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A whopping eight Premier League fixtures to come this evening, with six kicking off at 19:30 GMT and another two underway 45 minutes later:

TEAM NEWS

The tinkerer is back: there are five changes from Pep Guardiola this evening, one of which sees returning loanee Max Alleyne – who isn’t even listed in FPL! – come in at centre-half.

Abdukhodir Khusanov, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku are also handed recalls.

Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias are injured, while Nico O’Reilly, Rodri and Rayan Cherki drop to the bench.

Pascal Gross is in for his first Brighton and Hove Albion start since his return from Borussia Dortmund, with Maxim De Cuyper and Jack Hinshelwood also brought in.

Joel Veltman, Brajan Gruda and Charalampos Kostoulas drop out.

As for the other Manchester club, the big news is that they welcome back Bruno Fernandes from injury for tonight’s game with Burnley. The Portuguese playmaker starts in place of Leny Yoro.

Hannibal Mejbri, Maxime Esteve and Marcus Edwards come in for Burnley.

Antoine Semenyo starts as expected for Bournemouth in what could be his final match for the Cherries.

Andoni Iraola brings in Eli Junior Kroupi and Lewis Cook for the injured Justin Kluivert and the benched David Brooks.

There are five changes for Tottenham Hotspur, one enforced as Mohammed Kudus is absent.

Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Djed Spence, Lucas Bergvall and Joao Palhinha are back in the starting XI.

Richarlison, Wilson Odobert, Ben Davies and Archie Gray are demoted to bench duty.

Sander Berge for Sasa Lukic is Fulham’s only change as they prepare to face Chelsea.

The Blues welcome back Robert Sanchez, Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo from injury and suspension, while Tosin Adarabioyo, Liam Delap and Andrey Santos are promoted to the side.

There are two changes apiece at Brentford, who have Sunday’s hat-trick hero Igor Thiago in their starting XI.

The hosts bring in Rico Henry and Keane Lewis-Potter for Aaron Hickey and Mikkel Damsgaard, while the Black Cats’ Regis Le Bris prefers Dan Ballard and Chris Rigg to Dennis Cirkin and Eliezer Mayenda.

At Selhurst Park, there are also two changes for each side.

Crystal Palace’s alterations are enforced: Jefferson Lerma and Nathaniel Clyne are injured, so in come Jaydee Canvot and Justin Devenny.

Lucas Digne and Jadon Sancho replace Ian Maatsen and Emi Buendia for Aston Villa.

And would you believe it, also two changes apiece on Tyneside.

Nick Woltemade and Harvey Barnes come in for Yoane Wissa and Jacob Murphy for the hosts, while Leeds welcome Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon. Noah Okafor and Sebastian Bornaauw drop to the bench.

Up at Goodison Park, Everton bring in Harrison Armstrong for Tyler Dibling as they prepare to face an unchanged Wolverhampton Wanderers.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jiménez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Kroupi, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Soler, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Pedro Porro, Palhinha, Bentancur, Xavi Simons, Bergvall, Tel, Kolo Muani.

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Odobert, Davies, Scarlett, Williams-Barnett.


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

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Nelson, Damsgaard, Peart-Harris, Donovan.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Geertruida, Hume, Xhaka, Le Fee, Adingra, Rigg, Brobbey.

Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Neil, Mayenda, O’Nien, Mundle, Hjelde, Jones, Tutierov.


Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Canvot, Lacroix, Guehi, Devenny, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Johnson, Pino, Mateta.

Subs: Benitez, Uche, Sosa, Richards, Rodney, King, Benamar, Casey, Drakes-Thomas.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Sancho, Watkins.

Subs: Bizot, Buendia, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Jimoh-Aloba, Maatsen, Bogarde, Hemmings.


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

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, Beto, Dibling, Rohl, Aznou, Welch, Campbell.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, S. Bueno, H. Bueno, Gomes, Arias, Hwang, Arokodare, Mosquera, Mane, Krejci, Tchatchoua.

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Andre, Moller Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Lima, Chirewa, Lopez, Ojinnaka.


