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Four more matches follow on from the early kick-off at St James’ Park:

TEAM NEWS

Starting at Molineux, Igor Thiago is fit to start for Brentford this afternoon.

Rob Edwards makes four changes for Wolves, with Jose Sa, Ki-Jana Hoever, Santi Bueno and Fer Lopez are all handed starts.

Toti, Emmanuel Agbadou and Yerson Mosquera all miss out, while Sam Johnstone drops down to the bench.

Manchester City are unchanged from Gameweek 16 at the Etihad.

AFCON-bound West Ham duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf are replaced by Ollie Scarles and Kyle Walker-Peters.

At Brighton, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke (unexpectedly), Diego Gomez and Carlos Baleba are all unavailable.

Olivier Boscagli and Diego Coppola come in at centre-half, while Maxim De Cuyper and Yasin Ayari also return to the side.

As for Sunderland, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Reinildo Mandava and Bertrand Traore are all on international duty.

Lutsharel Geertruida, Chris Rigg, Trai Hume and Simon Adingra step up.

Bournemouth make two changes from Monday’s thriller at Old Trafford.

Lewis Cook and David Brooks are in for Tyler Adams and Adam Smith.

Burnley make a whopping six alterations.

Kyle Walker, Joe Worrall, Jaidon Anthony, Zian Flemming, Lucas Pires and Josh Laurent replace Quilindschy Hartman, Maxime Esteve, Axel Tuanzebe, Florentino, Armando Broja and Lyle Foster.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Tavernier, Jimenez, Cook, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Scott, Christie, Smith, Adli, Kroupi, Hill, Unal.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Ekdal, Bruun Larsen, Anthony, Flemming, Pires, Cullen, Laurent.

Subs: Weiss, Edwards, Humphreys, Florentino, Tchaouna, Sonne, Broja, Tresor, Barnes.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Gruda, Rutter, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, Wieffer, De Cuyper, Coppola.

Subs: Steele, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Mitoma, Veltman, Knight, Simmonds, Oriola.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Ballard, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Alderete, Mukiele, Adingra, Le Fee, Hume, Xhaka.

Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Neil, Mayenda, Mundle, Isidor, Diarra, Hjelde, Jones.


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

Subs: Trafford, Aké, Khusanov, Lewis, Mfuni, Gray, Mukasa, Savinho, Heskey.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Magassa, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen.

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Mavropanos, Mayers, Rodríguez, Souček, Irving, Kante, Wilson.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Hoever, Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, J Gomes, Lopez, Hwang, Strand Larsen

Subs: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Pond, Olagunju, Rawlings, Gonzalez, Mane, Arias, Arokodare.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van Den Berg, Henry, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Schade, Thiago, Lewis-Potter.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Ajer, Damsgaard, Konak, Nunes, Donovan.

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  1. a wat di rass
    10 months, 7 days ago

    this game, wanting my captain Haaland to blank because my rival has TC'd him

    1. THE Wild Rover
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Timing

      1. a wat di rass
        10 months, 7 days ago

        yep, I'll shut up now

  2. The Philosopher
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Go on, Minteh. Go on and score your first ever hattie, son. Do philosopher daddy proud.

  3. F4L
    10 months, 7 days ago

    can senesi get defcon even against burnley at home

    1. Amartey Partey
      10 months, 7 days ago

      This

  4. PartyTime
    10 months, 7 days ago

    The time has come for Semenyo to blank again.

  5. F4L
    10 months, 7 days ago

    haaland g

    1. g40steve
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Wow

  6. FantasyTony
    10 months, 7 days ago

    robot g

    1. FantasyTony
      10 months, 7 days ago

      does that count as a foden assist?

      1. Zilla
        10 months, 7 days ago

        no

  7. Sgt Frank Drebin
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland already lol

  8. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland goal, no assist to Foden

  9. Thanos
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Foden assist? Capped him over robot 🙁

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Would have been if he had scored with the initial effort but scored the rebound

    2. DaniCT
      10 months, 7 days ago

      No assist

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    This Haaland guy seems to be decent. Anyone have him?

  11. RICICLE
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Let the chaos ensue TC!!

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Inevitably it will have been Haaland

    Not even checked my goal alert

    The TC when he blanked is going to hurt rank this week

    It's pay back time

  13. PartyTime
    10 months, 7 days ago

    That’s why you should captain Haaland over Semenyo

  14. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Impact injury to O'Reilly, should be ok

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    O’Reilly down and could be injured. Ffs sold Nunes and kept O’Reilly

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Foden looked pretty involved in the SofaScore graphic

    Rebound tho?

  17. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland close from Cherki cross

    1. Tonyawesome69
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Should have got the header on target

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Wow, would normally bury that

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Oh well, you tried West Ham...might as well pack it in now

  19. OverTinker
    10 months, 7 days ago

    After a bad start to the GW , really need TC Haaland hattrick

  20. tucaoneo
    10 months, 7 days ago

    I sold Woltemade because I thought he only scores against Newcastle now.

    1. PartyTime
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Big game player

      1. Lost for Wirtz
        10 months, 7 days ago

        A bit like Havertz in the champions league final a few years back. And a bit the opposite of Harry Kane.

  21. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    BBC radio coverage. They go to the horse racing, they miss the goal. Still the same internal BBC politics ruining their coverage.

    1. Gubby-Allen
      10 months, 7 days ago

      I was more interested in the horse race. Was a big one.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 7 days ago

        They normally only do the end of the race as well.

        I was watching the 3pm at Ascot

    2. Yes Ndidi
      10 months, 7 days ago

      What you talkin' bout?

  22. JPSpurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Didn’t update my team - Saka is still captain and still have both TC and Free Hit to use - totally gutted.

    There is still time to use 2 chips?

    1. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 7 days ago

      And Wolt is one my bench…

      1. PartyTime
        10 months, 7 days ago

        On my bench too & I updated my team 🙂 let’s hope for an auto sub

    2. a wat di rass
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Yes, 18 and 19

    3. tucaoneo
      10 months, 7 days ago

      I think you have to use them in 18 & 19

      1. JPSpurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Thanks - just need to pray Haaland only manages one goal and Saka gets a hattrick

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 months, 7 days ago

          Everton with a 1-0 win?

          Title race on

          1. x.jim.x
            10 months, 7 days ago

            Fancy them to get a result

  23. g40steve
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Evan messes Senesi A

  24. F4L
    10 months, 7 days ago

    why does andrews keep benching damsgaard?

  25. g40steve
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Tav row Z

    1. TheSteel
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Isle 8, seat 12

  26. Brosstan
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Zzz Haaland piss off

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 7 days ago

      He scored after 5 minutes last season when I triple captained him and that's all he got. Probably hoping for the same despite captain.

  27. PartyTime
    10 months, 7 days ago

    semenyo blank confirmed by me

  28. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wait a min where's Esteve?

    1. Kaneyonero
      10 months, 7 days ago

      BB ruined

      1. OverTinker
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Not much difference between 1 and 0

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 months, 7 days ago

          It's the psychological impact

          For some

          BB is the only chip I've made count

          Along with wildcard

          But that prevented the decent TC on Haaland early on

          FH so so

  29. TheSteel
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Senesi at it again. Another DC +2 before the half imminent.

  30. Bada Bing
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Where the heck is van hecke?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Christmas shopping

      Bada bing

      1. Bada Bing
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Well that's a bummer.