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2pm kick-off team news as Burnley v Spurs is postponed

Sunday’s match between Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions, but there are still three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST – Brentford v Everton, Leicester City v Watford and Manchester City v West Ham United.

For Man City, Phil Foden (£8.2m) and Jack Grealish (£7.6m) are both missing from the matchday squad, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), Raheem Sterling (£10.6m) and Gabriel Jesus (£8.7m) leading the line in Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 formation.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) remains sidelined following his positive Covid-19 test.

David Moyes makes just the one change from Gameweek 12, as Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m) drops to the bench, with Arthur Masuaku (£4.4m) coming into the starting XI.

Meanwhile, Thomas Frank makes two changes from last weekend’s 3-3 draw at Newcastle United, as Charlie Goode (£3.9m) and Frank Onyeka (£4.9m) replace Mads Roerslev (£4.3m) and Saman Ghoddos (£5.3m), who are both benched.

Everton, who are winless since Gameweek 6, make three changes as Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.4m) returns from injury and starts ahead of Fabian Delph (£4.4m), while Alex Iwobi (£5.8m) and Salomon Rondon (£6.0m) also feature from the off.

Notably, Demarai Gray (£5.6m) returns from injury and starts on the bench.

Elsewhere, Leicester’s starting XI features Jonny Evans (£5.4m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.6m), while Ben Foster (£4.1m) misses out for Watford, with Daniel Bachmann (£4.2m) in goal.

GAMEWEEK 13 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Norgaard, Henry, Onyeka, Janelt, Toney, Mbuemo.

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Sorensen, Roerslev

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Allan, Doucoure, Iwobi, Townsend, Rondon

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Delph, Gray, Tosun, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Simms, Dobbin


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Söyüncü, Evans, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, Maddison, Lookman, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Vestergaard, Dewsbury-Hall, Albrighton, Choudhury, Perez, Daka, Iheanacho

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Ekong, Masina, Sissoko, Hernandez, Louza, Cleverley, Dennis, King

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Rose, Kabasele, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Morris, Pedro


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Palmer, McAtee

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Creswell, Soucek, Rice, Masuaku, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Coufal, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Bowen, Diop, Kral

1,525 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Willing to do strange things for an Mbuemo goal

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Run naked through Oxford Street?

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I said strange things, not business as usual

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      The entire cast? Wow

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Call the police

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

    Walker is basically a third CB now

    Assists are so rare

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Perfect for that role, especially when it means Cancelo can go on adventures.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Good practice for the World Cup.

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Leicester game won't be called off with 20 minutes to go?

    1. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No chance now

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      9

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

    Some great scores flying around

    If you are feeling bad, me to! Currently on 39 -4

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It's the hope that kills you

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

        We’ll be back mate

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

      Thought I had itbad with no Jota.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Down there with you. Fortunately still got CR7 to bail me out tho.

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

        lol, nice one mate

  5. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    This Party is on FIRE 😆

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Hatrick?

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Enjoy the party
      -Pukki Party

  6. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t sleep because of a blocked nose. Anybody have any good tips remedies to relieve it?

    1. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Vicks

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      covid test

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Taking this new Omicron variant out for a test drive

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          put the nasal swab up the nose. clears it out in 0.5 seconds

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sudafed nosal spray is essential 🙂

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

        This

    4. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Vicks on the chest and a bit under the nose

    5. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      1.40% alcohol, sensible amount

      2.Lemon and honey with hot water before bed time

    6. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Cocaine

    7. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Amputate your nose

    8. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all, will ravage the medicine (and liquor) cabinets and see what I can muster up! Vicks seems the template option

    9. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Harry Kane breathing

    10. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A line of sudofed

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        This can be effective in an odd way.

  7. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Is reuglion now more important than alonso, because of dgw?

    1. Eightball
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      dgw unlikely to be this year now.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      DGW will be ages away
      Alonso now confirmed to be first choice, more attacking and much better defensive team

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      DGW won't be until next year.

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

      Can easily buy Spurs by then. It's 5+ GWs from now

  8. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I don’t understand why St Maximan is a forward in this game but Salah is a midfielder.

    Want to bring him in but can’t give away a striker spot

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Think the misclassification does you a favour tbh

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He plays in front 2

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

    Blanktonio

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He'll tick along nicely.

      It's City away.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t believe I’ve got 20m tied up in Ronaldo and Antonio
      Need to pivot to cheap forwards

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Better than nothing for some 🙂

  10. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I predict Chelsea 4 or 5 United 0

  11. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I was holding Ronaldo for his good fixture run. Can’t own a 12m rotation risk though. Not sure if I should remove him now or not

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Should start next two.

