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

    massive. sold toney, double newc defence

    1. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Same but if Brentford don't get a goal in this game I'll be amazed

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

    Fay Frank Chelaea era at it again.

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

    Get in. Imagine this wolves goal probs gets VARd tho.

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

    Kepa's last game between pipes

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

    Lampard defence reinstated.

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

    Well this week’s going well ( not) !

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

    Fantastic, well done Chelsea, useless

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

    Not gonna lie, despite the miss and disallowed goal, I’d take a second half brace

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

    Can't get a new manager boost if he's not a new manager...

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Nunes g

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

    Chilwell clean sheet gone

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

      Badiashile as well :/

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

    Good luck Chelsea, only Benzema & Vinicious Jr. up next

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Could be a bloodbath

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

    Said it during midweek... worried as a Kepa owner now that Fatty is back.

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

      Indeed. At least Raya has some acceptable fixtures in the short term. Might need to switch right at the end of the season though... Maybe.

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

    Nice block by Dunk.

  15. ggfussball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    The man who never misses penalties

    Not his week

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

    Lumpy is back. We missed him

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

    Honestly I’m having a horror show lately. Everyone sells or benches Toney this week and I play, disallowed goal and missed penalty. Benched Trippier because I was playing him too and have double Chelsea defence.

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

      I do apologise for this little rant, pathetic. lol @ me

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

        It's a good place to vent tbh

  18. ggfussball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Wolves goal

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

    Pope owners celebrating Easter early!

    Bring it on...

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    All's well that Chill's well

  21. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Did Toney > Haaland for -4, 5 minutes before price rise

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    What a crap gw

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

    Chelsea could go down

  24. dshv
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    That chelsea will never get a cleanie …

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

    Lol @ Frank Lampards

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

      Not just Frank Lampard the manager and ex-footballer but lol at all Frank Lampards.

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

      Rules are changing season to season or so it seems at least

  26. dabber7
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Forgive my ignorance, OPTA haven't given Bowen the assist, will FPL still give it?

    1. Ejaaz11
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      FPL has given Bowen the assist.

      U never get an assist for own goals added to official stats

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks

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

    Just seen the Wolves goal.
    https://dubz.co/video/b63c76

    What a banger FFS!

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

      That was Van Basten esque

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

      You got one of those for the Toney miss?

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

    Another Brighton goal