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With no lunchtime kick-off, a quieter-than-usual Saturday of Premier League football begins with two matches at 3pm BST.

It’s Chelsea v Sunderland and Newcastle United v Fulham.

TEAM NEWS

There’s a start for £4.2m FPL forward Marc Guiu, who leads the Chelsea line against the Black Cats.

Guiu is one of three changes from the Blues’ Gameweek 8 line-up, with Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo coming back into the side.

Andrey Santos, Romeo Lavia and the suspended Malo Gusto make way.

There’s another start for the £3.9m defender Josh Acheampong at centre-half.

Two changes for Sunderland: Lutsharel Geertruida and Reinildo Mandava in for the injured Omar Alderete and the benched Chris Rigg.

At St James’ Park, there are two alterations from last weekend: Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy in for Sandro Tonali, who has struggled with illness this week, and Anthony Elanga.

There are a whopping six changes for Fulham.

Sasa Lukic, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore get recalls.

Budget midfielder Josh King is among those making way.

Tom Cairney, Timothy Castagne and Jorge Cuenca also drop to the bench as Joachim Andersen and Kevin Wilson miss out through injury.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Pedro, Garnacho, Guiu.

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Fofana, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estevao, Gittens, George.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo, Geertruida, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Traore, Isidor.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, O’Nien, Talbi, Rigg, Brobbery, Mayenda, Jones, Masuaku.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Miley, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Raul.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Amissah, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Kevin, Kusi-Asare.


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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 11 days ago

    LOLSEA

  2. Sam Jammers
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Talbiiiiii

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Hahahha Chelsea

    • have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Black cats purring

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      They are a very decent team. Well deserved

      1. Old Bull
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        It’s their away form that’s looked poor until now that is

    • Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Chelsea asset fire sale!!
      Bye, bye Sanchez and JP

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      sunderland for top 7?

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Up to 2nd 😆

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          5 months, 11 days ago

          they've earnt it

    • Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Well done to Sunderland, Barclays heritage

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Chelsea are shocking

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Chelshit

    • Thanos
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Marseca deserves this

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Bald fraud

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      J Pedro definitely out x2

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Reece James 1 pointer

      1. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        I know what a joke

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Oh sod off Sanchez. 6 (-4) from 4. 😡

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        7 (-8) from 3 + Stach

    • Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Easy fixture they said, JP would come good they said.... Old jekhyl and hyde chelsea have returned... play the kids maresca as these lot dont have the stomach for a fight

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Watkins will come good they said also 🙂

    • The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Sunderland deserve that

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Yep. Chelsea so poor defensively. Cucurella just admires his hair and Reece James's head is always elsewhere. Not good enough.

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          5 months, 11 days ago

          Chelsea were doing well with James out. Chalobah needs to play on the wing not in back 3.

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            Yeah big time. Also, they rely too much on Caicedo. he's the only one winning the ball, pressing and breaking up play. Too much flair and flapping about in midfield, too light weight. No strength or height. Arsenal will destroy Chelsea's midfield when they play them

            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              Most players in Chelsea team are scared to shoot or just too slow to pass. Caicedo is one who can do better if he goes forward but even when they needed to score he isn’t allowed to go ahead. Stupidity from Marseca.

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 11 days ago

      Reece James is not a defender. He's more of a striker imo.

    • Sam Jammers
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Nightmaresca

      • Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        Playing with Pedro and Guiu the whole game is like playing with 9

      • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 11 days ago

        This will be a week of 2 - 1s

        1. Pornchef
          • 2 Years
          5 months, 11 days ago

          For you yes

      • Sam Jammers
          5 months, 11 days ago

          Ballard has been immense today

        • tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 months, 11 days ago

          Well done Sunderland

        • putana
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 11 days ago

          beautiful blank by Enzo. I wonder when people will realize the popular transfer always blanks that week

        • Sam Jammers
            5 months, 11 days ago

            Sanchez coming. Up

          • pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            That should settle the stupid Enzo hype for the past few weeks

          • Kaneyonero
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            Glad I kept BB and 3FT

          • WVA
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            Need to wild card my wild card immediately

            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              Can I borrow another WC pls?

            2. Pedersen
              • 7 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              You just need to get in Garnacho

          • pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            5 (-4) from 3

            😎

            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              Bragging 😛

          • Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            Why does a team that spent over a billion on transfers have Brightons second choice keeper in goal?

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              Chelsea are a team full of Brighton’s second choices.

            2. el polako
              • 8 Years
              5 months, 11 days ago

              I don’t think the keeper was the problem today:

              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                5 months, 11 days ago

                Not just about today though is it. How many games has he cost them

          • Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            5 months, 11 days ago

            6pts from three with 6 from 1 on the bench