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Gameweek 14 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins with three matches on Tuesday night.

Bournemouth v Everton and Fulham v Manchester City gets us underway at 7.30pm GMT, with Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur kicking off 45 minutes later.

TEAM NEWS

In a week when we’re expecting a bit of rotation and a few shock benchings, Pep Guardiola plays contrarian by naming an unchanged side.

Fulham boss Marco Silva makes two alterations as Sasa Lukic and Emile Smith Rowe replace Joshua King and Samuel Chukwueze.

The biggest teamsheet surprise comes at the Vitality, where Michael Keane is absent for visitors Everton.

Charly Alcaraz comes in.

Bournemouth make four changes, one enforced as Marcos Senesi is suspended.

Justin Kluivert, Veljko Milosavljevic, Alex Jimenez and Junior Kroupi come in as Evanilson, Marcus Tavernier and Adam Smith are benched.

In the later game, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Elanga drop to the bench as Eddie Howe continues to minute manage.

Sandro Tonali and Jacob Murphy replace them.

Spurs boss Thomas Frank is tinkering again, too, resting Micky van de Ven.

Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray and Richarlison also make way.

Cristian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr and Brennan Johnson come into the side.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Semenyo, Kluivert, Adli, Kroupi. 

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Evanilson, Smith, Tavernier, Hill, Unal, DaCosta.

Everton XI: Pickford, Garner, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, N’Diaye, Dewsbury Hall, Grealish, Barry.

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Aznou, Welch, Campbell.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Lukić, Berge, Wilson, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Jiménez.

Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Cairney, Cuenca, Kusi-Asare, Chukwueze, Castagne, Kevin, King.

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

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


Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Miley, Joelinton, Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes.

Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Gordon, Elanga, Willock, A.Murphy, Guimaraes, Ramsey, Neave.

Tottenham Hotspur Xl: Vicario, Porro, Danso, Romero, Udogie, Bergvall, Bentancur, Kudus, Johnson, Sarr, Kolo Muani.

Subs: Kinsky, Palhinha, Xavi, Richarlison, Tel, Gray, Spence, Odobert, van de Ven.

  1. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 19 days ago

    It’s impossible to get a green arrow on a midweek in December, always remember them being crap

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Really? Every year the festive period is where I make big gains including the midweek games. Not been great the last few gw’s this season though…

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        It used to be back in the day (before spoonfeeding). Red arrows galore these days.

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      No with Foden (c) and Haaland

  2. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 19 days ago

    Who to buy....Chalobah or O'Reilly

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Difficult as I have both but I’d I’d just about side with Chalobah for now considering City’s defensive woes

    2. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Can see Pep hopefully coming to his senses soon and putting Gvardiol to LB where he belongs with Ake or Stones into CB.

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Not Oreilly. City are god awful defensively and he cant even get an attacking contribution with 5 goals.

  3. Shaw must go on
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 19 days ago

    I just want to cry and be spoonded.

    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Oh mate. It's like 10,000 knives when all you need is a spoon.

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Spoonded 😆

  4. Desperate Dan
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 19 days ago

    Why isn't it -1 for each goal conceded?

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Will defo make the game interesting

    2. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      I'm sure it used to be -1 for the 2nd goal conceded (the loss of CS was enough for the first), then -1 per goal thereafter, but it seems now to be -1 per pair of goals conceded, which seems a bit arbitrary.

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 19 days ago

      Because it would make cheap defenders from bad teams absolutely useless. They already are but this would put it way over the top.

  5. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 19 days ago

    Semenyo to foden worth it?

    1. Moon Dog
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Debating the same. Feels like a trap.

        1. Moon Dog
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Away at Real Madrid midweek, followed by Palace away at the weekend. Surely Cherki or Marmoush gets a game against Sunderland...

            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 19 days ago

              Oh good point - avoid!

          • Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Defo a trap but b part of -4 to do semenyo and pope so unsure

        2. Effe
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          I’d say so

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Yeh get him whilst hot

        3. Bigbars
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          I think so, he's got a little streak going on so they need to ride with it.. I'm contemplating a one week punt for Salah/ Bruno F to Foden

          Good Bruno there !!

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Go for it but mine -4 if do

      • tbos83
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        I'm putting in the hard yards in the family ML, tinkering every week, playing chips. My brother in law hasn't checked his team in weeks and is absolutely thrashing me.

      • Effe
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Wonder if they’ll find one more defcon for Ndiaye

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Stop it

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Please be Woltemade

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

          Nope, only scores when I bench him

          1. Traction Engine Foot
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Assist i think

      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Bruno G. Goated pick.

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          u deserve it

      • Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Wolt assist

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

          At least that..

      • Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Captain Bruno Goal
        Woltemade assist

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Really? U c him?

        2. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Wrong Bruno

      • RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Woltemade assist

      • jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Finally. Woltemade assist atleast. Bruno g goal

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Bruno G Woldermade A

      • Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Yassss Bruno G first time owner

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        FH successful

        Wolt to Bruno G

        Points at last

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          *success at last

          Had Haaland still

          Didn't stick with Foden

          Brilliant range for Bruno G

      • el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Bruno !!!

      • keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        As an owner that was nice

        1. keefy59
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Plus my transfer in this round
          Burnley at home next

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Just noticed Burn is on my bench again... 8pts so far. Hopefully Richards or Calafiori do not play at all.

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

          Or Newcastle concede, that would work well also

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

            Theeeere we go

      • Feanor
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 19 days ago

        Thank Christ. I took Grealish out for Bruno G and capped Mbeumo, so it was looking grim

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Also benched Vicario and Porro

      • AAAFootball
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Just realized I forgot to set captain after FH and ended up with matera, surely he pulls though?

        • pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Woltemade assist

          Get in

          Haaland (c) + Foden + Woltemade 😎

          O Reilly stunk it up though

          1. Supersonic_
            • 4 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Well played

          2. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Snap

        • Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Spurs fan James from PlanetFPL going for the Newcastle triple up as he headed to the game tonight! Thiaw + Bruno G + Woltemade lok
          https://x.com/PlanetFPLPod/status/1995899953227485446

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

            Goooood for him - Christian Bale voice in that one "hidden camera" clip when he yells at someone.

            If you know, you know.

        • Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Wolt was dispossessed. Do you get assists for that?

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Not sure it’ll stay that way

        • Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Desperately need that Toon CS wiped

          1. Yes Ndidi
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Thank you

        • It's Fergie Time
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          where is the wolt assist?

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            Why would he get an assist?

        • PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Woltemade the superb german

        • RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          What is it about Wolt and his assists not being given

        • Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          no assist for wolt

          he was tackled

          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 19 days ago

            What a joke

        • xuwei
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 19 days ago

          Looked like an assist to me but didn't see it clearly.