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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Tosin Adarabioyo and Cole Palmer, who was withdrawn at half-time on Thursday, keep their places.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. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Areola owners happy so far

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      No

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

    Goal

    Liverpool

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

      Salah I assume

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Salah assist

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        Finally he gives something back again

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Salah of course

      To Diaz ...

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

        Knew he’d try and steal the limelight off of him!

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    DIAZZZZ lets go

  4. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Bought Diaz for next week’s BB so anything from today was a bonus

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Yes Salah C now just 3 goals and we’re good

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      looks so sharp today

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

    Don’t even need to check who scored for Liverpool these days lol

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Diaz?

  7. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    DGWs clearly blinded us on WC, Diaz was easy to fit in team

    1. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      He’s rotation risk

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Like Savinho pick!

  8. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Anyone considering Salah captain next week?

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Ipswich goal

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      FLOL

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

    Enciso goal

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

      Ipswich player assist

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

        Right back

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

          BJ I think

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    so bad from cucurella. shd be dropped

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      That's one bad take right there

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        look at their record with and without him in the team, more importantly defensive record. also that passage of play from cucurella was shocking. entirely at fault for the goal

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Crap. A few randoms in my ML capped Salah

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Same

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Kudus close

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    kudus hits bar

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      a bit early for drinking, but guess it's 5pm somewhere

  15. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Gonna be a long afternoon for us Salah non-cappers & Isak non-triple captainers.

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

    Hate these jammy penalties.

    Just seen the ones Joao Pedro got yesterday, wow

  17. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    On this evidence I think I'll bring Bradley in next week over any of the DGW options

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      I got Milenkovic over him this week, lol at me, u thought he’s a better long term pick and will bank CS this GW

    2. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Already there for this GW, already there...

    3. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Really wanted to bring him in this week but only had 4.4 available

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    BB disaster....

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

      Still time for it to get worse

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        Vert cucu Bowen milen. Not a single return...

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

          Ouch, hopefully Bowen returns

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        Cheer him up 😉

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Young Ollie Scarles having a mare

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

    Spurs in trouble if Ipswich win and they lose to Wolves!

  21. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Palmer down

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      lol

  22. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Rogers and Saliba or Merino and Ruben Dias for the double ?

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Rogers and Saliba

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

    Palmer down injured

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

      The one in pink that is

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

        Yellow I mean 😆

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        looked painful

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

          He’s ok

  24. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    I am going Salah cap next week.....90mins of Mo against LEI is much better than 180mins of any of the DGW players

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

      Yeah defo going King C

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Do something Palmer!

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Making some decent saves

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

    Delap warming up

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Remember when the English press were calling palmer the best player in the league

    Never disrespect salah and saka again

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Arsenal fan? 😛

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      yea the good old 15 month purple patch 😉

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Carragher said it as recently as December 2024, scary how overrated he is

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        Link?

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Imagine his output in the Liverpool or Arsenal team though. That Chelsea squad is still a work in progress.

    5. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      No I don’t because that didn’t happen

    6. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Carrying Chelsea on his own, surrounded by mediocre players, needs a better team

  28. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Shouldn’t have Wildcarded and just bench boosted with Ait Nouri and Ben Johnson. lol. As it is another CS gone with Chelsea and a very low scoring BB for me so far

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Johnson lol

  29. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    2 nil

    Ipswich Town!!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Ben Johnson

  30. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Maresca job gone