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Gameweek 24 team news: Salah scare eases for managers

By The Scout 20 Jan 2018
Mohamed Salah training

As the Liverpool star returns to training his 2.8 million managers should still adjust their Gameweek 24 plans, says The Scout

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Mohamed Salah (£10.2m) is a slight early doubt for Gameweek 24, giving his Fantasy Premier League owners an extra factor to consider ahead of Saturday's 11:30 GMT deadline.

Jurgen Klopp has eased fears of the Egyptian's absence for Monday's trip to Swansea City, with Salah having missed training this week.

But the images on Liverpool's official website of the Egyptian returning to training on Friday means his 2.8 million owners are likely to retain his services, even if it is wise for them to have an active player on standby in reserve.

Similarly, those managers looking to captain Salah will be careful to select a suitable vice captain.

Chelsea reshuffle

Antonio Conte will need to restructure his Chelsea attack for the trip to Brighton & Hove Albion, with both Alvaro Morata (£10.4m) and Pedro (£7.7m) serving one-match suspensions.

Sold by 165,000+ managers for Gameweek 23, Morata has lost a further 208,000 FPL owners after his red card in the FA Cup in midweek.

Conte could use Eden Hazard (£10.6m) as a "false nine" at Amex Stadium, while Ross Barkley (£7.3m) is available and could feature for the first time since arriving from Everton.

Walcott debut?

Everton new signing, Theo Walcott (£7.1m), could also make a debut in Gameweek 24.

Owned by less than 1% of FPL managers, the winger has the schedule to make an immediate impact.

Sam Allardyce's side offer three home matches in the next four Gameweeks, with visits from West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City and Crystal Palace scoring a combined seven in the Fixture Difficulty Rankings (FDR).

West Brom have concerns over two of their first-choice back four for Saturday's trip to Goodison Park, with Ahmed Hegazi (£4.6m) and Craig Dawson (£4.8m) facing late assessments.

Danilo to benefit from Delph 

Manchester City have worries at left-back for the visit of Newcastle United.

Fabian Delph (£4.5m) is ruled out and Benjamin Mendy (£6.3m) is expected to be sidelined until April, so Pep Guardiola has a decision to make.

The City manager could give Danilo (£5.0m) a run of starts and offer FPL managers a cheap route into his backline.

Saints worries boost Kane

Harry Kane's (£13.0m) Fantasy potential could be boosted by Southampton's injury problems in defence.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward travels to St Mary's Stadium on Sunday with Southampton's Maya Yoshida (£4.8m) struggling to overcome a hamstring problem.

That looks ominous for Mauricio Pellegrino's side, who have recorded all five of their clean sheets with the Japan defender in their starting XI.

The top selected captain in four of the last five Gameweeks, Kane recorded a hat-trick against Southampton at Wembley Stadium in Gameweek 20.

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