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Five top-flight matches get underway at the traditional 3pm kick-off time, and there are some big Fantasy Premier League (FPL) names in action.

There are juicy-looking fixtures for Chelsea and Manchester City, against Brentford and Burnley respectively, while Leeds v Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City will have a big say in matters at the bottom of the table.

The mid-table clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa rounds off proceedings.

TEAM NEWS

Reece James isn’t part of the Chelsea line-up at Stamford Bridge and instead has to make do with a place among the substitutes.

There are four changes to the Blues side that beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Gameweek 29 (a match that James also missed), with Marcos Alonso, Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and César Azpilicueta all coming into the side.

The fit-again Christian Eriksen and Mads Roerslev are back in the Brentford starting XI as Yoane Wissa and Mathias Jensen drop out.

Joao Cancelo does start for Manchester City this afternoon, defying some predictions of a possible post-international break breather.

Pep Guardiola make three changes from City’s last outing, with John Stones only on the bench after picking up a knock on England duty. Zack Steffen and Gabriel Jesus also make way as Nathan Ake, Phil Foden and Ederson return.

Kevin Long replaces the suspended Nathan Collins for the Clarets, while Jack Cork is in for Maxwel Cornet.

Wolves make four changes from the side that began the 3-2 home loss to Leeds: Max Kilman, Marcal, Fabio Silva and Francisco Trincao all start, while Romain Saiss and Rayan Ait-Nouri drop to the bench.

Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez are out because of suspension and injury.

Steven Gerrard makes three changes from the side beaten by Arsenal in Gameweek 30: Lucas Digne, Morgan Sanson and Leon Bailey come in as Ashley Young, Douglas Luiz and Emiliano Buendia drop down to the bench.

Liam Cooper comes in for Diogo Llorente for the hosts at Elland Road. Raphinhar replaces Patrick Bamford in attack, with Joe Gelhardt only among the substitutes.

Che Adams and Armando Broja are paired up top again for Southampton, as Tino Livramento starts at right-back. Stuart Armstrong makes way for Ibrahima Diallo, however.

Brighton make two changes from their defeat to Spurs in Gameweek 29, with Yves Bissouma and Shane Duffy dropping out and Tariq Lamptey and Danny Welbeck coming in.

Norwich make five changes from the defeat at Leeds almost three weeks ago: Ozan Kabak, Brandon Williams, Max Aarons, Lukas Rupp and Josh Sargent, all of whom are injured, are replaced by Sam Bryam, Dimitris Giannoulis, Grant Hanley, Billy Gilmour and Mathias Normann.

GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Dunk, Veltman, Cucurella, Gross, March, Mac Allister, Trossard, Welbeck, Maupay

Subs: Steele, Bissouma, Mwepu, Lallana, Moder, Alzate, Duffy, Offiah, Sarmiento

Norwich XI: Krul, Byram, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, Gilmour, Normann, McLean, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki

Subs: Sørensen, Rowe, Dowell, Gunn, Tzolis, Springett, Kamara, Tomkinson, Zimmermann


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz, Werner

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Jorginho, Kovacic, Lukaku, Saul, Barkley, James, Sarr

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard, Eriksen, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Canos, Jensen, Wissa, Ghoddos, Jorgensen, Fosu, Baptiste, Sorensen, Fernandez


Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Long, Tarkowski, Taylor, Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, Cork, McNeill, Weghorst

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Lowton, Barnes, Stephens, Rodriguez, Cornet, Thomas, Dodgson

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Sterling, Grealish, Foden

Subs: Steffen, Stones, Jesus, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Dallas, Klich, Forshaw, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison, James

Subs: Koch, Klaesson, Struijk, Phillips, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Summerville, Greenwood, Kenneh

Southampton XI: Forster, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Diallo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Adams, Broja

Subs: Stephens, Long, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Smallbone, Tella, Valery


Wolves XI: Sa, Jonny, Boly, Coady, Kilman, Marcal, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Silva, Podence, Trincao

Subs: Ruddy, Ait-Nouri, Neto, Gomes, Cundle, Semedo, Saiss, Chiquinho, Hwang

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Sanson, Ramsey, Bailey, Coutinho, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Luiz, Buendia, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam, Young, Traore, Sinisalo

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713 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Raph misses a chance from his favorite part of the pitch.

  2. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    wtf Raph

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would have been Rodrigo assist too ffs

  3. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Crazy that Spurs sold KWP. He is such a good player!

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

      Jose hated him. Probably his height. He's big on that.

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ...did you watch him at Spurs?

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Shocking defending by Kante and Chelsea on that goal.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah very bad leaving the only marked player to head towards a guy two people were chasing after

  5. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So good to see Eriksen back. 3 goals in 3 games for club and (us) country.

  6. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well my James and Alonso double up couldn’t have gone worse.

    Woof.

  7. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    When you see Chelsea conceded twice but then notice that their goal was scored by the one player of theirs you own.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Snap

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Oh wait, I’ve got James too. He can score as well now if he likes.

  8. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dare you to not make any subs today Pep while I've got City attackers.

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea 😆

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brentford 3-1! Janelt again!

  11. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelski 3-1 down

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea wtf...

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    James CS gone 🙂

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of course he wouldn't have got it any way as he wouldn't have played 60 minutes.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1 more Brentford for a -1

  14. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea 1-3 Brentford wow

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brentford 3

  16. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lol, I’m gonna have James on 0, Maupay on -1 coming on for TAA. Rip!

  17. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Nice, Ake!

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We want 4!

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea have great fixtures they said 🙁

  20. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Picked a bad week to bring Havertz in I guess

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Haha yes Brentford. Third place in Arsenal's sights.

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    3 goals and no Toney involvement

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Are you watching?

    2. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      um Toney Assist?

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tuchel is so lucky Pep didn't play a DM in the UCL final...

    Would be long gone from Chelsea!

  24. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    considered Janelt i swear !

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      😮 😆

  25. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Toney assist for the 3rd?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Seems so.

  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    T. Frank flogging T. Tuchel on the beach

  27. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Toney cheeky assist

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    People on here convinced me to captain Salah over Janelt ... hate this site 😉

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

      What's your rank these days?

      Weren't you in the top 100 at one stage?

  29. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1 - 3 .... Brentford!!

  30. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    These days last season Chelsea was losing 5-2 to WBA