Fantasy football: Premier League team news, injuries, captain picks & more

Goal’s Gameweek guide aims to assist your team selections over the course of the 2021-22 campaign

Gameweek 1 of the Fantasy Premier League treated us to a 20-point Bruno Fernandes haul while Mohamed Salah didn’t let down his legion of FPL bosses as he recorded an impressive 17 points.

There’s no Friday night fixture this week so we have a little more time to get our changes in place ahead of Saturday’s 11am (BST) deadline.

If you’re looking for the latest team news, or just want some advice on the best captain picks, then you’ve come to the right place.

Gameweek 2 fixtures

Date	Fixture	Time (BST)
August 21	Liverpool vs Burnley	12:30pm
August 21	Aston Villa vs Newcastle	3pm
August 21	Crystal Palace vs Brentford	3pm
August 21	Leeds vs Everton	3pm
August 21	Man City vs Norwich	3pm
August 21	Brighton vs Watford	5:30pm
August 22	Southampton vs Man Utd	2pm
August 22	Wolves vs Tottenham	2pm
August 22	Arsenal vs Chelsea	4:30pm
August 23	West Ham vs Leicester	8pm

GAMEWEEK 2 CHANGES DEADLINE: AUGUST 21, 11:00AM (BST)

Injury news

Last updated: 20/08/21 15:45 (BST)

ARSENAL

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Thomas Partey	Ankle	September 11, 2021
Eddie Nketiah	Ankle	September 11, 2021
Gabriel	Knee	September 11, 2021
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Coronavirus	Unknown
Alexandre Lacazette	Coronavirus	Unknown

ASTON VILLA

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Bertrand Traore	Hamstring	September 11, 2021
Ollie Watkins	Knee	August 28, 2021
Trezeguet	Knee	Unknown
Morgan Sanson	Knee	Unknown

BRENTFORD

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Mathias Jensen	Lack of match fitness	August 24, 2021
Joshua DaSilva	Hip	Unknown

BRIGHTON

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Danny Welbeck	Thigh	September 11, 2021
Tariq Lamptey	Thigh	September 11, 2021
Joel Veltman	Coronavirus (isolating)	August 28, 2021
Dan Burn	Knee	Unknown
Kjell Scherpen	Ankle	Unknown

BURNLEY

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Dale Stephens	Ankle	Unknown
Kevin Long	Calf	Unknown

CHELSEA

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Hakim Ziyech	Shoulder	Unknown
N’Golo Kante	Ankle	August 22, 2021
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	Coronavirus	Unknown
Christian Pulisic	Coronavirus	Unknown

CRYSTAL PALACE

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Eberechi Eze	Achilles	Unknown
Nathan Ferguson	Other	Unknown
Luka Milivojevic	Personal reasons	Unknown
Michael Olise	Back	September 11, 2021

EVERTON

Player	Injury	Likely return date
James Rodriguez	Coronavirus (isolating)	Unknown
Andre Gomes	Knock	Unknown
Jean-Philippe Gbamin	Coronavirus (isolating)	Unknown

LEEDS

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Diego Llorente	Knee	August 19, 2021
Adam Forshaw	Other	Unknown

LEICESTER

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Ryan Bertrand	Coronavirus (isolating)	Unknown
Jonny Evans	Foot	September 11, 2021
James Justin	Knee	Unknown
Wesley Fofana	Leg	Unknown
Nampalys Mendy	Groin	Unknown

LIVERPOOL

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Fabinho	Personal reasons	Could play vs Norwich
Andy Robertson	Ankle	Unknown

MAN CITY

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Kevin De Bruyne	Ankle	August 28, 2021
Phil Foden	Ankle	September 11, 2021

MAN UTD

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Marcus Rashford	Shoulder	Unknown
Alex Telles	Ankle	Unknown
Dean Henderson	Fatigue	Unknown
Phil Jones	Knee	Unknown

NEWCASTLE

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Jonjo Shelvey	Calf	August 28, 2021
Elliot Anderson	Hip	Unknown
Martin Dubravka	Ankle	September 11, 2021
Paul Dummett	Calf	August 28, 2021
Karl Darlow	Coronavirus	Unknown

NORWICH CITY

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Przemyslaw Placheta	Coronavirus	Unknown
Sam Byram	Thigh	Unknown

SOUTHAMPTON

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Sam McQueen	Knee	Unknown
Will Smallbone	Knee	Unknown

TOTTENHAM

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Tanguy Ndombele	Other	Unknown

WATFORD

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Nathaniel Chalobah	Illness	August 29, 2021
Joao Pedro	Knee	Unknown

WEST HAM

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Arthur Masuaku	Knee	Unknown

WOLVES

Player	Injury	Likely return date
Willy Boly	Hamstring	Unknown
Jonny	Knee	Unknown
Pedro Neto	Knee	Unknown
Daniel Podence	Hip	Unknown
Yerson Mosquera	Hamstring	Unknown
Hugo Bueno	Hamstring	Unknown

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Suspensions table

Player	Absent for…
None	N/A

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Who is the best captain pick for Gameweek 2?

One goal, two assists, and three bonus points last week and Burnley at home to come on Saturday. It’s got to be Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) to take the armband again this week.

Liverpool’s talisman was in sparkling form on the opening weekend of the season and he’ll be licking his lips at the prospect of facing a Burnley side that got off to a disappointing start in their first fixture of the season, losing 2-1 to Brighton.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes (£12.1m) is a tempting alternative pick, with the Red Devils facing Southampton, while Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) could also come up big on his Chelsea debut against Arsenal.

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