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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. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Welbeck on

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Get Rogers off. End the pain. Please lord.

  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Red Card Bruno

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      No it’s Ramsey sorry

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Wow

      That turns it

      With Captaincy

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Fwit

  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Bruno red card

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      😆 hahahahahaha

  5. ljuta zena
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Semenyoooo, Rodri asist

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      🙂

  6. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    I've come up with the luck skill ratio in this game.

    It's 96.4% luck and 3.6% skill.

  7. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    I'd be on a monster score if I had just kept Pedro

  8. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Ramsey off! DELIGHT

  9. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Ramsey off?

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Haaland down

    Nothing happening

  11. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    no wayyyy

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Ramsey off

  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Jacob Ramsay red not Bruno

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Diving

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      A little bit different

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Lol Newcastle, can't play rugby and think it will go unpunished

  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Chelsea 4

  15. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    JP3

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Assist also been given

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    I give up

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Jacob Ramsey off

    Harsh??

  18. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Haaland not scoring then?

  19. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Pedro goal
    Garnacho assist

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    How the actual fecxk was that not a pen for Haaland

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Pedro hat trick , unbelievable

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Sold Pedro for Ekitike

  22. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Meanwhile Villa are awful, they really thought thwy where in the 1st place race...

  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Joao Pedro hat trick!

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Really confusing with the goal along with the frustration of not getting points. Do better

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Goal shouts FFS

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Palmer assist?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Garnacho

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Gar

  26. Machine Gun Skelly
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Hattrick for JP!

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Of course he gets a hatty, of course

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Villa so bad Garnacho is getting assist

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Jp Hatty

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

        Palmer AA but he’s making all the plays

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Guess Pedro covered Semenyo for me