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🧵 Predicted line-ups thread Double Gameweek 23

🔮 Predicting XIs for each of the 20 Premier League clubs before the #DGW23 deadline

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🇮🇹 Spurs

🗣️Conte's back at Spurs in some capacity following surgery. Cristian Romero is suspended and Hugo Lloris is injured. Expecting two enforced line-up alterations from the Italian

🏥 Team news⤵️

https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1623702495154343937?s=20&t=QfRh5pyOGhfAzb4tfLY5UQ

#fpl #dgw23 #thfc #coys #LeiTot #gw23 #FPLCommunity

🦊 Leicester

🗣️ Rodgers could bring Mendy or Ndidi into midfield in an attempt at greater defensive solidity. Iheanacho seems likely to keep his place up front, now that Leicester have the required runners

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1623709360953122817?s=20&t=QfRh5pyOGhfAzb4tfLY5UQ

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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Double Gameweek 23 [Friday]

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🐦 Liverpool

📢 Jurgen Klopp on Jota, Firmino, Van Dijk: "The players are back in training, still at different stages.

"Diogo is the closest. He trains now normal, already for two days. So another three days of training..."

#fpl #dgw23 #lfc #LivEve #gw23 #teamnews #injuries

📢 Klopp on Jota: "...possible for him [Diogo]. I think he's in contention for the squad, I would say but we have to wait a little bit."

On Firmino: "Bobby, next [match, against Everton], I don't know. We have to see how..."

#fpl #dgw23 #lfc #LivEve #gw23 #teamnews #injuries

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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Double Gameweek 20 [Friday]

🏰 Newcastle

📢 Eddie Howe on Joelinton availability after drink-driving charge: "I’m not 100 per cent sure..."

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📢 Howe on Joelinton availability after drink-driving charge: "...I’m going to have to reflect and analyse on that. I’ll make a decision closer to the game, in consultation with him. Joe was very upset yesterday."

#fpl #gw20 #nufc #dgw20 #NewFul #fantasypl #FPLCommunity

📢 Howe on Alexander Isak: "He's responded very well physically, there's been no ill effects [from the minutes he has played].

"He's trained well this week off the back of that [cup] cameoo.

"I think we have to be very careful with him..."

#fpl #gw20 #nufc #dgw20 #NewFul

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🧵 Predicted line-ups thread Double Gameweek 20

1⃣1⃣ Predicting the XI of each Premier League team

⏰ Due to the Friday deadline, commentary will be limited - hoping to expand this next gameweek

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🐻‍❄️ Leeds predicted line-up Double Gameweek 20

🗣️ versatile Wober could be in XI as soon as tomorrow. Koch, Adams filmed in training. No sign of Cooper, who has declared himself fit.

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1613524404683800577?s=20&t=jwvuwvqKeLmvRnx4_aN8MA

☔️ Aston Villa predicted line-up Double Gameweek 20

🗣️ Ramsey fitness remains in question but should earn more minutes at least. Between him, Coutinho and Ings for a front-four role

Team news ⤵️

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1613547754202238976?s=20&t=3NY71T3FBVzrYMgU5AanIg

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🧵 Injury + team news thread ahead of Gameweek 19 [deadline Mon Jan 2, 4pm gmt]

🐦 Liverpool

📢 Jurgen Klopp on Andy Robertson: "Funnily enough, Harvey [Elliott] - before the game - injured Robbo..."

#fpl #gw18 #lfc #LivLei #gw19 #BreLiv

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📢 Klopp on Robertson substitution: "...a little bit. In our warm-up game, he hit him with a knee at the hip so it was a dead leg.

"[Andy] could play but then at one point the muscle closed and he couldn’t play on."

#fpl #gw18 #lfc #LivLei #gw19 #BreLiv

📢 Klopp on Elliott: "Harvey got a knock, which was quite painful.

WWhen you see the situation, it is clear that it's painful but that’s it, I think."

#fpl #gw18 #lfc #LivLei #gw19 #BreLiv

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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 18 [Friday]

😇Southampton [post-GW17 embargo]

📢 Nathan Jones on Bella-Kotchap, Lavia: "Armel is definitely closer..."

#fpl #gw18 #saintsfc #FulSou #fantasypl #fplcommunity #pressers

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📢 Jones on Bella-Kotchap, Lavia: "...than [Romeo] is. We’ll have to wait and see."

On availability: "We've had people away, people injured. We've probably had six or seven that haven't trained that would probably be starters."

#fpl #gw18 #saintsfc #FulSou #fantasypl #pressers

📢 Jones on defensive issues: "We have to pick a side that hopefully can defend better because one clean sheet in 17 is not good enough.

"We know there are defensive deficiencies and that's not just individuals, it’s as a team."

#fpl #gw18 #saintsfc #FulSou #fantasypl #pressers

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#CelticFC 2021/22 accounts cover a season when they regained the Scottish Premiership title under new manager Ange Postecoglou and also won the League Cup, but were eliminated from the Europa League after the group stage.