      Rest in UCL? Although he'll want goals for records...

      After that it gets messier but no CC QF means rest!

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Same, might get Kane

      1. tricpic
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Same

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Lukaku?

  12. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Mbuemo still alive?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah he's having a staring contest with the Everton right hand post.

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      3 points is a haul for him.

    3. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      boooomooooo

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Don't tell me he hit the post(s) again today?!

  13. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    anyone gonna captain Son/Kane over Salah next gw?

    Spurs players will be well rested and home to Brentford on Thursday.. Salah has Everton away which is still a good fixture but I think Son/Kane might be better?

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

      I’m going Kane

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

    When having a bad game week what helps me not lose the plot is focusing on my own players and cheering them on

    If you are always watching all the players you don’t own and praying they blank you’ll go mad on a bad day

    1. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Difficult to cheer for them when they are on the bench

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

    Did CR7 to Kane for free. Not very bad now

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't take long for Cancelo to get 2 bonus back.

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

      lol wtf

  17. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    When will the Spurs game take place? Any idea or guess anyone?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Early January if West Ham knock Spurs out of Carabao Cup, if not, who knows...

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      January or February

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Prob gw21, depends how spurs do in the cup I guess.

  18. tricpic
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Have been holding Jesus and CR7 for their fixtures. Really not sure now. Vardy, Kane, cheaper options all better picks.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ronaldo was blanking today regardless. I'm more concerned about his long term prospects having held him for about 10 glorious weeks.

      1. tricpic
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. My front three of Jesus CR7 and Dennis all looking a little shaky.

  19. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know if the Dennis injured looked bad?

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      menacing, i'm afraid

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I hope many more people enjoyed this comment. 🙂

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Don't think anyone could see it tbh

    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Oh you're kidding? Just came in from a walk and was gloating he scored

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Chelsea next week either way. Be happy with 10 points. I am 🙂

        1. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah he was bought for the bench to be fair

    4. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't bring him in, but I wouldnt sell him either

      1. tricpic
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        He goes to Afcon doesn’t he?

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          In Jan yes.

        2. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Youre a step ahead of me.

        3. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          nah, he has never been called up

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

      Cheers I own him but would have prob benched next 2 anyway.

  20. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus and Mbuemo can you actually acore some points for me?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Having Jesus has been painful, but with Vardy and Foden blanking I have not been too worried. This I don't like. Should have started Dennis over him.

  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Current bonus
    Toney 3, Fernandez 2, Digne 1
    Vardy 3, Maddison 2, Dennis 1
    Gundogan 3, Cancelo 2, Dias 1

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one Cancelo.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Toney YC and big chance missed incoming

    3. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy down to 2 on LiveFPL

  22. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    How on earth is Dias not booked for that foul on Antonio?

  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo up to 2 baps

  24. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I've had Dennis for ages but now going to get King as well with Antonio.

    That allows me to have a strong squad and rotate players in and out depending on fixtures.

    What with Xmas rotation and strikers doing crap this year I don't think that's a bad idea.

    I mean, Watford are always good for a goal or two. How far down the scoring charts are King and Dennis going to be compared to all the other more expensive strikers?

    Not very.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Only tricky part is next two, but we could see chelsea and man city rotating heavily so might not be that bad.

      1. rozzo
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Bench them in the tricky games and play 451 or 541

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      But they’d be playing at the expense of a 4th def / 5 th mid like Alonso / James / etc. Watford won’t continue scoring this many goals

      1. rozzo
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I would play the Chelsea wing backs and Cancelo regardless.

        I would be playing them depending on fixtures instead of the likes of Gallagher or Raphina.

        Worth a gamble I reckon

  25. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    How bad is Dennis injury?

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I hope he's okay. Everytime I make a good FPL decision it fires back. Got him for Ronaldo this GW.

  26. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Gray is a really good winger, I think in terms of his footballing ability he is underrated.

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Toney like a tiger out there.

    CBI magnet!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      That a boy! Another great GW with a Vardy doing bits as well

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Fernandez 5th save, coming for Toney's BAPs.

  29. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Well done Carrick leaving out Ronaldo. He knows what he's doing he'll be a good coach

    1. Randaxus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It doesn't matter what anyone says, he is still one of the best players in the world.

  30. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Absolute stinger on poor Soyuncu. Ball smacked right into his face.