Here’s my fantasy premier league line up predictions for game week 18 plus injuries
Arsenal (Wigan A)
- Injuries
A Santos Abdominal Strain no return date
L Fabianski Ankle/Foot Injury 14th Jan 13
V Diaby Thigh Muscle Strain no return date
- Likely line up.
Szczesny
Sagna
Mertesacker
Vermaelen
Gibbs
Oxlade-Chamberlain
Wilshere
Arteta
Podolski
Cazorla
Walcott
- Main question is whether walcott or Giroud will play up front
Aston Villa (Chelsea A)
- injuries
S Ireland Illness 23rd Dec 12
G Agbonlahor Thigh Muscle Strain 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
D Bent Hamstring Injury no return date
R Vlaar Calf/Shin Injury 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
G Gardner ACL Knee Injury May 13
R Dunne Gilmores Groin no return date
S Petrov Acute Leukaemia no return date
- predicted line up
Guzan
Herd
Clark
Vlaar
Lowton
Westwood
Bannan
Lichaj
Holman
Benteke
Weimann
- Whether Vlaar returns or not is the only point of debate
Chelsea (Villa H)
- Injuries
R Bertrand Knock 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
O Romeu ACL Knee Injury Jun 13
D Sturridge Hamstring Injury 23rd Dec 12
J Terry Knee Injury no return date
- Likely line up
Cech
Ivanovic
Luiz
Cahill
Cole
Moses
Ramires
Azpilicueta
Hazard
Mata
Torres
- I’m going for Luiz to play in midfield to give some athleticism
Everton (West Ham H)
- Injuries
T Hibbert Calf/Shin Injury no return date
K Mirallas Hamstring Injury no return date
P Neville Knee Injury 16th Jan 13
V Anichebe Hamstring Injury no return date
- Likely line up
Howard
Coleman
Jagielka
Distin
Baines
Naismith
Osman
Gibson
Heitinga
Pienaar
Jelavic
- I’m going for Naismith as the advanced midfielder
Fulham (Liverpool A)
- Injuries
N Etheridge Leg Injury no return date
S Riether Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12
M Diarra Knee Injury no return date
B Ruiz Hamstring Injury 12th Jan 13
S Davies Hip/Thigh Injury 2nd Jan 13
- likely line up
Schwarzer
Kelly
Hughes
Hangeland
Riise
Duff
Baird
Karagounis
Richardson
Berbatov
Rodallega
Liverpool (Fulham H)
- Injuries
O Assaidi Knee Injury no return date
J Enrique Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12
F Borini Ankle/Foot Injury 14th Jan 13
M Kelly ACL Knee Injury Mar 13
- Likely line up
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Lucas
Gerrard
Allen
Shelvey
Suárez
Cole
- Enrique will be fit by all accounts so only question is the rotation threats around Sterling. Home to Fulham sounds like a good time so I’ve gone for Joe Cole in the front 3.
Man City (Reading H)
- Injuries
M Balotelli Illness no return date
A Kolarov Hip/Thigh Injury no return date
S Nasri Groin/Pelvis Injury 29th Dec 12
V Kompany Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
J Milner Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
M Richards Cartilage Knee Injury 11th Feb 13
J Rodwell Hamstring Injury no return date
- Likely line up
Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Nastasic
Clichy
Silva
Y Touré
Javi García
Milner
Aguero
Tevez
- If not Kompany then KToure will probably go in defence. Dzeko is obviously the potential fly in the ointment over the captain prospectsfor Aguero or Tevez
Man Utd (Swansea A)
- Injuries
Rafael Hamstring Injury no return date
M Carrick Hamstring Injury 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
J Evans Hamstring Injury 23rd Dec 12
Anderson Hamstring Injury 29th Dec 12
Nani Hamstring Injury no return date
S Kagawa Knee Injury no return date
- Likely line up
de Gea Jones Evra Vidic Ferdinand Carrick Cleverley Young Valencia RVP Rooney
- tricky to predict the CB partnership otherwise apart from the Scholes v Cleverly issue team should pick itself
Newcastle Utd (QPR H)
- Injuries
H Ben Arfa Hamstring Injury no return date
S Taylor Hamstring Injury 22nd Jan 13
G Obertan Toe Injury 22nd Dec 12
Y Cabaye Groin/Pelvis Injury Feb 13
D Gosling Knee Injury no return date
H Vučkić ACL Knee Injury May 13
R Taylor ACL Knee Injury Mar 13
- Likely line up
Krul Simpson Santon Colocinni Williamson Anita Tiote Jonas Obertan Cisse Ba
Norwich (WBA A)
- Injuries
G Holt Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
A Surman Knee Injury no return date
R Bennett Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
J Ruddy Hip/Thigh Injury Feb 13
H Kane Metatarsal Fracture 22nd Dec 12
- Likely line up
Bunn Whittaker Garrido Turner Bassong Johnson Tetty Pilkington Snodgrass Hoolahan Holt
- Holt is the main question
QPR (Newcastle A)
- Injuries
K Dyer Knock no return date
J Cesar Back Injury no return date
J Bosingwa Back Injury no return date
J Park Knee Injury no return date
B Zamora Hip/Thigh Injury 19th Jan 13
A Johnson ACL Knee Injury Mar 13
- Likely line up
Green Onouha Traore Nelsen Hill SWP Faurlin Mbia Mackie Taarabt Cisse
- hard to see there being any changes to last week.
