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

    Now I really really need Villa to score 🙁

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

    Maresca changing mind about subbing Palmer off? Lol

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Winter Palmer play longer

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Can't stand the whining twice in a row

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

      Despise Maresca

  3. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Wolte get you azz out of that bench

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

      At this point no

  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

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

  5. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Cunha and 10 logs

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

      he's one of the logs this game

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

        Lazy & slow

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

    Potts' corners are decent.

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

      someone said they'd TC'd I think

  8. Paul W.
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Donate it to needy

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Why play it so late?

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

      Get the less popular options on FH

  9. Lucas8406
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Me with Dorgu and lammens take note. Luckily on FH

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

    barry g
    garner a

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

    garner wow. mugged off murillo

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

    garner on for a 16 pointer i think?

  13. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Well he didn't Garner my attention

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

    Lammens woeful at that goal

  15. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Sels redemption arc start after New Year

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    So much for a Dorgu punt lol

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

      Shouldve got him for last GW.

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

    Dalot > Bueno (-4) ?

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

    Not broke double digits yet

  21. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

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

  22. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Come on NFO...break that CS please

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

      *Villa

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

    Mitoma looking good.

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

    Murphy skies a sitter for Hall assist

    1. Raoul Nogues
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Would have been offside

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

      Murphy bcm

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

        What does bcm mean?

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

          Big C0€k Monster

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

            Big chance missed

    3. DL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      6 players, 6 points.

      Consistency is key in this game.

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

      1 more save sanchez please

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

        lol, I’d take it

    5. Vasshin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

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

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

      Gordon off

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

        Wolte on

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

      Wolte & Ramsey on for Wissa & Gordon

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

        Gordon finally gets few minutes in !