doubt but midfielder Fabian Delph remains sidelined with a muscle injury and continues to undergo individual treatment at USM Finch Farm.
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Leicester City 
Brendan Rodgers&#8217; men, who dropped to fourth in the table after drawing with Arsenal on Tuesday, are likely to be without Ben Chilwell (plantar fasciitis) and James Maddison (hip) for the trip to The Vitality. &#8220;I think both those boys will most likely be out for the game,&#8221; he said in his pre-match briefing. &#8220;And then we&#8217;ll assess them before the Sheffield United game to see where they are at.&#8221; Jamie Vardy looks to have rediscovered his goal-scoring touch at just the right time, and whether he plays out wide, when Kelechi Iheanacho starts down the middle, or in a more central role, he is still the Foxes biggest threat.
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Liverpool 
Jürgen Klopp confirms Jordan Henderson is set to miss the final four fixtures due to the knee injury he suffered at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday. However, the news is much better than initially feared, after imaging revealed the skipper does not require surgery. &#8220;I am pretty positive he will start the new season for us. It&#8217;s not cool but the best we could get.&#8221; James Milner or Fabinho are potential replacements. Elsewhere, Dejan Lovren has resumed full training and could come into contention for the visit of Burnley; Andrew Robertson is also pushing for a recall after a minor calf issue meant that his involvement came from the bench midweek with Neco Williams coming in for his first Premier League start. Adam Lallana may have played his last game for the Reds: &#8220;It&#8217;s clear that Adam will leave the club. He&#8217;s a great professional, but we have a difficult situation, and we respect that a lot. He&#8217;s training, everything is fine. Yes, if we need his help on the pitch, we can get it.&#8221;
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Manchester City 
Pep admitted his heart was in his mouth when Kevin De Bruyne went down following a heavy challenge by Danny Rose. &#8220;I was trembling!&#8221; he said after the 5-nil win. &#8220;That was scary. But after the third goal, he made two big runs, and I thought OK, he is fit.&#8221; However, on Friday Pep revealed that there were &#8220;some problems&#8221; heading into the game and with his focus now shifting to the FA Cup tie versus Arsenal and the Champions League encounter with Real Madrid, players could be rested. Kyle Walker returned to the City bench after missing the loss at Southampton, but Benjamin Mendy was missing for the second game running – local media reports suggest the Frenchman is &#8220;not fit&#8221; although the specifics remain unclear. Pep stated that the full-back wasn&#8217;t &#8220;comfortable with muscle&#8221; and he could be rested again. John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi were paired centrally for the first time since the 3-2 loss to Norwich way back in September. Guardiola continues to rotate heavily – five (vs Newcastle) and six (vs Saints) – so expect more of the same with Raheem Sterling and Aymeric Laporte among those likely to return. David Silva stole the show on Wednesday (1G + 2A), and the Spaniard set to play a prominent role before his Etihad departure.
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Manchester United 
Despite the hectic schedule, Ole stuck with the same side which had comfortably beaten Sheffield United, Brighton and Bournemouth. And once again, United delivered hitting Villa for three with Messrs Fernandes and Greenwood carrying the main attacking threat. With no scheduled press conference ahead of the deadline, don&#8217;t expect any official updates, although there were no apparent issues from Villa Park. Solskjaer has been threatening to rotate for a few games now, and even though Palace follow quickly on the heels of Southampton, with a Champions League qualification place within their sights, then it could be as you were once more on Sunday.
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Newcastle United 
The United players are due to train on Friday afternoon, and Steve Bruce is &#8220;hopeful&#8221; that Miguel Almirón and Saint-Maximin can come through the session unscathed. &#8220;That will give us a hand. The other night we were badly beaten, but we had too many of our big players unavailable.&#8221; Ciaran Clark looks set to miss the remainder of the campaign due to &#8220;complications&#8221; with the ankle he had surgery on earlier this year. However, there was better news for defensive teammate Florian Lejeune who was rated as &#8220;touch and go&#8221; for a return during the run-in. &#8220;He might be available again at the back end of next week.&#8221; Sean Longstaff and Isaac Hayden (both hamstring) are likely to miss the remaining fixtures while Andy Carroll suffered a groin strain against his former club &#8211; West Ham United &#8211; last weekend. Emil Krafth faces a late test, but Jamaal Lascelles should return after the Swede deputised alongside Federico Fernandez.
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Norwich City 
Anything less than a win, and it is curtains for the Canaries given their inferior goal difference. A battling display at Watford was undone by a moment of brilliance by Danny Welbeck leaving Norwich on the brink of relegation. Daniel Farke is confident that Todd Cantwell can play some part after a niggling hamstring issue, but his involvement could come from the bench. &#8220;He trained [Friday] back with us on the pitch. His body seems to be OK so he&#8217;ll be fully available for Chelsea and hope he can play some part against West Ham.&#8221; Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann, Moritz Leitner and Sam Byram have kicked their last top-flight ball for now at least.
