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

    What minute is Andersen going to to come on and ruin our bench jam?

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

      89

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

        😆

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Sesko with 7 goals in his last 8 games

    All competitions

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

      Almost scored just then

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      He could also challenge Ekitike for the Haaland spot

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 2 days ago

        I will just chicken out of it though and keep Haaland 😆

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

    Is Rogers broken?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      About 11 weeks ago

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

    Ramsey early YC

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

    What needs to happen for Palace v City to be back on in GW31?

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      New to knock them out of fa cup I think

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      Newcastle beat City, and maybe something else?

    3. djman102
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      If Newcastle beat City in the FA Cup, they could play in GW 31 with the FA Cup QFs.

      Or, if City and Palace both go out of Europe, they could play in GW 31 during the Champions League QFs.

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    So many sold Pedro after Chel decent run, now two goals!

    Even enzo with a return after being so disappointing

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

      Pedro had one blank vs Arsenal in 7 games and people decided he was no good? Strange one imo.

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

        People were following CC's as a herd I believe. I don't think many of them have him.

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

    Pedro & Semenyo have killed me recently.

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

      I get JP, but surely Semenyo has been as near to essential as you can get?

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      I've got Semenyo

      But Pedro ownership and points is a rank killer

    3. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      I'll lodge a police complaint before they try to flee from the country, mate.

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Nunes 59 mins sub loading....

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

      Why you say these things...

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 2 days ago

        Nvm lost the CS

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

      Massively overdue

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

    The "don't buy Semenyo because he blanks in 31" that was said about 5-6 weeks ago is one the worst calls in the history of the game.

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      Very much this. Fell for it big time

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

      I ignored that & got him in he’s my killer

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

      Going for Rogers over Semenyo on WC24 has been a complete disaster.

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

        Getting Muñoz and not being able to afford to him for Rogers has been my mistake.

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

      Bizarre really, I kept him, even more bizarre when it didn’t stop people owing Haaland!

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

        *owning

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

    All Brighton pressure/attack. This pressure isn't sustainable.

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

    Brighton goal any moment now

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

      You spelled NFO wrong

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

      Yeah, looking like that. If Brighton equalise, Arsenal will crumble and advantage city.

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

        Wonder if they know score during match

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

    Haaland FOMO should not be a thing anymore, City players don't really look for him anymore and they aren't setup for him to get chances like before either

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Forest goal!

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

      Go Forest

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

        More chance for semenyo c 3 bps atleast

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

      omg, THERE IS A GOD!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 2 days ago

        Jesus with the assist 😉

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      MGW G

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 2 days ago

        Jesus A

  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Forest GOAL

    Bust Man City on their own patch

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

    MGW goal

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

      Clever one

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

    MGW making up for a bad miss in the 1st half

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

    Nice 🙂

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Get in !!!

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

    Get in Forest!!!!

  20. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    What a finish MGW. Take a bow

  21. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Arsenal could do the quadruple

  22. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    Bruno Free Kick goal loading

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      Didn’t even shoot 🙁

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

    Damn Semenyo cleanie gone

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

    Gabriel IS Arsenal.

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

    That Nunes 59th minute sub may as well have happened

  26. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 2 days ago

    My team in Gw 14: Pedro, Senenyo, Senesi, Mbeumo, Enzo, Chalobah... Håland, Raya... A ghost team would have done a lot better from there. Totally pointless changes. Bruno in would have been enough.

    1. I have no Wirtz
        1 month, 2 days ago

        Good point.

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

      Need to get Haaland on

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

      Newcastle playing exactly like I predicted, trying to bully MU players by fouling them and playing dirty (Casemiro blackeye and Shaw with an elbow to the ear)

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 2 days ago

      I will take any return. Literally anything.

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

        Does YC count as a return?

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

      Arsenal have nailed the dark arts. Nothing wrong with Raya there.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 2 days ago

        Be honest. Which team do you actually support?