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Five more Premier League games get underway at 3pm BST, with all three newly promoted clubs in action – so many Gameweek 8 Bench Boost outcomes ride on the next few hours.


TEAM NEWS

Starting with ‘El Boostico’ (rubbish), there’s one enforced change for Leeds United as Jack Harrison replaces the injured Noah Okafor.

Daniel James and Lucas Perri have recovered from injury but are only among the substitutes.

Scott Parker, meanwhile, makes three changes to his Burnley side, one of which is injury-related as Lyle Foster is absent with a dead leg.

Zian Flemming, Lesley Ugochukwu and Jacob Bruun Larsen come in, while Loum Tchaouna and Josh Laurent drop to the bench.

Jaiden Anthony is fit to start.

In another match that features a number of budget picks being ‘boosted’, Sunderland host Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 7%-owned Omar Alderete has recovered from injury and is joined in the starting XI by Chris Rigg and Dan Ballard, with Arthur Masuaku and Simon Adingra making way.

Wolves bring in Rodrigo Gomes and the fit-again Matt Doherty for the injured Hwang Hee-chan and the benched Jackson Tchatchoua.

There’s a surprise benching for Josko Gvardiol at the Etihad, which naturally comes a day after Pep Guardiola praised the Croatian’s powers of recovery.

Oscar Bobb is also demoted to substitute duty and Rodri misses out, with Nico Gonzalez, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku handed recalls.

Omar Marmoush is on the bench after recovering from injury.

There are also three changes for Everton, who can’t call upon ineligible loanee Jack Grealish.

David Moyes brings in Carlos Alcaraz, Beto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as Tyler Dibling and Thierno Barry make way.

The absence of Evanlison, and a start for £4.5m forward Eli Kroupi, is the headline news from the Vitality. Evanilson misses out with a calf injury.

Alex Jimenez and Justin Kluivert also come in, with David Brooks injured and James Hill benched.

Crystal Palace are unchanged.

So too are Newcastle United for their trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, who bring in Georginio Rutter for the unavailable Brajan Gruda.

Kaoru Mitoma misses out again.

LINE-UPS

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

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

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

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Ugochukwu, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Bruun Larsen, Cullen, Florentino, Anthony, Flemming

Subs: Weiss, Edwards, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Mejbri, Laurent, Barnes.

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

Subs: Perri, James, Piroe, Nmecha, Bijol, Tanaka, Bornauw, Justin, Gruev.


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

Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Devenny, Canvot, Lerma, Sosa, Hughes, Esse, Nketiah,

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Truffert, Senesi, Diakite, Scott, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Kroupi.

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Smith, Cook, Adli, Hill, Milosavljevic, Christie, Gannon-Doak.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Ake, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Savinho, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovačić, Cherki, Silva, Bobb, Marmoush.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Beto.

Subs: Travers, King, Coleman, Aznou, Dibling, Rohl, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Barry.


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Ballard, Alderete, Mukiele, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traore, Rigg, Le Fee, Isidor.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Talbi, Brobbey, Mayenda, O’Nien, Adingra, Masuaku.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Munetsi, Trindade, J Gomes, Arias, Larsen, R Gomes.

Subs: Sa, Wolfe, Agbadou, Arokodare, Mosquera, T Gomes, Hoever, Lopez, Tchatchoua.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Welbz double lovely

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Brother rely on your own feeling. Listen to your heart.

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

      Shame mate I would have given the correct answer!

  2. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Glasner has lost the plot.

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

    Is there a BPS boost for achieving defcon? Because there should be surely

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      DEFCON is already overpowered, can’t be handing out additional bonus for what is a fairly easy achievement each week.

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

        Not bonus directly - BPS

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

        It must do though, because the very act of interceptions clearances etc carry a BPS scoring system, so getting more of them means defcon and BPS no?

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Nope

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

        If that’s the case the BPS impact of the contributions must be wiped after hitting the defcon threshold?

        Trying to understand how they’ve engineered it (or potentially overlooked it)

  4. z13
    • 1 Year
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Crystal Palace Europe toll showing again?

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Na it's cause Guehi said no to new contract

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

      Done well tbf, we’re 0-2 down!

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Robot sitter

    1. z13
      • 1 Year
      9 months, 2 days ago

      robot?

  6. z13
    • 1 Year
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Dubravka clean sheet feels a bit painful

    1. z13
      • 1 Year
      9 months, 2 days ago

      with Pope 2 conceded

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      HOLD

      1. z13
        • 1 Year
        9 months, 2 days ago

        I will

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      This week was your chance to play him as well .

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Palace going from looking watertight and attacking at the same time to just getting messy. Playing basketball and hoping it pays off. Glasner is just gambling now.

  8. Cluckfuster
    • 15 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    For the next five weeks, would you rather...

    A. João Pedro
    B. Mateta
    C. Woltemade

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Definitely not Pedro

    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Mateta

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Mateta

  9. z13
    • 1 Year
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Sunderland G?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Krejci og

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Krejci own goal. Pretty sure some poor sod on here started him

  10. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    OG Krejci

  11. snow pea in repose
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Some of these assists being awarded (Wieffer) boggle the mind

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Palace pen?

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Mateta hattrick
    Guehi assist

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Haa yes! Guehi

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

    lol what a transfer in that was this week! Krepci

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

      I had a feeling he’d score to be fair

  15. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Penalty to palace. But var to intervene?

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Haaland wtaf

  17. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Ange to wolves would be great

  18. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Mateta pen!

  19. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    If Gyokeres does nothing later, then he's gone and Woltemade is coming in (probably), frees up cash given I've got 0.0m itb.

  20. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    so who’s gettin the assist ??))

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Mateta hatrick

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Mateta 3

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Geuhi A

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 8 Years
        9 months, 2 days ago

        yay!

  23. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Mateta points for everyone

    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Everyone? Haha

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Not everyone has him

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        9 months, 2 days ago

        Me neither!

  24. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Double Burnley defence and Ndiaye on the bench - 20 pts between them with 'DefCon' Andersen to come.

  25. z13
    • 1 Year
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Guehi assist I guess

    1. DropkickMurphys
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Does he get one?

      1. z13
        • 1 Year
        9 months, 2 days ago

        winning the penalty by foul yes

  26. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Well done mateta owners

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Hakuna Mateta

  28. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    crazy Game

  29. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Does Sarr cover Mateta?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Tbf is he even playing

    2. z13
      • 1 Year
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Yes