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Three Premier League matches kick off at 14:00 BST on Sunday, including Sunderland hosting Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham Hotspur.

TEAM NEWS

Oliver Glasner makes five changes to the side that beat Fiorentina 3-0 on Thursday.

Jefferson Lerma and Will Hughes get the nod over Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada in midfield.

There’s a whole new frontline, too: Brennan Johnson, Yeremy Pino and Jorgen Strand Larsen all start, while Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta are benched. Evann Guessand misses out entirely.

As for Newcastle United, Edde Howe responds to the derby defeat to Sunderland by making six changes.

Tino Livramento, Malick Thiaw, Sandro Tonali, Lewis Miley, Jacob Murphy and Will Osula come in for the benched Kieran Trippier, Dan Burn, Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Elanga, Harvey Barnes and Nick Woltemade.

At the City Ground, Vitor Pereira reverts to the Nottingham Forest XI that thrashed Tottenham prior to the international break.

Unai Emery makes two changes to the Aston Villa side he sent out in Europe, with Victor Lindelof and Ross Barkley in for Ezri Konsa and Emiliano Buendia.

Finally, on Wearside, Regis Le Bris has handed recalls to Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Reinildo Mandava and Enzo Le Fee.

Melker Ellborg, Lutsharel Geertruida, Trai Hume and Chemsdine Talbi drop to the bench.

Meanwhile, De Zerbi has made five alterations for his first match in charge of Spurs.

Antonin Kinsky, Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Conor Gallagher and Randal Kolo Muani start, as Kevin Danso, Djed Spence, Pape Matar Sarr and Mathys Tel are demoted to substitute duty. Guglielmo Vicario is absent.

*Update: Emiliano Martinez has pulled out of Aston Villa’s starting XI, so Marco Bizot will start in goal.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell, Johnson, Pino, Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Sosa, Riad, Kamada, Wharton, Devenny, Sarr, Mateta

Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Tonali, Miley, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Osula

Subs: Pope, Trippier, Wissa, Barnes, Elanga, Woltemade, Willock, Burn, Ramsey


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Ortega, Morato, Wood, Ndoye, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa

Aston Villa XI: Bizot, Cash, Lindelof, Pau, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Barkley, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Wright, Konsa, Buendia, Garcia, Abraham, Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, O’Nien, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Diarra, Sadiki, Rigg, Le Fee, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Hume, Geertruida, Cirkin, J Jones, H Jones, Talbi, Mayenda, Isidor

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Gray, Bergvall, Kolo Muani, Gallagher, Richarlison, Solanke

Subs: Austin, Dragusin, Danso, Palhinha, Simons, Bissouma, Tel, Spence, Sarr

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:


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  1. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    15 hours, 54 mins ago

    Was considering keeping Thiaw but selling Tarkowski. But think I'm going to rage sell Thiaw now

  2. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    15 hours, 54 mins ago

    2 DCs away for an extra 4 PTS with alderete and Rogers. Bit gutted....

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      14 hours, 56 mins ago

      Might get lucky with updates, don’t lose all hope

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        14 hours, 50 mins ago

        Fingers crossed....

  3. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    14 hours, 24 mins ago

    Cherki is unstoppable - getting him instead of Semenyo

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      12 hours, 8 mins ago

      Kinda want him for next week too. If I had him I’d be tempted by TC. But aiming at taking a hit for O’Reilly and Haaland.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        12 hours ago

        Looks like NOR is injured now

  4. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    13 hours, 4 mins ago

    Would O’Reilly be an option for TC next week over Haaland. It’s a big chance to make some ground in some MLs where many have burned it on Gabriel, just don’t know how to play it properly!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      12 hours, 56 mins ago

      Would it be even better holdout on the TC until the next potential City DGW?

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      12 hours, 51 mins ago

      Will that hamstring strain/tweak I would TC him as a fresh hamstring niggle can be fine one minute and not the next. Maybe he breaks down again in the 1st match of the double or misses the 2nd.

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    12 hours, 53 mins ago

    I feel Semenyo needs to respect Haaland a bit more and improve his game intelligence. Yes he wants to scores goals and do individually well however when Haaland is in a better position than him and he repeatedly ignores the smarter, more simple play that benefits the team he is going to suffer.