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

    Get me some $

  2. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3/3 clean sheets gone lol

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

    Cash G

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

      Wgta?

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

    Assist for cash goal?

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

      None

  5. lewis274
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Digne assist?

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

    Digne assy??

    1. Ross Geller
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not. His cross was cleared out from the box. So Cash was not his intended target…

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

        This. Courtesy of a sad Digne owner.

  7. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willock goal. Hate players scoring when you're intending getting them in immediately after the GW...

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

    Cash G
    None A

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

      Nooo - wrong wing-back!

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

        Feck me, fullback*

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

        Targett was the Villa fullback to get all along.

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

    Craig None assist

  10. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My players even when they score they get yellow cards

  11. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cash Card

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

    Coutinho auditioning for captaincy next week. Raphinha passed the test earlier

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

      Leeds passed xGC test also

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

    Nice time to own Matty Cash 🙂

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

    Blocked cross. No assist

  15. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I was checking the score form livescore and they are showing 2 names for the assist. Why is that? I thought its some mistake but they have two names for both the goals.

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

      talking about Newcastle game.

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

      Assists were Fraser then Schar fwiw

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

    Surely that's a Digne assy?????

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

      Cross was blocked/cleared. Intended destination changed. No assist

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

      Yeah surely
      Not

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

    Digne's turn next GW...

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

    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!
    Eddie Howe's Black n White Army!!

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

      It’s only Brentford

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

        3pts is 3pts dear boy

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

        Puts Brentford Leeds and Everton below us in the table. It's massive

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

        It'll do me.

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

      TOON

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

      Come on you Magpies!!!!

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

      Can we have Willock back now!

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

        Sorry 🙂

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Could be a massive result!

      HWTL

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

    Maddison or Saka for next gameweek as setting up a bench boost? Any other options? 7.9 and below..

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

      Any attacker facing Leeds is a captaincy option

      As bad as Watford look in this match, Leeds are worse. Maddison

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

        Is Vardy fit yet?

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

          Should be fit for this match, but I'm nit sure he starts

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

      Willock JWP Raphina

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

      Willock

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

      Kulu at spurs. Only 6.0 and OOP

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

    Fellow Matty Cash owners, where are you?!? Time to celebrate!!!

    1. sk24
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      o/

  21. putana
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    BRING ON SANCHO

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

      for Bruno

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

    Mac Allister postt ughhh

    Big differential on non FH team

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You love to see it, yes you do

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

        Nightcrawler in the mud

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

          With absolutely NOWHERE to go

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

            😉

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

      I have him as well

  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC going well. Welcome aboard Livramento, Son, Kulu, Kane and Willock 😎

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

      Lubbly Jubbly.

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

      Congrats!

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

      Who did you captain?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Weginho

    4. beric
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      smashed it mate

  24. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How are United doing so bad they’ve had 1 shot on target.

    Shocked Bruno is flopping

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

      Bruno had three chances, atleast...

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

      Ronaldo post & Bruno wide from a few yards out...

      xG a better reading than SOTs in that regard.

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

      They've created a lot of good quality chances. They're in control of the match and keeping Watford penned in their half.

      The only thing that's missing is the final finish.

    4. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      WAT is going to get destroyed 2nd half...

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

    Hey I gave out my first good advice

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/24758195

    25 February 2022

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

      The only way was up after that Dennis TC to be fair!

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

        I would never have advised anyone to do that! 😀

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

      You’ve only been on here only 6 years…

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

    Utd fans why at home to Watford do you play Fred & Matic or am I missing something?

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

      because everyone else plays like a forward

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Missing Ronaldo

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        They're doing fine, utd have had clear cut opportunities to score. Attackers failing not CM

      • El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It's called a double pivot.

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

        Helps them win the ball back quicker and keep sustained pressure in Watford's half.

        Also, Matic is also one of United's most intelligent players. Very good at controlling games and making intelligent passes, which is what you need when breaking down a compact block.

        You put on a more attacking player and United would spend more time defending counter-attacks and less time in Watford's half.

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

        ManUtd actually have a far better record across the board with Fred on the pitch than they do without

    4. ShaunGoater123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would you wildcard this team?

      DDG / Bachman
      TAA / Cancelo / tierney / Emerson royal / Williams
      Salah / saka / Bowen / son / Ramsey
      Dennis / Ronaldo / broja

      Alternative would be a -4 to get in foster and Jimenez giving me 5 doubles next week

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

        Keepers - yes
        Defence - probably yes
        Midfield - nah
        Attack - yes

        Overall I would say yes to the wildcard

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

      wc bb & 1 x fh left.
      dgw28 not very inviting, but do i have too many chips left for remaining dgws ?

    6. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      OG scores for Burnley

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Surely a Weghorst goal...

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

          nope...and don't call me Shirley 😉

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

      Milly OG