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Four Premier League matches kick off at 3pm BST today, including reigning champions Manchester City against newly promoted Norwich City.

Aston Villa v Newcastle United, Crystal Palace v Brentford and Leeds United v Everton are the other top-flight fixtures taking place at the traditional Saturday afternoon start time.

The headline team news comes from the Etihad as Pep Guardiola makes five changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.

Aymeric Laporte, Kyle Walker, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva are all recalled to the starting XI, with Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Nathan Ake, Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho dropping to the bench.

An ankle injury keeps Kevin De Bruyne out, while John Stones isn’t part of the hosts’ matchday squad.

Norwich are unchanged from the side that lost 3-0 at home to Liverpool last Saturday.

That’s also the case with Brentford, as Bryan Mbeumo gets set for another out-of-position run-out alongside Ivan Toney.

Summer signings Conor Gallagher and Joachim Andersen get their first Palace starts, with Christian Benteke also recalled. Jordan Ayew, Jairo Riedewald and Jean-Philippe Mateta drop to the bench.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith makes two changes to the team that lost to newly promoted Watford last weekend, with Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz replacing Matt Targett and Marvelous Nakamba.

Targett’s benching means that Ashley Young starts at left-back.

Joe Willock starts for Newcastle as Steve Bruce makes three changes to the Magpies side that lost at home to West Ham last Sunday.

Willock replaces the injured Jonjo Shelvey in midfield, with Fabian Schar and captain Jamaal Lascelles coming into defence in place of Emil Krafth and Ciaran Clark.

Kalvin Phillips and Junior Firpo are make the Leeds line-up after fitness-related benchings in Gameweek 1, with Robin Koch and Rodrigo dropping to the bench.

Yerry Mina for Mason Holgate and Alex Iwobi for Andros Townsend are Everton’s two alterations.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young, McGinn, Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Buendia, Ings

Subs: Steer, Targett, Wesley, Hourihane, Tuanzebe, Nakamba, Hause, Philogene-Bidace, Chukwuemeka

Newcastle XI: Woodman, Murphy, Schar, Fernandez, Lascelles, Ritchie, Hayden, Willock, Almiron, Wilson, Saint-Maximin

Subs: Gillespie, Clark, Joelinton, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Fraser, Gayle, S. Longstaff

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Kouyate, Schlupp, McArthur, Benteke, Gallagher, Zaha.

Subs: Butland, Matthews, Tomkins, Ayew, Mateta, Kelly, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi.

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Janelt, Onyeka, Mbeumo, Norgaard, Canos, Toney.

Subs: Goode, Forss, Wissa, Fernandez, Ghoddos, Dervisoglu, Bidstrup, Sorensen, Roerslev.

Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Firpo, Phillips, Raphinha, Dallas, Klich, Harrison, Bamford.

Subs: Forshaw, Roberts, Klaesson, Helder Costa, Rodrigo, Summerville, Shackleton, Cresswell, Drameh.

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Richarlison, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Kenny, Holgate, Delph, Townsend, Begovic, Gbamin, Davies, Kean, Branthwaite.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Walker, Gundogan, Rodri, Grealish, Silva, Torres, Jesus.

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Zinchenko, Mendy, Fernandinho, Sterling, Mahrez, Doyle, Palmer.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, Lees-Melou, Gilmour, Rupp, Cantwell, Pukki, Rashica.

Subs: Gunn, Omobamidele, Dowell, Tzolis, Sorensen, McLean, Sargent, Mumba, Idah.

FANTASY5

There’s still time to enter today’s Fantasy5 contest, in which you can win £10,000 without paying a penny.

Simply pick five players from the nominated Gameweek 2 matches and, if they all exceed their Fantasy ‘points targets’ (a par score set by Fantasy5 for each asset), you’ll be in the money.

The deadline is at 3pm BST – so get those entries in now.

We’ve selected our own picks for Gameweek 2 in the article below, with Ted Talks FPL following suit.

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  1. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Peter Walton is stealing a living off BT 😆

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Worst addition to a panel ever.

  2. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ings surely scores one here

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He looks good

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

      Half time shooting practice, maybe

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ding Ding Ding!!!

  3. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How’s Ings looked so far?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn't know he was playing

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

      2. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Oh, this is awks.

      3. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haaaa amazing

      4. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Timing 🙂

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

    Same city as last season, shut up shop after 2-0

  5. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Buendia a very disappointing pick

    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You were saying?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That he's a disappointing pick

    2. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The Raphinha I'm watching is class

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ding Dong

    4. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings!

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings scissor goal.

    6. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings HUGE PLAYER

    7. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings belter

    8. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I think I’m going Barnes/Mahrez to Sarr/Son(c) as this was my original plan.. Is it worth giving Ings one more vs Brentford??

      1. squ1rrel
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

    9. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Innnnngggggsss

    10. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      WHAT.A.GOAL!!

      DANNY INGS!!

    11. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Toney to Ings done

    12. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ingsy!

    13. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Raphinha --> Mahrez, Toney--> Ings

      1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        First one I got twisted obviously

    14. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ingsinhoooooo

    15. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ding Ding Dings

    16. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mings assist Dings goal.

    17. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      At least he's matching DCL!

    18. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ingsy! Get in!

    19. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Whata a playaaaaa

    20. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings my man

    21. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings Mings things.

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

      Ingsssyyy

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

      INGS I LOVE YOU

    24. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      that is goal of the season danny mate

    25. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Damn I miss Ings playing for saints =[

      Great goal and that’s why I held him

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I want to hold him

    26. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      INGS ESSENTIAL