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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, 7 days ago

    Madds CS wipeout

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      NOOO SCHMEICHEL

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

    Laca blocking inc.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

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

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

    Empty Bridge

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    F off Everton.

  7. Shteve
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Nice! Leicester cleanie gone!

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

    Get in Richarlison, lovely bust!

  9. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Richarlison

  10. Snake Juice
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    You love to see it. Good job Gunners.

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

    Reece James 1, 1, 0...

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Usually means 20+ next

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Newcastle CS yesss

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    WOOOD!!

    1. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Ban

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

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

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      GATE!

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    I hate late goals against my keeper.

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Oh ffs. I hate Everton

  16. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    All you Toffee haters, go home.

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Agreed

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Laca 95th minute bench blocker. Beautiful.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

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

  18. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Rich just erased Schmeichels CS and 3 bps.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Absolute joke...

  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Laca on to block some bench points

  20. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Bilva

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

    Play until Dubravka gets a 3rd save!

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Bernardo G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Brilliant player

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

    Laca will never start for Arsenal again, will he?

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

      Nketiah was very good tonight

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

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

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

    Do something Cancelo!

    1. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      at least an ownG

  28. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Rondon assist. His owner will be happy!

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 7 days 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, 7 days ago

      Why?

      1. TKC07
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Deleted team.. maybe?

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        They suck.

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

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Yeah they can get out

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      This

      And this again!!

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    KDB assist