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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. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gabriel DEFCON

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Arsenal on the back foot?
      Or just parked the bus and controlling?

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

    Trippier post and out.. mishit a cross that almost went in

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

    Gabriel already hit defcon. Come on Brighton!

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

      Brighton's attacking a lot

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    @FPLOfficial 53secs

    We’re considering giving Rogers missed penalty minus points even though he hasn’t taken one.

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

      😆

  5. Graziano
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    0.01xG for Arsenal in the first half.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Taking they didn’t take many corners then?

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

    Arsenal stuttering up front

    Remaining solid enough at the back

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

      Water is wet

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

    honestly even as an arsenla fan this has been embarassing ton watch especially after that wolves game

    fells like a carbon copy of that match. early goal followed by constant time wasting. hope it doesnt come back to bite like the wolves match

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

      What exactly is wrong with Arteta? Could he be a mole??

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

        i think he thought gyokeres wouldnt be this bad...and maritnelli gets worse with each game. cant keep the ball in the brighton half at all

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

      I admire the honesty. Parking the bus is one thing, but can’t stand cheating like diving and time-wasting.

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

        i love the set piece goals and rivls fans complaining about it is fun to watch but some of the play after getting a lead has been awful all season. countless games where its deservedly come back to bite us

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

    Cunha trips while taking a long shot

    I think Bruno set him up

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

    Chelsea GOAL

    1-2

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

      Garnacho probing

      Pedro again

      Great goal...

      Against the run of play

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

    JP again

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

    Pedro ruining me

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

      Snap

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

    Sanchez not getting the shirt back at this rate

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

    God damn you Pedro

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

    Jao pedro!!

    best pick in the game atm

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

    Pedro again

  16. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Wow Pedro. I kept faith in him and he answers!

  17. Machine Gun Skelly
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Thank god I kept JP after his fixture run ended!

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

      Rogers points wiped by a kneecap
      Pedro keeps his by a toenail

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

        Fine lines

        Never mind margins

    • Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      JP needs to stop now

    • WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      HTF is Rogers dropping in price AGAIN already?!

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      PedroVC get innnnnnnn

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

      VAR check

      Pedro offside??

      Mings foot

      Goal given

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

        It was extremely close

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Can't decide who's worse, Villa or Chelsea

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      This round is season ending. 12 points. No players scoring. Every highly owned player i don't own hauling

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Don’t have Semenyo, at least Enzo and Pedro on points

    • DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Semenyo C Pedro VC. Will take it and run

    • DL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Villa - Chelsea has been a really excellent game. (Only toenail VAR checks to complain about.) Hope it continues 2nd half.

    • Machine Gun Skelly
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Gabriel DEFCON already

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

        That was almost offside. Why on earth did I captain Ekitike and not J P?!? (Hindsight is easy 😉 )

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

        Assist for JP?