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2pm kick-off team news: Calvert-Lewin starts, Mbeumo + Watkins absent

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT today – Brentford v Aston Villa, Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion and Leeds United v Burnley.

Thomas Frank makes two changes at Brentford, as Christian Norgaard and Sergi Canos return in place of Dominic Thompson and Shandon Baptiste, both of whom drop to the bench.

Kristoffer Ajer also takes his place amongst the substitutes, having missed two months with a hamstring injury, though Bryan Mbeumo is absent again with a calf problem.

Brentford have already lost five Premier League home matches this season, with only fellow promoted clubs Norwich City and Watford faring worse.

For the visitors, Ollie Watkins misses out, but John McGinn returns and comes in for Morgan Sanson, while Kortney Hause replaces the suspended Tyrone Mings at the back.

Bertrand Traore also comes into the starting XI, before he is set to fly out to play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after this game.

At Goodison Park, Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns for Everton, and will make his first appearance since all the way back in August.

Seamus Coleman, Allan and Demarai Gray are also back, with the latter’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownership rising to 12.0% ahead of his Double Gameweek.

Graham Potter, meanwhile, brings in Adam Webster, Enock Mwepu and Leandro Trossard, as Tariq Lamptey, Solly March and Jakub Moder are benched.

Elsewhere, Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes from Gameweek 18, with Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente returning, as Cody Drameh and Joe Gelhardt make way.

Daniel James is fit enough to make the bench, though Patrick Bamford remains out.

Their opponents, Burnley, stick with the same XI that lost to Manchester United on Thursday, with Aaron Lennon supporting Chris Wood once again up front.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson, Bech, Roerslev, Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen, Canos, Wissa, Toney

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Stevens, Ajer, Janelt, Bidstrup, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Forss

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Hause, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Traore, Ings

Subs: Steer, Feeney, Sanson, Iroegbunam, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Chukwuemeka, Philogene-Bidace, Archer


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Digne, Begovic, Iwobi, Andre Gomes, Gbamin, Rondon, Simms, Dobbin, Onyango

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Subs: Lamptey, Gross, Moder, Alzate, Welbeck, March, Steele, Duffy, Richards


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Koch, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, Roberts

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Moore, Jenkins, Bate, James, Summerville, Gelhardt, Greenwood

Burnley XI: Hennessey, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Lennon, Wood

Subs: Norris, Bardsley, Pieters, Long, Collins, Stephens, Vydra, Cornet, Rodriguez

988 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I feel sorry for anyone who wasted a chip (WC/FH) on this DGW..

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      You're not a real FPL manager so...

      The only shame is more chips weren't used for triple Brentford & Everton!

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

      One of my rivals sitting at 70k ish played the below.

      Fernandez
      Dawson Keane Pinnock
      Salah Son Bowen Gray
      Antonio (C) DCL Toney

      Lloris Raphinha Regulion Varane

      Still time for points to come in & at least the captain is decent but oof.

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not even half way through the week yet

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No you don’t.

  2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    "If DCL scores three goals in 45 mins then we can take him off"

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      If he comes off before 60th it would be pretty funny

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I think I'd still expect it but being 2-0 down maybe he has to give him a bit more

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Cornet sighted

  4. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    One Corneto has just entered the fray

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      16° in London

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Relevant Liverpool players start.

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No need to. I benched them for dgw assets.

    2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Moreno?

    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      So glad Henderson is starting!

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

    New safe standing today at Chelsea

    Don’t think any where is safe for Lukaku to stand at Stamford Bridge today

    The fans will make it known that’s for sure

    https://twitter.com/TheSecretScout_/status/1477653343925325825

    :mrgreen:

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

    Bringing Pickford in for this game week doesn’t look like going down as one of my better moves

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Spudded

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

        Haha, nice to have a benchable keeper during these Covid times I suppose

        Every cloud

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      You get another crack yet so don’t lose hope pal

  8. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Brighton lucky, Gray unlucky.

  9. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pretty keen on Cornet coming good - hope this half he shows something. And stays fit!

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Isnt he off to ACON after this game?

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Oh dang. Oh well. Maybe for when he gets back then!

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

      He'll be of to AFCON.

  10. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Where is Watkins? >:(

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      London Colney

  11. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Roberts = what a terrible player.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Gelhardt better up top

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton GOAL

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sweet

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    That isn’t Gray

  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley equaliser

  15. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley goal

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone have Gordon?

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This is extremely painful owning DCL and Sanchez. How am I on 0 pts

  18. asr
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Cornet great free kick

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      What a player, shame he's gone for AFCON now.

  19. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ayling cappers in the mud

  20. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Oh cornet that’s insane.

  21. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez cleanie mudded.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Always nice to see.

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez is unlucky there, think he's easily got it covered but for the deflection.

  22. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No CS for everyone

  23. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Cornet is some player

    Too good for Burnley

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Similarities to Payet at West Ham a few seasons ago. Won't be at Burnley for long.

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Goal - GORDON
    Assist - ALLAN

    Everton 1-2 Brighton (53 mins)

    #EVEBHA

  25. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez CS gone. Lovely. Goal wasn't scored by Gray or DCL. Lovely

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gordon G

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Allan assist 😮

  28. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Points deduction incoming for Leeds hopefully.

    No place for that in football, absolutely disgusting.

    1. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      What happened?

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Leeds “fan” lobbed a half full bottle which hit Matt Lowton on the head which he needed medical attention for.

  29. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gordon's alive !

  30. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Clean sheets are a thing of the past

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Have a drink and cheer up

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Can I smoke some instead?

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

      You can always rely on Tottenham...