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With no lunchtime match, Gameweek 13 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with a trio of 3pm GMT kick-offs:

TEAM NEWS

After making 10 changes for the midweek defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, Pep Guardiola mostly turns back to the players he sent out at Newcastle United last Saturday.

There’s one alteration, however: Tijjani Reijnders comes in for Rayan Cherki.

Nico O’Reilly, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are back in the team after their UEFA Champions League breathers.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has swung the axe, Brian Park-style. 

He’s made five changes from Gameweek 12, although two of them are enforced thanks to injuries sustained by Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach.

Gabriel Gudmundsson, Brenden Aaronson and Noah Okafor drop to the bench as Daniel James, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Wilfried Gnonto and Ilia Gruev get promotions to the starting XI.

At the Stadium of Light, the big news is the return to fitness of Antoine Semenyo.

Adam Smith and Amine Adli also get recalls as Lewis Cook, Junior Kroupi and David Brooks make way.

As for the hosts, another semi-popular Fantasy option, Omar Alderete, is handed a first start since Gameweek 8.

Chemsdine Talbi gets his chance, too, as Lutsharel Geertruida and Trai Hume drop to the bench.

Finally, in west London, there are two changes apiece.

Aaron Hickey and Mathias Jensen replace Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk for Brentford.

Burnley boss Scott Parker prefers Lyle Foster and Hannibal Mejbri to Lesley Ugochukwu and Jaidon Anthony.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Nelson, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Hartman, Cullen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Mejbri, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Laurent.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Haaland, Doku.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Ait Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Lewis.

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gruev, Gnonto, Nmecha, James.

Subs: Meslier, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Aaronson, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Byram.


Sunderland XI: Roefe, Mukiele, Ballard, Mandava, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Talbi, Isidor, Traore.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Mayenda, Mundle, Adingra, Hume.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Semenyo, Tavernier, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Kluivert, Jimenez, Kroupi, Unal, Milosavljevic.

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  1. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Oreily assist

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Free hitters are doing well so far

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 7 days ago

        ARS vs CHE is the test

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 7 days ago

        Only if Brentford do something. FH'ers need Brentford and Villa assets to come in.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          I've got a first goal from a midfielder in 5 gameweeks. Anything else is just a bonus tbh.

        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Can always rely on some mental gymnastics around chips

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Boooo

  2. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    O'Reilly A

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Sunderland pen

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Scott again

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Sunderland pen

  5. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Sunderland pen

  6. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Nice

  7. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    VAR on City goal

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Goal stands

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Penalty to Sunderland

  9. Effe
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Xhaka to take? He’s first only bench

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Xhaka taking?

  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    City goal stays

  12. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    City goal given

  13. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    City goal stands!

  14. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Michael Dawson hasn’t mentioned O’Reilly once in describing that Gvardiol goal. Is he getting the assist?

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Yes it’s on the FPL website as his assist now

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 7 days ago

        sweet

  15. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Le Fee to take the pen

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      and Scores

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Le Fee scores pen

  17. Effe
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    I chose triple captain over free hit this is not going well so far

  18. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Senesi cleanie gone. More good news for FH peeps.

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Yuck.. could've saved it Petrovic

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Knowing my luck, Petrovic will save this after selling him on FH lol

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Nah he was too slowwww

  21. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Damn Senesi cs busted. Goal and defcons will have to do

  22. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 7 days ago

    So the answer to O'Reilly vs Nunes question was Gwardiol.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      1m difference

    2. Edalock
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Yup. Apparently!
      Still time for more points tho

  23. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Semenyo not involved?

  24. Drogo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Troll season continues with Haaland as Triple Csptain

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Still alot of time to go. Expect more from Foden and something from Haaland

      1. Drogo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Saw it coming after 25 min.

  25. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Was 50/50 on fh or t/c
    Went for t/c

    Like most had foden oreily in fh draft

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Brentford lookng to score?

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

      Not yet, game is rather open though ... likely to score

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 7 days ago

        Hopefully I didn’t ruin Thiago

  27. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Foden and O'Reilly wow
    FH going good so far

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Probably in all or most fh teams, good start for fh over t/c teams so far

  28. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland t/c feels like the Southampton one last season after people got his hatties in previous weeks last/an this season!

  29. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Actually considered Gvradiol over O’Reilly, ah well.
    FH going well so far guys!

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Benched Munoz and played Senesi, really unnecessary penalty to give away too