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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Tosin Adarabioyo and Cole Palmer, who was withdrawn at half-time on Thursday, keep their places.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. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Palmer preventing Palmer G... :/

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

      Palmer capped the wrong Palmer!

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

    Mbappe sent off

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

    Palmer denies Palmer!

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

      Palmception

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

        Palmer palmed it away!

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

    Neto ruins Palmer A

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

    Enzo... point blank range smashes into Palmers arm who knows nothing about it, cannot believe that doesn't go in

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

    Well didn’t expect that!

  7. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Does 4 points count as a palmer haul

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

      He’s inevitably got bonus as well, just my luck

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

        Don’t even wanna check

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

        Don’t think he’s on any?

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

          Music to my ears if true but doubt it

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      I mean leaast its more than Asensio, who missed 2 pens.

    3. bialk
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      He made 7 saves so may get some baps 🙂

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Wow Chelsea can only manage a draw at home.

  9. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    3 clean sheet wipeouts on my BB in the last 5 minutes of games. Season over

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

    Palmer hasn't blanked in his last 2 starts now 😯

  11. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    That Enzo chance at the death just about sums up my season. Cannot catch a break.

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

    Liverpool should be champions now

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

      Wolves could catch them tbf

  13. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Up the pool.

  14. Cold Palms
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Chelsea have under achieved this season big time

  15. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Maresca’s downfall is not finding a solution that gets the most out of Cole Palmer.

    1. Cold Palms
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Chelsea is the nursery not the college or university- USA owned is trouble

  16. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Well that was the last of Palmer in my squad. Just a question is it Saka or KDB to replace him.

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Same for me.. if Real Madrid go through then I’ll go Saka. Think he’ll be saved for the champions league otherwise

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 12 days ago

        UCL semi finals is after GW34, Arteta will continue to give Saka mins

  17. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Bench Boost 32 was a complete utter fail.

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      I'm relying on Kerkez for mine now... not holding out much hope.

  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    LFC need 6 more points to be crowned champions.

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

      V tot at anfield

  19. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    I wish I had the same patience in my relationships as I have had with Palmer the recent months

  20. bialk
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Did Roberson celebrate VVD goal?

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

      Yeah

  21. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Folks that chose Saka over Palmer on WC31

    3 points down but saved the FT.

    Not too bad of a result

  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    That Mbappe tackle was shocking, if it had happened to him he would still be rolling.

  23. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Currently Arsenal & City player in my team for DGW : Saka,Raya,Marmoush,Gvardiol
    Which option is better :
    A) second City def (Dias/Lewis) + second ARS mid (Odegaard,Merino,Trossard)
    B) second ARS def (Saliba/Kiwior)+ second City mid/attacker (Foden,De Bruyne,Savinho,Doku)

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

      B

  24. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Bookmark this....Man U win this game......

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      We can dream

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Need a Barnes hatti!

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

    Congratulations to all that made the Gabriel-Bradley transfer this week & played him. Top work fellas!

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

      Cheers

  27. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Bench boost 18 points.

    That's good right?

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

      Yup! Good work puss!

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 12 days ago

      Yes assuming you have twice that with your first 11

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

      Not bad!

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

      Brag !

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

        A worthy one.

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

    32 points on my bench.

    My team in 36 -8 with captain and AN chip played…

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

      Just playing bench boost when you think it works for you, dgw madness in play

  29. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 12 days ago

    Guys, for next week, would you take out Howe assistant manager and bring in Arteta or would you bring in Saka ( remove O Dango ) add Pep for -4 ??

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

    Merino and Ruben
    Or
    rogers and Saliba