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We’re big-six-less in the three 3pm BST kick-offs today.

Two of the newly promoted sides square off at Turf Moor, while the other two clashes feature clubs that failed to win in Gameweek 1:

TEAM NEWS

Brentford boss Keith Andrews has tinkered the most out of the six managers on duty this afternoon.

He makes four changes in all, handing a first start to Jordan Henderson and a debut to Dango Ouattara.

It’s a much stronger Bees XI all round, indeed, with Mikkel Damsgaard back from paternity leave and Kevin Schade fit enough to start after injury restricted him to bench duty on the opening weekend.

Rico Henry, Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Mathias Jensen all drop to the bench, with Keane Lewis-Potter moving back to left-back.

Despite training with the team this week and Andrews hinting he could be involved, the wantaway Yoane Wissa is again absent.

As for opponents Aston Villa, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez returns after his ban. Marco Bizot makes way.

Unai Emery’s enforced change sees Pau Torres come in for the suspended Ezri Konsa.

Donyell Malen is, once again, only a substitute.

It’s much more straightforward team news from the Vitality Stadium, where Bournemouth are unchanged.

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ only alteration sees summer signing Jhon Arias come in for Andre.

New recruits Ben Gannon-Doak, Amine Adli and Jackson Tchatchoua are all among the substitutes.

The Cherries also have the fit-again Justin Kluivert and Ryan Christie back on the bench.



Finally, at Burnley, Scott Parker hands first starts of 2025/26 to two of his summer captures, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Lesley Oguchukwu.

Oliver Sonne and Josh Laurent make way.

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris makes just one tweak, bringing in Omar Alderete for Jensen Seelt, who drops out despite being passed fit on Thursday.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Semenyo, Scott, Tavernier, Brooks, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Adli, Kluivert, Soler, Kroupi, Hill.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Jose Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Hoever, Bellegarde, Joao Gomes, Moller Wolfe, Munetsi, Strand Larsen, Arias.

Subs: Johnstone, Hugo Bueno, Santiago Bueno, Andre, Hwang, Mosquera, Rodrigo Gomes, Fer Lopez, Tchatchoua.


Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry Jensen, Carvalho, Onyeka, Milambo, Ajer, Peart-Harris.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Mings, Torres, Digne, Onana, Kamara, Rogers, Tielemans, McGinn, Watkins.

Subs: Bizot, Proctor, Buendia, Malen, Maatsen, Bogarde, Guessand, Rowe, Burrowes.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartman, Bruun Larsen, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Hannibal, Anthony, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Edwards, Tchaouna, Flemming, Ramsey, Sonne, Pires, Laurent.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Diarra, Talbi, Adringra, Mayenda.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Guiu, Roberts, Rigg, Isidor, Seelt, Masuaku, Le Fee.


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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Malen and Maatsen praise the lorddd!

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

    If Watkins & Rogers blank this week they have the pleasure of Palace next week. That doesn't sound very productive .......

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      They have no chance with Villa playing the way they do today.

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Villa fan here and will be tough not to ditch one of them, despite the good fixtures coming up

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

        You are right. I cannot afford to have Watkins doing nothing @ 9m

  3. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Malen on

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Burnley more than doubled my points as it stands...

    I was on 7/8 before with captain gone.

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Dubravka + Hartman double up HOLD!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Big balls

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Dub and esteve here

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Got Dubs but split the pain

  6. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Aston Villa fixtures good they said….

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Glad I went no Villa lmao

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        I went Roger’s and Watkins

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Fixtures good, Villa shite.
      They play pedestrian football with no imagination.

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    How bad is the injury to Hoever?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Sucked off

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Himself or someone else?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Himself. Limped off shortly after.

    2. Ball Ake
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Not too bad, he won't Dy-son

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        😆

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Oooh Diakite on max BPS

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Ahh why did you say it. Don’t jinx it

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        It was more shock, tbh. I have zero influence 🙂

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          You do

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Damn people may be actually getting that Burnley CS jam…

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      I benched Dubravka as really didn’t trust it happens

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Tbf, you didn't bench him

        You couldn't bring yourself to start him

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Something in it, yeah

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Played esteve, benched dubravka

  10. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Truffert closing in on 3 baps for Bournemouth .
    I'm not an owner but he's on my watchlist.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      My Diouf replacement next week

  11. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Watkins again unable to kick the ball past defender.

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      We are now a shadow of the side that got champions league 2 seasons ago. Somethings up!

  12. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    My 5 players have just overtaken Joao Pedro's points.

    Small victories.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Lol

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Can we have a Reinaldo goal please

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

      You can spell his name wrong to make him sound like Ronaldo but I don't think that will improve his finishing ability I'm afraid

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        🙁

    2. Moon Dog
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Looks like he's getting defcon points at least - 1 away. Which is annoying because I went for the CB Alderete instead thinking he'd have a better chance of them 😆

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Unai Emery, surprised at how bad his team is playing. He has t been able to influence it much with his subs (so far) either

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Anthony hitting the defensive contributions for midfield?

      Or is it 10 for a defender and 12 for a midfielder?

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        12 for mid

        1. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Includes recoveries, however

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Cheers

            I almost realised as I posting it

      2. GunnerStorm
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Yes 10 def and 12 for mids

    5. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Where are the bloody goals...

      1. Mario Balofail
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        They used most of them yesterday

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        In Coventry

    6. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Emery’s subs screaming “bloody hell lads, one of you do something!”

    7. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Watkins down

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Back up

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

        Was he ever up?

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        banana wat-skins

    8. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Is there a way of tracking DEF CONs on the FPL website rather than the app?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Yep they are displayed in the match stats

        1. Zalk
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Would be nice if they were in the app too...

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Player stats

        Rather than match stats under the scores etc.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Or the other way around

          What he said!

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            😀

            cheers all!

    9. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Wow esteve 12 pointer

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        How?

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Fpl challenge maybe. Lol

      2. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        On which channel?

      3. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        ???

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        You captained?

    10. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Who is better kudus or reindeer??

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Both duds

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Reijnders was good last week remember? We have moved on from him now.

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

      Kayode defcons babyyy

    12. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Ouatarra = max Bps, defcons and goal and CS point

    13. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Just came back from a run because Villa were boring me to death in the first half.
      Second half been any better from them? Or much the same as the 1st H?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Sign yourself up for a marathon

    14. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Esteve is like watching prime Baresi or Cannavaro

      1. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Come on now..

    15. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Diakite has been on 9 defcons for about 20 minutes now

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        There we go 10 defcons

    16. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      That was the best thing Watkins has done all day, and it was miles from goal 😆

    17. They are eating the dogs
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Esteve with critical clearance

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Maldini

    18. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Tried to be a little different with Hartman, but feel like I’m missing out on all this Esteve fun!

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

        First world problems

    19. They are eating the dogs
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Hope Esteve is not injured but I'm not against him finishing the game a bit earlier