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Saturday team news: Perisic and Doherty benched, Bailey starts

After an entertaining and surprisingly evenly matched contest at Craven Cottage, four more Gameweek 1 matches take place at the traditional kick-off time:

Tottenham HotspurvSouthampton
Newcastle UnitedvNottingham Forest
Leeds UnitedvWolverhampton Wanderers
BournemouthvAston Villa

The news isn’t good for owners of Ivan Perisic and/or Matt Doherty, both of whom are benched this afternoon after cautionary words from Antonio Conte about the pair’s fitness.

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are joined by Dejan Kulusevski in the Spurs front three, with Richarlison suspended.

New signings Gavin Bazunu, Romeo Lavia and Joe Aribo are handed competitive debuts by Ralph Hasenhuttl, who also opts for Adam Armstrong up top.

Leon Bailey is part of Aston Villa’s starting XI but Ollie Watkins is not; the latter has to take his place among the substitutes as Danny Ings leads the line.

Marcus Tavernier makes his Bournemouth debut after arriving from Middlesbrough, with Kieffer Moore supporting Dominic Solanke in attack.

Pedro Neto is part of a Wolves side who are not only without Raul Jimenez but also Joao Moutinho, who has reportedly picked up a problem in training. Morgan Gibbs-White drops back into midfield as a result, with Hwang Hee-Chan joining Pedro Neto and Daniel Podence in attack.

Four of Leeds’ summer signings are include in Jesse Marsch’s starting XI: Rasmus Kristensen, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Brendan Aaronson.

Patrick Bamford starts in attack, having missed much of last season through injury.

In the final match at St James’ Park, Sven Botman has to make do with a place on the bench as Eddie Howe sticks with Fabian Schar and Dan Burn at centre-half.

Nick Pope is between the posts.

Steve Cooper names six of Nottingham Forest’s summer signings in his line-up, including Jesse Lingard, Dean Henderson and budget FPL defender Neco Williams.

GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Mepham, Lerma, Solanke, Smith, Tavernier, Moore, Pearson, Billing, Zemura

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Christie, Marconde, Stacey, Stanislas, Dembele, Hill, Anthony

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Carlos, Konsa, McGinn, Ings, Coutinho, Digne, Bailey, Ramsey, Kamara

Subs: Olsen, Mings, Luiz, Buendia, Watkins, Chambers, Augustinsson, Young, Archer


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Harrison, Rodrigo, Bamford

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Drameh, Klich, Gray, Gyabi, Summerville, Gelhardt, Greenwood

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Gibbs-White, Podence, Neto, Hwang

Subs: Sarkic, Mosquera, Boly, Coady, Ronan, Cundle, Hodge, Bueno, Campbell


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Joelinton, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Targett, Almiron, Willock, Burn, Guimaraes

Subs: Dubravka, Botman, Lascelles, Ritchie, Wood, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff

Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Worrall, Williams, Colback, Lingard, O’Brien, Toffolo, Surridge, Niakhate, Johnson, McKenna

Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Mangala, Soh, Awoniyi, Mighten, Cafu, Taylor, Hammond


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Spence, Lenglet, Sanchez, Perisic, Bissouma, Bryan, Lucas

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Valery, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Aribo, Djenepo, Armstrong

Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Adams, Redmond, Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Kotchap

Haaland Foden


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  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Leon Boseli

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Leon Failey..

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

      Pepperidge Farm remembers.

  2. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Going to be a long season for Forest if they try to play out from the back like they did today as their CBs are comfortable on the ball.

    Newcastle's weakness in attack on the right wing plain to see today. Almiron fluffed all the good positions he's found himself in.

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Wilson and Schar with two goal of the month contenders 😎

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      This

  4. Khark
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Aaronson had goal put down as an OG i think

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Not even Aaronson assist? It's the hope that kills you

  5. arsms
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    whats a good website to monitor player price changes?

      1. arsms
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        thanks

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    My mate us at 36k. Anyone better? 😆

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Yes… 35,499 people

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Not that i know.

      Live FPL has me up to 156k from 2.5 million last night.

  7. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Wtf is wrong with Son and Kane

    1. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Owning both and went without Salah myself. 🙁

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Need a Villa & Forest goal please…

  9. MamboNumberOne
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Oh go away, Aaronson lost his goal.

    1. schlupptheweek
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mother of God this game is cruel lol

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Really, why?

      1. MamboNumberOne
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Given as an own goal, didn't even get the assist either they've given it to Bamford.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Wow

          Didn't see that one but have the radio on now too.

  10. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Harry Pain

  11. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Archer on for Villa

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Minutes!

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Go on the boy!

    3. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Archer on target

  12. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    The best teams this week were no planning just hit auto pick!

  13. JBG
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Son doesn't have Kane in his FPL team.

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Son's dad doesn't let him play FPL

  14. Podge
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Yay Wilson
    At last something goes right

  15. SamH123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Sky said Ait-Nouri OG ?

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Yeah it is

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

      Yeah confirmed now as OG

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Doherty comes on

  17. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    trippier cs needs to go

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      oh ignore me

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Aaronson off, FPL blank but very impressive!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      BamBam off too!

  19. Khark
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Doherty....basically avoid spurs wingbacks i reckon any could play any time

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Or just have a good bench. Clearly there's points there.

      1. Ode
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Bench won’t help when they get subbed on

  20. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Hauland coming soon..

  21. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Kulu subbed

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Booo…

  22. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Why is Kounde not in the chelsea lineup?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Yeah tricky one that

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        i thought it was done deal here we go to chelsea

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      They Kounde to

    3. JBG
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Neither is Raphinha tbh. Probably bedding them in.

    4. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Because Kounde go to biggest club in the world , the first club win sextuple: Barcelona 😀

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Barca tried to get Azpi, failed 😛

  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Operation target Bournemouth and Fulham is over

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Give it a GW, home game helped.

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Target Villa commencing

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Operation target Southampton commences

    4. Jensen Luiz Coleman
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Switch to Forest?

  24. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    I always get own goals ffs.

  25. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    FINALLY SOMETHING RIGHT. Wilson over Jesus win.

  26. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Mitrovic bandwagon at 42,311.

    1. markmcr
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      He’ll score next week, rise 0.2 and then blank for the next 10

  27. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Bailey getting 90 mins is the only promising thing about him this week

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      This and that.

  28. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Are we still captaining Haaland against Bournemouth?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Abso-fooking-lutely

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      No. Mitro set and forget

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Well it's at City. Bournemouth haven't even been amazing. Villa just crap.

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      26 hours.

  29. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Wilson very close to his 2nd

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I could really do with it

  30. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Dodged a bullet going RAN > Collins. Result!