FPL notes: Saka injury “doesn’t look good” + not much rotation

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A, B, C Current Form Vs Favourable Fixtures VsX Unfavourable Fixtures Rest Rotation Risk Inj Injured/Returning from Injury OoP Out of Position £ Potential Bargain Sus Suspended/Near Suspension FPL Player Price Changes Date Player Team Price Change 21/10 Calvert-Lewin LEE 6.1m 21/10 Palacios FUL 5.3m 20/10 Endo LIV 4.8m 20/10 Gyökeres ARS 7.0m 20/10 Hudson-Odoi NFO 5.7m 20/10 Hughes CRY 4.3m 20/10 Jacquet LIV 5.1m 20/10 Muniz FUL 5.3m 20/10 Nmecha LEE 5.3m 20/10 Ruggeri AVL 4.4m 19/10 Alcaraz EVE 4.8m 19/10 De Cuyper BHA 5.3m 19/10 Doku MCI 7.5m 19/10 Grimes COV 4.8m 19/10 Groß BHA 6.2m 19/10 Onyeka COV 4.8m 19/10 Rogers CHE 8.0m 19/10 Stroud HUL 4.9m 19/10 Welbeck CHE 5.8m 19/10 Wieffer BHA 4.8m 18/10 Braithwaite MCI 3.9m 18/10 Gibbs-White NFO 7.9m 18/10 J.Cuenca FUL 4.4m 18/10 João Pedro CHE 7.9m 18/10 Keane EVE 4.7m 18/10 Nketiah CRY 5.4m 18/10 Norton-Cuffy HUL 3.9m 18/10 Samba MCI 4.4m 18/10 Tavernier BOU 6.2m 18/10 Virgil LIV 6.4m 18/10 Wissa NEW 6.1m 18/10 Wood NFO 5.7m 18/10 Zubimendi ARS 5.2m 17/10 Aina NFO 4.3m 17/10 Bentancur TOT 5.4m 17/10 Calafiori ARS 6.0m 17/10 Cherki MCI 8.0m 17/10 Diop IPS 3.9m 17/10 Khusanov MCI 5.3m 17/10 Manzambi AVL 6.0m 17/10 Robinson FUL 4.4m 17/10 Tel TOT 5.6m 17/10 Touré NEW 5.7m 16/10 Alysson AVL 4.9m 16/10 B.Fernandes MUN 11.8m 16/10 Damsgaard BRE 5.3m 16/10 De Cuyper BHA 5.2m 16/10 Delap NFO 5.5m 16/10 Elanga NEW 6.0m 16/10 Evanilson BOU 6.1m 16/10 Frimpong LIV 5.2m 16/10 Groß BHA 6.1m 16/10 Haaland MCI 15.7m 16/10 Jair Cunha NFO 4.4m 16/10 John NFO 4.4m 16/10 Kroupi.Jr BOU 7.3m 16/10 Latibeaudiere COV 3.9m 16/10 M.Sangaré BRE 5.5m 16/10 Maddison TOT 6.2m 16/10 Mbeumo MUN 7.8m 16/10 Mosquera ARS 5.2m 16/10 Núñez IPS 4.8m 16/10 O.Richards NFO 3.9m 16/10 Steur NEW 4.8m 16/10 Szoboszlai LIV 6.8m 16/10 Targett HUL 3.9m 16/10 Tielemans MUN 5.7m 16/10 Valdimarsson BRE 4.4m 16/10 Wirtz LIV 7.2m 16/10 Wissa NEW 6.2m 15/10 Igor Jesus NFO 5.7m 15/10 Tzolis ARS 6.2m 15/10 Šeško MUN 6.9m 14/10 Dasilva BRE 4.8m 14/10 Mazraoui MUN 4.3m 14/10 Muñoz NFO 5.3m 14/10 Pedro Porro TOT 5.3m 14/10 Senesi TOT 5.7m 13/10 Amenda COV 3.9m 13/10 Cherki MCI 7.9m 12345678 FPL GW8 Chip Poll View Poll Bench or start Gross and De Cuyper? View Poll Scout Notes FPL notes: Saka injury “doesn’t look good” + not much rotation October 22 0 comments 22 October 2026 0 comments An injury to Bukayo Saka (£9.6m) looks set to cause more disruption in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) as we approach Gameweek 8.

The winger lasted just 10 minutes of Arsenal’s entertaining 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, with a quad injury putting paid to his evening. It remains to be seen how long he’ll be out for.

Saka’s injury follows news that Antoine Semenyo (£8.3m) is out for two months, while Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.8m) was reinjured last weekend. It’s been a bit of a tumultuous week for Fantasy midfielders.

Here we go, then, with our FPL notes from the Allianz Arena. The stats and graphics in this article come from our UCL Match Centre.

“Against Lille, he didn’t start the game. Then he started the game at the weekend, and [the injury] was very early in the game. I don’t know. The level of intensity these games require is something incredible.

“The strength, the quality, the attention, the level that you need, is unbelievable, it’s the highest level, and those things happen, unfortunately.

“It doesn’t look good at all, but we have to wait and see.” – Mikel Arteta, in his post-match presser, on whether Bukayo Saka’s injury is a result on the intense schedule

“They are a bit concerned. A player that has to come off with a really sharp pain is never good news but we’ll have to wait and see.” – Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka, to TNT Sports

Odegaard and Declan Rice‘s (£7.3m) corners did cause problems. Bruno Guimaraes (£6.7m) had two excellent chances from set plays, Havertz another, while Riccardo Calafiori (£6.0m) couldn’t turn in a deflected delivery at, and almost on, the back post. Calafiori actually had more shots than any other Gunner (four), three of which were from set pieces: Eze really impressed, although the problem with him and Madueke – especially when it comes to FPL appeal – is their inconsistency. One fine display has often been followed up by a sub-par showing and an early withdrawal. Contrast that with Odegaard and Rice, who have been continually great all term. Much may depend on the productivity of Madueke and Eze in the coming weeks, should Saka be ruled out. Rice lashed in Arsenal’s equaliser to make it 2-2, having been teed up nicely by Gyokeres. The Swede actually did quite well here, and with Havertz again off the boil, you wonder if he’ll get a chance in the Premier League soon. Arteta barely rotated for this clash, with Madueke for Eze and Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) for Ben White (£5.4m) being his only changes. This was the middle fixture in a Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday turnaround, so could the Arsenal boss make changes at home to Everton this weekend? Calafiori, for instance, only once started all three games in a Sun-Wed-Sat turnaround last season – and one of those run-outs ended after 45 minutes. The good thing is that an EFL Cup tie against Fleetwood Town awaits after the Toffees, so Arteta can rotate to his heart’s content in that. 0 Comments Login to Post a Comment By: Date Rating Sticky No comments have been submitted for this post yet.

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