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There are two Premier League matches kicking-off at 14:00 GMT today – Burnley v West Ham United and Leicester City v Newcastle United.

Sean Dyche makes three changes from Gameweek 15, with Ben Mee, Jack Cork and Jay Rodriguez coming in for Nathan Collins, Josh Brownhill and Maxwell Cornet, who misses out with a thigh injury.

As for West Ham, they make two changes, with Arthur Masuaku and Said Benrahma replacing Ben Johnson and Kurt Zouma, both of whom are absent after sustaining hamstring injuries against Chelsea last week, as is Aaron Cresswell with an ongoing back problem.

Jamie Vardy once again starts on the bench for Leicester City, with Patson Daka preferred up front for a second successive week, flanked by Harvey Barnes and James Maddison.

Youri Tielemans also comes in for Ademola Lookman, who is absent from the matchday squad.

At Newcastle, Eddie Howe names an unchanged XI after picking up their first win of the season against Burnley in Gameweek 15. That means Callum Wilson, who has scored eight goals in his last 12 league appearances, leads the line in an attacking 4-2-3-1 formation.

GAMEWEEK 16 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Rodriguez, Wood

Subs: Hennessey, Vydra, Lennon, Long, Pieters, Thomas, Brownhill, Bardsley, Collins

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Vlasic, Alese, Fornals, Noble, Kral, Baptiste, Ashby, Yarmolenko


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Vardy, Albrighton, Pereira, Soumare, Nelson, McAteer, Brunt

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, Shelvey, Willock, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Subs: Darlow, Ritchie, Hayden, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Fraser, Murphy, Gayle

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  1. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    RADZIO embarrassment on the Page 2 hahaha

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

      Yep, what can I say 🙂 spotted:) Still happy I ended up being wrong!

  2. Original Sin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Will vardy come on from the bench? My sub is 1 pointed Jota, I would rather take a chance on Vardy's 15 minute cameo, maybe he can nick a goal

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

      Same here

      1. Original Sin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Also hoping that Antonio/Bowen duo are quiet in the other match, maybe Vardy no show won't affect that much of a difference in that case.

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

    How was Maddisons dive not overturned?

    1. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very weird decision, as obvious a dive as it gets...

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR is poo.

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

    How is Wilson looking? Watching the other match

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anonymous (owner here).

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not getting any chances. He usually plays like this though and then comes up with a goal. Newcastle need to dive in the box and win a penalty for him.

  5. drughi
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio do something for feck sake, never been this patient with a player that dont deliver. His is singlehandedly destroying My season

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

      Staying patient with James and Antonio is becoming difficult.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How's your WC Bewater?

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

          Apart from Gundogan not too bad. Pretty happy with the rest of it.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I just got him back in this week. Great fixtures coming...

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I’m selling him if he blanks today.

  6. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio, Antonio, what to do with you Antonio ??!!

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

      Should of sold after GW4

      1. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Have*

  7. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Xavi is actually playing ousmane dembele left wing back..
    Barcelona will be extremely fortunate to get UCL next season

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

      I don't think they'll get it honestly. They're not a top team anymore

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Playing dembele at wingback just has LVG vibes written all over jt

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    West Ham have done nothing. Fell into the trap

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bloody hell you haven't gone and fallen for the team in 4th place have you? We only want players from the top 3 teams, lmfao , donk

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How many points do you get for their league position?

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Depends when you have these players, but Antonio 72 and Bowen 72, etc

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            K, so they're crap now then

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Not at all no

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

      Pope made a great save in that half

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

      We have been expecting them to get tired, but that hasn't happened. Until today. Yet, there is 2nd half to go. Easy to know with hindsight that I should have kept ESR and not get Bowen to get my Dennis points from bench. But only with hindsight imo 😉 And we haven't seen 2nd half yet. They have still time to get results.

  9. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    8 penalties scored this gw 😮

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

      Hate it...this season was going well for low pens until this week. Refs not getting enough attention maybe!

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

      Have someone in my ML with Maddison and Bilva getting to enjoy two 'assists'

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

    I think it will take Michael Masi 5 lifetimes to admit he made a mistake. Netflix paying him off

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

      Latifi-gate!

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed. That was perhaps the biggest farce of the season.

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

        He wanted to let them motor race the final lap.

        From a neutral position you can see it makes good TV.

        But just to let the 5 lapped cars through for the final lap, where Max has the tyres is quite pivotal.

        Tbf, it's better when it's not just the first 20 seconds of a sport that is most exciting.

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Two car one on new sofas one on 50 lap old bards how is that a fair race?

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Tyres

        2. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Robs us of a legitimate sporting contest though. No point watching if it's a fix for entertainment purposes. Like scripted 'reality' TV. Many will still enjoy it regardless.

          1. DycheDycheBaby
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Completely agree. Maybe Masi was doing it for Netflix too haha

        3. DycheDycheBaby
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          So Masi doing what he wants to do instead of following a rulebook makes this a legitimate sporting contest?
          There was nothing exciting about the last lap in the sense that the win was guaranteed for Max. A set of brand new soft tyres against old hard tyres, even Bottas would have overtaken Max if roles were reversed.

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

      Was almost worth it to hear Toto Wolff yelling “NO MICHAEL” in that strong German accent

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Noh Maikel NOHHHH

  11. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 4 months ago

      "English players never used to dive, the foreign lads introduced it to our league and now the English boys do it too because if you can't beat em, join em"- Souness

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wow. Souness is the new Michael Massi. Transferring my hate

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

        Sterling was born a diver

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Flopped out of his mother

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

          Born in Jamacia, that's why!?!?!?!

