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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. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can Martinelli be given this assist?

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

    How many transfered out Jesus?
    What an epic mud feast!!

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You love to see it

  3. Randaxus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal are playing extremely well

  4. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus punishing those that have forsaken him

  5. SamH123
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need Saka to do something

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

      Exactly. Need the punt to pay off.

  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everyone has Jesus right? Do these goals do anything for anyone? Genuine q.

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

      yes if c

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

      Some swapped him out for Nunez

  7. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus C next week Bournemouth!

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

    Has to be Martinelli's assist.

  9. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I changed my display name just for this gameweek.

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

    Jesus almost got the hat trick there...saved by Ward!

  11. Randaxus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    JESUS SIT DOWN!

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

    Jesus nearly hattrickk

  13. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KDB is that one player who you know will offer fantastic returns, but you still don’t own him.

    Very frustrating.

  14. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus C was the play

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

    Foden G
    KDB A

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

      Not nice

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

    City goal

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

    Forden g
    Kdb a

  18. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Coutinho assist for either of Jesus goals?

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

    Almost Ramsdale to Jesus for a great goal

  20. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden goal 🙂

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

      YAAAYY! 😀

  21. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Almost Ramsdale assist!!!

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

    3 nil Manchester City

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

      Foden

      KDB assist

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

    City again

  24. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden G
    KDB A

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

    Cant believe I put that clown Mount over Foden in GW1

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Could have used a transfer in GW2.

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

        did more urgent kane to haaland

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

    Foden ignores Haaland again

  27. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    OMG almost hattrick.

  28. Randaxus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus is going to score a hat-trick.

  29. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That itching in your knee, that instinct to jerk, it doesn’t work well in FPL.

    Especially after one match week!

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

    Time to sell Haaland!