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3pm team news: Welbeck starts, Gordon + Hall subs

2 May 2026 166 comments
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Three Premier League matches get underway at 3pm BST today, with Premier League survival and European qualification places at stake:

Gordon Hall

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.

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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. Raoul Nogues
      3 hours, 31 mins ago

      West Ham hits the Post again

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      1. Raoul Nogues
          3 hours, 31 mins ago

          Tatyx2

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      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 31 mins ago

        Pope lucky boy

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      3. Tic Tacs
        • 6 Years
        3 hours, 31 mins ago

        Mukiele first on bench after swapping for Wilson at last minute, sums up my season

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      4. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 hours, 30 mins ago

        Come on Gordon get involved

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        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 hours, 28 mins ago

          Hard from the bench ?

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      5. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 30 mins ago

        What are Brighton doing ?

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        1. Raoul Nogues
            3 hours, 20 mins ago

            At least 2 incredible saves from Verbruggen

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        2. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 12 Years
          3 hours, 29 mins ago

          Brighton can't defend at pieces

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        3. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 hours, 27 mins ago

          If Minteh & Baleba had an end product Danny would be feasting!

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        4. fusen
          • 14 Years
          3 hours, 23 mins ago

          Quiet in here today

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          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            3 hours, 22 mins ago

            Always is, sure has gone downhill

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          2. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            3 hours, 10 mins ago

            Lovely weather out, folks probably enjoying their Saturday. Plus, not many popular players in these 3pms

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        5. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 hours, 23 mins ago

          Just noticed the Mavropanos OG, yep I officially give up, please end the season already

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          1. Raoul Nogues
              3 hours, 20 mins ago

              ÷ goal disallowed by VAR

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              1. RICICLE
                • 3 Years
                3 hours, 11 mins ago

                That makes it even worse

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          2. z13
              3 hours, 21 mins ago

              Dango seller for Casemiro feeling very nervous. Only did it because season was over but still.

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            • Pompel
              • 12 Years
              3 hours, 20 mins ago

              Just logged on - loosing Mukiele over Mavro for Struijk not looking too brilliant now. Last three gw’s been brutal

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              1. RICICLE
                • 3 Years
                3 hours, 11 mins ago

                Whole season has been

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            • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
              • 9 Years
              3 hours, 19 mins ago

              Not sure if posted in here, but looks like Pep is leaving at the end of the season

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              1. Studs Up
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 hours, 11 mins ago

                how reliable is the "insider"?

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                1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                  • 9 Years
                  3 hours, 2 mins ago

                  Was in a City forum too

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              2. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                3 hours, 9 mins ago

                Does that mean they will finally be getting punished for the 115 financial breaches? We all know pep ain’t sticking around for that!

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                1. keefy59
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 hours, 7 mins ago

                  If they get punished at the end of this season Spurs might stay up but Arsenal win the league

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                  1. Utopsis
                    • 6 Years
                    3 hours, 5 mins ago

                    This would be WILD

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            • Gizzachance
              • 11 Years
              2 hours, 59 mins ago

              Bb gw 36? 1 ft

              Raya
              Gab oreily cash
              Bruno Semenyo rogers kdh
              Haaland Thiago Bowen

              Dub rayan Andersen mukielie

              Do rayan to Marr
              Mukiele to lacroix
              Both for hit?

              Cheers

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            • Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 hours, 50 mins ago

              penalty Brentford

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              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                2 hours, 48 mins ago

                Taken and scored by Thiago

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            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              2 hours, 49 mins ago

              West Ham ouch

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            • The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              2 hours, 48 mins ago

              Thiagoooooo

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            • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                2 hours, 48 mins ago

                Brentford 2-0 West Ham
                Thiago (pen)

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              • Feanor
                • 16 Years
                2 hours, 48 mins ago

                Thiagoal

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              • g40steve
                • 8 Years
                2 hours, 47 mins ago

                Thiago G

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                1. g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  2 hours, 47 mins ago

                  Only 12 touches all game

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              • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                  2 hours, 47 mins ago

                  Dango A

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                • Mr. O'Connell
                  • 13 Years
                  2 hours, 47 mins ago

                  Thiago out on wildcard. Goal as expected.
                  Welbeck in. Blank as expected.

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                  1. Caligula's third favou…
                    • 4 Years
                    2 hours, 41 mins ago

                    Haha, same.

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                • NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  2 hours, 47 mins ago

                  Yesss Thiagoo

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                • g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  2 hours, 46 mins ago

                  Sunderland busted

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                  1. Gizzachance
                    • 11 Years
                    2 hours, 43 mins ago

                    Will take the mukiele goal

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                    1. Utopsis
                      • 6 Years
                      2 hours, 36 mins ago

                      Big

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                • FOREST FOREVER 2
                  • 1 Year
                  2 hours, 45 mins ago

                  Thanks Thiago. Thank you so much.
                  Come on Brentford, we want more.

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                  1. JBG
                    • 7 Years
                    2 hours, 44 mins ago

                    Want/need Bowen G/A

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                    1. Gizzachance
                      • 11 Years
                      2 hours, 44 mins ago

                      Same

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                • JBG
                  • 7 Years
                  2 hours, 44 mins ago

                  FPL gives and takes -_-..

                  Dango A and Thiago G
                  Roefs loses CS

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                  1. JBG
                    • 7 Years
                    2 hours, 39 mins ago

                    And now Thiaw loses it

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                • Gizzachance
                  • 11 Years
                  2 hours, 44 mins ago

                  Need Bowen to get something
                  As virtually every one in ml has Thiago, very few with Bowen

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                  1. Wolfman180
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    2 hours, 40 mins ago

                    Really hoped he'd blank but I knew i was taking a risk going without him.

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                • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                    2 hours, 40 mins ago

                    Arsenal starting XI: Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Eze, Trossard, Saka, Gyokeres

                    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Zubimendi, Dowman

                    Fulham starting XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Reed, Lukic, Smith Rowe, Wilson, Chukwueze, Jimenez

                    Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Muniz, Cairney, Bobb, Cuenca, Kusi-Asare, King, Diop

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                    1. Freshy
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      2 hours, 37 mins ago

                      Saka on my WC step 1 completed

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                  • g40steve
                    • 8 Years
                    2 hours, 39 mins ago

                    Summerville YC

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                  • Raoul Nogues
                      2 hours, 39 mins ago

                      Hinshelwood G Wellbeck A

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                    • Silecro
                      • 8 Years
                      2 hours, 39 mins ago

                      HINSHELWOOOOOOOOODDD

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