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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
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Punished for selling Minteh back in GW16

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Unlucky

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Twas always going to backfire, one day/year

  2. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

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

  3. Moon Dog
      1 month, 1 day ago

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

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

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

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

      I beg you. Sub Rayan on please.

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Bournemouth have gone binary in the last 4 GWs

      0-0 x 3, 1-1 x 1

    • z13
        1 month, 1 day ago

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        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

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          1. Goodfeathers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            That seems highly unlikely..

        2. Goodfeathers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          Great work!

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

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

      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Esteve subbed off with a concern

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

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

          1. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            He thinks he left the oven on.

      • z13
          1 month, 1 day ago

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

          1. lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

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

          2. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            I need it this week too

        • threeputt
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

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

          1. z13
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Scared me for a second

          2. Cojones of Destiny
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

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

          3. kempc23
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Just checking how long till Verbruggen clean sheet wipe please?

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Alderete header goal imminent

          4. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Kroupi subbed

          5. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

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

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Hush you jinx

          6. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Hill is s monster

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

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

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                1 month, 1 day ago

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

                1. NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  1 month, 1 day ago

                  It's a monster score 😉

          7. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Score Burnley ffs

          8. threeputt
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

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

          9. Saka White Rice
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

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

            1. MVDP
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Yes.

            2. threeputt
              • 16 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              just watch GSS

            3. Cojones of Destiny
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              О/

            4. DARE TO BISCAN
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Absolutely. Burnley has never been more relevant to me

            5. Ron_Swanson
              • 15 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Yep. I’ve got 4 that could go

          10. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Chances of O'Reilly getting a full rest?

            (Senesi bencher)

            1. threeputt
              • 16 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              5%

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                1 month, 1 day ago

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

          11. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Rayan subbed.

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

              GOAT

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

                Now grab yourself a goal!

                1. Sgt. Schultz
                  • 9 Years
                  1 month, 1 day ago

                  waste of a transfer

          12. lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Dubravka cleanie on the bench..yikes

            1. DARE TO BISCAN
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              That's like 90% of FPL though

          13. Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            not sure why I was expecting Burnley to score today

          14. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Need one more Dubravka save please!

            1. Sgt. Schultz
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              one for Petro as well, while at it plz

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

              Yes!!!

          15. Ron_Swanson
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Anyone know how many mins added at Burnley?

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              8

            2. Ron_Swanson
              • 15 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Just seen it’s 8! Unbelievable

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

                Godspeed

            3. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Just enough for a couple of CS wipeouts

          16. z13
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Weiffer trying to match Anderson's output

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                1 month, 1 day ago

                The ol' Weiffer swiffer

            • MVDP
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              1 month, 1 day ago

              8 minutes added time !!!!

              I think I might have seen this film before.

            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Unal sitter

              1. GREEN IS GOOD
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 1 day ago

                I misread that the first time

                I can't say how though

            • marcus2704
              • 15 Years
              1 month, 1 day 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 :/

            • Sgt. Schultz
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              wsa that a Petro save?