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Four more Gameweek 24 matches take place this evening, with Manchester City v Brentford, Norwich City v Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton all kicking off at 19:45 GMT and Aston Villa v Leeds United getting underway a quarter of an hour later.

It’s not often that the headline Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team news comes from Palace but that’s the case tonight, as the most-bought player of Gameweek 24, Odsonne Edouard, finds himself among the substitutes at Carrow Road.

Vicente Guaita, Wilfried Zaha, Joachim Andersen and Will Hughes are brought back into the side as Patrick Vieira makes four changes from the weekend win over Hartlepool United.

Angus Gunn, Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki are back in the Norwich City XI in Dean Smith’s three alterations from Saturday, with Josh Sargent missing out through illness.

The omission of Kyle Walker is the only real surprise in Pep Guardiola’s line-up.

The City boss makes five changes to the side that beat Fulham in the FA Cup on Saturday, with Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling replacing Walker, Nathan Ake, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.

Ivan Toney misses out with a calf injury for Brentford and he is one of three changes to the side that were beaten by Everton on Saturday. Ethan Pinnock, Frank Onyeka and Saman Ghoddos come in, as Mads Bech Sorensen and Vitaly Janelt also make way.

It’s straightforward team news from Villa Park, where both sides are unchanged from their last matches in Gameweek 23. That means a start for Raphinha, who had been flagged going into this contest.

In keeping with that theme, Antonio Conte sticks with the same Spurs side that beat Brighton in the FA Cup on Saturday – so that means new signings Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski have to be content with places on the bench.

Opponents Southampton make 10 changes to the side that beat Coventry at the weekend, with only the indefatigable James Ward-Prowse keeping his place.

There’s good news regarding Armando Broja, who recovers from a knee problem to feature, but there’s no Tino Livramento, who lasted 90 minutes on his comeback from injury on Saturday.

GAMEWEEK 24 TEAM NEWS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Schlupp, Gallagher, Olise, Zaha, Mateta,

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Clyne, McArthur, Benteke, Edouard.

Norwich City XIGunn, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Placheta, McLean, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki, Idah.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Gilmour, Dowell, Normann, Tzolis, Rowe, Giannoulis.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Laporte, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling.

Subs: Steffen, Walker, Ake, Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Delap, McAtee.

Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslav, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Jensen, Norgaard, Onyeka, Ghoddos, Canos.

Subs: Fernandez, Lossl, Dasilva, Wissa, Mbeumo, Baptiste, Sorensen, Stevens


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Royal, Sanchez, Romero, Davies, Reguilon, Winks, Hojbjerg, Son, Moura, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Sessegnon, Rodon, White, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, Scarlett.

Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Broja, Adams.

Subs: Valery, Stephens, Diallo, Smallbone, Djenepo, Walcott, Long, A Armstrong, Caballero.


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Digne, Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho.

Subs: Sanson, Chambers, Young, Ings, Olsen, Hause, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam, Chrisene.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Dallas, Llorente, Struijk, Koch, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha, Harrison, James.

Subs: Forshaw, Roberts, Klaesson, Bate, Gelhardt, Hjelde, McKinstry, Shackleton, Kenneh.


  1. Hits from the Bong
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nice one Son

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

    Of course Kane assists the assister

  3. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Jacob grab a hattrick.

  4. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Desperately need Edouard to stay on the bench. Ramsey first sub

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Beautiful

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

      Fantastic.

    3. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Just great ...

  6. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will VAR pull it back?

  7. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a player.. Son is too good

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

    2 nil Manchester City

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

      Sterling assist from the keeper

  9. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kane assisting the assister ffs.

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

    Son been inches from a monster haul tonight

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

    Sterling A

  12. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    (K)DB!!!!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Captain points!

  13. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kevin de captaaaaiinn

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Back of the net!

  14. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

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

    Ah Pep why you take Mahrez off 🙁

  16. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I’m going to stop moaning now. I’m happy.

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

    Of course some lucky rebound goal for KDB.

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

      Most captained player...damn damn BIG RED coming

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My Captain, My Captain.

  19. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    At least it was KDB

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

    KDB you beauty!

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

    Dream goal for rival, absolute disaster

  22. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB(c) & Sterling 🙂

  23. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kane always scores against Southampton . . .

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Appearance pts

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

    Foden CS banked Gundo on

  25. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB 25% on captain poll

  26. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Eduoard coming on at all?

  27. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    YES, Sterling, you legend!!!
    Poor finish leading to the assist for KDB (C)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Every time I check on here it’s another goal but not scored or assisted by anyone on my team 🙁

  29. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Incredibly lucky for KDB owners...

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

      He been knocking all first half. At some point it stops becoming luck.

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

      Yep. Doesnt taste good as a non-owner.

    3. Gunneryank
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, just balances out the shyte luck elsewhere!

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

    Foden 3 point haul 😎