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A busy Sunday of Premier League football kicks off at 14:00 BST, with Aston Villa v Sunderland, Everton v Liverpool and Nottingham Forest v Burnley.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes three changes to the side that beat Bologna 4-0 on Thursday.

Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen and Ross Barkley come in for the benched Lucas Digne and Emiliano Buendia. Pau Torres misses out entirely.

Sunderland are unchanged from last weekend’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

In the Merseyside derby, Arne Slot makes four alterations to the side he sent out in Europe, with Andrew Robertson, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo in for Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Alexis Mac Allister, who drop to the bench. Hugo Ekitike is absent.

Alexander Isak retains his starting spot up top.

David Moyes names an unchanged Everton XI.

Finally, at the City Ground, Vitor Pereira has handed recalls to Matz Sels, Nikola Milenkovic, Elliot Anderson and Dilane Bakwa.

Stefan Ortega, Jair Cunha and Nicolas Dominguez are demoted to substitute duty. Dan Ndoye misses out.

There is just one change for ‘doublers’ Burnley from Gameweek 32.

Kyle Walker returns in place of Bashir Humphreys.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Barkley, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Buendia, Digne, Abraham, Sancho, Luiz, Bogarde, Bailey

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

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


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Keane, Barry, George, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Subs: Woodman, Pesci, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ngumoha


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Bakwa, Wood

Subs: Ortega, Morato, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Jesus, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Netz

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Ward-Prowse, Florentino, Edwards, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Larsen, Foster, Humphreys, Tchaouna, Broja, Laurent, Tresor


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. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 6 hours ago

    Spurs enjoying this Forest performance

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 6 hours ago

      Timing

  2. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 6 hours ago

    Watkins holders from GW1 finally rewarded.

  3. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 6 hours ago

    Fleming G

    1. Moon Dog
        3 days, 6 hours ago

        Unlucky not to score against Brighton too.

        Kind of wish I didn't switch him out last minute to DCL on WC32. Would have given me a little more cash in the coming weeks.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 6 hours ago

      007: strikes again

    3. Moon Dog
        3 days, 6 hours ago

        What was your GW1 team?

        1. Moon Dog
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Kelleher
            Tarkowski - Milenkovic - Murillo
            Salah (C) - Palmer - Bruno - Wirtz - KDH
            Wood - Pedro

            Dubravka - Alderete - Esteve - Guiu

            1. H Dog
              • 16 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              What were we thinking? I had no Man City as well!!

              1. Moon Dog
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  There weren't really any attackers to go for except Haaland, and Salah had better fixtures.

                  And defcon put us off defenders from possessional sides like City.

                  FPL never fails to surprise. O'Reilly's attacking threat overrides his lack of defcon.

            2. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Bowen is the only one I still own, and I only got him back last week

            3. H Dog
              • 16 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              I had a front line of strand Larsen, gyokores and Watkins!!

          • g40steve
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            FFS Forest 🙁

          • Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Gakpo could be a FH option next week

            1. TheBiffas
              • 5 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Best 45 mins he's had all season. Not convinced

          • H Dog
            • 16 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            FH template for next week?

            Raya
            Van Dijk, Gabriel, Mukiele
            Salah, KDH, Xavi, Bruno F
            Thiago, Watkins, Bowen

            Hermansen, Tarkowski, Xhaka, Andersen

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Don’t know if Pool will smash palace or if Palace will smash Pool.

              1. Fifa las vegas
                • 13 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Or if it’ll be 0-0…

                1. JBG
                  • 7 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  That is some Michael Owen level insight

                  1. Fifa las vegas
                    • 13 Years
                    3 days, 6 hours ago

                    Thank you

                2. H Dog
                  • 16 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Without European football I would have backed palace. Due to it, I don’t think you can rely on Sarr/Richards to even play

          • JBG
            • 7 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Flemming currently outscoring JP, Welbad and Delap

          • Supersonic_
            • 4 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            FH Draft
            Yay or nay

            Raya
            Porro VVD Gab
            Gakpo Bruno Rice Salah
            Bowen Thiago Watkins

            Kinsky Cas Heaven Gud

            1. H Dog
              • 16 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Similar above, not convinced by Rice or Gakpo but porro a good option

              Think Sunderland defender more important than spurs

          • FOREST FOREVER 2
            • 1 Year
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Noooooooooooooooooo

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

            Did Sky just quietly drop the goal multi view channel this season?

