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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. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Feel like FPL Towers aren't updating DefCons... am sure Thiaw has his 10 by now. A tackle around 77 and more since.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Annoyed with him these last 2 weeks

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Yup same yesterday, I posted about this multiple times

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

      It's reconciled afterwards anyhow

      All of today's will count

      Not the case tomorrow evening

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

    Spurs are so bad. Benched Alderete fearing a manager bounce. Should’ve known better.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      I didn't get Mukiele for same reason

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Benched Roefs for the same reason. We're all in this together

  3. Yozzer
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    I've wildcarded out Mukiele ( along with Thiago and Virgil with Cunha and Boomo differentials still to play in my non WC team). Just in case anyone is having a bad day. I want to cheer someone up

    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      No Bowen or Grob either.

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Had both & was bringing in Bowen if I didn't WC. Was always going to happen

  4. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    PLEASE let Konsa stay on the bench

  5. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Penalty for us - prob going to miss it

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Botman gives away pen

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    One more save please Roefs

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

    Palace penalty

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Thiaw 0 pointer. Again.

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Got defcons

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

    11 mins for Sunderland to hold out

    1-1 to save Spurs's season?

  11. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Get in!!!

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

      2-1

  12. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Mukiele goal has taken me into the top 1m for the first time this season, better late than never…

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

      I've been heading the opposite way

      He might keep me in it

      Horrible run over the last 5 Gws

  13. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Sarr off pens?

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Mateta 2

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Bring him in for the Palace dgw ?
      Haaland/Thiago/Mateta

  15. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    We press so much better with both Sarr and Mateta on.

  16. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Rogers 1 off defcon

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Has been for about 20 minutes

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        Just seeing that!

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      On bench & games finished

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        5 points. Should’ve been 14.

      2. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        Assumed he’d get 90, Im a bit rusty after all this time off of FPL

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 days, 15 hours ago

          He usually does tbf

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Can’t wait to get rid of cash!

    Was good fixtures, no blank, other fires to put out etc

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Villa seem sure of 4th regardless as others not catching
      & planning for Europe semi with result next week

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Come on surely even Spurs can get off one more shot on target for Roefs to save!

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      There you go

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        Will concede now probably lol

  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    There it is!

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Credit for keeping him, hasn’t played since February. Although sometimes I say the same about Pickford after seeing his FPL scores

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        Thanks, very rare I make a keeper transfer so have endured many sloppy goals he’s conceded

  20. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    What a week, great stuff.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Great username

  21. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    What to expect from wolves- spurs in the double? 2 awful teams should result in some goals

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Spurs should’ve stayed with Ange get silverware & now looking at getting relegated

    1. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      It is pretty crazy to see them in drop zone

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        Yep, even that 2 point gap between Spurs and West Ham makes it look worse

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      3 replacement managers no bounce
      makes you wonder if the manager or
      team

      a Bad weekend for North London

  23. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Wildcard 24 with the likes of Semenyo was the play

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      I did WC24 but went Rogers instead of Semenyo 🙁

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 days, 15 hours ago

        ouch

        I held onto Rogers way to long & only recently let go so feel your pain

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Where are the points going to come from for Spurs? This was probably their easiest fixture in 3 GWs. Relegation feels more likely than unlikely.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      As a Forest fan WGAF 😉

  25. TKC07
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Which combination better till end of season?
    A) DCL, Gross, OReilly
    B)) Welbz, Doku, Struijk

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      A

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      A

  26. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    For every Thiago/Bowen

    There's a Gordon/Sarr in terms of single gameweekers

    1. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      I'm just glad this is the final week I have to start Thiaw. Dude has been woeful since I got him in

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Richards suddenly dropped to 9DC? 🙁

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Yeah, not the first time this has happened with him either!

  28. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Originally was looking at FH33, WC35, BB36/37 but the more I look at strategies the more I start to like WC33, FH34, BB35. Anyone else on the same boat? 35 seems like a really solid BB week

  29. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    happy I played Muki and Rigers instead of Dango and Thiaw

  30. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    2 days, 15 hours ago

    Back to triple Arsenal for 34 then. Newcastle are so, so, so bad.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Gabriel Gyokeres ... maybe Raya or Rice ... but 2 enough

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 15 hours ago

      Still keeping Rice and Gab.