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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. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    FFS John

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Justice for Sels

      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        He might just becomes Buys

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Dubravka Verbruggen Sanchez victor all losing cleanies

    Raya better deliver now

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Also John at Forest

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Narrator: But he didn't deliver

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Chelsea - Bournemouth entertaining at least

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    bournemouth need adams back asap

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Enzo goal

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      He's been due that for weeks

  6. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Chelsea goal...Enzo

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      GW 8 players in dreamland

  7. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Forest playing Stern John at 49 years old.

  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Any Victor John howler?

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Chelsea 2
    1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Enzo

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    enzo g
    garnacho a

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Enzo G

  12. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Enzo G Garnacho A

    Pointless

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    How bad are Bournemouth at defending?? Just awful

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Burnley Goal

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Laurent G

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        VAR check though

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 21 days ago

          Goal given

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Get in!

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Holding Semenyo looks like a mistake

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Heart isn't it, can't blame 'im

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        Won't want to get injured. Probs should have thought about it. Just didn't want to fold and get Cunha.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Chelsea aren't defending that well either tbh

  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Burnley goal!

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Goal given

  17. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    wow bournemouth defence is shocking

    too bad saka will be benched this weekend. would have been a haul otherwise

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Burnley goal?

    Esteve assist

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Lavely!

    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Esteve in my NON FH team…aargh

  19. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Enzo G. Owners rewarded.

  20. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Remember when Senesi was a “season hold” and “game breaker”

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      When was that?

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        Saw it on here as recently as GW17

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 21 days ago

          Can't recall anyone on here saying that, he's always been good with defcons but cannot keep clean sheets

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Tbf, they shipped 4 goals in GW1

  21. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Bournemouth with Sunday league defending

  22. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Burnley G
    Dubravka not involved

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Hartmann at least??

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Ok, Bournemouth are bad away from home - floodgates 😆 😆 😆

  24. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Jesus! Can't get anything right this season dunno what keeps me playing

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      The unpredictability?

  25. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Newcastle defence still shite then

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Newcastle busted

    Again

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    fcking hell only 2 clean sheets left standing from 8 with 25 mins gone

  28. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Who needs clean sheets?

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Hence why 2x4.0m keepers works for me

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Only Everton and West Ham left to concede...won't be long

  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Went Neto, so of course Enzo starts and scores

    1. Other Guys
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Took palmer out for Neto cause of the apparent palmer injury doubt. FFS.

  30. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Burnley keep busting cs!
    Thiaw tonight
    Brentford on fh
    Donnaruma