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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

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  1. AC/DC AFC
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    1 year, 2 months ago

    Marmoush assist

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

      Intricate but a toe end tap in for Haaland

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  2. Supersonic_
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Nice. Non capper though went Bruno...

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      well Bruno is on 10 points so Haaland needs another

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  3. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Let's f goo!

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  4. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Scrappy lucky goal for Haaland...

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      1 year, 2 months ago

      He megged him, didn't he

      Marmoush

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      1. Brosstan
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yea after hitting the ball straight into the defenders leg and getting lucky with the bounce

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    2. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Proper poachers goal that... Wish MU had a CF who sniffed out chances like that

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  5. Gudjohnsen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Don't see the attraction with Forest attackers.

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

    Needs 4 more goals to justify his price

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      hatrick imo

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  7. Gazwaz80
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Bo%#*x

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

      Never heard of him...new signing?

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      1. Gazwaz80
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yep, He’s normally hanging out on the left…

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

          Haha 😀

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Box goal

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

    Haaland in GW6

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      1 year, 2 months ago

      no Pedro and Haaland ruining it early on

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  9. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    City just look so much better as an attacking force with full backs wide and overlapping. already helped haaland today, created so many chances. maybe pep has more confidence doing it now with rodri back?

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    1. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      *also Marmoush in this role is very much worth the price, even with odd benching. wish you could just trust pep to stay consistent with his set ups 🙂

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

    Great play by Bobb assisting the assister

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

      Decent move.

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    2. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      They are probably going to introduce points for that next season 1pt per assist to the assister

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

    Forest with one blocked shot

    Going to do a Spurs?

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

      Hoping! (Diouf owner)

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    2. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Weren't Bournemouth playing Spurs off the park yesterday? So Spurs where the lucky ones... Not sure it fits with NFO today

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  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Your turn, Tijjani!

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

    Come on Haaland, we want more...make my miserable rank better!

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  14. Kaneyonero
    1 year, 2 months ago

    When's Wood gonna do something?

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

      That's what she said...

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

      Game today doesn't really suit him

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

      He's touched the ball 5 times

      Either side of the halfway line!

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    4. Pedersen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wood have a hard time today

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

    Sels save from Paq

    Decent West Ham move

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

    Never has a game looked like a 0-0 more than this

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    1. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Which?

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Probably not the one that is 0-1 😉

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    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Since last night, Leeds vs Newcastle

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

    Anderson almost halfway to his customary 11 defcons

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  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest not scored yet? wow

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    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Think 1 attempt!

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

    Forest pressing

    Corners and crossing but West Ham sitting back and packing the box

    Come for a clean sheet obviously

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

    1-0 Forest with a Williams goal would be nice

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

      Fairy tale, but unrealistic.

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

        One can dream. Have had a horrid enough start unfortunately

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

          Yes me too this week.

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    2. Supersonic_
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I thought that was real for a minute

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    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      West Ham playing well. I can see a certain goal coming and the Ammers take a away win......Thanks

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  21. ☈☾
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Guiu being recalled

    First 4.0 striker then?

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mega if gets game time

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      1. ☈☾
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Short time option then stuck to the bench

        Watch his price plummet

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

      Hardly 4.0 😉

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  22. Nightcrawler
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Haaland cappers of week 1 and 3 unite!

    Delivers when U most expect him to

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

      Yeah captain in gw1 and 3 but still at an awful rank

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    2. Randy_Marsh
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Need a minimum of 2 goals

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    3. ☈☾
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He should’ve scored against Spurs too

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  23. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Brighton fouling every chance they get

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  24. Nomar
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wood cap fail

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

    Where is Wood?

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  26. Gizzachance
    1 year, 2 months ago

    W ham concede 8 goals in first 2 games, people bring in wood and captain him( including me!)
    What can go wrong eh

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  27. Feanor
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest midfield f’ing around doing nothing as the clock runs out in the first half

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  28. Haa-lala-land
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Murillo and Milenkovic with just the one defcon each in the first half

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  29. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Well that was dull. Decided to watch the "garden centre" game because I had 3 players in it compared to 0 in the City game. What a mistake 😆

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  30. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Nouri clown

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    1. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      could that be a red?

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