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There are just two Premier League fixtures taking place in the traditional 3pm BST kick-off slot today.

Coventry City take on Hull City in a battle of the top-flight new boys, and a fixture in which many cheap picks are being ‘boosted’ on Fantasy Premier League (FPL) benches.

In the other game, Bournemouth face Everton.

TEAM NEWS

Frank Lampard makes three changes to the Coventry side that lost 3-0 at Arsenal in the Premier League opener.

Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark and new signing Taiwo Awoniyi all start for the Sky Blues.

Ellis Simms and Brandon Thomas-Asante drop to the bench, while Frank Onyeka misses out.

Also missing out is Hull midfielder (and £4.5m FPL pick) Matt Crooks.

Hidemasa Morita, one of the Tigers’ many summer signings, comes in for him.

Meanwhile, on the south coast, Bournemouth boss Marco Rose sticks with the same Cherries XI that ran Manchester City close last Sunday.

Everton head coach David Moyes makes just one change from the Gameweek 1 win over Crystal Palace.

James Garner comes in to replace Hayden Hackney, who is among the substitutes. Hackney was also an injury doubt coming into this fixture.

Despite plenty of speculation surrounding his future, Iliman Ndiaye starts for the Toffees.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan, Evanilson.

Subs: Di Gregorio, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Adams, Diakite, Jebbison, Rodríguez.

Everton XI: Pickford, Rohl, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry, George.

Subs: Travers, Keane, Beto, O’Brien, Dibling, Johnson, Alcaraz, Hackney, Iroegbunam.


Coventry City XI: Rushworth, van Ewijk, Thomas, Amenda, Dasilva, Yirenkyi, Grimes, Rudoni, Mason-Clark, Awoniyi, Tchaouna.

Subs: Bentley, Pinnock, Sakamoto, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, Simms, Thomas-Asante, Torp, Hamer.

Hull City XI: Tzolakis, Mendy, Egan, Ajayi, Coyle, Morita, Slater, Giles, Stroud, Belloumi, McBurnie.

Subs: Phillips, Millar, Hjerto-Dahl, McNair, Drameh, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Cho.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

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.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore.

A snapshot of this page is below; it’s basically a condensed version of the one in the Members Area.

FPL notes: Cherki

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  1. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    2 hours, 1 min ago

    Hull of a goal

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      Nice

  2. How many other people have had Hull 4.0 defenders last on their bench the last 2 GWs... Sickening

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 hours ago

    FPL at its finest

  4. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 hours ago

    Coventry City clean sheet WIPED. All those Coventry bench boosters absolutely mudded.

    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Knew it wouldn’t last lol

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      Not for those with Thomas who came off at 78.

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 16 mins ago

        Another when he is 1st on bench!

    3. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 28 mins ago

      Thomas + van Ewijk on 10 points atm, I'll take that.

  5. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 hours ago

    Sweating on triple Cov bench boost clean sheet!!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      2 hours ago

      about that

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 57 mins ago

        Yeah

        Scroll up!

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 55 mins ago

          FLOL, tease

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    2 hours ago

    2 x CS for Hull 😯 😆

  7. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours ago

    There goes my Van Ewijk CS.

    Oh well.

  8. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    2 hours ago

    Mykolenko double block

  9. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    2 hours ago

    Thomas owner

    Coventry CS busted after he gets subbed 😎

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      so much jam 😀

    2. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Lucky

    3. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      Maybe CS busted because he was subbed.

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 hours ago

    MvE over Thomas horrorshow

  11. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Yeessss Thomas cleansheet

    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 31 mins ago

      Can he gain 1 defcon from the bench ?? 😀

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        1 hour, 26 mins ago

        Actually there is the outside chance it gets reviewed and he picks up the point for something that was overlooked.

        1. That would be welcome 😀

  12. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Hull on target for 114pts

  13. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    I saw Thomas make another tackle, should be on 10 DC

    Utter disgrace. Why do we bother?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      Yeah, why do you bother when you get a clean sheet maybe 2 bonus when Coventry have conceded.

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        42 mins ago

      2. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        42 mins ago

        😉

    2. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      Who cares really?

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 13 mins ago

        I don't care, was mocking certain people

      2. I care 🙂

    3. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      It's gets reviewed. Seen points given and taken away in the past.

  14. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    It was worth a go 😆

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    Treble Coventry defence here. Oh well

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      At least u have Thomas...

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        Yeah, still disappointing

  16. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 56 mins ago

    We were all wrong about Hull.

  17. Sun God Nika
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 56 mins ago

    Love you Thomas

  18. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 56 mins ago

    YES HULL

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      Dial up?

      😉

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 13 mins ago

        Working

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    If Cov can't score or keep a clean sheet against Hull then they really don't stand a chance

    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      So true

  20. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    Ndiaye is a lock on WC if he stays.

    90 mins. Pens. DEFCON

    Should have had an assist as well if Beto was half decent

    Way too many routes to points

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      I sold him for Cherki

  21. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    Shame Everton can't do the same as Hull

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      Hahah yes!

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      Timing is everything

  22. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Taro Goal

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 2 mins ago

      *Tarkowski

  23. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Tarkowski goal

  24. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Petrovic CS busted

  25. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Tarkowski goal

  26. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Possible Ndiaye assist

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 53 mins ago

      Corner kick

  27. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Nightmare will sleep well tonight

  28. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Hull 1 up
    Could be on 6pts, 2 cs
    Promoted team beats Utd, 3rd last season, we’re 4th fav for prem ! Now leading v championship winners

    People say stats show they were worst team to come up, be worst team in league on stats, about fact they did, stats can mean nothing, xg thus an that

    Early days of course

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 19 mins ago

      They just haven’t played anyone decent yet

  29. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Tark GOAL

  30. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    This start of a season. Every defender except for NOR scores.