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There are three Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 14:00 BST this afternoon:

As expected, Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou have both rotated heavily from their midweek UEFA Europa League fixtures.

Manchester United make eight changes from Thursday’s win in Bilbao, with only Patrick DorguManuel Ugarte and Alejandro Garnacho keeping their place in the team.

Altay Bayindir, Tyler Fredricson, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Harry Amass, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Chido Obi come into the starting XI.

Out go Andre Onana, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund.

Opponents Brentford are unchanged following the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Thursday.

In east London, Postecoglou also makes eight changes from the win over Bodo/Glimt.

Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Djed Spence, Pape Sarr, Wilson Odobert, Dejan Kulusevski and Mathys Tel all come into the team.

Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson are benched, while James Maddison and Dominic Solanke – who both picked up knocks in midweek – are absent from the matchday squad.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter makes two changes to the West Ham United side that fell to a 3-2 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion last time out.

Aaron Cresswell ousts Konstantinos Mavropanos in defence, while Niclas Fullkrug comes in for James Ward-Prowse to lead the line.

At the Amex Stadium, Fabio Hurzeler makes two changes to his starting line-up, with Jan Paul van Hecke and Yankuba Minteh in for Yasin Ayari and Solly March.

There is no Karou Mitoma in the matchday squad.

Opponents Newcastle United are unchanged following the 3-0 win over Ipswich Town last weekend.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Thiago, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Nunes

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Fredricson, de Ligt, Shaw, Dorgu, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amass, Mount, Garnacho, Obi-Martin

Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Yoro, Fernandes, Casemiro, Eriksen, Amad, Hojlund


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Dunk, van Hecke, Estupinan, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, O’Riley, Adingra, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Igor, Webster, Gruda, Gomez, Ayari, Veltman, Howell

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

Subs: Dubravka, Botman, Wilson, Gordon, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff, Miley, Neave


West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Wan-Bissaka, Paqueta, Soucek, Emerson, Bowen, Kudus, Fullkrug

Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Ferguson

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence, Bissouma, Sarr, Odobert, Kulusevski, Tel, Richarlison

Subs: Kinsky, Porro, Udogie, Romero, van de Ven, Bentancur, Ajayi, Moore, Johnson

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  1. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    This manure team is better than their first team

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      First team won 0-3 in Spain a few days ago

      Hardly

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        They also lost to wolves, Newcastle, forest etc, beating a poor Spanish team is what good looks like for manure these days. Oh how the mighty have fallen!

      2. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        They won in Spain or Athletico lost?

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Man U fringe players have a lot to prove

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      They aren’t even bad

      Mount, Marino, shaw

      Quality and experience there

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        Marino..

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 1 day ago

          They got Dolphins legend Dan Marino?

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            10 months, 1 day ago

            I always liked.the way he was one letter away from being san marino

            1. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              10 months, 1 day ago

              Quite

        2. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          10 months, 1 day ago

          Keep trying

  3. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Captain Mbeumo 's CS in the mud. Season over.

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Less than 30 mins gone wtf

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    These end of the season matches really are stale.. feels like I'm watching a pre season match

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Yep it’s awful. Been that way for a while. Quality is bad

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Kurt Angle would be fuming at the lack of intensity, intelligence and… of course… integrity

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        Oh it's true!

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Kudus YC

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Peak FPL for United & Spurs to win today.

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    The clamour for Mbeumo and Bowen this week was sensational

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Kind of glad I didn’t jump on mbeumo hype

      They played their first team Thursday night so they were going to be less rested than United and mbuemo hasn’t been great

    2. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Well there’s one eh

  8. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Isak (C) not looking too good - barely in the game
    What's happened to him recently?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Needs a vacation

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        I think mentally he is already on one

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Head is elsewhere, wants out

    3. bialk
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      He is not 100% fit.

  9. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    A solid start for Man Utd and Spurs, but can they keep up this high level of integrity for 90 minutes?

  10. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Brentford looking like headless chickens today

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Timing

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Hopefully it stays that way

  11. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Willock close

  12. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Damsgaard goal

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      The Brentford player everyone was waiting for

    2. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      No it's a Shaw own goal.

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    OMG damsgaard

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Kayode assist

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 1 day ago

        Kayode essential

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Shaw og

  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Isak getting no supply

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Typical

  15. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Own goal surely

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Minteh G

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Minthe G

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Ffs CS gone

  19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Wissa & Mbeumo involved in celebrations!

  20. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Bowen!!!

  21. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Bowen goal

  22. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    I beg you Bowen please deliver

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Thy wish shall be done

  23. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    ffs

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Get in Bowen!

  25. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Burn deflected it in lol

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Bowen woohoo!

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 1 day ago

      Points 🙂

  27. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Of course it’s Bowen
    Mark lucks out again

  28. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Shaw really wanted that OG today. Narrowly missed earlier but kept trying.

  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    God I hate Bowen

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 1 day ago

    Season over