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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. AC/DC AFC
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    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2-1 Villa

    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ramsey again.

      Coutinho assist.

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

    Ramsey G
    Coutinho A

    1. Eastman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Had enough of owning Watkins

  3. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsey Goal, Cout assist.

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

    Classic Coutinho 🙂

    1. AC/DC AFC
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      Great pass and movement

  5. FPL Scoop
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    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho must have

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why doesn't Watkins do something?

  7. Nanoelektronicar
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    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Have Coutinho.

    Didn't want to go for Ramsey, because saving thrid spot for Watkins.

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

    Such a rough season, this, with all the postponements and the unreliability of the usual top FPL assets

  9. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho essential.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ramsey surely? Saves all that money?

  10. Weak Become Heros
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Broja got to come in, looks great.

    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Consistent too.

      Ramsey as well.

  11. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsey 😎

  12. AIRMILES
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho's got to fit in my team.

  13. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho on fire

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

    Poor defending from both Klich and Meslier

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Watkins down

  16. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho is a man on a mission
    He’s looking so so good.

  17. Sim Simma
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    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Watkins hurt himself

  18. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsey first on my bench.Again.

  19. Revival
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    4 years, 2 months ago

    Williams, my 3rd sub outscored Ronaldo, Antonio and Dennis combined in the last 2 gameweeks. On course again to this week as it stands

    1. AC/DC AFC
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      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully he's no longer 3rd on the bench?

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

    I’m loving Coutinho racking up my points but can’t let go of the fact that KDB has done diddly squat

    1. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't worry kdb will get his normal 3bps.... no mater what happens in the 2nd half.....

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

    Ramsey first on bench. Idah second. Edouard in 11. We know the rest....

  22. Monya Meow Meow
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho, Cash Ramsey

    And I have Watkins, Digne, D.Luiz...

  23. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Has their ever been a season where the atrackers are so bad?

  24. Goodfeathers
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    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsey & Broja chillin on the bench whilst the rest of my starting 11 has nothing

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have Idah as well it was my wildcard bench. Logic was they are the cheapest decent fpl options based on fixtures.

      At least our teams are set up going forwards with those benches.

  25. FPL Brains
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    4 years, 2 months ago

    I think I'm gonna delete my team.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      P*ssy

      1. FPL Brains
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        I'll benchpress you and your dad.

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

          Like one after the other, or..?

          1. FPL Brains
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            Both simultaneously.

            Light work.

        2. Drexl Spivey
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          What about his Ma?

          1. FPL Brains
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            4 years, 2 months ago

            Nah,

            Too heavy.

  26. Sim Simma
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    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Raph having a bad day

  27. Chalobah's Witness
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    first real good transfer in this season... got Phil but on the other hand wasted -4 to replace Dawson with Digne.

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

    Raphinha been a bit poo.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    OMG Ramsey.

  30. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jota to Coutinho feels so wrong but only way to get him in.