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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. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Floodgates are open...standby

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Now all I need is a Saka pen save.

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

        Oh I’d love it

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

    OMG Jesus.

  3. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus BRACE

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy assist

  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Walker to Haaland would have been tasty.

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus for Hattie

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

    Jesus brace!!!!

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

    hold digne or transfer

    1. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Transfer if he is your worst issue

  8. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesusssssssssssss

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

      Praise be

  9. Tabasco
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    THE LORD GIVETH

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

    2 nil Arsenal

  11. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gundo punt on WC but went Bowen over Jesus...

  12. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is NOT doing Son ---> KDB (-4) now a mistake?

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

      Not doing it 4 hours ago might have been.

      1. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Shame, at least Jesus (c) is paying off.

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No.. you knew KDB could and likely haul this game but I presume you kept Son because you think he'd do better in the fixtures following.

  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesussss

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

    RIP those who sold Jesus

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    GW2 WCers mudded

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wgta?

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

      vardy

  17. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thank Christ for Jesus.

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

    Martinelli assist this time please surely

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sorry Vardy

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

        Yes but who got the assist for Arsenal

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

          Like last Arsenal player to touch it before Vardy

  19. Santi sensei
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy assist

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus G, Vardy A

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

    Jesus will be over 100% EO next GW so...

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

    2nd coming for Jesus

  23. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bamford nooooooooo

  24. Budweiser
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which genius captained Jesus over Haaland?

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

      me?

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

    Assist to Martinelli???

  26. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I literally said Jesus will brace.

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

    Wgta

  28. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    oh Jesus. Should have captained Jesus

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

    Do we even earn any points with Jesus? Surely with such high EO we effectively lose…

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

      Is he over 100%.

      Don't think so with Salah and Haaland captains

  30. Coldplay
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Was kind of hoping KDB blanks today so it's easier to drop him for Haaland. I'll take the points tho