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2pm kick-off team news as Burnley v Spurs is postponed

Sunday’s match between Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions, but there are still three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST – Brentford v Everton, Leicester City v Watford and Manchester City v West Ham United.

For Man City, Phil Foden (£8.2m) and Jack Grealish (£7.6m) are both missing from the matchday squad, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), Raheem Sterling (£10.6m) and Gabriel Jesus (£8.7m) leading the line in Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 formation.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) remains sidelined following his positive Covid-19 test.

David Moyes makes just the one change from Gameweek 12, as Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m) drops to the bench, with Arthur Masuaku (£4.4m) coming into the starting XI.

Meanwhile, Thomas Frank makes two changes from last weekend’s 3-3 draw at Newcastle United, as Charlie Goode (£3.9m) and Frank Onyeka (£4.9m) replace Mads Roerslev (£4.3m) and Saman Ghoddos (£5.3m), who are both benched.

Everton, who are winless since Gameweek 6, make three changes as Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.4m) returns from injury and starts ahead of Fabian Delph (£4.4m), while Alex Iwobi (£5.8m) and Salomon Rondon (£6.0m) also feature from the off.

Notably, Demarai Gray (£5.6m) returns from injury and starts on the bench.

Elsewhere, Leicester’s starting XI features Jonny Evans (£5.4m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.6m), while Ben Foster (£4.1m) misses out for Watford, with Daniel Bachmann (£4.2m) in goal.

GAMEWEEK 13 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Norgaard, Henry, Onyeka, Janelt, Toney, Mbuemo.

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Sorensen, Roerslev

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Allan, Doucoure, Iwobi, Townsend, Rondon

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Delph, Gray, Tosun, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Simms, Dobbin


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Söyüncü, Evans, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, Maddison, Lookman, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Vestergaard, Dewsbury-Hall, Albrighton, Choudhury, Perez, Daka, Iheanacho

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Ekong, Masina, Sissoko, Hernandez, Louza, Cleverley, Dennis, King

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Rose, Kabasele, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Morris, Pedro


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Palmer, McAtee

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Creswell, Soucek, Rice, Masuaku, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

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

1,525 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Gameweek in tatters.

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

    Cmon Antonio, grab a goal.

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

      That would be the icing on the cake!

  3. elchilangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    great time to have Son and Kane and no bench!

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

      Most of my main rivals had them too.

      It's tough the way the cookies crumble.

  4. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Great

  5. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saw pics of Neymar tackle. Horrible.

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Genital warts?

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

        Brazilian wax job

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looks awful

  6. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Totally ruined me

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

    And here's the team news with a photo of your player who MISSES OUT - SUCKERRRRR 🙁

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

    I was like "Ah damn, down to my second sub"

    And then saw that I have the ever-reliable 2-pointer, Brownhill, also with a postponed game

    Down to Livra's 0 points from 3rd sub. Glorious stuff

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I guess our faith in Pep for Foden was our downfall. I'm getting Livramento's 0pts and Allan's likely 1pt with no Foden, Kane or Cornet as well as still having Chilwell. Ugh

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

        I wasn't going to sell Foden for a 1-GW absence. I had Hwang on my bench for that

        Just sucks that we had a postponement at the same time, is all

  9. Ephurion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Luckily, Burnleys next home game is 2 weeks away

  10. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    People please make sure your history is linked if you are going to claim you know what you are talking about. Mine is linked. It's not great but it's not bad and I feel it gives me credibility when I say things like let's try having an expensive first bench option in a season where premiums are not working. If you are going to have a go at me for that no problem

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Just make sure your team is linked otherwise I am just going to believe you are a crap player as I should

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      What are you talking about?

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Par bonner says I only have 1 top10k finish so I don't know what I am talking about. Guess how many his link says he has?

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Pat Bonner, the Irish national former goalie

          He knows his stuff 😉

        2. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Who fkin cares? It's a fantasy football forum. There's sound people and less sound people everywhere. If someone's bothering you here just ignore them. I'm not saying that's so easy, believe me, but don't let them annoy you. For what it's worth Pat is sound, he gets snippy the odd time, don't we all, but he's grand. Not from Donegal either, the real Packie is though.

