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2pm team news: Luiz, Abraham + Cunha start, Collins benched, no Watkins

1 February 2026 703 comments
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Gameweek 24 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues on Sunday, with four matches taking place.

Three of those fixtures get underway at 2pm GMT:

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes seven changes to the side that started the 3-2 Europa League win over Red Bull Salzburg.

Douglas Luiz and Tammy Abraham make their second Aston Villa debuts, while Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen and Morgan Rogers all return.

They oust the benched Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, George Hemmings and Harvey Elliott.

Ollie Watkins is not in the matchday squad after picking up an injury in midweek.

There are three changes to the Brentford line-up: Sepp van den Berg, Jordan Henderson and Dango Ouattara in for Nathan Collins, Yehor Yarmoliuk and Mikkel Damsgaard.

The only alteration from Manchester United manager Michael Carrick sees Matheus Cunha start. The injured Patrick Dorgu makes way.

As for Fulham, Samuel Chukwueze comes in for Kevin, who is named among the substitutes.

Finally, at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest make five changes from the team that beat Ferencvaros 4-0.

Zach Abbott, Morato, Ryan Yates, James McAtee and Dan Ndoye drop to the bench. Ola Aina, Murillo, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi replace them.

There are three changes to the Crystal Palace XI from Gameweek 23: Chadi Riad, Will Hughes and Yeremy Pino in for the benched Jaydee Canvot, suspended Adam Wharton and absent Jean-Philippe Mateta.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen, Bogarde, Luiz, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Abraham

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Mings, Barkley, Hemmings, Onana, Bailey, Elliott

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Janelt, Henderson, Ouattara, Jensen, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Donovan, Bentt

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo

Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Lacey, Sesko, Zirkzee

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Iwobi, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Bassey, Sessegnon, Reed, Cairney, King, Kevin, Kusi-Asare

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Jesus

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Lucca, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Abbott

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Riad, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell, Johnson, Pino, Sarr

Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Uche, Clyne, Canvot, Rodney, Marsh

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:

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 11 days ago

    Wilson assist possib

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      Chuk A if given

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      No

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    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      He’s 20 yards away, don’t just say random crap

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 11 days ago

        My mate told me they had a free kick in Wilson territory so when he said goal I thought possible assist, didn’t know Jimenez took free kick which is understandable as never known him to take them, so isn’t crap it’s presumptious

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      2. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 11 days ago

        Does it all the time

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    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      Ah no bizarrely Jimenez took the free kick over him my mate just said 😆

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 11 days ago

        And there was another player shoot in between??

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 11 days ago

          It don’t matter, Wilson didn’t take the free kick for some reason

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

            Even if he had it wasn’t an assist because the rebound wasn’t from the free kick?

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            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Not watching my mate is sending me updates

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              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                2 months, 10 days ago

                So can only go by that

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  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 11 days ago

    Fulham goal

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  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 11 days ago

    Argh such a scrappy goal

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      Could be offside

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 11 days ago

        VAR in trouble

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  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 11 days ago

    Get the F’in crayons out quicker

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 11 days ago

      Riveting entertainment

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  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 11 days ago

    VAR'd - no goal

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Chuk offside

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  6. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    No goal

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  7. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    This Lammens clean sheet isn't gonna hold anyway. I have resigned myself to losing it already...

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Same

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

      Trying to jinx it?

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  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Bruno cleanie still intact

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  9. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Villa toothless as a 15 year old pug

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

    Fernandes miles off Defcon so we need the cs point

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

    VAR decision to enrage Wilson to go on and get a brace now.

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  12. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Going to get VR punished for going against Haaland, again. aren’t we!

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  13. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Thiago and Rogers non-owner here.
    Safe to come out of hiding?

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Not yet

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Thiago usually wakes up around now

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        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Inevitable Pen I guess

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  14. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Last week I benched Rogers's points

    This week I started him. Sorry fellow owners.

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  15. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    What's with this "semi automated offside "
    Surely A1 could be programmed to fully understand the offside law
    When we are dealing with such fine margins it should not be down to human decisions

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Villa against 10 men at home do something

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  17. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    I swear to god if Kelleher keeps this clean sheet on my bench... It has been that kinda gameweek

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Petro on bench for me

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Same, played Dubs

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  18. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Rogers trolling too

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  19. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Sesko on
    cunha off

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  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Did Casemiro > Bruno ahead of this GW 😎

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

      lol for owning Casemiro

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        He’s got more points than Saka, Ekitike, Mbeumo and Watkins…

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    2. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      could be Bruno 15 pointer with penalty

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  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Casemiro gonna be staying at this rate!

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  22. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Sesko hits post

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

    Bruno pls just have shot on target come on

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    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      I know ‐ not much from him today

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  24. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    These Forest players need stabilisers, keep falling over at the slightest touch

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  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Sesko inches away from what would have been fastest ever sub goal

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Hit post with a header so I’m told

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

        Ffs

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I’m enjoying the updates much better than rubbish score apps lol

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

            I’m just watching the game and goal rush

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  26. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Mbeumo moves to LW

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  27. Raoul Nogues
      2 months, 10 days ago

      No Kamara, no Villa

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

      Sesko so close!!

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    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Rogers absolutely useless. Selling this dud for Cunha or Wirtz as soon as possible

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Thanks for this. Think he will score now 🙂

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    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Nothing from Rogers, nothing from Wilson..

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        One of them weeks

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