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Simultaneous top-flight Saturday 3pm BST kick-offs make a welcome return today, with five Premier League matches getting underway at the traditional time.

Patson Daka (£7.5m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.5m) are both on the bench for Leicester City’s clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, as Brendan Rodgers goes with Harvey Barnes (£7.0m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) to support Jamie Vardy (£10.5m) in attack.

£4.0m defender Daniel Amartey starts, while Luke Thomas (£4.5m) is deputising at left-back after Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) tested positive for Covid-19.

Bruno Lage has opted for a 3-4-3 for his first Wolves match, with the starting XI not showing too many shocks. Nelson Semedo (£5.0m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench, however, with budget FPL defender Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.0m) starting in his stead.

Aston Villa are not only without the departed Jack Grealish (£8.0m) but also Ollie Watkins (£7.5m), who misses out with a bruised knee.

New signings Emiliano Buendia (£6.5m), Danny Ings (£8.0m) and Ashley Young (£5.0m) all start, the latter seemingly in an ‘out of position’ midfield role, with Leon Bailey (£6.5m) and Axel Tuanzebe (£4.5m) on the bench.

Watford boss Xisco Munoz hands debuts to new signings Emmanuel Dennis (£5.0m) and Juraj Kucka (£5.5m).

Troy Deeney (£5.5m) is on the bench.

Trevoh Chalobah (£5.0m) makes his Premier League debut for Chelsea at centre-half.

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Hakim Ziyech (£7.5m) are both injured, while Kai Havertz (£8.5m) is among the substitutes after his two-hour run-out in midweek.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) is not available because he is quarantining after his move from Inter Milan.

Marc Guehi (£4.5m) starts for Palace in Patrick Vieira’s first match in charge but fellow summer recruit Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) is on the bench.

Adam Armstrong (£6.0m) gets his Southampton debut up front alongside Che Adams (£7.0m), with Nathan Tella (£5.0m) only among the substitutes.

£4.0m FPL defender Tino Livramento and Romain Perraud (£5.0m) also make their Saints bows.

Richarlison (£7.5m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.0m) start for Everton, who also include new signings Andros Townsend (£5.5m) and Demarai Gray (£5.5m) in the starting XI.

James Rodriguez (£7.0m) is one of five players who are isolating but Lucas Digne (£5.5m) features.

Nick Pope (£5.5m) is between the posts for Burnley as Jay Rodriguez (£5.5m) gets the nod to support Chris Wood (£7.0m) up top.

Brighton are without Joel Veltman (£4.5m) for the trip to Turf Moor.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cork, Gudmundsson, Wood, McNeil, Westwood, Rodriguez

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Webster, Dunk, Duffy, Alzate, Bissouma, Mwepu, March, Maupay, Trossard, Gross

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Christensen, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Pulisic, Werner.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Mitchell, Guehi, Kouyate, McArthur, Riedewald, Schlupp, Ayew, Zaha, Mateta.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Gray, Allan, Doucoure, Townsend, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Stephens, Livramento, Salisu, Perraud, Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo, Armstrong, Adams.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Perez, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Saiss, Coady, Kilman, Hoever, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Traore, Jimenez, Trincao.

Watford XI: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Sarr, Dennis, Kabasele, Kucka

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Targett, Konsa, Ngoyo, Mings, McGinn, Buendia, Young, Nakamba, Ings, El Ghazi

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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Did Mark copy Andy’s team or Andy copy Mark’s, I think we should be told?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Only Gundogan vs Torres different, right? Even their crappy bench is the same 😆

      Apart from Foster vs Steele

  2. Cynical
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    No sign of Veltman? :/

  3. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Classic FPL is back!

    Both underpriced and most owned players blanked

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

    Plenty of Tsmikas exit plans available as its stands.

    Perhaps only Livramento & Hoover come GW4.

  5. jia you
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wife: Did your team win?
    Me: Yup, 5-1

    Wife: What about your game?
    Me: Didn't have Bruno and he scored 3 goals so not so good

    Wife: I thought he was your favourite player?
    Me: He is!

    Wife: Why didn't you have him?
    Me: Trying something different this year..
    Wife: Ni shi bendan (which translates to: you're a silly egg)

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ni shi bendan 😆

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What language is that?