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

        He didn't did he? 😆

      4. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sourness or Nigel Farage ?

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

        Good one 😉

        "Don't trust everything that is written in the internet" -Abraham Lincoln

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I'm afraid he actually said it

      6. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Any suggestions how I could get a safety car into play for the final stretch of my mini-league?

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

          Make sure your pit is ready and do you have a brand-new set of the fastest tyres?

      7. OptimusBlack
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy & Antonio Owner here 🙁

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Group hug buddy

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

          Same here.

      8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Come on Wilson and Bowen...my only players 🙁

      9. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Assuming Gundog is out midweek (i suspect which he will be and miss next weekend too imo), what moves would you make with 1ft and 0.3m itb

        Ramsdale
        Taa James Dalot Livramento -- Cancelo
        Salah Jota Gundog Raphinha -- Mbeumo
        Ronaldo Antonio

        A: Gundog >> Bowen
        B: Gundog + Mbeumo >> Bowen + Saka (-4)
        C: Gundog + Foster >> Mount/Grealish + 3.9m gk (-4)
        D: Find a way to convert Gundog >> Foden

      10. Eleven Hag
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Need a defender upto 5.8m who would start this GW ahead of Cancelo and would rotate with King from next GW onwards. Who would you go for?

        Taa Cancelo Rudiger Alonso xxx

        Some options I am considering are Laporte, Cash, Dalot, Tierney, etc

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Cash or Dalot.

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

          Cash is the safest. Dalot probably grabs more points, if he keeps Wan-B out until GW27

          Watford strikers don't follow fixture difficulty. Heck, they go directly against it. That's hard to rotate

      11. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Do I do Antonio -> Ronaldo for free? Only problem is no real route back to Antonio

        1. Guru Mediation
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Do you need one? Get Bowen instead

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

        Anyone else’s season in a constant downward spiral for the last 3-4 game weeks?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Spud in the mud?

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

              Was 50k 4 game weeks ago and now 400k lol

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Well you're joining me in the mud anyway I've been there for a while!

            2. Guru Mediation
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Yep, 100k-> 250k. But fortunately this week looks like a green

              1. Lord of Ings
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                I got *

            3. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Even my good weeks are bad weeks

            4. Mona Lisa
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Gone from 220k to 228k in 5 weeks :/ constantly above average but not good enough

            5. Lord of Ings
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Ever since I sir Harold everything’s been going wrong

            6. grumpyman
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Down to 550k from 12k - an absolute soul destroying parade of disasters.

              1. Andy_Social
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                I've been on the slide since GW10. However, having started OR 5K and with a template Top 10K squad, I've fallen 10K places, which I'd say is getting off lightly.

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

            Bowen escaped YC, but only for now.

          • _Gunner
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Get Anything Antonio!!

          • blauriecon
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Leading in assists in Game Week 16 - the referees.

            1. blauriecon
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Thank goodness for penalties or there would be little scoring.

            2. blauriecon
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              15 goals - 8 of them penalties

              1. Andy_Social
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Most of them unfairly given

          • dshv
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Whats going on with anotnio…

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              AntoniNO

            2. Critical Observer
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Seeking to secure a January transfer to Plymouth Argyle.

          • Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Let's go Antonio and Bowen! Do something!

            1. The Polymath
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Antonio could become the face of Numan. 😀

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

                as in Gary?

                1. The Polymath
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  As in the company specifically for men, google it.

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

                    Cheers. I'm just a little "behind the times". 😀

          • Danno - Emre Canada
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Need some guidance good people....
            1ft but a bare 11 and not great matches if they all play that is. Any moves I can do to help? I’m even debating FH to get Jota more City etc etc

            Bachmann

            TAA - James - Livramento

            Bowen - Salah - Raphina - Bernardo - Mbeumo

            Ronaldo - Dennis

            What do we think cheers

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

              WC and copy good players from my team? It's linked.

              1. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Haha thanks but zero WC left

          • Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Pope is awake

          • Nate(U)dog(ie)
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Daka G

            1. Mona Lisa
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Barnes A

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

              Barnes A

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

              Newcastle chuckle defending

          • Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Surely Vardy stays benched now. Need those Gelhardt points

          • Jones Kusi
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            How is Bowen playing?

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

              Getting into dangerous positions, alongside Antonio in the penalty box; but is crowded out by Burnley defenders and not getting the supply. Benrahma and Rice are trying to provide the ball in.

          • Bury94
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Hopefully that means there's less chance Vardy will come on. Raphina first sub

          • Baron Penguin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Best point I’ve seen on the F1 is that Hamilton lapped 5 cars and had an 11 second lead, then with the safety car the FIA are happy to let Max get fresh tyres and then they conveniently move all those cars out of the way. They don’t care what I say or do, but that’s one less viewer they have now.

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

              *one viewer fewer

              1. Baron Penguin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Sadly my doctor has informed me that I have an allergy to rhyming.

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

              They just changed the rulebook to make it entertaining lol:
              https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2021_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_13_-_2021-12-08.pdf
              48.12:
              - "any cars that have been lapped .. will be required to pass" - not just a few of them
              - "the safety car will return to the pits at the end of the following lap" - not the same lap