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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Nico W get another

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Goal

    Newcastle United

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 17 hours ago

      Anyone know why Sarr is out ??

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Rested

        Played a lot of mins for Senegal apparently

        It's all about Europa for Palace now.

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

    Jeesh how much negative bps is a yellow card?

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    That’s more like it Gordon Bennett

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Osula

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 17 hours ago

      Palace CS wiped

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 17 hours ago

      He's one to watch for next season
      If he gets regular starts

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Defo

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Doubt it with Wolte and Wissa

  6. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Gordon A

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 17 hours ago

      Miley

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        FFS!

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

          Why post it if you’re not even watching.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            In hope 😆

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

              🙄

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            Because he’s a serial shitetalker

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 days, 16 hours ago

              He's consistent

              In some senses

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                4 days, 16 hours ago

                I never said assist….

                1. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 days, 16 hours ago

                  I'm talking generally

                  1. Scapegoat Salah
                    • 9 Years
                    4 days, 16 hours ago

                    You know I always play guess the scorer/assister!
                    Adds to the fun

                2. Count of Monte Hristo
                  • 12 Years
                  4 days, 16 hours ago

                  You know what you did, let’s cut the BS.

                  1. Scapegoat Salah
                    • 9 Years
                    4 days, 16 hours ago

                    Lighten up, it’s all a bit of fun, nobody here is that serious

                    1. Count of Monte Hristo
                      • 12 Years
                      4 days, 16 hours ago

                      Only you find it funny, that should tell you something.

                      1. Scapegoat Salah
                        • 9 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Yeah, it tells me you all need to lighten up, it’s a free game FFS

                      2. Count of Monte Hristo
                        • 12 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        .

                      3. Kaneyonero
                        • 9 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Cry more

                      4. The Bandit
                        • 15 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Yep, we love fake goal/assist shouts, all part of the fun of it being free. Cretin.

                      5. Count of Monte Hristo
                        • 12 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Pipe down you.

                      6. Scapegoat Salah
                        • 9 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Better than being a cyber bully, I don’t belittle people with my comments, that’s worse than fake goal/assists shouts 😆 LMFAO

                      7. Count of Monte Hristo
                        • 12 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Poor little lamb.

                      8. Scapegoat Salah
                        • 9 Years
                        4 days, 16 hours ago

                        Seriously why get annoyed at it?
                        Politicians make a living off this stuff

          3. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 days, 16 hours ago

            In all seriousness this started when one time I was in the car and on the radio they announced the wrong assister, I put it on here and got blasted for it!
            It’s ok to make mistakes boys and gals

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 17 hours ago

      No

  7. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Yesssssss.

  8. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    TOON

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Roefs save point

  10. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 days, 17 hours ago

    Can see Spurs winning this 1-0.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Porro g please

    2. Raoul Nogues
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Mukiele, Xhaka or Brobbey (good save from Kinsky) could have scored

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        More likely the other way round given it’s Sunderland

      • just a man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        3 of the back 4 on yellows. I smell red

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Kept Gordon on my WC, of course no involvement while every player I sold has returned

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        He got an assist mate but they’ve given it to Miley, see the SCENES above

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Scenes in your imagination?

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 days, 16 hours ago

            😆

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Come on Nordi Mukiele

      Besides Arsenal picks, Gab and Semenyo one of the few I kept on wildcard

      Need 13 more mins

      Painful on his calf

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Do something, Rogers!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        He has an assist

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Despite no Villa shot on target…

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Not enough

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 days, 16 hours ago

            Ok I’ll get you another assist for him in a bit

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        On 7DC’s, 35 mins or so to get 5DC’s more

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Super Sunday they said

      Hope it picks up soon

    7. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Roefs 3 saves & 3 baps
      On my bench !

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        I sold him

        He's been good but stopped getting points

        Famous last words

    8. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Chelsea as you'd expect

      https://x.com/i/status/2043332056747327718

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Estevao starts tho

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Roefs at Chelsea next season ?

    9. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Chelsea team news

      Team to play Man City: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Santos, Caicedo, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, Joao Pedro.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Man City team news

        Team to play Chelsea: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Silva, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.

        Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Gonzalez, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden.

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Chelsea substitutes: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Tosin, Sarr, Essugo, Lavia, Garnacho, Guiu, Delap

      3. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Thanks

    10. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Rogers is actually having a shocker, can't keep the ball

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        If he starts for England I won’t watch any of the games

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        On 9DC’s, nearly on for a 7 pointer

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Nosebleed territory for owners

    11. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Is Enzo forgiven enough to return for the dgw? He’s certainly rested enough.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        No, Chelsea have come out and publicly called him a cretin for what he’s said, dropped forever.

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Yeah, he apologised and I think this is the last match he misses

    12. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Arsenal supporting Chelsea today!

    13. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Mukiele goal

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Don’t hit me but…is it a Roefs assist by any chance?

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Gordon

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 days, 16 hours ago

            Why post that if you’re not watching the Sunderland game?

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 days, 16 hours ago

              Just hoping mate

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        May be og, looked to be going wide.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Yeah looks like it’s going wide on the replay shown there

      3. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        OMG 😮

    14. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Spurs really are Championship bound.

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        It looks like it
        I've got no axe to grind with Spurs or their fans but
        It's probably more about the ownership & manager choices made .

    15. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Brilliant

      Points at last

      Nordi!!

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Pleased for you
        Makes up for all the self inflicted bad luck you've had this gw

    16. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      It would be hom

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        *him

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Big deflection?

          I was cooking

    17. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Sunderland don't lose when they score first

      Spurs don't win when they don't score first

      Relegation reality??

    18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Alexa play Get get down by Paul Johnson

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Love it! I read this comment aloud to my boyfriend for the laugh, and inadvertently triggered my Amazon Dot into playing it, lmao!

    19. Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Three TOT Defs on Yellow. Be surprised if they finish with 11. Haha!

    20. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Glad i didnt WC & got bowen, would have lose tiago mukiele

      1. Nightf0x
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        & rogers missing a sitter

    21. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Big haul for Mukiele

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        It was off target tbh, should and could become VdV og imo.

    22. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 16 hours ago

      Brobbey should get a second yellow for that push

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 16 hours ago

        Get real!!

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 16 hours ago

          Two hands on the back and he’s never getting to it. Caused a nasty knock for two players