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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

    Leeds will win it

  2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shock Watkins winner? No, no I didn’t think so.

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

      Me neither. He has to go.

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

      Selling Watkins despite his upcoming DGW. Seen enough to see he will struggle for goals

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

    Salah (c) this week could be a huge differential.

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

    I’d have chosen Kane as my first choice captain out of anyone tonight.
    Shows what I know 🙂

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

      Same for me! Thought he was starting to get some form

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Aye. Seemed good but really didn’t work 🙁

  5. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    -4

    Gray & Antonio > Coutinho & Edouard ?

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

    DGW planning leads to questionable decision-making.

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

    Looking down at Jota and TAA who I both want to score as few points as possible tomorrow without getting sent off kinda sucks

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

      I need Jota to go huuuuuuge tomorrow

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

      Shite isn't it.

      Weird GW for EO... DGWs & Salah back should mean we dont see 3/4 over 100% again.

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

        Yep it should sort it.

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

      Nothing worse than not wanting your players to score points

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

    Foden ➡ Salah if he comes out unscratched tomorrow is penciled in. I've had enough and I couldn't care less what he *might do* against Norwich. Useless, absolutely useless.

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

      The Foden love-in is real on here. Enjoy seeing the back of him

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

      Exact same as me.
      I considered getting Bruno first and captaining him. But no way now.
      Also, I can’t afford more rises from Salah so I’m gunna have to keep my eye on that

    3. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did he not play well? I didnt catch the game.

      Im in a similar boat to you mate.

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

        He was invisible

  9. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Disappointed as a (C)ancello not to get more points out of thar game.

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

      He looked amazing again

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

      Could've been so much more than 7 points.

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

      Incredible player. The positions he takes up for a so-called full back are astounding.

  10. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    62 with JWP & broja on the bench

    Not bad for a WC

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

      Well played

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

      Love the JWP pick.

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

      Well done. How many to go?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Taa and robbo

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

          I’ll run you close. 58 with TAA Sa Jota and Tierney

    4. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nice! 64 with TAA and Jota left here

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

      55, Sa, TAA, Robbo, Jota left

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

    Glad the DGW took people's eyes off double City defense which many had planned for this week and next.

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

      Didn't take mine off it.

      Walker and Cancelo 😎

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

      Would have got Laporte but was 0.2m short. Was always the best option.

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

      Cancelo + Laporte dellivering the goods tonight for me. Laporte to become James/Rüdi in GW28

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

        Cancelo + Laporte
        Laporte become Roberts for the double.

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

      Not me. Keeping mine on it probably for the rest of the season.

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

    Need a watkins goal so much

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

    So annoying owning Kane, want him out but with the double idk :/

  14. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kane captain... Oh well we move on.

    Lowton + King -> Shaw and Ronaldo for free? Gonna FH in GW26 and GW30.

    Would give me:

    Sanchez
    TAA - Cancelo - Shaw
    Jota - Maddison - Bowen - Ramsey
    (C)R7 - Kane - DCL

    (Foster, King, Coufal, Royal)

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

    Kane captain, but I own Coutinho. KDB ruined everything.

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

      Own Coutinho? Stop crying then!!

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

        I can't. It was 50:50 call to get KDB this week on wildcard, and I decided to save a transfer later and get Kane this week and captain him. Fourth captaincy disaster in a row: Antonio, Ronaldo, Dennis, Kane.

  16. Qui-Gon-Joe
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nice to see someone actually playing the full season get the highest points so far this week

  17. MrJobby
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Chose eduaord head of idah and of course Ed comes on for 10 mins and chose Gallagher ahead of Ramsey . What a total idiot I am . 3 goals for Leeds and Raph not involved in any of them and Kane blanks . Thank goodness for kdb captain and coutinho

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

    Ramsey hattie now to round off a nice day at the office

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

    Konsa RC

  20. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    RC Konsa

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Moron lol

  21. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Konsa red

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

    Konsa sent off. Stupid

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

    Was planning keeping a Villa defender but doing Cash to Digne on WC but think I may just try get Coutinho and move Cash to someone else

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

    Chambers coming on

  25. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Foden off to save for next game or was hr poor tonight? Could be my Salah replacement.

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

    Raph winner coming up

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

      nah, he is awol

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

      Yes please

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

    Olise 2baps 🙂

    7 points is huge for me this week. He’s comfortably my top scorer out of the last TWO(!) GW’s!

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

      Looks like a decent gray replacement. Do you think he’ll play next few?

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

        Worried about his minutes to be honest.
        He’ll start most, but he’s gunna be a 60-70mins guy.
        He’s exciting to own though and a massive differential

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

          It’s him of macallister I think!

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

          Cheers

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

          As long as it's 60'ishminutes+, I think he warrants a spot for the double

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

      Looking to find a spot and FT for him for the double.

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

    Ronaldo owners.....

    Are you bringing in Bruno or salah for gw25?

    Getting salah saves a transfer in 26 and you can captain ronaldo in United dgw25

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

      I had ronaldo and Bruno and did bruno to salah this week. I think double up is overkill even with the dgw

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

        Interesting...cheers.c

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

    Konsa red card

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

    Ramsey Rested

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

      No hattie tonight then