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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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    united to shut up shop now?

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

      Park the bus

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Nah, Wolves will get caught out now having to come forward

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        Not that they weren’t already going forward

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Goal made in Heaven. Wins the ball brilliantly, breaks the defensive line, well done young man

  3. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Why is Woltemade benched ffs??
    Took a hit to get him

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Was always a dodgy pick now with Wissa in the mix

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

      Three things important in FPL. Luck. Luck. And paying attention. Wissa back was always going to limit Woltermade.

  4. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Heaven assist? Bought him for a hit for my BB

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      No Zirkzee own pass deflected back to him off the defender

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        The hell…

  5. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Has Dorgu done anything?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Sent in a half decent cross a few minutes ago

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Did his laces up before the match

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

    Hall back on the pitch

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Cunha cappers in the mud?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Muddeddd

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

    No assist given to Zirkzee goal

    https://x.com/i/status/2006103861845528884

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      My Casemiro punt mudded

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        Would have been Heaven not Case

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

    Gordon misses sitter

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

    bournemouth pen shout

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

      *not given

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Noooo. Semenyo kills me every week

  11. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Cunha must have left a stinky poo in the changing rooms because no one is passing to him.

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

    Looks like Minteh is done

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      ah well, guess I'll take the assist

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

        Same

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Really? So frustrating holding him for this long ffs

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

        The manager said weird stuff about him

        Hurzeler said: “He definitely had an impact on the game. Not the impact he can have.

        “I think he still can do better, not only offensively, especially defensively.

        “He needs to get still a better understanding what it means to help the team, what it needs to stick together and defend together and therefore we are in ongoing talks with him.

        “We know his situation. I think that's what I always try to give an understanding also for the people outside.

        “They always see the player, Yankuba, but there's a person behind, there's a person with private issues.

        “There's a person who maybe goes through a difficult period.

        “Of course, they always want the players to perform on the highest level but, in the end, there's a person behind and we have to take care of this person as well.”

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 21 days ago

          He was subbed due to injury

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

      He's subbed off pre-60

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

    Terrible week to take out Tarkowski

  14. Voronins Pony Tail
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    United are so incredibly poor.

    I hope they get what they deserve tonight.

    Clearly they won’t. Wolves will equalise, they fluke a 90 +5 goal.

    Shambolic outfit.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      I hope they cut your ponytail

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

      they were just treading above water, but the mount injury is too much for them i think

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 21 days ago

        The injuries are mounting

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

    Delap useless, wastes Neto assist

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

      absolute donkey

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Chalobah and Minteh can get out of my team

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

    Forest need to wake up

  18. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    1s and 0s so far

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

    huge defending from senesi

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

      Could have easily put that in his own net.

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

    Dorgu almost scores

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuu*******************

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

    Dorgu close

  22. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    How bad is Rice injury?

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Expected back imminently

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Not too sure, I got rid for Szbos hehe

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

      back next year

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

    Sesko post

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 21 days ago

      Again? Unlucky

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

    veltman g

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

    Sesko hits post, feck sake. Come on!

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

    Veltman G

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

    Cunha lazy player

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 21 days ago

    Zirkzee takes the ball off Casemiro head

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

    Lammens save

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

    Come on Bowen one more please