The first batch of Premier League pre-match press conferences will begin on Thursday as the countdown to Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Week 1 begins.
Eight executives are speaking to the media today, with the remaining dozen to follow on Friday. One of the head coaches set to face reporters, Erik ten Hag, is expected to clarify whether reports suggesting Anthony Martial is out for Manchester United against Brighton are accurate or not.
KEY UPDATES
Thursday’s press times are detailed below:
Schedule of the press conference (Thursday) ⏰
⭕️ Arteta: 12pm🦅 Vieira: 1pm🍬 Lampard: 1.30pm⚪️ March: 1.30pm🍒 Parker: 2pm🌳 Cooper: 2pm🐓 Story: 2pm😇 Hasenhüttl: 3.30pm
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For much more detailed information, check out our predicted lineups page and injuries and bans feed.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Antonio Conte said on Thursday that he is yet to make a decision on whether Ivan Perisic or Ryan Sessegnon will start at left-back at the weekend.
Oliver Skipp (laceration) and Richarlison (suspended) are the only Spurs players who will definitely miss the visit of Southampton, although Yves Bissouma (hamstring) is not a risk.
More to follow
ARSENAL
Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira and Kieran Tierney are all working to recover from injury ahead of Friday’s game against Crystal Palace, with Mikel Arteta saying as many as three of them could be available for selection .
“Three out of four of those will probably train this afternoon. If all goes well, they’ll be available for selection.”
“Tomorrow you will know [who the missing player is]!” – Mikel Arteta
“Hopefully not. The reasons why they had these nagging injuries are for different reasons, probably because the squad didn’t allow them to recover and not play when they needed to. It was a combination of things.
“With these two fit and performing at their best, we are that much stronger as a team.” – Mikel Arteta on whether Tierney and Tomiyasu are long-term concerns due to recurring injuries
The Arsenal boss did not reveal any new concerns when he faced reporters, although he was not asked directly.
EVERTON
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (knee) could be out for Everton’s first eight league games after Frank Lampard confirmed his star striker would be sidelined until mid-September.
“We’re probably looking at about six weeks for the injury.” – Frank Lampard on Dominic Calvert-Lewin
The Everton boss also gave us a full update on his other walking wounded:
“[Tom Davies] he should train with us next week. [Andre Gomes] it’s a week or two away. [Yerry Mina] is fit [Asmir Begovic] he is fit, hopefully, almost fit. He has worked hard, he is ahead of schedule. [Seamus Coleman] he’s fit, he’ll play with the under-21s tomorrow night to get some minutes. He’s behind in terms of fitness, but typical of Seamus, he’s working really hard to catch up. [Allan] he’s fit, but he’s still trying to get some game minutes, he hasn’t played that many minutes in the preseason. He’s part of the squad but we’ve got to try and work again on how our training is and get him fit.” – Frank Lampard
LEEDS UNITED
Daniel James (suspended), Stuart Dallas (leg), Luke Ayling (knee), Junior Firpo (knee), Adam Forshaw (knee) and Luis Sinisterra (hamstring) are out for Leeds’ clash with Wolves.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Patrick Vieira confirmed to the press on Thursday that Michael Olise, who has not featured since May with a foot problem, is still a few weeks away, while James McArthur will not be involved tomorrow with a groin problem .
BOURNEMOUTH
Scott Parker revealed that Joe Rothwell (thigh) and Ryan Fredericks (unspecified) were his only injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s clash with Aston Villa.
New signing Marcus Tavernier is available for selection.
David Brooks, who announced he had beaten cancer in May, has not featured in pre-season, with the Cherries managing their comeback carefully.