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Richarlison fit to start but Fraser drops to the bench

Following West Ham United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the early kick-off, four more Premier League matches get underway at 15:00 BST.

Crystal Palace host Everton, Fulham entertain Cardiff City, Southampton take on Bournemouth, and Watford play Wolverhampton Wanderers in a rematch of their FA Cup semi-final.

Richarlison is fit to start at Selhurst Park, despite being described as a “major doubt” by his manager on Friday.

Lucas Digne has recovered from his own minor injury as Marco Silva names the same starting XI that beat Manchester United last Sunday.

Patrick van Aanholt returns at the expense of Joel Ward in Roy Hodgson’s only change.

Despite slight concerns for owners of Wolves assets over possible rotation, Nuno Espirito Santo keeps faith with the same 11 players that beat Arsenal in midweek.

Javi Gracia has made three changes to his defence, however, with Adrian Mariappa, Kiko Femenia and Jose Holebas replacing Christian Kabasele, Daryl Janmaat and Adam Masina.

Ralph Hasenhuttl looks to have changed shape this afternoon and has reverted to a back four.

Danny Ings and Yan Valery come in for Stuart Armstrong and the ill Maya Yoshida but Shane Long and Ryan Bertrand are fit to start.

Scott Parker and Neil Warnock have made one change apiece for their meeting at Craven Cottage this afternoon.

Tom Cairney returns at the expense of Jean Michael Seri for the Cottagers, while Leandro Bacuna replaces the injured Joe Ralls for Cardiff.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka, Meyer, Kouyate, McArthur, Milivojevic, Benteke, Zaha.

Subs: Ward, Townsend, Hennessey, Ayew, Batshuayi, Sako, Riedewald.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Jagielka, Walcott, Tosun, McCarthy, Stekelenburg, Lookman, Baines.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan, Anguissa, Chambers, Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon, Mitrovic.

Subs: Kebano, Ayite, Christie, Seri, Mawson, Ramirez, Elliott.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Bacuna, Gunnarsson, Mendez-Laing, Camarasa, Hoilett, Niasse.

Subs: Richards, Ward, Reid, Cunningham, Harris, Brian Murphy, Healey.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings, Long.

Subs: Austin, Armstrong, Lemina, Targett, Sims, Forster, Ramsay.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Aké, Cook, Simpson, Clyne, Gosling, Mepham, Lerma, Brooks, King, Wilson.

Subs: Mousset, Ibe, Hyndman, Fraser, Begovic, Solanke, Surridge.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra, Gray, Deulofeu.

Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Success, Masina, Sema, Chalobah, Kabasele.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Jimenez, Jota.

Subs: Ruddy, Cavaleiro, Costa, Gibbs-White, Saiss, Vinagre, Traore.

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  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Ahhh.. Long on my bench 🙁

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Bournemouth at home?

  2. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Third sub Valery will keep a cleanie, guaranteed

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Benched both my Soton players this week!

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        I played JWP over Valery. Wrong choice probably

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Same, played Wilson as well so guaranteed Saints CS.

  3. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Firmino & JWP to Mane & Long - at luck changing 🙂

  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Couldn't be asked with taking Firmino out having brought him for a hit so come on.....Romeu Vidal...you can add to that 1 goal you've got all season.

  5. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    That was a soft goal from bournmouth to give away, on the beach it seems. Keeping Son

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Aye same. Rest for him in the first UCL leg too obviously should help?

      Thinking I'll be ditching Eriksen and get Sterling in though

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        thats sensible, would want sterling aswell but only way is salah>sterling

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Aye. Insane week for you so far mate bloody hell.

          Wish I'd just gone for Salah in hindsight, despite it meaning losing Vardy and Erik!

          1. drughi
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 days ago

            Huddersfield are so damn bad so was pretty easy choice for me as a salah owner, cheers

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 10 days ago

              Oh aye if you already owned him that was a very simple choice haha.

  6. Agger
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    I'm going to Jerome Boateng the mighty Virgil Van Dijk in midweek. You've been warned.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Wouldn't underestimate that mountain of a man though.

      Though you are the GOAT, mate.

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      VVD - " Matip is scared "

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    I wamt whatever Hasenhuttl is feeding Shane Long.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Salah's pizza.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Mo's Salad, you mean.

  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    The Premier League games arent being mentioned whatsoever on soccer saturday

  9. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Gosling G
    Wilson A???

  10. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    What a time to be alive. Shane Long at the pinaccle of his career.

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Gosling G
    Wilson A

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Clyne assist?

  12. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Gosling G. F*** off.

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Southampton cleanie gone.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Gosling goal idk the assist.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Wilson

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Clyne

      1. Big Hands Barry
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Live score wrong

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Benched Wilson. Yey

  16. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Leno
    Laporte, Kola, Robbo, AWB
    Sterling, Eriksen, Jota, Mane
    Jimi, Aguero

    Boruc, Valey, Redmond, Wilson

    Eriksen & Wilson > Pogba & Rashford no hit...

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      That's the move I'm considering too, benching headache though, wanted to play Jota and Jimi vs Fulham.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        I'll be playing both Jota & Jimi still 🙂

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Yeah I have Son instead of Redmond so not sure what I'll do!

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Ah wait sorry, ignore me, I'd do it but wait until after Utd tomorrow obviously, see if we have any fight in us at all.

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wilson assit????

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yes

  18. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Why do I have triple saints defence.

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Three years late?

    2. Laurel and Vardy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Why did I start Valery over Doherty is another good question.....At least I have Wilson to hedge the risk.

  19. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wilsonnnnnnnnnnn

  20. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wilson troll.

    Fraser coming on damnit.

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Fraser coming on already?

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Yep. Don’t ever believe anything Howe says. Protecting Fraser by bringing him on straight away.

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    So I guess Friday was the highlight of this week

  22. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Is anything actually happening in Watford game?

  23. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Tnf, what a lovely passing sequence by Bournemouth for the goal, from their own half too.
    Wouldve celebrated if it werent Saints who were conceding ffs.

  24. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Nice, double SOU def because of Vertonghen missing out…

  25. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Glad I kept Wilson. Soton should be tired after playing midweek with their high tempo game. Haul incoming

  26. adibo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Thats more like the long we all know LOL

  27. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Faking hate Wilson

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      So many +1s for this.

  28. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    I need mitrovic and gray to go crazy

  29. Deeney-is-a-god
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    KDB, king-> sterling,long (-4) looks to pay off atm

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    What a troll Wilson is too!

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      It takes one to know one.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        I may post some inane comments sometimes but am also sometimes helpful.

        There are many trolls on here. I am not one of em.

    2. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Consistent. Cheap. What's not to like.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        And yet he’a not

        1. ChuckN
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          And yet, he is?

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Consistent? Not really

        1. ChuckN
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          4th highest scoring fwd and 2nd best ppg for under 7m?

          But ok.