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Four more Premier League matches follow hot on the heels of an absorbing Manchester derby.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool is the headline act, with three bottom-half scraps on the undercard:

Both sides at the Amex are missing notable names today, with Leandro Trossard out of first-team contention for disciplinary reasons and Darwin Nunez joining Liverpool’s ever-growing injury list.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in for Darwin is the Reds’ only alteration from the draw with Wolves in the FA Cup third round. Cody Gakpo makes his first Premier League appearance since his move to Merseyside earlier this month.

As for Brighton, Alexis Mac Allister is handed his first start since winning the World Cup with Argentina. Budget attacking assets Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson again get the nod, while Pascal Gross is moved to right-back as Joel Veltman is benched.

Nottingham Forest make one change to the side that beat Wolves on penalties to reach the EFL Cup semi-finals, with Scott McKenna coming in for the injured Willy Boly. Taiwo Awoniyi is still sidelined.

Leicester make two changes to the XI beaten by Newcastle in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, as Jamie Vardy and Nampalys Mendy replace the benched Patson Daka and the injured Ayoze Perez.

At Molineux, Hugo Bueno is back in the starting XI after a midweek breather. Nathan Collins, Daniel Podence, Ruben Neves and Matheus Cunha also return after being benched in that weakened EFL Cup line-up.

West Ham make three changes to the side that beat Brentford in the FA Cup last weekend with Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Pablo Fornals replacing Craig Dawson, Ben Johnson and Emerson Palmieri.

Alex Iwobi makes a miraculous recovery to start for Everton, who again ditch the wingers to go 3-5-2/5-3-2 with Demarai Gray alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

A 2-0 cup win over Manchester City hasn’t stopped Southampton boss Nathan Jones from making alterations up top, as Che Adams, Samuel Edozie and Mohamed Elyounoussi come in for Sekou Mara, Adam Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Gross, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Caicedo, Mac Allister, March, Lallana, Mitoma, Ferguson

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Welbeck, Sarmiento, Undav, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Veltman

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Gakpo, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Milner, Keita, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Doak


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

Subs: Holgate, McNeil, Gordon, Mina, Begovic, Doucoure, Maupay, Davies, Simms.

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Salisu, Lavia, Walker-Peters, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Edozie, Adams.

Subs: Alcaraz, Orsic, Maitland-Niles, Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Perraud, Mara, Djenepo.


Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Aurier, Worrall, McKenna, Lodi, Mangala, Yates, Freuler, Furtado Scarpa, Johnson, Gibbs-White.

Subs: Hennessey, Cook, Williams, Colback, O’Brien, Toffolo. Surridge, Mighten, Dennis.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Mendy, Ndidi Tielemans, Albrighton, Barnes, Vardy.

Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Iheanacho, Daka, Vestergaard, Praet, Brunt, Braybrooke, McAteer.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Collins, Bueno, Kilman, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Nunes, Hwang, Podence, Cunha.

Subs: Sarkic, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Jimenez, Jonny, Toti, Traore, Hodge, Campbell.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Coufal, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Randolph, Johnson, Zouma, Scamacca, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Emerson.


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  1. SpaceCoyote97
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Akanji or Cancelo more nailed atm?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Kanji

  2. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Couple seasons back I predicted Martinelli and Foden would be the big deals soon. Still believe in both , Foden just in a mini slump at the mo.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      My faith in Martinelli was high. He was a 4.5m FWD (maybe even cheaper when I bought) & he rewarded my early faith with an instant injury less than a gameweek later. Glad he's pulled though though!

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah , recall arguing with MU guys saying Greenwood was the future. Pity he sold himself short but so be it

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      OK. So who is next?

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Patience fella gems are hard to find

      2. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Brighton & Leeds boys

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What about all the Saka and Foden comparisons?

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        fine magins

    4. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I hope Foden gets grumpy and requests a transfer away. To Bayern, RM or Barcelona or something.

  3. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitoma tearing Trent a new one

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Everyone is these days!

      1. Mirror Man
        3 years, 7 months ago

        His missus megged him with a rolled-up pair of socks the other day. Allegedly.

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

      Mitoma in a wheelchair would do the same these days. TAA struggling this season.

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He's been good recently

  4. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Salah's hair looking increasingly unkempt. tsk tsk

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

    This looks bad

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hendersen red

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I mean yellow 🙂

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Practicing your rainbow colours song?

    2. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dude, you always do this.

    3. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Fellow must be colorblind

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Darren England tries his best to be worse than Liverpool. Might be yellow but he seems not but gives yellow after he sees Caicedo in pain which was not related to the tackle. Wrong call in the first place then wrong call in the second. Two mistakes in one action.

  7. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How many points do you think Rashford will score against Palace?

    1. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'll go for a cozy 2.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      1-0 Zaha or something knowing FPL

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        No I have zaha and i have one of the seasons everything goes wrong. Coincides with Liverpool struggling.

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      14

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

    2 hours of football yet no goals

  9. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    MOTD will be gripping today

  10. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    why is Caicedo acting so much? It was just a plain foul by Hendo.

  11. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Still can’t get over how that Bruno goal was allowed. Rashford clearly interfering.

    Referee too weak all game.

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Interference is only penalised if you interfere in a specific way

      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Like TAA did following a ball out of play to pick it up for a throw in

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Not sure what your point is. That someone made a bad decision in the past? Okay

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Well. Don't let it eat up too much of your day is all I can suggest.

    3. Manky Yanc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If that isn't interfering then just get rid of the rule. You can't possibly interfere more than that without touching the ball. And I'm a Utd fan

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Obviously you can:

        By trying to play the ball (and failing)
        By blocking an opponent when they are attempting to play the ball
        Or by obstructing the opponents view

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Let's get Peter Walton in on this (to agree with the decision).

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He agreed with it before the decision was made, but also said that the lino was right to raise his flag to make VAR deal with it. Committed to backing up the refs no matter what.

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitoma is causing TAA trauma

  13. SpaceCoyote97
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I'll give Haaland captain one more go against Wolves. If not, then I'm done captaining him.

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    It pains me to remember how Chelsea could simply be playing Colwill over Koulibaly.

    1. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Or badiashile

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I'll be honest I haven't seen him play yet.

        1. MrZ
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          The standard is low

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

      Is Gallagher staying or will he get fed up. I know he has been there since 8

  15. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    TAA makes Motoma seem so good.

  16. Bobby
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Life was a lot easier when mo scored lots of goals and trent and cancelo got assists every other match.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That was boring

  17. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Onana G

    1. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Finally! He was on my watchlist...in GW5

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Everton jump to 14th place

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lampard's job safe again!

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Goals galore

  20. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fed up with this team

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Brighton pen

  22. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    O na na na na na

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

    Inevitable, really

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

      Might be offside, but we're creaking

  24. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Offside

  25. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    no pen, offside

  26. Olof Mellberg
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    10 minutes before deadline I cancelled my week long plan of playing Bueno and doing Salah & Nketiah > Kane & Bruno F lol

  27. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Yeah offside

  28. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who's on pens for Brighton?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mac Allister

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      McOffside

  29. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Lucky, again

  30. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alisson very lucky.