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Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway this afternoon, with four Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm GMT.

The fixtures in question are Manchester City v Leicester City, Norwich City v Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace and West Ham United v Southampton.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side that beat Newcastle United 4-0 last weekend, with Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho coming into the team for the benched Gabriel Jesus and the absent Rodri.

Phil Foden and Jack Grealish are again only among the substitutes.

Brendan Rodgers has made six alterations with Jannik Vestergaard, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey and Ademola Lookman brought in.

Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu and Patson Daka are all missing, while Wilfried Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare and Jamie Vardy – who himself suffered a hamstring strain in midweek – drop to the bench.

West Ham have made four changes from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat by Spurs, with Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma in for Alphonse Areola, Ben Johnson, Harrison Ashby and Manuel Lanzini.

Michail Antonio is only among the substitutes after his recovery from Covid-19.

Southampton have also made four alterations from their last match 11 days ago, with Fraser Forster, Jan Bednarek, Theo Walcott and Mohamed Elyanoussi replacing Willy Caballero, Lyanco, Nathan Tella and Will Smallbone.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change from last week’s win at Leeds, with a Covid-hit Takehiro Tomiyasu missing out and Rob Holding recalled. Emile Smith Rowe is on the bench, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing again.

Norwich make three changes from their last game, with Angus Gunn in for Tim Krul – who has tested positive for coronavirus – in goal. Kieran Dowell and Josh Sargent return to the line-up, with Todd Cantwell and Jacob Sorensen dropping down to the bench.

Antonio Conte has made five changes from Gameweek 18, as Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon, Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombele drop out and Sergio Reguilon, Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Lucas Moura come in.

Crystal Palace’s Covid outbreak hasn’t really affected Patrick Vieira’s team selection too much, with Joachim Andersen in for Marc Guehi the only change.

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Kayky, Foden, Mbete, Palmer.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Thomas, Amartey, Tielemans, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Perez, Iheanacho, Lookman

Subs: Jakupovic, Bertrand, Vardy, Choudhury, Ndidi, Castagne, Soumare, Nelson McAteer.


Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams, Dowell, Gilmour, McLean, Placheta, Sargent, Pukki.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Cantwell, Tzolis, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Mumba, Giannoulis, Idah.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Patino.


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

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Winks, Gil, Rodon, Alli, Bergwijn, Ndombele, Davies

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Ward, TomkinsAndersen, Mitchell, Gallagher, Hughes, Kouyate, J Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

Subs: Matthews, Guehi, Mateta, Schlupp, Kelly, Ferguson, Riedewald


West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku; Soucek, Rice, Fornals; Bernrahma, Vlasic, Bowen.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Antoniio, Lanzini, Noble, Fredericks, Johnson, Kral, Ashby

Southampton XI: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Livramento; Romeu; Ward-Prowse; Redmond, Elyanoussi, Walcott; Broja

Subs: Caballero, Long, Adams, A. Armstrong, Perraud, S.Armstrong, Diallo, Simeu, Valery

  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can see a Villa win here

    1. Dammit_182
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Really really hope so. Seeing these free hit teams absolutely bossing it could die with cash snd warkins getting something from this!

  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Get involved Martinelli please

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pleeaassee

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have him in FH but want him to blank as rival capped him lol

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saka denied hatty, subbed 🙁

  4. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    14 from 6 any Good?

  5. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where are our Foden goals?

    1. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Please hold caller.

      1. Dammit_182
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nathan Ferguson is being subbed on.
    He exists!

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I can't believe I started last season with him instead of Mitchell.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Patience pays off

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bet he scores

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      541 days after he was a good 4.0 punt at the start of last season he gets on

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol, as if FPL increased his price from 4.0m to 4.5m this season

  7. Bees4Lyf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Laca please get one more return

  8. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR on yet?

    1. King Carlos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes now

  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good lord Lacazette just one damn goal

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Honestly it’s not much to ask for xD

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        istg

      2. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        ofc it is, not sure he knows where the net is.

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      LACA did it

  10. JHolmes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Tierney first sub :/ … ronaldo or rashford could save me but i doubt it

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tierney on bench? That was always a big mistake, mate

      1. JHolmes
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah had a hard time choosing defenders to play on fh. Went with james, reguilon, cancelo. The correct choice wouldve been to have martinelli as sub…

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    63 points so far! Greatest of all time captain and De Gea to go anyone better?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, 85 with 7 to play

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Blimey - well played!

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not quite - 57pts with James, Rudiger, Mount to go.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Great score pal !

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I may get 100 and im not kidding

    4. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice, only 40 here with 3 to go.

    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        19 point with 4 to go 🙂

    6. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      65 sans many baps Ronnie C to go

  12. MGD
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saved FH! 49 points (-8)

    To play:
    Rashford
    Dalot
    James
    Watkins

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd of preferred FH

  13. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nathan Ferguson 4.0 any good?

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

      4.5m

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        FPL should give us all wildcards to make up for this outrage

  14. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR on, Martinelli off

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lmao

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Goal incoming

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Marten fail on free hit.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Right, time for my transfer to be punished like Foden on a Saturday night

    5. schlupptheweek
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got a clean sheet point so better than Bowen (so far)

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't Bowen get an assist?

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yes

        2. schlupptheweek
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          My bad, sorry looked at Fanteam and thought he'd have more points currently with the assist.

  15. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Esr, show time!!

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t get over site crashing and leaving me with Cancelo(C). If Ronaldo bags 2 I’ll be pissed

  17. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Stockport Iniesta a goal would do.

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR A Laca G

    I beg

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Damn I thought that happened then!

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FFS don't do that to me

  19. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Yes ESR get a goal my boy

  20. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on, need a Tanganga booking to get my bet up!

  21. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Yay - an extra point from ESR - riches indeed.

  22. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    COME ON ESR, any involvement will help me out

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on ESR

  24. Salan
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It's time for a goal by Laca/ESR

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ars pen

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Need a Palace goal for some juicy Kane BAPs

  27. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arspen

  28. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Laca peno

  29. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lacazette pen

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Surely Saka to take for the hat trick

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's subbed mate

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not how it works.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's been subbed

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Was subbed

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Damn