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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. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What a goal. Cucho Hernandez

  2. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Another Watford goal?

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

      Yep

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

    Home teams dominating?

    Norwich to cruise past Liverpool later? Salah blank? Cappo fail?

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

      Do not apply to Everton.

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

      The fans coming back is proving to be a huge factor already

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barnes almost through - coady was really stretching

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

      Hopefully some baps for ‘almost’….

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

      Barnes was selfish he should have squared it to Vardy for tap in.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That was a few minutes later - and was shocking - see below

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

    Watford 5.0m FWDs all the rage

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Buy 2 Get 1 Free. There's plenty to spare.

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

    We want 4, Watford!

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I do. Let Martinez lose another point.

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

      *Watfourd

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    WaTfOrD cANT sCOre GoAlS

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

      Literally no one said this.

  8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ings and Mings > Different Things.

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

    Martinez owners in tears!

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

      Buendia owners more so

    2. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I've got both.. but then there's Sarr to ease to wipe my tears

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ah that was shocking from Barnes

    FFS shoot or give Vardy a tap in

    Did neither

    Poor

  11. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Watford buy 10 forwards and get 3 goals vs Villa.

    Should buy another 15.

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Adama Traoré is useless

  13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why do I own two Aston Villa players

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

      Good fixtures, decent last season and some exciting transfers in.

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

      3 fixtures not to lose!

  14. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Another long season for Timo

  15. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fantastic assist from the guy who got fouled, went down and still played a killer pass from the deck.

  16. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    McGinn score

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

      Assist?

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Assist?

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

        Baileys.

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks and God damnit.

  17. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    For a 5.5 goalie to concede like this is painful.

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

      How are you blaming the goalie for those goals?

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I ain't blaming the goalie - I said it's painful.

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

          ahh fair enough

  18. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    This is just unfair. Watford got so many fwds, a couple of them will obviously score.

  19. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    McGINNnnnnnnnn

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

      *McGetInnnn

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

    Watford comeback is on….

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

      *Aston Villa 😆

  21. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I got a clean six points from Azpilicueta. Mendy and Rudiger to go.

  22. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Bachmann CS wiped.

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wolves pushing forwards for equaliser

    Leicester countering like mad

    Goal coming at one end or the other

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

    C'mon Ings!!! Doe somethinggg!!

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

      Oh deer

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

    Traore on
    Buendia off

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

    Milner starts

    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I see what you did there 😉

  27. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Blackbox were spot on with their "avoid unsettled teams" lesson. Villa need time.

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

      Yes, but I thought United would be in that category too

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

      Both Watford and Villa started 3 debutants

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah i took an L here

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

    Sanchez forever destined to be 1 save away. Every match...

  29. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lovely goal, Meatball.

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    NORWICH : Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Giannoulis, Rupp, Gilmour, Lees-Melou, Cantwell, Rashica, Pukki.
    Subs: Gunn, Zimmermann, Dowell, Tzolis, Sorensen, McLean, Sargent, Mumba, Idah.

    LIVERPOOL : Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Tsimikas, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Mane, Jota.
    Subs: Kelleher, Fabinho, Konate, Firmino, Gomez, Minamino, Origi, Woodburn, Elliott.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just the ONE 4.0m defender shocker!