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There are three Premier League matches kicking-off at 14:00 BST today – Leeds United v Brentford, Manchester United v Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City.

Marcelo Bielsa has made two changes to his starting XI from Gameweek 14, as Luke Ayling and Junior Firpo come in for Pascal Struijk and Mateusz Klich.

Notably, Patrick Bamford returns as a substitute.

For Brentford, Ivan Toney misses out after testing positive for Covid-19, while Frank Onyeka is dropped to the bench. As a result, Shandon Baptiste and Mads Roerslev feature from the off.

Mathias Jorgensen, Josh Dasilva, Tariqe Fosu, David Raya and Kristoffer Ajer remain out.

At Old Trafford, Ralf Rangnick names the same XI that started the win over Arsenal, while Patrick Vieira brings in Nathaniel Clyne and Christian Benteke.

There is one change for Spurs, with Japhet Tanganga replacing Emerson Royal, who is ill, while Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero are absent as expected.

Dean Smith makes three changes to the Norwich side that drew 1-1 at Newcastle in Gameweek 14, with budget defender Andrew Omobamidele, Pierre Lees-Melou and Adam Idah coming in for Lukas Rupp, Joshua Sargent and Christian Tzolis, all of whom drop to the bench.

GAMEWEEK 15 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Firpo, Phillips, Forshaw, Dallas, Raphinha, James, Roberts

Subs: Klaesson, Bamford, Rodrigo, Harrison, Cresswell, Summerville, Klich, Shackleton, Jenkins

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Pinnock, Jansson, Roerslev, Baptiste, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Canos, Mbeumo

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Stevens, Young-Coombes


Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Wan-Bissaka, Mata, Matic, van de Beek, Greenwood, Elanga

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Kouyate, Schlupp, Gallagher, Ayew, Zaha, Benteke

Subs: Butland, Kelly, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Hughes, Eze, Olise, Mateta, Edouard


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Tanganga, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Reguilon, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Doherty, Winks, Rodon, Sessegnon, Alli, Gollini, Bergwijn, Ndombele, Scarlett

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Omobamidele, Hanley, Williams, Gilmour, Lees-Melou, McLean, Idah, Pukki

Subs: Rupp, Dowell, Cantwell, Kabak, Tzolis, Sorensen, Sargent, Gunn, Giannoulis

  1. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 16 days ago

    Don't quite get why would players be double punished for a yellow card. There is already -1 point penalty, why also give negative baps?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 16 days ago

      Agree, same applies with penalty saves

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 16 days ago

      Same as points for assist then bonus?

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Yeah but an assist helps the team win the game. Yellow card is more of an individual matter. Today YC cost Raphinha 3 pts which is way too much for that offence imho

  2. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 16 days ago

    How was man utd defence ?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 16 days ago

      Fortunate

  3. TopBinFc
      4 years, 16 days ago

      Is Raph worth keeping? Need to get rid of Toney next week and not keen on a hit, Chelsea all of a sudden look vulnerable at the back and with Bamford back....

      1. sovietrockettes
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        why get rid of Toney? He's got Watford next....

        1. OLEgend
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          COVID positive

        2. boc610
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          will he be available ? tested positive for Covid

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        If you can bench him for 3 of the next 4 then keep.

        1. TopBinFc
            4 years, 16 days ago

            Cheers all,

        2. BIG TONES
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Take the Raph points and run I say. Fixtures are shocking

      3. squ1rrel
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Sa - Steele
        TAA - Cancelo - Alonso - Livra - Williams
        Salah - Son - Jota - Gallagher - Allan
        Vardy - Wilson - Dennis

        1.0 ITB, 1 FT

        a.) Sa -> DDG
        b.) Gallagher -> Bowen
        c.) save

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Has there been any ESR update today?

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          I can’t find anything new “ was in discomfort, minor injury” will see how he is kinda quotes.
          I really want to do Raph to Bilva but I have Alonso Regullion and ESR 🙁

      5. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Did United/Ronaldo do enough to switch Kane to Ronaldo on WC or go cheaper with Antonio and invest in double City midfield ?

        1. Kellz86
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Double City midfield will burn you, but I like CR7 over Kane

        2. Babit1967
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          I’d go Antonio mate, the premium forwards aren’t worth the money.

        3. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Kane to Bamford. Ronaldo not worth it

          1. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 16 days ago

            Leeds running into tough fixture run so not sure that now is the time for Bamford

        4. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Without a WC and I a am thinking this from 8 while still holding TAA Cancelo and James

          Salah Jota Son Foden Silva
          Antonio Dennis (Broja)

      6. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        King or Dennis?

        King has better xG but Dennis seems to beat him on everything else more or less.

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          King

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 16 days ago

            Because?
            Just AFCON fears & pens?

            1. NABIL - FPL otai
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 16 days ago

              That and plays centrally. Points will come imo

      7. Kellz86
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Kane is finished, lick my wounds and go to Son

      8. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        DDG might be the United player to get..

      9. Warbling Wendy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Emotional times for the Vardy faithful

      10. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        37 all out. Crazy unlucky gameweek

        1. BIG TONES
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Head up mate! Xmas is a good time to make up ground imo

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Offsets all the lucky ones?

      11. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Ayling jumped to 28 BAPs lol. Raphinha down to 1.

      12. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        h2h lost cos rival has ayling over my raphinha ,biggest kick in the nads ever,also 3rd sub cos of toney, and 1st and 2nd didnt play ,wasnt meant to be i suppose

      13. 420king
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Ramsdale
        TAA Cancelo James
        Salah Son Jota Raphinha*
        Antonio King Toney*
        (Foster Johnson* Livramento Brownhill)
        2 FT, 2.3m itb

        Pick two:
        A) Sell Raphinha
        B) Sell Toney
        C) Sell Johnson
        D) Save one FT

        1. BIG TONES
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Sell Raph unless Toney is out for awhile (I don't actually know how long a covid positive keeps him out for).

      14. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        So Kane > Bamford then

        1. BIG TONES
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Leeds fixtures are shocking! Watford strikers better value imo

      15. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Shame about Reguilon but Son haul, Kane and Ronaldo blanks and Vardy benched is lovely.

      16. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Thinking of Gallagher to Son and Kane to 8m or less - who to get though - already have Dennis and Watkins

      17. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Dennis has proven to be crazy good value and his really good fixtures on the way. Anyone planning a team where he is always starting rather than on the bench?

        1. Positive vibes
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Yes, he will start for my team

      18. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Raph, Foden -> Son, Bernardo (2FT)
        Yes or too sideways?
        Ta.

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          Keep Son for depleted Brighton

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 16 days ago

            Sorry read it wrongly. Go for it!

        2. MOZIL
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          dont sell foden

      19. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        Think I'm hitting WC. Already took a hit for Bowen and Bilva, have Vardy/Toney to worry about now. Might be the right time and play 352 system..

        I still have faith Antonio will turn it around.

        Antonio/Dennis front two too weak?

        Or go Ronaldo/Denis?

        1. Dammit_182
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 16 days ago

          3-5-2 is a great call. Loads of good mids right now. I like the Antonio/Denis set up. Just spread the ‘Ronaldo’ mo eg around the mids. Good time to do it. Oh, and avoid getting loads of United players when do many others are doing well

      20. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        This FBREF site is so confusing. Anyone who knows if they got a filter where you can compare players from the last 5 games for instance. Not just the whole season.
        Appreciated