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Oh he is great. Lovely fella. Glad I met him today

      2. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        This.

    3. rupopo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I've not got an expensive 1st bench option, but had 2 frees last week and didn't want to burn them. So I did Street > Dennis....and Dennis now comes in for Foden (would have been Antonio). Not at all convinced that will pay off though.

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I literally just swapped to it to enable getting Alonso. But it meant I have an expensive first and I thought so what? Too much money in the game with only Salah the only premium in form. I think this could be the one season where it works. Then this gameweek happens and I think, might be onto something here. Anyway only 1 top 10k finish, 2 top 11k finishes and 20k this season. What the hell do I know?

        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          You choose to talk too much.

        2. rupopo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Your opinion is valid. And am sure is welcomed. But then so is everyone else's. I don't think you can call out 2 x top 11k finishes though. In this world that falls in to the 2 x top 100k bracket 😀

          I got 12 of those little babies, but never a top 10k. Damn and blast.

        3. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Daka

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Have not forgotten our little end of season review. Second top scorer behind vardy, 1 goal behind too, no starts.

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

              I haven’t forgotten either lol. Hardly any minutes all season and we were all meant to jump on him for GW1 as he would smash the division (my paraphrasing to bring to life your Daka passion). So far total and utter disaster from a FF perspective. However, you are entitled to your opinion.

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                Thank you

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

      I have my team linked but I still disagree.

      There are some great posters here with mediocre/poor season history. I prefer to judge analysis on whether they are logical and backed up with stats, not judge the person sharing those insights.

      It also discourages new people from contributing which is against the whole point of the site. Even a new player who's active and engaged can offer insight especially if they support a lesser known team or if they're privy to exclusive news somehow.

      1. rupopo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly. The whole point is you weigh up everything, and make your own decisions.

      2. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        And this.

      3. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I am not saying every one should link their team. You misread. I am saying if you are going to have a go at someone who has linked their team because they think differently to you cam, which is fine by the way, please link your team aswell. If you disagree with that then I can't help you

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

        I do like checking ppls teams but think you make some great points

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

        Top Mark.S

        To add to Camzy's point, you are currently defending me. My fpl history is pretty tragic although I do have a top 10k finish. I try out a lot of ideas which hurts my rank but teaches lessons as I dont care about anything other than 1st in mini leagues and overall.

      6. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I feel discouraged from contributing because pat bonkers judges my team link so you do have a point there

    5. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ok mum

      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I’ve been here 12 years mate. It’s a community not a witch hunt. Link, don’t link, comment or don’t comment. Only the manager can decide what happens next.

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          If someone says you are wrong, you only have 1 top 10k finish but can't back up their side then they are in the wrong. Why do you feel the need to defend them?

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

            Because it doesn't matter what your FPL history. Mine is shite. Just chat away to other posters, agree to disagree at times, but respect their opinions and if they're being dikhds, consistently, not because they might be having a bad day, then ignore them.

            1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              I never ask and I hardly ever check. But if someone brings it up to my detriment, I have every right on here to defend myself and explain my point. Nothing wrong with that

              1. rupopo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                It's the internet. You can't forever be going back and forth with people you find fault with. Good advice above from Greenred.....ignore and move on...

                1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                  • 6 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  Does that not inadvertently support a bullying internet culture?

                  You guys have spent more time discouraging me from speaking out than you have acknowledging that people could behave differently.

                  I guess that proves your point.

                  Moving on, sadly

                  1. rupopo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    Don't feel like that. I appreciate your comments. Here's one for you...I agree that there is lots of money around, so I have a premium goalkeeper, Ederson! Thought it was smart, until Ramsdale and Sanchez keep raking in the points 😉

    6. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Just reading this. Apologies top mark.s, you shouldn’t take me too seriously, I get frustrated when I see nonsense posts and was just trying to wind you up a bit! It was unnecessary from me tho so apologies. Don’t let it put you off contributing to the site

      Ps I’ll get round to updating my link soon!

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

    Nice covering at the Etihad.

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

      Snow that is, not the dodgy books.

