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8 April 2023 1431 comments
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Six more Premier League matches get underway at 3pm BST today, following on from Manchester United’s win over Everton.

The benching of Ben Chilwell is the headline team news from Wolves v Chelsea, while Alexander Isak returns to lead the line for Newcastle United at Brentford.

Chilwell and the rested N’Golo Kante are replaced by Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher in Frank Lampard’s first game back as Blues boss.

Wolves bring in Diego Costa, Daniel Podence and Joao Gomes for the suspended Ruben Neves and the benched Adama Traore and Joao Moutinho.

Isak replaces Callum Wilson for Newcastle, while Joe Willock comes in for the injured Allan Saint-Maximin.

Thomas Frank makes three changes, recalling Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva and Kevin Schade for Mads Roerslev, Mikkel Damsgaard and Bryan Mbeumo.

Evan Ferguson and Adam Webster make way for Danny Welbeck and Levi Colwill as Brighton & Hove Albion take on unchanged Tottenham Hotspur.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery also resists the urge to tinker but opponents Nottingham Forest demote Emmanuel Dennis, Orel Mangala and Remo Freuler and recall Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Worral and Cheikhou Kouyate.

Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey and Boubakary Soumare come in for Nampalys Mendy, Harry Souttar and the suspended Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as Leicester make three changes for their clash with Bournemouth.

The Cherries bring in Chris Mepham and Joe Rothwell for the injured Marcos Senesi and the benched Hamed Traore.

The most alterations come at Craven Cottage.

Willian, Cedric Soares and Tosin Adarabioyo come in for Kenny Tete, Issa Diop and Manor Solomon for the hosts.

As for the Hammers, Angelo Ogbonna, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals and Danny Ings replace Thilo Kehrer, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Said Benrahma and the absent Lucas Paqueta.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Buendía, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Williams, Felipe, Niakhate, Worrall, Toffolo, Danilo, Shelvey, Kouyaté, Johnson, Gibbs-White


Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Jansson, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Dasilva, Norgaard, Jensen, Toney, Schade

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Joelinton


Fulham XI: Leno, Cédric, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha; De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Vinícius

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Fornals, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Antonio, Ings


Leicester City XI: Iversen, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Kristiansen, Pereira, Soumare, Ndidi, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Bournemouth XI: Neto, A Smith, Stephens, Mepham, Kelly, Christie, Billing, Lerma, Ouattara, Rothwell, Solanke


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Skipp, Højbjerg, Porro, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Colwill, Estupiñán, Caicedo, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Groß, Welbeck


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sá, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Podence, Lemina, João Gomes, Nunes, Costa, Cunha

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Gallagher, Fernández, Kovacic, Havertz, Félix, Sterling



  1. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Low scoring week probably. Unless you’re still big on Arsenal.

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Haaland still to come

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      oh yes..Saka and Martinelli haul incoming

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Triple arsenal here

  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Henry assist for that pen

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yep

  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    March first on bench
    Brought in Chilwell
    Sold Toney
    Trippier
    Have Kepa in goal
    Maddison looks awful
    Kane not involved
    Rashford injured

    1. boc610
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      but otherwise good?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Unfortunately not lol

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Happy for you.

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      You probably had a good week last week with most of those so swings and roundabouts

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Bench boost with Raya Kane Saka Gabriel not exactly good

    4. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      All same as me apart from March.

      Plus I sold Philip Billing.

    5. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Cry me a river. Biggest victim on this site. Grow a pair. You are not the only one to have these players.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Not after sympathy bru, relax and be happy

      2. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Give him a break. The site is partly designed for this.

    6. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      You might get March points still

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Only if Haaland misses out
        Estupian coming in for Chilwell lol

    7. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Exactly same except 1st point

  4. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Chilwell pls stay on the bench! Henry to come in!!

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He wont they are chasing the game

  5. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    6th chamber BOOM,

    *Deer Hunter music in backgroun

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Lovely as a Toney owner. Back in the points!

