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Mount back in the Chelsea starting XI as Willian drops to the bench

Four Premier League matches kick off at 3pm GMT this afternoon, with league leaders Liverpool among the teams in action.

Following Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Newcastle United in the lunchtime game, the Reds can extend the gap between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s side to 11 points with a victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Jurgen Klopp hasn’t taken any chances with his starting XI, naming about as a strong a team as possible for the visit of Graham Potter’s side.

Fabinho is both suspended and injured for this encounter, with the Brazilian’s place taken by Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian’s return sees Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain move back into the centre of midfield.

There are no real shocks elsewhere, with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk all making Klopp’s starting XI.

Potter has made four changes to the Seagulls’ team, recalling Lewis Dunk (back from suspension), Yves Bissouma, Pascal Gross and the fit-again Aaron Connolly.

Shane Duffy, Solly March, Leandro Trossard and, perhaps most surprisingly, Neal Maupay drop out.

Mason Mount returns to the Chelsea starting XI for the visit of West Ham United, meanwhile.

Pedro and Olivier Giroud also come into the side, with Willian and the injured Tammy Abraham the men to make way.

Roberto has finally paid the price for his iffy displays and has been replaced by David Martin for the visitors, with Fabian Balbuena in for the suspended Issa Diop.

Michail Antonio looks to be leading the line, with Sebastien Haller benched.

Lucas Moura has been dropped by Jose Mourinho for Spurs’ match against Bournemouth.

Tanguy Ndombele, Moussa Sissoko and Jan Vertonghen come into the team, with Danny Rose and Harry Winks making way.

Eddie Howe makes four changes from the side that lost to Wolves.

Simon Francis and Philip Billing are both suspended, while Harry Wilson and Adam Smith drop out. Dominic Solanke, Jefferson Lerma, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld and Jack Stacey all start.

Burnley are forced into one alteration from the side that beat Watford.

Robbie Brady comes into midfield for the suspended Ashley Westwood.

Roy Hodgson’s changes are both enforced.

Joel Ward and Gary Cahill are both out with knee injuries, so Martin Kelly and Scott Dann step in.


Burnley XI: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Brady, Cork, Hendrick, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Kelly, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyate, McArthur, Zaha; Ayew.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; James, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic.

West Ham XI: Martin; Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Rice; Fornals, Snodgrass, Anderson; Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn; Bissouma, Stephens, Propper; Gross, Connolly, Mooy.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen; Dier, Ndombele; Sissoko, Dele, Son; Kane.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Stacey, S. Cook, Ake, Rico; Fraser, Lerma, L. Cook, Groeneveld; Solanke, C. Wilson.

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  1. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    *Pencils in Snodgrass for DGW*

    5.2m

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rotation party in their attack

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Zaha you beauty

    1. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😉

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is Wayne Hennazi a serious threat to Guaita?

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        who

      2. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No way.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Good!

          Book in a Palace CS vs Newcastle, thanks 😉

          1. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks, i like the sound of that 😉

      3. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Depends. Where is Guaita from?

        1. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hes Spanish and got him on a free from Getafe. Never forget seeing him vs Barca when they were at their best, kept a clean sheet with some insane saves and also saved a Messi pen.

      4. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He was charged for a reason

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Sounds serious.

          1. Gobigorgohome
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            NO TOMORI

    3. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How have Mane And Salah looked so far in this game?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Decent, should get more space with Brighton chasing.

      2. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mane and Firmino have looked good

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      David Martin comes into the team and West Ham aren't conceding. It really was that easy to solve for Pellegrini.

      1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I have started him, pls keep the performance in the 2nd half!

    5. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hows Salah playing???
      Havecthe funds to bring him in with Mané already in my team

    6. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What has happened to Kane in Premier league?

      Son and now Ali seem clearly better fantasy options over Kane.

      1. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe injuries got the better of him.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Breathing issues

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Relies on Eriksen's service too much, the fraud

      4. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Too much desperation for goal, trying to score from weird position.

      5. Party time
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He swore on his daughter's life claiming a goal belonging to Eriksen... Ever since then, the gods have seen into that

        • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Writing was on the wall when he got 60 goals & 10 assists in 2 seasons before last & still only got 440 points for it

          FPL Towers obviously hate him & rigged the scoring system to nullify him unless he’s hattricking every game

      6. stowjackyb
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        taking Mendy Connolly and Sterling out for:

        Williams Zaha and Kane/
        James Son and Jimenez

        I'm 9000 overall

        thoughts?

      7. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How is Van Aanholt playing?

        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          was offside for Palace's disallowed goal

          1. sunzip14
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            would have been an assist

        2. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Had an offside assist for a ruled out goal

      8. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It’s always the weeks you really like the look of your team that it flips isn’t it.

