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Mount absent with illness as Mbeumo, Jota and Azpilicueta are benched

A large percentage of our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) assets will feature in the five 3pm kick-offs this afternoon, as Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City are all in action.

The Reds host Brighton and Hove Albion, Thomas Tuchel’s troops are away at Newcastle United and the reigning Premier League champions entertain Crystal Palace.

Burnley v Brentford and Watford v Southampton are the other two matches getting underway at the traditional kick-off time.

There are no real shocks in the Liverpool and City line-ups, so we start our team news on Tyneside.

Mason Mount – the most bought FPL player of Gameweek 10 – is absent from the Chelsea squad altogether because of illness, while Cesar Azpilicueta is benched for the second league match in a row.

Mount is one of three players who drop out of Thomas Tuchel’s line-up from last week, with Trevoh Chalobah and the injured Mateo Kovacic also making way.

Andreas Christensen, N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech start in their places.

Newcastle are unchanged.

The benching of Diogo Jota is the headline news at Anfield, with Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones replacing the Portugal international and the injured James Milner.

Brighton make three changes to the side that went down 4-1 to Manchester City, with Yves Bissouma, Enock Mwepu and Shane Duffy recalled. Pascal Gross and Neal Maupay drop to the bench, while Dan Burn is injured.

Kevin De Bruyne in for Ilkay Gundogan is Pep Guardiola’s only change from Gameweek 9, while Patrick Vieira has benched Christian Benteke, Luka Mililojevic and Michael Olise to accommodate Wilfried Zaha, Jordan Ayew and Cheikhou Kouyate.

Bryan Mbeumo has made the Brentford matchday squad but only as a substitute. Marcus Forss starts alongside Ivan Toney instead but Ethan Pinnock has recovered from a hip problem to feature. Alvaro Fernandez is in for the injured David Raya.

Ben Mee and Johann Berg Gudmundsson return for Burnley, with Nathan Collins and Jack Cork dropping out.

Joao Pedro has replaced Ozan Tufan in Claudio Ranieri’s only alteration for Watford v Southampton.

James Ward-Prowse, Kyle Walker-Peters, Adam Armstrong and Che Adams are all back in the Saints starting XI, with Romain Perraud, Ibrahima Diallo and Theo Walcott dropping to the bench. Armando Broja is sidelined with an ankle injury.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Gudmundsson , Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, McNeil, Wood.

Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Barnes, Lennon, Rodriguez, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Henry, Pinnock, Jansson, Jorgensen, Norgaard, Canos, Jensen, Onyeka, Forss, Toney.

Subs: Cox, Goode, Ghoddos , Mbeumo , Fosu, Janelt, Bidstrup, Roerslev, Stevens.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Keita, Henderson, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Subs: Gomez, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas, Origi, Matip, Morton.

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Duffy, Dunk, Cucurella, Moder, Lallana, March, Bissouma, Mwepu, Trossard.

Subs: Lamptey, Webster, Maupay, Mac Allister, Gross, Steele, Locadia, Roberts, Sarmiento.


Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Jesus, Foden, Grealish.

Subs: Steffen, Jones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Palmer, Mahrez, Sterling.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyate, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew, Edouard.

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Clyne, Kelly, Mateta, Mililojevic, OIise, Schlupp, Benteke.


Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Clark, Lascelles, Krafth, Ritchie, S Longstaff, Hayden, Manquillo, Saint-Maximin, Fraser, Wilson.

Subs: Dubravka, Schar, Lewis, Shelvey, Willock, Almiron, Murphy, Gayle, Joelinton.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Christensen, Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Sarr, Niguez.


Watford XI: Foster, Nkagia, Ekong, Cathcart, Masina, Sarr, Joao Pedro, Sissoko, Kucka, Hernandez, King.

Subs: Bachmann, Rose, Louza, Cleverley, Sema, Nkoulou, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Adams, Adam Armstrong.

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Long, Perraud, Tella, Diallo, Walcott, Stuart Armstrong, Valery.

1,656 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Toney can piss off

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He loves you too. 😀

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He has 2 goals in 10 games. Not sure what you are expecting.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        A goal

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Before Norwich?

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mwepu hypetrain

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      The hypertrain has left the station and already reached it's destination.

  3. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pool cs gone nice

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

    Chilwell has been poor af

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Will still get 3bps probably

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Not a bonus magnet tbf

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Is ever really good? In football terms not FPL...

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Probably will end 15 pointer again

  5. jack88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lolvertz and sarrdinho doing anything?

  6. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Get in Brighton. Needed that after my double City and Foster 🙂

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    3 premiums they said...

    Big at the back they said...

    Professional-Pundits they said...

    1. jack88
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What do you suggest?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Lowton for a start...

  8. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    At least make a save, Sanchez

  9. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    110 points last week….Azpi, mount, mbeumo, and foster over ramsdale this week. Eugh

  10. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Only Salah has returned for me.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Week is young

  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Another bad gameweek looms

  12. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Yeah,this is one of those weeks

  13. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I sold Trent for a hit in GW3. Brought him back on WC this week.

    Sorry guys

  14. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Cornet starting to look a bit of an option

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He's playing the right tunes certainly...

  15. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wardinho with Grealish in his pocket so far (famous last words ofc)

  16. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez all over the place

  17. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha literally falls over every time he's touched

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Revise your understanding of the word 'literally'

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Taking his cue from Grealish

  18. krzys
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Time to start playing 5-4-1. Lowton and White on my bench. Can't get any attacking choice right, except Salah

  19. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    It's like only salah is the consistent, rest all players are shi*

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      This isn't reactionary at all.

  20. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Might look for tickets to the Cornet train.

  21. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Need a Havertz goal

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Cornet with .5% ownership and 4goals in very little minutes. Fixtures nice after next gw

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Got him on WC 🙂

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Well played

  23. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    City look like scoring?

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Form over fixtures. He can easily score v Chelsea

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Reply fail

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Sh*tty

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez was on the sangria last night.

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      *Newcastle brown ale

  25. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    My only chance of saving the gameweek is Mbeumo not coming on

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      he will make a cameo

  26. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    About the only positive I can take from this week is that I didn’t take a hit.
    That’s it!

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    My defence - Dias, Cancello, Trent and Azpi...you'd think you'd get something from that lot!

  28. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Red card for Laporte

  29. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte red card!

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What is this madnesssss

  30. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    ML rival doesn't own Trent but has double City defence. So isn't it just typical that Trent loses the clean sheet!!