  7. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Still owning Toney is a wild ride

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      And the booking is still to come

    2. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Toney is an easy hold til he gets his suspension. Also can’t bench him vs the harder “fixtures” as he’s more like to score in them

  8. FantasyClub
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Really unfortunate Toney could’ve rewarded us owners with an easy haul already

  9. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Fun fact Manchester United has the highest number of clean sheets

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Joint highest with Newcastle

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Fun fact they only have +7 goal difference

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Even had 5 clean sheets in 6 games but conceded 7 in the other game

      1. Scalper
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Conceded 4 vs Brentford and Brighton, 6 vs Man city, and 7 vs liverpool.

        1. HD7
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Brighton?

          1. Scalper
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            Oh nvm that was last season lol

    4. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Fun fact, they got pumped 7-0 by Liverpool.

  10. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Ollie Capper not feeling too rosy

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Never filled me with confidence

    2. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    3. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Swapped the armband to Haaland last night who I transferred in for Toney!

  11. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    This will be a massive GW for Haaland cappers if he hauls. its gonna be a low score GW.

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

    Watkins captain fail

    1. Bucket Man
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Expect Villa to improve hopefully 2nd half

  13. Bucket Man
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Benched March for Mitoma like many. And changed Henry to the bench last night for Estupinan and Botman. Frustrating first half. But De Gea a nice differential!

  14. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Getting Trippier off the bench if Chilwell doesn't turn up (which I doubt) so meh

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I am sure that he will come on, probably now.

      Unless he does have an injury

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Is he rumoured to be injured?

  15. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Maddison wasting Castange CS

    1. Bucket Man
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Can’t wait to sell him but now Rashford injured

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Ffs

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Arsenal points are going to really hurt tomorrow :mrgreen:

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    All set up for arsenal mega haul

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yes indeed, can't wait.

  18. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    What a roller coaster of emotions for toney sellers & owners!
    Var rules out goal
    Pen miss
    Pen goal

    As a seller feeling lucky as he could be on hatrick!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I kept and played Toney benching Trippier! He is really toying with my emotions

    2. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Now imagine that you own Pope as well....

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        I own Pope but on bench, started de gea. I hope chilwell stays on bench so I get Henry points

  19. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Ref getting his 10 percent cut on Toney to score a penalty wager placed by Toney

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah. Probably straight out of Ten Hags pocket

  20. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone know what the beef is between De Zerbi and the Spurs manager?

    1. Mirror Man
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Arguing over who's mother makes the best sauce.

      • El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Both Italian so probably about pasta...

      • Offside Trapattoni
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        It's possible that De Zerbi said he should've shown loyalty to Conte by leaving instead of taking over for him. Regardless De Zerbi has a volcanic temper.

      • GunnerStorm
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Apparently De Zebri said Brighton's current success is down to Potter.

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I don’t know how to feel as someone with triple Newcastle defence with Pope in goal and Toney 2nd on my bench?

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Sad?

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Leicester being relegated would be nuts

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        We're doomed.

      2. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Absolutely, that squad is top 10 squad, it's ridiculous

    4. MrJobby
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I could cry
      Dunk - Benched = Goal
      Toney - benched = Goal
      Billing - sold = Goal
      Watkins captained so far that game has 0-0 written all over it

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Ooh that's harsh

      2. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Villa will score.

        I sold Billing and Toney last night.

      3. GC123
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Ouch. I feel your pain. Some weeks it feels like everything you touch turns brown

    5. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Christ, imagine just how boring and uninspired the team talk the Chelsea players are currently having to sit through is.

      Early Wolves goal second half...

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Very underwhelming so far

    7. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Anyone got 50/50 decisions right this week?
      Benched March over bruno
      Benched Raya over kepa

      Expecting another toney goal & haaland blank

      1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Went Reya over Kepa. Still expect Newcastle to score

    8. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      What's up with Maddison? Does he want this mega money move to Newcastle?

      1. FantasyClub
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Somethings up but he’s trying, I’m watching him he’s calling for the ball etc

    9. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Maddison rubbing some salt in the wound, repaying my faith by aiding the removal of my CS for Iversen…nice!

    10. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Can't believe Rico Henry hauls the week after my BB, when he's now last on my bench - FPL!

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Yep he was the only player for me not to score 7 or more out of 15 last week. Typical.

    11. HD7
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      So far seems doing Kane to Haaland instead of Toney wasnt a bad idea. It would have enabled me to get De Bruyne next Gw instead of Grealish/Mahrez...

      Oh well at least I started Estupinan instead of Henry.