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Five more Premier League matches take place on Wednesday night, with the top four and Chelsea among the teams in action:

(times in GMT)

TEAM NEWS

There was plenty of uncertainty with the Gameweek 29 starting XIs, with several key names flagged as doubts.

The teamsheets provide mixed news for Fantasy managers, no more so than at the Etihad, where Erling Haaland is fit to start. Nico O’Reilly, however, misses out.

Haaland takes the place of Omar Marmoush, while Phil Foden comes in for O’Reilly.

Nottingham Forest also make two alterations as they change formation, with Nico Dominguez and Jair Cunha replacing Omari Hutchinson and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

At the Amex, Declan Rice shrugs off an injury to start for Arsenal, who are without William Saliba. He has an ankle knock.

Cristhian Mosquera replaces the Frenchman, while Gabriel Martinelli is in for Leandro Trossard.

As expected, Brighton hand rests to veterans James Milner and Danny Welbeck.

Carlos Baleba and Georginio Rutter come in for those two, while Olivier Boscagli replaces the absent Lewis Dunk.

Harry Wilson is missing for Fulham this evening, while Joachim Andersen has to make do with a place on the bench.

Marco Silva makes four changes in all: Antonee Robinson, Samuel Chukwueze, Tom Cairney and Josh King are recalled, while Emile Smith Rowe, Ryan Sessegnon and Oscar Bobb drop to the bench.

West Ham United bring in Jean Todibo and Callum Wilson for Konstantinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa.

Over at Villa Park, Unai Emery responds to the defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers by swapping Jadon Sancho, Lucas Digne and Pau Torres for Leon Bailey, Ian Maatsen and Tyrone Mings.

Ollie Watkins starts again up top.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior drops goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, with Filip Jorgensen replacing him.

Wesley Fofana, Alejandro Garnacho and Malo Gusto come in for Mamadou Sarr, Andrey Santos and the suspended Pedro Neto.

Marc Cucurella is back from injury and on the bench.

Finally, in the later kick-off, Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe makes two changes.

Aaron Ramsdale and Harvey Barnes are in for the benched Nick Pope and the ill Nick Woltemade.

Manchester United’s only alteration sees Noussair Mazrouai come in for Diogo Dalot, who is on substitute duty.

Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are fit to start.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Luiz, Bailey, Buendia, Rogers, Watkins.

Subs: Bizot, Digne, Torres, Bogarde, Barkley, Sancho, Abraham, Alysson.

Chelsea XI: Jorgensen, James, Fofana, Chalobah, Hato, Caicedo, James, Palmer, Fernandez, Garnacho, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Sanchez, Badiashile, Sarr, Tosin, Cucurella, Santos, Lavia, Delap, Guiu.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Boscagli, Van Hecke, Kadioglu, Gross, Baleba, Gómez, Hinshelwood, Mitoma, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, Minteh, Welbeck, Milner, Ayari, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman, Howell.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.

Subs: Kepa, Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Cairney, Chukwueze, King, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Andersen, Sessegnon, Reed, Lukic, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Muniz.

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

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Adama, Lamadrid, Magassa, Scarles, Kante.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, Foden, Semenyo, Cherki, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Doku, Nico, Savinho, Khusanov.

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

Substitutes: Gunn, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Netz.


Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Tonali, Joelinton, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Pope, Botman, Murphy, Shahar, Willock, Wissa, Osula, Murphy, Neave.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha, Šeško.

Subs: Bayındır, Dalot, Malacia, Heaven, Kukonki, Ugarte, Fletcher, Zirkzee, Diallo.


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:

Weds team news: Haaland + Rice start, no Wilson or O'Reilly 1

price change predictions
  1. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Have Palmer and was planning to bin him next week, hmmm

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I’ll be leaving be myself I think now. Haaland > Ekitike on the cards, but will have to see

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

    RAN with the Rodri assist

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Palmer ticking

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Second goal is Semenyo’s!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      ???

  5. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rogers yc.

    1. Bleh
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I’m tired.

      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        Me too. Lucky he has bgw 31...

        1. Bleh
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 10 days ago

          100%. He’s last on my bench next week. Rather play my injured players for 1 minute.

    2. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Really testing my patience...

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      J P got one also

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Good to finally get a return this eve

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        See 😆

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rogers YC

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Such a waster man

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      OMFG

  7. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    eurgh Arsenal are so bad....there's just no way they can keep this up. It's been all Brighton. Chelsea also dominated arsenal on the weekend and should have had two penalties.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Admit it you're a spurs fan

  8. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Pedro no assist and booked

    1. Kante Touch This
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      He’ll surely get the assist, came right off him

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    it was semenyos goal

    why does rodri have it

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Will be updated once looked into by Opta

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        (Evening games always take longer)

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rogers YC

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      roses are red

      water is wet

  11. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Watkins deer in headlights

    Gusto tame pass/shot seconds later

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Enzo YC

  13. Bleh
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Sold Palmer for Semenyo. Overall upgrade I guess.

  14. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Shouldn't that be a Semenyo goal?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Yup

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

      Yes

  15. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Romsdalen denying Mainoo G Mbuemo A

  16. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    That should be a Pedro assist for Chelsea came off his stomach before Palmer scored

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      It is. Unreal luck.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Instead he got a YC

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I’d be embarrassed to admit I’m watching it

  17. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rogers Pedro Enzo all booked in seconds FML

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Love to see it

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    It's carnage tonight

    I love these when it's flying in

    Up to 50 points on Live FPL but a red arrow with a safety score of 54 as it stands

  19. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Why is it, every single damn time there’s a chance to capitalise on a Haaland captaincy, it fails. I don’t believe in curses but this one is real.

  20. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    mbeumo sitter missed

  21. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Arsenal 1 shot on target all game. They are going to be the most unconvincing champions there’s ever been.
    Even the likes of Leicester were a real threat going forward!

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

      Manchester United won it with 70-85 points a fair few times

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        You’ll have to be more specific as to which United team were less convincing than this set piece FC team.
        The worst I can think of is Fergies last year, but they were way more attacking than this Arsenal team. We had Rooney & Van Persie upfront!

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      They’re playing without a center forward.

      Leicester had Vardy.
      Arsenal have oil tanker.

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Haaland

    Rice

    Where are you??

    Morgan Rogers, the Villa needs you!

    Semenyo to the rescue, again?

  23. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Wtf Mbeumo?!?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      That big chance had to have 0.65 xGI

  24. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    I can not believe Mbeumos done that.

  25. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    So many keeping rogers because he doesn’t blank

    So many avoided Semenyo because he does (probably)

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Why do you bother me?

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        I’m not mr paranoid

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Semenyo C so please change that 2nd goal to him

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      God I hope not

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        Defo comes off him last as a City player

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      This o/

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I am surprised its not given to him.

  27. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    arsenal defcons sky high

  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Watkins is so useless.

  29. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Warra miss Mbuemo

  30. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Mbeumo & Rogers need to be sold

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

      Hold Mbeumo