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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. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Traore assist??

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

      I think Kilman

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

    Coady you left my team this week noooo

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Traore assist?? Are my eyes deceiving me??!?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dendoncker assist ffs

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

    Coady the scorer

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

    Coady Goal.

    It must be a lie

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

    Dirty bench points goal that...

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So many goals in the last 5 mins. And absolutely pointless.

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

    Coady yc it seems

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

      Man hasn’t scored for ages lol. Got too excited

  9. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Daka has won it for Leicester

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole getting sacked

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It made sense to stick with Ole while there was progression. But that progress appears to have now halted, even gone in reverse.

      Conte in.

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dendoncker asssit.

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

    Lage knows.....

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

    Coady Goal, Traore Assist. The 2 most unthinkable things, not even in my wildest dreams

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

      Only 1 happened.

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

        oh mb

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

    Ole's boys have taken one helluva beating

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole sacking coming

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

      One can only hope!

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

    See yah Ole…

  17. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole is a dead man walking. Awful performance

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

    Hahaha coady you legend

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

    Siuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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

      Did he score?

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

        Townsend plays tomorrow.

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

      *Seeeeeyaaaaa

  20. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Traore selling in the mud. Traore faithful finally rewarded after 7 straight blanks.

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

      It's not his assist?

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

    Goal at Leicester for Leicester

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

      4-2 Daka

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole in

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

    Someone tell me how United are where they are in the table because it feels like we’ve lost every game.

  24. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez really bad

  25. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Went for James.

    Mbeumo 1st sub come on bro!!

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

      James likely sub

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

      Same , let’s go!

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

    Salah captain next week?

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

      Every week.

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

      TAA

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course

    4. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good point. Got him as vice at the mo. Hmmm

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livra CS

  28. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Had Armstrong came on there….

    Double saints defence for the win!!!!

  29. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Yes Jimmy!!

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

    Ronaldo hahaha