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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
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Points for everyone

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

    Nico A

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

      There are two Nico's

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 2 days ago

        The one that no one owns.. oh wait

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

        O really?

  3. Sam Jammers
    9 months, 2 days ago

    LaLaLaaandddd

  4. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Reijnders get out of my team

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

    HAAAHAAAAALAND

  6. Sam Jammers
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Doku fail

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

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

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

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

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

        This week is prob the week to have Salah!

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          9 months, 2 days ago

          Could be, I hope you are very wrong though!

  8. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Reindeers and Doku 1 pointer 🙁

  9. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Reijnders stinking up my team.. 1 pointer

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

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

  11. Sam Jammers
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Haaland Junior at it again..

  12. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    The reijndeer lasted 60 or nah?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      59th ish

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Ffs Pep. Reijnders was playing well

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

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

  15. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Reindeer needs to gtfo

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

      Who to get tho

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 2 days ago

        That’s the question

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          9 months, 2 days ago

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

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

        Switch to 4 at the back. Calafiori or something

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          9 months, 2 days ago

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

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

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

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              9 months, 2 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
    • 13 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Reijnders > Sarr loading

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Well actually next week might not be the time

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

      Gonna bench him for Kroupi hopefully.

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Gw10, we will be there

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

    Reijnders can now leave the team

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      9 months, 2 days ago

      Yes! It's time!

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

      Think so yeah, few fixtures coming up soon

  18. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

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

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

    Hauland brace

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

      Boom

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

      Shocking

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

      Pts for everyone

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Robot again

  21. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Robot perma cap

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

    Oh yes Halland!

  23. Sam Jammers
    9 months, 2 days ago

    My boy Lalaaaaandddd

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

    Erling the King!!

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Best player in the world this season easily

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

      Kane...

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

        EPL tougher than Bundesliga

      2. Jebiga
        • 14 Years
        9 months, 2 days ago

        Lol

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

    Mukiele captainers mudded

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

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

  27. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Get the hatty Erling

  28. Sam Jammers
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Croup Junior and Haaland Junior both at it...

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

      Haaland is Kroupi Senior

      1. Sam Jammers
        9 months, 2 days ago

        That's what she said

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

      Uncle Junior must be proud

  29. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Very boring weekend

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 2 days ago

    Make that 23 goals for Haaland this season

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

      Does that include the norway goals?