Fulham XI: Leno, Diop, Anderson, Cuenca, Castagne, Berge, Cariney, Robinson, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Raul

Subs: Lemcomte, Sessegnon, Amissah, Reed, Lukic, Ridgeon, Adama, Kevin, Kusi-Asare.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Fernandez, Neto; Delap.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, James, Fofana, Hato, Estevao, Garnacho, Gittens, Joao Pedro.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Alleyne, Khusanov, Ake, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Silva, Foden, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Lewis, Mfuni, Cherki, Rodri, O’Reilly, Mukasa, McAidoo, Heskey.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadioglu, Van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Mitoma, Gross, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, Boscagli, Coppola, Tasker, Gruda, Milner, Howell, Watson, Welbeck.


Burnley XI: Dúbravka, Walker, Laurent, Esteve, Humphreys, Pires, Mejbri, Ugochukwu, Luis, Edwards, Broja.

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Ekdal, Sonne, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Anthony, Tchaouna, Barnes.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Heaven, Martínez, Shaw, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu, Fernandes, Cunha, Šeško.

Subs: Bayındır, Maguire, Malacia, Yoro, Mount, Mainoo, Fletcher, Zirkzee, Lacey.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Miley, Schar, Thiaw, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Botman, J.Murphy, Livramento, Wissa, Willock, A.Murphy, Ramsey

Leeds United XI: Perri, Justin, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Darlow, Byram, Bornauw, Tanaka, Harrison, Gnonto, Okafor, Piroe, Nmecha.


price change predictions
  1. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno G pen

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      already had a le fee miss tonight

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Brunoooo

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Who is Oliver’s son?

  4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    another Bruno G haul ffs

  5. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Thank god bruno

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno G G

  7. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    brunooooooo

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    The G in Bruno G stands for GOAT

  9. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruuuuunnoooo

  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    No f way that Bruno is killing me, what the hell is this really

  11. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    FFS every week its just Bruno G, Wilson and Thiago hauls and your rank plummets..BS game

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Pick one of them

      Or even better

      2

    2. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Have all 3 😉

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Sick of it. Last 2 GWs alone have destroyed me

  12. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    GWT THE F IN BRUNO G!!!!

  13. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    BRUNO I LOVE YOU

  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    10 mins ET

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno G
    I've completely slept on him as a pick
    Cunha replacement for me perhaps

  16. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    BrunoG been best transfer in I've made this season. Been brilliant over Christmas

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Insanely good. Has bailed me out time and time.

  17. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Gordon over Bruno last gw on WC yuck

  18. Kiyoshi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Thank you Bruno for saving my GW, again!!!

  19. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    BGGG

  20. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno you god damn beauty of an fpl man, saved my GW

  21. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Omg Bruno G my favourite this season

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Absolutely terrible gameweek.

    But Bruno G in GW14 is by far my favourite transfer in a long time.

  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    7pt goal 🙂

  24. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Going Gordon over Bruno g has killed me last 3 weeks, Gordon another y/c Bruno gets a pen

    1. wowo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      I fh19 Bruno out with Gordon missing the10 pointer. Thankfully, got him back.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        Bruno assist tonight to

        Won’t be going back to Gordon ever again !

  25. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    God I hate Bruno G!!! 13 attacking returns from an xGi of 5.4. Owners are just simply lucky. Scoring from corners and now a pen because neither Gordon or Woltemade were on the pitch. You just couldn't write it. I refuse to get him no matter what he does.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Yes I feel the same. I felt that way about Wood last year too though, even though that was a different situation tbf

  26. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Is double Bruno the way?

  27. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Imagine not owning Newcastle's 3rd choice penalty taker

  28. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    2 GWs from hell.

    I’m never ever getting Gordon again anyway. What he’s cost me over BrunoG is crazy. Probably missed the boat now in BrunoG but feck me, will be around 80pts down in ML now, mostly from these 2 GWs unless Saka goes in a mad one tomorrow

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno on pens is a game changer!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Gordon and Wolf were off the pitch to be fair

  30. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 15 hours ago

    Bruno G can't keep getting incredibly lucky points but I'll have to get him just to remove the threat.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 15 hours ago

      Didn’t realise he was on pens! Luckily I have him already!

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        He’s not, Gordon and Wolt were off the pitch. We got very lucky haha!