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13 August 2022 1946 comments
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There are five Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm BST this afternoon on a scorching day of weather up and down the country.

Manchester City v Bournemouth and Arsenal v Leicester City are the stand-out matches from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, with Brighton and Hove Albion v Newcastle United, Southampton v Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham also getting underway at the traditional kick-off time.

There are no real shock team news calls from Pep Guardiola at the Etihad, where Erling Haaland leads the line for the hosts.

Haaland was not just the most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 2, attracting 1.2 million new owners, but also the most-captained, having been handed the armband by over three million of us.

Guardiola’s only tweak from last weekend sees Riyad Mahrez replace Jack Grealish, meaning that Phil Foden will switch back to the left flank.

Bournemouth are without Dominic Solanke and Jordan Zemura today, with those absences accounting for two of Scott Parker’s three changes. Phillip Billing drops to the bench, as Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie and Jack Stacey all come into the side.

Arsenal are unchanged for the fourth match in a row, including pre-season friendlies, while Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers also goes with the same team that drew with Brentford.

Continuing on that theme at Molineux, both managers have resisted making any changes from Gameweek 1.

That’s also what Leeds boss Jesse Marsch has done at Elland Road but opposite number Ralph Hasenhuttl has made four changes, with Armel Bella-Kotchap, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Stuart Armstrong and Che Adams recalled at the expense of Yan Valery, Oriol Romeu, Adam Armstrong and Joe Aribo.

At the Amex, there’s yet another unaltered line-up as Graham Potter keeps faith with the same Brighton team that defeated Manchester United last weekend.

Newcastle’s only change is enforced as Sven Botman replaces the absent Matt Targett, with Dan Burn moving to left-back.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny.

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

Subs: Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Daka, Mendy, Praet, Iversen, Thomas.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Gross, Mac Allister, Caicedo, March, Lallana, Trossard, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Colwill, Mwepu, Alzate, Sarmiento, Undav, Mitoma, Van Hecke.

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

Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Ritchie, Manquillo, Wood, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Foden, Haaland, Mahrez.

Subs: Ortega, Stones, Grealish, Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Delap. Mbete, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand.

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Mepham, Lerma, Kelly, Cook, Christie, Stacey, Pearson Smith, Tavernier, Moore.

Subs: Marcondes, Neto, Lowe, Stanislas, Dembele, Hill, Senesi, Billing, Anthony.


Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, S Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Adams.

Subs: McCarthy, Lyanco, Stephens, Romeu, Aribo, A Armstrong, Mara, Diallo, Valery.

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

Subs: Klaesson, Forshaw, Summerville, James, Sinisterra, Hjelde, Drameh, Greenwood, Klich.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Collins, Neto, Neves, Podence, Hwang Hee-Chan, Gibbs-White, Jonny, Kilman, Dendoncke.

Subs: Sarkic, Boly, Guedes, Semedo, Toti, Ronan, Traore, Cundle, Campbell.

Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Adarabioyo, Reed, Kebano, Mitrovic, Ream, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Palhinha, Robinson.

Subs: Leno, Duffy, Cairney, Chalobah, Muniz, Mbabu, Diop, Francois, Stansfield.


GAMEWEEK 2 RESULTS SO FAR

Aston Villa2 – 1Everton

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You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.


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  1. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I like how narrow Foden is getting in the final phase.

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Fofona getting ready to become a Chelsea defender with that surging run & goal threat.

  3. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    jesus what are you doing. Send Martinelli through you clown

  4. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Yellow card 4 mins - Bournemouth gonna get smashed

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Travers denies Mahrez.

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gabriel J. doesn't have Gabriel M. in his FPL team.

    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He better not do that again

  7. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ake's touch map so far would be fun to see

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      His heat map too

      Just thinking the same thing

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez goes for goal with the free kick

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Had another shot between the free kick and this post

  9. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need a Mahrez hatty

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What about a Foden hatty 😉

  10. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How many dozen free kicks and corners are we expecting for City?

  11. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez is gonna be the one to get 15 points isn't he...

    1. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      When he starts he is golden

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hope so

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Haaland fail

  13. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which 4.5m mid to pick, not Pereira?

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bournemouth cannot defend these corners. Ake or Dias are on for a goal today!

  15. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Still no goals

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do we believe Perisic will drop in price tonight?

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Haaland hasn't put a foot wrong after 10 minutes.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    werner goal for leipzig

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      😆

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Incredible!

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden sitter

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      🙁

  20. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden greedy. Haaland had an open goal. Wow.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Should have passed

  21. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ffs captain Haaland wasn't the right call deep down I knew it

  22. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Welcome to the league, Travers lad

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He's played PL before. Ireland's third choice keeper. If only we had such strength in depth anywhere else!

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden soooo great, Haaland was there for a tap in, huge miss!

    1. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a moron, deserves benching just because of that...

  24. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Stupid Foden, greedy

  25. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pep will punish Foden for that

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Could have squared it to Haaland.

  27. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow Foden. Good job

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What the actual feck Foden. Haaland was on blank. Greedy.

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Unforgivable at this level

  29. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    C'mon Maynooth 🙂

  30. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    selfish foden