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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

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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. Brosstan
    6 hours, 7 mins ago

    Does Trafford think that Rayas goalkeeping ability lies in his haircut?

    1. Effe
      6 hours, 7 mins ago

      Same boots too!

  2. FFSbet.com
    6 hours, 6 mins ago

    What's with annoying ads every few seconds?

    1. g40steve
      6 hours, 5 mins ago

      What ads

    2. La Roja
      6 hours, 4 mins ago

      What ads

    3. Jafooli
      6 hours, 3 mins ago

      Sites rebranded to FFPop-Up…

  3. g40steve
    6 hours, 5 mins ago

    Tilly off

    Cunha on

  4. JBG
    6 hours, 5 mins ago

    Hinshelswood immediate impact, my GW1.. sadly got injured

    1. JBG
      6 hours, 4 mins ago

      GW1 pick*

      1. g40steve
        6 hours, 2 mins ago

        WGTA

        1. Brosstan
          6 hours, 1 min ago

          Vuskovic

        2. Gazwaz80
          5 hours, 41 mins ago

          Translation please Steve 😀

    2. Fifa las vegas
      6 hours, 2 mins ago

      Same here, had to hold onto him on the bench for a few GWs after as well!

      He could’ve been Gross 🙁

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 hours, 4 mins ago

    I benched MGW with next week in mind anyway but any news on his absence? Will he be back for gw8

  6. Evasivo
    6 hours, 3 mins ago

    Ahhh the Seagulls battering Palarce again… beautiful

    1. Utopsis
      5 hours, 34 mins ago

      You're getting pecked by the Seagulls

  7. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 hours, 3 mins ago

    At this rate does Hall + King to Thomas + Mbeuomo make sense?

  8. Brosstan
    6 hours, 3 mins ago

    People on here told me not to get Hinshelwood but I did it anyway

  9. JBG
    6 hours, 3 mins ago

    Vuskovic assist! Get in you beauty!

    1. F4L
      6 hours, 3 mins ago

      yessss 🙂

  10. F4L
    6 hours, 3 mins ago

    vuskovic assist?

  11. Slitherene
    6 hours, 2 mins ago

    Evanilson or DCL?

    1. Bobby Digital
      6 hours ago

      Ev

    2. Utopsis
      5 hours, 52 mins ago

      DCL. pens

  12. TheBiffas
    6 hours, 2 mins ago

    Palace have to wipe that cleanie asap

  13. GENERATION X
    6 hours, 2 mins ago

    Vusky ny new fave FPL player what a performance

    1. PartyTime
      6 hours ago

      Young Sergio Ramos

  14. Jafooli
    6 hours, 2 mins ago

    Just seen Brighton score - excellent, De Crups & Gross must have filled their boots?

    1. Bada Bing
      5 hours, 59 mins ago

      One measly assist between them = fail.

    2. Utopsis
      5 hours, 34 mins ago

      Ummm.

  15. Brosstan
    6 hours ago

    Amad is god awful

    1. JBG
      5 hours, 59 mins ago

      Had so much hope for him after his purple patch under Amorim, general play as well. But nope, not gotten any better since, just worse tbh

    2. Dannyb
      5 hours, 58 mins ago

      He's terrible, has been for ages, one trick pony and he's not even good at that one trick.

      1. Brosstan
        5 hours, 56 mins ago

        What trick, being offside?

        1. Dannyb
          5 hours, 54 mins ago

          OK two trick haha. I was referring to shifting it on to his left and shooting from wherever he's stood at the time.

  16. Fifa las vegas
    5 hours, 58 mins ago

    Can I just do Gross to Hinshelwood now?

    1. Khalico
      5 hours, 53 mins ago

      I am

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      5 hours, 52 mins ago

      No lol

    3. Utopsis
      5 hours, 34 mins ago

      Yes, last GW

  17. F4L
    5 hours, 57 mins ago

    argh stach so close

  18. Jafooli
    5 hours, 57 mins ago

    Leeds should’ve scored there…

    1. JBG
      5 hours, 56 mins ago

      Finally some last ditch defending from MU. Not often you see that anymore

      1. Jafooli
        5 hours, 55 mins ago

        Yep, normally just goes in and everyone shrugs their shoulders…

  19. Kane Train
    5 hours, 57 mins ago

    Would you transfer out Groß for Tavernier?

    1. Dannyb
      5 hours, 56 mins ago

      I'd rather have both

    2. PartyTime
      5 hours, 55 mins ago

      No. Europe will affect his minutes & form they said.

  20. JBG
    5 hours, 54 mins ago

    Gvardiol to Vučković

    1. JBG
      5 hours, 54 mins ago

      For -4 really paid off

  21. Utopsis
    5 hours, 53 mins ago

    My persistence with Bruno being brutally punished.

    Fully deserved.

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 hours, 53 mins ago

    Only blank/disappointment this week - Bruno, think he has to go now

    1. have you seen cyan
      5 hours, 47 mins ago

      So you don't own Pedro, Rogers, or Palmer? And have no Arsenal?

      Seems plausible.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        5 hours, 43 mins ago

        Meant like differential disappointment if that makes sense, those blanks were meh for everyone

  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 hours, 52 mins ago

    De Cuyper cleanie 😎

  24. Kane Train
    5 hours, 52 mins ago

    DCL or Evanilson?

    Is DCL the better option as he is on penalties?

    1. Utopsis
      5 hours, 52 mins ago

      DCL. Pens.

      Many midfield options from BOU

  25. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 hours, 51 mins ago

    Saka time, come on

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 hours, 50 mins ago

      Echo

    2. F4L
      5 hours, 50 mins ago

      yes sir

  26. Supersonic_
    5 hours, 50 mins ago

    Predictions for Arsenal game

    1. F4L
      5 hours, 49 mins ago

      0-1

  27. F4L
    5 hours, 49 mins ago

    silva managed defcon vs 10 men, pretty impressive

    1. Utopsis
      5 hours, 36 mins ago

      10 men more likely to go direct

  28. Brosstan
    5 hours, 45 mins ago

    Mbeumo somehow keeps ticking along despite being not a very good striker. Was completely uninvolved today, just a waste of a man up top, outside of the goal.

  29. F4L
    5 hours, 42 mins ago

    think before season started, you could've said brighton were like a 10 clean sheet team. already half way there! how many can they get this season

    1. Gazwaz80
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      Brighton to win the league! (Wouldn’t that be something)

  30. have you seen cyan
    5 hours, 41 mins ago

    Didn't see the brighton game, checked the score to see 5-0. The fear as a non De Cuyper owner until I saw the goals and assists lol.