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

    Trossard and Havertz to come on for Arsenal

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

      Gyok and Martenelli off

      I think

      Welbeck on soon too?

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

    3 more DEFCON Timber!

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      If he gets defcon after I’ve owned him for about 20 weeks with no defcon - I’m writing a strongly worded letter to somebody

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

        Owned him all season, finally coming good.

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

    Murillo YC

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

    MGW showing off

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

    Harry Wilson a must buy for 31?

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

      Injuries to be monitored

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      I’m getting him for Rice as long as he’s injury free

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Semenyo (C), JP, Enzo and a Forest equaliser...good night so far!

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

    30 mins + injury time to go

    In the 7.30pm kick offs

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    City goal...

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

      Rodri celebrating

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Rodri I think

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

      Who?

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

    Goal

    Man City

    And West Ham

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

      Rodri

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

      Summerville

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

    I feel tired just watching Haaland

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

    1-0 West Ham

    2-1 City

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

      Chelsea 3-1

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

    Joelinton yc

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

      There are people who care? 😆

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 10 days ago

        Men in Black Tourney cares!

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

    Wrong Ballon D'or winner scoring

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

    Palmer G

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

      Beautiful!

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

      Easy tiger

      Closest to the internet?

      I've got latency left right and centre!!

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

        tigernet....only available to tigers

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

    F off Guehi

    I swear to god if Arsenal keep a clean sheet after this battering

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

      They clean when I’m on single def, go double fir couple weeks, no cs !

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

    Shaw YC

  17. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Timber on 8 defcons!

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

    Chelsea 3

    It's not a hat trick

    ??

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

      Palmer

      Long range

      For those with squad value

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

    Palmer goal

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

    Palmer G

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

    Rodri is a machine.

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

    Even after all those jammy Pedro assist for those Palmer pens, that one absolutely takes the cake.

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

    Villa are a joke now

  24. jacksonbarber125
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    How does Gabriel have more bonus points than Timber when Timber got an assist and Gabriel has no offensive contributions??

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Check Gabriel defcon

  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    Palmer + JP … BOOOOOM

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

    Any return. Anything. I beg.

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

      There it is. Rogers yellow for kicking the ball away. Saw it coming a mile off.

      DREAMLAND.

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

    Palmerrrrrrr

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

    Bowen been a better asset than this "premium" fraud playing for City

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 10 days ago

    that rodri goal came off sememyo!

    shd be a brace!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 10 days ago

      Ah nice yes it did!

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

    F off summerville