#CelticFC swung from £11.5m pre-tax loss to £6.1m profit (£5.8m after tax), as revenue rose £27m (45%) from £61m to £88m and profit on player sales increased £20m from £9m to club record £29m, partly offset by £25m (29%) higher operating expenses and no repeat of £5m insurance.

Main reason for #CelticFC revenue increase was match day, which rose £22m (107%) from £21m to £43m, due to the return of fans to the stadium, while commercial grew £3m (11%) to £32m in a more normalised trading environment and broadcasting was up £2m (18%) to £13m.

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🧵 Key quotes thread Gameweek 15

💠 Man City

📢 Pep Guardiola asked how close Erling Haaland was to the starting XI: "He's feeling better. He could play but it's not the perfect, ideal situation..."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #mcfc #MciFul #teamnews #injuries

📢 Guardiola asked how close Haaland was to starting XI: "...but he's on the bench, in case we need him.

"We will see [how likely he is to get minutes]. The game will dictate what we have to do."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #mcfc #MciFul #teamnews #injuries

🐖 Fulham

📢 Marco Silva on Aleksandar Mitrovic injury: "As you know, Mitro had a problem in the last game with the national team [Serbia] - in his ankle.

"Of course we are managing him..."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #ffc #MciFul #teamnews #injuries

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🧵 Pre-match press conference embargo thread Gameweek 15

💠 Man City

📢 Guardiola asked how Erling Haaland is handling injury situation: "He wants to play but he's injured...or was injured. So in that moment, he is relaxed..."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #mcfc #MciFul

📢 Guardiola asked how Erling Haaland is handling injury situation: "...he wants to play - like everyone - but he is not ready, he cannot help so focus and recover.

"It's not a big issue to happen in the period..."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #mcfc #MciFul

📢 Guardiola asked how Erling Haaland is handling injury situation: "...last season in Dortmund, many times he was injured. This is the problem.

"But so far it's been good - has had a little setback but he will be back..."

#fpl #gw15 #fantasypl #FPLcommunity #mcfc #MciFul

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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 14 [Thursday]

ℹ️ Team news, injury updates, player availability, manager quotes + anything relevant to Fantasy Premier League from the pressers before Saturday's deadline [11am IST]⬇️

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #teamnews #injuries

🍒 Bournemouth

📢 Gary O'Neil on Solanke: "Dominic is a lot better than expected, there’s good news and he’s recovered well.

"As a result of that, we’re hopeful of him playing at the weekend [against Spurs] but we’ll have to wait and see."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #afcb #BouTot

📢 O'Neil on Neto: "Unfortunately Neto will be out. It won’t be short term.

"It’ll be fairly long term, it won’t be a week or two.

"Neto brought a calmness and helped us steady the ship when we had some tough results..."

#fpl #gw14 #fantasypl #afcb #BouTot

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🧵 Thread of key quotes ahead of Blank Gameweek 12

🇮🇹 Spurs

📢 Antonio Conte on Doherty: "About Matt, honestly I'm really happy, really happy.

"He played a good game against Brighton but today he played better..."

#fpl #gw11 #fantasypl #thfc #TotEve #gw12 #bgw12 #MunTot

📢 Conte on Doherty: "...than the last game. He played well in the last game and I was happy also with it but today, I have seen again the Matt Doherty of last season.

"I was really pleased and said to him..."

#fpl #gw11 #fantasypl #thfc #TotEve #gw12 #bgw12 #MunTot

📢 Conte on Doherty: "...'finally now you are the player that I know!'.

"It's important, important for us because to play all these games in a short period, it is important to have all the players available."

#fpl #gw11 #fantasypl #thfc #TotEve #gw12 #bgw12 #MunTot

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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 4 [Thursday]

ℹ️ Team news, injury updates, player availability, manager quotes & anything else relevant to Fantasy Premier League from the pressers ahead of the deadline ⬇️

#fpl #gw4

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🐻‍❄️ Leeds

📢 Jesse Marsch on injuries: "The big question mark is Patrick Bamford. We think he’s doing well and moving forward.

"I think also with the performances of the team, that it allows us to be patient..."

#fpl #gw4 #lufc #BhaLee #fantasypl

📢 Marsch on Bamford: "...we will still have a call to make for exactly what it means for this weekend.

"We want to put him in the best position possible to physically pick up where he left off."

#fpl #gw4 #lufc #BhaLee #fantasypl

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Huddersfield Town’s 2020/21 accounts cover a season when they finished 20th in the Championship, thus narrowly avoiding relegation. However, matters on the pitch were much better last season, when Carlos Corberan’s team reached the play-off final. Some thoughts follow #HTAFC

Since these accounts, it has been reported that former owner Dean Hoyle has almost completed a takeover of #HTAFC by acquiring the 75% controlling stake he sold to Phil Hodgkinson in 2019. As Hoyle had kept 25%, he would have full ownership if the deal is finalised.

