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Three Premier League matches kick off at 14:05 GMT this afternoon, with Liverpool and Aston Villa among the teams in action.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes just one change to the team that beat Leeds United last week; however, it is a significant one as Donyell Malen ousts Ollie Watkins from the starting XI.

There are three changes to the Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up: Yerson Mosquera, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Jhon Arias in for Ladislav Krejci, Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare.

At the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White is fit to start, having been sidelined during Thursday’s Europa League victory against Malmo due to a back injury.

However, Murillo is not available, with Morato taking his place at the back.

As for Brighton and Hove Albion, Olivier Boscagli and Carlos Baleba drop to the bench. Lewis Dunk and Maxim De Cuyper replace them.

Down in London, Arne Slot has made two changes to the side beaten 3-0 by Nottingham Forest.

Florian Wirtz comes in for Mohamed Salah, while Joe Gomez replaces Curtis Jones at right-back.

Up top, Hugo Ekitike is only fit enough for a place on the bench, with Alexander Isak leading the line.

West Ham United have made three alterations. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces the benched Max Kilman in defence. Additionally, Soungoutou Mangassa and Lucas Paqueta start in place of Igor Julio and Crysensio Summerville.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Malen

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Maatsen, Bogarde, Barkley, Onana, Guessand, Watkins, Sancho

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Agbadou, Mosquera, Toti, Wolfe, J Gomes, Andre, Bellegarde, Arias, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, H Bueno, S Bueno, Munetsi, Hwang, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Mane


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

Subs: John, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Boly, Abbott

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, De Cuyper, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Tzimas, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Coppola


West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Magassa, Potts, Fernandes, Bowen, Paqueta, Wilson

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Igor, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Soucek, Irving

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Salah, Chiesa, Jones, Ekitike, Robertson, Nyoni, Nguhoma

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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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:


UCL Fantasy Matchday 5: Best Attacking Return Player Percentages 2
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  1. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Rogers SOT

    Yay

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      GTFI

    2. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Damn how much points is that?

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Xvibes

  2. mookie
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Anderson on 6 points in a 2 nil loss. How is that even possible?

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      First bench jam I've had all season

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Groß used do that for Brighton before defcon

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      It’s BPS impact from Defcon btw

  3. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    6 pointer from Elliott Anderson who lost 2-0 and had no attacking returns off my bench for Salad. Yes indeedy.

  4. OneTeamInBristol
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    79 points all out if Tosin stays on the bench.

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Well done! 73 here 🙂

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Konsa off the bench for Salah on FH lool

    now THATS what we like to see

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Seeing fh teams foden dango o Reilly, gakpo double villa def etc

    Some doku, Schade, Roger’s salah etc

  7. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    10 blanks on a BB. 40 points. Christ

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Christ alone won't cut it

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      40 pts isn’t the worst from 10 blanks!

  8. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Might have to bring in Anderson

  9. Get it wide
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Shocking scout picks this week. Mirrored it and got 39 pts. That’ll teach me

    1. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Didnt choose Dango then?

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Why would you not choose your own team?

  10. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    Roughest week I can remember

    FH

    Doku
    Schade
    Malen
    Muani
    Rogers
    Haaland
    Van de Ven
    Gakpo 1st sub.

    All my rivals with Gakpo, Foden, Dango, VVD, double Villa defence.

    Want to delete my team. Hate this sh*t.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      May be stop copying the scout team blindly?

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Set your bus team, don’t look back.

    3. Shteve
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      We've all been there, sign out, forget about it for a couple of days and then go again.

    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 1 day ago

      The one good thing about a FH failure is that all those duds are already out of your team, no need to delete it.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        This. I’ll never own most of these clowns again.

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Need to follow AndyLTFPL and BigManBakar - they smashed it!

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 1 day ago

    76 all out on FH

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Well done!
      Great result!

    2. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Great score. well done!

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Same totally template took 5 mins to throw together. Like 12k GW rank. Need a 1-1 now with no one who is popular scoring

    4. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Nice!!!
      72 here all out

    5. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      well done. 72 here

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        High five!

        1. Total Slotball
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          *73. Martinez extra save

          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            6 months, 1 day ago

            76 forgot about Gakpo bonus and Reinildo hehe! Excellent stuff man we crushed it!

    6. Absolutely Muñozed
        6 months, 1 day ago

        71 here

        1. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          35 here

      • The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        74 all out. I'll survive.

      • JBG
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Great score.

        Overall rank must be decent after this GW?

      • wiseguy
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        65 🙁 absolute rubbish

      • GROBARI
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Well done

    7. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 1 day ago

      Is Liverpool defence back on the menu? Gakpo viable Liverpool pick now Salah rotation risk? What do we reckon

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Think it’s all still very up in the air, this week has just fallen how it has, nothing certain.

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Don’t know they still look a bit flakay and are giving up chances. Gomez helped he was pretty solid and pushed on when he could.

    8. Absolutely Muñozed
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Thanks Gakpo Cash and Martinez!!!

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Heroes!

      • Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Season over for both Haaland TCers and FHers who went Salah/Rogers but no Foden. A GW to remember

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Season was over for me long before I did that foolishness on FH.

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Salah, Rogers, Schade, MGW. True to form that I cannot pick a midfielder to save my life.

      • Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        KDH is a great enabler. Almost annoying though. He's constantly outperforming my main team.

      • GROBARI
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Crazy that i feel little bit sad with 71 points, because i was debating between Sarr and Schade or Mateta and Dango. Could've got 90 but maybe i am too greedy now

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          You are

        2. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Finished on 74, went Schade over Dango last minute. I'm surviving.

          1. GROBARI
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 1 day ago

            Well done man!
            I was scared he will be subbed but it went other way round. It is what it is its still a fantastic score

      • Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        64 all out. Going Munoz over Gakpo cost me against the main template

      • Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Team is solid, but thinking Sarr > Gakpo for the SUN (h) fixture.

      • It's Fergie Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        65 all out, rank has gone from 959k to 318k. best free hit ever.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          77 - 700k to 110k 🙂
          Gakpo Foden Thiago double Villa defence and VVD
          Got away with having Salah and Rogers !!

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Saka, Enzo, Timber, Pedro could all still hit hattricks

      • Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Can see Gakpo, Salah and Isak midweek with Wirtz benched.

      • #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        6 months, 1 day ago

        I vividly recall stating on here beginning of the season that Gakpo would outscore Salah come Christmas and being ridiculed.

        "Respect, man, respect!" - Jose

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          3 for me and 2 for them

      • Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        So Elliott Anderson matched Mateta who scored a goal. Crazy bananas.

      • Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Sarr to Rice a good move?

      • Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        most popular Salah autosub on FH?

        1. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Anderson

      • JBG
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Calafiori goal and Eze goal would do wonders in this match.

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Calafiori returns would be timely

      • Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Rice or Anderson or both?

        Do you think one Arsenal defender and one Arsenal midfielder is enough from them?

      • Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        No Mo Salah

        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Gakpo and Salah owners lucky he didn't start

      • Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Pope > Verbruggen for free?

        1. Assisting the assister
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Yep has some good fixtures. May do same

      • Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        szobozlai over Gakpo mega fial despite having the money itb

        67 still good on FH but that was an unnecessary risk in hindsight

        1. Bleh
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 1 day ago

          Yeah I went Bowen over Gakpo. Thought Salah would be enough Liv cover.

      • Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 1 day ago

        Wekbeck or Raul as a third forward?

        Brighton are a better team, with fewer pictures. But Welbz has these early benchings. And pens.

        Raul has good long term fixtures, cheaper, more nailed for 90. Worse team.