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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Broja G bugger

  2. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Semenyo tops BAPS now surely

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Yep

  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Rival has Kelleher
    I have Senesi
    Of course

  4. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Petrovic and Senesi. Loving this season

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Same 11 points lost, Petrovic really is cr4p

  5. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Literally just said to myself “come on Burnley”, you love to see it, wipe that cleanie!!

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Ffs Bournemouth

  7. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Ofc ofc actually I don't own Bou def tg

  8. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Burnley busting CS two weeks in a row. Not sure I want Everton def next week now

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Senesi hero to zero

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Not keeping many cs now

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Haaland almost got his hat trick...almost

  11. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Had Burnley lose me few cs

  12. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    A defender shouldn’t get 11 points for hoofing the ball out of his box and up the pitch

    Well done Burnley

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Senesi

    Big miss

    Header

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Of course

  14. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    What a beautiful goal by Burnley. Now get the winner!

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Setup nicely for Semenyo winner winner chicken dinner boys!

  16. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    That turn of luck really is mini league over, crazy swing in a few seconds, games all luck

  17. Budweiser
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Thiago is one of those players that seems to play well against Man Utd, like Welbeck

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    Senesi still on one bap and Semenyo up to 3, so not all bad 🙂

  19. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    No Thiago party

  20. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    as it stands:

    Semenyo 1 bap to 3
    Senesi 3 baps to 1

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Yay

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    O’Reilly really good with bonus

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      what bonus?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      He has no bonus?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        Usually he’s good with bonus just looked at history

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 17 days ago

          Dude has only had 2 bonus all season, in GW11. Lol

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 17 days ago

            Mean like actual BPS sorry

  22. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 17 days ago

    That's at least minus 8 points because of that Burnley goal - own Senesi and Semenyo.

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Semenyo actually gained a point from the goal tbf

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      You lost 4pts

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        *5

        1. 1zverGGadeM
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 17 days ago

          6

      2. Underdogs11
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        Sometimes they change it after the game. But thanx, maybe not so bad.

  23. I have no Wirtz
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Lewis-Potter, I heard this name before on this forum. Some insightful individuals mentioned him before this gw.

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Janelt on 19 DCs.

    • #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Words cannot describe how much hatred I have for Burnley.

    • Ady87
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Did Raya > Kelleher this week believe it or not.

    • Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Come on Brighton. Bust than Sunderland CS

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Wtf Van Hecke not playing?? Been sitting in the sofa waitnig for that CS

      1. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        Not in the squad mate

        At least you enjoyed it until now

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        Tucked up in bed with hot chocolate watching dancing sugar plums

      4. Bada Bing
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 17 days ago

        I'm instructing my lawyers to sue Hurzeler for hiding Van Hecke's absence and cheating me out of his cs points.

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Full time at Manchester Citeh

      He was looking for his hat trick and 150 goals scored for the club.

    • Eightball
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 17 days ago

      Senesi get out of my team.