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Sunday’s Premier League football begins with three matches, all kicking off at 2pm BST:

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TEAM NEWS

Brighton and Hove Albion can, temporarily at least, go second in the table with a win in the A23 derby today.

Fabian Hurzeler rotated and managed minutes in Thursday’s UEFA Conference League tie against Kauno Zalgiris, so his starting XI more closely resembles the one sent out in Gameweek 6.

There is one change from that line-up, with Lewis Dunk in for the absent Pascal Struijk. Struijk had his one-match ban lifted for this match but is injured anyway.

As for Crystal Palace, there is again only one alteration from last weekend: Honest Ahanor in for Jefferson Lerma.

Jean-Philippe Mateta is among the substitutes after recovering from a medium-term hamstring injury. Ismaila Sarr, a starter in Europe in midweek, is also on the bench.

At Elland Road, Leeds United are unchanged for their clash with Manchester United.

The Red Devils’ boss Michael Carrick makes three tweaks from Gameweek 6, bringing in Andrey Santos, Carlos Baleba and Diogo Dalot for Matheus Cunha, Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw.

Shaw and Mainoo are unavailable, while Cunha drops to the bench.

As happened in Tuesday’s defeat in Madrid, it looks like we’re going to see Bruno Fernandes out wide – or perhaps up top.

Finally, on the south coast, Bournemouth’s Marco Rose indulged in some Europa League tinkering on Thursday and mostly goes back to his Premier League regulars here.

There is one change from the Chelsea mauling: Lewis Cook in for David Brooks.

Sunderland are without Brian Brobbey and Wilson Isidor, so rookie Tymur Tutierov follows up a run-out in Europe by making his first Premier League start.

There are two other alterations from Gameweek 6: Chris Rigg and Omar Alderete in for Nilson Angulo and the absent Thomas Meunier.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Cook, Rayan, Christie, Tavernier, Evanilson.

Subs: Di Gregorio, Adli, Brooks, Diakite, Gannon-Doak, Kluivert, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Soler.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Danso, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Hume, Le Fee, Rigg, Tutierov.

Subs: Ellborg, Ahoka, J Angulo, N Angulo, Diarra, Fofana, Methalie, O’Nien, Talbi.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadioglu, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli, Ayari, Andres, Gomez, Gross, De Cuyper, Kostoulas.

Subs: Steele, Hadjam, Svobada, Hinshelwood, Yalcouye, Costinha, O’Riley, Osman, Rutter.

Crystal Palace XI: Benitez, Canvot, Ahanor, Richards, Khalaili, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell, Kamada, Pino, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Matthews, Mingueza, Osorio, Lerma, Hughes, McNeil, Sarr, Nketiah, Mateta.


Leeds United XI: Trafford, Bogle, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Zetterer, Longstaff, Wilson, Aaronson, Nmecha, Bijol, Bahoya, Bard, Gruev.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot, Santos, Baleba, Diallo, Tielemans, Fernandes, Mbeumo.

Subs: Darlow, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Mount, Rashford, Cunha, Zirkzee, Lacey, Amass.


LIVE GAMEWEEK 7 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

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

Here you can track 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. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

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  1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    6 hours, 39 mins ago

    De Cuyper is just a joke, Brighton to do a Leicester 2016?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 hours, 1 min ago

      You beat me to it with the Leicester quote
      They've got a very good all round squad
      Plus we don't know yet what punishment Man City will get & how it will affect them

      1. Worth a cheeky tenner I think

  2. g40steve
    6 hours, 38 mins ago

    Bruno YC

    1. PartyTime
      6 hours, 3 mins ago

      Very due YC

  3. PartyTime
    6 hours, 37 mins ago

    Hahaha Danso sent off

  4. Bobby Digital
    6 hours, 37 mins ago

    Bruno YC

  5. Haa-lala-land
    6 hours, 37 mins ago

    Sunderland coming apart at the seams

  6. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 hours, 37 mins ago

    Bruno yc
    He's been man marking the ref all game as usual

    1. Jafooli
      6 hours, 2 mins ago

      Ha, currently his best position...

  7. Ninja Škrtel
    6 hours, 36 mins ago

    Kostoulas arguably best 3rd striker

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      5 hours, 58 mins ago

      Rutter will start occasionally

    2. Fifa las vegas
      5 hours, 55 mins ago

      Jackson could be the one yet

  8. Fodderx4
    6 hours, 36 mins ago

    Afternoon Troops! Considering using my Bench Boost this week.

    Starting 11 - 1 Free transfer and .4m ITB

    Raya – EVE (H)

    Konsa – EVE (H)
    Hall – CRY (A)
    Calafiori – EVE (H)

    King – COV (A)
    Cherki – AVL (A)
    Palmer – TOT (H)
    Rogers – TOT (H)
    Groß – LIV (A

    Haaland (C) – AVL (A)
    João Pedro – TOT (H)

    Bench

    Calvert-Lewin – SUN (A)
    Thomas – FUL (H)
    Ajer – HUL (A)
    Dovin – FUL (H) ⚠️ Unavailable

    I'm tempted to activate Bench Boost as all three outfield substitutes have decent fixtures and potentially offer good returns.

