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2pm team news: Trafford, Ait-Nouri + Rodri start, Rutter + Wan-Bissaka subs

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There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST.

Brighton and Hove Albion take on Manchester City at the Amex Stadium, while Nottingham Forest and West Ham United meet at the City Ground.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the team that lost to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri and Bernardo Silva come in for Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez and Rayan Cherki, who is missing from the matchday squad.

Phil Foden is also absent.

James Trafford keeps his place in goal, while Rayan Ait-Nouri is fit enough to start after coming off injured in Gameweek 2.

Brighton make three alterations to their starting XI.

The hosts bring in Joel Veltman, Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez.

Mats Wieffer, who is not in the squad, Yasin Ayari and Matt O’Riley make way. 

Georginio Rutter returns from injury to make the bench.

It’s much more straightforward team news from Nottingham Forest, who are unchanged.

As for opponents West Ham, Graham Potter has made three changes to the side that lost 5-1 to Chelsea.

Out go Jean-Clair Todibo, Nayef Aguerd and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and in come Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mateus Fernandes, who makes his debut.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Rutter, Milner, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, O’Riley, Coppola

Manchester City XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Bobb, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O’Reilly, Lewis

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

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Fernandes, Paqueta, Fullkrug

Subs: Areola, Summerville, Wilson, Rodriguez, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Potts, Irving

853 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Beautiful NFO CS bust for non owners.

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    1. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Sickening

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      1. Brosstan
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Absolutely for owners

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  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    3-0 West Ham...Wilson G

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  3. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wilson G

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  4. TheBiffas
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Anderson is taking the p*ss again

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  5. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 2 months ago

    My rank just went up by 13% with Forest conceding twice. 😎

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    1. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      3 times out of- add another 7 percentage points

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I lost 15 points with the first goal going in

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      1. The Big Fella
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Me too

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      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Or maybe it was 8

        I'm back up to 35 with the Diouf assist and incoming for Dorgu

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  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    3 nil

    9 mins added

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Diouf assist to Wilson

      Points at last

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      1. Supersonic_
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Benched him
        ...

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  7. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Rejinders has gone from gold to anonymous

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      1 year, 2 months ago

      One good GW and everyone jumps on him

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    2. SINGH
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cause Rodri taking up his positions. Also that Bobb kid is bad

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  8. RICICLE
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Of course it’s a Diouf assist sitting first on my bench, eurghhh!

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  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a capitulation

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  10. HuttonDressedasLahm
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Diouf assist and CS on a few benches I reckon

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    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Last on mine
      Have Richards in for dorgu instead because I didn't want diouf against captain wood

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yep he does not even pop up for Dogu for me 🙁

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    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Including mine but at least I held Bowen

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  11. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 2 months ago

    El hadji Diouf mega HAUL

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    1. RICICLE
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mega?

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  12. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    LOL at me for owning 2 forest defenders

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    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Was ok in pre season!

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  13. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wow, Trafford.. thought that was in.

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  14. ☈☾
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Nuno is getting the sack

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  15. brianutd-why always we? 20
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Bookies win that one

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  16. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Diouf A

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  17. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest defense was the biggest trap. Can't believe I fell for it. Can't wait to get rid of them.

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Same... 1st week I have them this season, but still.

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  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Brighton...Goal!!!

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    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Gruda G

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  19. TheBiffas
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wonder save Trafford

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  20. SINGH
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Brighton goal

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  21. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    City are worse than last year. Where on earth is Rodri?

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  22. JBG
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hahaha FPL is so back

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  23. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    WTF!! Now Brighton score!!

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  24. Mikolobaijo
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Did aina or neck Williams at least get defcon?
    Mehn never thought I'd be struggling for 1 point in a forest defence this early

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  25. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gruda just has the sauce. love watching him

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  26. ☈☾
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Lolol at Pep

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  27. brianutd-why always we? 20
    1 year, 2 months ago

    City lol

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  28. More Tragic
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Diouf you effing beauty

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  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Deserved lead for Brighton

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  30. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wood cappers mudded

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    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yep, and forest defenders

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