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There are six Premier League matches taking place this evening, with all bar the Merseyside derby kicking off at 19:30 GMT.

Liverpool v Everton gets underway at 20:15 GMT, meanwhile.

Perhaps the headline team news comes from Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea take on Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard is able to call upon Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) as the England striker makes a swift return from the hip injury that forced his absence in Gameweek 14.

Mason Mount (£6.6m), Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) and the recalled Willian (£7.1m) make up the attacking trident behind Abraham but there is no place in the starting XI for Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m), who is replaced by Andreas Christensen (£4.9m).

Jorginho, Emerson (£5.5m), Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) and Pedro (£6.8m) also drop out of the team, as N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Cesar Azplicueta (£5.9m) return.

Dean Smith has made three changes, two of which are enforced.

Douglas Luiz (£4.5m), the suspended Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) and the injured Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) make way, with Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m), Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) and Trezeguet (£5.2m) taking their places.

The swirling media reports that suggested that Anthony Martial (£7.7m) would miss out have proven to be accurate, with the Frenchman not in Manchester United’s squad.

Speaking to MUTV before the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Anthony got a slight injury on Sunday so he’ll be out for a little while.

Brandon Williams (£4.1m), Juan Mata (£6.2m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) all drop to the bench, meanwhile, as Jesse Lingard (£6.3m), Ashley Young (£5.4m), Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) and Scott McTominay (£5.1m) come into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

Jose Mourinho is back at Old Trafford after a 12-month absence and has made two changes to his Spurs team, with Harry Winks (£5.3m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) replacing Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m).

There were shocks at Anfield, too, with Jurgen Klopp making five changes: two of which see Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) drop to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.3m) and Divock Origi (£5.2m) come in, while Adrian (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Alisson (£6.0m).

Everton are unchanged.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change to his Leicester City XI, with Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) replacing the absent Ben Chilwell (£5.9m).

Chilwell reportedly has a minor groin injury.

Hayden Mullins, in temporary charge of Watford, also makes a sole alteration, with Troy Deeney (£6.2m) in for the injured Jose Holebas (£4.7m).

That would seem to indicate a change of shape, with the 3-5-2 abandoned for a back four.

Continuing that trend, Nuno Espirito Santo has only made one tweak to his Wolves starting XI: Romain Saiss (£4.4m), who was banned for the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, ousts Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

West Ham’s only change sees Sebastien Haller (£7.1m) come in for Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who failed a late fitness test.

There is just one alteration at St. Mary’s, meanwhile: Norwich City are unchanged, while Shane Long (£4.6m) starts in Michael Obafemi‘s (£4.9m) stead for the hosts.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, James; Kante, Kovacic; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Hourihane, Nakamba, McGinn; Grealish, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Ricardo; Ndidi; Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Perez; Vardy.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Mariappa, Cathcart, Femenia; Capoue, Doucoure; Hughes, Deulofeu, Sarr; Deeney.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana; Shaqiri, Mane, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Sidibe; Sigurdsson, Davies; Richarlison, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Lingard, James; Greenwood.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura; Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

Norwich XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Aarons; Trybull, Amadou; Hernandez, McClean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Traore.

West Ham XI: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; F. Anderson; Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

  1. Ibra
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is TAA essential anymore? He has blank soon and pretty tough fixtures after that. I'm thinking of:

    Jimenez + Mount + TAA -> Abraham + Alli + Aurier (-4)

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He’s more essential than Aurier

      1. Ibra
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        And Alli + Abraham is more essential than Mount + Jimenez

    2. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs still look poor

    3. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He just assisted two goals last gw, get rid if you dare

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I might actually downgrade him. Rico and Kelly are killing it

    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Eat those words after that worldwide pass.

  2. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Saiss Donkey Rico bench going to outscore my starting XI comfortably at this rate.

  3. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Nothing ever works the way you want, so frustrating

    1. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm this close to giving up

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Season is a write off

    3. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I don’t believe you

  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy straight back in, sellers?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep Jimmy-->Tammy

    2. Railwayman
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It will be him or Rashford.

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I’m seriously tempted by Rashford

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yeh, after I’ve ditched that french git Martial.

