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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:

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  1. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 11 mins ago

    Do something Woltemade!

  2. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 10 mins ago

    City CS living dangerously

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 10 mins ago

    Wake up City!

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      3 hours, 9 mins ago

      Haaland on 0,00 xGI.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 hours, 5 mins ago

        Effort just cleared off the line

  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 hours, 9 mins ago

    Senesi DC points

  5. mookie
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 9 mins ago

    Not a good week to have a bad week if you care about TV.

  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 9 mins ago

    Do something Thiago... useless after I bought him.

  7. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 9 mins ago

    tark already got dc, sure keane will follow soon after. gonna regret selling keane 😐

  8. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 hours, 8 mins ago

    Salah benched

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 hours, 8 mins ago

      Gakpo?

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        3 hours, 7 mins ago

        Starts thank god

  9. Surgical Attack
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 8 mins ago

    palmer subbed before 60

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 50 mins ago

      Completely anonymous performance. Not a buy in quite some time.

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 8 mins ago

    Salah owners still existing? Dropped again

  11. ‘Tis the Season
    • 7 Years
    3 hours, 7 mins ago

    Haaland so lazy today

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 49 mins ago

      Was pretty much same v Leeds

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Guess which was the only one of the last five where I didn’t Capt him? 🙄

  12. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 7 mins ago

    Gakpo starting

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 hours, 49 mins ago

      Ekitike over Isak

  13. mookie
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 7 mins ago

    Salah benched again. Have we already seen his last start in a Pool shirt or he gets a goodbye start vs Brighton?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Playing in the oily sand next

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      More worrying is that he is not even missed when he doesn’t play.

  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    Pep won the treble and City were so difficult to score against when he played his 4 x CB back four. What changed? Did he just get bored and wanted to create something new? Because this version of City are horrible and seem like they are capable of throwing any win away.

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Because Haaland is their only real outlet of goals they have to be a bit more open to stretch the play. It favors him.

  15. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    F**king Haaland shot off the line 🙁

  16. lespaul
    • 16 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    Surely it's Estevao time

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    Robot saved first attempt

  18. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    Haaland misses sitter. Irrelevant anyway with 198 EO

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 5 mins ago

      it's still nice to get points :')

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 hours ago

      Is not totally irrelevant though when ML rivals go against him and captain someone else!

  19. Fat Frank
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 5 mins ago

    Salah benched again - bye bye Slot 😆

    1. Fat Frank
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 46 mins ago

      Wish I’d have sold to Palmer now

  20. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 4 mins ago

    Senesi makes it to 60 and subbed

    1. Fat Frank
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 46 mins ago

      3 bonus locked pretty much

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 40 mins ago

        He’s not even in the bonus

  21. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 3 mins ago

    Andersen, Keane or Cash?

    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 46 mins ago

      keane but in 2 gws time now if possible

  22. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 2 mins ago

    Salah and Isak jokes

  23. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Senesi and VdV on bench is a little disgusting this week

  24. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 hours ago

    Got rid of senesi, benched Chalobah !

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 hours ago

    City Goal...

    Foden G!!!

  26. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 hours ago

    Cherki is a rude boy

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 hours ago

      Filth

  27. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 hours ago

    Cherki A marvelous

  28. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    3 hours ago

    FODENNNNNN!

  29. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 59 mins ago

    Should've captained Foden

  30. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 59 mins ago

    foden is in crazy form