Gameweek 31 Newsletter

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Gameweek 31 is to Double Gameweeks what Will Smith is to Oscar-winning actors. Yes, it's technically a double. But it ain't a particularly good one.Burnley and Everton are the only teams with two fixtures. Burnley will entertain Manchester City at Turf Moor before hosting Lampard's men on Wednesday evening.Everton, meanwhile, have a visit to West Ham on Sunday before their midweek 6-pointer up north.Unsurprisingly, nobody worth listening to appears to be moving mountains to buy any of the players involved here, but Wout Weghorst's sheer number of upcoming fixtures gives him some appeal.Speaking of injuries, it wouldn't be an international break without a plethora of them. The multitude of red, amber and yellow flags are the main talking points ahead of the weekend, and if you've logged in to find your team looking concerningly autumnal, you're not alone.We'd recommend visiting premierinjuries.com to keep abreast of the latest injury news, but here are the lowlights as of Friday:Trent Alexander-Arnold: Klopp says it's "possible" that Trent starts this gameweek. "Physically he should be fine and now we have to make a decision about rhythm".Raul Jimenez: OUT due to a suspension. Weghorst is a popular replacement.Reece James: Fit and available.Aaron Ramsdale: Could be back for Monday's game, but still a doubt.There are more, so stay vigilant and make sure your bench is at least serviceable.Let's look at some stats.

Despite an intensive (and ultimately disappointing) International Break, Mohamed Salah will win the majority of the armbands this week.The narrative being touted is that Liverpool have too much to play for to risk omitting him. After all, Watford have a penchant for pulling off the unexpected against Klopp's men.Harry Kane makes for a popular differential, but his fixture against Newcastle isn't as straightforward as it would've been pre-Christmas.