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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. Bobby Digital
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Jimenez you can come on and score now.

  2. TomSaints
    5 years, 12 days ago

    So my only blanking player is KDB , who I captained…

    Classic wildcard

    1. Pabster
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I brought him in, too. Didn’t captain but still, this hurts.

      WC is not for one week. WC is not for one week. WC is not for …

      1. TomSaints
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Haha the mantra I keep repeating!

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Every week Tom and Super Saints.

      Do you drown your sorrows together?

      Albeit Southampton winning today.

      1. TomSaints
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Tough being a saints fan

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Reece James doest start.
    Sarr in for Rudiger

    Brentford have a real shot...

    1. La Roja
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Alonso?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Pending...

    2. THE Wild Rover
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Source?

    3. The Train Driver
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Doest? That means either does or doesn't? Even I knew that...

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Sorry, doesn't*

      2. Ze_Austin
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Doth

    4. Pep bites Kun
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Hoping for a high scoring game then 😉

  4. Differentiator
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Played Marcal ahead of Livra 🙁

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      You did what now? When Leeds are missing Raph and Bamford!!

      1. Differentiator
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Well I benched both xD

  5. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Does Veltman have a CS?

    1. La Roja
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nope

    2. Rainer
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No didn't make 60'

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nah

  6. Zilla
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Hopefully goals galore in Brentford v Chelsea

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      2-4?

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I second this

  7. La Roja
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Gashford coming on

    1. Jafooli
      5 years, 12 days ago

      😯 😛

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Do you have an axe to grind?

  8. Thanos
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Rashford coming on

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    5 ATB the way to go!

  10. Bielsa's Bucket
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Wow... can't believe Potter going to do man like that.
    2 minutes until a Veltman cleansheet.

  11. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Veltman 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      And a YC

  12. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Traore to Raphinha, the easiest transfer I'll ever make

  13. RogDog_jimmy
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Veltman 59’ lol.

  14. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    United avoiding yellow cards is absolutely crazy.
    i bet £100 that leicester will get the next yellow card.

  15. Jafooli
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sarr owners getting a second shot at points 😎

    1. Von Lipwig
      5 years, 12 days ago

      How do you mean?

      1. Jafooli
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Starts for Chelsea, reportedly

  16. have you seen cyan
    5 years, 12 days ago

    christ cant watch anymore of the wolves game, they are useless

  17. Bleh
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Ings ruining the 5 ATB party.

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Barnes already with 2 big chances, City have been warned.

  19. Butcher
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thanks for nothing Mahrez. Never going going that route again. Never.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Is he flopping around Jurgen?

    2. JONALDINHO
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Don’t tell me he was subbed

  20. g40steve
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sa has to go which keeper?

    1. Differentiator
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Ruddy

    2. Rainer
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Rambo/Sanchez/Raya

      1. g40steve
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Good idea swapped Sanchez on WC 🙁

        1. Rainer
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Hope you at least got his assist!

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Raya

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Check out Ramsdale tomorrow too.

  21. soup natsi
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Veltman off at 59!

    1. Zimo
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yes but no one has him

      1. ZAMUNDA
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I do

  22. Rainer
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Wow Greenwood

    1. Thanos
      5 years, 12 days ago

      😥

  23. La Roja
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sancho subbed

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      such an average player

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I can't believe I messed up my perfect FPL team with Ronaldo. Worst decision in 9 years.

    1. Bartowski
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not the first time someone's been trapped by Ronaldo...

      1. Paqueta Rice
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Naughty

      2. sirmorbach
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Boom.

      3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Zing

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I've given him 4 games now so an easy transfer to Lukaku next week.

  25. Thanos
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Any chance of Pukki party???

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 12 days ago

      With a time machine?

  26. ZAMUNDA
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Bad luck owning Veltman.. A few seconds from getting those 5 points lol

    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yea, gutting. Was expecting a change up top, not Velts

  27. Jafooli
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Who goes first::

    A. Greenwood
    B. Gray
    C. Gallagher
    D. Sarr

    1. The Philosopher
      5 years, 12 days ago

      E. FPL

    2. Thanos
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Greenwood

  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Rashford to save the match

    1. have you seen cyan
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Rashford more interested in Turkey dinosaurs and potato wedges then goals

  29. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Argh Greenwood should score

  30. La Roja
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Is this worth 2 FT’s?

    Ronaldo Greenwood ➡ KDB Antonio

    1. Jafooli
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nah, reckon I’ll keep both….Ronnie will score four soon and make up for this nonsense

      1. La Roja
        5 years, 12 days ago

        😛