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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
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Brentford on the beach after that Palace win yesterday

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Wrong.

  2. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Isak is not in the squad…

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

      Isak to Watkins paying off even more

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      If anyone has Konsa autosub then I hope you…

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

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

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          That’s not too bad, Konsa is filth though

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

          3 pts

      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 7 days 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
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Sheeple win again

    4. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      You're joking

    5. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Put your boots on Evanilson son. On you come.

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Sarr for me

        Probably benched

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbuemo assist denied

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      🙁

  4. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 7 days 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
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

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

  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Load your money on Tete RC

  6. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Stay humble

      1. Underdogs11
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 7 days 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
          10 months, 7 days ago

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

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Here they come

  7. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    what was that Vardy

  8. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbuemo G

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Lovely!

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

      Wissa A

  9. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeumo

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Wissa assist ideally….

  10. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Boom goal wissa assist

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      🙂

  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Looks like Mbeumo might outscore Watkins!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Already has with him s goal, an appearance pts

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wissaboo

  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

  14. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

  15. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

  16. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

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

      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Shut up old man

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          Lol, cry some more

          1. Strike me a Gakpose
            • 12 Years
            10 months, 7 days ago

            Not crying with Vardy over Wissa hahaha

        2. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          😆

        3. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          No. Deal with it.

          1. Strike me a Gakpose
            • 12 Years
            10 months, 7 days ago

            Bro’s pressed haha

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

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

    3. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Your team, your call. Always

      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Had Vardy instead haha

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Brentford pen ?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Yep

  18. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbuemo pen

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

      Misses

  20. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbuemo miss

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Ffs Buemo

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Awful pen

  22. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeumo u ****

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      A 7 year old could strike that with more force

  23. Effe
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeumo pen miss 🙁

  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

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

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

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

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Might have to take that back.

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days 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
      10 months, 7 days ago

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

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Bad pen imo

  27. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Terrible pen

  28. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Vardyyyyy

  29. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Could've been a haul. What a clown.

  30. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Noooooooo Mbuemo whyy ended my ML hopes