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9 February 2022 1481 comments
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Four more Gameweek 24 matches take place this evening, with Manchester City v Brentford, Norwich City v Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton all kicking off at 19:45 GMT and Aston Villa v Leeds United getting underway a quarter of an hour later.

It’s not often that the headline Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team news comes from Palace but that’s the case tonight, as the most-bought player of Gameweek 24, Odsonne Edouard, finds himself among the substitutes at Carrow Road.

Vicente Guaita, Wilfried Zaha, Joachim Andersen and Will Hughes are brought back into the side as Patrick Vieira makes four changes from the weekend win over Hartlepool United.

Angus Gunn, Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki are back in the Norwich City XI in Dean Smith’s three alterations from Saturday, with Josh Sargent missing out through illness.

The omission of Kyle Walker is the only real surprise in Pep Guardiola’s line-up.

The City boss makes five changes to the side that beat Fulham in the FA Cup on Saturday, with Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling replacing Walker, Nathan Ake, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.

Ivan Toney misses out with a calf injury for Brentford and he is one of three changes to the side that were beaten by Everton on Saturday. Ethan Pinnock, Frank Onyeka and Saman Ghoddos come in, as Mads Bech Sorensen and Vitaly Janelt also make way.

It’s straightforward team news from Villa Park, where both sides are unchanged from their last matches in Gameweek 23. That means a start for Raphinha, who had been flagged going into this contest.

In keeping with that theme, Antonio Conte sticks with the same Spurs side that beat Brighton in the FA Cup on Saturday – so that means new signings Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski have to be content with places on the bench.

Opponents Southampton make 10 changes to the side that beat Coventry at the weekend, with only the indefatigable James Ward-Prowse keeping his place.

There’s good news regarding Armando Broja, who recovers from a knee problem to feature, but there’s no Tino Livramento, who lasted 90 minutes on his comeback from injury on Saturday.

GAMEWEEK 24 TEAM NEWS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Schlupp, Gallagher, Olise, Zaha, Mateta,

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Clyne, McArthur, Benteke, Edouard.

Norwich City XIGunn, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Placheta, McLean, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki, Idah.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Gilmour, Dowell, Normann, Tzolis, Rowe, Giannoulis.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Laporte, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling.

Subs: Steffen, Walker, Ake, Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Delap, McAtee.

Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslav, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Jensen, Norgaard, Onyeka, Ghoddos, Canos.

Subs: Fernandez, Lossl, Dasilva, Wissa, Mbeumo, Baptiste, Sorensen, Stevens


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Royal, Sanchez, Romero, Davies, Reguilon, Winks, Hojbjerg, Son, Moura, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Sessegnon, Rodon, White, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, Scarlett.

Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Broja, Adams.

Subs: Valery, Stephens, Diallo, Smallbone, Djenepo, Walcott, Long, A Armstrong, Caballero.


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Digne, Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho.

Subs: Sanson, Chambers, Young, Ings, Olsen, Hause, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam, Chrisene.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Dallas, Llorente, Struijk, Koch, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha, Harrison, James.

Subs: Forshaw, Roberts, Klaesson, Bate, Gelhardt, Hjelde, McKinstry, Shackleton, Kenneh.


  1. tokara
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cm0n kdb

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rambo putting KDB and Kane to shame

  3. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsay first on bench, please Edouard don’t come on

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He will

  4. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I wish I got Ramsey straight of the bat. Keeping third spot for Watkins in mind smh.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You wish you got a guy in who’s scored 2 goals

  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I love you Ramsey!!!

  6. Hits from the Bong
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Foden to Coutinho or Ramsey?

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Might have to get Ramsey ahead of Olise as Gray's replacement after today. Missed the haul though.

  8. Sif
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shipped Ramsey on WC but not going to pretend I'd have started him.

    Boja, Dennis, Edouward up top.
    Still happy as essentially playing 4-5-1 and can actually start a Villa mid when I get one back in.

  9. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pretty happy with coutinho on a wildcard, need eduoard to come on & bag a goal too. And KDB captain..

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Raph may be subbed at half-time

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Omg RAMSEY

  12. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Salah to Coutinho done

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    OMG James.

  14. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can We just have 8 midfielders and 0 forwards. Cant remember a season where the attackers has been so bad

  15. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who started Ramsey?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      O/

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me

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

      \o/

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey cost 4.6.

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    James Goal

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    James brace

  19. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Dan James goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bandwagon forming?

  20. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Dan James brace. I’ve seen everything now

  21. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Leeds score

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    3 2 life in Leeds

  23. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Dan James brace

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Best match of 2022

  25. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Could be an og?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No it was James’ goal

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ramsey deflection into his path?

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne trap snaps shut, firmly

  27. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Damn minus 4 for Ramsey paid off almost bailed n play toney

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    James shoulder goal.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne misses a sitter

  30. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne why tho