Premier League clubs' staff ask Norwegian fantasy football expert to HIDE their identities over fears they could be punished for leaking team news - after 'FPL Insider' caused uproar by revealing Jack Grealish's injury

  • The FPL Insider Twitter account tracks online fantasy football profiles of Premier League players and staff
  • The Norwegian expert tweets when they transfer one of their real-life colleagues
  • He made headlines when revealing Aston Villa stars took out Jack Grealish
  • Villa boss Dean Smith was furious with the injury leak ahead of Leicester game 

Staff from Premier League clubs have contacted a Norwegian fantasy football 'insider', asking him to hide their identities as they could face punishment for inadvertently leaking team news.

The FPL Insider Twitter account - which tracks the online fantasy football profiles of Premier League players and staff and tweets out when they transfer in or out one of their real-life colleagues - entered infamy last month when it revealed that several Aston Villa stars had substituted out Jack Grealish.

Two days later, Grealish missed their 2-1 defeat by Leicester through injury, with Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers admitting afterwards that he had heard rumours over the midfielder's fitness.

Jack Grealish's injury was leaked just days before Aston Villa's defeat against Leicester

Jack Grealish's injury was leaked just days before Aston Villa's defeat against Leicester

The FPL Insider Twitter account recently caused uproar ahead of Aston Villa vs Leicester

The FPL Insider Twitter account recently caused uproar ahead of Aston Villa vs Leicester

The account revealed several Villa stars and staff had substituted out captain Grealish

The account revealed several Villa stars and staff had substituted out captain Grealish

Dean Smith was furious with the leak just days before the crunch Premier League encounter

Dean Smith was furious with the leak just days before the crunch Premier League encounter

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith vowed to reprimand the source of the leak and it is believed his players and staff are now banned from playing fantasy football amid concerns over secrecy. 


Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, also described the issue as 'unprofessional and unethical.'

Sportsmail can reveal that staff on top-flight teams have been in touch with the owner of the account - a Norwegian Aston Villa fan named Henning - to request that he no longer discloses their names and job titles when tweeting out their fantasy transfers as they fear disciplinary action from their clubs.

And Henning has since revealed he will no longer publish this information for backroom staff, but any changes made by players will still be tweeted out, leaving clubs vulnerable to more team news hitting social media.

The Norwegian expert has announced he will not publish information from backroom staff but any changes from players will still be revealed

The Norwegian expert has announced he will not publish information from backroom staff but any changes from players will still be revealed

Eight days after the initial uproar from the Grealish leak, the Twitter account again revealed Villa insiders had taken him out ahead of the Leeds fixture

Eight days after the initial uproar from the Grealish leak, the Twitter account again revealed Villa insiders had taken him out ahead of the Leeds fixture

This tweet shows Southampton's head performance analyst had taken Alex McCarthy out of their team

This tweet shows Southampton's head performance analyst had taken Alex McCarthy out of their team

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