Final deadline injury update
This article should now focus only on the injuries, suspensions and availability issues that can still affect Gameweek 2 decisions.
New major updates
Carlos Baleba — OUT
Manchester United's new signing is expected to miss up to two to three weeks with an ankle injury.
Amad — OUT
Amad remains unavailable for Manchester United.
Mason Mount — back in training
Mount has returned to training, which matters for squad depth and selection patterns even if he is not yet guaranteed to start.
Jérémy Doku — OUT
Doku remains unavailable for Manchester City.
Matheus Nunes — doubt / not 100%
Nunes is not fully fit, which can affect City's midfield and flank usage.
Pedro Porro — available
Tottenham have had a major fitness boost with Porro back in competitive action.
Micky van de Ven — available
Van de Ven also returned, strengthening Spurs' defensive options.
Ezri Konsa — available
Arsenal have a defensive availability boost here.
Bruno Guimarães — possible return
He has returned to training and could be available.
Latest FPL news
Transfer-driven availability stories
Some of the biggest GW2 selection issues are not injury problems at all:
- Ollie Watkins is leaving Aston Villa
- Nicolas Jackson is expected to replace him
- Omar Marmoush has joined Tottenham
- Malick Diouf has joined Brentford
Brighton and Europe
Brighton's biggest issue is less about injuries and more about load:
- played in Europe on Thursday
- face a short turnaround
- now have a busier long-term schedule
OneFPL verdict
Use injuries for availability filtering, then use lineup prediction to decide who actually starts.
