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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


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  1. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Now I really really need Villa to score 🙁

  2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Maresca changing mind about subbing Palmer off? Lol

    1. chocolove
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Winter Palmer play longer

    2. Bushwhacker
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Can't stand the whining twice in a row

    3. RICICLE
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Despise Maresca

  3. chocolove
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Wolte get you azz out of that bench

    1. Zilla
      10 months, 14 days ago

      At this point no

  4. TheBiffas
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Haven't seen Minteh's injury - how bad did it look?

  5. chocolove
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Cunha and 10 logs

    1. Zilla
      10 months, 14 days ago

      he's one of the logs this game

      1. g40steve
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Lazy & slow

      2. Brosstan
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Yea was good last game but this game been just as dire as the rest. No one stepping up in Bruno's absence

  6. Mother Farke
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Potts' corners are decent.

  7. The Knights Template
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Who copied the CCs who copied the AI in selecting Cunha! C’mon, own up to your lollygagging! Did anyone compound the error and captain him?

    1. a wat di rass
      10 months, 14 days ago

      someone said they'd TC'd I think

  8. Paul W.
    10 months, 14 days ago

    My free hit team is total disaster so far, hate FH

    1. chocolove
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Donate it to needy

    2. jacob1989
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Why play it so late?

    3. Zilla
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Get the less popular options on FH

  9. Lucas8406
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Never double up on defence, unless teams like Arsenal, so unreliable I think it’s better to spread the risk

    1. chocolove
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Me with Dorgu and lammens take note. Luckily on FH

  10. F4L
    10 months, 14 days ago

    barry g
    garner a

  11. F4L
    10 months, 14 days ago

    garner wow. mugged off murillo

  12. F4L
    10 months, 14 days ago

    garner on for a 16 pointer i think?

  13. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Well he didn't Garner my attention

  14. Royal5
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Lammens woeful at that goal

  15. chocolove
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Sels redemption arc start after New Year

    1. a wat di rass
      10 months, 14 days ago

      hope so or I'm stuck with Dub in the meantime

  16. TheSteel
    10 months, 14 days ago

    United need to work on sustaining pressure. Other than that, they're awful.

  17. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Wouldn’t mind I had Garner on FH right up until the deadline 😉

  18. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 14 days ago

    So much for a Dorgu punt lol

    1. TheSteel
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Shouldve got him for last GW.

  19. FantasyTony
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Dalot > Bueno (-4) ?

  20. Supersonic_
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Not broke double digits yet

  21. Amartey Partey
    10 months, 14 days ago

    I should have known better than to get Man United players for their fixture against the mighty Wolves.

  22. FPL Sanky
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Come on NFO...break that CS please

    1. FantasyTony
      10 months, 14 days ago

      *Villa

  23. Mother Farke
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Mitoma looking good.

  24. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Murphy skies a sitter for Hall assist

    1. Raoul Nogues
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Would have been offside

  25. tutankamun
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Murphy bcm

    1. RICICLE
      10 months, 14 days ago

      What does bcm mean?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Big C0€k Monster

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 months, 14 days ago

          Big chance missed

  26. DL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 14 days ago

    6 players, 6 points.

    Consistency is key in this game.

  27. F4L
    10 months, 14 days ago

    1 more save sanchez please

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 14 days ago

      lol, I’d take it

  28. Vasshin
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Free hit in mud for bringing Dalot Dorgu Hall and taking out Arsenal defenders 🙂

  29. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Gordon off

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Wolte on

  30. tutankamun
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Wolte & Ramsey on for Wissa & Gordon

    1. Gizzachance
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Gordon finally gets few minutes in !