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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. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Omg saints

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

    Spursy.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So very spursy

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So spursy.

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

    Shut up Conte!

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This!

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

    Emerson Royal is so bad

  5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Another JWP assist!

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

      Why doesn’t any big team buy him? He’s class

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

    Leeds 3-3

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

      Nothing for Raphinha.

  7. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Eduoard on cmon big man

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

      Brace...incmoning

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Hes capable of it. Hope so

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

          Norwich slowing it all down.

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

    Leeds goal

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

    Digne to Tierney here We go

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

    Raph is doing nothing

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

      Will do nothing

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tired

  11. Redranger
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The best thing Reg did for me was not play last GW. What an awful transfer he was.

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

    So close to Broja coming on for Eduoard

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good things aren't meant to be

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

    Good night of action in the end!!

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

    Come on Edouard grab a winner.

    For the Toon Army and my FPL team.

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

      Norwich edging back into it.

      Palace dominating second half.

  15. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Gallagher YC

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

    Rpahinone 🙁

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Digne so close to 0 points now

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Business as usual for him, then.

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

      I brought him in, 1 point is a lot for one of my players

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

      1 more Leeds goal and a YC incoming

  18. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Raphina AWOL

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

    Conte welcome to Spursy!

  20. FCSB
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bilva and Foden ya killing me

  21. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Not quite as horrendous as last GW, but awful all the same 🙁

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Worse for me so far.

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

    raph to pogba?

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

    Yesss, Reguilon avoids a 0 pointer!

  24. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why is Edouard only getting 10 minutes? Have i been scammed getting him, thought he was first choice?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on the game. Remember Zaha was at afcon

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

    Coutinho injured himself

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Saints improving so. On the upwards after that draw with City.

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

      Broja great pick.

  27. Fintroy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FFS - four point hit edu.....for a 1 point 10 min cameo......

  28. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bergwijn brace territory

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

      Psychic!

  29. GE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    DDG or Pope going forward?
    (have all the chips in the pocket)

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

      I prefer Popecorn myself

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

      Pope by some distance

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

    And Ramsey stays on my bench. Thank you Viera

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

      Ouch

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

        10 minutes???!!!

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      *Vieira