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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. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What have I done to Ronaldo? He is actually a bit of a differential for me in my mini leagues!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Me me me.

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

        This!!

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

    I hope there’s an actual full on brawl in the Utd dressing room after this

    An absolute disgrace

    Could you imagine if they transplanted a young Roy Keane (or even an old Roy Keane) in - there’d be blood on the walls after this, and rightly so

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

      They need to be ashamed of such a performance. From OGS to every player on the pitch today.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Think Ole has lost the dressing room according to some rumours or probably speculation

  3. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez on….I might just field 11!

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

    Mother in law, Arsenal fan, only ever txts me to ask if I’ve seen the score when we are losing.

    So every weekend.

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

    4 clean sheets, 0 bonus for me

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

    An incredible away run from United, pick the heads up and go again!

    Ole's at the wheel!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Very happy man aren’t ya?

  7. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo blank.

    Blankaku next.

  8. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livaramento scoring more than Shaw and Marcal and maybe James as well but staying on my bench. Who would have thought that?

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

    TRAORE ASSIST..... WE FEAST!!!!!

  10. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Great, Jimenez is going to block my Livramento points

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

    Livramento fills in nicely for Raphinha 🙂

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

      Walker for me

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

    Wolves win

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

    Villa LOL

  14. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Please be Jimenez. Please be Jimenez. Please be Jimenez.

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

      🙁

    2. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry mate

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

    Wolves winner

    1. Sun Jihai
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      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Neves

  16. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Coady 1st sub.

    First Pep gets in Dias, then after Coady's goal Lage gets in Jimenez. 🙂

    That's my luck. Next is Mount getting on with 1 pts to block Coady's 7.

  17. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Well, then. Salah C vs Man U, Lukaku VC

  18. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy over son on WC7 paying off

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

    Target on Target ...Wolves winner

  20. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hands up who said Wolves are bad? 😀

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

      What’s happened to you?

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

      They're firmly in the 7th to 17th group in the Prem. Well done on the last minute winner!

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Brentford win written on the wall.

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

      I don't see goals for Chelsea, to be fair.

  22. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    My keeper and back 4 are from Liverpool, City, Brighton and Southampton - clean sheets all. Magnificent (and inexpensive) rearguard action.

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

      Same but mildly dissapointed with getting 0 bonus out of it. Cant really complain 😆

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

    FFS survived all game with Traore (just sold) getting nothing.

    Last minute...

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

      Unless it's an OG...?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Looked on targett

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

      Might be a Targett og

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

        please no

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

          likely

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

      There is a spot in my MF, which I’m pretty sure is cursed. It’s provided me with a laughably low total of points so far…

      Started with Barnes 2, 2, 2
      Moved to Torres 3, 0, 0
      Switched to Grealish 2, 0

      Horror show 🙁

    4. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Crazy everyone calling for Ole to go after this game when they've just had a record 29 games without defeat away record ended! Yes he's not Klopp or Guardiola but still credit where its due that was a good run of results!

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

        Lol

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        With the money spent he needs to be Klopp or Guardiola - or Conte.

    5. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Wolves relegation candidates 😛

      • DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Villa fans must feel sick!

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          As for United 😛

      • The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ronaldo,Dennis > Vardy,Toney looks a decent move.

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

          well played

      • Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Was that a Traore assist?
        Please say yes

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

          It's been awarded!

        2. Isco Disco
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Woohoo
          Finally some points from Traore before I kick him out of my team