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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. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Rival getting timber off his bench two weeks in a row is a joke

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Ive got JP and Senesi coming in, the ups and downs of FPL

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

      It’s literally all luck though right

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

    Well done Morgan Rogers, really great stuff from you lately

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

      Hate that pos...quit football useless wanklord

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

        Shadow of his former self and ultimate FPLtroll

        Will ditch for Wilson ahead of GW31

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

    Arsenal just need 7 more wins for the title now

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

      Only 7!!

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

      If city cant beat nottingham at home, arsenal deserve the title

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

        Utd beaten Arsenal and City

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    hopefully this puts an end to the silly city title charge. this isnt the city team of 2,3 years ago

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      title charge talk*

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

      Yeah it’s a title charge that has never got going all season and briefly feels back on if Arsenal drop points

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

    Palmer 1 off defcon 🙁

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

      Yeah well annoying, he was on 8 at halftime!
      Villa must been awful second half

    2. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Possible that one gets added

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    I'm on a red arrow when I own Pedro and KDH. This game is freaking hard this year.

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

      captain?

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

      Imagine not owning them and being on 25 points... f this pos season

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

        Don’t own either and on 52

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

      Semenyo rank killer with Pedro

    4. Moon Dog
        1 month, 12 days ago

        It's so difficult to push upwards. I hit 270k in GW9 and yet I'm still there, been yoyoing all season. Really want another top 100k finish but it's tough...

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

      I’m more gutted about not getting Anderson points tonight than for selling Timber.
      Timber had been crap for absolutely ages (in FPL terms) and deserved to be sold.
      Anderson has been a rock in my team and I just played him week after week getting those 4-7pts every week. First time I bench him and he gets his goal…

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

        I feel your pain, did the same. Senesi and Alderete also on my bench. Sick.

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

      Took risk on Haaland starting. Didn't help. At least he wasn't as differential as I thought.

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

      AndyLTFPL live rank = 868
      Amazing season

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

        Only rank that matters is GW38. And tbh it doesn't matter in the slightest. There's wars on, you know.

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

          As they say:

          “Unless you finish OR1 you’ve lost, same as everyone else”

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

          Agreed yeah, I don't know why I get frustrated, it's absolutely nothing compared to real life stuff

      2. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        He's getting some proper bench jam with Anderson coming in for Wilson too

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

        Can you post his team id number

      4. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Forget him hows Pundit of Punts got on?

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

          He's not posted, so not well

      5. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Amazing luck... look at his bench this gw. Consistent luck every single gw for an entire season is how you end up top 1k

    8. Wizard of Ozil
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Thank you Harry Wilson!!!!! Tarkowski comes on and Arsenal and West Ham win and City Draw. great results

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

        Anderson auto sub thanks Wilson

    9. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Keep seeing that Semenyo should have been awarded the second goal. Is this likely to happen?

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

        Well it hits so unless the rules have changed..

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

          *hits him

          1. The-Red-1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            Why wouldn't it have been awarded to him then?

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

              No idea, they probably yet to review it

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

                But it’s happened many of times before and changed later, happened with Aguero home to Leicester years ago

            2. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              1 month, 12 days ago

              cuz rodri celebrated and semenyo didn't

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

              The stats people are lazy bums who don't even look at replays properly

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

        It will be given 100%

    10. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      I've got Semenyo captain and 15 points off a green arrow. Does literally everyone own Pedro

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Nope, 17

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

        I own Pedro and I'm on a red so I dunno.

    11. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Pretty chuffed Andersen didn't come on as it means I have a vested interest tomorrow night with Munozy lad.

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

      Bruno on 9 defcon

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

        Over 100% owned in top 10k, 88% around 400k

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

      If Semenyo awarded second goal does he get max bonus?

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

        Potentially

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

      Need a Bruno goal to break even

      1. djman102
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        (C), so same here.

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

      Semenyo out of the bonus. Will this likely change once he gets goal or assist for 2nd goal?

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

        It will probably move him to 2pts

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

          Surely 3

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

        He gets 3 or 2. If there are no changes he is going to get 46 like Anderson.

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

          Anderson has 46 now and 28+18 = 46. But there is strong possibility of some recalculations, since they have time to do it.

    16. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      where is my second semenyo goal?

      it clearly came off him. this isnt even a dubius one where u have to guess if a shot will be on target or not

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

      Having Mbeumo over Semenyo hasn't gone well. I need 6 pts for green, but when Semenyo is awarded his 2nd, it's much more. People are going to have a lot of bench jam. However that J P assist was extremely jammy if it stands. He did everything to not to touch the ball.

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

      What are they waiting for with Semenyo 2nd goal ?

    19. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      What to do with Rogers ???? Could sell for Palmer, Salah anyone....

    20. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Still waiting for my Semenyo goal. Hes my captain, but can’t see how anyone can disagree.

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

        They won’t, it’s clear as day that it hits him, maybe because it’s midweek I dunno

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

          Luckily there’s a game tomorrow if they take their sweet time with it

    21. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      What's with a semenyo second goal ..?

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

        Rodri header hits Semenyo in the back before going in

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Oh ...oh well these things happen...

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

            semenyo goal then??

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

      Zzzzzzzzzzz others get a ton of bench jam I get Rogers and Chalobah..

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

      Nice autosub points added in Live FPL 78 points with Bruno still playing
      22k overall rank prediction

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

      72pts with Haaland C blanking is annoying, this is not a humble brag. This is a complaint, because Haaland was finally a differential... but he's gone. Don't care if he goes and score 50 goals now

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

      How did Pedro get the assist for Palmer's goal?

    26. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Where’s the Palmer defcons?

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

        Waiting for one more to be added, hopefully

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

      Rice defcons taken away...

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

        Yeah just saw that wtf was that about??

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

          There's always a late reconciliation

          Sometimes two.

          On bps and Def Con etc

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

      Villa have ducked it