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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. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Get in!! Raya cleanie wipeout’

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

    F off Raya

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Feck off Raya and feck this game honestly

  4. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Spawny spawny Timber owners. Hope Hincapie stays rooted to my bench now.

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

    Raya to Lemons on FH major success

  6. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Can’t stomach this 15 pointer from Gabriel and Ars CS wipeout

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

      *14

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      It’s ok, he’s low owned anyway

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

    Chance to go top 4. 2 points ahead of Chelsea and tied with Liverpool and they blew it

  8. HellasLEAF
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    How on earth are there 3 United players in my Free Hit team.

    What madness drove these decisions last night..

  9. Voronins Pony Tail
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    My god United….kind of sad how utterly awful they are.

    Amazing that they are 6th playing like a team that should be 13th at best.

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Get in Watkins!

  11. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Double Arsenal clean sheet gone in injury time. So pointlessly infuriating!!!!

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      So frustrating

      1. The Road to Turfdom
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 28 days ago

        mine too. bleak

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

    leeds could genuinely run up a score against United. united maybe lucky thats an early kick off , the crowd couldve been raucous

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

      *wish i could find a way to get dcl in

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

    United continued to be shite but I zone back into life out of fume to see Villa actually killed the cleanie!

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

      Actually doesn’t help me as much as I thought anyway 😆

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

    Wally YC

  15. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Damn need a Timber benching next week for White to balance the scales. Unfortunate for Hincapie, Raya owners.

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

    Pleased with Casemiro punt

    1. Voronins Pony Tail
      • 2 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Big 1 BP

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

        2 bp and 2 defcon

        1. Voronins Pony Tail
          • 2 Years
          1 month, 28 days ago

          Ah yes, fair enough. About the only shining light it that joke of a team

  17. Voronins Pony Tail
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Nice work Watkins

  18. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    I honestly might do a -4 to get rid of Raya so sick of him

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Got rid as part of a -8 this GW haha! Had enough, absolute waster

  19. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    As a Timber owner, that Watkins goal was delicious!

    1. Voronins Pony Tail
      • 2 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Really was

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

      Same delighted finally a bit of luck after 84 years

  20. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Might as well swap Raya for that other playing 4.0 goalie. Not like he’s keeping cleanies anymore.

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      *To go with Dubravka

  21. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Time to bring in Pickford

    Raya 4 blanks in last 5, surprisingly, despite injuries in defence

  22. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    No Gabriel, no clean sheet. Arsenal defence been terrible since his injury.

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      I expected Arsenal to concede, so held off Gabriel transfer this gw. Welk, next gw he'll have 100% ownership I suppose

  23. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    I had about 8 gameweeks of completely jammy points all over my team and shot up the ranks and the last 4 gameweeks have done a complete reverse where I'm not getting any luck whatsoever.

    Got to love this game

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

    Nice Dub matching Raya

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

    4 played and just 1 minteh assist

  26. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    A. Chalobah > Gabriel
    B. Thiaw > Gabriel
    C. Neither and focus on transfers elsewhere

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

      He just showed why you need him, now

    2. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      Find another way

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

    misses 6 matches, comes on for a sub in the 7th. one match back and bosh straight back to top of the defenders standings (after bonus). unreal tbh

  28. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 28 days ago

    Gabriel outscoring all my players who played today..you get Rice and Keane and both get injured, stupid game

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

    Gab in for Guehi or Andersen?

    Playing timber and O'Reilly each week

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

      Guehi on form

      1. BananaDrama
          1 month, 28 days ago

          Is he? He's given me a grand total of 4 points over the last 3 GWs...

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 28 days ago

      5 from 4 gw rank 12.5m ,time for bed