16 Apr, 2026

James’ fitness, Estevao injury + Chelsea’s set-piece woes

Burnley didn’t read the script on Saturday as the much-anticipated goal avalanche failed to materialise at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have now failed to beat all three newly promoted clubs in west London this season. From yet another Chelsea red card to more Joao Pedro (£7.7m) points, here are the Scout Notes from the game. FOFANA […]

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Arsenal injury updates, Saka central + Saliba returns

More FA Cup scribbles for you now as we look back on some of Sunday’s matches. First up, the two Double Gameweek 26 sides: Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers. With these being ‘Premier League v Football League’ cup ties, these Scout Notes are as much/more about the wider talking points than any meaningful lessons taken from […]

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Murillo injury latest + Calvert-Lewin “hungry for more”

Leeds United recorded a well-deserved 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Friday, with goals scored by Jayden Bogle (£4.4m), Noah Okafor (£5.5m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m). Here are our Scout Notes from Elland Road. CALVERT-LEWIN “HUNGRY FOR MORE” Calvert-Lewin netted his 10th Premier League goal of the season at Elland Road on Friday. Of those […]

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Bruno injury latest + why Szoboszlai didn’t get an assist

Liverpool made it 10 goals in little more than 72 hours with a 4-1 pasting of Newcastle United in Saturday’s late kick-off. Here’s what we saw – and who we didn’t see – at Anfield. BRUNO LATEST + WHY MILEY AND BOTMAN WERE BENCHED Having been an unused substitute against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, Bruno […]

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Mbeumo threat, Cunha’s “big impact” + Dorgu injury update

Goals from Bryan Mbeumo (£8.2m), Patrick Dorgu (£4.3m) and Matheus Cunha (£8.0m) saw Michael Carrick secure his second consecutive victory on Sunday. Here are our Scout Notes from Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United. MBEUMO THREAT After their win in the Manchester derby, Carrick fielded exactly the same team against Arsenal on Sunday. Mbeumo consequently spearheaded the […]

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FPL Gameweek 12 team news: Friday’s live injury updates

There’s a very busy day of press conferences ahead of us – and this will be the place to come to get all the big Gameweek 12 team news on Gabriel Magalhaes, Antoine Semenyo, Enzo Fernandez and more. There will be 16 Premier League managers facing the media on Friday, hopefully clearing up the lingering […]

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FPL notes: Murillo injury boost + Ange-ball in action

Ange Postecoglou is still awaiting his first victory as Nottingham Forest boss after the Tricky Trees drew 1-1 with Burnley on Saturday. Forest, so good at the back last season, are also still searching for their first clean sheet of 2025/26. Here’s what we saw at Turf Moor. MURILLO LATEST Postecoglou hinted in Friday’s press […]

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Saka + Odegaard injury updates, Gyokeres pen

It’s a good job that Arsenal are amassing players at a furious rate, as they’re losing them just as quickly. Having already been deprived of Kai Havertz (£7.5m) and Ben White (£5.5m) this week, the Gunners saw Martin Odegaard (£8.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) depart Saturday’s win over Leeds United early. We start with injury […]

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