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Four more Premier League matches follow on from the Merseyside derby, all of them kicking off at 3pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

There’s no Murillo for Nottingham Forest today as Ange Postecoglou’s side travel to Turf Moor.

There are three changes in all for the Tricky Trees from last weekend, with Oleksandr Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz and Dilane Bakwa coming in.

Ibrahima Sangare and Callum Hudson-Odoi make way.

Florentino replaces the suspended Lesley Ugochukwu for Burnley.

At the Amex, Xavi Simons is the latest victim of Thomas Frank’s rotation. Also being culled are Pape Matar Sarr and Djed Spence.

Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha and Wilson Odobert all start.

Brighton make four changes with Brajan Gruda, Carlos Baleba, Ferdi Kadioglu and Yasin Ayari all starting.

James Milner and Danny Welbeck are benched, while Jack Hinshelwood and Maxim De Cuyper miss out with injuries.

Jorgen Strand Larsen is only fit enough for substitute duty at Molineux.

Jose Sa, Jackson Tchatchoua, Jeanricner Bellegarde and Fer Lopez oust Sam Johnstone, Hugo Bueno, Andre and Hwang Hee-chan.

Leeds are unchanged.

Finally, at the London Stadium, Crystal Palace’s sole alteration sees Adam Wharton return from a groin injury and replace Jefferson Lerma in midfield.

West Ham have made two tweaks. Alphonse Areola replaces Mads Hermansen in goal, while Callum Wilson comes in for the suspended Tomas Soucek.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, van Hecke, Gruda, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Ayari, Veltman. 

Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Welbeck, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Wieffer, Coppola.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Palhinha, Bergvall, Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert. 

Subs: Kinsky, Spence, Danso, Gray, Sarr, Xavi, Johnson, Tel, Scarlett.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Hartman Esteve, Foster, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Cullen, Laurent.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Edwards, Humphreys, Flemming, Pires, Broja, Hannibal, Barnes

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Morato, Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Bakwa, Ndoye, Wood.

Subs: Victor, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, I. Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee.


West Ham United XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Fernandes, Paqueta, Bowen, Wilson, Summerville.

Subs: Hermansen, Julio, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Todibo, Magassa, Scarles, Irving.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Pino, Kamada, Mateta.

Subs: Matthews, Lerma, Nketiah, Clyne, Uche, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Agbadou, Mosquera, Toti Gomes, Tchatchoua, Krejci, Joao Gomes, Rodrigo Gomes, Bellegarde, Lopez, Arokodare

Subs: Johnstone, Hugo Bueno, Santiago Bueno, Munetsi, Andre, Strand Larsen, Arias, Hwang, Hoever.

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Longstaff, Ampadu, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.

Subs: Meslier, Piroe, Nmecha, Bijol, Harrison, Tanaka, Justin, Gruev, Gray.


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  1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Apart from P.M. Sarr being benched, predictable line ups..

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

      Simons also benched. Didn't see that coming

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Was considering Johnson > Xavi but that’s the end of that. Ndiaye will do.

    2. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Gruda starts for the first time
      Xavi is benched
      Rodrigo Gomez starts
      Zinchenko and Doug Luiz start

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Gruda is top of my watchlist.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Guess who I have in my team along with Murillo... Cursed start to the season.

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    This site really is dead.

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Most people.only cared about Dubravka, Salah (c) and their bench boosts..

      Therefore not a surprise.

      And for a world that only offers binary options this is already more than you should expect.

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    *Prioritise selling Gakpo or Johnson? I have 2FT but can only realistically start one of my new midfielders as the rest of my mids and attackers all have great fixtures in GW6

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

      Johnson

  4. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Not in the habit of doing early transfers but thinking of these moves tomorrow before price rise/falls;

    Gakpo/Mateta > Semenyo/Wood

    Y or N?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Is Wood not just ideal for this week and next then move on?

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Next 2 after this GW are ok for Wood.

  5. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Would you do Gakpo and Etikite to Eze and Gyorkores assuming no injuries to the arsenal pair?

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

      Yeah sure

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

    Forest G...

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Neco WIlliams G

      1. Traction Engine Foot
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Wow my BB is actually paying off

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

        Nice.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Cheers Dub 🙄

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      FLOL

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Well it's better than losing the CS in the last minute I suppose. Don't have to bother actually having any hope now.

  8. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    What a rocket by Williams

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

      Not sure if any assist tbh

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Neco Williams goal already
    Not good for the content creators like BigManBakar with double Burnley defence

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      😆

  10. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Wahey Burnley CSs on BB busted

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Same. Two of them.

  11. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    NECO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Dubravka and Wirtz kicking off my gameweek in style

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      What about VDV, Romero and Rodon.

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

    Neco making up the dissapointing Salah captain points

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

      "Can N.Williams cover Salah?" Was the obvious dilemma this GW

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

        Er just didn’t know in time

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

          *We

  14. wiseguy
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Big Flange doing in 2 minutes what it took that bald fraud Slot 95 minutes to do.

  15. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Ohh man....I was so close to captaining Neco....had a guy feeling

  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    The Murillo doubt stopped me from BB5 with Dubravka and Esteve...

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Sod’s Law forest get cs now

  17. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    How can Brighton be favorites against spurs? Who makes those statistics (from sky sport)...

    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Arf

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

    Minteh G

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Welp Spurs CS gone

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      At least I started only Porro. Romero to score prolly 😉

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Well didn’t expect my first Williams return to be a goal!

  21. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    All those saying to start Dub...I knew I wasn't going mad!

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Did Diouf to Van De Ven this week, I know what’s coming…

  23. WiredWeasel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Johnson's got to go now - any one know if it's an injury or is he just not in favour and not starting? And clues as to who to bring in welcome; I've got Salah, Grealish, Enzo and the Reindeer in midfield.

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Wolves 1-0...

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Krejci G

  25. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Second cs gone already 🙄

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Third lol

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        At least I benched Gud

  26. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Started with Minteh last season. A season too late. Unlucky.

  27. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    TONS of SPUD clean sheets up in smoke

  28. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    3 clean sheets gone in 7 minutes. Eff off!

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Yes Brighton, grab a 2nd!

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Nope

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Popular CS's falling early

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      good lets mix up the carnage today

      leeds and spur def owner here