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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

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  1. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Villa look like a shell of the team they were earlier in the season. They gonna drop out of the CL places aren’t they!

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

      They were jammy for half the season.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Who could have predicted that relying on screamers every game was unsustainable

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

    COME ON BRIGHTON FFS

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

      That is what people usually do at the beach there

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        F**king hell 😆

    2. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      No!

  3. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Benched Anderson for the first time in forever.

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

    1 more DEFCON for Timber please

  5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Semenyo given that second goal? Definitely came off him.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Not on fpl yet

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Strange!

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Not in fpl.. did it come off him.. i thought forest player touched it

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Hold this time Forest!!!!

  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Ml rival has Anderson 2 nd on bench

    O’Reilly no show for him, Wilson his 1st sub! So gets Anderson

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

      Andersen likely coming on apparently

    2. Dreaming of glory
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Wilson will come on in that case

  8. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    The ones who sold j pedro have only themselves to blame. Most form player in 2026

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

      Yeah well I thought it would be a cagey 1-1 draw at Villa. Forgot that they sucked now

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I sold Rogers finally before this gw. Got stach who got atleast 4 pts

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

          I financed Pedro to Ekitike by selling Rogers for Iwobi just before the deadline

    2. Kante Touch This
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Exactly, he’d returned like 6-8 games in a row prior to Arsenal, Ekitike gets 1 return and everyone’s knees start giving in

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

    All my players with goals. OMG this is yummy!

  10. Dreaming of glory
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    How did JP get that assist but semenyo not get that 2nd goal??

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Because I own him, that’s why.

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

      Chill it will be added, maybe after full time given the carnage tonight

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

    If hadn’t of sold Pedro, I’d be on 60 damn points! Sickening

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

    Where is Semenyo's second goal?!

    1. DaniCT
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      We are checking.

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

    Under the radar with all this mayhem but
    Rice on 10 defcon

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

    god the STRESS. Another dreadful performance, but arsenal somehow still winning with like...one proper shot at goal??

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Greece won the 2004 euros doing even less

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

        Lol says Jacob

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Nobody sympathises with you, stop begging it

    3. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Need to sign Pedro next season instead of gyok

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Arsenal have played beautiful football in recent years and won nothing.. they deserve it if they win the title

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

    Andersen stays benched

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

    Brighton fans leaving? crazy

  17. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Cannot have that second Semenyo goal on top of all the other disasters. Transferring Semenyo out two GWs before City deal (because of Pep roulette) is one of worst decisions/outcomes of this season. Of course he gets a 8p accidental goal.

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

      ?

      He's only got 1 goal

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

        Not updated yet

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      When has he been part of the pep roulette?

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        He has not. That was the narrative before his move. He also had 1-2 tough fixtures as last ones for Bou. For these reasons I sold.

    3. socho
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      He scored a brace

    4. Kante Touch This
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      You’ve had plenty of time to get him back in lol

  18. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Where is that Haaland goal?

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

    Haaland has looked like a lumbering oaf all game. Really tempted to sell.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      They've stopped crossing the ball to him.

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Same here

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

    Bruno 7 defcon at ht

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      On course

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

    Haaland should never have started today

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

      Certainly not captained

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

      Played*

  22. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Sickening bench luck all round by the sounds of it.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      AndyLTFPL with Senesi and Anderson! https://x.com/LetsTalk_FPL/status/2029303828873429186?s=20

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

        It's his job to be good at FPL tbf

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

          He will forget the deadline one week I’m sure!

      2. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        He's flying. You simply can't buy luck like that.

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

          It's been like that for a while, insane

    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      All my flagged players played and blanked. So Enzo, Hill, and Alderete collectively hauling comfortably from my bench

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

    Can someone give me some luck at all, I'm all out of it. Nothing going my way nothing ever ever does it's a deadly cycle

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

    Arsenal boring everyone to the title

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

      Are people even watching the Arsenal match?

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

        Exactly

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

      it's so bad, but I'm utterly deserving of a major trophy. So I don't care. It's just the stress of getting there.

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Anti- arsenal? Playing beautiful football won them nothing. If they win it this year, give them and arteta credit

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Not Arsenals fault no other team is better (well Citeh has a chance).

  25. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Need ars cs wiped heavily here

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

    Haaland is the only player in my team without a goal. Holy Iscariot!

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

      WTF

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

        He’s fos

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

        Lol

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

      🙄

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

      I have 0 goals in mine

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

        Lol... Hard luck! as hard as my crap rank

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

      Just checked his linked team
      8 goals

    5. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      The traitor or the saint?

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gabriel outscoring my Semenyo C

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

    If Semenyo isn't given the 2nd goal it will be the biggest shitestorm of the season for FPL admins

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

      Not watching the City game but is this a Kane/Eriksen scenario?

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

    Timber, 11 points yayyy

  30. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Selling Timber to Konate has cost me 20 points in two weeks that’s my FPL season in a nutshell - 200 points down on variance

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

      I have Pedro first on the bench, so it numbs my pain somewhat

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      I did Timber to VVD