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Reckon it's more likely that high expectations are often met with an average score, that feels worse

      9. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        "Bad day at the office for Augsburg's André Hahn: 9' Misses penalty; 23' yellow card; 43' second yellow card"

        How many fantasy points?

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          A casual compared to Bertrand

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          -5 I guess

          1. lespaul
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Only minus 4

        3. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He’s no Bertrand!

        4. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Didn't eboue manage to score an own goal and get sent off

        5. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Berty *Hold my beer,*

          1. Pacer.
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            What was Bertrand's famous fail?

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              It wasn't this season and it wasn't Chilwell, Perez and Vardy partying hard

        6. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Sounds like someone I'd captain.

        7. Mullered in Maenam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Just -1 point.

          MATCHDAY 13

          FC Köln 0 : 1 FC Augsburg

          ACTIONPOINTS
          Red-yellow Cards -3
          Won Duels 1
          Penalties missed -3
          Winning team 1
          Played minutes 1
          Passes to a shot 2

          TOTAL POINTS -1

      10. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Usually a pain finding streams when Liverpool aren’t on TV but Bein Sport take Saturday 3pms to a different level!

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yup. Been amazing, hoping they come in clutch for our game tomz

        2. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          NBC Gold 4

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Won’t change what’s working today but noted for the future, cheers.

      11. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Martial to Zaha after this gw is tempting but likely to save 🙂

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Pope to Guaita my transfer this GW

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Jinx

        3. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          There's like 3 moves I wanna make with 1 transfer, wahhh.

      12. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Owning Kane is really desperate. He is not old Harry Kane anymore unfortunately.

        1. juho
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          That's why underlying stats are useful

      13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Martial > Zaha looking tempting

        Martial’s OOP factor is definitely nice, but Zaha has the fixtures for months now

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Snap baby

        2. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          You called it earlier. That price tag and fixtures...

          But how to fit him in?

        3. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Im doing this move in 2 Gws

        4. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          zaha’s useless

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            disagree - he's inconsistent and unpredictable, sometimes brilliant, sometimes terrible,`

        5. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          In a few weeks I reckon Grealish is a much better punt. And cheaper to boot

        6. flipthebuzzard
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Was planning Alli move this week but held.

          Definitely doing now,

          Between Tielmans and Zaha for who arrives with him.... Hmmmm

      14. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You'd think a lamp post like Giroud would be more aware and be more productive with the deliveries Reece has been serving up. Caught ball-watching numerous times.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Rusty lamppost.

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Rusty dim lamppost

          2. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I mean, I thought that was basically the only reason he has a career, bar the occasional flicks and scorpion kicks. Seems he cant even live up to his brand today.

      15. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Really bad goalkeeping by Pope. More incentive to sell him which was happening anyway.

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yep, might rot on my bench til I build up an extra FT but then he's gone. Horrible player, horrible team.

        2. ktk_interista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Got two 9 pointers in a row. What more do you want?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Last weeks points irrelevant.

            Need at least 3 today!

          2. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Im happy having owned him but I think long term fixtures is important with cheap keeper. Burnley had very good fixtures up until now but switching to a CPL gk with their fixtures seems worth a transfer.

      16. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not too encouraging for Mane captain for now

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Mane scores most of his goals in the second half (much like Vardy). So still quite a lot of hope

          1. Stef rocks
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I hope for the same 🙂

          2. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            He also scores most of his goals when I dont own him 🙂

        2. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yes. Fearing it isn't his day today with Firmino missing 2 and him missing one easy opportunities.

      17. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Final 45 mins for Salah in my team.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Qué Salah, Salah
          He's not worth the fee, the fee

      18. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe keeping Auba instead of getting Kane will turn out to be a good decision

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Same, Abraham injury forcing me to hold onto Auba could be a blessing

        2. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          For sure.

      19. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Hmmm Mane cap not looking good so far ! Needs to do something in the 2nd half

        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          looking good but no returns. Could have had 2 assists and a goal easily on other days.

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hopefully he gets something... We should have picked Vardy

      20. flipthebuzzard
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Held VVD all season until WC last week and change for TAA.......

        Sympathy will be welcomed..!?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          could be worse

          1. flipthebuzzard
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            True!
            Always look on...

        2. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          At least u got TAA

        3. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          could be worse for you, TAA could be blanking, imagine it was Robbo with 2x assists

        4. flipthebuzzard
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          You've cheered me up lads, ha

      21. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cress goal

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Kale assist

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Spinach maybe

      22. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheslea behind...Cresswell goal

      23. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        LOL. West Ham have scored.

      24. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Formals assist

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Or Fornals.

      25. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Goal Spuds

      26. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Dele Alli, another goal.

      27. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh well, its Cresswell.

      28. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Rival has VVD. Can't say I begrudge him the points though. He's broken his heart the last few months