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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. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Kane 3 baps too

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      13 clear of Dunk.

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

    Isak yellow for walking off pitch

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      What?!

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

        Wasting time when subbed

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          What an absolute idiot, can only happen to me

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

            Twas a hell of a goal though

            1. RICICLE
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 12 months ago

              It was hit counts for barely nothing now

              1. RICICLE
                • 3 Years
                2 years, 12 months ago

                But*

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

      Brilliant stuff

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Exceeding his xAhole stat.

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

      There goes his baps, too!

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

    As a Kane and March owner I think I am now less happy since March lost 2 predicted baps.

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

      At least in ML where everyone has Kane.

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

    I captained ollie

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      differential

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

    Chilwell F off!

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

      Has he got himself booked again?

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

        Yeah… 0 points!

    2. noissimbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Lol just had to happen.

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

    Why is Watkins C, I captained Haaland?

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

      One too many beers last night

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

        Maby 🙂

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

    Chilwell Y. What in the world..

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

      Bloody hell. At least it's only Estupiñán I'm losing out on.

    2. gibson1314
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He's gone been a disaster for a terrible team

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

    Chilwell booked

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      ouch

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

    Hope Brighton come back, otherwise they have been absolutely robbed!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      they're all rolling around including Spurs and handbags

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

        I'm talking about the VAR decisions

  10. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Hoooold Martinez!!

  11. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    More like Hotwell

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    6 mins for Leicester to do something to turn it around...

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

      Need something from Castagne or Maddison

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

    Last few mins before Maddison fire sale

  14. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Kane goal, finally some points.
    Sofa time coming in an hour with no Haaland!

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

    Should be called Wollie Atkins

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

      Cause his owners are starved of points.

  16. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Kane humbling sellers 😉

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Dickwell…

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

      Nipplewell

  18. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Hojberg is such an annoying player to play against, but useful when in your own team

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

    Henry jammy points for Chilly boom

  20. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Crapkins back to default settings

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

    Chelsea saw what Villa did after Gerrard got fired and thought, "hmm let's do the total opposite when we need a new manager".

    1. noissimbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Apparently their criteria for stopgap is "club legend".

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

    Nice one Chill 2 bagels in 3

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

      Haha

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

    Grealish 4 goals later, Haaland 1 point haul

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

    Any late drama coming?...

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

      Toney YC
      Watkins misses sitter
      VAR screw Brighton over again

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

      De Zegbri to run back up the tunnel on to the pitch and clothesline the ref

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      time for another altercation at Spurs v BHA

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

    Every Haaland point gets my rank down by 14k 🙂 welcome back 1mil.+ rank.

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

    Chilwell u b**

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

      Better score noe

  27. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Rip Leicester

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

      Definitely not a party

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

        Thrillers to have Maddison

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

          Likewise

    2. djman102
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      There's a fine line between genius and insanity. Pretty sure my (c)Maddison crossed it.

      1. Wenger's Warriors
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        (B)addison

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

        I was tempted but I gave it to Haaland. Better luck next time buddy! Last gw was a disaster for me

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Forest down to 10 men

    out of subs!

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

      Ollie ollie ollie time

  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Leicester look like a Championship team.

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

      They will be...

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Such a rapid fall from grace.

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

    Zouma & Henry in my XI 🙂

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

      Must have a shocking team if you are starting them.

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

        Benched Gabriel & Botman