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Four more Premier League matches get underway this afternoon, although one of them, Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa, has been delayed by half an hour due to traffic congestion.

Manchester United v Watford, Crystal Palace v Burnley and Brentford v Newcastle United are the three Gameweek 27 fixtures starting at 15:00 GMT.

Ralf Rangnick has made some surprise starting XI calls at Old Trafford, with Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho all dropping to the bench from the side that played in Madrid in midweek.

Anthony Elanga, who scored for United in that game, is brought into the starting XI, along with Alex Telles, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Nemanja Matic.

Opponents Watford have made just one change and it is an enforced one, with Jeremy Ngakia replacing the absent Kiko Femenia at right-back.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche sticks with the same side that started their 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in midweek but Maxwel Cornet is fit enough for a place on the bench, where he is joined by the newly available Ashley Westwood and Charlie Taylor.

Will Hughes, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Cheikhou Kouyate make way for Luka Milivojevic, Jeffrey Schlupp and James McArthur for Palace, who have Vicente Guaita among the substitutes after a knee injury forced his absence on Wednesday. Odsonne Edouard is omitted from the starting XI again.

There’s a feel-good story in west London as Christian Eriksen gets his first involvement in a matchday squad since suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 eight months ago. The Dane is joined by Ivan Toney on the bench, with Brentford’s only change seeing Vitaly Janelt replace Sergi Canos.

Allan Saint-Maximin again misses out for unchanged Newcastle with a calf problem.

Lewis Dunk returns from suspension in one of three changes made by Graham Potter for the delayed kick-off, with Leandro Trossard and Solly March also coming into the side. Shane Duffy and Danny Welbeck are benched, while Adam Lallana is absent.

Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins come back into the Villa XI, with Calum Chambers and Emi Buendia making way.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Vitelt, Henry, Dasilva, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa.

Subs: Lossl, Canos, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Toney, Eriksen, Jorgensen, Baptiste, Roerslev.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Burn, Targett, Krafth, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Murphy, Wood.

Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Manquillo, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff, Guimaraes.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, March, Moder, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Gross, Alzate, Welbeck, Steele, Duffy, Caicedo, Leonard, Offiah, Ferguson.

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

Subs: Sanson, Buendia, Chambers, Young, Olsen, Hause, Bailey, Iroegbunam, O’Reilly.


Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Gallagher, Olise, McArthur, Zaha.

Subs: Guaita, Kouyate, Eze, Ayew, Hughes, Mateta, Benteke, Edouard, Kelly.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Rodriguez, Weghorst.

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Taylor, Barnes, Westwood, Cornet, Collins, Bardsley, Long.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Lindelof, Pogba, Ronaldo, Fred, Fernandes, Varane, Telles, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, Elanga.

Subs: Henderson, Jones, Maguire, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Dalot, Shaw, Sancho.

Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Louza, King, Cleverley, Kamara, Cathcart, Sissoko, Samir, Sarr, Dennis.

Subs: Bachmann, Ekong, Pedro, Masina, Sema, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka, Kayembe.

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

    Offside Ronaldo G Telles A

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Great play from Elanga

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good day for Wood to score

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This. Please!

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

      Willock*

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That's what she said

  3. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ronogoal

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

    FHers mudded with that Palace goal.

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still about 20 points up.

  5. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It’s going to be Josh King & Jay Rodriguez in the headlines today

  6. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mee get me a goal.

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

      This!

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rob me an assist Roberts

    3. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Get Mee a goal

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cry mee a river?

    5. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      #meetoo

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

    People are going to think I’m nuts but I think it’s time for Moura to go. Don’t try and talk me out of it. My mind’s made up.

    1. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Follow your heart

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

      What a ridiculous decision

      The best time is after team news for GW28 is done, so you're sure his replacement is fit

  8. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pope (c) first save!

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

    Bruno another huge miss

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

    Bruno could have 2 goals

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

    Glad I didnt cpt Bruno.
    Would have gone crazy mad by now...

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

    Those without Bruno today head down for a lotto ticket, ASAP!

    1. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      More than 6 million lotto winners? That would be a huge winning when split with 6mn..

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jeeez Bruno... Should be on a hatty already. C'mon my captain let's go!

  14. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno chance after chance

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lol Burnley concede now everyone has their defenders

  16. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you WC this lot?

    Ramsdale
    Trent, Cancelo, Livramento, Lamptey
    Salah, Bruno, Bowen, Saka
    Dennis, Broja

    DDG, Antonio, Dawson, Brownhill
    Bank 2.7m, 1FT, WC/FH/BB left

    1. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe not

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What's the WC team?

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

        Not sure yet, but would likely bring in Son, Kane, Saiss, Jimenez, Raphina, Digne, triple LIV and get rid of MUN, WHU, Dennis etc

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So more or less my team minus Kane, when would you use it otherwise?

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

            I guess after 30 some time in prep for the later doubles. Alternative would be to bring in 2-3 of them for a -4 / -8 this week. Something like:

            Brownhill, Bruno, Antonio -> Son, Raphina & Jimmy (-8) which leaves enough for Dennis -> DCL if he looks up to much this week

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

    King just had a shot.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vodka or Whiskey?

  18. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Bruno in the FH template team?

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

      Yeah.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I nearly went Ronaldo instead of him

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Now that would have been a massive ballsy move

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not really, still Ronaldo isn’t it.

          Beginning of the season would have been opposite lol

  19. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Got Varane, Pogba and Ronaldo.
    Still think Bruno outscores them combined

  20. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wasted a free hit to bring in Burnley…yikes.

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At least they leave your team immediately. I got briwnhill and weghorst staring at me

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

        They leave and King/Dennis enter!!

    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Weghorst will turn out a bad buy too

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A 6ft6 dutch trap lol. People fell for the height

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

    Bruno missing them for fun today

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foster HOLLLDDDD

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

    Olise assist and hopefully a chance of Burn cs now not a bad day after Kane(C) and Son!

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Olise having a great game, undropable in this form..

  24. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What's going on with the Brighton game?

    1. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Traffic

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

      It kicks off at 15:30 now, due to traffic.

      1. Traction Engine Foot
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ok, thanks

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Traffic jam, so they are yet to Brighton up the day of the home crowd.

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

        They'll Albion an earlier bus next time to make sure they don't arrive late again

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Massive sale at the local bakery so masses of traffic

  25. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Wegho or whatever your name is, hattie please

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't jinx this by disrespecting his name, please

  26. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Luck is such a tiny marginal concept. It absolutely boggles your mind when you sit down and think about it.

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

      Luck doesn't exist. Mathematics, probabilities 😉

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sure, Einstein. What does your mathematics tell us about the result of today's games then?

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

          There is a chance goals get scored today.

          1. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Amazing, mate. Do you have a patreon I can sign to?

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I was unlucky and stupid?

      2. AleksaMaster
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Luck is synonym for low probability going your way. So it does exist.

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

    Ronaldo in behind Foster but forced wide, clipped ball to Fernandes and...

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno officially on pens. Ronaldo could’ve gone down for the pen but didn’t

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

      Mane vibes!

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

      And i fully expect him to miss today

  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Olise hacked down, looks injured. No yellow card for Pieters either :/

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

    Foster denies Ronaldo.

    Only a matter of time for United.