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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. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance chabolah plays v WHu?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doubt it. Looks to be bottom of the pecking order.

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

    HOLD wood and ASm

  3. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gonna be tough to choose Chelsea players now. I'll get two out of Mount, Werner, Alonso and Rudiger

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

      Not Havertz?

    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      James/Rudi, Mount, Kai/Timo for me, with left of slash my preference still pending developments in next 45 mins and then next 2 days.

    3. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      im thinking havertz for sure and then 2 of Alonso, werner, mount and james

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

    Anyone know if Mateta is warming up yet haha?

  5. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to Maddison assist ?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      the nonexistent maddison assist?

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There was none?

  6. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kai inbound

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm watching the game, he's on

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

        Changed his mind, he's on!

  7. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    nketiah goal

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    OMG nketiah.

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

    Eddie brace.

    Car crash from Chelsea.

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

      Same crash as Bruno?

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What are Chelsea playing at

  11. winchester
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hey lads, have 2ft and 1.1m itb. FH&BB left. Bbgw36? What moves could be done here?

    dubravka
    taa cancelo targett rudiger*
    salah saka barnes mount*
    kane weghorst

    (ramsdale broja white ramsey)

    1. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FH37?

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

    Saka nowhere to be found

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

    Deuloooooooo! Nketiah lad!

  14. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    nketiah coming in for mateta on my wc

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      sorry

    2. dshv
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking the same

    3. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If ever there was a kneejerk...

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

      Get on that bandwagon early!

  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well Eddie what is this.., yesss

  16. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea missing out on top 4 at this rate

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They wont tho. Makes Havertz, Werner and Mount even more appealing for run in.

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

    Chelsea look awful

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

    *Checks Nketiah price*

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

    Saka nothing...

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

    Sunday league

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

    Nothing like a good game of pinball

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

    Forget about Chelsea defence on FH lol

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Please hold on Arsenal

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

    Justice for playong james cb

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

    Anyone buying that Bruno Fernandes fella?

    Up against these two defences...

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

    Chelsea have now conceded 10 goals in their last 3 games at the bridge

    Probably more if they keep defending like this

  27. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kai on Kaku off

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

    Kai on
    Kaku off

    Experiment fail!

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

    Wood 60??!

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      Pretty limp at that age

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I’m 62 and could still poke your sisters eye out

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

      4 points, we feast!

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

        Absolutely buzzing

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

    Targett magnet.