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

    Digne misses sitter

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

    Great chance for digne there

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

    Ramseyyyyyy you beauty

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

    Digne customary 0 lmao

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

    Digne huge miss

    Warra game

  6. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey last on bench.. oh dear

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

    Digne sitter

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne back to normal

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

    This this player will be really hoping for a Salah or Edouard no show!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3283737/event/24/

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That is nothing look at my wildcard bench -
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/65820/event/24
      Edouard no show - only means Idah for me.
      I need a Salah no show as well.
      More hopeful of the Salah one.

  10. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Doing my best to avoid points so far this week

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Terrible week for a wildcard!

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

    A 2nd half YC for Digne completes this game.

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

      We all KNOW that will happen! Lol

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

    Digne big miss

  13. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hit the WC button?

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo Rudiger Digne Coady
    Salah KDB Son Bowen Ramsey
    Pukki King Broja

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

      That team looks fine, just sell Rudiger maybe

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That is my WC team lol

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

    Ramsey at 89%. Better buy him tonight

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

      Don't want to get priced out...

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

    Wish I’d brought in all the guys who are scoring points this week. So frustrating

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Amen brother 😆

  16. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who was the guy who had Broja, Idah and Ramsey on their bench....

  17. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    ramsey first on the bench. lol

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

    Absolutely disgusting midfield here:
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/277421/event/24/

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That could be a pretty good defence by the of tomorrow

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

      I’d get depressed looking at that! Only one of them I captained is the one that hasn’t returned. Typical!

    3. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      if only i had the sense to bring in Mahrez for Foden this week!

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      sick

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    sorry im late guys but OMG Ramsey you beast, go to shop come back and brace 😀

  20. @FPL__Engineer
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wow this is not going well

  21. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne and Reguilon both starting for me tonight and both missing good chances

  22. djman102
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Been working, just checked in. THANK YOU DCL for the no-show! Ramsey first sub.

    1.3M in the world, something had to go right eventually...

  23. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    yesterday was decent with Dawson and Bowen but having Foden over Coutinho not working out! Owning Digne and Watkins rubbing salt in the wound!

  24. Utopsis
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I'm absolutely destroying the Scout Picks so far this week! If only I'd had the balls to (C) Mahrez over KDB 🙁

    45 mins to go in toda'ys games at least!

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey first on bench. Any chance Edouard doesn’t come in?

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

      You need Palace to score quick.

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No

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

      He'll come on.

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

      Sorry but I would never bench an attacker playing Leeds at home.

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

    Mount & Maddison to Bruno & Ramsey for free looking good so far..

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

    I was dumb enough thinking Kane would haul tonight.

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

      You and be both! Brought him in for tonight

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

    Kane sitter. Would have been Reg assist

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pitch was too firm took it over the fooking bar

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

      I have truly cursed Reguilon

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

    SCORE KANE FFS

  30. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I’m finally quitting FPL!

    The whole IB I’ve been set on Gray to Ramsey only to do Antonio to Edouard instead…too tired with this shiettt

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Cya 🙂

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

      Win some lose some.