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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. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This amateur on soccer saturday can't pronounce a single name right

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Merson?

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    The Mitoma goal would have been a Mac Allister assist as well, oof.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fek me. Toney Mitoma Mac points vanishing just like that

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Same. Gonna pretend I got them, though.

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Shaw also out. Chilwell benched. Rashford injured. This gameweek keeps on giving.

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I've already counted my Shaw clean sheet points. And Toney just scored a pen. 2 goals for him already. Blessed.

    2. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Dodged several bullets in a matrix like fashion

  3. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I love these "I have mitoma, definitely a goal" comments

    I also love "don't have mitoma, clear handball"

    This game has killed any objective thinking 😆

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That's why you come to FFS on matchdays

  4. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Where Maddison points?

  5. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham up from 17th to 12th with that goal.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The Moyessiah making miracles!

    2. djman102
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bottom half of the table is crazy.

    3. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Been one of the best relegation battles so far. 9 teams will accept they haven't been good enough to stay up

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes 🙂

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    VAR doesn't like Brighton players. Estupinian denied a goal weeks ago and now Mitoma

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Botman in trouble ?

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Botman awful tackle, could be a pen

  9. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    2 goals VAR'ed 🙁

  10. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Currently watching TOT v BHA Arabic commentary. They keep calling Mitoma “samurai”

    I know damn well if English commentators called him samurai they wouldn’t have a job lool

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe they mean it to honour him?

  11. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Brentford pen

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Give your Uncle a big hug or text message right now

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Or a call

  13. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I know exactly how to create some goals. Ahem ahem, “all my clean sheets are currently intact”

  14. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney 1st ever pen miss loading?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Absolutely no chance

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Miss and Mee scores rebound

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

      YEP!

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Feel my luck may be out today...

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Solanke and Billing with chances.

    Waddle reckons they should be 2 up and Leicester shape and passing all over the place still.

  16. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    And of course Newcastle give away a penalty, and of course a Toney goal, infuriating

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Has he scored though?

  17. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Solanke close

  18. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney miss

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Pope save

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        It's Easter after all

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wow

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh my god.

    4. djman102
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wow-was just thinking, "maybe Easter is Pope's weekend!"

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney pen saved...incredible scenes!

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Where could I see it?

      I am ordinary Joe Public, no fancy foreign equipment.

  20. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney pen saved

  21. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hahaha. I give up.

  22. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    LOOOOOOOOOL

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney owners in the mud

  24. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Brighton off the post 😮

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who from Brighton?

    2. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who?

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Pedro Porro

      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Whoops - from Caicedo I think

    3. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who was it?

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      brilliant effort by Mac Allister then Caicedo

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Love your Uncle

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Newcastle desperate for Toney to score

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Toney

    POPE SAVED!!

  28. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I sold Toney!!

  29. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Never bet against the sheeple.