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Two more Premier League matches kick off at 14:00 BST today.

Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest, while Everton welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

TEAM NEWS

Chris Richards and Tyrick Mitchell, who were rested in Thursday’s UEFA Conference League play-off first-leg against Fredrikstad, return to the Crystal Palace starting XI.

Jefferson Lerma and Borna Sosa drop to the bench.

Eberechi Eze was replaced by £4.5m Justin Devenny in midweek, and the youngster keeps his place.

Forest are unchanged from the side that beat Brentford last time out.

New signings Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson and Arnaud Kalimuendo are all on the bench.

Jack Grealish and Thierno Barry are both handed starts in Everton’s first outing in their new stadium.

Carlos Alcaraz and Beto have to make do with a place on the bench.

Danny Welbeck has been restored to the Brighton line-up in place of Georginio Rutter, who isn’t in the matchday squad.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Devenny, Mateta

Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Clyne, Sosa, Lerma, Esse, Rodney, Cardines, Edouard

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Boly


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Garner, Iroegbunam, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, McNeil, Beto, Chermiti, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Armstrong, Onyango

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, O’Riley, Mitoma, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Hinshelwood, Milner, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Veltman, Coppola

NEW: LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE

New to Fantasy Football Scout this week is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    CHO g
    Ndoye A

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Choo Choo

      He was in an early draft

      Decent player and goalscorer

  2. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Grealish resurrection?

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    damn, double cs wiped 😥

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Same here.

  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Yeahhh
    no-one goal from forest

  5. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Dubravka on my bench.... Henderson XI

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Poor goalkeeping tbh

  6. Punned It
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 27 days ago

    I've got 6-9-9-7 points and Milenkovic at the back, and f all from the attackers. I'm playing 5-3-2 from now on.

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    amad in at rwb

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      *muniz/king start

  8. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    The most noticable thing about Barry is his teeth so far.

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Think him and Katie Price went to the same place in Turkey

      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 27 days ago

        Lol

  9. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Nice corner from KDH. Barry should have scored.

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Nuno not looking enthused

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      He’s done and it’s a shame

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      I’ve a feeling nuno will be gone before the window even closes. Big Ange with Greek ties could be a shoe in

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 27 days ago

        It's all kind of crazy

        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 27 days ago

          And there seems to noises around West Ham discontent too I think I’ll be binning Bowen this week

  11. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    And there’s both my palace and Forest defender cleanies gone and no Rutter, what an excellent day

  12. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Nice De Cuyper -1

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Benched by me
      To avoid conflict with KDH .

  13. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Is this team worthy of WC? I have 2FT, thinking I could take a -4 possibly -8 to get back on track. What would you do?

    * indicates at risk

    Sanchez Dub
    Porro Williams Diouf* Konsa* Esteve
    Salah Wirtz* Palmer* Rogers* Reinjers
    Watkins* Bowen* Guiu

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Two weeks is too early to make a call. I’ve Watkins and Bowen also and Diouf and palmer. I’m only tempted to move on palmer and Bowen and possibly down to how long palmer out and discontent in West Ham. Rest I’m keeping for now. Villa will come good

  14. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Happy for Grealish here. Have no Everton but was excited to see him involved. He’ll definitely be pushing for an England spot

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      He has the motivation now to do well and earn his place could be a good pick in fpl

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 27 days ago

      He should have gone to the Euros. Foden was so bad.

  15. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    It's unbearable to watch that Palace game with the constant drumming. Like vuvuzelas all over again...

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne; Berge, Lukic; Sessegnon, King, Iwobi; Muniz.

    Man Utd XI: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha; Mbeumo.

  17. Budweiser
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Palmer or Rutter to Grealish?

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Wait and see but either ways I think I’m going to let palmer go he’s been carrying a groin injury into the season apparently

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    wood big chance missed

    1. Coupes
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Was offside

  19. Ron_Swanson
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Who are the picks of the 4.5m defenders? I’m currently on Dorgu, Guehi and De Cuyper.

    Any of those replaceable? I’m on a WC. One of them will be on the bench

    Cheers!

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      De Cuyper on this evidence!

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      maybe a Bou CB, they seem good for DCs, vdv still up there.

      not sure about de cuyper atm

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Mount leading the Man U line, no.9?

    1. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      I’d assume that’ll be Cunha

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 27 days ago

        Yeah

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      interchange with cunha

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 27 days ago

        Probably

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Maybe it's Cunha?

      If he scores he'll be a popular pick for Gw3.

  21. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Man Utd team news - Sesko, Onana on bench

    Man Utd: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Mount, Cunha.

    Subs: Onana, Dalot, Fredricson, Heaven, Maguire, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee.

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Come on Mateta and Devenny!!

  23. el polako
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Man Utd without the goalkeeper again.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Neither would be the "right pick".

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Fulham team news - Muniz starts, Jimenez dropped

    Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Berge, Lukic, Sessegnon, King, Iwobi, Muniz.

    Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Wilson, Adama, Smith Rowe, Jimenez

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Fullkrug > Muniz for me

  25. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Murillo has been awful for DC points so far.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Yep. And literally nothing has changed from their defence from last year. FPL being FPL... 🙁

  26. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Foden should have joined grealish in everton. With a strong defence, they could be top 5 contenders.

  27. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Barry, Ndiaye off for Beto, Alcaraz btw

  28. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Esse on, lets go!

  29. MarcusAurelius
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Munoz with 0 defcon how’s that possible lol

  30. Espanyolie
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 27 days ago

    Not watching, did Sels really get a YC for time wasting while 1-0 behind ?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 27 days ago

      Yes

      1. Espanyolie
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 27 days ago