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Two more Premier League matches to come now as Gameweek 19, and the first half of the Premier League season, draws to a close.

It’s Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland v Manchester City.

Kick-off in both fixtures is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola has kept changes to a minimum over the last month or so but he’s made two tonight.

The most surprising one comes in defence as Nathan Ake comes into the side in place of Josko Gvardiol.

Further forward, Savinho replaces Tijjani Reijnders, who drops to the bench alongside Gvardiol.

Jeremy Doku is also among the substitutes after recovering from injury.

Just the one alteration for Sunderland as Eliezer Mayenda is brought in to replace the benched Chris Rigg.

And there’s also just one solitary change for Brentford, who prepare to host Tottenham Hotspur.

Jordan Henderson is back in the starting line-up to replace Mathias Jensen.

Igor Thiago starts a midweek game for the first time this season.

Thomas Frank is back at his former club and makes three changes, one enforced due to the injury sustained by Lucas Bergvall at the weekend.

Joao Palhinha benefits from the Swede’s absence.

Cristian Romero returns from suspension to replace Kevin Danso, while Wilson Odobert gets the nod over Randal Kolo Muani.

Brennan Johnson is nowhere to be seen as he prepares to put pen to paper on a move to Crystal Palace.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Lewis-Potter, Henderson, Schade, Igor Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Damsgaard, Konak, Donovan.

Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Palhinha, Gray, Bentancur, Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert.

Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Dragusin, Danso, Tel, Davies, Kolo Muani, Scarlett, Olusesi.


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin, Xhaka, Geertruida, Mayenda, Adingra, Le Fee, Brobbey.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Rigg, Isidor, Mundle, Hjelde, H.Jones, O’Nien, Tutierov.

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Ake, O’Reilly, Silva, Gonzalez, Savinho, Cherki, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Doku, Rodri, Gvardiol, Khusanov, Mukasa, Lewis, R. Heskey.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Mayenda is shocking. Le Fee A wasted

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    As it stands, at 60 mins my points total will double 😆

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

    Sunderland should be winning

  4. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Gvardiol come on and scored his hatrick yet?

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    City need to push forward, too much back peddling

  6. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Gvardiol coming on.

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 28 days ago

      For OReilly

  7. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Damn, could of swore I put Gudmundsson in as first DEF sub, put Mukiele instead, eurgh!

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    O’Reilly 57 mins ffs

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 28 days ago

      🙁

  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Haha Oreilly off are you kidding me

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Nico isn't making 60

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    OReilly off 57

  12. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    No way O’Reilly!!!

  13. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Hahahaha. Lovely stuff.

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    3 more fecking minutes 😆

  15. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Luckily took O’Reilly out of my FH team this gameweek, but back next gameweek. Not sure if to keep or ship out.

  16. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Brought in Gvardiol for O'Reilly this week. Didn't realize it was a lose-lose situation.

  17. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    WTAF!

  18. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Lovely stuff, O’Reilly hooked for a 1 pointer

  19. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    O'Reilly to Gabriel intensifies

  20. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    So fed up with defender injuries now

    Timber
    Van Den Berg
    Keane
    O'Reilly
    Esteve

    FML FPL

  21. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Oh feck, O'Reilly

  22. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    of course o'reilly goes off on 55.... bye bye cs

  23. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Pep ffs

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

    What a $hit€ gameweek

  25. AllArnaut
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    God bless pep

  26. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    O'Reilly hamstring, that's 2-4 weeks.

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 28 days ago

      Was it hamstring?
      He’s been so disappointing

  27. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    FFS, O'reilly, i'm off to bed, < 30 point week locked in

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Haaland look up ffs

  29. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 28 days ago

    Darts are indeed cracking! Fun watch

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 28 days ago

      GVV looking likely to secure last SG spot - will be great matches tomorrow night and final over the weekend...

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

    I was going to consider Foden, Cherki, Haaland triple up but not sure I’ll go through with it after this showing