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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. WVA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    ORIGI

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

    Lost 5 points due to YC this evening - but I assume most on here are similar. Could be costly when handing our the bonus points

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I've got 4 YC already. Who will be the first to get 2 yellows ?

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

    Unreal pass, touch & finish

  4. TOPCAT1960
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Right now...... 51 pts from tonights games

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

      What !!!

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

      And how many of those are on the bench?

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        zero.... but includes current baps on live fpl

        1. TOPCAT1960
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Have
          Mount Ings Mane Rashford

          1. TOPCAT1960
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Oh & Vardy C

            1. Barbarians
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              Well bloody done mate! Congrats! Whats ur OR?

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

    Origi nailed?

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp treating Everton like relegation fodder. Playing the second team and winning easily.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      More the fact Everton aren’t playing for Silva who will be sacked imminently

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Of course Mount & Tammy decide to get back in the points now 🙁

    1. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      When was Tammy out of the points? You didn't sell him for a hip bruise, did you?

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

    Origi on pens!

  9. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Who captained origi

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

    Barnes should have had 2 assists by now

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

    Dennis what a miss

  12. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Wow Lovren
    Surely no one owns Origi 🙂

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

      3 peaches from origi and shaq. Sublime passing shame about no clean sheet

    2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Casuals from GW1 owns him.

  13. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Watching everyone BUT Pulišić scoring... le sigh...

    Eye test and some stats & my GW16 move has been made. Here's hoping I don't get bitten by that one too... 103.5 TV and probably safe is Lordstram is rested somehow (Riiiico!)

  14. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Long Ball Team

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Winning team

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        VAR assisting

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    The wild Origi will enter hibernation at 10:30 tonight. He won't be seen until the next Merseyside Derby.

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

    Oh Vardy ffs

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

    No Salah next GW either so.

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

    Mount to pulisic might be the dumbest transfer i ever made in my fpl career. Especially since the alternative was martial to alli.

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

    How did Barnes miss that ???

  20. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Too inconvenient to ask for transfer advice during matches?

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

      Yes

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    If Lovren thinks that exonerates him for costing me a double cs he’s badly mistaken

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That's him told.

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He is a very naughty boy

  22. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pool are making Everton look like a Sunday league side !

  23. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Imma let you finish... but Dejan should've won the Ballon d'Or.

    1. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hilarious

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

    So is Salah staying on the bench then? Damn do something Cantwell

  25. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy 3rd on bench
    Liverpool double cs loss
    This gw is killing me...

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

      Why the fk is he 3rd on your bench.

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

      Seriously, why would he be 3rd on bench?

      I have dendonker and Rico on mine, but I think that's more understandable.

    3. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Stupid choice. You should've put him on. If he's injured he gets subbed out, simples

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

    okay now we have a striker problem.... Rashy, Vardy, Ings, Tammy all firing

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Dont forget jesus

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

      Mousset as well. Auba ticking along

  27. Stef rocks
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I am really sick of TAA with that value and not keeping CS. I am just afraid that as aoon as i ditch him he will do a monster haul!

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

      he got 10 points last week....

      1. Stef rocks
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah and 2-1-2-2-1 before that!

  28. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy so close

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      SOT or SoT

  29. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How is Vardy only at 47% ownership?

    Does that mean 53% of players are casuals?

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

    Sidibe off
    Bernard on

    Silva going for it. Job on the line & Pool back line vulnerable.

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

      he is actually strengthening his back line with that sub by going to 4 at the back