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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. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Pen Isak

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Looking like no goals for anyone today then except Bowen

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    gordon wins pen

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Please dont miss Isak

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

    Benched Murphy

    Benched Saka second sub

    Played Kiwior

    Points and proper football good yesterday

    Today

    Where points?

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Lamptey is a liability

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    thats outside no?

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Be just my luck for Isak to miss this

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

    Penalty

    Newcastle

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

      Clear free kick.

  10. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Has to be outside

  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Looks outside

  12. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Must be the fastest penalty win ever from Gordon, lol.

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      ... or maybe not!

    2. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Who’s gonna tell him

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    VAR works pretty well when the ref doesn't go to the screen.

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    millimetres in that tbh, lucky brighton

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Very much so, in real time looked defo pen

    2. borat
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Was a clear dive from the cheat though

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Thinking of cancelling my sky after this season. Had a sub for many years mainly for the football. The quality is poor and punditry atrocious. What the heck am I even paying for?

    Can just watch the highlights free on bbc if I want or just find the results out online rather than sit through hours of medicority

    Anyone know a cheap sub for champions league?

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Agreed I've got it on the TV but barely actually looked up to watch.

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

      Get a cracked firestick, £70 a year and get everything

      1. Sly Fly
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Correct me if I'm wrong but the [picture] quality is pretty poor. I want the best I can get on my TV.

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

          Mine has been brilliant, had it last 3 seasons, never failed me - is like 30 seconds behind but don’t mind

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          10 months, 2 days ago

          This. Looks awful on a big screen. Very watchable on an iPad, though.

        3. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          10 months, 2 days ago

          Mine has 4K where available, otherwise FHD

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

        It can lag and be a poor picture but you get boxing and all the cinema releases too.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 2 days ago

          Don’t you also get banged up if they catch you with one in your possession?

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

            If you're selling them

            But there's always a slight risk

    3. Sly Fly
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      I pretty much couldn't live without the F1 and the Golf as well as the football. Plus I need TNT Sports. All in all it's damned expensive.

    4. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Yeah, highlights on the BBC TV & on line. Have never bought into the sky scam. Been a rip off from the start. Pay your subscription, get the matches downgraded & pay extra for premium. Stuff that!

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Tell the truth, your missus won’t let you watch it 😛

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

      Now Sport is okay around £30 per month

      Especially if you watch some EFL

      Champions League is another £32 a month and no way around it other than the FS or if you can live with Amazon Prime for the Tuesday game only...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Now Sport is still Sky

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

          Yep

          Just cheaper

    6. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      People still paying for Sky and BT in 2025 only have themselves to blame at this point

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Says Omotunde

  16. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Salah starts and my whole season rests on him now.

  17. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Pen chalked poor gw

  18. FantasyClub
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Who goes I have both…?
    A) Murphy
    B) Barnes

    I think it has to be Murphy right? Considering early subs…

  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    palmer starts

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

      Why wouldn't he

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        like 15 matches without scoring at this point

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Been woeful for months

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

    Chelsea vs Liverpool Lineups:

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

    Liverpool: Alisson, Tsimikas, Quansah, van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Jones, Gakpo, Elliott, Salah, Jota

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      cheers

      not much of a midfield to what liverpool are used to

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      That's my captain right there!

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    This is exciting stuff

    and of course I got Mbeumo when I considered Bowen and KDB.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Sheep

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Boomo will score

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Ffs Diaz benches gw sucks

  23. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Mbeumo looking burnt out for the season

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Looked atrocious last game but no one seems to actually watch the games anymore

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

        Content creators and XG sadly means they don't have to

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 2 days ago

          Content creators can’t watch the games either

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            10 months, 2 days ago

            I was thinking this earlier today, funnily enough. They must only go off stats, or at least primarily.

      2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        I watched him be awful and still capped him 🙁

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      He just played 90 on Thursday

      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        He was worse Thursday after 11 days rest so...

    3. Big Chris Wood
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Opportunity is there for Brentford to get Europe if they win this, Ipswich next

  24. Big Chris Wood
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Should I do Eze to De Bruyne and Mamoush to Wissa for -4? Target Ipswich and Southampton. Mamoush is just one big let down

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      If Marmoush might be benched for Haaland then maybe

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Good idea targeting the weak
      Haaland lurking @ Man City
      Might be worth checking out Wood v Palace tomorrow

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 2 days ago

        Nfo look shot

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Fed up with this game

    Delete team?

  26. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    isak cappers fuming

    1. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      same w/boomo

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

      Villa fans happy tho! 🙂

  27. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Isak has been such a let down

  28. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Another Newc pen

  29. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 2 days ago

    Pen Isak

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 2 days ago

      Haha what a dive

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

    Brentford 3-1

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

      Schade