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Four more Premier League matches follow on from Manchester United’s clash with Nottingham Forest, all kicking off at 3pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

Keith Andrews makes two changes to the Brentford side that lost 3-0 to Manchester City.

Vitaly Janelt and Dango Ouattara get the nod over Aaron Hickey and Kevin Schade, who drop to the bench.

Oliver Glasner has handed recalls to Chadi Riad, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Ismaila Sarr and Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Chris Richards, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Brennan Johnson and Jean-Philippe Mateta make way.

On Merseyside, Everton are unchanged from last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

There is just one alteration for Sunderland from Gameweek 36.

Nilson Angulo returns in place of Chemsdine Talbi.

It’s one change apiece at Elland Road: Sebastiaan Bournauw is in for Pascal Struijk for the hosts, while Fabian Hurzeler recalls Joel Veltman for Kaoru Mitoma.

At Molineux, Rob Edwards has made four changes for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Dan Bentley, Toti Gomes, Pedro Lima and Hugo Bueno drop to the bench.

Jose Sa, Ladislav Krejci, Rodrigo Gomes and David Moller Wolfe all start.

As for Fulham, Issa Diop, Sander Berge, Oscar Bobb and Alex Iwobi come in for the benched Tom Cairney, Harry Wilson and Samuel Chukwueze. Joachim Andersen is suspended.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Dango, Jensen, Damsgaard, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Schade, Dasilva, Nelson, Furo

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Riad, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Johnson, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Richards, Guessand, Devenny


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Coleman, Dibling, Alcaraz, Armstrong, McNeil, Barry, George

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Geertruida, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Hume, Le Fee, Angulo, Brobbey

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


Leeds United XI: Darlow, Rodon, Bijol, Bornauw, James, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Byram, Gnonto, Chadwick, Cresswell, Lienou

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Baleba, Gross, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, March, Rutter, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Ayari, O’Riley


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, R Gomes, Andre, J Gomes, Wolfe, Armstrong, Mane, Hwang

Subs: Bentley, H Bueno, Tolu, Lima, Toti, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, A Gomes, Edozie

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Muniz

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Jimenez, Wilson, Cairney, Cuenca, Chukwueze, Kevin, King


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. Effe
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Leeds goal

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    DCL you beauty!

    1. SM001
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      3 point goal.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 1 hour ago

        Brighton losing their CS is a bonus too

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      🙂

  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Brighton, you let downs!

    Selling DCL a few weeks ago also hasn't worked out terribly well...

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    No need to remove your shirt there Dom!

  5. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Darlow and Bijol on my bench. Tough season this has been

  6. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Benched Darlow & DCL. Played Verbruggen & Van Hecke.

    Time to switch off from football 😆

  7. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Double Brighton Def playing and double Leeds Def on the bench, tragic

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Yeah same here and dcl

    2. WiredWeasel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Went Verbruggen and Van Hecke because up until now Brighton were in good form. Stuffed!!

  8. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Would have been better off not doing the transfers.

    This game sometimes is just simply awful.

  9. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Van Hecke finally did something. Assisted DCL.

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    To own Verbruggen and Van Hecke and watching them both collectively F that up to lose the CS while Darlow sits on my bench with 11 points 😆

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      I went the other way, it was a close call though.

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Ditto - feel your Frustration COMH
      awful GW just when there was a light
      with a run of Green Arrow - massive
      Red Arrow coming

  11. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Thiago has been a sickener this week, thought he’d be a differential brace for me 😆

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Feeling very jammy having DCL over him this week

  12. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Are you joking? DCL goal in the last minute when I took him out for Gyokeres and lose a double clean sheet? Absolutely outrageous

  13. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Going Darlow and DCL over Verbruggen and Van Hecke paid off then! If in doubt go with the home team.

  14. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    DCL you ledgend!!

  15. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    That van Hecke mistake resulting in the DCL goal is the perfect ending to the season. Each and every decision has backfired and and been punished to the maximum while my ML leader does things like getting rid of O'Reilly before a double gameweek and taking a -12 this week for no reason while selling VVD and somehow still managing to extend their lead. Sheesh.

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Agree, this has been the season from hell for me.

    2. fusen
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      You win some you lose some, that's the luck of FPL

      I was top 5k and most likely will end top 10k from the last 2-3 gameweeks just going against me, like that DCL goal

  16. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Thank god Brighton clean sheet bust

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Benched Darlow and Rogers, sold VVD. Worst possible outcomes.

    1. Babit1967
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Benched Darlow, Justin and sold MGW for KDH 🙁

  18. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    So much for teams being on the beach.

  19. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Benched Darlow and Sarr. Annoying

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Ouch

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Did Munoz to VanHeck FT
    Sat DCL over Welbz KDH Palmer

  21. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    That DCL goal killed me lol, ffs I sold him over JP two weeks ago

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Also play Verb over Darlow!

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Why did you buy JP after the DGW?

  22. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Sells DCL, DCL ruins the end of my season with Darlow and Bijol

  23. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Tried to balance out my players playing for once worked, played Darlow and DCL, benched Verbruggen and played just veltman.

  24. Hypnos
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Had a feeling about Brighton defence this week. Unfortunately benched van Hecke for Hill instead of Verbruggen for Darlow. Came out on the wrong end of close margins.

  25. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    as long as villa win europa, two wins for Bournemouth will almost certainly get them ucl

    should be enough motivation for the city game

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Yeah I can see City struggling

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      I got Hill playing against 3 City attackers.

      Not sure what outcome would suits me.

  26. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Leeds Brighton was massive for my ML, oppo had 2 defs & I had DCL & Darlow

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      *2 Brighton defenders

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      Nice work

  27. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Any chance Haaland, Semenyo or Doku not playing?

    Anderson haul on my bench apparently.

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      hope not

      Always a chance on the bench but unless starting 11 bad
      I feel all three will pay at some point

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 1 hour ago

        Or City winning by 3,4 goals and Pep thinks there's no need to send on say Doku... Here's being hopeful

  28. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Nothing more certain than Brighton conceding in the 90th+ minute.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 hour ago

      They said your whining is more certain

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 1 hour ago

        If I hadn't benched verbruggen and van hecke you would have heard from me

  29. Webbster2k
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 1 hour ago

    Decent week so far for me. Points from Fernandes, Anderson, VVD and Watkins. Selling Rogers for KDH was unfortunate though...