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Barnes starts, Watkins a sub, Calvert-Lewin and Maupay fit: Gameweek 3 team news

There are five Premier League matches taking place at 15:00 BST today: Aston Villa v Brentford, Brighton v Everton, Newcastle v Southampton, Norwich v Leicester and West Ham United v Crystal Palace.

The headline team news from the Amex is that both of Brighton and Everton’s main strikers are fit, with Neal Maupay and Dominic Calvert-Lewin named in their respective sides’ starting XIs.

Albion boss Graham Potter makes just one change from last week’s win over Watford, with Jakub Moder replacing Solly March, who has a slight hamstring injury.

There are two alterations for Everton from their 2-2 draw with Leeds at Elland Road as Mason Holgate and Andros Townsend are preferred to Yerry Mina, who has a minor knock, and the benched Alex Iwobi, who complained of tightness in his abductor in Tuesday’s EFL Cup tie.

Brendan Rodgers has been forced into one change thanks to Ayoze Perez‘s suspension and it’s Marc Albrighton, not Kelechi Iheanacho, who deputises on the right flank.

£4.0m Fantasy Premier League (FPL) defender Brandon Williams and Kenny McLean replace Dimitrios Giannoulis and Lukas Rupp in Daniel Farke’s first two starting XI changes of the season.

Dean Smith has made three enforced tweaks to his Aston Villa line-up, with Tyrone Mings injured and John McGinn and Jacob Ramsey isolating after returning positive Covid-19 tests.

Axel Tuanzebe, Matt Targett and Carney Chukwuemeka are brought into the side but Ollie Watkins is only on the bench.

Brentford’s Thomas Frank makes just one change to the side that drew 0-0 at Crystal Palace last time out as Saman Ghoddos comes in for Frank Onyeka, who has tested positive for coronavirus.

Sean Longstaff starts in place of the injured Isaac Hayden for Newcastle United, while Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohamed Elyounoussi replace Romain Perraud and Theo Walcott for visitors Southampton.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Young, Chukwuemeka, Luiz, Targett, Buendia, El Ghazi, Ings.

Subs: Steer, Guilbert, Hause, A Ramsey, Nakamba, Philogene-Bidace, Hourihane, Archer, Watkins.

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Ghoddos, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Mbuemo, Toney.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Dervisoglu, Baptiste, Bidstrup, Stevens.


Brighton XI: Sanchez, Webster, Dunk, Duffy, Gross, Bissouma, Lallana, Moder, Trossard, Allister, Maupay.

Subs: Steele, Connolly, Mwepu, Alzate, Welbeck, Zeqiri, Roberts, Richards, Veltman.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Richarlison, Townsend, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Kenny, Iwobi, Nkounkou, Gomes, Gordon, Branthwaite.


Newcastle United XI: Woodman, Murphy, Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez, Ritchie, Willock, Longstaff, Almiron, Wilson, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Clark, Joelinton, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Manquillo, Fraser, Gillespie, Gayle.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Salisu, Livramento, Elyounoussi, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo, A Armstrong, Adams.

Subs: Redmond, Perraud, Broja, Tella, Diallo, Walcott, Bednarek, Valery, Forster


Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Lees-Melou, Gilmour, McLean, Cantwell, Pukki, Rashica.

Subs: Gunn, Zimmerman, Rupp, Dowell, Sorensen, Sargent, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Jakupovic, Iheanacho, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Praet, Castagne, Daka, Soumare.


West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio.

Subs: Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Areola, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Coventry, Baptiste.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyate, McArthur, Ayew, Benteke, Zaha.

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Mateta, Schlupp, Kelly, Hannam, Riedewald, Street, Rak-Sakyi.


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1,601 Comments Post a Comment
  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Toney G - he's off the mark

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    People sold Toney ... Noice 🙂

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy scored

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pereirra essential Assist

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ivan the terrible! Also Vardy G

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Tonio cappo points for all.

  6. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Go on Toney! Punish the sellers.

  7. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Antonio >Toney for a -6?

  8. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Vaaaaaaarrrdddy and Pereira - my double up

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      nice well played!

    2. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      same here Vardy C! 🙂

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy goal

  10. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Dammit. I sold Toney but kept Barnes...

  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    FPL redemption day

    Torres, Mahrez, Toney

    Barnes goal next

  12. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I sold Gundo and Toney for DCL and Benrahma, this is unreal

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same. Keep the faith.

    2. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Jury is still out

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Benrahma blank incoming

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Me too.

    5. BirdyRob
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Me too

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy G

  14. Flair
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    TONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY PUNISHING THE SELLERS

  15. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mbuemo assist??

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Lovely from Toney

    Get in there big lad

    Punish those sellers

  17. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Toney goal after his price drop !

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Norwich will be pummelled

  19. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    It was extremely obvious that it would not make sense to sell Toney now. So glad I kept him.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      We have a live one

  20. jia you
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    WC going TiTs up (Toney & Torres)!

  21. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    How can I watch the games? What channels are they on outside of the Leicester game?

  22. nolard
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    vardyyyy

  23. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    PUNISH THE TONEY SELLERS!!!!!

  24. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Toney G, Vardy G

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    toney gonna brace or hatti isnt he. I capped last week, didnt have the balls to do it again, he gets pen next?

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Tony seller o/

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      O/ for a hit

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Toney punishing knee jerk lack of patience sellers. Love it.

  28. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    come on Toney , another one please

  29. Mika-eel
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Toney trying his best to make up for that 0.1 loss.

  30. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez clean sheet gone

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Faaaak