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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. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    That FPLOlympian captain switch from Haaland to Semenyo, so clutch for TCers!

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Just making people up now

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I did the same lol

    3. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Anyone with FPL before their name is cringe

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        FPL or club initials in their handle

  2. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Someone asking about Bowen before? There you go

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      So he is there. Cheers.

    2. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Where

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        In the book

  3. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    One more goal from Haaland and then I guess I'll call it a TC success

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

      That'd match what we got in GW6, so yeah

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I was happy with that first goal. He only got 2 points against Leeds.

  4. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    So Haaland captain is losing me ranks ?

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Yep

      1. Totalfootball
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Games gone

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      TC’s in place

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo is taking his sweet time here

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Burnley time wasting with XG of 0

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        What are they thinking not trying to go toe-to-toe with a team who scored 4 in their last game?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Well they haven’t thought about doing that in previous games 😆

  6. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    BUR looking more dangerous than BOU lol.

  7. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi my boy

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Legend

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      he is an absolute cheat code

      i wonder if fpl towers expected that someone might get like 50-60 extra points from their new defcons this season lol

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    cherki created 5 chances that half jeez

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      2026 round the corner and we're still counting "chances" - come on man

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        😛

        different stats more important to different people 🙂 for me just really want as high shots and chances created as possible, always involved. big chances stuff i find less interesting, probably wrong about that but oh well

        brought Cunha back this gw due to those 16 shots in 2 games hes just had.

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          "Big chances" are shots on target - that and xA is lot more relevant than "chances", a metric which counts square balls across the 6-yard box and half-way line equally.

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Only just got home from mad Christmas shopping in town - so a nice surprise seeing Woltemade 2 goals and max baps. Was so close to getting rid.

  10. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Thiago needs to be investigated for match fixing. Nobody can be that useless.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I think a lot of people who brought him in last week didn’t watch him play beforehand

  11. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Defcons are meat and drink for Senesi. Already achieved at HT.

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      And at home to Burnley. What a player he is

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Single handedly keeping Burnley to 0 xG

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

          TBF Burnley could manage that on their own

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      * away

      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        ?

  12. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    That Wol - Bre game had a combined xG of 0.19 in the first half..must have been a fun watch

  13. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    One of the worst halves of games in a long time

  14. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Is Minteh going to return anytime soon? The moment I brought him in is the moment he went missing. If he doesnt return today, do you think its even worth keeping now even with the good 2 fixtures coming up?

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I'm watching that game (as a Sunderland fan) but Brighton are not performing well at all. It is one of those scenarios where Minteh can't do it all on his own, so even a slight downturn in his own performance is massively amplified by the team being poor attack wise

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Yeah agreed. Brighton have regressed attacking wise since De Zerbi went away.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I hope not, I benched him this week and looking to sell soon

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi ledge

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Foden cappers highly mudded

  17. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Is Thiago only a penalty merchant?

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      yes

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Its still only 45 min but Outarra got him a few pens but now he is not around.

    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Unfortunately, he can’t lace Woltemade’s boots

    4. king_of_bongo
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Tap -ins and penalties.

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Damn, forgot to pick a challenge team and missed out on the obvious Haaland points

  19. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo is 45 minutes away from a blank. I need Ekitike to follow suit & it will be a great GW as a Wolte bencher

  20. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Need Bournemouth to concede. What do you guys reckon ?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      No, I'm super , but thanks for asking.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I really hope they don’t. Have both Petrovic and Senesi

  21. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Who is doing Thiago to Bowen today ?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Thiago to Guiu and Dewsbury to Cunha for me I think

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        This, but Gordon for me

        1. FantasyTony
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Think Gordon is a trap tbh

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            Who would you consider?

            1. FantasyTony
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 23 days ago

              Cunha depending on how United play tomorrow

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

            He is, but he's got me 10,1,10 in the 3 weeks I've owned him. Will bench next week, play v. Burnley & see if he's still a trap then or not.

        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Gordon not scored from open play in a year mate

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            *in the PL

          2. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            If you ignore the Champions League for some reason, of course

      2. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Are you going 4 5 1 ? Or have another playing forward.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Got Ekitike and haaland so 3-5-2

          1. The Mandalorian
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            Ok thanks

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

      Was the plan. I see no reason not to carry it through.

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Why

    4. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Maschonists

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    anyone else had guiu from gw 1 still? price rise today would be nice to gain back 0.1

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo time boys!

  24. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    I still have FH chip left... looking at the fixtures what do people think is the better of the 2 remaining gameweeks to play it for differentials: next GW 18 or GW19?

    I am leaning towards GW19, going for Man Utd (WOL) and Liverpool (LEE) differential assets.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Yep 19 over 18 I reckon

  25. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    West Ham are apparently interested in loaning Evan Ferguson.

    Bowen minutes ?

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Completely unaffected, increase if anything

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      There is zero chance they drop Bowen for him, if that’s what you’re asking. Might reduce his time as a striker is all.

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Why was no Bournemouth player ready to tap that in!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I know, Semenyo running the show, frustrating watch as a capper

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Senesi is a magnet for bonus

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Sunderland on top

    Good Dave from Alderete

    Brentford now on top, Sarr keeping Wolves honest

    Semenyo perking up too

    Second half boys ...

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I didn't know Dave was from Alderete?

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semy skies one

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      lovely, keep it up

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      FFS