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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. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    18 hours, 17 mins ago

    Need Haaland to come on

    unlikely?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      18 hours, 15 mins ago

      Don’t matter now mate if he doesn’t come on at halftime, as will be less than the 45 minute quota 🙂

      Love how since my idea it keeps happening 😆

      #fplifthereisaproblemfindasolution
      #fpldontberesistanttochange

    2. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      18 hours, 14 mins ago

      No chance.

    3. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      18 hours, 13 mins ago

      He'll definitely come on

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 16 mins ago

    Foden getting ready to come on

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      18 hours, 13 mins ago

      Reijnders off - post 60 sub

  3. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    18 hours, 16 mins ago

    Need a pen save from Dubravka and also for him to solve global warming to save my season.

  4. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    18 hours, 16 mins ago

    Another rotten weekend of FPL

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

      Used to them now. Starting to play the risk taker role and try and get some small sense of enjoyment from it

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      18 hours, 14 mins ago

      Ruined by the bench/appearance rule right?

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      18 hours, 7 mins ago

      Yep, rancid here. At least I can wildcard tonight.

  5. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    18 hours, 15 mins ago

    I c Haaland vc ekitike. Sat 32k OR in gw14, already dropped to 234k and wipl fall further

  6. jam
    • 16 Years
    18 hours, 15 mins ago

    Did they say Ekitike on the bench?! My VC...

  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 14 mins ago

    AFC Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson

    Subs: Forster, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Christie, Toth, Sadi, Dacosta, Ünal, Rees-Dottin

    Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Gomez, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo

    Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Robertson, Ramsay, Endo, Jones, Nyoni, Ekitike, Ngumoha

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      18 hours, 13 mins ago

      Nice to see a top quality player like Gomez get a game.

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

        Very good last game

    2. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      18 hours, 8 mins ago

      Kroupi! Best enabler

  8. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    18 hours, 14 mins ago

    Foden on. Rejinders off

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      18 hours, 14 mins ago

      punish us Sir Foden

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 13 mins ago

      Should have hooked Cherki, been honking

  9. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    18 hours, 13 mins ago

    Go on, Phil, punish the doubters!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      Agree!

  10. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    18 hours, 13 mins ago

    Kroupi will become an essential gold in a months time imo. Just 4.6 and has lots of potential.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      18 hours, 12 mins ago

      Have had him a while, been enjoying his points sat on my bench

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      Nice for BB in a few weeks

  11. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    18 hours, 13 mins ago

    I thought the board said 42 not 47. Phew

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    18 hours, 12 mins ago

    Sell one this week

    A. Ekitike
    B. Saka

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      A

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      Why sell Saka?

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      Need to see who gets injured.

    4. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      18 hours, 8 mins ago

      Both

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 11 mins ago

    Robot charging up

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      18 hours, 11 mins ago

      Hope he stays out tbh

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        18 hours, 9 mins ago

        I’ve got him & Ekitike stinking up this week.

        I’d take a rest with Palmer VC

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          18 hours, 8 mins ago

          Thiago for me

          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            18 hours, 2 mins ago

            Thiago or Pedro

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      18 hours, 10 mins ago

      Noooooooooo

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    18 hours, 10 mins ago

    Hope Foden doesn’t score as he will be auto subbed out in my new game rules 😆

  15. fusen
    • 14 Years
    18 hours, 9 mins ago

    A Haaland 1 pointer would be great for those that didn't captain him

  16. Chasing Shadows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    18 hours, 9 mins ago

    Haaland and Ekitike benched... Who's the bigger bald fraud, Pep or Slot?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 8 mins ago

      Whichever brings their striker on for a 4 minute cameo

  17. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 9 mins ago

    Have Haaland C and Foden VC so at least one of them is on now! Would rather Haaland as he has better chance of scoring but differential I guess

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      18 hours, 7 mins ago

      At least I have four defenders on a score! including 2 city defenders

  18. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    18 hours, 9 mins ago

    Season over.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      18 hours, 7 mins ago

      See you next week.

  19. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    18 hours, 8 mins ago

    Need a Wilson goal to save my season.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      18 hours, 7 mins ago

      He needs to find another gear.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        18 hours, 5 mins ago

        *heads to the Toyota factory to find him another gear

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 8 mins ago

    Wolves getting closer

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      18 hours, 6 mins ago

      Fire can generally send them away.

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

      Donnaruma so lucky there

  21. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    18 hours, 8 mins ago

    Didn’t Slot say the team would be very similar to the reverse fixture. And we all think …except Ekitike will start now ..

  22. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    18 hours, 6 mins ago

    Phew Haaland coming on shortly. Ekitike was my vc

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    18 hours, 6 mins ago

    One more save Verbruggen so I can break even at 0 points

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      18 hours ago

      Never mind ffs

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    18 hours, 5 mins ago

    chukwezeeeee

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 5 mins ago

      *chukwueze

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      18 hours, 5 mins ago

      Mega goal

  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    18 hours, 5 mins ago

    Haaland holddd

  26. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    18 hours, 5 mins ago

    Andersen A?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 5 mins ago

      yes

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        18 hours, 4 mins ago

        Lovely

  27. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    18 hours, 5 mins ago

    Brighton busted

  28. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    18 hours, 5 mins ago

    And just like that here comes haaland on for a big 1 pointer aghhhhhh

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      18 hours, 1 min ago

      As a foden and haaland owner I just gotta pretend they’ve been crap as they have been last few weeks, and both on imaginary y/c !

  29. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    18 hours, 4 mins ago

    Mitoma A
    Welbz G

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      18 hours, 4 mins ago

      Offside

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        18 hours, 3 mins ago

        you are right

  30. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    18 hours, 4 mins ago

    Welbeck 2-1