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15 December 2021 2020 comments
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We were meant to be enjoying four Premier League matches this evening but Burnley v Watford has become the second Gameweek 17 fixture to be postponed, leaving us a game short.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace v Southampton and Arsenal v West Ham United do go ahead, however, with the match at the Emirates getting underway half an hour after the two 19:30 GMT kick-offs.

As for the team news, all eyes were on the Brighton starting XI after a number of players tested positive for Covid-19 in the run-up to tonight’s fixture.

It’s not a bad-looking line-up despite the raft of injuries and illnesses, with Neal Maupay, Pascal Gross, Jurgen Locadia and Jason Steele among the previously undeclared absentees.

Robert Sanchez is available and starts, despite rumours suggesting he was one of those affected by coronavirus.

Graham Potter has actually only made three changes to his team from Gameweek 15, with Maupay, Gross and the suspended Shane Duffy dropping out.

In come Jakub Moder, Solly March and Aaron Connolly.

Potter’s opposite number, Wolves boss Bruno Lage, has made four alterations from his side’s last outing.

Raul Jimenez is suspended after his red card at the Etihad, while Leander Dendoncker and Adama Traore drop to the bench.

Daniel Podence, Hwang Hee-chan and Francisco Trincao come in to make it an all-new front three.

The fourth change wasn’t planned as Rayan Ait-Nouri injured himself in the warm-up, with his place taken by Marcal.

As for the match at Selhurst Park, Patrick Vieira’s only change is an interesting one: Vicente Guaita drops to the bench and is replaced by Jack Butland between the posts.

Joachim Andersen is among the substitutes after recovering from injury, while Christian Benteke is on the bench too.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has made four changes from Southampton’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, with Lyanco, Oriol Romeu, Will Smallbone and Mohammed Salisu brought into the side.

Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Ibrahima Diallo and the injured Adam Armstrong drop out.

In the 8pm kick-off, Arsenal are unchanged from Gameweek 16, so that means another benching for Emile Smith Rowe. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is, of course, absent from the squad for disciplinary reasons.

David Moyes has made just one change to the West Ham side from the 0-0 draw with Burnley, with Pablo Fornals brought in for Said Benrahma. There’s again no Aaron Cresswell among the Hammers’ squad.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Burn, Moder, Veltman, Cucurella, Mwepu, Bissouma, Lamptey, March, Connolly, Trossard.

Subs: Scherpen, Lallana, Roberts, Alzate, Leonard, Mac Allister, Richards, Turns, Ferguson.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Saiss, Coady, Kilman, Marcal, Moutinho, Neves, Hwang, Semedo, Trincao, Podence.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Boly, Cundle, Moulden, Traore, Silva, Dendoncker.


Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Ward, Guehi, Tomkins, Mitchell, Kouyate, Hughes, Gallagher, Zaha, Ayew, Edouard.

Subs: Benteke, Andersen, Riedewald, Olise, Guaita, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Clyne, Eze.

Southampton XI: Caballero, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Salisu, Livramento, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Smallbone, Redmond, Tella, Broja.

Subs: Bednarek, Djenepo, Diallo, Long, Perraud, Lewis, Valery, Walcott, Elyounoussi,


Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tierney, White, Partey, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Lacazette, Tomiyasu, Xhaka, Martinelli.

Subs: Okonkwo, Smith Rowe, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Pepe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah.

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

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Noble, Benrahma, Kral, Oko-Flex, Alese, Ashby.

  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Soft pen

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

    Never pen

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

    VAR what a joke

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

    If only esr was on to take this pen…

  5. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This follow through thing is a joke. Might as well ban slide tackles

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      They have, haven’t they

  6. Will Kane
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Joke penalty decision

  7. Rassi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Coufal red. Well done my boy.

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

    Lol, var is absolutely trash, no evidence - load of s***

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

      I've been saying this all game, disgraceful

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

    Laca has dived enough tonight, was getting one at some stage

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

    Prem managers are part of the problem. They want these soft penalties to win games. Have encouraged referees to give them. Only manager who actually fights against it is Dyche.

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

    joke decision

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

    When Peter Walton disagrees with the ref you know it’s a shocking decision

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

    Not a foul, not a pen, not a yellow, another Laca dive, horrible decision

  14. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Shocking pen, and the red just makes it worse!

    How is that a pen after var review?

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

      Cannot believe this s****t

  15. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The penalty decision is soft, but a red card on top of it is nonsense.

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

      Yes, absolute joke

  16. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I’m getting Laca if after this game, was top of my shortlist anyway

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

      *if fit

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Should be cheaper after this GW.

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

    Laca Miss

    Fabianski saved

  18. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Great save

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

    Also Taylor gave that pen after seeing Laca rolling around. Joke decision all round.

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

    Never a pen ffs

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

    Lacazette fail

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

    LOL

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

    Not pen to me

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

      *justice

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Apart from the red card!

  24. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Flappy pen save

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

      Not flappy for many years now

  25. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    LOLACA

  26. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fab save. Justice.

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

    Justice

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

    Laca pen saved by Fabianski

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

    GET IN FABS!

  30. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    FABIIII