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Three Premier League matches get underway at 3pm BST today, with Premier League survival and European qualification places at stake:

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TEAM NEWS

It’s one change apiece at St James’ Park, where Joelinton returns from a two-match suspension to take the place of Jacob Ramsey.

Anthony Gordon makes the bench after recovering from a hip issue. Lewis Hall has to be content with a place among the substitutes for a second match running, too.

As for the Seagulls, Danny Welbeck is predictably back in the starting XI after his midweek breather in Double Gameweek 33.

Georginio Rutter makes way.

The team news couldn’t be simpler at Brentford, where both the hosts and West Ham United are unchanged.

At Molineux, Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Rob Edwards brings in Dan Bentley, Yerson Mosquera and Tolu Arokodare.

Matt Doherty and Rodrigo Gomes drop to the bench, while goalkeeper Jose Sa misses out through injury.

Regis Le Bris responds to the pummelling at the hands of Nottingham Forest by replacing Habib Diarra and Chris Rigg with Reinildo and Chemsdine Talbi.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Dasilva, Nelson, Ajer, Janelt, Donovan, Furo.

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Bowen, Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Summerville, Pablo, Castellanos.

Subs: Areola, Wilson, Adama, Lamadrid, Todibo, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Kante.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Tonali, Murphy, Osula, Willock.

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Hall, Wissa, Gordon, Barnes, Elanga, Woltemade, Ramsey.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gross, Baleba, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Julio, Dunk, Rutter, Kostoulas, Ayari, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Bentley, Lima, Mosquera, S Bueno, Toti, H Bueno, Andre, J Gomes, Mane, Armstrong, Arokodare.

Subs: Gracey, Tchatchoua, Doherty, Wolfe, A Gomes, Bellegarde, R Gomes, Edozie, Hwang.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Hume, Talbi, Brobbey.

Subs: Ellborg, Geertruida, O’Nien, Cirkin, Rigg, Diarra, Mayenda, Isidor, Ta Bi.


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. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    26 mins ago

    Welbz A?

    1. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      just now

      Nice

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      just now

      Yes

  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    26 mins ago

    Noooo, Hinshelwood first sub

    1. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      just now

      Don't flinch at the Hinsh

    2. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      just now

      2nd for me after Bijol, am hurting

  3. Hinselwood g
    welbeck a

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    26 mins ago

    Welbz A

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    25 mins ago

    DCL, Mukiele and Thiago (C) so far, just need Gordon to get involved now

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 min ago

      Decent!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 min ago

        Thanks, having a good end of season so far

  6. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    25 mins ago

    The one week I benched Hinshelwood ffs

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 min ago

      Typical fpl

  7. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    23 mins ago

    Did advice someone to bring in Hinshelwood instead of Gross. Hope they went through with it.

  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    22 mins ago

    Stubbornly stuck with Alderete, when I should’ve switched to Mukiele ages ago, but always something more pressing. 🙄

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 min ago

      Same, wrong choice has costed me my money league

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    17 mins ago

    Teasing cross Welbz & Hecke both out of reach

  10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    14 mins ago

    14 from two yesterday, two from three so far today. LOL.

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 mins ago

    Zubimendi benched. Rice unleashed?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 mins ago

      They’ve actually swapped roles in the recent games, with Zubimendi the 8. Rice is playing next to the centre backs

      Can always get a corner assist or free kick goal though, which he’s great at

  12. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    11 mins ago

    West Ham deserve a goal

  13. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    10 mins ago

    This Brentford result is great for owners of Leeds attackers.

    Spurs been given a lifeline and they simply must win against Leeds next week, irrespective of the Villa result. Okafor in particular should prosper on the counter vs Porro

  14. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    8 mins ago

    Please keep this cleanie Brentford, need my Kelleher haul along with Dango and Thiago.

  15. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    8 mins ago

    2 pts from 3 played on BB any good? Now waiting for Cunha no-show tomorrow

  16. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 mins ago

    Thiago pens every week while he plays poorly are very very annoying

    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      1 min ago

      Yes indeed.

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 min ago

      Will a more established club fall for the trap?

  17. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    7 mins ago

    3-0 brentford

    1. damsgarrd g
      lewis potter a

    2. Lovely.

  18. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 mins ago

    Thiaw 9 defcons for about 15 mins now

  19. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 min ago

    Pen goals should be 2 points only. It's a goal, yes, but creates an uneven playing field in FPL.

  20. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 min ago

    Watch Spurs get jammy tomorrow now!

  21. Bowen and Summerville off – don't leave us this waaaaay!