    The obvious drawback is having no playing second goalkeeper, so I'd effectively be using the chip with only 14 players.
    Would you Bench Boost this team in GW8, or save it for a week when all 15 players are available?

    Interested to hear everyone's thoughts!

    1. Haa-lala-land
      5 hours, 59 mins ago

      Id definitely save it with only having 14, especially with Nathan Collins back too. Should be plenty more opportunities to use it

      1. Fodderx4
        5 hours, 52 mins ago

        Cheers mate, will likely hold off. I have a bit of a benching headache now after doing Hughes to Gross which is what made me consider it.

  9. F4L
    6 hours, 34 mins ago

    borderline red for gudmundson

    1. g40steve
      6 hours ago

      100%

      1. F4L
        6 hours ago

        sess got a red for similar yesterday

        if thats the bar

  10. Atimis
    6 hours, 34 mins ago

    All the options I had pre WC or didn’t get on WC score apart from the ones I got on WC, gg as always

  11. Jafooli
    6 hours, 34 mins ago

    Bruno gonna get a RC today...

    1. g40steve
      5 hours, 59 mins ago

      20 mins in still arguing with ref

      1. Jafooli
        5 hours, 57 mins ago

        Ref should just give him the whistle and make him play the rest of the game with it in his mouth, like a dummy...

    2. TheBiffas
      5 hours, 59 mins ago

      Here's hoping

  12. Supersonic_
    6 hours, 32 mins ago

    What to do with Barnes?

    1. Bobby Digital
      6 hours, 31 mins ago

      Bin him

      1. Supersonic_
        6 hours, 29 mins ago

        Missed the party on Foden? Was tempted initially but bottled it. Could move to Rogers

        1. Bobby Digital
          6 hours, 27 mins ago

          Rogers is a good bet, or Manzambi...

        2. RICICLE
          6 hours, 27 mins ago

          What Foden party?

    2. Jafooli
      6 hours, 31 mins ago

      Keep horses or store hay, especially with winter approaching...

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 hours, 29 mins ago

      Manzambi don't worry about the Man City fixture they can't defend
      Do it after the mid week fixtures

    4. F4L
      6 hours, 27 mins ago

      i think just from the eye test barnes has actually look more involved these last 2 matches than he has for the whole season prior, at odds with when his attacking returns came though i guess. could keep

    5. The Mighty Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 hours, 18 mins ago

      Keep him for Palace next week

  13. Qaiss
    6 hours, 28 mins ago

    If like me you didn’t start the season with Grob out of pride, then just accept your fate and come back next season

    1. RICICLE
      5 hours, 52 mins ago

      Season keeper

    2. Fifa las vegas
      5 hours, 50 mins ago

      I only caved and got him this week, has been costly

  14. F4L
    6 hours, 27 mins ago

    good save from lammens

  15. JBG
    6 hours, 26 mins ago

    What a horrendous miss by Mbuemo just then

  16. MrZ
    6 hours, 26 mins ago

    Gudmundsson is a RC waiting to happen

  17. F4L
    6 hours, 26 mins ago

    tielemans puts one on a plate for mbuemo and bruno just turns around and complains he didnt get the pass lol

    1. Jafooli
      5 hours, 45 mins ago

      Bruno turning into Ronnie...

  18. KeanosMagic
    6 hours, 22 mins ago

    Last chance for Bruno?

    Held him probably too long, swallowed a -0.2.

    No one else really putting their hand up though...
    Have Saka, Rogers, Tav and GroB

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 hours, 43 mins ago

      Mbeumo just did imo

      1. KeanosMagic
        5 hours, 36 mins ago

        Fair!

    2. Nomar
      5 hours, 42 mins ago

      I’m getting rid after this game regardless of what he does now.

  19. Jafooli
    6 hours, 20 mins ago

    Gross welcoming new owners with a YC...

  20. Bobby Digital
    6 hours, 20 mins ago

    Wtf Mbeumo... Take it on your stronger foot

  21. JBG
    6 hours, 20 mins ago

    Would be nice with another YC Groß

  22. g40steve
    6 hours, 19 mins ago

    Mbeumo G

    1. g40steve
      5 hours, 44 mins ago

      Tilly S

      1. g40steve
        5 hours, 44 mins ago

        A

  23. F4L
    6 hours, 19 mins ago

    mbeumo g
    tielemans a

  24. Effe
    6 hours, 19 mins ago

    Mbuemo goal

  25. Jafooli
    6 hours, 18 mins ago

    VAR offside?

    1. Supersonic_
      6 hours, 18 mins ago

      Oh ffs

    2. Jafooli
      6 hours, 18 mins ago

      Miles onside...

    3. Bobby Digital
      6 hours, 18 mins ago

      Nope

  26. Supersonic_
    6 hours, 18 mins ago

    Get in!

  27. JBG
    6 hours, 18 mins ago

    Get in Mbuemo! My MVP this season

  28. Shark Team
    6 hours, 18 mins ago

    Tavernier enters the box alone every 2 mins its funny

  29. SINGH
    6 hours, 18 mins ago

    Greatest striker in Man United history, Mbuemo with the opener

  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    6 hours, 17 mins ago

    Of course United turn up the first week I have Bogle 😆