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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Booking myself in early for the Mitro trap next season.

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

      37 for the season at start April 😮 😮

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Due

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

      Hopefully FPL price him on his prior PL form not his Championship form
      6.0-6.5m not 7.0-7.5m please

      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        FPL will have to be reasonable when pricing up all strikers next year, 6.0/6.5 seems fair.

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Needs to go to a bigger club then he could deliver in the prem

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      7.5 mil

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

    KDB off, Bernardo on.

  3. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Urgh KDB subbed. Should have been a much bigger haul

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Just seen Toney assist woohoo!!

  5. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Weghorst back in the stable

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Burnley might have a chance at scoring now.

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Should be sent to the glue factory.

  6. banskt
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Rashford and Lingard should leave Man United for better clubs.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Neither deserve a better club at the moment. Lingerd had half a good season at West Ham and Rashford writes lectures on Twitter instead of playing football.

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

        I wish Lingard had more of an opportunity under Ralph.

        I think Ralph was miffed by Lingard's transfer reqiest. He likes loyalty.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      They will use Lingard as part of a swap deal for Rice in the summer 😉

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      I think Rashford would suit a lower table club, who likes to to sit and counter.

      Outside of counter-attacking, he can't do much else though. Liability defensively and hopeless against low blocks.

    4. tokara
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Which club would want pay for them

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

        Rashford is on 200k... so not many I'd imagine...

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Weggy off.

    Successful day for owners, lucky not to be sent off.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      1 point banked

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      All about the 2nd game isn't it.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Useless lump.

    4. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      cue red card v everton.......

    5. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Can't believe anyone fell for the Weghorst trap

    6. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      benched gordon for that fraud

  8. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Cmon Leeds grab a winner

  9. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    FPL legends…..
    Add some more

    Charlie Adam

    1. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Michu

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Ivanovic and Terry

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

      Michu

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Kane

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        If you do say so yourself 🙂

    5. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Leighton Baines

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      N'Zogbia

    7. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Aguero is the GOAT.

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Salah will be if he stays at Liverpool

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        You have my vote

    8. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      The "Murphy to Bent" combination when both played for Charlton.

    9. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Mark Sutherns 🙂

    10. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Clint Dempsey

    11. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      The Lord.

    12. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Yakubu

    13. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Demba Ba and his alter ego Bemba Da

    14. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Zaki

    15. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Digne

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        😆

    16. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Livramento

    17. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Guy Demel

    18. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Apart from the really obvious premiums:
      Austin, Ivanovic, Heaton, Baines, Coleman

    19. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Suarez

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Should have been called Hegworst .

  11. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Well, nightmare stuff from Maupay coming in for Trent

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    😆 Chelsea

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Wow

    4 1 to Brentford

    1. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      wtf

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

    Wissa

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

    Brentford 4

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    OMG please be Toney

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      nope

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Wissa

  17. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Glad Rudiger scored

  18. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    lol Chelsea

  19. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Lol at chelsea

  20. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 days ago

      There are people out there that think Rudiger and Silva are on Van Dijk's level!

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      James no score...

    • Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Why are Chelsea playing like a league 2 side?

    • Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      lol at Chelsea, great to see before the FA Cup semi final

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Just my luck, Brentford score 4 and only one involved Toney WTF

    • how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Villa pen

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Villa pen

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Watkins scores the pen

    • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Great to see Chelsea lose to a club of their same status before they got the Russian Crime Cash

    • how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Watkins goal

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      At least it looks like Rudiger kept a clean sheet 😛

    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Wolves CS gone
      Yes!!