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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. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    an early Fulham goal later will put the cats amongst the pigeons

    1. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Smith-Rowe banger, with Adebayor celebration included

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 18 days ago

        Needs to start to score an early goal, no? Maybe he actually plays up top this week.

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      They will

  2. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    7 point BB loading. Season over. 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Wouldn't lose sleep over bench boost. Some do worse or equal with hits taken into account to prepare for it.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      It’s a crap chip anyway

      1. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        5 months, 18 days ago

        Thanks, folks. Mostly joking but it's just irritating. Ah well. At least now I don't have to think about a BB for a couple months.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      beats my 5 point BB from last season

  3. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Ange fired, it's a shame!

    I was planning to plunder his team week by week.

    I hope someone else decides to get Ange Disease.

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Terrible haiku.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Talk about giving someone time 😆

      Worlds gone bat crazy mate

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

        He showed how he nearly took Spur’s down, glad he’s gone myself, should’ve never been given the role

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Guarantee you if Haaland blanks here Salah is going to go in dry tomorrow 🙁

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

      Timing

  5. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Aww Ange has been fired. Hope they appoint Potter.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Heard Nuno is available

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Potter to take over Sweden

  6. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Mateta…
    3rd good chance…/

    1. EWH2020
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      I have Mateta and Bruno. Honestly feel like I should have 30+ points more than I do

  7. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Senesi yellow

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Cheers senesi

  9. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    So playing Richards over Senesi went well

    1. Aster
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      You are ridiculous. Get a grip, 30+ mins to go.

  10. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Croupier another flash in the pan just like Etiquette and Gyokstrap?

  11. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Senesi yellow to red yikes

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    nonsensi

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    That's a red card

  14. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Just had to be you didn’t it Senesi

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

    Senesi Red

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

      No need for VAR to get involved, but guess they were bored

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      yay

  16. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Makes no difference. He is owned by everyone

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

      I benched him this week

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

        For Esteve

  17. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Alderete has just stopped getting defcons ever since I got him

  18. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Tough one.
    If it’s tough one then yellow card is not a clear and obvious error so why VAR is intervening?

  19. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Senesi xv to read

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      Typo.. wow so rare to see ref sticking to decision

  20. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    F**k 😆

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      And I was just thinking maybe I’ll BB next week while I can

  21. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Senesi the redcon magnet

  22. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Brave refereeing Gillet well deserved

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 18 days ago

      What happened, he keep it at yellow?

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 18 days ago

        Ref gave it as yellow, VAR sent him to the screen.. he stuck with his original decision

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 18 days ago

          Good good

  23. thegame983
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    VAR beclowning themselves as usual.

  24. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Absolute joke that was even being considered for a red card, game is gone

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

    Anthony yellow for talking back to the ref. Not a good gameweek!

  26. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Minteh creating havoc and giving Dan burn a roasting

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

    Hauland has joined the chat

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

      Why not? 😛

  28. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Get in Haaland

  29. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Ha Ha Ha Haaland

  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 18 days ago

    Erling our King get in lad