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We hate to tear you away from a gripping transfer deadline day but there’s the small matter of ‘El Fodderico/El Benchico’ this evening: Sunderland v Burnley.

The difference this week, of course, is that there’ll be more Fantasy managers than usual starting the likes of Martin Dubravka and Nordi Mukiele, given the more favourable-on-paper fixture.

Kick-off on Wearside is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris makes two changes to the side that started the 3-1 Premier League defeat at West Ham United.

Eliezer Mayenda and Romaine Mundle drop to the bench, with Habib Diarra and Chemsdine Talbi coming into the side for their first starts since the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Burnley make only one change from their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

It comes up top, with Gameweek 23 goalscorer Lyle Foster taking the place of Armando Broja.

James Ward-Prowse, who joined the Clarets on loan from West Ham late last month, is on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Diarra, Sadiki, Hume, Le Fée, Talbi, Brobbey.

Subs: Moore, Cirkin, Geertruida, Rigg, Mayenda, O’Nien, Mundle, Isidor, Jones.

Burnley XI: Dúbravka, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Humphreys, Walker, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Pires, Edwards, Anthony, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Tchaouna, Flemming, Ward-Prowse, Broja, Mejbri, Laurent.


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:

Sunderland Burnley

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  1. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Jesus Christ, what a mess of a game. My eyes are bleeding.

  2. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Benching Broja and Ward Prowse when your team looks like this should count as premeditated relegation from Parker

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Broja is terrible

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Have you seen Burnley attack?

        1. fantasist
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Someone like Fleming is more of a threat than Broja

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele haul

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      hope for all Mukiele owners - wish I had him in my squad/team

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    diarra g
    mukiele a

  5. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Diarra again
    Mukiele gets assist?

  6. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Is that an assist for Muk???

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yes

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yes! 🙂

  7. Bobbyg1
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Will that be a Muki assist?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      He did all the work there.

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Ohhh yes

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Only 1 touch in the box by the defender block

      It's the double touch that wipes it

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Get in MUKIELE!!!!

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      FPL Legend!

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Yes

    That's another Mukilie assist

    Brilliant

  10. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Alderete over Mukiele only cost 100 points

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      😆

    2. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Alderete goal would taste so good.

  11. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele is one of the best 4m defenders ever really.

  12. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    omg Mukiele again. Damn Alderete.

  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Alderete over Mukiele 4-5 GWs ago is one of the most absurd boring 50-50 decision gone wrong ever in FPL. They had basically equal stats back then, Alderete even slightly better DC/90.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Sometimes these stupid swings happen in FPL. It’s whatever. We can’t control this stuff

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yep, done the same. See below

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yep exactly.

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Where are those Mukiele defcons though?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      assist and bonus point will have to suffice

  15. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    RIP kesh

  16. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele you legend!

  17. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele you fricking legend

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    I benched Mukiele in gw17 and gw19 before dropping to Alderete on WC gw20

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Why is bloody Mukiele killing my rank

  20. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Dub start, Kelleher bench roll call

    o/

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      0/

  21. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele new lundstram

  22. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele down………

  23. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Muk down. Dead-legged.

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Take him off

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    hmm that first goal does look abit og-esque

  26. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Yep, would be Mukiele that would be fouled wouldn’t it

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    First goal clear og

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Blatant

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Even, my granny spotted that

  28. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Burnley trying to destroy Mukiele

  29. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    I want to marry Mukiele. Anyone else?

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Grown man like you

  30. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mukiele either injured himself or he is the most embarrassing clown ever.