      1. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        😀

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ridsdale left

  12. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Whohoo!! I struck gold with my bench this week. Livramento coming on for Kane

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

      Livra coming on for Son for me. Well done

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Two doughnuts for both of you.

        1. space mercenary
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Livramento only stays on the bench when he has returns. That's the rule.

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

      Douglas Luiz for me. We are champions

      1. space mercenary
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Allan here. On the bench I mean. I wasn't introducing myself as Allan.

  13. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Any idea if the Spurs match is played tomorrow, will it stay in this GW?

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

      No free time to play it now in 2021.

      If Spurs get knocked out of the Carabao Cup then around the first midweek of January will be free...

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

      Way to easy to wait two hours for the snow to stop. Much better soution to postpone until next year.

      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Gameweek 21 or later.

        Brentford 2 Dec
        Norwich 5 Dec
        Rennes 9 Dec
        BHA 12 Dec
        Leicester 16 Dec
        L'pool 19 Dec
        WHU 22 Dec
        Palace 26 Dec
        So'ton 28 Dec
        Watford 1 Jan

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

        A sensible suggestion.

        They used to play the next day 100 years ago.

  14. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I need Rudiger to score another goal to keep that green arrow. He and Mbeumo are the only ones who could propel my rank this Gameweek.

  15. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Of all the week to get Livramentos points off the bench! Ha typical!

    1. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You're not alone. First time off the bench here too

  16. Ephurion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Already looking forward to Spurs double GW

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Happy new year to you too.

      1. Ephurion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        xD
        I'd rather look forward to something than complaining about my 10 player GW including the Livramento 0 pointer

        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Aye. For me the 12m is wasted, but I did move on Kane a long time ago. (4 weeks) - it’s been emotional.

    2. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeh painful today but the double will make up for it

  17. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Lost in other thread.

    Any content creators gone live early to discuss FPL today and the recent debacles?

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    foden and kane owners surely how luck will turn 🙂

  19. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Brandon Williams points!!!

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Same!

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

      Filthy!

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      yes!

  20. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I dunno what you’re all moaning about, this is why you have a bench. I have Son but have Dennis to come on. It’s not ideal but it is why a bench exists.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      yep gilmour and armstrong coming off the bench for foden and kane is pretty awesome 🙂

    2. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Kane is 12m+, Son 10m+, Reguillon taking a valuable defender slot.

      It’s worth a moan.

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

      Many with the premium structure don't have a bench to afford Salah, TAA, Son and or Kane but perhaps no Jota?

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I have a bench, but one of those bench players got 0, the other already had to cover Chilwell, and the other is Allan

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

    Up to 56 points with 4 to play now.

    On yesterday's 48 points i had a gw rank of 356k. Nice to get the rub of the green again.

  22. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Williams and Bissouma off the bench. I can live with those 9 pts.

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

    Top 6k heading into the GW. Foster, Reguilon, Foden, Son, Palmer, Kane, Brownhill!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/436815/event/13/

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yikes

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

      It's alright... He's got AA off the bench.

      How do you find them?

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

        LiveFPL ownership search, was looking at who was unfortunate to have the Spurs triple up

  24. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Jota you hurt me but I don't worry I have Mbeumo who's gonna brace

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

    Meanwhile Brentford enjoying a match back in the London sunshine

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

    Earliest possible Spurs DGW would include Watford away or Arsenal at home to accompany today's Burnley away fixture.

    Would need to be knocked out of the CC by West Ham through, if not, it'll drag further into the year...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      cheers 🙂

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

    So when is Livramento playing? Getting him in for Kane.

  28. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Today is Mbeumo’s day

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I hope not!

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

      If he scores 2 goals today I'll order a Brentford kit with his name on it.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah

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

      A post fitting for the postman.

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

    No Toney/Mbeumbo.. anxious moments if Brentford goal alerts flash up

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

      Most of their goals don't involve either.

  30. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Looking at doing Mbeumo/Chilwell to Jota/4.9..

    Which defender to go for? Chalobah, Lamptey, Dier maybe?

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey

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

      Lamptey is doing the business again. And Brighton more solid.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers