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There are only three 3pm GMT kick-offs this afternoon – but one, above all, is a very significant one from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Manchester City’s hosting of 20th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is the headline act from this trio of matches:

TEAM NEWS

There’s only one place to start with the team news today.

As per the pre-deadline rumours, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are only among the substitutes for Manchester City this afternoon.

They are among five players to make way from the team sent out to face Bodo/Glimt.

Omar Marmoush starts up front, Antoine Semenyo returns to the side after being ineligible in midweek, and Marc Guehi gets a debut in defence.

Matheus Nunes has recovered from the flu, while Bernardo Silva is back in the side after being suspended in Norway.

Rayan Ait-Nouri, Max Alleyne and Rico Lewis drop to the bench.

Wolves make one alteration, bringing in Jhon Arias for Tolu Arokodare.

At Turf Moor, Burnley are unchanged for their meeting with Tottenham Hotspur.

The Lilywhites welcome back Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma and Conor Gallagher after they were unavailable for the midweek win over Borussia Dortmund.

Destiny Udogie and Archie Gray move down to the bench, while Lucas Bergvall is injured.

Dominic Solanke keeps his place, however.

There are two changes for Fulham today: Kevin and the returning Alex Iwobi take the places of Ryan Sessegnon and Sasa Lukic. Lukic is injured.

Brighton’s three alterations see Oliver Boscagli, Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari replace Joel Veltman, Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Dúbravka, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Humphreys, Walker, Ugochukwu, Luis, Pires, Edwards, Anthony, Broja.

Subs: Weiss, Ekdal, Sonne, Mejbri, Laurent, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Tchaouna, Barnes.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Danso, van de Ven, Spence, Gallagher, Bissouma, Odobert, Simons, Solanke.

Subs: Kinsky, Drăgușin, Udogie, Byfield, Gray, Williams-Barnet, Tel, Kolo Muani, Scarlett.


Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Berge, Iwobi, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jiménez.

Subs: Lecomte, Bassey, Reed, Cairney, Kusi-Asare, Chukwueze, King, Sessegnon, Diop.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Gross, Mitoma, Gomez, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Rutter, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Kostoulas, Milner, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Semenyo, Cherki, Marmoush.

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Haaland, Doku, Ait-Nouri, Foden, Mukasa, Alleyne, Lewis.

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

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Agbadou, Lima, Gomes, Larsen, Arokodare, Lopez.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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

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

Foden Haaland benched

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  1. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Those two are Tottenham's strikers

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

      13 goals between then now i think 😯 (in all comps)

  2. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Haaland stinking up my team

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Prefer Ekitike. More consistent benching

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Indeed

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    -5 from 2 any good?

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      How?!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Hits probably

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        -8 hit and Alderete and Verbruggen got me 3 points

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Good for a laugh. Thanks.

    3. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Good for me (us)

  4. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Frank stay of execution after epic comeback to draw against …..Burnley

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Don’t even think draw be enough !

  5. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Yes after weeks of misery something to celebrate! Harry wilson!!

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Season keeper

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        He's got to come in now, he's in the form of his life

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    I’m just pretending foden haaland both started, both been crap as they have lately, both on imaginary y/c hence the less pts

  7. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Glad I started Dubravka and Wilson!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Same here 😛

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Need Haaland to stay off

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      He is already on

  9. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Pep hates FPL

  10. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    3 defcons in the space of 30 seconds for O'Reilly! Makes it 10

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Really!?

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Was on 7 defcon, made 3 rapid fire blocks and cleared a cross from the corner!

      2. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        O'Really

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Bench and VC Semenyo the swing with Haaland on is painful.

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Unlucky. At least you own Semenyo!

    3. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      He’s on 11 out of nowhere. Great luck.

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Beautiful

  11. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Nice to see the city players winning the CL final here.

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      That’s exactly what I thought with all the hugs 🙂

  12. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Are there any decent ekiteke replacements who are not thiago?

    Don't want someone so heavily owned.....thanks

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      I'm going for Joao Pedro with the next four Chelsea fixtures

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Joao pedro maybe or Delap with their insane run, you can see how they play this gameweek. I am also always open to a Gabriel Jesus buy myself for the the five gameweeks a year that he isn’t injured. Depends again on the lineup.

      If you want save buys it’s Thiago or DCL I guess.

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Thinking of going all the way down to mane

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Pedro and delap feel like they share minutes.

        Leeds in market for a new striker....

        Might go all the way down to a cheapo and do cherki to palmer - 4

        Let's see

        Bowen also an option - but uninspiring

  13. OneTeamInBristol
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Masterstroke to bench Haaland

    1. Scotty Dog
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Looks that way.

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      It has definitely paid off for those who dared. Massive congrats to them - fortune favours the brave

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Fortune favours the people who scroll forums 10 mins before the deadline

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Scrolling forum is one thing. Making the decision is another

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

    finally a City clean sheet

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Needed a Bilva goal line clearance in ET

  15. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Salah or Palmer haul may tempt GW24 WCers to go without Haaland. Would be a nice shakeup to the template

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Would be good for them to fall into the Salah trap for us WC32-ers

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    (C) Haaland vs this Spurs?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Yep, it’ll still have to be, even though I had Bruno pencilled in

    2. Scotty Dog
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Think im going bruno

  17. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Disaster. Haaland(c), Foden, now Ekiteke

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Same here and in my case Bruno G might sit out

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

    looks like back to back 5 pointers for dubvraka without a clean sheet or pen save

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Unbelievable value

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      3 bonus points too.

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        1

  19. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Wilson goal only good positive thing for me

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      + 3 baps

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Wow if true

  20. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Man mixed emotions. Missed the Haaland benching news and capped him but Bowen Semenyo O’Reilly all returned.

  21. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    That’s one of my worst fantasy matches ever.

    Foden
    Haaland C
    And swapped Nunes to Guehi for a -4, cost me 10points

    🙁

  22. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Pep deserves a punch in the throat for continuing to play with spit on the end of his mouth.

  23. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    RIP Haaland cappers.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Ekitike may still score?!? NOPE.

  24. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 10 days ago

    BPS scoring on that City game is genuinely baffling

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

      donna 1 bonus with only 1 save 😆 i'll take it but yeah abit odd

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Can’t be right makes no sense

  25. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    O’Reilly hit defcon omg

  26. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    LTFPL Andy was sorry because of starting Andersen over Anderson. I am very sorry for not doing his "mistake".

  27. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Jeez Harry Wilson keeps on getting away with it every week...crazy stuff

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Where's the guy who did Wilson C instead of Haaland? Congrats

  29. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Wilson is a scourge now, why didn’t I just get him weeks ago

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

    fulham up to 7th