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Three more matches follow on from the midday kick-off at Goodison Park.

Nottingham Forest, who have to win to keep alive their slim chances of UEFA Champions League qualification, make just one change from the side that drew with Leicester City last week.

Centre-back Morato drops down to the bench, with the fit-again Murillo recalled.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is also back from injury as a substitute.

Opponents West Ham United are unchanged.

In west London, Thomas Frank has also named an unchanged side from last weekend’s win at Ipswich Town.

Fulham boss Marco Silva has made three changes to his line-up, however.

Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic and Adama Traore come into the side as Ryan Sessegnon, Andreas Pereira and Harry Wilson make way.

At the King Power Stadium, Ruud van Nistelrooy has made one alteration from the side that earned a late draw at Nottingham Forest, as Boubakary Soumare gets the nod over Oliver Skipp in the engine room.

Jamie Vardy also starts, making his 500th and final appearance for the club.  

As for Ipswich, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste, Jack Clarke and George Hirst replace Cameron Burgess, Jack Taylor, Conor Chaplin and Liam Delap.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Bowen, Kudus

Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Alvarez, Emerson, Ferguson

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Wood

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Toffolo, Jota, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Abbott


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

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Benda, Cuenca, Cairney, Pereira, King, Wilson, Willian, Sessegnon, Vinicius


Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Faes, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, McAteer, Ayew, El Khannouss, Vardy

Subs: Iversen, Pereira, Okoli, Kristiansen, Skipp, Buonanotte, Monga, Evans, Daka

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Enciso, J Clarke, Hirst

Subs: Walton, Godfrey, Woolfenden, Luongo, Taylor, Johnson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Delap

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  1. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Brentford on the beach after that Palace win yesterday

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wrong.

  2. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak is not in the squad…

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Isak to Watkins paying off even more

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If anyone has Konsa autosub then I hope you…

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Just saw someone will get Rogers because of this...

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          That’s not too bad, Konsa is filth though

        2. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          3 pts

      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Most of the content creators were advising people to bench him!
        Few advised sell if on villa triple up to get Watkins!

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Sheeple win again

    4. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You're joking

    5. Merlin the Wraith
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Put your boots on Evanilson son. On you come.

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Sarr for me

        Probably benched

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbuemo assist denied

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      🙁

  4. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Arsenal
    Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

    Subs: Neto, Tierney, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Havertz, Sterling, Calafiori, Henry-Francis, Nwaneri

    Newcastle
    Pope, Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes; Murphy, Gordon, Barnes; Wilson

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Longstaff, Neave, Willock, Krafth, Osula, Miley, Ruddy

  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Load your money on Tete RC

  6. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak not in squad, so Konsa comes off my bench. Oh, halleluja! Finally something good this season. 🙂

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Stay humble

      1. Underdogs11
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Sorry, but this season has been tough. 😉 And in one of my apps Isak was starting, so was very confused for a minute...

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Brutal season. I’m getting Murphy, that’s always a lottery

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Here they come

  7. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    what was that Vardy

  8. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbuemo G

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Lovely!

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wissa A

  9. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbeumo

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wissa assist ideally….

  10. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Boom goal wissa assist

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      🙂

  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Looks like Mbeumo might outscore Watkins!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Already has with him s goal, an appearance pts

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissaboo

  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Did Isak to watkins(c)
    But took captaincy off Mbuemo!

  14. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ruben Dias off the bench... City better get their act together for Tuesday

  15. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbeumo(c), Wissa going great. Now just Schade to top it off

  16. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Of course my ML rival copies content creators and has Mbeumo and Wissa

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Well what did you expect? You had had the opportunity to do exactly the same.

      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Shut up old man

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Lol, cry some more

          1. Strike me a Gakpose
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Not crying with Vardy over Wissa hahaha

        2. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          😆

        3. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          No. Deal with it.

          1. Strike me a Gakpose
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Bro’s pressed haha

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Content creators? Jesus even I have them both at this point!

    3. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Your team, your call. Always

      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Had Vardy instead haha

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Brentford pen ?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yep

  18. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Murillo's 'Lazarus-like' recovery. Lmao.

  19. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbuemo pen

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Misses

  20. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbuemo miss

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ffs Buemo

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Awful pen

  22. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbeumo u ****

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A 7 year old could strike that with more force

  23. Effe
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbeumo pen miss 🙁

  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Can do with a Haaland no-show. Boomooo VC.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Why. He's lost all his points with the pen miss

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Might have to take that back.

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Swapped captaincy from Mbeumo (after last two weeks) to Watkins... and brought the Villa man in for Marmoush, rather than Isak.

    No fixing the armband sitch, but here's hoping for at least a Marmoush blank and a Murphy (off the bench) haul, then!

    Kinda makes you wish you'd taken a -4 for some potential Vardy fun...

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Well, that miss has momentarily softened the captaincy blow a little too ... 😆

  26. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bad pen imo

  27. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Terrible pen

  28. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Vardyyyyy

  29. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Could've been a haul. What a clown.

  30. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Noooooooo Mbuemo whyy ended my ML hopes