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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!

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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. GodIsGreat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Foden 2nd 2nd assist...

  2. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Marta offside goal Munoz A

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

      Those 2 always seem close to hauso that never materialise

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

        Nevermind…

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

          I really jinxed it

  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Yes munoz assist! Definitely no offside

  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Brautal from Haaland, 1 more please kind sir.

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Mateta goal check

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Hope it doesnt stand

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Given

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        booo

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          I was 50/50 on Sensi & Chalobah

  6. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Palace goal under review

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Given

  7. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Haland (TC). We feeeeaaaaaasssssst

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Same here 🙂

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Well done!

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Party time indeed

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Cheers 🙂

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Munoz assist, Mateta goal

  9. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    BOU cd wiped

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      So starting Reijnders over Senesi isn’t quite so bad now

  10. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Hate you palace

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      How can you hate us? 🙂

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        It’s temporary hate, for wiping my Senesi cleanie hehe!

  11. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Munoz assist and Mateta goal. Utter filth 🙂

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Points for everyone 🙂

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      M&Ms taste great

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Haaland, Mateta, Esteve and Dubravka saving my season here!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Munoz dampening the move to James though boo

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Which of you 47 teams was that?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          I have one team this season? Haven’t mentioned a second team once 😆

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            No one who has one team owns James.

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              5 months, 20 days ago

              They do and I sold Munoz for him so status quo regardless, nothing gained 🙁

    2. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Glad I held onto Mateta, if he didn't deliver this weekend he was out.

  13. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Mateta Munoz get in!

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Yes, Mateta you waste of space. The real JP!!

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

    Dodged the Senesi red only for the CS to be wiped anyway, with Munoz first sub for good measure 🙁

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    FPL gods having mercy on Mateta owners

  17. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Munoz assist and Mateta goal again 😀

  18. Dont give a fuchs
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Mateta brace

  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Munoz A again

  20. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Another Munoz A Mateta G

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Again mateta again munoz assist! Have munoz but no mateta

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Same. Pedro -> Mateta?

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        I guess after mateta plays arsenal

  22. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Imagine not having Munoz. Guy is insanely attacking and solid for DCs (for a fullback)

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      I can imagine, done great without him

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

      I should’ve known it was way too risky benching him. Arsenal double def destined for disaster now

  23. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Well this is a joke

  24. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Mateta whingers rewarded

  25. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    This is turning into a disastrous gameweek.

  26. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Mateta & Munoz × 2 let's go

    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      This season is just amazing. Loving it.

  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    My £5 acca for the weekend

    Chelsea win v Forest 11/10
    Haaland 2 or more goals 7/2
    Gyokeres anytime goal 29/20
    Bayern win and BTTS v Dortmund 13/10

    Current cash out £39.26
    Total win £266.25

    Would you let it run or cash in?

    1. nonaynever
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      i say give gyokeres a chance (30-45 mins)... but monitor the cash out

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

      Might as well let it run

  28. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Tchouana G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      incredible strike

  29. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    M&M! X2

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Burnley second

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Tchao G