        1. SINGH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Bendanese

    2. ritzyd
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Shes right

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone got a plan until Bruno plays 🙁

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That’s a pretty literal translation lol

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Let her manage your team

    6. aussie-trav
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Captain

  6. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Do players who score hat tricks actually want the match ball or is it just tradition to take it home?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno said "can I have the ball"... So yes they want it.

  7. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I knew the risk, I knew the risk, I knew the risk...

    Got to hope that Son & Vardy will offset lack of Brutal Hattricknandes.

    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Point-wise it is blown out of proportions a little bit, I had Greenwood and Bamford in that game = 10pts...Bruno + Shaw = 21, it is more "schadenfreude" kicking in for Bruno owners 😉

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    5 x 4.0m defs?

    Duffy also….

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I have 3

  9. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else hoping for a Vardy party?

  10. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Let's go DCL!

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

    Are bruno owners but non cappers happy after that haul?

    Would have loved annother 20 points but was close to starting without bruno so evens out

    1. Gomolon
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Of course we are lol ??

    2. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ofc we are lol! Still Salah(C) to play:)

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

      Nah. Owning Shaw as well as not captaining Bruno is a fail from that game - vs the serious FPL players.

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Shaw had a good game. He was just a bit unlucky with that Ayling cracker.

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

          He did and he was. None of that matters in FPL for this week though.

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

        Yes i think it comea down to having Greenwood or not if u didnt captain bruno

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

          Forgot Greenwood, it gets worse...

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        The serious FPL players owned Bruno and Shaw, and captained Salah.. it’s the non serious ones who would have gambled done anything other

      4. aussie-trav
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’d call myself some what serious and captained Bruno. Its not just because I’m a Man U supported but yet top scorer in the league.

    4. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Heck yeah!

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Obviously. 49% of the game don't own him.

  12. FishFingers
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    There goes Brighton CS

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Double Brighton cs already gone lmao can’t believe it

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Veltman had the decency to be out for me and save those blushes.
      First luck of the season getting Ayling in. Phew.

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I have Brownhill first, Ayling second.

  14. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Well done sanchez

  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez CS anyone?

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

      Dirty.

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez didn’t even last long. Came too early

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

      Hate it when that happens

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        😆

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is that the gw1 Brighton template gone already??

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Get Veltman back asap !

  18. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    No Bruno and Sanchez in goal. Gonna be a long season.

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

    Different season, same Brighton

  20. mvtaylor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    And that's why £4.5m GKs are a joke...

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Apologise to Raya

      1. mvtaylor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He doesn't get to play Arsenal every week

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Like last season,Martinez

    3. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Might have to look at the 5m ones, Schmeichel should be good. Dont think Martinez can match last season score.

    4. ENZO SZN™
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      yeah just like the previous top scoring GKs right..Martinez,Pope,Heaton

  21. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Well u know what they say. 1st minute clean sheet loss is better than 90th minute

    1. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      True dat

    2. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Still have time to get those saves...oh wait...

  22. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez over Martinez already looking like the biggest mistake of so-called 'pros'

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      ... and there goes Martinez's as well

    2. gibson1314
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      These comments are brilliant should really hold yer water until FT.

  23. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lol at Brighton... (I have Sanchez as well).

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Brighton ----> relegated

    Told ya.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Did ya

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

      Presume it was a low xGC goal conceded by Brighton?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        They still can’t defend set pieces don’t know why we all forgot that

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No Bruno, Sanchez in nets.. FPL is back

    4. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No white no clean sheets

      1. Random Name
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This.

      2. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Actually the whites love a nice clean sheet...

      3. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah White's the difference just as Arsenal found out yesterday 😆

        1. SINGH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          We got robbed man. £49 mil. Think it was meant to be £4.9mil!

    5. FPL Joker
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Any ideas how long Bertrand will be out for?

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

        Depends when he got covid, we should know more post match.

      2. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What a bummer. Was my draft league sleeper pick.

        Hopefully it’s just a close contact and not serious.

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tarkowskaya

    7. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well Brighton didn't give us hope at least