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2pm kick-off team news: Calvert-Lewin starts, Mbeumo + Watkins absent

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT today – Brentford v Aston Villa, Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion and Leeds United v Burnley.

Thomas Frank makes two changes at Brentford, as Christian Norgaard and Sergi Canos return in place of Dominic Thompson and Shandon Baptiste, both of whom drop to the bench.

Kristoffer Ajer also takes his place amongst the substitutes, having missed two months with a hamstring injury, though Bryan Mbeumo is absent again with a calf problem.

Brentford have already lost five Premier League home matches this season, with only fellow promoted clubs Norwich City and Watford faring worse.

For the visitors, Ollie Watkins misses out, but John McGinn returns and comes in for Morgan Sanson, while Kortney Hause replaces the suspended Tyrone Mings at the back.

Bertrand Traore also comes into the starting XI, before he is set to fly out to play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after this game.

At Goodison Park, Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns for Everton, and will make his first appearance since all the way back in August.

Seamus Coleman, Allan and Demarai Gray are also back, with the latter’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownership rising to 12.0% ahead of his Double Gameweek.

Graham Potter, meanwhile, brings in Adam Webster, Enock Mwepu and Leandro Trossard, as Tariq Lamptey, Solly March and Jakub Moder are benched.

Elsewhere, Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes from Gameweek 18, with Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente returning, as Cody Drameh and Joe Gelhardt make way.

Daniel James is fit enough to make the bench, though Patrick Bamford remains out.

Their opponents, Burnley, stick with the same XI that lost to Manchester United on Thursday, with Aaron Lennon supporting Chris Wood once again up front.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson, Bech, Roerslev, Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen, Canos, Wissa, Toney

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Stevens, Ajer, Janelt, Bidstrup, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Forss

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Hause, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Traore, Ings

Subs: Steer, Feeney, Sanson, Iroegbunam, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Chukwuemeka, Philogene-Bidace, Archer


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Digne, Begovic, Iwobi, Andre Gomes, Gbamin, Rondon, Simms, Dobbin, Onyango

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Subs: Lamptey, Gross, Moder, Alzate, Welbeck, March, Steele, Duffy, Richards


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Koch, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, Roberts

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Moore, Jenkins, Bate, James, Summerville, Gelhardt, Greenwood

Burnley XI: Hennessey, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Lennon, Wood

Subs: Norris, Bardsley, Pieters, Long, Collins, Stephens, Vydra, Cornet, Rodriguez

988 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Macallister G
    Maupay A

    Poor marking from Keane

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Jonjoe kept Maupay onside

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton are trash

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      They really are

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Glad I avoided the defenders & those getting England’s no1 lol

  3. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    #evertonsdefence

    😛

  4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pickford pen save required.

  5. The Bad Seed
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Will wait for double.
    But which is better?

    A) Salah + Dennis --> Kane + Jota (-4)
    B) Salah + Dennis + Rudiger --> Kane + Son + Coady (-8)
    C) Salah --> Son
    D) Salah + Martinelli --> Son + Jota (-4)
    E) Salah + Martinelli + Rudiger --> Son + Jota + Coady (-8)

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      c or d

  6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    1 CS is worth more than 2 blanks

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I've gone for Emerson Royal.. but oh well. DGW lured me in.

  7. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    If you use your FH, then DGW-ers of all positions from each team make sense.

    If you use hits and get DGW defenders of a mid to low tabled teams, don’t kid yourself by thinking you’d almost be guaranteed with clean sheets.

  8. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Respect to Everton for killing the hopes of Keane owners early on.

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Fact

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

    I went for Dawson while ML rival went for Keane. Looking in retrospect, this DGW probably wasn't one where defenders should've been looked at to be brought in.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This.

    2. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Only reason why everyone got a DGW defender was because they had to sell James

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Also this.

      2. Amsterhammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Reggie was the buy ir seems now.

        1. Amsterhammer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          It*

      3. dansmusen
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Same and Norwich at home looks tasty for any team

  10. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Maupay is just below the 'set and forget 3rd forward'

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Great shout, he seems to miss a few games though

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      hes the set and forgot not in the squad

  11. EffPeeEll
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Commentator

    "...and here's Lennon -he did have Wood in the middle"

    oooo errrr missus

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, one of the Burnley players is called Chris Wood

  12. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Why are Villa wearing Evertons kit?

  13. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Only a Keane hattrick can save me now

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Why did you get Keane?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        James out injured, DGW, two home fixtures followed by many more good fixtures, capable of attacking returns, already had two West Ham player's etc

      2. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Because West Ham ate terrible at keeping clean sheets too and Everton have more fixtures. Therefore it's an easy choice between Everton and West ham defenders

  14. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Brighton one of the best team in PL so what did you expect ?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Aren’t they mid table?

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

      Sorry, what?

    3. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      If you see them play you undrstand.

  15. We Go Again
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I know, captain hindsight and all, but bringing in Everton and West Ham defenders for this DGW was nuts, even more so for hits

    Neither of these teams have a great defensive record this season.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, have to hold hands up and say in retrospect it was probably stupid

      No worries though, both got good fixtures and at a bench able price

    2. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      WHU against NOR at home is a good fixture tbh

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I got Coufal for Norwich as a James and Rico Henry owner. I didnt expect a lot

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Unfortunately the James injury made it a hit I thought was worth considering and did take

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Also WHU have Norwich in the 2nd game so not over yet

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      FFS convincing folks trash are diamonds

    6. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Keane already has more points than Reece James is going to get me...

    7. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Much unlike the guaranteed clean sheets for Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or Wolves (best defences this season) with their GW21 fixtures. How stupid of us

    8. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Was always going to be Keane/Coufal for James for free, decent fixtures and both capable of attacking returns

    9. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No need to invoke hindsight on the West Ham defence yet. What was Norwich's December goal of the month?

  16. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    For anyone who wants some general friendly chat whilst the games are on here's a page one post where I'm curious about who you support and where you'd like your team to strengthen; https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2022/01/02/2pm-kick-off-team-news-calvert-lewin-starts-mbeumo-watkins-absent/?hc_page=1&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_24592913

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ings got better

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Villa goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Nice finish Ings.

      My Sky Sports lagging too.

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ings G
    Buendia A

    Brilliant Buendia...

  20. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I got triple Everton for my WC given their ridiculous run of fixtures and Norwich in DGW22 but they really are so bad I should have targeted their opponents instead…

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      they are atrocious

      Keane was an average defender at Burnley years back... he looks like a pub player now

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

    Ings G
    Buendia A

    Lovely goal

  22. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Ings owners!!

  23. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    So no DGW defence was the right call, haha.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      We do this every year lol

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    FHs mudded.

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      WCers?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        If they've a DGW defender from each team...

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Fernandez and Johnson here lol

  25. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Classic Everton

  26. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    So p--d off about Watkins - only did 1ft - could have taken a hit for someone eg a spurs defender as no bench (Gallagher James Hoever)

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hoever will play

  27. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpools next manager is brilliant

  28. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How is DCL looking..?

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      very handsome

      1. Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        He is a handsome bloke who wears really bad suits

        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          but with his multi millions is he really happy?

          Or would he rather be writing SQL for 30 pounds an hour?

    2. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lively in the box, one cross to high for him, second cross he didn't re-centre so was at back-post and couldn't get in front of his marker

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He's not wearing a skirt.

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Raphinha attempt from the half way line...just over

  30. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton should bring on that Hamez guy.