Here’s the fantasy premier league news of the day for Wednesday 24th October including Reina, Champs league, Bale, Suarez and price rises/falls

Reina

A report in the Independent and quotes from Reina himself cast doubts on him being fit for the Merseyside Derby on the weekend.  Heres the quotes from Riena and a few bits from  the article

“I’m getting better, little by little. I’ll be patient and get really good.”

assistant manager Colin Pascoe admitted there was uncertainty over when the 30-year-old would return to action.

“We are not quite sure at the moment,” he said when asked when Reina would return.

“Hopefully not too long. He is doing his rehab at the moment and is working hard in training.

“So we will just have to assess him over the weekend and we will see then.”

Hardly comforting stuff for fantasy premier league managers and my view is a sell at the moment coupled with their fixtures which include Everton chelsea ad Spurs in the next 6.

Champs league

2 disastrous games for English teams with Manchester City and Arsenal both comfortably losing.

Fantasy premier league owners of Lescott would have been dismayed at his display especially with the visit of Swansea offering a great chance of a clean sheet.  In addition owners of Zabaleta will also be disturbed to see that he didn’t play due to an injury.  No details at the moment.  City have  a reasonable run of fixtures with Swansea Villa Wigan and West ham in the next 6 and fantasy premier league managers keeping faith with City defenders for just such a run will be nervously looking for details of his injury during the week.  We’ll keep you posted.

City lined up pretty much full strength with Dzeko getting the starting nod with Aguero up front. Milner and Barry screened but the City defence never looked comfortable and the move to 3-5-2 just made things worse.

Fantasy premier league owners of Tevez must be feeling that he will start against Swansea after being left on the bench the loss should force Mancini to take no risks and start Aguero as well.  Especially after Dzeko got his start and didn’t make the most of it.

Fantasy premier league owners of Gervinho would have been pleased to see him start as the lone front man with a home game against QPR next but by the end the prospects of him starting up front in that game seem minimal as he never really grasped the opportunity including a great chance when put through by Cazorla.

The rest of the team was fairly predictable except Coquelin came in to screen with Arteta and Ramsey moved further forward.  After 2 games scoreless fantasy premier league managers who own Cazorla especially will be concerned that chances wont be converted to goals.  Cazorla has to be a popular captain choice this weekend and the performance of others around him will have made those managers nervous.  Personally I think if Giroud returns  then the goals will come.

Bale/Spurs

Great news for fantasy premier league owners of Bale in that he won be travelling to Slovenia.  Not so great for Sun Dream team owners.  Words from AVB as quoted in the Daily Mail make it seem certain his paternity leave wont extend to the game against Saints at the weekend.

We have been discussing it since he left us before the game against Chelsea,’ said Villas-Boas, ‘I’ve had a conversation with him.
‘On such an occasion it is important to give the player a choice of a return so he comes back mentally strong and ready to focus.
‘It’s important to have input from the player as well. So, we will have no doubts about his state when he returns for the Southampton game.’

Dembele and Adebayor arent making the trip due to injury. Friedel is injured

Suarez and Gerrard

Both will play tonight according to a report in the Daily Mail.  Good news for Sun Dream teamers.  Fantasy premier league owners will be nervous watchers injury wise.

Heres what Rodgers had to say in the report:

‘Anzhi are a strong unit,’ said Pascoe. ‘They are a big team with big players. We have swapped and changed things around a bit before but, looking at this game, it is very important for us. We will pick a stronger team than we played against Udinese.

It is a difficult (situation). After Anzhi we have got games against Everton, Swansea (in the Carling Cup), Newcastle, Anzhi away and then Chelsea. We will have to mix things up depending on the games. But we want to win this one. It is as simple as that.’

Price Rises/Falls

Nolan has joined Mata and Sterling in £0.2m price rises.  Still only Fellaini who has dropped £0.2m