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Gameweek 30 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with two 3pm GMT kick-offs.

Sunderland take on Brighton and Hove Albion, while Burnley entertain Bournemouth.

TEAM NEWS

Eli Junior Kroupi starts for the Cherries this afternoon, having been benched against Brentford in Gameweek 29.

Kroupi comes in for the absent Tyler Adams, with Ryan Christie set to move back alongside Alex Scott.

Andoni Iraola’s other alteration is a surprising one, with Adam Smith replacing Alex Jimenez at right-back.

Burnley boss Scott Parker makes four changes from the 2-0 defeat by Everton.

Zian Flemming is back from injury to start, while there are recalls for James Ward-Prowse, Josh Laurent and Quilindschy Hartman.

Lesley Ugochukwu, Luis Florentino, Lucas Pires and Joe Worrall all drop to the bench.

Ben Gannon-Doak, Armando Broja and Marcus Edwards all return as substitutes for their respective clubs after injury.

On Wearwide, Enzo Le Fee and Nilson Angulo are both out injured for Sunderland.

Regis Le Bris makes four changes in all from Gameweek 29, with Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg, Granit Xhaka and the fit-again Brian Brobbey brought in.

Luke O’Nien and Eliezer Mayenda drop to the bench.

And there are four alterations for Brighton, too.

Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Danny Welbeck are all restored to the side after Gameweek 29 breathers, while Yankuba Minteh gets his first start of 2026.

Kaoru Mitoma and Carlos Baleba miss out completely, while Georginio Rutter and Olivier Boscagli are benched.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Esteve, Humphreys, Hartman, Ward-Prowse, Mejbri, Foster, Anthony, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Tchaouna, Pires, Broja, Barnes.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Senesi, Hill, Truffert, Scott, Christie, Tavernier, Kroupi, Rayan, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Jimenez, Adli, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.


Sunderland XI: Ellborg, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Rigg, Diarra, Talbi, Brobbey.

Subs: Moore, Cirkin, Mayenda, O’Nien, Isidor, H Jones, J Jones, JM Jones, Whittaker.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Milner, Gross, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, March, Rutter, Boscagli, Ayari, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman, Howell.



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  1. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Punished for selling Minteh back in GW16

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Unlucky

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Twas always going to backfire, one day/year

  2. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Just saw..Tarko isn't in the Everton squad

  3. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Come on Hill. 2 more BPS for the 3 baps.

  4. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    I started Sanchez and apparently so will Rosenior-- Dub clean sheet seems a lock, that's just how fpl works, doesn't it?

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    I beg you. Sub Rayan on please.

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Bournemouth have gone binary in the last 4 GWs

    0-0 x 3, 1-1 x 1

  7. z13
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Hi everyone, I've just completed this project, it took a lot of effort so please have a look.

    https://fantasyfootballticker.co.uk
    It's a fully free fixture ticker

    Feedback/criticisms welcome.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      The Ptemier League fixtures are copyrighted and they will eventually ask for payment to use them.

      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        That seems highly unlikely..

    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Great work!

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    I've seen enough: Thiaw triple captain next week against Sunderland. We are never going to score again.

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Esteve subbed off with a concern

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Is that concern that his name is Steve with an extra E?

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        He thinks he left the oven on.

  10. z13
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Where will this Burnley clean sheet be when we need it next week, I wonder

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Bound to happen when I started Sanchez.. who apparently is back in the 11 again

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      I need it this week too

  11. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Did I hear Gabriel on the bench ?
    I guess probably not as it would be bedlam here

    1. z13
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Scared me for a second

  12. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    glad i didn’t go Tavernier, teams don’t want to score

  13. kempc23
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Just checking how long till Verbruggen clean sheet wipe please?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Alderete header goal imminent

  14. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Kroupi subbed

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    10 point Hill
    10, 8, 2, 6, 9, 7, 7, 6 in last games!

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Hush you jinx

  16. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Hill is s monster

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      What’s that coming over the Hill is it a monster is it a monster

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        No. It's..... NABIL - FPL otai

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          It's a monster score 😉

  17. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Score Burnley ffs

  18. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    hmm I did consider my bb this week fleetingly but with a Van Ecke/Dubravka clean sheets it might just have worked

  19. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Anyone checking the scores every minute for the inevitable clean sheet wipeout?

    1. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Yes.

    2. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      just watch GSS

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      О/

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Absolutely. Burnley has never been more relevant to me

    5. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Yep. I’ve got 4 that could go

  20. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Chances of O'Reilly getting a full rest?

    (Senesi bencher)

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      5%

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Chances of O'Reilly being that goalscoring MF, ElPeperino is looking for

  21. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Rayan subbed.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      GOAT

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Now grab yourself a goal!

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          waste of a transfer

  22. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Dubravka cleanie on the bench..yikes

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      That's like 90% of FPL though

  23. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    not sure why I was expecting Burnley to score today

  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Need one more Dubravka save please!

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      one for Petro as well, while at it plz

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Yes!!!

  25. Ron_Swanson
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Anyone know how many mins added at Burnley?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      8

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Just seen it’s 8! Unbelievable

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Godspeed

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Just enough for a couple of CS wipeouts

  26. z13
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Weiffer trying to match Anderson's output

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      The ol' Weiffer swiffer

  27. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    8 minutes added time !!!!

    I think I might have seen this film before.

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Unal sitter

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      I misread that the first time

      I can't say how though

  29. marcus2704
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Hill has been first bench place for me for all but one of the last eight weeks, the one time I played him he got two points. In that time I have lost 51 points, all because I convince myself that playing a more premium defender for a bigger team than Bournemouth is the right thing to do :/

  30. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    wsa that a Petro save?