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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. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    RIP Spurs?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Still 30m to nail it more

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        There you go

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Sweet

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Well

      It's down to the Hammers to win a few

      Massive game at Palace tomorrow

      A draw is a decent enough result but a win would be huge

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Yeah, a W Ham win tomorrow puts them 4 clear with 5 to play.

        That will be extremely hard to come back from.

  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Salah with 10 feet of space to run on Molly on an island
    Passes it back
    A shell of what he once was

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Get the winner Everton! Would be so much more fun if Pool and Chelsea drop out of the European spots.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      PL will get 10 CL spots to make it work out

  4. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Watkins seriously punishing me for selling him!

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I have Cash to cover Villa

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

    MGW G

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

      Yates A

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Is that a Hattie at the City Ground?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yep

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yes it is

      Morgan Gibbs White header

  7. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    MGW hattrick

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      FH wide open for the inform player playing Burnley at home

      The fixtures weren't so great for the wildcard and especially BB35

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Same could be said about Okafor. Of course I have neither

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Mgw hatty

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yates A

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

      Cross and header proper old school

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Buzzing, just need a couple more results to be safe

  9. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    MGW has single handily saved my BB.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Good for you not ditching him for DGW drek, mate.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Thanks.

        Gordon and JP no show was not great so needed that.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      If you knew what you were doing, you would’ve started him and not played BB 😉

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      20 pointer and counting!

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Yup lol

    4. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Very nice. You and Mark nailed it with that pick.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Cheers
        Best player in my team this week.

  10. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Watkins and MGW showing it's not all about Double GW players

  11. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Fuming. Went with MGW in my FH team only to change him to Enzo due to the DGW.

    Massive massive fail

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I swapped him for Bruno as well last minute, gutting

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Am gutted as needed to make ground in cash ML. This could have been massive yet I got sucked in with DGW fever and Enzo for some bizarre reason.

        Should have stuck with my gut decision MGW

    2. Kante Touch This
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I did the exact same thing, only consolation is he probably would have been my first sub which is probably worse

    3. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Likewise had Gibbs-White on my FH for most of the week along Justin and Truffert took all three of them out.

    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Kept Gordon to have extra FT, know the pain.

  12. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    MGW possibly outscoring everyone's entire dgw midfield single handily

  13. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Anyone else enjoying the Gibbs White party this afternoon!? 20pts and counting…

    Be typical is my TC gets a blank later

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I'm loving it.
      Needed it after a Gordon and JP no shows.

  14. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Had MGW in my FH team & took out after a rate my team advice. Lesson learned, my own fault and certainly a sore one to take.

  15. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Diego Gomez blocking MGW for me if Joao Pedro doesn’t play midweek

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

      tough luck

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Had MGW but (insert sob story here) 😆

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I never had MGW (still going insert sob sorry)

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Classic.

  17. Winging it
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Had Gibbs-White, Truffert and Justin on my FH but ended up taking them all out.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      You tinkered too much

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Should've kept them, mate.

      1. Winging it
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

  18. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    mgw first on the fh bench with pedro in 11 it is a disaster boys and girls

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Not if Pedro misses the next game.

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      You got it right, Tuesday is quick turnaround you could be in luck

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

    Hume G

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Feck sake, could Mukiele not do something!

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Sunderland level now!

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Isodor goal

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Anything at all for Muk?

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          2 appearance points

        2. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          He's very happy at being level

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Good for him

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

    Wilson G

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

      Le Fee A

  22. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Was Alderete's injury serious?

  23. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Villa 3 Sunderland 3

    😆

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Hon United! 😆

  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Sunderland comeback! What a fun team they've been, in an otherwise meh season

  25. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    DGW blinkers were off. MGW for the win!! Legebd

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Well done mate

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Nice

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      I purposely put him in my team on WC 32 for this week.

      Never expected a 20 pointer though.

  26. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    2 goals 1 minute

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yet no Muk 🙁

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Filth!

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    O’Reilly left back it looks like

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Never stopped the kid from getting in the zone.

  28. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Need a striker, £6.4M or less as a one week punt in GW34 (already got Thiago)

    Best choice?
    A Taty (EVE)
    B. Brobbey (sun)
    C. Jiminez (AVL)
    D. Others?

    Thanks

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      A

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Mr Brobbey

  29. GE
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    🙁 hoped Gibbs-White would stay quiet so I could have him as a differential on FH next week. Not anymore..

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      He won't do anything next week now

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Excatly

  30. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Cherki assisting and Haaland brace would be very very satisfying

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Ban

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        😆