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Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins with six matches on Tuesday night.

TEAM NEWS

The headline team news is at the Emirates Stadium, where Riccardo Calafiori and Declan Rice miss out for Arsenal.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber are both included in the starting XI, however.

As for Aston Villa, Unai Emery makes five changes.

Lamare Bogarde, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho and Ollie Watkins replace Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn and Donyell Malen.

Eddie Howe makes four alterations for Newcastle United, with Nick Pope, Joelinton, Harvey Barnes and Yoane Wissa coming in for Aaron Ramsdale, Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy and Nick Woltemade.

Three changes for Burnley: Maxime Esteve, Florentino and Loum Tchaouna earn recalls.

At Stamford Bridge, Wesley Fofana, Josh Acheampong, Malo Gusto, Estevao and Liam Delap replace Benoit Badiashile, Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.

Bournemouth make four changes from Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium.

James Hill, David Brooks, Justin Kluivert and Evanilson are in for Adam Smith, Bafode Diakite, Lewis Cook and Eli Junior Kroupi.

Antoine Semenyo starts despite a move to Manchester City reportedly becoming closer.

Sean Dyche makes one change for Nottingham Forest, with Oleksandr Zinchenko handed a start.

Nicola Savona drops to the bench.

David Moyes brings in Nathan Patterson, Merlin Rohl and Thierno Barry, with Michael Keane, Carlos Alcaraz and Beto making way.

Jack Grealish is on the bench, but Keane and Alcaraz fail to make the matchday squad.

Over in east London, Callum Wilson replaces Crysencio Summerville in West Ham United’s only change.

Joel Veltman, James Milner, Yankuba Minteh and Danny Welbeck oust Diego Coppola, Jack Hinshelwood, Brajan Gruda and Georginio Rutter for visitors Brighton and Hove Albion.

Finally, at Old Trafford, Joshua Zirkzee comes in for Mason Mount for Manchester United.

Jackson Tchatchoua and Jhon Arias replace Santiago Bueno and Andre for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Laurent, Ekdal, Esteve, Walker, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Pires, Edwards, Tchaouna, Broja

Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Anthony, Humphreys, Sonne, Tresor, Banel, Barnes, Pimlott

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Miley, Thiaw, Schar, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Gordon, Wissa

Subs: Ramsdale, J Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, A Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar, Neave, Alabi


Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Acheampong, Fofana, Chalobah, Gusto, Enzo, Caicedo, Estevao, Palmer, Garnacho, Delap

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Neto, Gittens, Santos, Pedro, James, Buonanotte

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Tavernier, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Unal, Rees-Dottin


Nottingham Forest XI: John, Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Zinchenko, Dominguez, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Sels, Morato, Awoniyi, Luiz, Kalimuendo, McAtee, Bakwa, Savona, Abbott

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Dibling, Rohl, McNeil, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, Welch, Grealish, Campbell, Graham, Beto, Aznou, Bates


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

Subs: Hermansen, Summerville, Mavropanos, Rodriguez, Soucek, Earthy, Kante, Golambeckis, Mayers

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Milner, Ayari, Minteh, Gomez, De Cuyper, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Rutter, Hinshelwood, Watson, Boscagli, Mitoma, Coppola, Kostoulas


Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Merino, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, White, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Lewis-Skelly

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Bogarde, Konsa, Lindelof, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Wright, Routh, Maatsen, Garcia, Jimoh, Hemmings, McGinn, Malen


Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Heaven, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu, Zirkzee, Cunha, Sesko

Subs: Bayindir, Fredricson, Malacia, Yoro, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Lacey, Mantato, Obi

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Doherty, Mosquera, Krejci, H Bueno, J Gomes, Arias, Mane, Hwang, Arokodare

Subs: Johnstone, Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Hoever, Gonzalez, Lopez, Sutherland, Olagunju, Ojinnaka


Introducing The Eye Test 2
  1. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Neto looks dangerous

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      He wouldn’t harm anyone

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    everytime i check everton's stats they've done another 5 clearances! 😀

  3. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Wolves with some pressure. Good stop from Lammens

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Is Saka even playing?

  5. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    What was Wolves' sporting director thinking going into the season lol. This isn't a PL team.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Sold Cunha and Ait Nouri and bought none? Deserved imo

  6. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Palmer off

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Bizarre

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Dicky groin innit

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Feck sake, FH on the ropes

  7. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Semenyo coming in for Rice, if that helps!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      DCL 😎

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    need some more Bournemouth shots on target

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Wolves goal

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Wolves goal haha

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Krejci goal

  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Hahaha

  12. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Maresca you absolutely suck! As if you sub Palmer, utter joke manager

  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Didn't realise Doherty was still at Wolves. Used to be a menace and one of the best WBs in the league.. what happened?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      age

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Yeah but that he's still at Wolves. Had the quality to move to somewhere better

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          He did. He went to Spurs and was gash

          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            Lol I forgot that! Found his level then

  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Poonited Wolves G

  15. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Paqueta's playing CF now.

  16. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Tarkowski on 10 points and I free hitted him out for Chalobah

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      And Dalot

  17. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    lmao

  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Man Utd lol 😀

  19. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Burnley miss open net. Newcastle living dangerously

  20. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Selling hincapie and benching timber for hall and dorgu works well...

  21. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    We are so dreadful

  22. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Double United defence going well

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Wolves love to nick a goal

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Anyone have Dorgu?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Anyone have Saka?

    2. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Yep

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    tark so close to a goal

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      *for all tark's quality his goal scoring record really is not great

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Anyone have Saka?

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Plenty?

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    United are absolute trash

    Anyone expecting them to get good after losing Bruno, amad and mbuemo 😆

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      And Mount

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

      That’s why I had zero interest in Cunha, like…..who’s there to create for him? Nobody.

  26. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Lol

  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Get a Man Utd defender, I said to myself, they’re bound to keep a CS against Wolves.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      I said that twice

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      United triple-up going swimmingly atm! I knew better but did it anyway. Like so much of my life's story, come to think....

  28. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Forest with 68% possession, 0% of the goals scored

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Imagine owning double Utd defence

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      I actually owned Krejci for awhile this season

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Imagine not needing to imagine owning double Utd defence....

  30. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Rogers YC