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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. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brighton goal, Dunk

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

    Dunk G

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      March A

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

        OMG

        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          😀

    2. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cool... i sold Dunk amd March.

      So . Much. Winning

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oliver Skipp looks like the drunk single 40 something year old at the bar.

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dunk

  5. djman102
    • 17 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dunk's 200th appearance...you knew this was coming

  6. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Five chambers of the gun and still no bullet from big Ivan

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

    March to Dunk

    Goal

  8. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I knew that it would be Marsh time!
    Thats why i benched him...

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Beware the ides of march!

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That's one hell of a header tbf.

  10. CobraKai
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Never trust the chelsea defence. I learnt my lesson earlier on in the season.

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

      so did a couple of managers

  11. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry Solly - for benching you…

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

      Same, first sub.

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

    Of course March gets the assist and benched, of course

  13. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    March first on my bench.

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

      Same

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

      It was between March and Bruno... I went Bruno of course

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

        So did FPL Raptor. Against his live poll and Twitter poll, too. It was almost 50/50 though.

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Match first, Dunk third, Shaw in first eleven Winter coming in. Newcastle will score or Winter will be injured before 60th.

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great

    Started Toney but benched March

    Gw from hell

  15. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Benched March so of course he returns 🙁

  16. The Mentaculus
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    De Zerbi & Stellini still going at it

  17. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Phew was close to benching March

  18. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    March AND Dunk on my bench

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

      Ouch

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      F

    3. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I sold them both....if that makes you feel better

  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Moreno yc ffs

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

    Maddison mistake...Bournemouth goal

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

      Already looking forward to selling that man.

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Billing G

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

      Maddy A 🙂

  22. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bournemouth G
    Billing

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

    Maddy Assist 🙂

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

      set up Billing!

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shocking Leicester rubbish

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

      Will have to make up for that error with the winning goal

  24. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison giving away goals now

  25. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wtf is going on with Leicester?

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

      having a relegation party?

      squad lost it's spirit

  26. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dunk 1st defender on bench... chance TAA gets 0 minutes?

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

      Good chance he gets 0 points even playing 90

  27. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This GW can not go any worse ...Toney and Mitoma goal ruled out, Che and Bri CS bust, March on bench. Now Haaland haul will pile up on the misery!

    1. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane is going to blank, I already know. Should have done Kane > Haaland

  28. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Started march over mitoma, finally some luck

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

      Wow, what a call, fair play

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

    Where is that guy that sold Billing this week.

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

      Top of 1st page lmao

  30. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Curse of playing for England Maddy