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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. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    LETS GO JP!!!!!!

  2. Josh.E
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    is Reilly a valid option?

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

    Selling Muñoz 2 weeks ago has been painful 😆

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Same with Mateta here..

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Pedro > Mateta?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      It will be very popular

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

      Not when mateta away to arsenal next and j pedro home to Sunderland.

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

    That's a Munoz assist right?

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

      He got both assists

  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Muñoz punished Guehi cheapskates

    1. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      I have Richards lol

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

    Thank you Mateta!

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

    Bloody score centre not updated and still shows Senesi yellow not red?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      He didn’t get a red. 🙄

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

        I read Senesi Red on here several times, bloody trollers

  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Need Burnley cs gone for the bb in ml with dubravka and esteve !

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

      That's me

    2. Quality Quality Qualit
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Me too!

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

    Munoz to James not looking good now 🙁

    Bound to score and out do James

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

    Come on Haaland. Get me that hat-trick please!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      He’s over 190% EO. Irrelevant.

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

        Quite a few of TC’d

  12. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Had Mateta all week on my WC, swapped him out for J.Pedro at the last minute. Sooooo frustrating

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Had him all season and sold on WC, he’s been awful

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Really. He has some food fixtures apart from Arsenal away.

        Who did you bring in, instead.

  13. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Sarr can seriously do one, sold Mateta on WC and got Sarr

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

      Can’t be that fickle surely? Sarr is a great pick. Can’t always go in your favour.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Owned him for last 10 weeks of last season and think he got one assist, awful player

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

          then why did you bring him in then?

  14. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Senesi coming in for Enzo of course

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

    Two weeks in a row I’ve benched Munoz points, I deserve what I get

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Benched him too

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

    Ah not play Dub instead of Pope stings.

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

    Come on Wolte. Get on the scoresheet now.

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

      Timing 🙂

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

    Munoz is fpl cheat, OOP defender

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

      Code*

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Fulham starting XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Berge, Iwobi, Cairney, King, Wilson, Jimenez
    Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Reed, Bassey, Reed, Adama, Kusi-Asare, Kevin, Driop, Smith Rowe

    Arsenal starting XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori,, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres
    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Martinelli, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Will Xhaka get defcon?

    1. Sam Jammers
        5 months, 20 days ago

        I will ask him

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Definitely, he's in my team...ticking along nicely with those points

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Ban

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

        No

      3. Sam Jammers
          5 months, 20 days ago

          Calm down son

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

        Almost a hattrick of mateta goals and munoz assists

      5. Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Mateta repaying the faith.

      6. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Need Gyokstrap to do something today

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

          Saka for me

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

        Mateta almost get quattrick
        Sarr almost get hattie

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

        Wolte G

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

          Boom

      9. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Walter goal

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

        Wolt G

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

          Miley A

      11. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        TOON

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

        Dam should have boosted even with Reinaldo banned. Got dub and Kroupi and VdV to go.