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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. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    No City subs?

  2. F4L
    10 months, 28 days ago

    salah is moving to brentford in january at this rate 😉

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Bruno says hi

  3. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Brentford pen given

  4. Four Letter Wirtz
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Re1jnders off, Cherk1 on

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Thiago pen converted

    1. jacob1989
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Nonsense.. 6 penalties this season.. the new salah

  6. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Thiagoooo

  7. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Of course no Schade involved

    1. RICICLE
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Got subbed didn’t he?

  8. Ignasi M
    10 months, 28 days ago

    IGOR THIAGO BEST STRIKER IN LEAGUE

  9. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Thiago pen goal, Dango assist

    1. Tonyawesome69
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Dango > Schade

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Schade owners in the mud

  10. Sgt. Schultz
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Thiago YESSS

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Booooo

  12. F4L
    10 months, 28 days ago

    brentford CBs likely gonna be getting some bonus with that goal

  13. Zalk
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Bilva should be on a second yellow for that dive

  14. Gizzachance
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Brought Thiago in for new game, everyone seems to have him this week !

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Man City are a team just coasting these days, Pep stayed longer than he should have and now they just seem directionless. Also Haaland captain is not as nailed as we thought.

    1. GCHILD2K16
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Still got 25 mins but yet might be time to consider alternative.

      1. x.jim.x
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Quick maths

  16. Thanos
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Why is Pope not there!!?

  17. jacob1989
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Senesi hits 10 defcons

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      The sky is blue

    2. F4L
      10 months, 28 days ago

      😎

      would be nice if he could go back to keeping the odd clean sheet though

  18. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Extra sweet as Thiago stops Dub jam for Pope owners. Imagine if he had saved it 😯

  19. GCHILD2K16
    10 months, 28 days ago

    HOW ARE BRENTFORD GETTING PENALTIES MATCH AFTER MATCH?
    How long can this run of penalties in match run for and will thiago still get goals without penalties.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      They have DANGO OUTTARA. Stop shouting or get banned.

    2. jacob1989
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Seriously. Just ridiculous. Every week! Atleast he is not in bps now

  20. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Bonus Points:

    3 - Calvert-Lewin (31)
    2 - Foden (27)
    1 - Reijnders (26)

    O’Reilly (22)
    Nmecha (22)

  21. Nomar
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Kerkez. One of those transfers where both clubs got worse because of the deal!

  22. Ignasi M
    10 months, 28 days ago

    SUNDERLAND easily going to make Champs League. Best team in the league after Chelsea and Arsenal, mandem.

  23. g40steve
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Thiago = Wood 24/25

  24. Ady87
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Kelleher I BEG

  25. Atimis
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Picked Schade over Dango, ofc this one time Schade is subbed off before Dango lol

  26. Sgt. Schultz
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Burnley given pen

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Fleming scores

    2. g40steve
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Flol

  27. F4L
    10 months, 28 days ago

    pen for burnely

  28. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Come on Kelleher!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Dang it

  29. Atimis
    10 months, 28 days ago

    VdB on 3 bonus points for doing nothing? Yeah...

  30. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    YES BURNLEY LOL

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Woohoo