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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 XI: Gunn, 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. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Don't care if Kane and Reguilon have Doubles. They are out of my team.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure Regi will even start twice anyway

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

        Not a chance

  2. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Walcott is modelling his hair off a dragoons helmet

    1. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I know what you mean by that but I’m not sure everybody will

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cant share images sadly, its uncanny

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

    Anyone doing worse than 28 with 3 to play

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I can match it

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For once, I'm happy to say no

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Supersaint

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

        Nope on 50 here

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

          Worst week ever

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      on 29

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

      23 with 5 to go? Salah (c)

    6. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sadly raises hand :(. 23 with 3 to go. However have Salah as Capt what could possibly go wrong, lol.

    7. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Also 28 with 3 to go including cap.

    8. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      On 30

      3 to play

    9. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      61 4 to play

    10. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The same pretty much

    11. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thankfully I’ve had a good night for a change with 54 pts with Kane blanking. Most of the points made up from Mahrez, cancello and KDB. That alone is lick that I picked 3 that played. Think I can forget about KDB playing Saturday

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins ???

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Quite impressive for Sterling to get both assists and be well out of the bonus still

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo MOTM tonight.
    Shots on target 2
    Shots off target 2
    Shots blocked 2

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice with a bap too. Everyone has him, though, so doesn't really matter

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Does if you captained. Was desperate for that cleanie with owning chocolate fireguards Foden, Bilva and Watkins.

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

    Losing out on Ramsey’s haul for Edouard’s 10 min cameo is pretty poopie.

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s gutting I had Ramsey in my first 11 as well, switched him to the bench

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That is a sickener. Had Broja on the bench because I thought Edouard would start. Palace just shocking away from home

  8. Henning
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get of Coutinho or Ramsey?

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Think Saints will hammer Utd

      1. Fish up a tree
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Epic Post fail

        Ramsey!

  9. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen and KDB captainers rejoice!

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How did you cap both?!?! Cheat code?

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for a Salah hattie tomorrow 🙂

    3. Gunneryank
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I will joice and then do so a 2nd time! Kevin doesn't know how to fail. It's nice having premiums who actually deliver.

    4. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Captained bowen but dont have kdb.. bittersweet

    5. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn’t rejoice yet guys it will only count if salah doesn’t haul tmo night and I wouldn’t put money on that not happening

  10. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Watkins the new Antonio?
    Can’t wait to get rid of both!

  11. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs are trash cost me £300 joke!

  12. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDBs 8 pointer goal ruined my gameweek.

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

      Don’t look at the bonus points

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You're a few numbers off

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      11

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

        5 for goal + 3 bonus = 8 points
        Without the goal he doesn't get those 8.

    4. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He was already at three so the goal was 8 points.

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Was already getting 3. So 8 point goal is correct.

    6. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It made mine or I was goosed

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs Spursed.

  14. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Could nt decide between reguilon or digne for a hit turns out it’s a -4 either way

  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rest up, Coutinho 🙂

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is he injured or just rested?

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This is the best I’ve felt about a dreadful night off fpl for a while

    So I’m quite happy with that as a personal best

  17. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Coutinho injured?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hurt taking a shot but continued.

  18. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reckon coutinho is just rested? Injury didn’t look too bad.

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully...

  19. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ohhhh when the Saints!!! It’s OUR song 🙂

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

      Get innnnnnnn

      Lots have people who like abusing the saints have vanished from the site!

  20. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Haha, nice one Southampton.

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Cout injured? He was talking to Gerrard alot then when he came off

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Digne limping.

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

      Lolllllll what did i say, injuries and blanks for the players i bring in

  23. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale + Martinelli total points predictions for tomorrow?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      4

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol fantastic

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      8

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        6 + 2?

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          8 total. This is my answer!

  24. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I now support Southampton

  25. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    10pts in BPs tonight by the looks

  26. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just can’t rely on Kane with the armband this year. Need to get Salah back and go back to perms Captain.

    Crashing down the ranks!

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

      Ah unlucky mate. I thought Kane was a great pick this week as well. Hard to know which big hitter to get alongside salah. KDB looks obvious one but not sure nows the right time to get him

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Looked a decent differential but he really failed to impress again! I really wish I’d done Bruno >> KDB after Bruno’s last double. Would have had a nice Captain the last two and who knows where I’d be. Oh well

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foden owner and Cancelo C, not awful result but so many good chances for a haul and KDB 11-pointer with that rebound goal feels like missed opportunity.

  28. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Emerson and Reguilon...
    Looking lively, but more in headless chicken kind of way.
    Cant get a decent cross out or defend one.

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wow if Liverpool keep a CS tomorrow..!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/277421/event/24/

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

      Good job

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

    KDB (C), Bowen (VC)
    Everybody else useless.

    Mo, time to haul tomorrow 🙂