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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. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Mac Allister

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Kevin?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Home alone.

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Macallister G

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Welbeck A

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

        Mwepu A

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

    Wow Salah only 38% EO

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      But most captained strange

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

    Salah off pens.

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

    Scottish Messi

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    We want 4, Brighton!

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

      We want Gray to assist DCL brace!

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

    Chelsea team news
    Starting XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Pulisic, Havertz.
    Subs: Kepa, Jorginho, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr, Vale, Hall.

    Liverpool team news
    Starting XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Fabinho, Milner, Salah, Jota, Mane.
    Subs: Adrian, Marcelo, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Beck, Williams, Morton.

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

      Thanks, you reliable man.

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

      Not as horrific of a lineup as it could have been. Thank god Silva is fit.

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

    Teamsheets?

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

      Look up

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

    Please find me a team who has Mac Allister, Wissa & Lanzini

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      MacAllister 0.3% ownership
      Wissa 0.1%
      Lanzini 0.5%
      More chance of finding Lord Lucan riding Shergar !

  10. asr
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Raph misses sitter

  11. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Could really do with a surprise rudiger haul here.

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

      He's been quite a delight.

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

    Massive miss for Raphinha.

    Edge of 6 yard box, keeper scrambling.

    Wide.

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

    Captain Macallister owners put those hands in the air

    \o/

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

    Dcl off soon

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

      At least he can't miss another pen for us. Silver linings.

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

    Subs: Adrian, Pitaluga, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Beck, Williams, Morton. #LFC

    This is what City's closest rivals have off the bench 😆

    Farmers League!

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      How many of them champions league winner?

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

      City's closest rivals have Smith Rowe on the bench

  16. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Yesterday Lanzini, today Mac Allister
    Messi who?

  17. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    First time owning Raphina of course after those stupid penalties,

  18. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gordon x2

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

    Brighton scoring three is a testament to just how dire that Everton defence is

  20. asr
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gordon goal

    1. asr
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Kenny assist

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Didn’t they kill him?

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

    Toney YC

  22. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    GORDON HAUL...KNEW IT

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

    Pony YC

  24. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Head shoulders Toney YC

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

    This Everton match is peak FPL DGW

  26. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Dallas goal

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

      OMG

  27. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gordon's alive!

  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gordon cant be stopped

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

    Gordon Mac Allister. What a player.

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

    First it was Lanzini stealing the show yesterday, from popular picks. And now it's Gordon.