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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. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I hate pep.

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

      +1

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

    No surprises from Pep.

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

    Man City team news…
    Team to face Everton: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Foden.
    Subs: Carson, Slicker, Walker, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez.

    Everton team news…
    Team to face Man City: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane. Kenny, Allan, Doucoure, Gordon, Van de Beek, Iwobi, Richarlison.
    Subs: Begovic, Patterson, Gray, Townsend, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Rondon, El Ghazi, Alli.

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

      STERLING (C) LET'S GO! 😀

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

      That Everton team looks poor. No Mykolenko, no Mina, no DCL and no Gray.

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

        Doucoure back, and Donny away from the holding midfield position is a huge upgrade to their defence though.

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

      pep u bald fraud

      (not really but always wanted to say that)

    4. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I wonder who will play the false 9, De Bruyne or Silva?

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

        Foden

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB!

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

      Laporte, Stones and Dias all start!

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

    Pep's FH team does not have Mahrez.

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

    Telles CS banked, Shaw on.
    Matic off, Rashford on.

    Bruno deeper.

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

      Noooooo I needed Shaw to stay rooted 🙁

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same

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

          Oh well looks like a Shaw goal then please!

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

    Pep roulette was inevitable

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

    Come on then cancelo + gundo + kdb

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

      Nice

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

    Mahrez owners completely mudded

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

      You love that saying don’t you

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

        I do. Haha

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

        🙂

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

      Anywhere to hide?

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

        Nowhere !
        They love it oh yes they do

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

    No DCL

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

    Cancelo(c) let’s go mate!

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

    Free hit not looking good

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who you got Flynny - anyone in the later games?

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

    Foden is going to haul here probably too

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would love it

  13. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Haha. FH to get Mahrez instead of Foden.

  14. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any fellow Matty Cash owners here?

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

      yeah finally a Cash haul along with his regular yellow card

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

        Lol yeah, he can't go without a yellow card as well.

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

      Yeah me

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

    Where is Mahjong?

  16. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No Mahrez!! We feast

  17. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    EVERY TIME without fail I get burnt owning mahrez even captained him today and bottled out of Sterling vice got it on Bruno instead!

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

      Bruno might still get some

  18. Norco
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Was hoping Laporte was benched as I have Schar first sub.... Here comes a 1pt Mahrez cameo instead

  19. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Glad Foden is starting, only have him from City.

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

    what are the chances Mahrez stays on the bench ?

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

      Slim

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

        To none

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

          need him to come on and haul or stay on the bench got KWP first sub

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

    Tardonkey YC

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

      Ah bugger

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Tardonkski

      • g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch

      • teneighty
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        My first hit of the season was Tarkowski in last GW. I suck at this.

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

      Manu can't score v.s Watford !!

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

        Called Roy ball 😉

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

      Love Pep.

      My Mahrez(c) mudded.

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

      Sterling on pens with no Mahrez?

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

        Correct

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

        KDB

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

          Sterling took the last one KdB was on the pitch and Mahrez wasn’t.
          KdB doesn’t want them

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

        Gundo

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

        Probably.
        Wish KDB had them tho

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

      Massive Sterling haul please.

      Mahrez owners chill, he usually scores when he’s benched anyway

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

      The pain of owning DCL is just endless.

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

      Bottling out Mahrez and Sterling just before GW deadline is off to a good start. Switched to KDB and Bowen

    9. Im New Here
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez can score off the bench, no worries 🙂

    10. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      51 FPL managers CAPTAINED Matt Doherty. Time Travelers

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

      KdB is the one for this week (I hope)

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

        I also hope