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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. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Watkins g
    Rogers a

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

    AWB lol.
    That dive was special.

  3. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Yay Rogers

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

    Chelsea so shite

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

    Clown show from Chelsea. Reece James with a schoolboy error

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

    Lift off….Buck Rodgers….now haul please

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

      Defcons

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

        Only chance

  7. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Not having Semenyo is killing my rank. Need to bite the bullet and just get him.

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

    Watkins off?

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

      no goal

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

    Rogers A
    Wally G

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

      nope

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

    Rogers points wiped

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

      We await the DCs

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

        Gonna hit like crack

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Damn, Mr. Rogers continues to stink up his neighborhood.

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

      Ouch

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Lol, what a farce…

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

    Chelsea shambles. Watkins G. And of course, Rogers A

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

    Which 2 would you lose over the next two weeks? Was set on D & E but had Timber since 5.6 and he’s been ticking over nicely.

    A. Semenyo
    B. Haaland
    C. Gabriel
    D. Timber
    E. O’Reilly

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

      DE unless no value in Haaland

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

        Cheers! Had Haal since 14.2 so would lose about 0.5 on him…

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

    Lol, ofc Rogers gets an assist now, sold him for KDH, so can't complain. But typical when I sell him

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

      Same as

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

      Nevermind

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

      Benched him
      He’s a troll when you sell/bench

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

    Villa wiped??

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

      Bugger

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

      Yes

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

      Yes

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Yup

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

    Good evening fellow Semenyo captainers

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

      Evening, yep was a no brainer to stick with Captain Semenyo for another week. Sees like many of us did 🙂

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

    100% luck with VAR and everything. This game is just pure hopium.

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

      Solid hopium

  17. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Of course Rogers A was chalked off

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

    Rogers come on man

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

      You mean Wallykins

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

    Why didn’t I just bloody keep Pedto knowing he would do well against this trash Villa! So annoyed

  20. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rage transferred out Timber to Konate when I had planned to sell Palmer last week after his early substitution, letting emotions get to me has wrecked my season. But every time it happens I get massively punished, which just compounds it.

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I hear ya.

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

      I sold Palmer this week for Semenyo. Overhyped, overpriced English nonsense.

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

    Rogers better make up for that. Thought he’d actually done something.

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Rogers is getting right up my nose.

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

    Fulham pen?

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

      They're playing?

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

        Free kick right on the edge.

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

          You got me to watch that nice move from King

          Thanks 🙂

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

      FK, edge of the area

      Deflected out for a corner

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

    Timer, Rogers, Semenyo (c) here 😉

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

      Have the same 3. Rogers A chalked off.

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

    Pep will probably sub off Haaland around the 60min mark -_-

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

      The sooner the better

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

    8 from 7 in tonight's games inc (c). Going well.

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

    wtf Haaland 😡

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

    Timber autosuv for O’reilly.

    You love to see it?

    Oh yes I doooo

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

      I have Senesi! We got lucky.

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

      Senesi here, gotta love some jam now & then

  29. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Haaland very close…

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

    Of course Rogers return is removed