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Raphinha absent as Armstrong, Jimenez, Dias and Grealish are benched

Raphinha is absent for Leeds United’s clash with Southampton, one of five Premier League matches getting underway at the traditional Saturday kick-off time of 3pm.

The Brazilian was in action for his country in the early hours of Friday morning and a start always looked like being a tall order against the Saints given the swift turnaround but he has failed to even make the matchday squad today.

The injured Kalvin Phillips and Junior Firpo also make way, with Tyler Roberts, Jack Harrison and Pascal Struijk coming in.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl makes five changes to his starting XI, with Adam Armstrong a surprise omission.

Captain James Ward-Prowse begins a three-match ban and Che Adams is injured, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Theo Walcott, Nathan Tella and Armstrong all benched.

Romain Perraud, Armando Broja, Moussa Djenepo, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Ibrahima Diallo are promoted to Hasenhuttl’s line-up.

Manchester City v Burnley, Leicester City v Manchester United, Norwich City v Brighton and Hove Albion and Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers are the other top-flight games taking place this afternoon.

Pep Guardiola has sprung a few surprises with his teamsheet, with Ruben Dias and Jack Grealish benched.

Raheem Sterling gets the nod in the City attack, with Zack Steffen, Nathan Ake and Riyad Mahrez the other players who come in.

Burnley make three changes from the side that drew with Norwich last time out. Jack Cork, Erik Pieters and Maxwell Cornet replace Charlie Taylor, Aaron Lennon and Matej Vydra.

Aston Villa include Emiliano Martínez and midfielder Douglas Luiz despite their recent international commitments, while Emiliano Buendía and Axel Tuanzebe return in place of Kortney Hause and Jacob Ramsey.

Wolves make two changes from the side that beat Newcastle, with Adama Traore and Leander Dendoncker starting in place of the ill Francisco Trincao and the benched Raul Jimenez; the Mexican striker was in action for his country in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Man Utd captain Harry Maguire makes a swift return from injury to replace the sidelined Raphael Varane, while Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho also start for the Red Devils.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers makes five changes to the team that started the 2-2 Premier League draw at Crystal Palace before the international break.

Defender Jonny Evans comes in for his first league start since April, while Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumare and James Maddison also make the cut.

Ryan Bertrand, Harvey Barnes, Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard and Ademola Lookman drop to the bench.

Brighton and Norwich are both unchanged.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings, Cash, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Targett, Watkins, Ings.

Subs: Sanson, Steer, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Philogene-Bidace, Archer, Jacob Ramsey.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Traore, Hwang.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Jimenez, Daniel Podence, Moulden, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Cundle.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Pereira, Maddison, Tielemans, Amartey, Vardy, Iheanacho, Soumare

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Barnes, Albrighton, Perez, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Daka, Lookman

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood, Ronaldo, Sancho

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Dalot, Telles, Van de Beek, McTominay


Man City XI: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Foden, Mahrez

Subs: Carson, Walker, Dias, Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Palmer, Slicker

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Collins, Pieters, Cork, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, McNeil, Wood

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Roberts, Lennon, Rodriguez, Bardsley, Long


Norwich XI: Krul, Aaron, Gibson, Hanley, Normann, Lees-Melou, Pukki, McLean, Sargent, Giannoulis.

Subs: Gunn, Rupp, Gilmour, Dowell, Rashica, Tzolis, Williams, Idah, Omobamidele

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Dunk, Duffy, Burn, Veltman, Gross, Lallana, Moder, Cucurella, Trossard Maupay

Subs: Lamptey, Connolly, MacAllister, March, Steele, Locadia, Roberts, Richards, Sarmiento


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Diallo, Djenepo, Elyounoussi, Broja, Redmond.

Subs: Forster, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Valery, Tella, S. Armstrong, A. Armstrong, Long, Walcott.

Leeds XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Cooper, Llorente, Dallas, Klich, James, Roberts, Struijk, Harrison, Rodrigo.

Subs: Klaesson, Drameh, Hjelde, Cresswell, Summerville, McKinstry, Forshaw, Greenwood, Gelhardt.

1,289 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    AWB donkey

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yep AWB and Maguire shocking

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

    United looool

  3. Revival
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    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Scenes as it's a Vardy Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronnie > Vardy?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I was tempted for a hit.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Kaku, Vardy, DCL, Bamford, Nacho, Jimmy

      Pretty much anyone really - they’re all improvements

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Could it be easier than that? Take some cash also

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers all…

  5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    #SloskjaerIn

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      #FatFingerSyndrome

  6. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss

  7. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Watkins yc

  8. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Utd DF is a complete shambles isn’t it

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Shaw could be on for 0pt’er again…

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy meant that didn’t he? What a finish

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

    Pinball...

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    United are shocking.

  12. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo, Jota, Dennis > Vardy, Lukaku, Raphinha worth a -8?

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

      Quite possibly yeah

    2. Scots Gooner
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      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, 100%.

      All improvements and you'll make the hit back in week or two

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

        Cheers, I think so too.

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Matt Cash off at 79, Villa conceded at 80

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cash Banks Clean sheet

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Had so much luck from him recently 🙂

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Could have scored a hatty.

  14. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Utd are poo

  15. gooberman
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    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why did Ronaldo have to come back to the premier league! Absolute waste of money in my team.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Watford soon.

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Maguire falling about the box like a sack of spuds again nearly conceding a fourth

    He is the rotten flesh at the centre of Utd’s infected heart

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

      Poor form atm but I think he's a good player

  17. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Okay Ronnie is a goner…..

  18. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Noooo … when the hell did Dias come on for 1 point to keep Livro on my bench …. Nooooooo

    Oh … now I need Jimi make no cameo …. What are the chances when there is only a goal in it … sigh.

  19. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine being a professional football manager and seeing Solskjaer retain that Man United job.

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Steve Bruce with 7 wins in the last 37 games things OGS is doing a great job.

  20. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    My DF (+Salah c) has saved my ass this week.

    4 x 6 pointers from the back 4

  21. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardyyyy is the best

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Love him

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    CR7 still in 43,8% of all teams. Lots of dead teams this season?

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Or managers like Jafooli

  23. MGD
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wtf why no Jimenez yet?

    Crazy…

  24. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why do I still have Shaw ffs 😀 hes got to go today before he drops in price again

  25. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    2-2 Wolves

  26. AC/DC AFC
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    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    2-2 Wolves

  27. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ffs 2-1 down with 10 mins and still doesn't bring on his best attacker...Lage what you upto

    1. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Aged well

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks like he is doing the right thing.....

    3. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hes coming on app

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

    Early days but took first hit this season this week for Ronaldo and Gray to Toney and Foden, hoping it looks like the right move

  29. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Coady goal

  30. _Ninja_
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    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Coady goal

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

      omg so lame, I have Hwnag, Marcal and Semedo and they all amanegd to dodge points. Coady ffs, really, and Podence assist :l
      get lost wolves