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A busy night of football is in store, with six Premier League fixtures taking place.

The Merseyside derby is among them, kicking off 15 minutes after the other five top-flight matches.


WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES

Starting at Anfield, the hosts make just one change from the Carabao Cup final: Curtis Jones comes in at right-back in place of Jarell Quansah, who drops to the bench.

Caoimhin Kelleher keeps his place as Alisson hasn’t been cleared to play. The goalkeeper suffered a head injury on international duty with Brazil.

Everton are unchanged from Gameweek 29 but have Iliman Ndiaye back fit and on the bench.

Justin Kluivert hasn’t recovered for Bournemouth’s clash with Ipswich Town, failing to make the squad.

Dango Ouattara gets a promotion to the line-up, along with Milos Kerkez, Adam Smith, Dean Huijsen and Alex Scott. Kerkez and Huijsen were banned in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Tyler Adams, David Brooks, Marcos Senesi and Julio Soler are back down among the substitutes.

Among the six players dropping out of Kieran McKenna’s starting XI are Leif Davis, Omari Hutchinson and Jacob Greaves, with the first two not even on the bench.

Axel Tuanzebe recovers from injury to start.

Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the side that beat Bournemouth at the weekend, at least one of which is enforced as Erling Haaland is out.

Abdukodir Khusanov also misses out, although the City website curiously says he’s been given “a well-earned rest”.

Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne drop to the bench, with Nico O’Reilly, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush, Savinho and Nico Gonzalez promoted.

Oscar Bobb makes the bench as he finally returns from a long lay-off.

Newcastle United keep the cup-winning starting XI for the visit of Brentford, who bring in Sepp van den Berg and Yehor Yarmolyuk for the benched Mikkel Damsgaard and Kristoffer Ajer.

There are plenty of changes at the Amex, with the hosts making five.

Lewis Dunk, Brajan Gruda, Simon Adingra, Joao Pedro and Diego Gomez all start, with Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck and Carlos Baleba dropping to the bench.

Adam Webster and Georginio Rutter are potentially both out for the season.

John McGinn and Pau Torres replace Tyrone Mings and Marco Asensio for Aston Villa.

Finally, at Southampton, visitors Crystal Palace make one enforced change: Nathaniel Clyne in for the injured Chris Richards.

Ivan Juric’s four alterations see Armel Bella-Kotchap, Joe Aribo, Yukinari Sugawara and Tyler Dibling drop to the bench.

Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Paul Onuachu and Flynn Downes are recalled.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Cook, Scott, Christie, Ouattara, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Adams, Hill, Silcott-Duberry, Winterburn, Soler, Jebbison.

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, Burgess, O’Shea, Johnson, Morsy, Cajuste, Townsend, Enciso, Broadhead, Delap.

Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Greaves, Phillips, Taylor, Chaplin, Philogene, Clarke, Hirst.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Dunk, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Gruda, Ayari, Gomez, Mitoma, Adingra, Pedro.

Subs: Rushworth, March, Cashin, Minteh, Welbeck, Baleba, Wieffer, O’Riley, Tasker.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara, Ramsey, Rogers, Rashford.

Subs: Olsen, Disasi, Mings, Watkins, Garcia, Malen, Maatsen, Asensio, Onana.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Grealish, Doku, Marmoush, Savinho.

Subs: Ortega, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Silva, Reis, Foden, Bobb, Lewis, McAtee.

Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Soumare, Daka, El Khanouss, Vardy.

Subs: Stolarczyk, Okoli, Mavididi, De Crodova Reid, Ayew, Pereira, Skipp, Coulibaly, Buonanotte.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Isak, Barnes.

Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Krafth, Osula, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Shahar, Neave.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Yarmolyuk, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Mee, Ajer, Damsgaard, Konak, Maghoma, Kayode, Ji-Soo, Morgan.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Manning, Downes, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Sulemana, Onuachu.

Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Bree, Wood, Sugawara, Archer, Dibling, Welington, Bella-Kotchap.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Munoz, Clyne, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Lerma, Wharton, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Turner, Ward, Nketiah, Franca, Kamada, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny, Kporha.


Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Diaz, Jota.

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Alcaraz, Doucoure, Beto.

Subs: Virgínia, Patterson, Keane, Young, Coleman, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Chermiti, Broja.



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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    How’s he missed that

  2. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    I knew I shouldn't have flipped last minute from Marmoush > Mateta captain! Aargh.

    Also benched JMurphy.

    Wildcard success rating at halfway point - disappointing!

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Aye i benched Murphy. Foden 1 pter incoming

    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      I flipped from Marmoush to Sarr haha.

  3. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Horrorshow

  4. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Everton have had 10 touches in Liverpool's box in the first half of a Premier League match at Anfield for the first time since December 2019
    From BBC

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Beto what you doing

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Keeper in the way of a lovely overhead kick goal

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 days ago

        Nah, beautiful through ball & it hit his ankle, was clear on goal.

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Zlatan

  6. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Any fellow Cucu owners? Kept on wc haha

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Yea, but he is on the bench.

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 days ago

        Gutted, benched Gab for Cucu abit lucky tbh

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 days ago

          Good chance Cucu scores, but also good chance of a red card lol. I'm a Spurs fan and had a good team, so was never gonna play him tbh.

          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 11 days ago

            Ye haha itl be a laugh either way

  7. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Palmer (c) was the play

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Hope so, he’s the captain in my other team which I completely forgot about the deadline for!

  8. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Eve really giving it a go. Beto a real handful.

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Alcarez close

  10. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Funny watching Bero tear up Vvd and co

    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      He might look kinda clumsy but hard to contain it seems.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      He’s 10 times DCL

  11. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    James Tarkowski now has the joint most yellow cards without ever being sent off in Premier League history (63)
    Without googling (which I suspect you all will) who is he tied with?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Dunk

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Never doubt Moyes

  13. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    come on Marmoush, more pts

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Is he still limping?

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Liverpool on the ropes. Will be thankful of the HT whistle there

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Leicester are a joke. No intention to even try score

  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Rogers on the bench, ouch.

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Same here

  17. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Bugger. Went foden over Rashford

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Same need foden to emulate saka from yesterday

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Rash would be gold but too much uncertainty with their CL games

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Worth it given his price I think

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Rashford g

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Woohoo!!!

  20. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Well done, Rashford

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Carra, Pool centre backs making Beto look like prime Drogba 🙂 🙂

  22. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Damn my bench has more points than outfield - martinez- Murphy -trippier- milenkovic

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Not unusual in WC week

  23. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Well that Palace triple up was a fail.

  24. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Nearly all of the could have been Foden players scoring it seems lol

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Assist for Rash goal? Please be Rogers

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Yep

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      It was

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Granted

  26. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Benched Rogers and played Eze, Mateta and Munoz
    Benched Neco and played Saliba
    Benched Martinez and played Raya, so AVL will get a CS

    1. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      I meant Sarr....not Munoz

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Cs gone

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 11 days ago

        Benched Burn and played Huijsen as well...... disaster of a WC

  27. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Adringa goal

  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Adingra goal

    1. Bobbyg1
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Var

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Dingra G

  30. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 days ago

    Best GK in the world Martinez howler

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      All those sweating over stats choosing Villa defender 🙂

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Don’t think anyone has ever called him that

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 days ago

      Only 3 clean sheets so far this season