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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
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Punished for selling Minteh back in GW16

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Unlucky

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Twas always going to backfire, one day/year

  2. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

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

  3. Moon Dog
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 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?

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      I beg you. Sub Rayan on please.

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Bournemouth have gone binary in the last 4 GWs

      0-0 x 3, 1-1 x 1

    • z13
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

          That seems highly unlikely..

      2. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Great work!

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Esteve subbed off with a concern

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

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

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

          He thinks he left the oven on.

    • z13
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

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

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        I need it this week too

    • threeputt
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

      1. z13
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Scared me for a second

    • Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

    • kempc23
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Just checking how long till Verbruggen clean sheet wipe please?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Alderete header goal imminent

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Kroupi subbed

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Hush you jinx

    • NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Hill is s monster

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

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

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

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

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 17 days ago

            It's a monster score 😉

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

      Score Burnley ffs

    • threeputt
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

    • Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

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

      1. MVDP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Yes.

      2. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        just watch GSS

      3. Cojones of Destiny
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        О/

      4. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Absolutely. Burnley has never been more relevant to me

      5. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Yep. I’ve got 4 that could go

    • DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Chances of O'Reilly getting a full rest?

      (Senesi bencher)

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        5%

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

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

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Rayan subbed.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        GOAT

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

          Now grab yourself a goal!

          1. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 17 days ago

            waste of a transfer

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Dubravka cleanie on the bench..yikes

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        That's like 90% of FPL though

    • Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      not sure why I was expecting Burnley to score today

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Need one more Dubravka save please!

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        one for Petro as well, while at it plz

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Yes!!!

    • Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Anyone know how many mins added at Burnley?

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        8

      2. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Just seen it’s 8! Unbelievable

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

          Godspeed

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Just enough for a couple of CS wipeouts

    • z13
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Weiffer trying to match Anderson's output

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        The ol' Weiffer swiffer

    • MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 17 days ago

      8 minutes added time !!!!

      I think I might have seen this film before.

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Unal sitter

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        I misread that the first time

        I can't say how though

    • marcus2704
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 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 :/

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      wsa that a Petro save?