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

    Oh ffs, swapping Ramsey to martinelli on wc already looking a bag of s***

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

      Bag of spuds?

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

    Ramsey again OMG

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

    OMG

    RAMSEY G COUTINHO

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

    Ramsey brace

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

    3-1 Villa

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

    Ramsey and countinho on fire

  7. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    RAMSEY HAUL

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

    More Phil, moreeeee

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

      You got him? Well played

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

    Watkins will never score the way he's playing

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

    Ramsey G
    Cout A

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

    COUUTINHOOO OOMG

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey Brace!

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

      Think Ramsey is more than an enabler judging by tonight

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

        3.2% ownership...feels good!

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

      Fair play great call getting him in. I have Mahrez with low ownership so taking the sting out of an overall poor night so far

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

        Nice one, with Mahrez...I was going to get Mahrez in this gameweek...but then didn't! Ah well!

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

    RAMSEY G, COUT A AGAIN

  14. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I absolutely hate owning Ollie Watkins. Exists solely to make space for other people's players to score.

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

      Feel for ya

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

    Watkins the unsung hero of that goal

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

      Unsung Hero - The FPL Tragedy

    2. ZAMUNDA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Has always been

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

    Watkins opened the space for Ramsey to finish well.

  17. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jeez...

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

    Coutinho and Ramsey both mega hauling.

    And nobody benefiting

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ramsey owner 😎

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

        Tonight, we sleep well

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

        Fair play

    2. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ahem

    3. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lots of owners of both on my ML

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This is painful as a Watkins and Digne owner.

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

      Yea brought in digne missed his hail and get his 2 pointer tonight by the looks of it

  20. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey the dream - need to get him atp

  21. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Slowly dying on the inside. Cash & Ramsey on my bench.

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

      Oh no that’s a disaster. What defenders did you put in ahead and f cash?

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

        Reguilon

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

      Suppose can’t blame ya for that. Ramsey is a killer tho

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

        There's still a little hope as long as one of Salah or Jota do not come on.

  22. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any chance Edouard doesn't come on?

  23. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    wow cout go on son

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

    That goal doesn't happen without Watkins 😉

    +runningBPS

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If you could only get one… Ramsey or Coutinho?

    1. Eastman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good question. Ramsey is so cheap and Coutinho looks great value.

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Coutinho by miles

  26. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey on the bench....Jota needs a rest!!!

  27. AC Yew
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aghhh Ramsey first on bench

  28. KeanosMagic
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey second on bench, no coutinho. Ouch

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Watkins blanking in all this just sums up forwards in FPL this season!

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

    Watkins pathetic