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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. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    nice job, that is what you get when you play with no ambition.

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

    Nicely setup for the Cancelo winner

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

    Chances of Cancelo coming on?

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

    Don't think Pep going soft on Arteta but he is prioritising the CL this year

  5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    wow

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

    Stay on that bench Cancelo!

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

    Is the Gray goal a contender for goal of the season?

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

      Yup

  8. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Typical City, conceding from the first and only shot

  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb has been shocking tonight

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

      KDB owners muddled once again

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

      Been shocking since WC

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

        Nah, looked excellent last match.

  10. FCHaalandaise
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Right goodbye Akanji and all city defenders indefinitely

  11. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That's an excellent goal against top opposition.
    Reminds me of that one against Arsenal in the final minutes (but not top opposition).

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

    Not sure Salah or KDB are earning their corn right now

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      14 points for Salah in 2GW’s, not too shabby

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bobb knows

  13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Everton!

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

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    Arsenal : Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah
    Subs: Turner, Holding, Cedric, Vieira, Lokonga, Elneny, Marquinhos, Tierney, Tomiyasu

    Brighton : Sanchez, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Gilmour, Gross, Lamptey, Lallana, Mitoma, Trossard, March
    Subs: Steele, Sarmiento, Enciso, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Moran, Hinshelwood, Veltman, Turns

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

      Estupiñán and Lamptey. That's quite the attacking backline

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

      Arsenal don't have many players who can come off the bench to change things up

  15. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson has been a great pick, not!!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      So useless

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Guaranteed 2 pts

  16. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Switch 2nd half to Newcastle-leeds.
    Now thats a fluent game.

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Longstaff launches second ball into orbit this evening from a big chance

  18. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Love it. Karma for the gross mismanagement of Foden.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This. And also this benching Walker and Cancelo nonsense.

  19. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pls stay on bench foden and cancelo

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

      Bueno's 6 pts waiting on my bench. Cancelo, hit the showers, ok?

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Matter of time.

  20. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Stay on that bench Cancelo, I'd rather Gabriel coming in for my team.

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

    Does Ederson ever actually make any saves, Man City don’t allow other teams to have many shots on targets but every single one seems to end up in the back of their net.

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

      He's really good for City's style of play, a good sweeper and excellent on the ball under pressure and great distribution. But I've seen City fans in the last few months saying that they might need someone else because he just doesn't really ever make many saves especially at key moments that someone like Alisson does, for example

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

    Patterson 1 pointer banked

  23. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Think I will just avoid city defence
    (Cancelo owner)
    1 cs in 7, benchings, not all hard fixtures

  24. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Karma for your arrogance Pep

  25. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Almiron has blanked 1 in last 9, got him this week. Sorry.

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

      Thanks!!

    2. Dragon Arcana
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Hahaha standard

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

    With Haaland you have an auto-cap. If other prems aren't delivering spread the funds evenly.

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

    Just noticed the early Billing injury

    Yeah, Bournemouth just got a whole lot worse

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

      Reckon Shaw could outscore the Chelsea DGW defenders next week

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yup, he seems like the guy … but Dalot maybe back so a good shout for a 4th defender and bench him for the two tough games after

  28. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kieran Trippier, 1 YC,
    Kieran Trippier, 3 BPS.

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

      *bonus rather than bps

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

        You are correct, 3 bonus points, 37 BPS.

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

      Creates chances for fun

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

      Probably the combination of attacking threat and clean sheet

  29. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    All set up for a Kane hattrick

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

      Probably the premium to go for rather than Salah and KDB

  30. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The way city are defending I might just captain Mount