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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. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso starts again gotta love it

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Love it

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      probably means he misses Villa now though 🙁

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah party?

    4. Plant Based FPLer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not a great defender. But when he plays, they win. It's simple.

  2. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Everton with the only clean sheet of the 3pm games...

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It will be wiped soon

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    New Tsimi owners shocked their new buy isn't starting.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I hope they give him another chance.

    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      How is it going for you LRL? Do you have your transfer plans sorted? So much going on.

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      surprisedpikachu .jpg

  4. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rival TCed Vardy, fair-play I guess.

  5. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How nailed is Matip?

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

      Depends on how seductive you are

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody likes a boaster.

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Midweek games coming and made of glass. Wouldn't go there.

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You keep asking the wrong questions.

    5. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      So nailed that it hurts Matip. Luckily I'm into that sort of thing.

    6. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      lol

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Surely Torres is far from nailed

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Who else have they ?

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Main ST right now

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, haul helps at least.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kick someone, Gallagher.

  8. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mbuemo another good performance even if no goal to show for it

  9. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What odds that Tsimikas features at all today?

    Have Keane (EVE) benched at the moment.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Tired Robbo possible.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Unless Robbo gets injured, very low chance

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      0.00

      1. DonaldDrapier
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        and he is in

    4. Plant Based FPLer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This was the week to play Keane. Wait. No. No, it wasn't. And why, why do I have Digne? Keane + Pickford = mental pain

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Best 4.5m defender?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Tanganga

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers!

  11. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    how was that not a red from Toney? I mean as an owner I'm glad but still!

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Sanchez one more save

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez doesn't do save points. Always one away.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Error 404.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lmao

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ha must be a lot of Sanchez owners on here this afternoon

  13. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Palace.

  14. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tsimikas 90+ to fall already. what

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I imagine quite alot will be wildcarders.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Was 5.4% three hours ago. Must be a glitch.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        -5.4%

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cash in tonight.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      https://twitter.com/fpl_statistics/status/1431512233146732546

      It's not accurate right now. Check back later this evening.

      1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for the info. I can breathe at least. Thought i was going to lose that 0.1

  15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Norwich G

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Subject to VAR check......

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki?

  16. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bring on Rak-Sakyi Patrick!!!

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thank goodness that wasn’t a second for Pukki

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Haha!

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Antonio

  19. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not having Antonio is killing me, do I do Toney -> Antonio for free

    1. squ1rrel
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      WTF priced out by 0.1 fml

      1. Khark
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Toney dropped lastnight.

  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    no goal Norwich

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      *Exhales*

  21. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance Ronaldo comes in cheaper than 13.0?

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I imagine 12.5

    2. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      12.5m

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      yeah

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Of course.

    5. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      13 sounds right. They have to price him right so everyone won't have him.

    6. dark91
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very high chance. He should be 12.5 max

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

      Not a chance. If RVP was 13m no way Ronaldo will cost less

    8. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      12.7 he should have been 12.5 but people prepaid already to get him in so he's already 0.2 expensive.

    9. Indpush
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes a chance.

    10. Plant Based FPLer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think 11.5 is fair. On pat with prime Lukaku. But his name will add 1 - 1.5, as if FPL thinks they will get a commission.

  22. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez / Steele
    James / Shaw / White / Veltman / Livramento
    Salah / Gray / Torres / Benrahma / 4.5
    Ronaldo / Lukaku/ Antonio

    WC close to being triggered

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

      don't go sanchez

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Or White

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Good fixtures from now. Will get ok points for 4.4

    2. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      thats a tasty team

    3. Weeb Kakashi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Will Ronaldo start GW4?

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I think so

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Might copy that if that’s ok?

      (Bruno & Kane over Salah & Lukaku though for me)

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

        Player this years game dude

        Bruno will be useless at 12mil with no pens

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I don’t think he will, and if I sell him he will haul aplenty

      2. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Go for it.

        Could be pretty template for WC this week

    5. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nah

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Schmeichel lucky

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not really. It was offside

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sorry I thought it was disallowed for obstructing schmeichel which would have been soft

      2. Podge
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Behind the ball mate it was a corner

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Right so he was lucky then

  24. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Unfortunate.
    Nobody would ever have saved that even without blocked view.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      .

  25. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    VAR for Everton pen

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No pen

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez to disappoint once more?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        So yes, either way lol.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Richarlison will get this one if given

    4. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wtf, again?!

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    this is going to be a shocking week :/

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      who you got the armband on?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Son, that could save me tbh

        1. Khark
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Aye, worry tomorrow not today!

        2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Same, out of 5 only Wilson getting me any points so far

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            last week the final game gave me a good score, cant count urself out until all have played, especially cap

  27. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Would you WC this? It feels a great team to me just seems I’ve been really unlucky so far.

    Sanchez
    Trent | Shaw | Coufal
    Bruno | Son | Jota | Benrahma | Mbuemo
    Kane | Antonio

    Steele | Amartey | Omobamidele | Scarlett

    I used 2FT this week and sold Salah & Pukki to Kane & Benrahma and ofc Pukki scores and Benrahma blanks, completely going against form.

    Just no idea what to do 🙁

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I like your team. I can see your obviously a spurs fan, my only advice would be to take the romance out of fantasy and ride with just 1 of kane and son though.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I’ve gone for both hoping they help differentiate - and that’s the thing that’s getting to me, every differential decision I make seems to backfire

      2. Ross Geller
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No need for WC. Team is in good shape also flexible enough to get any player you want in one or maybe max two transfers. As you said it. Just a bit unlucky. Be patient…

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      no

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

      FPL is not about a great team on paper

      This time last year i though i had the same with
      TAA robbo
      Sterling Salah Rashford
      DCL Antonio Jimenez

      My team was great on paper for the previous year.

      I wouldnt wildcard that team, but i would not try to think any team you have is great on paper. FPL has super amounts of variance

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        True, the only thing that means a good team on paper doesn’t do well is luck

    4. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Unlucky, no need to WC

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks everyone

    5. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just relax. Nice team. Maybe Pukki in.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        LOL

  28. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Stick with the plan…
    A) Ings > DCL
    B) Bruno > Wilson/Ings > Torres + ronaldo

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

  29. jia you
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Love to see that from Fornals, sprinting off the pitch and full of positivity leaving the fray!

  30. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else think that was unlucky? For Norwich

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Meh nobody forced him to stand there

      • Steinburg FC
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        yes, keeper had no chance