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There are six Gameweek 14 matches taking place this evening, with four kicking off at 19:30 GMT and two getting underway 45 minutes later.

Southampton v Leicester City, Watford v Chelsea, West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley get us started, with Aston Villa v Manchester City and Everton v Liverpool to follow at 20:15 GMT.

Gianni, Toby and Ed will be following the action in the embedded video below and over on our YouTube channel.

As for the team news, it’s Thomas Tuchel who rotates the most – he’s made six changes from the Chelsea side held to a draw by Manchester United last weekend.

The injured Reece James misses out, while Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Thiago Silva drop to the bench.

Andreas Christensen, Christian Pulisic, Saul Niguez, Mason Mount, Cesar Azpilicueta and Kai Havertz are recalled but Romelu Lukaku again has to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Opposite number Claudio Ranieri has made only one alteration from Gameweek 13, with Joao Pedro replacing the benched Cucho Hernandez. That means that Emmanuel Dennis is fit to start despite picking up a knock at Leicester.

Jamie Vardy and Michail Antonio both start their sides’ respective matches despite concerns about a midweek breather.

Leicester are indeed unchanged for their meeting with Southampton, who bring in Kyle Walker-Peters, Nathan Redmond and Nathan Tella for Lyanco, Romain Perraud and Armando Broja.

Antonio isn’t among David Moyes’s two changes; Vladimir Coufal and Jarrod Bowen come in for the injured Aaron Cresswell and the benched Arthur Masuaku.

Pascal Gross and Tariq Lamptey also have to make do with substitute duty at the London Stadium, with Adam Lallana and teenager Jeremy Sarmiento brought into the starting XI.

At Molineux, there are two changes apiece, three of which are enforced through suspensions to Ruben Neves, James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood. Francisco Trincao drops to the bench as Leander Dendoncker and Adama Traore come in for the hosts, while Nathan Collins and Jack Cork replace their banned colleagues.

As for the later kick-offs, Jurgen Klopp has made only one change for the Merseyside derby: Joel Matip is recalled at the expense of Ibrahima Konate, with the front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota all starting.

Richarlison and Demarai Gray are in for Alex Iwobi and Anthony Gordon for the Toffees.

Jack Grealish and Phil Foden are only among the substitutes for Manchester City’s clash with Aston Villa, while Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones miss out altogether and Aymeric Laporte is suspended.

Nathan Ake, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fernandinho come into Pep Guardiola’s starting XI.

Douglas Luiz and Emiliano Buendia replace Jacob Ramsey and Ashley Young in Steven Gerrard’s two alterations.

GAMEWEEK 14 TEAM NEWS

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

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Long, Perraud, Broja, Djenepo, Smallbone, Elyounoussi, Valery

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

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


Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Masina, Louza, Joao Pedro, Cleverley, Sissoko, King, Dennis.

Subs: Ngakia, Rose, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka, Elliot.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Alonso, Pulisic, Mount, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jorginho, Silva, Lukaku, Werner, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Benrahma, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Masuaku, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Areola, Noble, Perkins, Diop, Kral.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, Moder, Trossard, Sarmiento, Maupay.

Subs: Mac Allister, Mwepu, Lamptey, March, Steele, Duffy, Locadia, Burn, Gross.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Traore, Jimenez, Hwang.

Subs: Moulden, Ruddy, Hoever, Trincao, Silva, Cundle, Bueno, Campbell

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Collins, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Brownhill, Wood, McNeil, Cornet.

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Roberts, Lennon, Rodriguez, Pieters, Vydra, Long, Thomas


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Mings, Konsa, Targett, Luiz, Nakamba, McGinn, Bailey, Buendia, Watkins.

Subs: Steer, Hause, A. Young, J. Ramsey, Chukwuemeka, A. Ramsey, Philogene-Bidace, Archer, Davis.

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Jesus.

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Grealish, Foden, Mbete, Palmer, McAtee, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand.


Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Allan, Richarlison, Gray, Digne, Townsend, Doucoure, Godfrey, Coleman, Rondon.

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Delph, Iwobi, Tosun, Gordon, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Dobbin.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Jota, Robertson, Matip, Alexander-Arnold.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Oxdale-Chamberlain, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Williams, Morton.

  1. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Gray

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

    Besides C Salah only Dennis has scored, last on my benc. Should have started him over Jesus.

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gray to Gallagher went well

  4. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis definitely going to AFCON?

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's not a regular for his country, but I'm sure they're watching

  5. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis 3rd on my bench...

    1. Randaxus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis is without a doubt one of the most underrated players in the league

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

        Is he actually good?

  6. Randaxus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Everton have awoken the beast incoming 6-1

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

    Weird having 4 players in this LIV game including (c) (so 1/3 of my FPL team) and not really caring about it!

  8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GOALLLLLLlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll !

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

    Of course Gray scores when no one has him anymore, and vs Liverpool

    1. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      OHHHHH the sweet bench jam coming in for me haha

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

    Gap between Matip & Trent the width of the Mersey.

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

    My back5 is killing it.

  12. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just need a Villa goal and big at the back going to be bust.

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jota stupid pass

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Points for salah and Raph

    And absolutely no one else

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

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

      Son, Kane and CR7 to shake it up a bit tomorrow

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    And Everton fans were leaving at 20mins? Burn your shirts

  16. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Premium defense not so premium anymore

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      this week*

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thiago has been very poor

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

    Digne YC

    Getting tasty now

  19. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    On a scale of 8 to 1 3 being the highest how bad is Jimenez?

  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TAA tick
    James tick
    Rudiger tick
    Livramento tick

    Usual week for me

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

      Wilson?

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

        Raph wiped out his points immediately

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

          With that atttiude you’ll never score any points bro

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Most people have some variation of them it's not just you, it's a low scoring week

      • Feloh
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Jota
        Gundo
        Alonso

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That Gray dive was hilarious in slow motion

    4. Isco Disco
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      FU Claudio for lying and saying Dennis was not match fit.
      Why the heck was Dennis orange flagged if he was going to play this one.
      Only reason I put Dennis 2nd on my bench was because he was flagged or else he would be starting or 1st on the bench at least.

      1. Lucky Z
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Claim a compensation

    5. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gray scoring after I sold him for Gundogan (still a move I would do again) is just funny.

      Another disaster of a gameweek in a season full of them!

    6. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wow this is an absolute horror show

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Y

    7. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      All I want is a Wolves clean sheet. That's it. I'll take that.

    8. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso should get hooked at half time

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He been that poor?

    9. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jeez this is the gameweek where those who kept "bad" assets win

      Gray
      Dias
      Mount
      Havertz
      Raphinha

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure how Raph is on that list

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Jesus on the other hand

        2. Alexis Nonsense
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He is a "bad" asset imo, Leeds not doing well and fixtures are turning

          As a player he is great

    10. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who's your money on for a red card in the derby? I'm going with Richarlison.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        it has to be Digne surely, its his party piece

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

      Great mood in this place tonight! 😆

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

      I knew I was going to get a lousy score this week - it hurts to be right.

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

        Lousy is a criminally underused word.