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Premier League Injury News: Salah Out, Haaland Hot Ahead of Gameweek

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The latest Premier League gameweek begins with Liverpool hosting Chelsea in Saturday's early kick-off. Mohamed Salah remains sidelined with a minor thigh issue, though the club expect him back for the final stretch of the campaign. Alisson Becker has yet to resume full training, while goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili is unavailable after a knee injury. Chelsea will be without Robert Sanchez and Jesse Derry, who suffered head injuries during Monday's defeat by Nottingham Forest. Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho remain doubtful, but Levi Colwill and Reece James have both completed a full week of training.

In FPL news, Liverpool's Cody Gakpo (£7.3m) has registered 14 shots in the last four gameweeks, with only one midfielder having more goal attempts. Chelsea's Joao Pedro (£7.5m) scored his 15th goal of the season in Gameweek 35, with nine of those coming across his last 12 appearances. Manchester City's Erling Haaland (£14.6m) took his tally to 25 goals with his third strike in as many matches, while no player has had more shots (23) in the last six matches. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes (£10.4m) has produced nine assists in the last eight gameweeks, leaving him just four short of Luis Suarez's all-time FPL season record.

Brighton pair Solly March and James Milner have recovered from muscular issues and are in contention against Wolves. Justin Kluivert returns for Bournemouth after more than four months out following knee surgery. For Manchester United, Lisandro Martinez is available again after completing a three-match suspension, while Sunderland's Dan Ballard has had his season cut short after his red card appeal was dismissed. Several players remain doubts including Rodri for Manchester City and Amadou Onana for Aston Villa.