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18 February 2023 1091 comments
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Following the six-goal thriller at Villa Park, there’s a bumper crop of Premier League matches getting underway at the traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off time.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City is among the half-a-dozen top-flight matches taking place:

Despite the much-discussed threat of rotation in this fixture, Pep Guardiola has only made two changes to his line-up from the midweek win over Arsenal.

Phil Foden replaces Riyad Mahrez out wide, while Aymeric Laporte comes in for Nathan Ake at the rear.

There are five changes for Forest, with Joe Worrall, Felipe, Jack Colback, Jonjo Shelvey and Danilo all coming into the team.

Scott McKenna and Willy Boly are injured, while Orel Mangala, Chris Wood and Gustavo Scarpa are benched.

Graham Potter has outdone Steve Cooper, making six changes to the Chelsea side from the midweek clash at Borussia Dortmund.

Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, David Fofana, Cesar Azpilicueta, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount all start, with Kai Havertz and Mykhailo Mudryk benched.

The rumours were true as Wednesday starters Thiago Silva, Reece James, Hakim Ziyech and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are not in the squad, with Marc Cucurella also absent.

Armel Bella-Kotchap, Stuart Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi are restored to the Southampton line-up in Ruben Selles’ first league match in temporary charge.

Budget FPL defender Hugo Bueno is one of two changes to Wolves side, with Adama Traore also promoted to the line-up. Rayan Ait-Nouri drops to the bench and Mario Lemina is suspended.

Bournemouth’s only change sees Jaidon Anthony replaced by Marcus Tavernier.

Evan Ferguson for Denis Undav is Brighton’s sole alteration, while there’s also a change in attack for opponents Fulham as the injured Aleksandar Mitrovic is replaced by Harry Wilson.

Brentford’s three tweaks are predictable ones, as Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva and Yoane Wissa come into the starting line-up to replace Kristoffer Ajer, Vitaly Janelt and Mads Roerslev.

Albert Sambi Lokonga and the fit-again Joachim Andersen oust James Tomkins and Will Hughes from the Palace starting XI.

Neal Maupay replaces Ellis Simms up front for Everton as the Toffees host unchanged Leeds.

GAMEWEEK 24 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Norgaards, Jensen, Dasilva, Wissa, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Cox, Schade, Zanka, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Janelt, Roerslev.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Mitchell, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Doucoure, Lokonga, Ayew, Olise, Schlupp, Mateta.

Subs: Whitworth, Milivojevic, Eze, McArthur, Hughes, Édouard, Richards, Ahamada, Riedewald.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Caicedo, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Ferguson.

Subs: Lamptey, Sarmiento, Enciso, Steele, Ayari, Undav, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Hinshelwood.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha; Wilson, Pereira, Willian, Reid.

Subs: Rodak, Kurzawa, Adarbioyo, Duffy, Solomon, Soares, James, Lukic, Vinicius.


Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Badiashile, Koulibaly, Chilwell, Kovacic, Fernandez, Madueke, Mount, Joao Felix, D Fofana.

Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mudryk, Sterling, Zakaria, Gallagher, Havertz, W Fofana, Hall.

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, S Armstrong, Sulemana, Elyounoussi, Onuachu.

Subs: Caballero, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, A Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Alcaraz, Diallo, Walcott.


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Doucoure, Gueye, Onana, McNeil, Maupay.

Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Keane, Gray, Mina, Godfrey, Davies, Vinagre, Simms.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Wober, Firpo, McKennie, Adams, Summerville, Harrison, Gnonto, Bamford.

Subs: Robles, Cooper, Montiero, Kristensen, Gyabi, Greenwood, Aaronson, Joseph, Rutter.


Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Worrall, Shelvey, Colback, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Freuler, Aurier, Danilo, Felipe, Lodi.

Subs: Hennessey, Mangala, Williams, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis, Scarpa, Ayew, Wood.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Silva, Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Ake, Alvarez, Gomez, Akanji, Mahrez, Palmer, Lewis.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno, Neves, Nunes, Sarabia, Moutinho, Traore, Cunha.

Subs: Bentley, Aït-Nouri, Collins, Jiménez, Podence, Jonny, Costa, Gomes, Hodge.

Bournemouth XI: Neto, A Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Outtara, Lerma, Billing, Tavernier, Traore, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Fredericks, Mepham, Christie, Rothwell, Vina, Moore, Semenyo, Anthony.

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  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    City 😀

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      City fall out of the title race!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 17 days ago

        After getting back in it to

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Forest G oal!

  3. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Forrest goal

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    OMG Wood

  5. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Get innnnn

  6. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Lol City

  7. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Wow!!!

  8. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Ederson mega fail

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      pick that clean sheet out of the back of the net!!

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Wood goal

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Offside? Or not.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 17 days ago

        Onside!

  10. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Woood! Hold that.

  11. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Very nice

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    OMG WOOD

  13. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Something happening over there in city ground not good for the bald guys's team

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Anyone got Wood?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Not at my age

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      yea this morning

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    KDB CS wipeout

  16. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Yes eat Sh** Pep

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Should have started Mahrez

  17. djman102
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    City done by Wood

    Johnson A

  18. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    offside

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Aw don’t say this

  19. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    GET IN FOREST!!!!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Get in 🙂

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Got Wood?

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    This was inevetable

  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Looks off

  23. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Pep gets Wood. So deservingly 😛

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Youuuuuu Reds!!! Forest strong at home

  25. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Wood on fire for Forest

  26. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Conga, conga, conga, let's conga down to Hooters.

  27. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    All Arsenal fans have got wood right now!

  28. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    This is what the stubborn bald idiot deserves.

  29. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Love it Forest if this stands

  30. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 17 days ago

    Forest, wood… there’s a good pun there somewhere.