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2pm team news: Schmeichel, Foden and Sa benched as Watkins and Laporte start

Five more Premier League matches follow the lunchtime kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley.

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion, Watford v Leicester City, West Ham United v Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City all kick off at 2pm BST.

There are three ‘Double Gameweek’ sides in action, two of whom meet at Villa Park.

The big team news from that fixture is that Ollie Watkins is passed fit to start, and he’ll take his place in an unchanged Aston Villa XI for the visit of Crystal Palace.

Jacob Ramsey makes the bench after recovering from a groin problem.

Patrick Vieira is proving to be one of the trickier managers to second-guess in the run-in and the tinkering continues again this afternoon, with the Palace boss making four changes.

Tyrick Mitchell, Luka Milivojevic, Cheikhou Kouyate and Jean-Philippe Mateta are recalled, with Joel Ward, Will Hughes and Odsonne Edouard benched and Michael Olise absent.

Marc Guehi is fit to start but Vicente Guaita is only among the substitutes.

The other side who ‘double’ in Gameweek 37 to be in action this afternoon are Leicester, who have made three changes from midweek.

Two of them are predictable, as Daniel Amartey and Ademola Lookman are replaced by Wesley Fofana and Nampalys Mendy.

The other alteration comes as more of a shock, with Kasper Schmeichel replaced by Danny Ward between the posts.

Injury-hit opponents Watford are unchanged.

Manchester City have been boosted by the swift return from injury of Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho, who limped off on Wednesday but who are passed fit to start at centre-half today.

Pep Guardiola has made changes, however: Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus and Jack Grealish are in for Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden.

Tomas Soucek replaces Said Benrahma in David Moyes’ only tweak, with Mark Noble on the bench for his final appearance at the London Stadium.

In-form Brighton are unchanged at Elland Road, where hosts Leeds start Mateusz Klich, Junior Firpo and Joe Gelhardt at the expense of Pascal Struijk, Lewis Bate and the suspended Daniel James.

It’s three changes apiece at Molineux.

The hosts give starts to John Ruddy, Toti and Hwang Hee-chan at the expense of Jose Sa, Leander Dendoncker and Chiquinho.

Kieran Dowell, Ben Gibson and Mathias Normann are recalled by relegated Norwich as Milot Rashica, Tony Springett and Lukas Rupp make way.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Nakamba, McGinn, Coutinho, Watkins, Ings.

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, A. Young, Iroegbunam, Sanson, J. Ramsey, Buendia, Chukwuemeka, Traore.

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Eze, Mateta, Zaha.

Subs: Schlupp, Guaita, Ward, Hughes, Benteke, Kelly, Édouard, Ayew, Rak-Sakyi.


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Firpo, Koch, Cooper, Raphinha, Llorente, Rodrigo, Harrison, Phillips, Gelhardt, Klich.

Subs: Gray, Klaesson, Shackleton, Cresswell, Bate, Greenwood, Kenneh, Hjelde, Struijk.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Cucurella, Dunk, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Trossard, Gross, Welbeck, March, Caicedo, Veltman.

Subs: Lallana, Webster, Ferguson, Duffy, Offiah, Maupay, Steele, Lamptey, Alzate.


Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Kabasele, Samir, Masina, Sissoko, Kayembe, Gosling, Sema, Pedro, Kalu.

Subs: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Kamara, Cathcart, Sierralta, Baah, Morris, Cukur.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Vardy, Barnes.

Subs: Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Amartey, Daka, Thomas, Lookman.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Lanzini, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Noble, Fredericks, Masuaku, Johnson, Král, Echezolachuku Oko-Flex.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Jesus, Grealish.

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gündogan, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Ruddy, Jonny, Coady, Boly, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hwang, Neto, Jimenez.

Subs: Fábio Silva, Chiquinho, Marçal, Trincão, José Sá, Hoever, Podence, Dendoncker

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Giannoulis, Hanley, Byram, Gibson, Aarons, Gilmour, Dowell, Lees-Melou, Normann, Pukki.

Subs: Williams, Rowe, Tzolis, Rashica, Tomkinson, Krul, Springett, Sørensen, Rupp

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1,003 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Teemu Pukki baby!

  2. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    How is Vardy on more baps than Madds who’s got a goal and assist? I’m all for supporting the elderly but this is taking the piss…

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Because of…(K)ardy!

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Broken BPS system

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Forwards get more baps from scoring goals?

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Surely they should get less as that’s their job 😀

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Maddison was ahead before but Vardy has gained some through other actions after scoring.

    5. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He's a forward + winning goal. Seems reasonable

    6. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Chat shite, get BAPs.

      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        This

      2. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I find this to be reasonable

  3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/24986534

    Well, that’s one bullet dodged. (Didn’t TC Son after all.)

  4. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    De Bruyne flop. City bottling it.

  5. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Nice start,,Went cout over Maddison
    Shcmichael over Pickford !

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Mud is Son..i mean Madison haul

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Clever

  7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I probably should have started Andersen over Cancelo, oops

  8. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Both stand-in keepers finding out what it's all about

  9. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Should've gone Bissouma instead of Son ffs

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    KDB shot on target that a keeper saves 😮

  11. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Meslier on four saves already, Sanchez hasn't had to make one. Can't see much hope for Leeds playing like this

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Sanchez just made a great save?

  12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Odd week when a -12 still likely gets me more points than leaving things be. Unless Mane hauls on Tuesday.

  13. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bowen second goal

  14. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    bowen goal

  15. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Boweeeeeeeeen

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    BOWENNNNN

  17. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Now things are interesting

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I lobe westhaam

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Lol bowen

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bowen you beauty

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Holy moly

  22. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Wellwellwell City bottling another competition at the end

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      This is going to happen 🙂

  23. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    City throwing the league away

  24. Ray Kinsella
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I’ve noticed that everything I touch turns wrong (sold Pukki this week, benched Maddison etc). So, next season, I am happy to sell this information on a weekly basis so you can do the opposite of what I do and see your team rocket!!! Any takers?

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yeah, I want to buy information from someone who is clearly mad as a box of frogs.

  25. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Oh my days Bowen is ripping City to shreds

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Villa rests in midweek?

  27. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I don't care about my FPL season any more. West Ham - woah! Last day will come down to another Aguerooo moment.

  28. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Why did we get rid of Bowen again?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      No DGWs LOL

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Really regretting no Liverpool on FH now! Bloody Salah injury

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Stays like this they will annihilate the Saints

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      That Kulu zero-point cameo means Trent won't come off my bench. Dammit.

  30. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Scenes