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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. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The points swing for a penalty miss is just an absolute killer. Looking at twelve points for Laca, now back down to 3 smh

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

      It's heartbreaking. Was counting the points already.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Same lol

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

    6 players. 9 points. My 1.5 points per player trend continues from yesterday.

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

      That's a brag this week.

  3. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio is physically the biggest RB I’ve seen.

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

      Forgotten Traore already?

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

      Adama says hi

    3. DropkickMurphys
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Alright alright

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

    Antonio playing mix of rb and cb

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

      Have they used all their subs?

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

        One more left

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surely a bunch of games will also be cancelled at the weekend? Positive cases unlikely to be negative by then?

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

    Antonio on throw ins haha

  7. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    8 CS in 14 for Ramsdale. Essential?

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

      Locked in already?

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

      Had him and White since GW8 WC. One of very few positives

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

    Somebody on for Fornals

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

    Antonio back up front again

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

    Trent or Antonio?

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

      I go for value picks, personally.

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

    Antonio back up top

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

      Strangely West Ham look better straight away

  12. bigwig
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio nearly in there

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

    ESR goal !!!!

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

      yasssss

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

      boo

  14. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of me getting Broja's points off the bench with the following left to play?

    Salah, James, Rudiger, Salah, Son & Jota?

  15. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ESRRRRRRRRR

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

    Jammy ESR owners at it again

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah yeah yeah.

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

      How’s it jammy?

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

    OMG ESR

    LEGENDDDDDDDD

  18. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Smith Roweeeeee you beautyyyyyyy 🙂

  19. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    what a savior ESR

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

    Smith Roweeeeee

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

    Beautiful goal that

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

    ESR G
    Saka A

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

    ESR GOAL …. Assisted by Benny sh it ness

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

      Benny who?

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

    Saka deserved return

  25. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio is absolutely finished. No way this team will even win against Norwich. Norwich lose far too many games but they're not actually in any worse shape than West Ham at the moment.

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

    ESR ILY!!!

  27. g_jannyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ESR!! Pa

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

    GET IN ESR!!!!!!!!

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

    Super Saints so lucky!!!!

  30. Im New Here
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My ESR -> Gallagher transfer isn't feeling so good right now