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Five more matches follow on from Chelsea’s win at Burnley, all of them getting underway at 3pm GMT:

TEAM NEWS

The absence of Antoine Semenyo from the Bournemouth matchday squad is the headline team news from the mid-afternoon matches.

Justin Kluivert, like Semenyo, misses out through injury, while Veljko Milosavljevic and Adam Smith drop to the bench.

Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Bafode Diakite and budget forward Eli Junior Kroupi come into the starting line-up.

Nuno Espirito Santo makes two enforced changes as Lucas Paqueta is suspended and Crysencio Summerville is absent.

Igor Julio and Luis Guilherme get rare starts.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has made five changes to the side beaten 3-0 at the Etihad.

Alisson is back from injury and starts, while Milos Kerkez, Curtis Jones, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo get recalls.

Conor Bradley and Florian Wirtz are injured, while Giorgi Mamardashvili, Andrew Robertson and Hugo Ekitike have to make do with substitute duty.

Opponents Nottingham Forest are unchanged.

At Molineux, Rob Edwards takes charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time.

David Moller Wolfe, Emmanuel Agbadou, Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare benefit from the managerial change by getting recalls.

Santiago Bueno, Hugo Bueno, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Hwang Hee-chan make way.

After missing out in Gameweek 11, Marc Guehi is back from injury to start for Crystal Palace.

Yeremy Pino also returns to the side as Jaydee Canvot and Jefferson Lerma drop to the bench.

At Craven Cottage, Joshua King comes in for the suspended Sasa Lukic for Fulham’s clash with unchanged Sunderland.

Omar Alderete is among the visitors’ substitutes after his recent spell out.

It’s one defensive change apiece at the Amex, as Olivier Boscagli and Kristoffer Ajer are preferred to Lewis Dunk and Aaron Hickey.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Senesi, Brooks, Scott, Adams, Evanilson, Tavernier, Diakite, Kroupi.

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Christie, Smith, Jimenez, Adli, Hill, Unal, Milosavljevic.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Igor, Kilman, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, L. Guilherme, Bowen, Wilson.

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Fullkrug, Rodriguez, Magassa, Soucek, Irving.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Dunk, Gruda, Tzimas, Hinshelwood, Kostoulas, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, King, Wilson, Iwobi, Kevin, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Cairney, Traore, Cuenca, Kusi-Asare, Chukwueze, Castagne, Smith Rowe.

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

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Talbi, Brobbey, Mayenda, O’Nien, Alderete, Adingra, Masuaku.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Isak, Gakpo.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Gomez, Ekitike, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Savona, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Ndoye, Igor Jesus.

Subs: Victor, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Boly.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Agbadou, Krejci, Toti, Wolfe, Andre, J Gomes, Munetsi, Strand Larsen, Arokodare.

Subs: Sa, Hoever, Mosquera, S Bueno, H Bueno, Bellegarde, Lopez, Arias, Hwang.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell, Pino, Sarr, Mateta.

Subs: Benítez, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Hughes, Lerma, Uche, Nketiah.


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. JBG
    11 months, 23 days ago

    At least Minteh over Gakpo was right

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      11 months, 23 days ago

      yes exactly:)

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 23 days ago

      I thought about moving to Gakpo to Minteh but the Wirtz and Bradley injuries changed my mind.

      Ah well, part of this crazy game.

  2. Gizzachance
    11 months, 23 days ago

    First time palace def owner!
    Welcome Munoz, it was him or timber, didn’t fancy the popular vvd

    1. JBG
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Already had Richards, Sarr and Mateta. Didn't want Timber because of White stealing minutes.. so went with the twerker.

    2. RICICLE
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Munoz offers a wild ride!

  3. Mother Farke
    11 months, 23 days ago

    If Watkins goes to the WC over Welbeck....

  4. Cojones of Destiny
    11 months, 23 days ago

    at least i got the right player - Muntehhhh!))

  5. estheblessed
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Why was everyone banging on about VVD?!? Liverpool are leaky af

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Bowen on 11 DC’s, 1 more and he becomes the first ST to hit 12 DC’s

  7. Eightball
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Every decision this week has gone wrong. Was going to do Gabriel and Semenyo to Munoz and Mbuemo. Instead did Gabriel and Enzo to Richards and Mbuemo. Enzo and Munoz Haul, Semenyo doesn't even start. To top it off I changed my first sub from Mukiele to Woltemade.

    I love FPL.....

  8. Make FPL Casual Again
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Has DefCon Monster Virgil got his 2 points yet?

    1. F4L
      11 months, 23 days ago

      close

  9. F4L
    11 months, 23 days ago

    anderson on for a haul

    1. F4L
      11 months, 23 days ago

      *andersen sorry.

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        11 months, 23 days ago

        Both are, I have both 🙂

  10. pundit of punts
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Sure shot goal blocked by Lacroix

  11. Atimis
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Im the worst f player, not only kept Semenyo instead of going Semenyo Eze to Saka Minteh, but also done Eze to Gakpo (instead of Neto, or anyone else)…

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      11 months, 23 days ago

      It's mostly luck

  12. el polako
    11 months, 23 days ago

    1 time I try something else and captain Mateta…
    1 time…

    Feck my life.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      11 months, 23 days ago

      oh man take it easy , just a bloody game

  13. RICICLE
    11 months, 23 days ago

    My two options to replace Woltemade was Thiago & Welbeck.

    In the end i chose neither because i had a sneaky feeling Wolt could do something against City. I reckon I may have got this wrong .

    1. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      I hope you are right still!

  14. pundit of punts
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Richards down

    Potential injury

    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Amazing. Had to choose between 3 palace defenders this morning. Guess which I chose... I

    2. Supersonic_
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Dont...

  15. Fifa las vegas
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi well and truly on the chopping block now. No sign of defcons again

    1. TheBiffas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Nice jynx!

    2. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      A great reverse jinx!

  16. F4L
    11 months, 23 days ago

    forest had 2 more shots on target than liverpool jeez

  17. Game of Throw_ins
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Mateta (C) here :/
    Expectation: Awesome
    Reality: Aweful

  18. JBG
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Liverpool shouldn't consider firing Slot, the guy won them the PL last season. He's a great manager

    1. JBG
      11 months, 23 days ago

      The timing of this post hahaha

    2. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Long may Slotball continue!

  19. Fifa las vegas
    11 months, 23 days ago

    4-1-5 formation for Liverpool now?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Lol

  20. pundit of punts
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Richards getting subbed

    CS banked

    1. JBG
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Boo was very close to defcon points

  21. Ze_Austin
    11 months, 23 days ago

    MGW G
    Hutchinson A

  22. Tonyawesome69
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Bowen, the first FWD in FPL to hit defcon (I think)

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 23 days ago

      I think Saka did and they play similar positions often enough

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Bournemouth equaliser

    2-2

  24. Sgt. Schultz
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi A

    1. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Aw yes, I’m fluking into points this half!

    2. F4L
      11 months, 23 days ago

      3rd of the season! lol

    3. Sgt. Schultz
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Unal G

  25. Fifa las vegas
    11 months, 23 days ago

    A Gakpo consolation would be lovely

  26. JBG
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi assist

    1. Effe
      11 months, 23 days ago

      🙂

  27. F4L
    11 months, 23 days ago

    senesiiiiiiiiiiii

  28. Tonyawesome69
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Is that a Senesi assist?!

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      11 months, 23 days ago

      Indeed.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      11 months, 23 days ago

      It is!

  29. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Unal G, Senesi A. Finally a return.

  30. Grand Thibauto
    11 months, 23 days ago

    Sensei Assist!