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3pm kick-off team news: Three new Premier League managers take charge

Six Premier League matches take place this afternoon, with three of them featuring new head coaches.

Norwich City, Aston Villa and Newcastle United are all on home soil as Dean Smith, Steven Gerrard and Eddie Howe take charge of their respective clubs for the first time, although Howe will be managing ‘remotely’ after testing positive for Covid-19.

The Canaries face Southampton, Villa entertain Brighton and Hove Albion, and the Magpies welcome Brentford to St James’ Park.

The other three fixtures kicking off at the traditional time are Burnley v Crystal Palace, Watford v Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United.

There’s no sign of the much-expected 4-4-2 on Tyneside as Howe seemingly goes with a wing-back system for the clash with Brentford. His three alterations see Fabian Schar replace Emil Krafth at the back, Joe Willock come in for Isaac Hayden in midfield and Joelinton replace Miguel Almiron out wide.

In fact, it’s Thomas Frank who appears to have gone to a back four – something that will likely see Bryan Mbeumo move into a wider role. Mads Roerslev and Saman Ghoddos replace Zanka and Mathias Jensen in the Bees manager’s starting XI.

Smith recalls Todd Cantwell and Billy Gilmour to his starting XI, with the fit-again Grant Hanley returning, too. Andrew Omobamidele and Pierre Lees-Melou drop to the bench, while Kieran Dowell misses out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s sole alteration is seemingly enforced, with Ibrahima Diallo in for the absent Stuart Armstrong. Armando Broja is a substitute.

Three is the magic number with the new Premier League managers, as Gerrard goes for a hat-trick of alterations: Ezri Konsa, Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings return, with Axel Tuanzebe, Anwar El Ghazi and Leon Bailey making way.

Opposite number Graham Potter goes one better, with Jason Steele, Adam Webster, Pascal Gross and Jakub Moder coming into the Brighton side. Joel Veltman, Solly March and Enock Mwepu all drop out, while Robert Sanchez is suspended.

At Vicarage Road, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hands starts to Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic at the expense of Mason Greenwood, Eric Bailly and Fred. Greenwood misses out after testing positive for Covid-19.

Claudio Ranieri also makes a triple change, with Adam Masina, Imran Louza and Tom Cleverley in for Danny Rose, Ozan Tufan and the banned Juraj Kucka.

It’s one alteration apiece at Molineux as Daniel Podence replaces Francisco Trincao, and Craig Dawson is in for the injured Angelo Ogbonna. Raul Jimenez starts for Wolves after his late-ish return from international duty.

Sean Dyche names an unchanged team but Patrick Vieira has made two alterations: Luka Milivojevic comes in for the injured James McArthur, while Jordan Ayew is preferred to the benched Odsonne Edouard in attack.

GAMEWEEK 12 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Targett, Konsa, Mings, McGinn, Buendía, Watkins, Nakamba, Ings, Ramsey.

Subs: Steer, Hause, Young, El Ghazi, Davis, Sanson, Chukwuemeka, Bailey, Tuanzebe

Brighton XI: Steele, Lamptey, Cucurella, Duffy, Webster, Dunk, Bissouma, Moder, Trossard, Gross, Lallana.

Subs: Scherpen, Maupay, Richards, Mac Allister, Sarmiento, March, Burn, Locadia, Veltman.


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

Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Lennon, Rodriguez, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra, Long.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Gallagher, Kouyate, Zaha, Ayew, Benteke.

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Eze, Hughes, Schlupp, Clyne, Edouard, Kelly.


Newcastle XI: Darlow, Murphy, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Joelinton, Willock, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Subs: Dubravka, Lewis, Hayden, Krafth, Manquillo, Fraser, Almirón, Gayle, Longstaff.

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Roerslev, Jansson, Pinnock; Canos, Ghoddos, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Goode, Forss, Onyeka, Baptiste, Bidstrup, Maghoma, Haygarth


Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Normann, McLean, Cantwell, Gilmour, Rashica, Pukki.

Subs: Gunn, Rupp, Placheta, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Sargent, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele.

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

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Long, Perraud, Broja, Smallbone, Tella, Walcott, Valery.


Watford XI: Foster, Louza, King, Cleverley, Masina, Nkoulou, Cathcart, Sissoko, Femenia, Sarr, Dennis.

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Rose, Ekong, Pedro, Goslin, Fletcher, Tufan, Hernandez.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Lindelof, Maguire, Ronaldo, Rashford, Fernandes, Shaw, Sancho, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, McTominay.

Subs: Heaton, Bailly, Mata, Martial, Lingard, Fred, Dalot, Telles, Van de Beek


Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Ait-Nouri, Podence, Hwang, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Trincao, Boly, Silva, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Coufal, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Masuaku, Kral

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1,518 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Meme United is a finished club.

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Martial and VdB on

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You know Ole's desperate when he's bringing on VdB

  3. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Dilly ding dilly dong

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo hattrick to win it and save Ole's job in the second half. Wishful thinking?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Feel like he enjoys the headline comebacks so wouldn't put it past him

  5. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Who is actually a viable option for Man U now? I don't think Zidane will take it nor the chap at Ajax. Avram Grant?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No options, have to show faith in ole

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Big Sam

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Bruce.

    4. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like a Big Sam job to take

    5. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Harry Redknapp

    6. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Conte? Oh wait…

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Keane?

    7. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Rogers?

    8. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Mick McCarthy

    9. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Needs time

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Well having just watched the finale you seem a good Judge of things so we'll go with that.

    10. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      We should just have a caretaker until Pep’s contract is up then just take him

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yes that seems very likely.

    11. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If not Zidane, then Lucien Favre.

  6. tokara
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Wilson!

  7. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Martial is on...that should do it

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Donny saving Ole's job would be amazing!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      None could save Ole

  9. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Iheanacho to Benteke saving my gameweek. Don't ask why I had Nacho..

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Great move mate

    2. bigwig
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      elite mgmt

  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Martial and VDB on

  11. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Those two subs probably cost more than Watfords entire squad.

  12. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves all over West Ham

  13. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo ➡️ Lukaku

  14. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Goals galore except for Jimenez vs Antonio.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Guess who owns both

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Me too

  15. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson with that yellow

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Utd's fixture run from GW14 not so appealing anymore

  17. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Where is Wilson RC check?

  18. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Toney actually scored? Well that repaid all those hits

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It was an absolute fluke mind

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Darlow classic

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Just seen this from Chelsea's Instagram story earlier.

    https://instagram.com/stories/chelseafc/2711079600149082125

    #1 😀

  20. That TV angle at Highbury
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    A new manager bounce in Man U could potentially lead to the most legendary frontline we have all been dreaming about…

    The Triple Tony:
    Toney, anTonio and Tony martial!

    1. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      And rudiger

      1. That TV angle at Highbury
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Tony rüdiger of course. The forgotten Tony brother.

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Cornet

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      What a game.

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Of course the only week I've ever benched Rudiger he scores and keeps a clean sheet and of course all of my players will feature.

    Apologies for bringing in Wilson, 0 points from two goals at home is a joke though!

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I think you have to be the unluckiest of us all - every time I come online for months I see something has gone wrong for you

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

    Burnley 3

    Classic at Turf Moor

  24. bigwig
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Utd need experience, Neil Warnock is available

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cornet band-wagon

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    DONNY G
    RONNY A

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      LOL SERIOUSLY

  27. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    VdB G

    Ronaldo A? Didn't see it directly

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Beek

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

    MAN Utd goal

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Donny G