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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. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo dive

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

      Taxes, death...

    2. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      sky is blue

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

      water is wet

    4. NorCal Villan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That’s not how diva is spelled

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

    Weghurt close

    1. Salan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      very close

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

      But no cigar

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

    Elanga should score, Pogba amazing flick for A

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

    Penaldo relying on dodgy penalty desisions

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

    Weghorst just over

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

    So Weghorsr was another trap

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

      nearly scored.

  7. Game of Throw_ins
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My maverick moves to bring in Watkins, Edouard and Cornet in GW24 wildcard, turned out to be a real differential :/

  8. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Elanga huge chance missed

  9. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen on!

  10. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure how United haven't scored four

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

      Good performance. Bad finishing.

      1. Squires FC
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I like the way you gravatar sir

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

          😀

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

      If they only had a quality striker

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

    Dalot warming up?

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

      I'll take his 1 pointer at this stage

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

        I’d love him to come on as I have no bench

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

      Get him on. Plenty with Livra first sub

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

        Please no

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

        Lovely. Hate to see benchwankery

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

    Forest 2-0

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

      Wrong league

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

    Pieters going off injured (i got him) Taylor on

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

      59?

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

        between 59 and 60 🙂

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

    Sancho inc

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

    Reading a lot of astoundingly bad takes on the Cash YC. Rules are rules.

  16. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Time for Man Utd to bring on Sancho or Lingard?

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

      Sancho

  17. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    50% rank rise last week. 50% rank drop this week.

    FH was the way to go

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

      whats ur rank ?

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

        50k now back to 100k

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

          So technically 50% then 100% 😉

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      GW half way through

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

    Ronaldo bad finish from Bruno pass

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

    Ronny past it

  20. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo off the line, Bruno assist

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

    Ronaldo having a mare

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

    Got Schar on my Bench.

  23. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sancho on Fred off

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

    King off.

    Is he even due anymore?

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

      Best before 2020

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

      He even managed to turn a promising attack few min earlier into a back pass to Forster

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

    If Bruno doesnt get a return here I will be very amazed (annoyed)

  26. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno owners very unlucky so far

  27. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    King points LOCKED in

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

    wegworst do something.

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tuesday party vs Amartey

  29. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Weghorst led to water, 2 points ensures 🙁

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

    Foster 2nd save, come on Ben!

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

      Again, wishing for more shots on target is mad