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Four more Premier League fixtures take place this evening on the penultimate night of Double Gameweek 33.

Chelsea v Arsenal, Everton v Leicester City and Newcastle United v Crystal Palace all get underway at 19:45 BST, with Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off 15 minutes later.

Pep Guardiola has made six changes to the side that lost 3-2 to Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday, with many of the big guns returning.

Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez are all brought into the midfield, with Ederson and Aymeric Laporte recalled at the back.

Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, Zack Steffen and Oleksandr Zinchenko drop to the bench, while Ruben Dias is once again a substitute.

Graham Potter has made two alterations to the Brighton side that prevailed in north London at the weekend, both of which are enforced.

Yves Bissouma is suspended and Leandro Trossard is absent from the matchday squad due to illness, so Solly March and Danny Welbeck come into the side.

Over in west London, Chelsea make four changes from their own cup semi-final.

In come Ruben Loftus-Cheek, N’Golo Kante, Romelu Lukaku and Malang Sarr, as Kai Havertz and Jorginho drop to the bench. We knew that Mateo Kovacic would not be in the squad due to injury but Antonio Rudiger‘s absence has caught us on the hop – he is not involved due to a minor groin problem.

Opponents Arsenal make three changes from the defeat at Southampton, as Emile Smith Rowe, Rob Holding and Mohamed Elneny come in for the benched Cedric Soares, Gabriel Martinelli and Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Alexandre Lacazette is on the bench after recovering from Covid-19.

The Leicester rotation continues on Merseyside as Brendan Rodgers makes seven changes following his side’s injury-time loss to Newcastle on Sunday, reverting to the bulk of the side that played in the Europa League last Thursday.

The back four are completely overhauled, while James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho are all reinstanted in attack.

Yerry Mina returns in place of Michael Keane as one of two changes for Everton but Frank Lampard has lost Dominic Calvert-Lewin to a quad muscle injury that could keep him out for 10-14 days. Demarai Gray steps in.

An unchanged Newcastle, still without the injured Ryan Fraser, take on a Crystal Palace side showing five changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Chelsea on Sunday.

Conor Gallagher, ineligible at Wembley, returns alongside Vicente Guaita, Nathaniel Clyne, Michael Olise and Odsonne Edouard.

Jack Butland, Joel Ward, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta and James McArthur all drop to the bench.

GAMEWEEK 33 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Azpilicueta, Sarr, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Lukaku, Werner

Subs: Kepa, Jorginho, Thiago Silva, Pulisic, Chalobah, Saul, Barkley, Ziyech, Havertz

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Holding, Tavares, Xhaka, Elneny, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Saka, Nketiah

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Soares, Pepe, Lokonga, Martinelli, Azeez, Swanson, Hutchinson


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Allan, Delph, Iwobi, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Doucouré, Gomes, Van de Beek, Alli, Rondón

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Mendy, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Iheanacho

Subs: Ward, Justin, Söyüncü, Amartey, Albrighton, Pérez, Choudhury, Lookman, Daka, Lookman


Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Targett, Guimaraes, Shelvey, Joelinton, Almiron, Wood, Saint-Maximin

Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Ritchie, Fernandez, Manquillo, Murphy, Willock, Gayle, Longstaff

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Kouyate, Andersen, Guehi, Clyne, Olise, Gallagher, Schlupp, Mitchell, Edouard, Zaha

Subs: Butland, Ward, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Hughes, Mateta, McArthur, Benteke


Man City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden.

Subs: Dias, Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Steffen, Fernandinho, Palmer, Lavia.

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, Lamptey, Gross, Caicedo, March, Mac Allister, Mwepu, Welbeck.

Subs: Webster, Maupay, Lallana, Steele, McGill, Leonard, Offiah, Ferguson, Sarmiento.

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

    Madds CS wipeout

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

      NOOO SCHMEICHEL

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

    Laca blocking inc.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      really what the heck? He literally gets 12 seconds to play! Blocks my Iheanacho points

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

    Wow, there was me disappointed with Rudiger not starting. Looking like a blessing. Ben White 2 pointer off the bench here I come!

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Broja coming off mine. Probably 2 points for me as well.

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

    Wtf... Saka scores and Everton does so right after, what a horse *h*t ending to tonight's matches.

  5. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Empty Bridge

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

    F off Everton.

  7. Shteve
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nice! Leicester cleanie gone!

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

    Get in Richarlison, lovely bust!

  9. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison

  10. Snake Juice
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    You love to see it. Good job Gunners.

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

    Reece James 1, 1, 0...

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

      Usually means 20+ next

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

    Newcastle CS yesss

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WOOOD!!

    1. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ban

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry, was just over the moon with my 2 points.

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

      GATE!

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

    I hate late goals against my keeper.

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Oh ffs. I hate Everton

  16. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All you Toffee haters, go home.

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

      Agreed

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Laca 95th minute bench blocker. Beautiful.

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

      Beautiful. I get 1 point instead of 0 !!! Get in there!!!

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

    Rich just erased Schmeichels CS and 3 bps.

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

      Absolute joke...

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

    Laca on to block some bench points

  20. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bilva

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

    Play until Dubravka gets a 3rd save!

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

    Bernardo G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant player

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How's Schmeichel's cleanie
    Going?

    Surely will hold it. This time...

    3 nil Manchester City.

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Laca will never start for Arsenal again, will he?

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

      Nketiah was very good tonight

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah took his chances. Opposite of Mr. “I miss Champions League but haven’t scored in 2022.”

  25. Bunk Moreland
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Newcastle clean came in, thank God! What a relief..

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It always made more sense to favour Newcastle with 2 home games over Leicester

      Away twice

      But people don't want a counter view often.

      Just confirmation

  26. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Awful last final minute there lost 5-8 points with the everton goal and 80% owned Saka finally ‘does’ something. Damn.

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

    Do something Cancelo!

    1. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      at least an ownG

  28. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rondon assist. His owner will be happy!

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

    Don't care how many games they have left, Leicester players can get out of my team now.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

      1. TKC07
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Deleted team.. maybe?

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

        They suck.

        Schmeichel won't keep cleanies and Maddison blanking in a DGW.

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

      Yeah they can get out

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This

      And this again!!

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

    KDB assist