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After Leeds United and Manchester United cancelled each other out at Elland Road, the Premier League action continues with four 3pm GMT kick-offs:

TEAM NEWS

The absence of Hugo Ekitike from the Liverpool matchday squad is the headline team news.

The Frenchman misses out due to a minor fitness issue.

Andrew Robertson and Jeremie Frimpong drop to the bench, with Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo coming into the starting XI.

Issa Diop, Timothy Castagne and Tom Cairney start for Fulham.

Kenny Tete, Sander Berge and Kevin make way.

At Goodison Park, David Moyes makes two changes to the side that beat Nottingham Forest.

Michael Keane and Jack Grealish replace Nathan Patterson and Merlin Rohl.

Keith Andrews brings in Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard for Brentford, with Rico Henry, Jordan Henderson and Keane Lewis-Potter dropping to the bench.

Jacob Murphy for Harvey Barnes is the only change for Newcastle United from Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Burnley.

Yoane Wissa consequently starts up front again in place of Nick Woltemade.

Sven Botman, Kieran Trippier and Tino Livramento return from injury as substitutes.

Oliver Glasner gives new signing Brennan Johnson his Crystal Palace debut as he replaces Justin Devenny.

Tottenham Hotspur give chances to Ben Davies and Mathys Tel.

Djed Spence and Palhinha drop to the bench.

Sunderland are unchanged from the side that drew with Manchester City in midweek.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Dibling, McNeil, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, Beto, Rohl, Aznou, Armstrong, Welch, Campbell

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Hickey, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Jensen, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, van den Berg, Pinnock, Nelson, Henderson, Lewis-Potter, Peart-Harris, Donovan


Fulham XI: Leno, Diop, Andersen, Cuenca, Castagne, Lukic, Cairney, Robinson, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Jimenez

Subs: McNally, Lecomte, Amissah, Berge, Ridgeon, Reed, Traore, Kusi-Asare, Kevin

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Gakpo

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Ramsay, Frimpong, Gomez, Robertson, Nyoni, Chiesa, Ngumoha


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Miley, Thiaw, Schar, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, J Murphy, Gordon, Wissa

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Botman, Barnes, Livramento, Woltemade, Willock, A Murphy, Ramsey

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi, Clyne, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Johnson, Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Uche, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Rodney, Devenny, Benamar, Drakes-Thomas


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Davies, Bentancur, Gray, Kudus, Odobert, Tel, Richarlison

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Spence, Bergvall, Palhinha, Williams-Barnett, Kolo Muani, Scarlett

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

Subs: Patterson, O’Nien, Ballard, Hjelde, Neil, Jones, Tutierov, Mundle, Rigg


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  1. F4L
    10 months, 9 days ago

    sit deep invite pressure. always the fulham way ffs

    1. F4L
      10 months, 9 days ago

      hate it when we play 5 back, hate it

      1. Ze_Austin
        10 months, 9 days ago

        *hugs*

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Gakpo goal and yellow card

  3. LeytonOrient
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Who are the 2 best FWD options moving forward? (To accompany the robot ofc)

    A. DCL
    B. Thiago
    C. Ekitike
    D. Bowen
    E. Watkins
    F. Other ?

    1. TheBiffas
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Thiago Mane

    2. Sailboats
      10 months, 9 days ago

      AB for me

  4. Supersonic_
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Pool

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

    Gakpo booked

    Winning goal

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Nope

  6. g40steve
    10 months, 9 days ago

    So jammy, Slot gets another week

  7. Ze_Austin
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Nice Frimpong cross, tbf

  8. aleksios
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Love fpl.
    69 pts ,Foden+Haaland(c) still!!

    1. Supersonic_
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Nice

    2. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Well played!
      If O'Reilly returns a 15 point haul, we should be even 🙂

      1. aleksios
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Good luck!

    3. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 9 days ago

      30 pts here with NO Haaland XDXD

  9. Machine Gun Skelly
    10 months, 9 days ago

    what a goal

  10. Ze_Austin
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Liverpool defence

  11. F4L
    10 months, 9 days ago

    REEEEDDDDDDDDD

  12. g40steve
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Reed G

  13. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 9 days ago

    SCENES

  14. Sgt. Schultz
    10 months, 9 days ago

    WTH

  15. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 9 days ago

    LOL that is hilarious!

  16. nanxun
    10 months, 9 days ago

    fkg leno and andersen .... call for it leno!!!

  17. g40steve
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Top binns

  18. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Brilliant, lost 2pts from VVD & Andersen in 2 mins. I hate my entire defence.

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      10 months, 9 days ago

      same here. got to laugh it off

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

    What an equaliser

    Reid for Fulham

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

      Reed

      Goal of the season

  20. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Deserved for Fulham

  21. Vinyl78LP
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Postage stamp delight.

  22. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Harrison Who

  23. jonnybhoy
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Screamer of a goal

  24. TheBiffas
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Harrison bloody reed lol

  25. a wat di rass
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Wow what a shot

  26. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Omg how well struck is that

  27. Machine Gun Skelly
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Let's be honest, we all have Reed in our teams

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 9 days ago

      He was due

    2. nanxun
      10 months, 9 days ago

      0.3% ownership

      lmao

  28. BeaversWithAttitude
    10 months, 9 days ago

    What a zinger from the diminutive red head! Woo wee, baby!

  29. Nightcrawler
    10 months, 9 days ago

    dreadful defending again from pool

    nobody closing in on the shot. Hopefully arteta doesn sit back

  30. nanxun
    10 months, 9 days ago

    rofl