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A busy Sunday afternoon of Premier League football gets underway at 14:00 BST, with Chelsea v Ipswich Town, Liverpool v West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur.

As expected, Enzo Maresca makes nine changes from Chelsea’s UEFA Conference League win over Legia Warsaw, with Robert Sanchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson back in the starting XI.

Tosin Adarabioyo and Cole Palmer, who was withdrawn at half-time on Thursday, keep their places.

The headline team news for Ipswich concerns Liam Delap, who drops to the bench. George Hirst comes in for him. Conor Townsend and Nathan Broadhead also come out of the starting line-up for Leif Davis and Jack Clarke.

Elsewhere, Arne Slot makes four alterations from the Liverpool team that lost at Fulham last time out.

Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Kostas Tsimikas and Luis Diaz come into the side at the expense of Caoimhin Kelleher, Andrew Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo.

Konstantinos Mavropanos and Carlos Soler return for West Ham as Edson Alvarez and Tomas Soucek drop out.

At Molineux, Wolves are unchanged, having won each of their previous three Premier League games. Matheus Cunha, who is back from suspension, is therefore named among the substitutes.

Finally, Ange Postecoglou has made six changes from the draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Those alterations see Ben Davies, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr and Mathys Tel come in. Out go Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall and Son Heung-min, who is left out of the matchday squad entirely.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Chalobah, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, James, Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Sancho, Nkunku

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Johnson, Enciso, J Clarke, Hirst

Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Townsend, Luongo, Taylor, Philogene, Chaplin, Broadhead, Delap


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Diaz, Jota

Subs: Jaros, Kelleher, Endo, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Robertson, Quansah

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Mavropanos, Todibo, Scarles, Ward-Prowse, Soler, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen

Subs: Fabianski, Coufal, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Soucek, Emerson, Ferguson


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Semedo, J Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Bellegarde, Strand-Larsen

Subs: Bentley, Djiga, S Bueno, Sarabia, Traore, R Gomes, Cunha, Mane, Hwang

Tottenham Hotspur XI:  Vicario, Gray, Romero, Davies, Spence, Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison, Johnson, Tel, Solanke

Subs: Kinsky, Porro, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Moore, Richarlison

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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Salaaah!

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Mo Salah blank would be fine...thanks

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Quite a few of my rivals sold Salah to Saka, so hoping the King goes ham tomorrow now!

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    So what's the narrative for Salah today?

    A haul because he's celebrating a new contract or blank because of a new contract...

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Haul if they get their s together as a team

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        And because most (c) Isak

  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Went Milenkovic over Bradley 2 minutes before deadline so owners enjoy your haul!

  6. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    It will be fun from a neutral's perspective if there's something to play for on the final game of the season. The only thing left are the European spots.

  7. simong1
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Thoughts on these transfers for free next week? Would mean I have no Villa players. Would bringing in Rogers / Konsa be a better option?

    Gabriel, Foden and Murphy > Kiwior, Saka & KDB

  8. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    One of my ML rival has Isak TC and the other one has Murphy,

    Not sure what I want from Howe AM

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    How will we dodge points today?
    Salah blank?
    Ipswich goal?
    Palmer injury?
    Man Utd thrash Newcastle?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Happy with the latter given Bruno be involved lol

  10. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Palmer please don't punish me today

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Owner or seller?

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        Non owner and all my main ML rivals have him

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          My apologies

    2. Els365
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Sold early for Saka. Now regretting the decision. Could have given him one more week

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        Yeah same here...but it would have caused me benching headache this week so I don't regret selling him for Saka early that much

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    why is Darwin not in the squad? could help Diaz's minutes which is nice

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Chelsea to give the annual 9-0 today

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      5-0 in team#1
      4-0 in team#2

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        😆

  13. Els365
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Have a midfield of Sarr, Salah, Saka,Murphy and Rogers and strike force of Wissa, Marmoush and Isak. Any differentials worth bringing in for the coming few weeks. Seeing most of my rivals have similar front 8 and need to cover the gap. Captaincy will surely make or break this season. Have bench boost only left which will be played game week 33

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Palmer I am on my knees for you to do something this week.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      😆

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Sod it I will as well, what a day for Palmer getting 2 offers like this

    3. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      And I am on my knees begging him to do the opposite

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Tottenham losing after 2 mins, lol.

  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    RAN G

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    ran g

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    I told folks to start RAN

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    I hope Spurs keep Ange next season as well

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Chelsea looking good, Madueke especially

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Nouri one of the biggest trolls in the game. Blanks when I start him, returns when last on the bench.

  22. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    2-0 wolves hahahaha

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Scorer and assister?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        Ah Larsen

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Huh?

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Nevermind 🙁

  23. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Once again my mini league rival has a completely random player that scores a goal.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Elite

  24. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    I have asked for advice here several times and I have been given the correct answer which I have ignored time and time again.

    However, finally, my gut said play RAN over Gvardiol. Let’s hope it pays off.

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      It already has.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      It has done after 2 mins lol

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        My gut said start Konsa over Gvardiol and ignored it!

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      😀

  25. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Chelsea have started really poorly.

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Thats cos they are poor

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        And yet they are 5th, close to 3rd. This season has been abysmal.

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Jackson post

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Spurs really trying their best to finish 17th

  28. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    hopefully RAN owners not on bench boost benched him

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

      There's 957,000 of them.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Sure did!

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Anyone that started Bowen, congratulations. My bench so far

    Pickford, Tarkowski, Ait Nouri and Bowen

    AM Glasner on 2 points. Seems I got it wrong. I also have Mun0z, Mateta in my team, with Milenkovic 94min cs loss and Asensio 2 missed penalties.

    I’m here all week 🙂

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 4 days ago

      Salah C over Isak is clearly going to be punished too

  30. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    Almost had heart attack