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We’ve got four more Premier League matches to look forward to at the traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off time, including home matches for Manchester City and Newcastle United.

There’s more misery for owners of Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker and Phil Foden, all of whom are only on the bench this afternoon.

Despite the very short turnaround between Gameweek 17-18, there’s only one change for Manchester City from their 3-1 win over Leeds United on Wednesday: Bernardo Silva takes the place of Ilkay Gundogan in midfield.

Julian Alvarez is also among the replacements for the hosts.

As for Everton, boss Frank Lampard makes four changes from the 2-1 loss to Wolves.

Conor Coady, Ben Godfrey, the fit-again Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Demarai Gray are recalled, with Neal Maupay and Dwight McNeil benched. Anthony Gordon and Yerry Mina miss out entirely because of illness.

Newcastle are unchanged for their clash with Leeds, so Callum Wilson has to be content with a place among the substitutes after recovering from illness.

Tyler Adams, Jack Harrison and Luke Ayling return for the Whites at the expense of the benched Marc Roca, Rasmus Kristensen and Sam Greenwood.

A Fulham side containing Aleksandar Mitrovic is unchanged for the visit of Southampton, who recall Armel Bella-Kotchap, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Joe Aribo at the expense of Romain Perraud, Ibrahima Diallo and Moussa Djenepo.

At Bournemouth, Jaidon Anthony for Jack Stacey is the only alteration for the hosts.

Crystal Palace’s two changes are both enforced, as Marc Guehi and Joel Ward replace the banned James Tomkins and Tyrick Mitchell.

GAMEWEEK 18 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Cook, Kelly, Lerma, Solanke, Smith, Moore, Senesi, Billing, Anthony, Zemura

Subs: Plain, Stephens, Mepham, Christie, Rothwell, Stacey, Lowe, Dembele, Pearson

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Olise, Ayew, Eze, Zaha, Schlupp, Andersen, Clyne, Doucoure

Subs: Butland, Mateta, Hughes, Edouard, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald, Gordon, Ozoh


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Mitrovic

Subs: Rodak, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Chalobah, James, Vinicius, Harris

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Ward-Prowse, Maitland-Niles, Aribo, Elyounoussi, Edozie, Adams

Subs: Caballero, Caleta-Car, A Armstrong, Perraud, S Armstrong, Mara, Diallo, Lavia, Finnigan


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Phillips, Cancelo, Gundogan, Alvarez, Gomez, Foden, Palmer

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Onana, Gueye, Calvert-Lewin, Gray, Godfrey

Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Keane, McNeil, Doucoure, Maupay, Coleman, Davies, Vinagre


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schär, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimarães, Willock, Almirón, Wood, Joelinton

Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Lewis, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Forshaw, Gnonto, Aaronson, Harrison, Rodrigo

Subs: Robles, Firpo, Roca, Summerville, Llorente, Kristensen, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich


GAMEWEEK 18 SCORES SO FAR

Wolverhampton Wanderers0 – 1Manchester United
Liverpool2 – 1Leicester City
West Ham United0 – 2Brentford

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

    Mitro YC please

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

      Next match

  2. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City claiming a corner, clear wide.

  3. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo, Salah, KDB, Mitro, Wlson, fail

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, I fear you're going this time.

      Even Fulham fans were singing that today, and they know a relegation team when they see one.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Reply fail to Tomsaints

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So Andreas on pens from now on then!

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

    That’s is relegated.

    Another performance where we did enough to score a few more goals. But imploded and found a way to lose.

    Urgh

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cheerio

  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    FPL giveth and FPL taketh away.

    Had a stunning GW last time out so this was due to happen.

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

    Again: GW18 is proving to be quite the antithesis to GW17

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It only taketh for me since the re-start

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

    Feel so dirty with my luck from forgetting deadline

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And still a lane hatrick to look forward to

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

        Amazing

  9. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB is having a terrible game

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      slipped over twice and he's misplaced at least 5 passes in the last 20 minutes.

      Not his day

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

      His first touch is gone. His radar is off. His pace is off. He's not getting past players

      It's unreal

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He was due

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Maybe I should start Andreas every week...

  11. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wow KDB keeps slipping

  12. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha 3 pts, still trolling but matched Salah and KDB pts combined

  13. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Was regretting not doing WIlson to Mitro -4 earlier. Needn't have worried then.

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

    KDB get some new boots for Christmas?

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Advantage Arsenal

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

    Shaw autosub for Cancelo

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The type of luck I never get

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It will come

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m happy with a simple Bueno

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        🙂 grats!

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

      How’d you bench him vs. Wolves in the first place!

    4. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same here!

  17. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Last chance for KDB

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

    Pep is stupid, why would you not bring on Cancelo looking for a winner?!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Seriously?

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

        Yes, Cancelo is a very creative player

  19. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Will be hard to resist kdb➡️salah even with the double?

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bueno on for Cancelo 😎

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

      Same !

    2. King Carlos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Boooooom

    3. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Me too!

    4. Scoop77
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep - life has it's little bonuses...

    5. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Right there with you, mate!

  21. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Saints have had a Rishi Sunak-style new manager bounce

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    102 mins at city, they really wanted them to score

  23. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    For the love of god why is the City match still not finished!! End it!

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

    White on for Cancelo. Wish it was Bueno 😀

    1. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Malacia 9 pointer here

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

        Shaw here too 🙂

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

      All Bueno for me.

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

    No Walker so jammy jam for me...first time this year

  26. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I benched Nketiah for Martial so expect at least a brace from him.

  27. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Botman off the bench jam. Get in

  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pep rightly punished for his roulettery!

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

      This!

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

    Really hope arsenal win the league. Pep deserves it

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

    What the hell was pep doing???