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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. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Wood cappers have only ourselves to blame captaining anyone from a boring team

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    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      I changed to him from Pedro Friday night.

      Had Pedro first two weeks but it was a Sat 12.30 game.

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Same!

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      2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        I switched from bruno

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  2. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Captain fail. Never get it right

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  3. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Wtf why is Wood subbed, I've never seen him get subbed before.. what is this luck and why I didn't captain Salah

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      They've got proper depth now

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Got reinforcements now

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      72 and 87 mins

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  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Almost unbelievable minteh

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Would of been a class goal

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  5. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Wood never rose to the occasion here and was pretty impotent.

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  6. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    I hate players like Wood. Last season I never had him, he scored 20.goals. I brought him in and captained this gw, he blanks. Watched the game, he is sh*t as usual. Funny old game.

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Feel like it was always gone be a tough ride against West Ham, they needed to make a statement after their recent atrocities.

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    2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Same
      Never got him last season, just thought it'd dry up
      Got him in this week and capped

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    3. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Hahahah exactly the same mate. I kept telling myself he can't continue that rate at 30+ years old age when he has never had a good season in his career and so never brought him in. Lesson learnt at the end of the season was, don't be so stubborn so I brought him in for this game and captained him. I have four points to show for it. FML.

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  7. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Ndoye & Wood owners in the mud

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  8. Moon Dog
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Wood pulled off

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      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Subbed?

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

        He had nothing left in him, ran out of juice

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    • Zalk
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Milner's history in fpl is only up until 06/07 becuase that's when FPL started keeping the history. Another fpl goat in a way...

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    • Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Need a Reijnders assist and Haaland goal here

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Hard to believe, not quiteRejinders’mstch today

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        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          All that flair he had vs. Wolves is gone

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    • TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Anderson's gonna get 11 DCs again isn't he

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      1. iFash@FPL
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        It’s simply unbelievable. You can make these things up. 🙁
        Plus I replaced Bowen with Wood, and captained him… 🙁 🙁

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    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Got trapped, used transfer and captained Wood. Only self to blame should have just been stick with Salah. 🙁

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    • keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Anderson out of the baps .
      Defenders & keepers now in the baps.

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    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Gruder rolling around in pen area, I can smell oestrogen from here 🙄

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    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Joao Pedro to Wood transfer only a 20 point handicap. Not too bad really.

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      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Strange transfer to make though

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Never liked João Pedro

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      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        You did what now?

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    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Pathetic simulation from Gruda. Thats what VAR should step in and give yellow card for laughable over
      acting.

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    • bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Khusanov is a danger, should be benched. Not a good buy.

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    • chocolove
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Murillo defcon scam

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      1. Moon Dog
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Yeah wth is going on?!

          At least he's on a bap...

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      2. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        City dropping points here would be hilarious

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Not really. Brighton are a good side

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          1. All Hail K
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            They're not bad at all. Is this the same team that lost to Everton?

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Seems very likely now, City really struggles

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      3. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Veltman YC

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      4. JBG
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Bobb doing his best Doku impression, never crossing in

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      5. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Looks like Wood's shelf life is nearing expiration.

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        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          I am keeping for Burnley and Sunderland

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          1. All Hail K
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            You may have talked me out of a 4 point rage transfer. Thanks mate.

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      6. didas
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Haaland would get twice as many goals if the wingers would go past the full backs and actually cross the ball.

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Really is a weird thing with wingers these days.. like they are allergic to crossing it in

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      7. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Nico O Reilly. Thats who City brings on to change the game with 20 minutes left. This is far off the feared City of a few years past.

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

          O’Really ?

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        2. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          This is why Arsenal will win the league this time with the depth they have now

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          1. JBG
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            At least 10 CBs on the bench for them

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          2. GoonerSteve
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            The trouble is City aren't the main problem any more.

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          3. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            Nah! Arsenal are the most Spursy team in north London. They will bottle it like they always do

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      8. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Come on Anderson
        Get those defcon points over the line .
        Would also help in the baps.

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

        West Ham Goal...Bowen

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        1. iFash@FPL
          • 2 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          It’s simply unbelievable. You can make these things up. 🙁
          I replaced Bowen with Wood, and captained him… 🙁 🙁

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      10. JBG
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Fcking lol this game... WH goal

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

          Nooooooo

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      11. Moon Dog
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Sangare and Anderson are so good at defending the ball doesn't even reach Murillo and Milenkovic! Quit hogging the defcons!

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        • Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          That's it, Forest defence has to go

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        • Thanos
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          BOWINNNNN

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