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2pm team news: Martinez + Strand Larsen start, Murillo + Rutter subs, no Mitoma

5 October 2025 816 comments
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A busy Sunday of Premier League football gets underway with four matches at 2pm BST:

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes four changes to the side that started the 2-0 Europa League win over Feyenoord.

Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde and Donyell Malen all return, ousting Marco Bizot, Ian Maatsen, Emiliano Buendia and Evann Guessand from the starting XI.

The only change from Burnley manager Scott Parker sees Axel Tuanzebe start. Hjalmar Ekdal makes way.

There are two changes to the Everton XI from Monday night: Tyler Dibling and Thierno Barry in for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Beto.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from Gameweek 6.

At St James’ Park, Eddie Howe has gone with the same Newcastle United side that beat Union SG in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Nottingham Forest’s four alterations from Europe see Jair Cunha, Nicolo Savona, Ryan Yates and Chris Wood start. Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Igor Jesus drop to the bench.

As for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jackson Tchatchoua comes in for Matt Doherty.

Vitor Pereira had said that Jorgen Strand Larsen was not fully fit but the Norwegian striker starts.

Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes from the Brighton and Hove Albion team that beat Chelsea last time out. Mats Wieffer, Brajan Gruda and Danny Welbeck replace Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma, who are both injured, and the benched Georginio Rutter.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Bogarde, Kamara, Malen, McGinn, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Lindelof, Barkley, Buendia, Elliott, Guessand, Onana, Jimoh

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

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Humphreys, Flemming, Broja, Mejbri

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Dibling, Ndiaye, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam

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

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Uche, Hughes, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Elanga, Gordon, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Lascelles, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Miley

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Savona, Yates, Anderson, Williams, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Wood

Subs: John, Murillo, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Jesus, Hutchinson, McAtee, Bakwa

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Andre, J Gomes, Munetsi, Arias, Hwang, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, Mosquera, Agbadou, Wolfe, Hoever, R Gomes, Bellegarde, Lopez, Arokodare

Brighton and Hove Albion XI Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Gruda, Gomez, Minteh, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Rutter, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola

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  1. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Palace finally lose a match

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Ashamed, missed too many open chances in the game

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      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Bogey team, and score as I predicted

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          Bang on

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  2. Absolutely Muñozed
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Thank you Grealish and Munoz. Saving my GW

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    uche punches tark in stomach, bit odd

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    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Mad about def cons probably

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  4. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Late to the PARTY but Woltemadeeeeeeee 😆 Get innnnnn

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  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    First GK Cs of the season, always a spécial moment 🙂

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Same lol

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Sels owner?

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          Ex-Sels owner. Wildcarded Pope in

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            9 months, 11 days ago

            Shhhh

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  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    A 2-1 defeat and getting 8 points is still a good score tbf

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Very lucky Everton though, it was never a penalty even Sky saying so and winner Grealish didn’t even realise it had hit him

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  7. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Ironically, I transferred in Tripper instead of Burn for his assist potential.

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  8. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Premier league is too easy for Woltemade unlike Wirtz

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    do feel abit for ndiaye owners. the swing on beto not scoring the chance to grealish, is er probably like 15 points eek

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Absolute joke man, that should of been buried by Beto

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      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Beto is useless tho

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        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          He really is

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          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 months, 11 days ago

            Almost as bad as DCL

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      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        I can’t do the math though for the 15 points difference hehe

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          maybe abit off, grealish 2 vs ndiaye 13 and then grealish 10, ndiaye 6 (yc though might not count that)

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            9 months, 11 days ago

            What are you saying? Ndiaye had 7 points before that goal and 7 after?

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            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 months, 11 days ago

              if he got assist wouldve been 3 bonus, set up the beto chance. did get 1 in the end tbf

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        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          *sorry as well not trying to rub it in, just shows how luck based fpl can be

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          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            9 months, 11 days ago

            Of course no biggie bud, only the 4 point swing between me and rivals hehe

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    2. MJF
      9 months, 11 days ago

      I will take the 6-7 pts anyway. Semenyo, Kudus and Ndiaye my only players to get any points this week.

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  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Minteh just doesn't fancy getting those last 2 defcons then

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  11. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Stinker from Watkins, Gyokeres and Minteh this week with those fixtures, crikey.

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  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    newcastle keep another cs

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Excellent, my Sels to Pope worked out well 🙂

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  13. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    9.5 m gameweek 3, up to 1.5 m now been an incredible few weeks.

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  14. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Richy, Bruno >

    a) Woltemade, Sarr
    b) Mateta, Enzo/Gordon
    c) Isak, one of above mids

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Why Mateta? He has been awful for me

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Lack of other striker options, more midfield options. Has been getting chances, just not taking them. Suppose Bowen could be another. Anyhoo, don't take it personally, just throwing it out there.

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  15. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Coleman on, age 37

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  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Could do with Reijnders and Doku staying quiet, and Brentford scoring

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Reijnders is a one week wonder

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  17. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Thank you for the parting gift, Grealish. I'll take the 40 points from him, Kudus and Semenyo.

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Same, is he definitely a sell now? Do yo have bench cover for the City game?

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Cap him next week

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  18. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Pickford is such a poor footballer.

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    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      But not a bad goalkeeper.

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  19. WVA
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Whole bloody team blanking except Semenyo, worst week so far!

    Dub VdV Konsa Rodon Diouf Stach Bruno Mateta Pedro etc

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Why Etc? He has been awful for me 😉

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  20. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Full time at 102:15

    Everton 2-1 Palace

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  21. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    lacroix up to 10 defcon

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      They added on all that time to get him there

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  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Need a Reijnders haul for a green arrow

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  23. Fodderx4
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    My midfielders are carrying my team this week! Kudus, Semenyo and Grealish with Reinjders to go, 40 and counting! Double Arenal defence saving the defeence and nothing from my strikers with Halland captain to go. Was going to sell Grealish next week but not sure now.

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  24. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Dubravka 6 saves ?

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  25. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Wow - why do I always forget to put a bet on my scoreline predictions 😀 https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/10/05/fpl-notes-injury-updates-slot-on-salah-xg-defying-caicedo?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_27361305

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  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    73 with Reijnders and Haaland (C) to go

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Good effort 61 here with the same to go.

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Great! 69 with them 2 plus Foden

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    3. MJF
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Cracking score well done!

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    4. tuturututu
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      59 here with Doku and captain Haaland. Have Gakpo as first sub, hopefully Doku doesn't get only a point

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  27. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Why is Oscar Bobb even an option for Pep?

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  28. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Raya and VVD to Pope and Timber

    Or just

    VVD to Dan Burn?

    (Have Gabriel and Saka also)

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  29. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    Good picks on WC?

    Saka Semenyo Sarr Kudus Stach
    Haaland Isak Woltemade

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    1. tuturututu
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Stach no for me, other mids fine

      Would not go with Isak still, Leaning towards Gyok currently

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Think I’m going without both Isak and Gyokeres on WC

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        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          Correct.

          Haaland Woltemade Pedro for now.

          One Pedro haul & your F’d with his ownership

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          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 months, 11 days ago

            Insistering the same

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            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 months, 11 days ago

              *Considering

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  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 11 days ago

    16 defcons wow monsta!

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    1. tuturututu
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 11 days ago

      Who?

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        9 months, 11 days ago

        Munoz, I’m glad he conceded and YC, locked in my WC hopefully puts owners off

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        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          *buyers off

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        2. tuturututu
          • 5 Years
          9 months, 11 days ago

          16 defcons as an attacking wingback is actually insane

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