 
Sheffield United
The Blades have never qualified for a major European competition, but their win on Wednesday moved United up to seventh, just one point behind rivals Wolves, who have lost back-to-back games. John Lundstram made a surprise return to the squad ahead of schedule midweek, but despite the heavy fixture load, Chris Wilder made only two substitutions. Oli McBurnie and Chris Basham were surprise starters having both been flagged as concerns following the draw with Burnley. Jack O&#8217;Connell made his first start since the resumption of the Premier League at the expense of the unfortunate Jack Robinson. John Fleck and David McGoldrick, groin and foot respectively, will be given every opportunity to prove their fitness: &#8220;We&#8217;ll leave them right to the end and give them the best possible chance of being involved,&#8221; Wilder revealed in Thursdays&#8217; press conference. &#8220;All the players are desperate to play a part.&#8221;
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Southampton 
Ralph Hasenhüttl was left a little frustrated leaving Goodison Park with a share of the spoils after missing a penalty while a combination of the crossbar and Jordan Pickford helped keep Danny Ings&#8217; header out. &#8220;In the end, we will take the point because we haven&#8217;t had so many draws this season.&#8221; Southampton were unchanged from the win over City, but Hasenhüttl will be looking to give those &#8220;young lads&#8221; who deserve a chance to feature during the run-in. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg was back after missing the last two with an ankle problem, but the Saints were still missing Sofiane Boufal, Yan Valery and Moussa Djenepo. Jannik Vestergaard is close to a return, and a place on the bench beckons at Old Trafford.
 
Tottenham Hotspur 
Jose Mourinho said his side would be prepared for Sunday &#8220;even if we have fatigue,&#8221; and speaking on Sky Sports he couldn&#8217;t help but aim a dig at his north London rivals and the powers that be over scheduling: &#8220;Arsenal resting for 48 hours already. Everybody enjoying a nice dinner and watching us on television. In 48 hours, we have to play, but we will go.&#8221; Dele Alli has what is described as a &#8220;small injury&#8221;, but given his history of hamstring problems, no risks will be taken for fear of a lengthy spell out. Eric Dier will not return until the final game of the season following a breach of FA Rule E3 which relates to him entering the crowd at Carrow Road in March. Serge Aurier didn&#8217;t look comfortable when he was replaced late on, so the wing-back will be assessed, and Jose is likely to shuffle his frontline with Heung-Min Son and Lucas Moura both getting minutes from the bench at The Vitality.
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Watford 
After the win midweek, Nigel Pearson remains entirely focused knowing that the Hornets survival hopes rest firmly in their own hands: &#8220;What we&#8217;ve got to do is try to detach ourselves from the picture that&#8217;s out there in the world of the media and the fans, and we&#8217;ve got to be able to deliver performances which enable us to pick enough points up.&#8221; There are no new injury concerns &#8211; Gerard Deulofeu (ACL knee) and Isaac Success (Achilles) remain out while Daryl Janmaat confirms he won&#8217;t be back until 2020/21: &#8220;So, I went to Holland to have a second check [on my knee] in April or May this year. They took some samples again, and it showed there was still an infection, so I needed another cleanout. Hopefully, I can be back early next season.&#8221;
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West Ham United 
&#8220;We&#8217;re much the same,&#8221; revealed David Moyes on Friday. &#8220;We&#8217;re waiting on Robert Snodgrass (back) and Felipe Anderson (hamstring).&#8221; Neither will be ready for the early kick-off, but there is a possibility that they could return to face Watford after taking part in a light training session. &#8220;If we get them for small periods, that would be great.&#8221; Sebastian Haller is not fully match fit after his recent setback, but the striker is capable of helping out as he regains his sharpness.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 
Nuno Espírito Santo won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for June but followed it up with back-to-back defeats, and now the Wolves boss is urging his players to remain focused for the run-in. Adama Traore suffered a partial shoulder dislocation at Bramall Lane – his fourth of the season – and the winger is likely to be managed through until the end of the campaign. Leander Dendoncker might return in a 3-5-2 with Diogo Jota joining Raul Jimenez in attack. Despite their struggle in recent fixtures, Nuno continues to keep rotation to a minimum. At the same time, he made just one substitution (vs Sheffield United) which means the likes of January signing Daniel Podence and Morgan Gibbs-White have only a handful of minutes between them since the restart. Pedro Neto is hoping to recover from the &#8220;strong kick&#8221; will resulted in him missing out on GW34.
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