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Raphinha is absent for Leeds United’s clash with Southampton, one of five Premier League matches getting underway at the traditional Saturday kick-off time of 3pm.

The Brazilian was in action for his country in the early hours of Friday morning and a start always looked like being a tall order against the Saints given the swift turnaround but he has failed to even make the matchday squad today.

The injured Kalvin Phillips and Junior Firpo also make way, with Tyler Roberts, Jack Harrison and Pascal Struijk coming in.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl makes five changes to his starting XI, with Adam Armstrong a surprise omission.

Captain James Ward-Prowse begins a three-match ban and Che Adams is injured, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Theo Walcott, Nathan Tella and Armstrong all benched.

Romain Perraud, Armando Broja, Moussa Djenepo, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Ibrahima Diallo are promoted to Hasenhuttl’s line-up.

Manchester City v Burnley, Leicester City v Manchester United, Norwich City v Brighton and Hove Albion and Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers are the other top-flight games taking place this afternoon.

Pep Guardiola has sprung a few surprises with his teamsheet, with Ruben Dias and Jack Grealish benched.

Raheem Sterling gets the nod in the City attack, with Zack Steffen, Nathan Ake and Riyad Mahrez the other players who come in.

Burnley make three changes from the side that drew with Norwich last time out. Jack Cork, Erik Pieters and Maxwell Cornet replace Charlie Taylor, Aaron Lennon and Matej Vydra.

Aston Villa include Emiliano Martínez and midfielder Douglas Luiz despite their recent international commitments, while Emiliano Buendía and Axel Tuanzebe return in place of Kortney Hause and Jacob Ramsey.

Wolves make two changes from the side that beat Newcastle, with Adama Traore and Leander Dendoncker starting in place of the ill Francisco Trincao and the benched Raul Jimenez; the Mexican striker was in action for his country in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Man Utd captain Harry Maguire makes a swift return from injury to replace the sidelined Raphael Varane, while Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho also start for the Red Devils.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers makes five changes to the team that started the 2-2 Premier League draw at Crystal Palace before the international break.

Defender Jonny Evans comes in for his first league start since April, while Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumare and James Maddison also make the cut.

Ryan Bertrand, Harvey Barnes, Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard and Ademola Lookman drop to the bench.

Brighton and Norwich are both unchanged.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings, Cash, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Targett, Watkins, Ings.

Subs: Sanson, Steer, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Philogene-Bidace, Archer, Jacob Ramsey.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Traore, Hwang.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Jimenez, Daniel Podence, Moulden, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Cundle.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Pereira, Maddison, Tielemans, Amartey, Vardy, Iheanacho, Soumare

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Barnes, Albrighton, Perez, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Daka, Lookman

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood, Ronaldo, Sancho

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Dalot, Telles, Van de Beek, McTominay


Man City XI: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Foden, Mahrez

Subs: Carson, Walker, Dias, Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Palmer, Slicker

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Collins, Pieters, Cork, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, McNeil, Wood

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Roberts, Lennon, Rodriguez, Bardsley, Long


Norwich XI: Krul, Aaron, Gibson, Hanley, Normann, Lees-Melou, Pukki, McLean, Sargent, Giannoulis.

Subs: Gunn, Rupp, Gilmour, Dowell, Rashica, Tzolis, Williams, Idah, Omobamidele

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Dunk, Duffy, Burn, Veltman, Gross, Lallana, Moder, Cucurella, Trossard Maupay

Subs: Lamptey, Connolly, MacAllister, March, Steele, Locadia, Roberts, Richards, Sarmiento


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Diallo, Djenepo, Elyounoussi, Broja, Redmond.

Subs: Forster, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Valery, Tella, S. Armstrong, A. Armstrong, Long, Walcott.

Leeds XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Cooper, Llorente, Dallas, Klich, James, Roberts, Struijk, Harrison, Rodrigo.

Subs: Klaesson, Drameh, Hjelde, Cresswell, Summerville, McKinstry, Forshaw, Greenwood, Gelhardt.

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  1. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Rudiger to James went well for this Alonso owner and nice to own also Dias "the nailed one". Now I am not worried about James 1pt cameo, I am hoping for it.

    1. fish&chips
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Jota, Raph, Jimmy, Alonso and James here with Gilmour on the bench. I'm begging for some cameos

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Wowzers

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Jota and Raph to be added to that list 🙁 Livra and Wood coming from bench.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I knew the risk, but I thought I could get away with it for one week.

      1. fish&chips
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Thought I would struggle to get a few out but didn't expect 6 benching. Horror show.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Thought James would start for sure with all the injuries, but nope... Malang Sarr appears...

  2. fish&chips
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Why is Jimenez not on yet?

  3. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Can understand City/Chelsea assets missing out but how does Gilmour not get in that team?

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

    Ronaldo 😆

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Tap in on 89 minutes incoming

      #Goat

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        😛

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

    Ron horror show 😯

  6. JJO
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    F off Tuchel you fraud

  7. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Gameweek after internationals is a minefield

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

    Why did I ever think Wolves defence was a good idea?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Someone said it on here.

      1. Bleh
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Shambles forum.

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Ronnie 🙁

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      What happened?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Missed sitter

  10. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Where is my Mahrez(C) assist?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 9 months ago

      He got tackled and didn't touch it as far as I could see

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

      This! 🙁

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

      Never an assist

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Why would he get an assist?

  11. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Hopefully this is james just being eased back after injury....

    And he'll start v Norwich next week.....Hopefully .

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Lol keep convincing yourself.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    United on the ropes.

  13. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    I'm not watching. Did Ronaldo miss an easy goal?

    1. dadoune30
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      He missed but was also offside

  14. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    How's Ronaldo been??

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Invisible.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Starved of any service at all

  15. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso is officially finished, then. Still think I'll be too scared to take him out before Norwich though.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Out he goes

    2. Bleh
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Brought him in and took him straight out last week.

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Soyuncu Goal

  17. jack88
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Utd is the new spurs?

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

    Soy goal

  19. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Damn it Ole I’m trying to support you but making it hard

  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    As I said.

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

    SoyBoy

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Chalobah is not worth the risk at 4.8 right?

  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Sunny goal

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Only one player blanking in my team........... the 12.5m forward!

  25. Salan
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    It proves this is more difficult to guess Chelsea's defender than ManC's by minimal margin.

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester City 2-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Soyuncu

  27. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Brighton will get the Jammy clean sheet again won't they!

  28. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool are gonna destroy Manu

  29. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Need atleast one off Armstrong/Jimi rooted to that bench!

  30. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Why did Dias come on? Laporte injury or what?