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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. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Nunes YC

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Nuned has been horrible in the second half

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Nunes

  3. Golden Oldies
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Would of been better not using free hot.. Doku O'Reilly fail.. took Le Fee out my team

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    collins and vdb need to work on their finishing

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Yesterday's rumour was correct, Pope not in the squad

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Offt

    2. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Lucky Dubravka benchpoints for everyone.

    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Eddie Howe going to hell

  6. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Doku is trash. Turns on the world class label in 1 in 10 games a season.

    1. GCHILD2K16
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      It is you who does not know what world class is. You cannot be WC in one game.
      Ronaldo is world class because he has maintained a high level of consistent performances and goals aka 50+ for 3-6 seasons straight and even now at 40 is still scoring overhead kicks..lol
      Doku is not trash, he is still learning and improving...judge him 2-3 seasons from now when you have better data.

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Ronaldo hasn’t been world class since he was at Juve

  7. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Come on Sunderland! What a team! Sunderland boys carrying my team btw... Haaland TC vs Everton not looking too shabby now

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Who do you own, besides Xhaka I assume?

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Roefs & Reinildo

  8. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Renee selling Semenyo for yet another blank

  9. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    This City game has 2-2 written all over it, mandem.

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry

    Subs: Travers, King, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Welch, Campbell

    Newcastle XI: Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Elanga, Barnes, Woltemade

    Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Tonali, Gordon, J.Murphy, Willock, A.Murphy, Ramsey, Neave

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Dubravka likely autosub for Pope and currently on a CS..

      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        I got Dub coming on for Pope, not too optimistic with keeping CS till FT though

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      cheers

      feel today is the day barry breaks his duck

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Feel as though Wolte is gonna punish me removing him on FH

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Hopefuly!

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Feel he’s going to punish me for Woltemade > Thiago too.

        Annoyed with myself for caving in

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Will Cherki come on?

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Will Haaland??

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      yes

  12. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland 0.0 xgi

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Hojlund spec

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland Sr. probably told Haaland Jr. not to score against his former team XD

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Can’t even get the ball to haaland

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    DCL currently on max bonus...

    Bonus Points:
    3 - Calvert-Lewin (31)
    2 - O’Reilly, Gvardiol (27)
    Foden (22)

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      christ foden even when he finally scores feels like a let down lol. normally hes doing well in the bps as well

  16. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    FH chip owners this week how are you doing?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Damn good so far

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Good news Ricicle

        I was 50/50 but decided to go TC on Haaland not too good

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      31 from 5 so far

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        wow impressive PS

  17. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Schade goal assisted by Thiago is all we ask for

  18. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Dubravka getting a CS against Brentford is ridiculous

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      On my bench

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Just the 1 SoT from Brentford

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Not for me having pope and it’s not a cleanie yet

      1. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        That is precisely why its ridiculous

  19. Tripleh123
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Which midfielder to bench next week?

    A. Ndiaye
    B. Sarr
    C. Rice
    D. Minteh

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      B

  20. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    So Brentford beat Man utd , Liverpool , Newcastle and drew with Chelsea(2-2 ) , (0-1) Man city at home , but can't beat Burnley ?

    LMAO
    Who writes these scripts ?

    1. LC1
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Still half an hour left ghttps://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/11/29/3pm-team-news-semenyo-starts-cherki-benched

      1. LC1
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        No idea what happened there

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      WWE producers

      1. Totalfootball
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Seriously sometimes I wonder , like wasn't their (brentford) striker toney caught in some betting scene ?

        Alsi , the penalty Thiago scored against liverpool , that foul by Virgil was so contentious , never seen anything like that .

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      They play ninety minutes you know. Seeing some really dopey comments on here today.

  21. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Reijnders shoots so weird... like I do when I play with my kids... not too hard and not too well-placed, so they have a good chance at saving it

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      sounds like hes had like 5 attempts already today as well, hogging the ball....

  22. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Woltemade points will sting now if Thiago blanks 🙁

    Although I think I’d prefer the Dubravka CS rather than Thiago pts all the same.

  23. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Getting Pope was huge mistake. And tbh, the one to blame is the man in the mirror. I was too lazy to check his performances and didn't know he was this bad. Also remembered how bad Ramsdale was when I saw him play. But that's no excuse.

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Leeds pen

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      If Arsenal bottle it this season as well....

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      omg

      City falling apart second half -
      great changes by Manager at half time

  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Leeds pen...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 14 days ago

      Gvardiol YC

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 14 days ago

        Poor from Gvardiol, dives in and misses the ball

  26. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    PENALTY TO CITY LMFAO

  27. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Gvardiol meltdown

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Gvardiol what the actual feck

  29. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    Gvardiol YC

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 days ago

    dcl dominating