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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. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Points for everyone

  2. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Nico A

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

      There are two Nico's

      1. lilmessipran
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        The one that no one owns.. oh wait

      2. Grand Thibauto
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        O really?

  3. Sam Jammers
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    LaLaLaaandddd

  4. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders get out of my team

  5. z13
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    HAAAHAAAAALAND

  6. Sam Jammers
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Doku fail

  7. _Ninja_
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Differential Haaland points. sweet, soon everyone will get him.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Then it’ll be time to go back to Salah!

      1. _Ninja_
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        This week is prob the week to have Salah!

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          Could be, I hope you are very wrong though!

  8. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reindeers and Doku 1 pointer 🙁

  9. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders stinking up my team.. 1 pointer

  10. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Pep u fraud. Takes doku and Reijnders 1 minute before 60

  11. Sam Jammers
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland Junior at it again..

  12. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    The reijndeer lasted 60 or nah?

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

      59th ish

  13. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Ffs Pep. Reijnders was playing well

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    22 goals in 13 a bit games for Club/Country this season for Haaland

  15. Waynoo
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reindeer needs to gtfo

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Who to get tho

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        That’s the question

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          I have Grealish lingering around along with Pedro as well, not sure where to start

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Switch to 4 at the back. Calafiori or something

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          I’ve gone with that myself as it is even, but only 2 up top

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 7 days ago

            Yea I think I’ll go him or Cucu. Can’t currently afford Cucu though.

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 14 Years
              11 months, 7 days ago

              I got rid of Cucu just before his goal after a few weeks of muck when I got him on WC

  16. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders > Sarr loading

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Well actually next week might not be the time

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Gonna bench him for Kroupi hopefully.

    3. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Gw10, we will be there

  17. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders can now leave the team

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Yes! It's time!

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Think so yeah, few fixtures coming up soon

  18. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Could do with a second WC chip in the first half of the season.

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Hauland brace

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Boom

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Shocking

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Pts for everyone

  20. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Robot again

  21. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Robot perma cap

  22. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Oh yes Halland!

  23. Sam Jammers
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    My boy Lalaaaaandddd

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Erling the King!!

  25. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Best player in the world this season easily

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

      Kane...

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        EPL tougher than Bundesliga

      2. Jebiga
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Lol

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Mukiele captainers mudded

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Ml rival only brought him in cause of the flag on alderete!

  27. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Get the hatty Erling

  28. Sam Jammers
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Croup Junior and Haaland Junior both at it...

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Haaland is Kroupi Senior

      1. Sam Jammers
        • 1 Year
        11 months, 7 days ago

        That's what she said

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Uncle Junior must be proud

  29. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Very boring weekend

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 days ago

    Make that 23 goals for Haaland this season

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Does that include the norway goals?