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After the late drama at Villa Park, the Premier League action continues with five 3pm GMT kick-offs:

TEAM NEWS

We start the team news round-up at the Etihad, where, despite Pep Guardiola proclaiming tired legs in his pre-match presser, he’s only made one change from the 5-4 win at Fulham.

Rayan Cherki returns to the side in place of Tijjani Reijnders, who drops to the bench.

Opponents Sunderland make three changes to the side that drew with Liverpool.

Lutsharel Geertruida, Bertrand Traore and Wilson Isidor are brought in as Reinildo, Brian Brobbey and Chemsdine Talbi make way.

At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there’s the expected return to the Brentford side of Igor Thiago. No surprise to see Mikkel Damsgaard, Jordan Henderson and Nathan Collins return to the side after midweek rests, either.

Rico Henry, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen and Ethan Pinnock drop out.

Thomas Frank brings in Xavi Simons, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Richarlison and Archie Gray for the Lilywhites’ meeting with his former club.

Lucas Bergvall, Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr and Brennan Johnson warm the bench.

On the south coast, Evanilson, Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier and, back from suspension, Marcos Senesi all return to the Bournemouth XI.

Eli Junior Kroupi and Amine Adli lose their places, while Tyler Adams is suspended and Veljko Milosavljević is injured.

Cole Palmer gets his first Chelsea start in two-and-a-half months as the big guns come back into the Blues’ side.

Reece James, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto also return.

Joao Pedro drops to the bench, along with Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Andrey Santos and Benoit Badiashile. Tosin Adarabioyo misses out altogether.

Yoane Wissa is in a Newcastle United squad for the first time since his summer move. He’s among the substitutes as expected.

Fabian Schar, Bruno Guimaraes, Jacob Ramsey, Joe Willock, Anthony Elanga and Anthony Gordon all come into the Magpies’ starting XI.

Out go Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Lewis Miley, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes.

Opponents Burnley give chances to Lucas Pires, Lesley Ugochukwu, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Armando Broja.

Dropping to the bench are Quilindschy Hartman, Jaidon Anthony, Loum Tchaouna and Zian Flemming.

Finally, at Goodison Park, Michael Keane returns from injury to start. He replaced the suspended Tim Iroegbunam, so James Garner will move into midfield.

Nottingham Forest are unchanged, with Murillo missing out again.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Tavernier, Scott, Jimenez, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Hill, Araujo, Soler, Brooks, Adli, Dacosta, Kroupi, Unal.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Delap,

Subs: Jorgensen, Badiashile, Hato, Acheampong, Andrey Santos, Gittens, Estevao, Joao Pedro, Guiu.


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Grealish, Barry.

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

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Sangaré, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson, Ndoye, I. Jesus.

Subs: John, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Domínguez, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Boly, Abbott.


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

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Bobb, Lewis.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Geertruida, Hume, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traore, Le Fee, Isidor.

Subs: Patterson, O’Nien, Neil, Rigg, Adingra, Talbi, Mayenda, Brobbey, Mundle.


Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Burn, Guimaraes, Ramsey, Willock, Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ruddy, Hall, Joelinton, Tonali, Wissa, Barnes, J.Murphy, A.Murphy, Miley.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Pires, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Cullen, Foster, Broja.

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Worrall, Edwards, Anthony, Tchaouna, Flemming, Laurent, Tresor.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Gray, Kudus, Simons, Richarlison, Muani.

Subs: Bergvall, Danso, Davies, Johnson, Kinsky, Joao Palhinha, Odobert, Sarr, Tel.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kaoyde, Van den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Schade, Damsgaard, Ouattara, Thiago.

Subs: Donovan, Henry, Hickey, Janelt, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Onyeka, Pinnock, Valdimarsson.


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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:

3pm team news: Thiago + Palmer start, Cherki recalled + Wissa a sub 3

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Semenyo pen

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      FFS offside again somehow

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Kluivert is on penalties, not Semenyo

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        That was last season

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          I think he's still on them tbh.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 13 days ago

            Maybe, though earlier in the season Sem took one when he was still on the pitch IIRC

            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 7 Years
              4 months, 13 days ago

              Nope, took 2 pens and Kluivert was not on the pitch this season

              Pen record:
              Semenyo 2/3
              Kluivert 8/9

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Bournemouth thought they just got a pen now...but also offside

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

      It's got Chelsea 1-0 win written all over it 😀

  3. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Yeah off there as well

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

    Booo offside and VAR

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      A semenyo haul would be sweet 🙂

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Semenyo to Foden sheeple win

  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Was about to start throwing hands

  7. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 13 days ago

    Chelsea are pants

  8. Absolutely Muñozed
      4 months, 13 days ago

      nooooooo SemnyNO

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Need a Semenyo haul to save my season.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Lol what a season you must be having:)

        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          🙂

    • Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Come on! Surely the very act of starting KDH over Timber has to be worth 5 points, not 3.
      Bleddy OG

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Don't worry he hoovers up baps for fun

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Cherki wtf

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      damn looks like semenyo will only get a brace today now instead of a hattie 😉

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Hopefully

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Thought I did well keeping semenyo after so many sold him !

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Yeah sellers need to be punished

      2. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        He has BUR very soon. Could be a great diff when everyone ships him out with those 5 FT

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          I prefer a haul today

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      As someone that just sold Semenyo this week, I feel very lucky

      1. Johnjo
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        It's only temporary relief I fear. I'm still fully expecting a hatrick from Semenyo and Foden to be sent off after doing the knee jerk transfer this week!

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      did reinildo get dropped for today? seems harsh like

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

        Off to AFCON soon. We just preparing

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          cheers, fair enough

    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Elanga, Willock and Ramsey. 1 footballing brain cell between them

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Bernardo just pass it

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Newcastle looking ferocious

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Semenyo owners very unlucky

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        He looks like a man on a mission today!

      2. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Was it wrong offside?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          Yeah I think so

        2. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          No it was a foot off.

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Any chance Hall comes on? Can’t have my rival jamming Cash’s points haha

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Yes

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Watching the Chelsea game to see how Palmer looks. Uninvolved so far, Bournemouth running the show.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Watching it too. I have no clue why there is so mucb expectation from Palmer. Has been poor for almost a year.

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Sunderland already time wasting & hugging City players

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Good.

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      V quiet here for 4 games

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Think we’ve all been bamboozled by Semenyo!

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Burnley almost scored. This Ramsdale guy pretty bad

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Theres literally 0% chance Burnley scores away at Newcastle

        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          I agree

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Ramsdale has said himself that he can't concentrate for a full 90 minutes. Don't know why anyone would hire him after a comment like that...

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Haaland C fail?

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        20 mins in? Yeah defo hehe

      2. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        yup, looks that way

      3. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Massive.. Bruno cappers are gonna win.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          Mboomooo!

    • IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Anyone know how long Gabriel's out for?

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        I don’t think they’ve said exactly but probably until January

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 13 days ago

          Thanks!

    • Surgical Attack
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      palmer on 7 DC already lmao

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      richa G

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 13 days ago

        Xavi A

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      richy g

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 13 days ago

      Richarlison G