            3 - 1 Villa

            Is that the hat trick

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

              Watkins to Rogers

              Bottom corner

              Single Gw points

            2. Bigbars
              • 15 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Think its only on when there are 4 or more games at the same time, like final day

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

                Cheers

          • Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Rogersss!

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Watkins haul, 1 in 38

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Tempted to get Watkins on FH next GW

                1. JBG
                  • 7 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Fulham pretty strong defensively though

          • Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Might go Watkins on FH next GW as a cheeky differential

          • RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            And suddenly Salah, Watkins and Rogers are form players in everyone’s FH teams.

          • Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            On fh 11dgwers

            Took out bruno ,rogers ,for palmer and enzo!

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Palmer might actually remember he's a good player vs Brighton, who conceded 2 goals vs the worst Spurs PL side ever

              1. Gizzachance
                • 11 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Hopefully mate
                Palmer enzo need to make up bout 10 pts so far !

            2. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Bruno only scored 6 points and Palmer/Enzo are on 2 points with a game to go.

              1. Gizzachance
                • 11 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                True, palmer 2pts, Bruno 6
                Enzo 2pts, rogers on 7 so far
                Chelski boys need to get something ha

          • g40steve
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            MGW wtaf

          • The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            3 days, 6 hours ago

            Who has the worst pundits?

            TNT/BT with their idiots like McCoist, Owen, Hoddle, McManaman, Savage etc,
            or
            Sky, whose main criteria seems to the ability to say nuffink or anyfink, like Merson, Morrison, Sherwood, O’Hara, Bothroyd.

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              They’re all garbage

            2. Moon Dog
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                I like McCoist & Hoddle

            3. JBG
              • 7 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Pool down to their 3rd choice GKer

            4. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Will Woodman play 34?

              1. JBG
                • 7 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Would Woodman, cut wood if Woodman could?

                1. g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Mega differential next week?

                  1. JBG
                    • 7 Years
                    3 days, 6 hours ago

                    Don't trust Pool players anymore tbf, specially defenders

              2. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Looks like it. He usually concedes 3 per match in PL.

            5. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Watkins, Rogers, KDH and Salah trying to single handedly save my season here, heroes!

              Yeah I don’t play DGW fever lol

            6. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              How’s those KDH points looking for Pedro autosub? Not great I’d imagine…

            7. Freshy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Beto has been a waste all year
              Suddenly he looks like Drogba

              1. JBG
                • 7 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Moyes realised he has attackers in his team as well

            8. it lies in the proles
              • 9 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              Anyone else throwing up for selling Watkins to JPedro for a hit?

              1. Freshy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Planned on having him on my FH34 squad for massive differential
                Now hes on everyones FH squad

            9. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              3 days, 6 hours ago

              MGW G

              1. Moon Dog
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Milenkovic assist

                  Knew there was a reason I started the season with him.

              2. #1 Salah Hater
                • 1 Year
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Nice to see Pep not overthinking it for a change

                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Cherki my differential and Haaland TC let’s go, Arsenal to bore the bejaysus out of us now with a 0-0 or 1-1

                  1. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 days, 6 hours ago

                    Ødegaard back could get Arsenal back on track

              3. BobbyDoesNotLook
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Death, taxes and Everton player causing a stretcher injury for a Liverpool player.

              4. Count of Monte Hristo
                • 12 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Which duo’s do you like on FH34?

                a) Rogers + Watkins

                b) Salah + Szsobozlai

                c) Bruno + Cunha

                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  A, C and Salah?

                  Not sure who or what I want on FH now anymore. Today’s games are throwing a spanner in the works

                  1. Fifa las vegas
                    • 13 Years
                    3 days, 6 hours ago

                    Would you rather Rogers or Wilson?

                  2. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 days, 6 hours ago

                    What are the chances that off form players like Salah, Watkins and Rogers will score again already next week?

                    1. Count of Monte Hristo
                      • 12 Years
                      3 days, 6 hours ago

                      The way this season is going they all probably blank but who else do you go for.

                      1. RamaJama
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        3 days, 5 hours ago

                        Agree, FH won’t be very exciting, pity that we use it on a bgw

                2. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Wilson + Raul and KDB + Beto

              5. BobbyDoesNotLook
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                Out of my 34 players apparently Ekitike, Alderete injured and Mbeumo limped out yesterday.

                1. BobbyDoesNotLook
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Anyone saw if Alderete injury was serious?

              6. g40steve
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 6 hours ago

                MGW2

                1. g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  3 days, 6 hours ago

                  Hutch A