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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. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Got timber. Want gab. Is it worth the double up with the fixtures though?

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      yeah

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    9 points for Tarkowski
    10 points for BrunoG

    free hits not in a double or blank suck

  3. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Why did I not just do rice to Bruno G...

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      I got Net0

  4. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Keane & Calafiori out while their teams keep clean sheets hurts

  5. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Senesi DEFCON

  6. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Hall defcon, FH saved!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Thank feck

  7. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Hall DC. Finally

  8. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    That Gabriel goal is hilarious

  9. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    That's a second yellow for Merino

  10. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Surely that should be a merino yc

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      shocker from the ref

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Lucky boy

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    merino shouldve been sent off

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Cunha to who?

    Thinking odegaard

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      BG

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Anyone

  13. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    How is merino not off for pulling him down ?

  14. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    that ref is bent

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Was all set on bringing in Pickford and went with Lammens lol

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      I got John

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    saka doesnt get to take corner from both sides 🙁

  17. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Wolves sitter missed

  18. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Lammens saves what should be Wolves' 2nd.

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Terrible defending by Heaven. Really lucky

  20. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    So united is a FH trap

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      I'm quite surprised about Cunha blank.tbh

    2. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Who could have seen THAT coming?!?

  21. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    United on the ropes

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    That’s a double save

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      I remember owning Krejci and getting his goal earlier on the season

  23. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Lammens keeping us alive 😆

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Making up for the goal conceded , he should have done better

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 28 days ago

        True. But he’s still a huge improvement on these reaction saves in general

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Foden > Cherki, Semenyo > Bruno G or O’Reilly > 4.8 to afford Hincapíe > Gabriel?

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    neco williams 30 bps with 2 goals conceded. thats really impressive

  26. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Would you sell pope for Pickford ? Have enough of not keeping cs...

  27. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Double arsenal defence still feasible with fixtures?

    For set and forget would you keep OReilly or Guehi as 3rd def? Would be getting gab in for one of them

  28. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Please just get one goal Villa

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Let it be rogers

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      boo 🙂

  29. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Bruno scores when I bench him or don't have him.

  30. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Cunha YC loading. Looking frustrated, moaning and whining at team mates.