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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. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 2 days ago

    Think Thiago is gone for me now.

    1. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Who are you going for ?

    2. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Yeah Thiago and Minteh

    3. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      If he’s injury free, he’ll score when he’s transferred out, a la Joao Pedro

    4. I have no Wirtz
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Thiago to Woltemade?

      • IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Sold him prior to this game for a hit for Hugo
        Quite a relief he didn't return

    5. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Parkerball very funny. 1 shot 1 goal.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        tbf to him i think hes doing an alright job this season but if burnley's owners want to stay up hes not the right man for it

        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          Amazing point for them today to be fair

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 2 days ago

            yeah. if im being honest they deserved to win last gw against fulham as well, leno just had his best game of the season

    6. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Generating money to bring in Cunha and Bowen.

      Keep
      A. Raya
      B. Timber ?

    7. SomeoneKnows
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Early transfer thoughts for 3FT + 0.3itb...

      A) Burn > O'Reilly / Nunes
      B) Burn > Keane
      C) Burn + Minteh + Thiago >
      Keane + Wilson + Bowen

      Raya
      Timber, Lacroix, Andersen
      Saka, Foden, Bruno, Semenyo, Minteh
      Haaland, Thiago*

      (Dubravka, Burn* Gudmundsson, Guiu)

      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        I’d do
        Nunes, Bowen and a cheap midfielder.

    8. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Would you still bring in Bowen?

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Yes

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          West Ham
          So bad

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        I'm going Ekitike

      3. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        I was supposed to to do Woltemade ➡ Bowen tonight

        Think I will postpone that plan

      4. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        No why would you?

      5. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        I guess I stand alone. I wouldn’t let away to man city put me off

      6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        No

    9. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      GW from heaven 😀

      Woltemade + Haaland (c) + Semenyo + NOR + Palmer + Van den Berg

      77 points with Saka, Raya and Andersen to go

      1. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        well done!

      2. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Congrats.

        82 here with Bruno, Saka, Timber & Andersen to go.

        Makes the usual weekly pain more bearable

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          Absolutely massive score

          Well done

        2. Halftime
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          Great score

      3. patrickhatrick
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        60 with timber, saka, bruno, wilson and Ekitike to go…

      4. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        71 and counting!

    10. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      That Burnley goal was a bummer..down to 3.8k, season over

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        !

    11. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      thank you kelleher so much, much need 4 points saved for collins phew

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        *although he did nick a bonus point from collins by giving away a pen then saving it... 😀

    12. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Those extra 2 Semenyo BAPS cushions the blow of losing the Sen & Sem CS points

    13. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      verbruggen owners in heaven

    14. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Verbruggen masterclass. You love to see it.

    15. Libano
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Does Senesi get that extra DC to make it 20?

      1. patrickhatrick
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        nope…

    16. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Verbrug and Timber
      Raya and Keane ?

    17. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Some very poor games of football there this afternoon. MOTD should be a classic

    18. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Bin off Minteh for Someone up to about 7m or bench him this week and keep for Westham and Burnley? Honestly he has been so disappointing.

    19. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Delicious Foden blank

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        it really is imo, and i say that as an owner. he blanked so much early season when no one owned and then came into the points when everyone bought lol. timely reminder of his blanking capabilities

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        I had on Free Hit last week
        A sort of try before you buy
        Needless to say he passed the audition & I signed him this gameweek

    20. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Nice 7pts for Donnarumma. That’s 3 CS on the bounce for City

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        He’s certainly delivered in that fixture run. Surprised Roefs has as well, recently.

    21. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Ekitike 17-pointer needed to offset Woltemade (-4) transfer. Hmmm...

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Need him to blank more than anyone has blanked before

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

        As a Spurs fan, I can reassure you that there is a good chance your wish comes true. Spurs are beyond woeful.

    22. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Omg whats happened to thiago

    23. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Only player in my team who did anything is Haaland whose points are negative. Great game fpl

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        That’s me every week

    24. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      That bloody Broja goal and Kelleher pen save

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Waaaaah!

    25. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      alison (dub)
      richards cala mukiele (oriely clyne)
      Saka rice foden neto (king)
      Haland tiago ekitke

      Which, 3fts ?

      A) tiago king to bowen miley
      b) tiago neto king to bowen gordon deveny/4.3mid.
      c) tiago neto to bowen murphy/rogers

    26. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      People move Thiago on? He'll be at home next, just saying ...

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        He was last week too. Zero shots.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          Great, remind me of Wolte who scored og brilliantly and cursed by so many people 😛

          1. Sir Michael Taker
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 2 days ago

            To be honest I'm not a believer of past performances predicting anything necessarily so he could well grab a hat trick and Bournemouth are very bad defensively on the road too but I do believe he wouldnt be playing if they had another striker at the club

    27. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Thiago and Foden didnt work out but FOUR man of the match players including two differentials already so got to be happy with that!

    28. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Konate in for Van Hecke. Not feeling this.

    29. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Thiago has a combined xGI of 0.02 in last 2 games vs Lee and Wolves in 180 mins..yikes

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Yeah he's outta here like Outtara was

        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 2 days ago

          Watch him score 2 pens next week and destroy your rank

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            4 months, 2 days ago

            No Dango to win him penos

            1. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              4 months, 2 days ago

              This

      2. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Honestly he’s probably as good an option as Bowen, and cheaper

    30. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      how did arsenal not keep wolves out.....at home 😐

    31. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Broja is such a bad player too

    32. stumanchuu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      Dumb question alert…where do i go to change the fpl id from last year on this site? Thx

      1. stumanchuu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 2 days ago

        Figured it it lol

    33. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 2 days ago

      I'm so glad I didn't jump on that Thiago for Woltemade hype.

      Was tempted to avoid the price drop for Wolte, but thought I would really want him against Burnley soon.

      Well, anyway, Steven.paid out today already..Plus a FT saved.