Summary

  • All the big Fantasy Premier League talking points and team news before gameweek seven

  • This week's deadline is 18:30 BST on Friday

  • Send your questions in for FPL expert Heisenberg - click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page

  • Heisenberg (Wes Prickett) has seven finishes inside top 30k in overall rankings and best finish of 836th in the world

  • Who is your captain this week? Does Isak stay in your team?

  • Team news: Gabriel | Rodri and Man City | Solanke | Alisson, Ekitike | Wissa

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  1. Who might replace Alisson?published at 09:01 BST

    Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 17:30 BST)

    Liverpool

    Giorgi Mamardashvili is in line for a Premier League debut at Stamford Bridge. The Georgian was signed from Valencia last summer for £29m, but was loaned back to Valencia for the 2024-25 season.

    He kept eight clean sheets in 34 La Liga games last term.

    MamardashviliImage source, Getty Images
  2. How many games did Alisson miss last season?published at 09:00 BST

    Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 17:30 BST)

    Liverpool

    Alisson missed 10 Premier League games last season with a hamstring injury.

    He missed 18 games in all competitions the campaign before.

    On both occasions Caoimhin Kelleher stood in for Alisson. That won't be a possibility this time around. Kelleher joined Brentford this summer.

  3. Alisson injury blowpublished at 08:59 BST

    Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 17:30 BST)

    Liverpool

    On Tuesday night, Liverpool manager Arne Slot confirmed goalkeeper Alisson will miss the game against Chelsea on Saturday.

    The 32-year-old had to be replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 56th minute of Liverpool's 1-0 Champions League defeat in Istanbul.

    Alisson limped off after saving from goalscorer Victor Osimhen, while striker Hugo Ekitike then pulled up after stretching for the ball and also had to be replaced.

    Slot said the Brazil international had felt something when "sprinting back".

    Alisson BeckerImage source, Getty Images
  4. Back-to-back defeatspublished at 08:55 BST

    Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 17:30 BST)

    Liverpool

    On Saturday, Liverpool's five-match winning start to the season was ended at Crystal Palace by Eddie Nketiah's 97th-minute winner for the Eagles.

    And, on Tuesday night, Liverpool suffered their second successive defeat, losing at Galatasaray in the Champions League.

    Head coach Arne Slot left talisman Mohamed Salah on the bench in Turkey, while goalkeeper Alisson went off injured in the second half.

  5. Slot is coming uppublished at 08:52 BST

    Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 17:30 BST)

    Liverpool

    Eddie Howe will not be the first Premier League manager we hear from this morning, that privilege falls to Reds boss Arne Slot, who is facing the media from around 09:00 BST.

    Defending champions Liverpool are having a bit of a wobble, having lost their last two matches...

  6. Can Newcastle get some points and goals on the board?published at 08:50 BST

    Newcastle v Nott'm Forest (Sun, 14:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    Talking of Newcastle, we will be hearing from boss Eddie Howe from around 09:30 BST, before Sunday's match against Nottingham Forest.

    The Magpies are looking for their second Premier League win of the season following their victory against Wolves in September.

    Given the opposition, who are yet to win in six matches under new boss Postecoglou, Howe will see this as a golden opportunity to climb into the top half of the table.

    Not only climbing the table, but seeing some goals too, would be a huge boost of confidence for the squad given that no team has scored less goals than Newcastle in the opening seven matches of the Premier League

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    Get Involved - 'Fans we have the right to voice our opinion'published at 08:43 BST

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    AJ: Reply to Josh, as fans we have the right to voice our opinion. It's hard not to get disheartened given the fact we've just come off the back of our best season in over 30 years. Yes, he may need time but he won't get it unless results pick up.

    Problem is, next few games are Newcastle, Porto and then Chelsea. If we lose all three, which unfortunately looks very likely, I can’t see him staying. Question then is, who could come in?

    Samuel

  8. Postecoglou - the story so farpublished at 08:39 BST

    Nottingham Forest

    • Last season Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo guides the club to seventh in the Premier League - their highest finish since 1994-95 - and helps them qualify for Europe for the first time in three decades.
    • Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham finish 17th but they do win the Europa League to end the club's long trophy drought. Postecoglou is then sacked in the summer.
    • At the start of this season Nuno publicly declares his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis has deteriorated.
    • In September, Nuno is sacked as Forest manager after 21 months in charge - and just three games into the season.
    • Postecoglou is quickly named his replacement but loses his opening game in charge at former foes Arsenal - results after that fail to pick up.
    • At the end of September, West Ham appoint Nuno as their new manager.
    • In October, during a loss to Danish side Midtjylland at the City Ground, home supporters chant "you're getting sacked in the morning" towards Postecoglou and sing in support of Nuno as Forest make it six games without a win under the Australian.
    Nottm ForestImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involved - Forest would have 'struggled' without Aina or Murillo under Nunopublished at 08:34 BST

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    We've been poor defensively since Ange came in, but we've also not had Aina or Murillo for most games - we'd have struggled without them under Nuno. Can't blame Ange for that.

    Mark

  10. 'I would prefer if people were optimistic'published at 08:30 BST

    Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland

    Nottingham Forest

    More from Ange Postecoglou after Forest's defeat: "My responsibility is to make sure we get some wins for this football club and progress it.

