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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. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Burnley the better team, at least so far.

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Silva missed a sitter

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Hit the post

  3. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Those game ads on Live Fpl are a problem, can't close easily, fill full screen

  4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Cunha goal denied at goal line

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      That was unlucky 🙁 A bit too slow header, but anyway 80% chance to go in(?)

  5. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Senesi DEFCON

  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Could have used that Cunha goal.

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Martinez goal disallowed

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      For holding walker while Casemiro is being dragged around the box

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Harsh to disallow it

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        Right decision

        Walker went down easily tho.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 days, 6 hours ago

          Walker isn't young and stupid.

        2. Eightball
          • 5 Years
          2 days, 6 hours ago

          Games gone. Might as well make it a non contact sport at this point if players are just going to go down like that.

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      One of those that VAR would probably not have intervened in had the ref not given it.

  8. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    I finally start Mukiele…..aargh

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      If he gets defcon at least. I’d take it for O’Reilly, but of course he’ll come on for a point regardless

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Kelleher pen save coming

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      There it is

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      YES!!!

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        Getting 2nd one feels almost dirty 😉 But I take it 🙂

  10. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Arronson G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      DCL A

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        Thiaw AA

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Le fee panenka caught by kelleher

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Ouch

      Worse than hitting the bar

      Funny tho

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        I'm not laughing

  12. Prinzhorn
    • 5 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Do you think this needs a WC?

    Pickford
    VVD - Gabriel - Rodon - Thiaw - Alderete
    Saka - Foden - Wilson
    Haaland - Ekitike

    Dubravka - Minteh - Cunha - Guiu

    I have 2FT, potentially for Minteh and Cunha

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      No

  13. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Laugh Fee

  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Leeds United

    Great Goal

    Aaronson

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      DCL A

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      DCL assist

  15. NZREDS
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Gah that Burnley goal line clearance from cunha - annoying

  16. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Rauuuuuuuuuuuullllll

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Would have been funny if he dislocated his shoulder with that celebration.

  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Lewis potter CS locked. Haul.

  18. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    There goes my chalobah cs

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Same, absolute joke

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Ah no, that means there’s goes my Sanchez one 🙁

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      It went when Cucu saw red

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Is that Kelleher pen save?

    Kissed Petrovic goodbye finally

  20. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    As a Sunderland fan with le Fee in my team, that was pretty painful.

  21. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Kelleher penalty saving master

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      OMG he was my transfer this week 😮

  22. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Ideal. There's a lot of NUFC cleanies just been wiped

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    I had Kelleher GW1 and he was useless for ages!

  24. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Serious injury for Martinez?

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Goal

    BHA

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      YESSSS!

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      justice for o reilly owners

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 5 hours ago

        Exactly

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      Great finish

      Another bottom corner

      Mitoma

    4. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      Good news for me with O’Reilly benched

    5. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      O’Reilly CS wip…oh wait

  26. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Yet another low scoring gameweek, gotta love it

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Mitoma g

  28. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Raul at 2% ownership is doing absolute wonders for me. Cheap and plays 90 minutes every game - perfect.

  29. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Think that's my second Kelleher penalty save now, top man!

  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Newcastle goal

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      Lovely

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      Harvey Barnes

      Wolt assist?