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The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) action continues on Sunday with four 2pm GMT kick-offs.

TEAM NEWS

The absence of Jeremy Doku from the Manchester City matchday squad is the headline team news.

The winger misses out due to a leg injury, with Tijjani Reijnders coming into the starting line-up.

Ismaila Sarr for Eddie Nketiah is the only change for Crystal Palace from last weekend’s 2-1 win over Fulham.

Jean-Phillipe Mateta also starts having missed the midweek UEFA Conference League encounter with Shelbourne.

At the City Ground, Sean Dyche makes three changes to the side beaten 3-0 at Goodison Park.

Matz Sels is injured, while Morato and Dan Ndoye have to make do with substitute duty.

John Victor, Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi come into the starting XI.

Opponents Tottenham Hotspur are unchanged from Gameweek 15.

In the Tyne-Wear derby, Reinildo, Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey all return for Sunderland.

Trai Hume, Lutsharel Geertruida and Wilson Isidor make way.

Eddie Howe brings in Lewis Miley and Anthony Elanga for Newcastle United, with Joelinton and Harvey Barnes warming the bench.

At the London Stadium, Soungoutou Magassa and Freddie Potts return to the West Ham United starting XI in place of Max Kilman and Guido Rodriguez.

Opponents Aston Villa give chances to Marco Bizot and Victor Lindelof.

Emiliano Martinez and Pau Torres both miss out due to injury.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Clyne, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Devenny, Nketiah, Uche, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Sosa

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

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


Nottingham Forest XI: Victor, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Ndoye, Kalimuendo, McAtee, Bakwa, Zinchenko, Abbott

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

Subs: Kinksy, Danso, Palhinha, Tel, Bergvall, Johnson, Odobert, Sarr, Davies


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traore, Le Fee, Talbi, Brobbey

Subs: Patterson, Geertruida, Hume, Isidor, Mayenda, Rigg, Adingra, Mundle, Neil

Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Miley, Elanga, Gordon, Woltemade

Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes, J Murphy, A Murphy, Willock, Ramsey


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

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Igor, Scarles, Rodriguez, Kante, Soucek, Wilson

Aston Villa XI: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Wright, Digne, Garcia, Bogarde, Lawrence, Buendia, Sancho, Guessand, Malen


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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. Chasing Shadows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Woltemade to Ekitike for GW16 was the best transfer I've made all season!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Enjoy

      Have the rest of the day off to relax in the glow

    2. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Congrats! I considered it along with Minteh to Wilson but didn't pull the trigger - probably my worst fpl decision. Now considering bringing them both in for next week just in time for them to lose form

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Nketiah getting ready, maybe Mateta pre-60 mins sub...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      +60 mins and Nketiah sub hasn't been made yet

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        63 mins
        Mateta off
        Nketiah on

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Reinildo YC

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Gordon 1 pointer

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Thiaw (14) defensive contributions already

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      He's got joint top points in the derby

      On 3 as it stands

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Gordon subbed off pre 60 mins

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      No surprise mate

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Heartbreaker

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Useless

  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Cash poor pick on fh

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      A week late

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        True mate, had better fixture than some, wouldn’t of transferred him in though

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Loads not making the 60 mins cut this weekend

  9. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Has there ever been another squad with more poor finishers that was really a good team?

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Hickey, Janelt, Jensen, Henderson, Ouattara, Thiago, Lewis-Potter

    Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Ajer, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Peart-Harris, Donovan

    Leeds United XI: Perri, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor

    Subs: Darlow, Bornauw, Justin, Byram, Aaronson, Gruev, Piroe, Harrison, Gnonto

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      You'd think Brentford win comfortably

      Sky Sports with their West London Sunday slot

      3-1 to the Bees?

  11. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Gordon subbed at 59. minute. God no.

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Could do with a Palace goal

    Or a Manchester United no show tomorrow

    Sort of

  13. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Dan Burn off to hospital in an ambulance.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Oh dear

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Newcastle must be rubbish, no Sunderland player is on more than 5 DC

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      That is a great indicator of offensive pressure

  15. Bobkat
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Give Mateta one more game against Leeds or just save myself the pain and get rid now?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Sell sell sell

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Save the pain, got to cut loses

    3. Bobkat
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Yes think he has to go

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Woltemade you are gone tonight you chump

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      But he scored

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Wrong net 🙁

  17. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Bruno G with the first SoT of the game after 61 mins...

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Jez away form is dire

  18. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    2 points from Mateta feels like a win nowadays

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      2 points from most players feels like a win lately

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Worst pick in the game at the prices

  19. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Haaland rested yet?

  20. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Goodbye Woltemade. You are gone tonight

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Who you moving to?

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Thiago. I also have Mateta to get rid of

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Jeez

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Think i need another 5 ft. Mateta, injured munoz and possibly burn too

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Woltemade price drop and og now just sucks big cojones ffs at least Rogers softens the blow

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      I sold wolte for thiago. Still have mateta to deal with

  23. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    The Gods are making it very difficult to hang on to these bonus FTs

  24. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Foden goal

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Wowsers

  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Foden goal

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Cherki assist

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      🙂

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    foden g
    cherki a

  27. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Foden scores. But now everyone has him right?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      1 in 3 teams so not bad! Lot in my ML played FH this week and didn’t pick him 🙂

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      57% where I am

  28. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Foden is like saving my season past 5 weeks or so!

    1. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Destroyed mine before that and then I sold him just before he started firing !

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Ouch!

  29. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Another Foden low xG goal outside the box

  30. Effe
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Could do with another Haaland return to outscore Saka

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      This, bang that nail deeper