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1 January 2020 2047 comments
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There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 17:30 GMT this evening.

David Moyes takes charge of West Ham United for the first time since his reappointment as head coach, with Bournemouth the visitors to the London Stadium.

Manchester City entertain Everton, while bottom-of-the-table Norwich City play host to Crystal Palace.

The headline team news comes from the Etihad, where Pep Guardiola has made five changes from Sunday’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United.

Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all drop to the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko misses out altogether.

Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden are the players recalled to Guardiola’s starting XI.

David Silva is among the substitutes after returning from injury.

Kevin De Bruyne – the second-most-captained player of Gameweek 21 – keeps his place amid the rotation.

Ederson misses out with illness, so Claudio Bravo keeps his place.

Carlo Ancelotti followed suit, initially making five alterations to his Everton side.

Fabian Delph, Lucas Digne, Yerry Mina, Bernard and Seamus Coleman came into the side, with Leighton Baines, Michael Keane, Theo Walcott, Tom Davies and Moise Kean making way.

However, Bernard was injured in the warm-up – so Davies keeps his place.

Moyes has made four changes to the West Ham team from Gameweek 20.

Aaron Cresswell, Robert Snodgrass, Mark Noble and Angelo Ogbonna are in for Arthur Masuaku, Carlos Sanchez, Manuel Lanzini and Issa Diop.

There is no Michail Antonio in the Hammers’ squad.

Daniel Farke has recalled three first-team regulars after handing them breathers last weekend.

Sam Byram, Todd Cantwell and Kenny McLean come in for Jamal Lewis, Marco Stiepermann and Onel Hernandez.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from the team that drew with Southampton on Saturday.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Francis, Cook, Mepham, Rico, L Cook, Lerma, Gosling, H Wilson, C Wilson, Solanke.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Fornals, Haller.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Cancelo, Fernandinho, E Garcia, Mendy, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden, De Bruyne, Jesus.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Sidibe, Delph, Sigurdsson, Digne, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Davies.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons, McLean, Tettey, Vrancic, Buendía, Pukki, Cantwell.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Kelly, Tomkins, Sakho, Riedewald, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur, Meyer, Zaha, Ayew.

  1. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez is really taking that call hard.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Slam the phone down hard, did he?

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

        Nah, think it was a sex line.

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

    VAR done right...clear offside no stupid armpits involved

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

    Crazy how many offside goals there are. Shows how crap we are with the naked eye.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      So difficult for linesmen irl

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

      It's difficult at times for the officials, but it's incompetence at other times.

  4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Remember when goals could be celebrated? It was nice

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The funniest one was Neto at Anfield.

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

      It wasn't when you were on the end of a goal that should have been given offside.

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

      Remember when offside goals were allowed? That wasn't nice.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Swings and roundabouts

      2. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Did you see Grealish goal today?

        Are you saying you agree with goals like this being ruled out?

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

      I remember when linesman were allowed to their jobs rather than leaving it up to VAR. That was clearly and visibly offside...a year ago linesman would have called that.

  5. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What was the exact time did Kiko Fermenia get taken off?
    Every update has 60th minute...
    FPL has him on 59 mins and 1 point
    Is he not on a clean sheet as was taken off before the Wolves goal?...

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

      59.20 or something like that.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It was IN the 60th minute. 59m20s. Did not complete 60 minutes

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

      Hahaha give it up man he aint getting points

  6. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What's happening? A decision going against city or pool
    Whaaat

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

      Nit making it obvious is the trick

  7. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    VAR! Ughh right decision ... offside

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

      semi final against spurs??

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

        reply fail

  8. Slam
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I would love for KDB to score and then get the goal ruled out for offside by an armpit hair

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

      -1

    2. Nas
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Unlikely, since many of his goals are screamers from outside the box

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

    Aurier to dunk seems a no brainer?

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely

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

      slam dunk no less

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      To whoever at least scoring more than 2 points and much cheaper ... stay far far away from this guy

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

        Worst transfer on my wildcard... sold Soy to compound the matter.

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

    Any VAR-moaners for that one?

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

      Nah

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That was VAR at it best, correcting a clear and obvious mistake

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Let's be honest there are clear and obvious and then there is the arm pit

  11. Orion
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Will never ever bench Cantwell again

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

      Bookmarked

  12. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pep complaining today... Wasn't complaining on Sunday the baldy

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

    I actually started Cantwell those benchers don’t deserve his points! I never got them! 😉

  14. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This is what keeps me off KDB ©.
    Plays so DEEP.
    doesn't matter for him but still ....

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

      dude ... points 😉

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      yeah garbage player let me down so many times

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Can be quite nerve wracking captaining him for sure

      As set and forgets though he’s as good as they come

      9.5 was a gift from the gods

  15. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Buendia 7 assists this season, had no idea.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Had him for a while early in the season. Good player

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

      Quality player. Will get a move

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Played Cantwell over Grealish

    Thanks Vardy 🙂

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

      you what ?

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

      ?

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

    WHam goal

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wake me up before you go go.

  18. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Rico CS wiped

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Darn. He is my Vardy replacement.

      Bou could get relegated this season, so poor lately

  19. david31058
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    E-VAR-TON

  20. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    F!ck off Rico

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

    Man City gosl can only be allowed if it a KDB assist

  22. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    4 captain blanks in a row. Just a jammy assist for Kdb would be more than enough

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

    BOU CS wiped

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

    Cook OG
    Doosra A

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

    Ok. Hopefully now someone shreds a light.

    Is Creswell nailed on? He could be worth a punt for the double?

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Come on BOU show me who to buy for one of the best 4 fixture runs of this season

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

      WAT nor BHA AVL
      Insane

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

    Possible penalty for City VAR says...

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Would Mahrez be on pens?

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

        gundogan

      2. Am sorry to say again it�…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Gundogan

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

    VAR IS A JOKE

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

    My pointless move of the week, Martin to McCarthy. I was expecting maybe one more point than from Dean Henderson..... lols

  30. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Rico CS gone