Hodgkinson’s main company had been placed into administration in November 2021, so there was concern that this would cause problems for #HTAFC, though the club was not directly affected. So, there has been much change, but the 2020/21 accounts are still of interest.

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Stoke City’s 2020/21 accounts covered a season when they finished 14th in the Championship under manager Michael O’Neill, one place better than the previous season, but the third year in a row they have finished in the bottom half of the table. Some thoughts follow #SCFC

#SCFC pre-tax loss narrowed from £88m to £10m, despite revenue falling £10m (19%) from £50m to £40m and profit on player sales decreasing £2m to £1m, as they made £33m profit on the sale of stadium and training ground. Operating expenses down £55m (39%). Loss after tax was £8m.

As a technical aside, these figures relate to Stoke City Holdings Ltd. The pre-tax loss in the football club was much higher at £43m, mainly because those accounts do not include the £33m profit from the sale of the stadium and training ground.

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Sheffield Wednesday’s 2020/21 accounts cover a season when they finished 24th in the Championship and were thus relegated to League One (after a 6-point FFP penalty). Manager Garry Monk replaced by Tony Pulis, then succeeded by Darren Moore. Some thoughts follow #SWFC

#SWFC loss slightly increased from £24m to £26m, as revenue nearly halved from £20.9m to £11.6m and profit from player sales fell from £6.2m to £0.6m, though these decreases were largely offset by a significant £14m (26%) reduction in expenses.

Due to COVID, #SWFC match day decreased 98% from £6.6m to £0.1m and commercial was down a third from £5.7m to £3.8m, while broadcasting fell £0.7m (8%) to £7.8m. Note: match day and broadcasting not separated in accounts, so I have estimated these based on similar sized clubs.

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Birmingham City’s 2020/21 financial results covered a season when they finished 18th in the Championship, a slight improvement on previous season’s 20th place. Head coach Aitor Karanka was replaced by Lee Bowyer in March 2021. Some thoughts in the following thread #BCFC

#BCFC loss narrowed from £18.2m to £4.8m, largely due to profit on player sales rising £15m to £27m, thanks to Jude Bellingham’s move to Borussia Dortmund. Revenue dropped £9.1m (40%) from £22.8m to £13.7m, due to COVID, partly offset by expenses falling £7m (14%).

COVID drove reductions in match receipts, down to zero from £4.7m, and commercial, which more than halved from £9.3m to £4.4m. In contrast, broadcasting rose £0.5m (5%) to £9.3m, while other operating income increased £0.3m to £1.8m, including £659k COVID grant.

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Swansea City’s 2020/21 accounts covered a season when they finished 4th in the Championship, thus reaching the play-offs, but were beaten in the final by Brentford. Head coach Steve Cooper since replaced by Russell Martin. Some thoughts in the following thread #Swans

#Swans swung from a pre-tax profit of £2.7m to a loss of £4.6m, as revenue fell £22m (45%) from £50m to £28m and profit from player sales dropped £5m (30%) to £12m, partly offset by total expenses reducing by £17m (26%) and £3.3m insurance claim. Loss after tax was £4.1m.

The main reason for #Swans £22m revenue decrease was broadcasting, which dropped £17m (44%) from £39m to £22m, mainly due to lower parachute payment, though COVID also drove reductions in match day, down £3.0m (63%) to £1.8m, and commercial, down £1.8m (31%) to £4.1m.

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Newcastle United’s 2020/21 financial results cover a season when they finished 12th in the Premier League under head coach Steve Bruce, since replaced by Eddie Howe in November 2021. Disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some thoughts in the following thread #NUFC

This was the last set of accounts under Mike Ashley’s ownership, as the club was acquired in October 2021 by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (80% stake), as well as PCP Capital Partners (10%) and RB Sports & Media (10%).

#NUFC pre-tax loss reduced from £26m to £14m, despite revenue falling £13m (8%) from £153m to £140m and profit on player sales dropping £24m to £2m, as operating expenses decreased £51m (25%), mainly due to change in accounting date. Loss after tax narrowed from £23m to £12m.

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Sheffield United’s 2020/21 accounts covered a season when they finished 20th in the Premier League, leading to relegation after a two-year spell in the top flight. Manager Chris Wilder was replaced by Paul Heckingbottom (interim basis). Some thoughts follow #SUFC #twitterblades

This was the second year under new #SUFC owner Prince Abdullah after the High Court ruled that Kevin McCabe had to sell his 50% share to the Prince. This also triggered an agreement whereby the club had to purchase the stadium, training facility, gym, hotel and offices for £38m.

#SUFC pre-tax profit fell from £19m to £10m, as revenue dropped £28m (20%) from club record £143m to £115m and profit on player sales decreased £3m to £1m, partly offset by operating expenses falling £21m (17%). Net interest payable was up £1.7m to £2.5m.

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