FPL GW10 Rotation Risk: Who Starts After the Champions League?
Five Premier League clubs played in the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the managers' selections for Saturday and Sunday will decide plenty of Gameweek 10 squads before Friday's 18:30 UK deadline. Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd and Aston Villa all played.
Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle and Nott'm Forest weren't in the Champions League matchday, and none appears in UEFA's Europa League or Conference League lists for Thursday. The gaps between games are short.
Arsenal and Man City played on Wednesday and are back on Saturday, Liverpool play on Sunday at 14:00, and United and Villa, who play each other at Old Trafford, had Tuesday games and kick off on Sunday at 16:30. Risk below is a judgement: Low for ever-present players or those who barely played, Medium for those who played 90 minutes and have been rested before, High where the FPL app shows an injury or ban.
The rotation risk table Player Club GW10 opponent Europe minutes Risk Why Rice Arsenal Hull City (H), Sat 15:00 90 Medium 760 of 810 league minutes, so he has missed some games; Saturday is three days after Prague. Gyökeres Arsenal Hull City (H), Sat 15:00 78 (subbed off) Medium Started in Prague in place of Havertz, so the striker slot is a live call.
Haaland Man City Nott'm Forest (A), Sat 17:30 90 Low 799 of 810 league minutes and captained City in Leipzig. Guéhi Man City Nott'm Forest (A), Sat 17:30 90 Medium Back in the XI in Leipzig after being dropped on Saturday.
Szoboszlai Liverpool Crystal Palace (A), Sun 14:00 90 Medium First start since 17 October, with 503 league minutes so far. Isak Liverpool Crystal Palace (A), Sun 14:00 Sub, on 66 Low Held back until the 66th minute and scored; Iraola made five changes.
Mbeumo Man Utd Aston Villa (H), Sun 16:30 90 Low Ever-present in the league, 810 of 810 minutes, with five days to recover. Cunha Man Utd Aston Villa (H), Sun 16:30 90+1 (sent off) Low Sent off in Europe, but the FPL app lists him as available.
Baleba Man Utd Aston Villa (H), Sun 16:30 50 (subbed off) High Hamstring injury against Roma; FPL gives him a 50% chance of playing. Jackson Aston Villa Man Utd (A), Sun 16:30 77 (subbed off) Low Off on 77, with five days to recover.
Cash Aston Villa Man Utd (A), Sun 16:30 90 High Suspended until 21 November, according to the FPL app. Only Baleba and Cash carry an FPL flag among these 11.