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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. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Shocker. 8 points from Ronaldo, Shaw, Benrahma, greenwood, Antonio (c)

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Could be worse

      1. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Really?

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          How about an Antonio pen miss and a second yc?

          1. TheBiffas
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            You're giving me nightmares

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same for me but with Ron captain and Fernandes instead of Greenwood and add Coufal

  2. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    8 from 6... any worse?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've got similar see above

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

      Someone said they took a -8 this week :/

  3. Bennerman
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    There's got to be some poor sod out there with a truly horrific score.

    Say, Bruno (captain), Ronaldo and Lukaku to take up a ton of budget for 4 points.

    Then maybe Shaw, Antonio, Dennis, Buendia perhaps. That's 3 more points, seven played.

    Who else?

    Let's say they took a -4 hit as well.

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah if you can get away with 4 strikers!

      But yeah some shockers going on all over the shop today.

      Need Salah C to save my bacon

  4. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bowen shot was actually on target
    Took two (admittedly crazy) deflections on its way in
    Should be his goal not Firpo OG
    Literally same scenario as Jesus shot hitting two Chelsea players before going in
    FPL towers should review that
    (Yes I’m a Coufal owner so I’m dark about the robbed assist)

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Less than 10 minutes for D1gne to materialise.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Come on Norwich.

  6. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Doucore what an absolute legend !!

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

    Antonio injured?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not yet.

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

      His movements don't show he is completely fit

  8. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Goal VARDY

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      O Captain! my Captain! Sweet!

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy goal

  10. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota or Greenwood to Raph looks like this weeks move.

    Dunno which yet.

  11. Custard Gannet
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy 2nd

  12. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy Hatty... 1 was an og

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just told my son that 🙂

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Goal Vardy
    Ian Nacho assist

  14. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy goal

  15. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Party Time!

  16. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardyssential

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Watford goal

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Please be SARRR

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Josh King

  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Scout pick hat trick

  19. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio close again

  20. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    3 for Vardy

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lol! I'll take it!

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

    Antonio 360 shot saved

  22. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    King goal

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Disallowed OFFSIDE

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

    So Vardy scores his third of the match!!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Meslier denies... you guessed it...

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

      😥

  25. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Watford goal... King.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      offside

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy hattie of goals

  27. Custard Gannet
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    J King Goal

  28. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Josh King goal...var check though

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      disallowed

  29. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Love that save point from Cycling GK!

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Josh King goal. Var check