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Five more Premier League matches follow on from Manchester United’s victory over 10-man Tottenham Hotspur.

League leaders Arsenal are among the teams in action at 3pm GMT:

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TEAM NEWS

As expected, there is no Bukayo Saka or Martin Odegaard in the Gunners’ squad at the Emirates.

The changes from midweek see David Raya, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz and Riccardo Calafiori come in for Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Eberechi Eze and Piero Hincapie.

Jurrien Timber, described as “fine” by Mikel Arteta yesterday despite his absence from training on Thursday, starts.

Sunderland are unchanged following their win over Burnley.

At Molineux, Liam Rosenior makes just two alterations from the narrow loss at Arsenal on Tuesday.

Cole Palmer is back in the starting XI, while Pedro Neto makes a swift return from injury to join him in the side.

Chelsea’s other fitness concern, Reece James, misses out entirely, while Liam Delap and Jorrel Hato drop to the bench.

Wolves boss Rob Edwards gives full debuts to Adam Armstrong and Angel Gomes, while Matt Doherty also returns to the side.

Rodrigo Gomes is consequently demoted to substitute duty, Andre misses out with a calf problem, and Emmanuel Agbadou is Turkey-bound.

Budget forward Mateus Mane starts for the eighth straight league game, meanwhile.

Down on the south coast, Rayan gets his first Bournemouth start as Adam Smith drops to the bench. Alex Jimenez will be back at right-back as a result.

Unai Emery responds to the 1-0 loss to Brentford by making four changes, one of which sees Ollie Watkins return to the side after injury.

Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings and Amadou Onana are also recalled, with Pau Torres, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen and Tammy Abraham dropping to the bench.

It’s one change apiece for Fulham and Everton, both at left-back.

Antonee Robinson makes way for Ryan Sessegnon, while the fit-again Vitaliy Mykolenko gets the nod over Jarrad Branthwaite

Finally, at Turf Moor, Scott Parker opts for Zian Flemming and Hannibal Mejbri over Lyle Foster and Axel Tuanzebe.

Nuno Espirito Santo makes some surprise calls, preferring Mads Hermansen and Callum Wilson over Alphonse Areola and Pablo Felipe.

On-loan Chelsea defender Axel Disasi also comes in for the suspended Jean-Clair Todibo.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz, Madueke, Trossard, Jesus.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Norgaard, Lewis-Skelly, Hincapie, Mosquera, White, Eze, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

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

Subs: Ellborg, O’Nien, Cirkin, Geertruida, Rigg, Angulo, Mayenda, Mundle, Isidor.


Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Rayan, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Milosavljevic, Dacosta, Smith, Diakite, Unal, Toth, Brooks, Christie.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Digne, Konsa, Mings, Cash, Onana, Luiz, Buendia, Sancho, Rogers, Watkins.

Subs: Bizot, Proctor, Lindelof, Torres, Barkley, Maatsen, Bogarde, Abraham, Bailey.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Humphreys, Pires, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Edwards, Anthony, Mejbri, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Broja, Laurent, Barnes.

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville, Wilson, Castellanos.

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Traore, Pablo, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante.


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

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Bassey, Robinson, Reed, King, Bobb, Kevin, Muniz.

Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Armstrong, Dewsbury Hall, Ndiaye, Barry

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Beto, George, Dibling, Alcaraz, Branthwaite, Rohl, Iroegbunam.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Doherty, Mosquera, S. Bueno, H. Bueno, J.Gomes, A.Gomes, Mane, Hwang, Armstrong, Arokodare.

Subs: Johnstone, Lima, R Gomes, Tchatchoua, Wolfe, Krejci, Andre, Rawlings, Bellegarde.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Fernandez, Neto, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Sarr, Badiashile, Hato, Garnacho, Estevao, Guiu, Delap.


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. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Two more DCs Gabriel, let's go!

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      3 more for Saliba

      I have both

  2. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Watkins needs to do something NOW

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Considering selling him for havertz for 1 week

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 2 hours ago

        dont

  3. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Pedro and Gusto to come off

    Nice work Pedro and Palmer

    Time to switch to the Arsenal game

  4. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Bowen, Rice, Enzo, Wilson.. all flopped

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    How's Villa looking?

  6. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Could it not have been Ndiaye just for once.

    What a shite move that was two weeks ago

  7. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Fulham clean wiped

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Highlight of my afternoon.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Andersen at fault, I'd say.

  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Come on Palmer, do something in the second half at least

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Lol

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      He was subbed of 55 hours ago

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        27 days, 1 hour ago

        Call me greedy but that is severely disappointing, was enjoying those Goal Palmer notifications coming through to my phone

    3. Ejaaz11
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      He's been subbed off

  9. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    hmmmmm thinking of triple arsenal defence seriously now.

  10. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    arsenal's attack is arteta roulette

  11. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Andersen stuck at 6 DC for ages. Do something loser!

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

      The professional footballer earning thousands a week is the loser. Says the guy online playing a fantasy football flame

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

        *game

        Hit post early, I was meant to wink too. Only jesting of course

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Like conceding again?

  12. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Chalobah and Gabriel both dodging DC points... horror show

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Ref stopping game for cramp wtaf?

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    The Ev are winning 2-1

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      please let it be Tarks

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        27 days, 2 hours ago

        O’b

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          27 days, 1 hour ago

          Not even that

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Turnaround

  15. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    wtf how has Tarkowski only got one defcon?

  16. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Can I get a late game winner from Wilson?
    Sat Thiago for my new guy

  17. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    O'Brien goal
    KDH assist?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      KDH assist, Leno OG

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      Leno OG

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      27 days, 2 hours ago

      OG maybe

  18. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Wilson > KDH locked in

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Yeah, might do Ndiaye myself and save some cash.

      Do want to try wing back to strong 5 midfield after a couple of weeks with Mbeumo and Wirtz hitting form though

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Summerville?

  19. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    Just like last week, Keane stuck on 9 DC since min 50 something..

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Yep 🙁

      Gabriel now too stuck

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        27 days, 1 hour ago

        Does that clearance right to a Fulham player count?

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Yup Tark stuck on 1 or so as well lol

  20. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 2 hours ago

    No foul there

  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    ARS may play 65 matches this year

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      crazy.

  22. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Forget Sarr. Szob to KDH looks very tempting.

  23. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Mixed day for the Myko owners.

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Own goal, yellow card, assist

  24. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Iwobi is such a non entity

  25. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Rogers 10 DC

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      No good

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      needs 12

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 1 hour ago

        Yeah, come on lad!

  26. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Think the Defcons scoring is broken...none of the usual Defconners are Defconning!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      Yeah same with Bruno earlier and I counted at least 7 lol

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 1 hour ago

        Something ain't right! 😉

    2. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      The defcon count can continue until the next day. Happened many times this season.

  27. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    rice close with assisting from two corners

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 1 hour ago

      2 short of defcon like Gabriel too. Time running out 🙁

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Rayan 1G, 1A in his two games since coming in
    0.67 xGI per 90
    5.5m
    Might be worth keeping an eye on

  29. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Gabriel on 2 or 1 bonus

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 1 hour ago

    Watkins subbed ffs 🙄