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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. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For god sake Ronaldo just put the ball in the fecking net

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

      Bruno*

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

    The pain as the only Ronaldo owner.

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

      Would have had Bruno on FH probably so no much dif though 😀

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

      Still have him..

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

      I was going to go Ronaldo on FH over Bruno

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

    Bruno first half here similar to Kane, not sure how he hasn't got a return yet...

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

    Any early Man City Team news?

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

      He starts.

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

        Thank goodness.

      2. Monklane
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I was afraid of that.

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

      De Bruyne doesn’t start for Everton

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

    Brownhill YC, hacked Zaha

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

    Brighton vs. Aston Villa is LIVE

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I read that in Martin Tylers voice

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

    Burnley such trolls after 2 really good wins

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

      It was only Spurs tbf 😉

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

        Brighton game was more surprising!

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can't imagine Leicester's a stretch.

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bringing in Cornet and Tarkowski last gw is two of my biggest fails this season.

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

        Cornett for me to, didn’t even complete first game, on bench today at least

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

    YES JOELINTON!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      LOL who has him?

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

        "I hAd HiM iN mY Fh dRafT" incoming

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

        Wiping those Brentford cleanies

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

      Wgta?

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

        Fraser

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

      Ffs switched Joelinton and Doherty in my FH draft for Weghorst and Mee at the last minute /s

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

    Cant believe my main rival have this amount of luck every f gw.
    7 gift points for Semedo few days ago and now getting 9points from KWP instead of Maguire

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      skill

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

        Yeah diarrhea skills

  10. Drexl Spivey
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle just jumped to 14th in the table.

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

      No chance seeing Mbappe in the championship now

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

      15th..

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

        No, they were right. Brentford are losing.

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

          Yeah 14th is Correct.

          I checked Livescore app, live standings not updated on app..

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

      Eddie Howe has done a terrific job.

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

    Don't let Ronaldo take it ...

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

      ?

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

    Elanga winning a pen here...

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

      Seen them given type, no pen!

  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well -4 for mee an weghorst cap
    Bottled my - 8 of mee Bruno Kane
    Cap would of been more be of son/Kane, let’s see how this turns out !

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willock goal

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willock G

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

      Get the f in

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

    Newcastle making a case for their doubles here

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

      Same as Burnley did 🙂

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

        As did Watford, as did Brighton...

        We'll never learn!

        Dubravka, Willock & Wood triple up anyone?

    2. Bollard
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The next DGW trap

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Against 10 men vs the worst form team

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

      10 men Brentford since the 11th minute though

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

      ...against a 10-man team, tbf

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

    Willock wagon heading towards full speed!

  18. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willock confirmed for my wc28 team

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

    Yaaaassss Willock you beauty!

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Damn went JWP over him

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

          Got both... Needed enablers to afford Son, Kane and a third premium.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Willock hitting form

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For me Bruno is damned if you do damned if you don’t. Missed both his previous hauls and finally taken the bullet this week as captain.

      He ain’t gonna score is he lol

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

      Finally Weghorst...
      Offside

    5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What you talkin' about Willock.

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

      Why did I go Burn over Schar?

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

        Lol I did the same, but to be fair I only really entertained the idea of Schar for a moment

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

      Willock is viable for the next 4

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

      Hahaha! Free Hit working like a charm! Get in Willock!

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

      The faith of many Free Hits now in the hands of Pep and which front 3 he plays.

      What a safe play to be!

    10. maksud
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yesss!! got willock on the wildcard

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

        Ditto

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

      Villa back in business

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

        Cash back

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

      Cash you beauty!