Dugout Discussion
4 May 2025 592 comments
avfc82 avfc82
Share:

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 Dorgu, Manuel 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

CHECK YOUR LIVE FPL RANK

If you haven’t seen it already, the beta version of our new Premium Members Area gives you a customised dashboard detailing your latest points and where you rank in the world.

You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.


592 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    willock wins pen

  2. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    boomo a

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    They should just end fantasy now. No fun anymore.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Been this way since about 2019

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Been this way forever if your luck is worse than those in your league!

  4. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Dive

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      VAR has to rule it out

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Mbuemo assist I think

  6. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Cancel pen now

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    thats a dive

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Willock huge dive

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Captain Mbuemo assist

    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      I'll take it
      Schade the form pick it seems

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Willock 8.9 dive

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    who scored the brentford goal?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Schade again

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        Dams assist I think

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Schade again i think

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      thanks both

      wissa, lets be having you

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        Mbeumo says hello

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    That's a booking

    Not a pen

  13. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Saka to Mboombo already a success

  14. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Should be a yellow for a dive

  15. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    All the sheep captaining Mbeumo for his 5 point haul haha

    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Who did you cap Lion?

      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        Bro called me Lion
        Salah obvs

        1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 21 hours ago

          Salah ffs haha you think that makes you a maverick or something? The most captained player this season

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 19 hours ago

      Baa

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Willock YC for diving, pen cancelled

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Willock YC diving

  18. borat
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Referee should start giving Yellow card for these dives. Else these cheats will continue to fool the officials

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    What a load of Schade this GW has been

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      He's off at least

  20. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Mbuemo did not to cross that. He wanted to shoot on goal. Assist given?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      They will give it whatever

    2. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Not watching are you

      1. DaniCT
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        Excuse yourself?

  21. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Currently feeling smug at Salah (c)...

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Happy with KdB(c) points in the bank

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      We feast baby!

  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    VAR working well there

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    you think if willock "kicks" van hecke there to initiate the contact though that pen stands?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      probably lol

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        yeah exactly

        used to be the player was too honest if they stayed on their feet. now i feel like they're too honest if they dont make sure theres some contact. like ramsey against City

  24. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Pain in the arse for my ex who is a Newcastle fan

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Brentford GOAL

    4-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Wissa

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 21 hours ago

        Kayode assist?

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Just realised boomo is 95% EO for me. Damn.

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    tbc on assist for brentford's 3rd

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      It wasn’t an assist but I guarantee he gets it

  28. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    wissa g

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      woohoooooo 😀

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Wissa G

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 hours ago

      Kayode A

  30. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 hours ago

    Wissa always scores.