    4. Karhumies
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Guess I should. The problem is, in for the same guy (Jimenez) or a different guy (Auba)?

    5. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Laca straight back to Tammy I think. Allows Maddison to Alli. 2FT. Easy peasy.

    6. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Confirmed

    7. SH
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, Ings doing okay. Might get Rashford as a differential

  5. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Today is probably the first time that Fred has looked good for Man United

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Did you not see the Alli goal?

    2. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Didn’t play very well against Alli

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone to be so kind and please to post the mods league? Thanksn

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Scroll up to the league codes

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I can't find it on mobile version only on desktop one 🙁

    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It's legit on the right side of this page.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Surprised you don't have bookmarked.
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/539/standings/c

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks lads you are the best

  7. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    9 points from my team as things stand (including Baps), 26 from bench (Abraham, Rico, Dendoncker)

    1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ouch haha!!

    2. Railwayman
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Harsh

  8. Karhumies
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Auba and Traore out with -4 to get
    Tammy and Alli in with exact change for next GW?

    After Alli rises, I will not be able to afford this anymore.

    Mids: Mane, KDB, Mount, Tielemans, Traore/Alli
    Forwards: Vardy, Auba/Tammy, Jimenez

  9. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Already eyeing up this:

    Mount, Moura, Batshuayi, Kane > Alli, Son, Abraham, Mousset/Ings (-8)

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Decent

  10. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    2 FTs
    exact cash

    Tomori + Zaha ➡ Kelly + Alli

    Yay or Nay..?

    1. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I would do that move (not before tonights matches are over of course)

  11. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Why you guys would bench Tammy having kept him is beyond me. I just wish I'd never sold

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      behave

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ikr weird, you always start best xi crocked or not just incase

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Casuals... no other explanation

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        lack of experience? idk, too much reliance on flags i guess. no offence anyone who did, but care explain the logic?

        1. OLLY G
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Fear of a cameo off the bench vs a player with a good fixture. I never would have benched him if my subs were poor.

    4. OLLY G
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I benched him for Soyuncu, do you think that was bad?

      It seems like a fair call at the time.

      1. OLLY G
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Was concerned about a cameo. No idea if that would have happened though tbf.

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        well all here say play the attacker, soy isnt bad tho

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          ah cameo, that makes more sense

  12. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    That was dive?

    1. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It only gets clearer on screen(var). I'm confused.

  13. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Thoroughly enjoying the bigger than usual meltdown on here

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same

  14. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How did Mount look, any hope for some points ?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Someone posted that it didn't look good for sellers .... and then got booked.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      YC for his troubles

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not really.

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      he's been involved

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy 'dive' and YC ridiculous from the ref. WTF

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A Vardy red card would be like a thermonuclear cat among the pigeons.

    2. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      16 point swing!!

  16. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    48 home games unbeaten in the premier league if we manage to beat these lot. That is an unreal stat, Anfield is a fortress.

    I remember in the mid 00’s when Chelsea went on an 86 game home unbeaten record, 1,460 days. Staggering. Liverpool would have to go another 2 full seasons unbeaten at home to match it, i think that puts Chelsea’s dominance in context!

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What time does the Vardy Party start?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      in 4 weeks time

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How has Pulisic / Maddison looked?

  19. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How to get Alli in without damaging squad?

    £0.8m itb

    Hend Heaton
    TAA Lund Soy Tomori Aurier
    Mane KDB Maddison Pulisic Dend
    Vardy Jiminez Tammy

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      KDB > Alli

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A good week to bench boost !

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah mine is on 20 at the minute.

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Var has ruined football. Taken all the fun out of it.

  22. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Shaqqqqqqq

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    SHAQQQQQ

    MANE ASSISTTTTT

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What a pass!!

  24. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This is laughable

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Really is lol

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    SuperMane

  26. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Wow

    1. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wow indeed.

  27. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mane - the new KDB

  28. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Should hand over the PL to Pool RIGHT NOW!

  29. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mane C top lad

  30. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Silva done for it.