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

    OMG Get in!

    1. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      ?

  2. Casualspotted
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Haaland didnt touch the ball and then great assist

  3. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gundo loves a goal.

    If not for Pep roulette, he'd be essential

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

    Haaland nearly...

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

    Haaland close!!

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

    Jury’s out, verdict:

    Cancelo is still the best Manchester City player.

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

    Haaland perma cap this season

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

      Considering it

  8. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gundo will be hard to ignore

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

    Fpl crashed

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

    The player scores from my mastermind quiz on FFS the other week!

  11. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Take Foden out Pep! Nothing good come from him.

  12. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I only want to take the risk on Gundogan if Bernardo is definitely going. But I can move Bailey to him now. He linked up with Haaland better than anyone against West Ham too

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

      Is he 5.0?

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        7.5, but I did Kane to Nunez this week (have Haaland) so I have that spare and it's too tempting

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

      Go for it mate

      He'll start /play more than he's rotated out.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Was so tempted this week but have no idea what's going on with Bernardo either

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

    Is that an Haaland assist by the way?

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

    Any time Haaland gets points, the FPL site crashes.

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

      Didn’t know so many people had ways of watching 3pms lol

  15. Swahealy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Fpl site has just crashed lol

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gündoğaaaaan! Yesssss

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

      There's no way you own him

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

    Haaland is generally terrifying running off the shoulder!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      His movement is amazing to watch. The lines he runs are incredible. Defenders nightmare !

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

    Fulham close

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

    Xhaka post

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

    I perhaps got too clever in captaining Salah over Halaand

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Goal Jesus!

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

      Nice!

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

      amen

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

      Haleluja

  22. Return Of Chamakh
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Right, time to bin off Bailey... Best 4.5 mid to swap him for?

    (Have Andreas already, I think maybe just looking for fodder so I can upgrade Neco to a 4.5 starting defender)

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foo Fighter will tell you what to do. Wait, he's disappeared

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

    OMG Jesus

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

      Back of the net!!

    2. Diedhiou See That?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wgta?

  24. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Great to see that Haaland isn’t such a selfish player as Foden and Mahrez!

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

    Arsenal goal

  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus!!

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

      Kept the faith

      1. Swahealy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Who took him out?

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

          300k did

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

    Now I'm a believer...

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

    Absolutely flying this week, now a Jesus goal!

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone owns them

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

        So...

        You still need them to do the business.

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

        Quite a few sold actually!

  29. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Praise Jesus!

  30. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus has risen!

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

      Finally