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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
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Malen and Maatsen praise the lorddd!

  2. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

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

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 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
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

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

  3. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Malen on

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 28 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
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Dubravka + Hartman double up HOLD!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Big balls

    2. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Dub and esteve here

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Got Dubs but split the pain

  6. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Aston Villa fixtures good they said….

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Glad I went no Villa lmao

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        I went Roger’s and Watkins

    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

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

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    How bad is the injury to Hoever?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Sucked off

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Himself or someone else?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Himself. Limped off shortly after.

    2. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Not too bad, he won't Dy-son

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        😆

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Oooh Diakite on max BPS

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

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

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

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

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          You do

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Damn people may be actually getting that Burnley CS jam…

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I benched Dubravka as really didn’t trust it happens

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Tbf, you didn't bench him

        You couldn't bring yourself to start him

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Something in it, yeah

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Played esteve, benched dubravka

  10. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      10 months, 28 days ago

      My Diouf replacement next week

  11. el polako
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Watkins again unable to kick the ball past defender.

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 28 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
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

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

    Small victories.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Lol

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Can we have a Reinaldo goal please

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 28 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
        10 months, 28 days ago

        🙁

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 28 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 😆

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 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

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      10 months, 28 days ago

      12 for mid

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Includes recoveries, however

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Cheers

          I almost realised as I posting it

    2. GunnerStorm
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yes 10 def and 12 for mids

  16. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Where are the bloody goals...

    1. Mario Balofail
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      They used most of them yesterday

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      In Coventry

  17. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

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

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Watkins down

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Back up

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

      Was he ever up?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      banana wat-skins

  19. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yep they are displayed in the match stats

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

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

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Player stats

      Rather than match stats under the scores etc.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Or the other way around

        What he said!

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          😀

          cheers all!

  20. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Wow esteve 12 pointer

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      How?

      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Fpl challenge maybe. Lol

    2. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      On which channel?

    3. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      ???

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      You captained?

  21. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Who is better kudus or reindeer??

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Both duds

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

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

  22. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Kayode defcons babyyy

  23. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Ouatarra = max Bps, defcons and goal and CS point

  24. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Sign yourself up for a marathon

  25. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Esteve is like watching prime Baresi or Cannavaro

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Come on now..

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Diakite has been on 9 defcons for about 20 minutes now

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      There we go 10 defcons

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

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

  28. Football is home
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Esteve with critical clearance

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Maldini

  29. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 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
      10 months, 28 days ago

      First world problems

  30. Football is home
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

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