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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. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Ben White looks like he’s come straight from the Love Island villa to Stamford Bridge

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      I was just thinking is that fake tan 😆

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Hahaha!

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    OMG nketiah

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

    Eddie G

    1. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Wat?!?!

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Christensen assist

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Lol

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

      It's not a huge deal he's leaving...

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

    Christy assist.

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

    Any chance lacazette will not feature today? Foolishly benched iheanacho

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Bound to come on, I'd say.

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

      Expect Laca to appear for Eddie.

  7. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 days ago

    Rudi cs busted, should be a Saka assist that

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

    Did someone already post "justice for Rudiger owners"?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 days ago

        No but the guy above thinks he started

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

          Saw that. Catch 22 for him

    2. Oggle22
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 days ago

      Get havertz on!

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

      Fair play Wood cappers. Not getting any points, but fair play.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 7 days ago

          Lmao

      2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Well guess I may not have missed much if I took the chance on playing James this week

      3. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Is James playing RCB?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 days ago

          Yup.

        2. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 days ago

          Cotton wool till cup final

      4. OptimusBlack
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Any Chance for Chalobah to play DGW 34 ??

      5. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Where's my Maddison assist?????

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

          Nacho didn't score.

      6. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Well done Nketiah. I feel bad for slating you before.

        Now score another

      7. Kodap
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Flash scores has the Barnes goal down as a maddy assist

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

          So did BBC

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 7 days ago

          😯

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

          Flashscore has a habit of getting it wrong and correcting later

      8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        OMG werner

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 days ago

          Cleanies in the mud

      9. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Bastids!!!

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

        Timo gets a bit of luck!

      11. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Newcastle (Wood) robbed of penalty. Talk about fairness

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 days ago

          Typical. Brought him in this week but not expecting anything

          1. A. PRISE
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 days ago

            It was a clear penalty, facks sake

      12. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Owning james has been a steaming pile of turd

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

          Yeah it would help if Tuchel played him in his best position ffs

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

        Werner WC drafts intensify

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

          Behave

      14. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        What a player

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

        Xhaka OG
        Wener A

      16. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Werner punters congrats.

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

        Ramsdale haul again

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

        Alright lacazette to werner done for the double gw

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

        Shocking defending there. Ramsdale and Saka clean sheets gone.

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

          It wasnt shocking defending. It was an assist by nketiah same way he got assisted by christensen

      20. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 days ago

        Ramsdale and de gea bench boost going solidly

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

        Close to an own goal?