Week 6 - Update

Quick run through of the news on this Friday afternoon....

My fear in the week that David Luiz will replace Jose Bosingwa appears unfounded as Luiz played 120 minutes in the Carling Cup. With Alex suspended for a sending off in that match it should be the usual back four of Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, A.Cole. Drogba is back the squad but Torres should continue with Mata in support.

Martin Skrtel and Charlie Adam are both available after serving their suspensions against Brighton. Steven Gerrard has a chance of starting after getting 20 minutes in that match but another appearance from the bench seems more likely. Martin Kelly is fit to return at right-back and Dirk Kuyt is rumoured to replace the increasingly disappointing Andy Carroll in support of Suarez.

Manchester City rested a host of their first choice XI against Birmingham in midweek and gave 90 minutes to the likes of Tevez, Balotelli, Zabaleta, Toure, Bridge & Kolarov, so expect the usual suspects Aguero, Dzeko, Richards, Barry, Kompany, Lescott & Clichy to return for the game against Everton.

Javier Hernandez has recovered from the injury picked up from Ashley Cole's horror lunge/block/leg breaker so he should continue to partner Wayne Rooney at Stoke, with Nani & Young supporting from the wings. Chris Smalling is struggling with a groin injury but Rio Ferdinand is back so he should partner Jonny Evans, with Phil Jones & Patrice Evra completing the back four.

Tottenham are likely to field a very similar side to the one that beat Liverpool last Sunday, with just one or two possible exceptions. Niko Kranjcar has picked up a hamstring strain which could mean Rafael Van Der Vaart slotting in on the right of a 4-4-2, and Assou-Ekotto is a doubt after a bout of midweek flu. Bassong, Corluka or even the returning Gallas could slot in at left back if BAE fails to recover.

Arsenal have Ramsey, Rosicky & Sagna back in the squad after injury, but Yossi Benayoun and Djourou are both missing this weekend. Gibbs got 90 minutes in midweek so I'd expect Santos to get the start at left-back, and I'd also expect Theo Walcott to start after his benching at Blackburn. That means Wenger needs to make a decision between Arshavin & Gervinho on the left wing, with Gervinho the more likely to start.

That's everything I have time for as I'm off for an evening out in London so won't be online tonight or tomorrow morning. I've had to save my team already and it's very likely to be my final Week 6 team:

De Gea, Boyata, Santos, Bosingwa, Wright-Phillips, Adam, Arteta, Silva, Adebayor, Aguero, Rooney

I stuck with Rooney over Van Persie in the end but I've put a £10 bet on Van Persie to score two or more goals so that should soften the blow if he goes points crazy against Bolton. Other than that I'm lacking a Chelsea attacker but Bosingwa gets forward quite a lot, so hopefully he'll contribute something, Aguero/Silva, Arteta/Santos, Adam, SWP & Adebayor cover the fact I'm expecting wins for City, Arsenal, Liverpool, QPR and Spurs. I'd love to have Van Der Vaart at Wigan but couldn't quite afford him, and there was no room for Suarez or Mata.

Please check out the following links if you need to find any further team and injury news:-

Fantasy Football Scout Team News & Predicted Line-Ups: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/team-news/

Fantasy Football Scout Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/FFScout

Guardian Predicted Squad Sheets (from around 3pm): http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/squad-sheets

Jeremy & Neal (should have an injury post up later today): http://fantasyepl.blogspot.com/

Football365 Previews: 
http://www.football365.com/premier-league/fixtures

Please let me know your team, and feel free to add an additional injury news you hear/read about  in the comments section below to help out your fellow fantasy managers.

Good luck!

Cheers,
AM