    "I would prefer if people were optimistic in their outlook of what I'm doing. I can only change that by winning games of football.

    "Irrespective, that's not going to change the way I'm taking things on. I really believe in the process of what we're doing and I don't think we're far away from being the team that can eradicate the situation we're in at the moment and get the results."

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    Get Involved - 'Long may he continue'published at 08:28 BST

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    Postecoglou doing a fantastic job, long may he continue making them as bad a Spurs were last year.

    David (from Derby)

  12. A picture says 1,000 wordspublished at 08:25 BST

    Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland

    Here are some snaps of Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis taken during Forest's loss last night.

    Evangelos MarinakisImage source, Getty Images
    Evangelos MarinakisImage source, Getty Images
    Evangelos MarinakisImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involved - 'I was embarrassed by our fans'published at 08:21 BST

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    I was embarrassed by our fans last night. How many were at the CG in League One? Yes, we loved Nuno. Yes, it's tough to lose these games. Football is fine margins and Ange has had less than 10 days on the training pitch. Patience!!

    Josh

    Forest weren't good enough to qualify for the Europa League last season, they should be in the Conference League, so it's no surprise they didn't win last night. Saying that, Ange needs time.

    Tom

  14. Will Postecoglou be given time?published at 08:18 BST

    Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland

    Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Ange PostecoglouImage source, Getty Images

    We know that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is not afraid to make swift changes if he feels things are not working.

    At Olympiacos he sacked ex-Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan after just 48 days as head coach, while Nuno's departure came weeks after he signed a new three-year deal.

    Now the spotlight falls on Ange Postecoglou.

    "I feel he will get extra time because he was appointed by the owner," former Forest and West Ham striker Michail Antonio said on TNT Sports.

    "He will give him extra time to get his philosophy going, because right now it feels he is struggling to get his tactics across to the players."

    Former Forest and Leicester boss Martin O'Neill added: "Wins are the name of the game - it is as simple as that.

    "The crowd were already against him in many aspects, but we are six games in, you'd hardly know the name of the tea lady after that amount of time."

    On the boos, O'Neill added: "You have to deal with all the noise around you. You can't allow it to dictate everything, but you can't avoid it."

  15. Postpublished at 08:13 BST

    Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland

    Ange PostecoglouImage source, Getty Images

    It was supposed to be a glorious return to Europe at the City Ground and started with such hope and excitement.

    It ended with Nottingham Forest fans chanting against their new manager, who was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in June, and singing in praise of his predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo.

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    Get Involved - 'Time to go before it gets worse'published at 08:07 BST

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    I really cant see what Ange is trying to build. We had a great structure under Nuno and every player knew what their job role was. We are regressing, not progressing under Ange. Sorry. but it's time to go before it gets worse.

    Tony

  17. 'I heard their opinion' - Postecoglou undaunted as fans turnpublished at 08:01 BST

    Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland

    Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Ange PostecoglouImage source, Getty Images

    Ange Postecoglou remained defiant last night as Nottingham Forest fans called for him to be sacked after barely three weeks in charge.

    He has become the first permanent Forest manager for 100 years to fail to win any of his first six matches.

    After Valdemar Byskov scored the visitors' late third goal at the City Ground, many Forest supporters chanted "You're getting sacked in the morning" towards the former Tottenham boss.

    "The fans are disappointed. They are allowed to have an opinion on it. I heard their opinion," said a downcast Postecoglou, who was also jeered as he walked down the tunnel at full-time.

    "Nothing surprises me in football. It's the climate we're in. It seems that's the way things are going. It's nothing I can control."

  18. Postecoglou's first six Forest matchespublished at 07:55 BST

    Premier League matches unless stated

    As mentioned, Ange Postecoglou has only been in charge of Nottingham Forest for six games.

    Forest's results under the former Spurs boss do not make for comfortable reading:

    • Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest
    • Swansea 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Carabao Cup)
    • Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
    • Real Betis 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Europa League)
    • Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland
    • Nottingham Forest 2-3 Midtjylland (Europa League)
    Ange PostecoglouImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involved - Can Postecoglou turn things around at Forest?published at 07:52 BST

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    Daniel and AB didn't wait to be prompted this morning to get in touch, such is the depth of their feeling on Ange Postecoglou.

    We are interested to hear from more Nottingham Forest fans - in fact any football supporter for that matter: what is your take on Postecoglou?

    He's only had six games in charge - is that enough for the alarm bells to be ringing?

    Can the Australian turn Forest's form around?

    Vote with your thumbs - up for yes, down for no.

    And please do get in touch - we're all ears...

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    Get Involved - 'This marriage is clearly not going to work'published at 07:48 BST

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    Ange is all words. His history in the Prem is unremarkable, and should have been a red flag to NF. Was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but this marriage is clearly not going to work. The project is coming off the rails now, as it seems too many competitions is burning the team out.

    Daniel

    The man was terrible at spurs, his only saving grace being that he beat an even more terrible United side in a competition that nobody cares about. The perfect appointment for relegation, given that they’ll concede two goals a game until he’s sacked in November.

    A B