Reading (Man City A)
- Injuries
J Roberts Hip/Thigh Injury 29th Dec 12
S Morrison Ankle/Foot Injury no return date
A McCarthy Shoulder Injury May 13
J Karacan MCL Knee Ligament Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
- likely line up
Federici Cummings Shorey Mariappa Gorkss Leigertwood Tabb Kebe McAnuff Le Fondre Pogrebnyak
- I’ve gone for Le Fondre as surely common sense will prevail
Southampton (Sunderland H)
- Injuries
A Lallana Knee Injury no return date
P Gazzaniga Shoulder Injury 22nd Dec 12
D Fox Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12
R Chaplow Knock 22nd Dec 12
F Richardson Hip/Thigh Injury 22nd Dec 12
- Likely line up
Davis Clyne Shaw Yoshida Fonte Schneiderlin Cork Puncheon Rodriguez Ramirez Lambert
Stoke City (Spurs A)
- Injuries
M Owen Hamstring Injury 29th Dec 12
R Delap Inguinal Hernia no return date
M Wilson Broken Leg no return date
- Likely line up
Begovic Shotton Cameron Huth Shawcross NZonzi Adam Whelan Etherington Walters Jones
- fairly predictable team. Adam could be unavailable following the death of his father in which case KIghtly would come in
Sunderland (Southampton A)
- Injuries
S Fletcher Back Injury 22nd Dec 12
D Rose Ankle/Foot Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
P Bardsley Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
L Cattermole Knee Injury 5th Feb 13
W Brown MCL Knee Ligament Injury 29th Jan 13
- Likely line up
Mignolet Bardsley Rose Cuellar O’Shea Larsson Colback McLean Johnson Sessegnon Fletcher
- I’ve gone for everyone making the late fitness test for such a crucial game although expect the midfeld to play in defence if there are failures
Swansea (Man Utd H)
- Injuries
A Rangel Calf/Shin Injury 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
P Hernandez Hip/Thigh Injury 23rd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
M Vorm Groin/Pelvis Injury 23rd Dec 12
N Taylor Ankle/Foot Injury May 13
- Likely line up
Vorm Rangel Davies Chico Williams Britton Dyer Routledge Ki De Guzman Michu
Tottenham (Stoke H)
- Injuries
E Adebayor Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
G Bale Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12
M Dawson Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12
B Assou-Ekotto Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12
Y Kaboul Knee Injury no return date
- Likely line up
Lloris Walker Naughton Vertonghen Gallas Sandro Dembele Bale Dempsey Lennon Defoe
- Loads of permutations here including Vertonghen or BAE at LB and Adebayor starting upfront
WBA (Norwich H)
- Injuries
S Reid Calf/Shin Injury 29th Dec 12
C Yacob Hamstring Injury 29th Dec 12
L Ridgewell Ankle/Foot Injury 22nd Dec 12
B Foster Groin/Pelvis Injury 22nd Dec 12
- Likely line up
Foster Jones Ridgewell McAuley Olsson Mulumbu Morrison Brunt Odemwingie Gera Long
West Ham (Everton H)
- Injuries
G McCartney MCL Knee Ligament Injury no return date
M Diame Hamstring Injury no return date
A Carroll Knee Injury 30th Jan 13
Y Benayoun Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12 Late Fit Test
A Diarra Thigh Muscle Strain 26th Dec 12
R Vaz Te Dislocated Shoulder 4th Jan 13
J Collison Knee Injury 22nd Dec 12
- Likely line up
Jaas Tomkins O’Brien Collins Reid Noble O’Neill Nolan Jarvis Taylor Cole
Wigan (Arsenal H)
- Injuries
A Lopez Hamstring Injury 18th Feb 13
J McCarthy Ankle/Foot Injury 29th Dec 12
G Caldwell Hamstring Injury 26th Dec 12
I Ramis Hamstring Injury 22nd Dec 12
R Miyaichi Ankle/Foot Injury no return date
B Watson Broken Leg 2nd Feb 13
A Crusat Knee Injury no return date
A Alcaraz Groin/Pelvis Injury 29th Dec 12
- Likely line up
Al habsi Stam Beaujesour Boyce Caldwell Figueroa McArthur Jones Gomez Maloney Kone
- 2 from Gomez Maloney and Di Santo is the main point of debate
Injuries from physio room
