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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. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Nunes 😀 This week is off to a great start.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      You with him and Guehi could be huge this GW!

  2. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    That's the way to do it you norwegian fraud...

  3. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Nobot

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    sounds like guehi is on fire

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Pep will put that fire out quickly

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      If that means DefCons that's music to my ears.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        ah no sorry not sure about defcon just hes had 1 shot on target and created a good chance for semenyo already. was interested to see if he could bring his attacking threat he had at palace to city

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Takes some time for Pep to coach that away

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Getting in good attacking positions.

  5. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Mukiele vs Alderete points swing feels pretty similar to a Nunes vs O Reilly.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      I have both of the latter ones.

      1. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Haha, same

  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Haaland fn season ruining donkey

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      U said u were gonna captain Palmer !!

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        No I asked what people thought as I was unsure and most people were against which was also my initial thought as I have avoided hits all season and it didnt seem worth it. If I had leaked information like certain elite group of people seem to do I would have done it... But Im not part of that group.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Start watching YouTube?

        2. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          The leak was Lazy FPL. Free of charge news letter available to anyone. Just need an email to sign up or follow them on Twitter.

  7. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Rage transferring in Salah for Haaland

  8. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    should have benched Haaland

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      should consider benching Haaland away to Spurs

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      I guess so

      I only had Van Hecke to cover and wasn't going to take a hit

      Perhaps should have done so to Marmoush

      From Ekitike

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    anyone watching spurs? is vdv left back and spence lw

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Yes and yes, but nothing to see there folks, move along.

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Annoying thing about WHM win is that Forest will probably show up good against Brentford now

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      They might play more attacking which could be good for Thiago.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        I’ve Schade and Thiago so hope you’re right

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      if murillo is out that'd be a big loss

  11. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    need Bruno.G & Haaland no shows to get Nunes off bench

  12. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Need Wilson and Raul to do something

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Only if it’s shots straight at Verbruggen

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Wilson just lost cs 🙁

  13. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    City still look vulnerable against the break.

  14. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Thoughts on WC draft?

    Sanchez Dubravka
    Gabriel Chalobah Guehi Richards Reinildo
    BrunoF Saka Rice Rogers Enzo
    Haaland Thiago Mane

    Guess maybe more sensible to have arsenal defence double up instead though

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Double Arsenal mid is interesting

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Not keen on double Chelsea defence.

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Guehi vs Spurs and Liverpool isn't ideal timing, but I see the long-term appeal

      Dorgu over Richards for me. Staying away until Palace show improvement

      Saka is a tad too expensive for his random rests, imo. I'd like anyone from Mbeumo to Wilson, with a 2nd Arsenal defender over Reinildo

    4. kempc23
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Sanchez is garbage. Hes never really been a good option. Ok, they have great fixtures for the next four, but then he goes back to being rubbish. Got any money to change him?

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Guehi is a class player. That move looks like a bargain

  16. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Swapped Nunes for Guehi -4.

    Going to end up being a -10

  17. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Do we reckon Haaland comes off the bench for some mins?

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Sadly will

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      I think no matter the score he wanders on and probably gets 5 points

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Usually stays on the bench if City lead comfortably

    4. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Yes

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      O’Reilly first on bench too. Right now don’t want any Haaland minutes and Semenyo VC …

  18. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Saw a 1-0 and was sad to see that 0/5 of my players were involved

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      5 subs?

  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Ayari G

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Beautiful one

  20. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Ayari attacking return again

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Guehi doesn't seem to be moving that well. I fancy a wolves equaliser.

  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Fulham CS gone. Nice.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      At least I started Anderson over Andersen. But let us see if Haaland comes on later and does it matter at all.

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Fulham oh dear

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    Thanks for nothing Andersen useless

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Wait for the YC

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      5 DC’s so far. Small wins

  25. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    That’s a thunderbolt but talk about 5 chances to hoof it away.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      I don't get what either team was trying to do there. Ayari then went "To Hell with it", ran toward the edge of the box and let off a rocket

  26. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    No point of subbing in Haaland tonight when City have 4 important games in the span of 11 days

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      yeah hope he stays on the bench.

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      He will be itching to come on against tired legs.

  27. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    On w/c
    A Sanchez + chalobah
    B Sanchez + guehi

    Will have double ars def

    Cheers

  28. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    more chances for brighton

  29. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    Burnley goal incoming. Better team so far.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Will allow it if assisted by Dubravka

  30. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 3 hours ago

    Man City giving Wolves hope