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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. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I love this new forma where we keep flicking through the different games, and rushing in for goal rushes. All games should be on at the same time.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So the old, normal format?

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

      It’s so perfectly suited to football with 5 or 6 games.

      I know rights issue but it would be a great 3pm compromise with full broadcast

  2. 420king
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez ain't doing sh*t, is he? Should've just saved a FT two rounds ago and kept Armstrong.

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimi has been ticking over nicely. three returns in the last five matches. He's never been a player to haul. Always gets you between 5 and 10 points max.

  3. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Feel sorry for Brighton. Boss games a lot of the time but no goal scorers.

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

      I think they're unwilling/unable to outbid others for clinical forwards in the competitive market

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’d have liked to have seen daka go to Brighton instead of leicester

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hwang on GW10 WC has been a disaster, can’t wait to get rid!

    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hwang on a minute

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think my worst signing

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same, for whom is the question

    4. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Turns out Hwang was the Hwang answer

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dont go Hwanging yourself over it

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Best one I saw was someone posted you can’t rush hwang to king

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

    Game back on at Watford.

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dare I say it, Antonio looks tired...

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Has looked that way for the last 5-6 GWs, tbh

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

      He's a big unit - has to carry lots of lard around.

    3. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tired of rest and getting points is he

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      i m ditching him, i dont care about the nice fixtures coming soon, i had enough ! 🙂

    5. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Has usually had a few weeks with his feet up injured at this stage of a season.

  7. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you do Rüdiger to Reguilon? Got James

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

      Nah, would only want Reguilon for Norwich and they'll probably find a way to concede.

    2. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, Rudiger probably most nailed Chelsea def

  8. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anecdotal but the supporting cast to Antonio all seem more concerned with scoring themselves rather than assisting him, has been the case for weeks

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

        Seem to be a much higher proportion of shots coming outside of the box vs. earlier in the season

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

          covid might be to blame

          1. Mighty Banana
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Eh?

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Get ready for a Jota blank.

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

        His points are now irrelevant anyway.

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Not if you captained him

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lookman is not quality

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

        Too many players like him - Perez is another not-best quality to make up the numbers.

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

      Hello fellow Gundogan and James owners, please join me for a minute’s sulking.

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Needs Foden for the triple up.

    • Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      When livra was hauling he was always on my bench , last few weeks needed him and stops getting points!

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Watford high press resumes

      Chelsea has learnt nothing

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Matip should score from Trent corner...

    • Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1 minute in and trent has already created 2 chances!

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cancelo hungry already

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah big miss from Jota cross...

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

        😮

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

      Need a Trent own goal tonight.

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

        Needs to be in his own half for that.

    • DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Everton defence all over the shop already

    • Butcher
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah should have scored there

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brilliant Jota cross to Salah... He went with a flying kick instead of a header, so skied it

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

        Sign of things to come?

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah misses a sitter

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wow that’s a bad miss

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Got to be the worst miss of Salah's career. Werner-esque...

    • Patron
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Any chance Armstrong does something tonight? Two goals not even an assist, usually he’s involved…

    • Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool have come absolutely flying out the blocks here - could be a cricket score at this rate.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Everton gonna get mauled.

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

      Had Salah bigger xG than Pukki, compared to Pukki's goal?

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

        Much!

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My cursed season ain't getting any better. Took a hit to get in James and Jota. Already down at one million something.

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

        Took a hit for James as well, fully expecting him to at least be benched today. Also expected returns against United though.... But hopefully will pay off longer term, OR has suffered without him

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why didn’t he head it

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

        Protect the fro.

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

      Ah Mo, man. EO means I’m not that bothered about him, more the squandered Jota assist!

    • DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Everton playing two upfront. Brave.