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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. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle on the chopping block (funded by new owners).

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      good one

  2. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is Maddison really an option now?
    He's always been a trap when I've bought him

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t like fixtures tbh

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Is he just doing that thing where he gets all his returns for the season in a 4-5 game period

      • el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He's not, he never was and never will be - troll.

        1. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          You been watching Leicester?

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I owned Maddison enough times to know this.

            1. Limbo
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Me too - when he was good, he was great. Not been the case last few seasons, but he’s always had potential. Starting every game. 6.6m. I’d not be so quick to dismiss.

              1. el polako
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                He only just hit a bit of form and he might very well quickly return to bad form he's been in for best part of year.

                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  He’s been injured on and off for 18 months.

                  1. el polako
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    He's been drops all season until just recently. Even Leicester fans had enough of him and saying they should have sold him to Arsenal.

        2. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I agree

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

          That's correct

      • yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Won’t play Newcastle every week

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          this

        2. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Look at last four games…

    3. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone own Maddison?

      1. lugs
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        0/

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

        Doesn't seem to be the case

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

        Around 8% teams. I think half are dead teams tho

        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          One guy of those 8% is leading my ML right now and has an average FPL history of 2.5m OR ffs

          1. Limbo
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            :/

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

        In my Draft team

      5. One More Hit
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Too many good midfielders and not enough slots. Time for FPL towers to consider reclassifying Salah as a forward

    4. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      At least Maddison turning my my hits into green arrows.

    5. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grats to Maddison owners…

      Must admit I’d never really considered him - mostly due to Leic patchy form

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        All 3 of them.

      2. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Watched the last few Leicester games. It’s been coming. Goes to show nothing beats the eye test.

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

      NO VARDY TODAY

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeh, a rival gets 9 jammy Jansson points. Rats!

        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Livra's one pointer for me

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        COME ON GALLAGHER

      3. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Livramento 1 pointer

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          same.

      4. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need a Gallagher hatty then

      5. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Brownhill 1 pointer! Was almost down to 10 this GW, praise Dyche!

      6. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lucky owners

    7. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yasss Gelhardt points off the bench!!!

    8. Kannbury
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hold that cleanie Lowton!

    9. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just remembered the clean sheet point !

      Bowen haul!

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        We’ll be feasting off this for weeks to come 🙁

    10. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen or Foden? Have Bernando and strong bench, team value 106

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

        What has your poor team value to do with this question? What's the relevance?!?

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

      Going out on a limb here but I might target this Newcastle defence for captaincy next GW.

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You and 5m managers

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

        Let's hope he isn't rested.

    12. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Must be a good chance Antonio is rested on Wednesday?

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He was rested today.

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

        Rested last week in order to play the next few?

        But if he's been as leg as people are suggesting then you never know...

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not really got anyone to rest him for

      4. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He's taken his rest today -1 on BPS

    13. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If Sunderland can finally get out of League 1 they will have 6 points guaranteed next season.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This.

    14. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just tuned in. Am about to find out what Bowen looks like

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gave the ball away. Why is he in my team?

    15. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dennis & Tomiyasu autosub. Yummy!

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

        & Maddison?

        Disgusting!

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          😆

    16. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thought Brownhill was in there!

    17. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looking to get rid of ASM, 6.6 ITB then.

      Can afford King (have Dennis), Maupay, Benteke.

      King best of the bunch right? Any other good choice I'm missing?

    18. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gallagher is hopefully going to be a lot more attacking today than before, no schlupp today, and Will Hughes who can't play box to box is alongside him and the cm kouyate

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He always seems to get his chances

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No vardy means I get Mbeumo from the bench.

      • not_astarte
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        can't believe am getting nothing out of Antonio 🙁

      • Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Horrible GW until Maddy surprises
        I needed that

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Well played

          I always forget Maddison is a good option.

      • Luggy10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Right guys, 16.7 million available.
        Saint Max & Jimenez out.
        Name your 2 strikers to replace them...

      • Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Come on wilson just a wafer thin goal

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          featherlight quillson

      • Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        i think i will still do maddison to foden... 🙂

      • TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        expect Antonio owners to be shipping for Dennis

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          no way have been keeping that long holding for the nice fixtures coming up

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        wouild really like some help please.

        a armstrong to king/dennis for free
        b save and following gw do james/gilmour/armstrong to telles/bowen/Gelhardt for -4.

        b would mean double west ham attach bowen/antonio and play 352

        thanks 🙂

      • Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Another stinker of a week

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

          With hindsight should have started Dennis over Jota. I accept red arrow after -8.

      • BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Time for FPL to change to 6 mids 2 fwds in squad

        1. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Been asking for this too. Should be an option. Man City don’t even play a striker. Just an amorphous midfield talent blob.

        2. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I want to play my wingers as my wingbacks and go full on tiki taka ffs 😛

      • Salarrivederci
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Had Schmeichel since GW4. Deserved that CS :;D

      • Ady87
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        16, 10 and 17 points in 3 of the last 4, is Maddy back?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          fixtures turning unfortunately