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Raphinha and Digne passed fit to start as Antonio returns from ban

Following the lunchtime double-header at Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, four more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 BST: Everton v Norwich City, Leeds United v West Ham United, Leicester City v Burnley and Watford v Newcastle United.

There were injury worries aplenty for Leeds going into this afternoon’s game but Raphinha makes a swift recovery from a hip problem and starts at Elland Road.

Luke Ayling isn’t involved, however, and Jack Harrison is only among the substitutes.

Patrick Bamford was ruled out of this fixture with an ankle problem.

West Ham bring back Michail Antonio after the striker served a one-match ban last weekend, with Nikola Vlasic the man to make way.

Watford are unchanged from the team that beat Norwich, while Newcastle make just one alteration from their draw with Leeds as Federico Fernandez replaces the injured Jamaal Lascelles. Joe Willock had been ruled out this match by Steve Bruce but is fit to feature from kick-off.

There is just a single change to the Everton side that lost 3-0 to Aston Villa in their last league outing, with Jordan Pickford back to replace Asmir Begovic between the posts. Lucas Digne has shaken off a midweek calf problem and starts.

Daniel Farke makes two changes to the Norwich City side that lost 3-1 to Watford, with Pierre Lees-Melou and Ben Gibson replacing Billy Gilmour and Milot Rashica. The Canaries appear to have stuck with the wing-back system they employed in the EFL Cup in midweek.

Ademola Lookman makes his first Premier League start for Leicester. He replaces the benched James Maddison in Brendan Rodgers’ only change from Gameweek 5.

Sean Dyche has made two tweaks, with summer signing Maxwel Cornet and Matej Vydra coming in for Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Ashley Barnes.

GAMEWEEK 6 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Keane, Mina, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Townsend, Iwobi, Rondon.

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Kenny, Holgate, Gordon, Davies, Branthwaite, Simms, Dobbin.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Kabak, Williams, Normann, Lees-Melou, McLean, Pukki, Sargent.

Subs: Gunn, Rupp, Gilmour, Dowell, Rashica, Tzolis, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Cooper, Cresswell, Firpo, Phillips, Raphinha, Klich, Dallas, James, Rodrigo.

Subs: Hjelde, Drameh, Harrison, McCarron, Greenwood, Klaesson, Roberts, Gelhardt, Summerville.

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

Subs: Areola, Diop, Dawson, Johnson, Kral, Noble, Vlasic, Lanzini, Yarmolenko

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Tielemans, Ndidi, Soumare, Lookman, Vardy, Barnes.

Subs: Ward, Castagne, Evans, Dewsbury-Hall, Albrighton, Maddison, Pérez, Iheanacho, Daka.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cornet, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Vydra, Wood.

Subs: Barnes, Lennon, Collins, Cork, Hennessey, Bardsley, Thomas, Pieters, Gudmundsson.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Rose, Sissoko, Kucka, Sarr, Cleverley, Dennis, King.

Subs: Elliot, Sema, Tufan, Masina, Etebo, Kabasele, Ngakia, Hernandez, Pedro.

Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Clark, Fernandez, Hayden, Ritchie, Joelinton, Longstaff, Willock, Almiron, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Gillespie, Lewis, Fraser, Gayle, Hendrick, Murphy, Anderson, Krafth, Schar

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1,587 Comments Post a Comment
  1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raph 1st on bench and scores. i hate this game

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      why?

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Straight up bad decision. You start him, and if he's not fit your first sub steps in.

      1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        yeah lesson learned

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

    Lovely slot from Raphinha.

    Great play from Rodrigo & Klich.

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raph goal = points for every fantasy player

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      13% owned

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        mad

      2. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Be fair to the guy, 13.9% 😉

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Except all those that got rid of him

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Except the bad ones...who took him out or never brought him in!

  4. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Terrible defending by West Ham but the game is very open so there should be more goals

  5. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Started Raphina, thank goddddd

  6. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raph scores and picks up a yc

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      This, silly boy

  7. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Goddammit was gonna do Greenwood - Raphinha this week but got put off by the flag.

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What goes through someone’s head, when Raphinha is priced at 6.5, and they don’t put him in their FPL team?

    Freaks my nut right in

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      We can agree

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I think people who didn't have him before this week should be pretty happy

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        How? He was blatantly underpriced from day 1

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Because he didn't provide much.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            He scored in 2 of his previous 4 games before today?

    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      They could chop his hip off and I'm still going up to 8.0 for him.

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

    Ok Raph goal helps a bit

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Stop me doing Greenwood to Raphinha before half time

    1. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why would i stop you from a sensible transfer?

  11. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raphina to Sarr. What a great decision that was.

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

      Me too

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Could be gold, but Leeds’ fixtures slightly better than Watford’s

    3. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I did that as well. Sometimes burning a transfer isn't the worst idea.

  12. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raphinhaaa noooo why did you do it 🙁

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Celebrate in the crowd?

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Klich assist

  14. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    W ham def so poor
    Coufal owner

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Kept faith in Raphinha and it paid off! Nice finish from him

  16. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    No Raph gang? 🙁

  17. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raphinha sellers in tears

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

    Raph seller here mourning.

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

    Feel unique in owning both Raph and Sarr

  20. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Yes Raph ya beauty

  21. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Longstaff goal

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Longstaff G

  23. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Booked for going to the crowd?

  24. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Get in Raphinha!!!!! Late to the party….

  25. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    In: Rudiger and Raphinha
    Out: Shaw and

    a) Jota, b) Greenwood

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hobbled off the bus so naive fpl managers would sell

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Goal Longstaff

  28. dadoune30
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    G Longstaff

  29. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raphinha carrying shattered starts to the week on his shoulders

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who scored for Newcastle ?