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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. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Pen NEE

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Newcastle

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

        How have Man U done this?

  2. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Hat-trick JP

    Deary Mer

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

    Pedro hat trick

    The superb player

    Easy finishing but positional play?

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Need a Cunha masterclass in 2nd half

  5. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Oof that feels good. Pedro hat-trick. There's no way I would've captained him but really glad to get those returns. He's got to save my week singlehandedly because I have no Semenyo and only one Arsenal defender.

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

      Semenyo only one goal atm

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

      Same here

  6. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Pedro vice captain ffs

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

      Better than not having him

      Many were benching

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        Sold him for Ekitike

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

    Penalty

    At Newcastle??

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

      To NUFC

      Gordon

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

    Emery out then

  9. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Pen Newcastle

  10. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    JP the goat

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

    Haaland > JP done!

  12. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    JP doing damage

  13. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Gordon g

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

    where is semenyo second goal????

    absolute robbery

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

      Hope Opta has a look into that.

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

    Gordon G

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

    Of course Newcastle get a red card when rival captained Bruno

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

      He's never returned against 10 men in his United career. Stat.

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

    Goal

    Newcastle

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Gordon pen scores...Bruno gave it away

  19. Obligatory
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Choosing to get rid of Haaland instead of JP for Ekitike might be (in hindsight) the best play I've made this season.

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I did the exact same move

  20. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    TOON

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

    Bruno (c) CS wipeout

  22. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Bruno to get DC for that pen caused?

  23. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Gooooooooordon

  24. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Garnacho , unselfishly, puts it on a tee for Pedro and Pedro doesn't even acknowledge him in the celebration. Footballers should watch some NHL to learn a bit of class.

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

    Fair play to those who held Pedro, seen so many go to Thiago, ekitike

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      That’s my front 3

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

        Nice

        Haaland been expensive let down recently

  26. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Reading the earlier comments, did Semenyo get the final touch on the Rodri goal?

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

      Yes but he won’t get it

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

        If he did he will, if he didn’t he won’t

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        Why?

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

      Looked like it

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

    I under estimated Pedro.

    Never thought he was an out and out goal scorer

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

    Arsenal might be the luckiest team in history

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Forest goal...
    Anderson goal!

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Anderson now getting goals too!

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

        Been on it tonight

        If Arsenal hold, it's their night as it stands

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

    Forest

    2-2

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

      Anderson

      Edge of the box

      Brilliant strike