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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. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Third time in a short period I've seen players hold their heads when it's not an head injury making the ref stop the game. Surely this misusage should be punished somehow?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Should be punished by death

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

      Will always remember Dan James faking a concussion for Wales, and Giggs afterwards saying he was being "streetwise". Abhorrent behaviour

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      YC would be solution

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

      Newcastle vs liverpoolwas appalling on thus issue. And eddie howe claimed he played a concussed player for 70 mins so that we will all feel they were hard done by. Absolutely shocking. Should ban every player and manager who partakes in this version of footballs academy awards

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

    everton are so bad 😆

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton really are a joke

  4. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Burn Burns Keane owners

  5. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Burn G

  6. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Omg Burn

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

    Imagine taking a hit for an Everton defender

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

      What about a FT for James

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

        Might have preferred the 0pts by the time the game is over

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

      In a DGW the hype will make you take a hit for Pukki (c)

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

    have brighton ever scored 2 goals? this is unheard of

  9. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    That's a pen ref

  10. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton pen maybe, Gordon wins it, Dcl gonna take

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

    Everton getting crushed is good news for Gray and DCL donkey owners. Now they'll have to go for it and probably score.

  12. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Penalty check for Everton

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

    Burn G
    Mwepu A

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

    Come on DCL!

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

    Can only assume Keane buyers didn't know he played for Everton.

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

    Wait that's a pen surely?

  17. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This is why I won't be taking much notice of the doubles involving players from outside the top 6.

    Triple City defence on wildcard will get more points in fewer games

  18. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton pen given

  19. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No Var?

  20. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pen Everton

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

    Who won it?

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

      Gordon

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

        Cheers.

  22. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pen for Everotn!

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

    DCL pen missed

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

    😆

  25. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Dcl miss

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

    🙁

  27. OLEgend
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Wow

  28. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez no save Points

  29. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Can I switch out Pickford for the next DGW game?

  30. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Dcl 🙂