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Five more Gameweek 28 matches get underway at 3pm GMT this afternoon and there are some unwelcome surprises on the teamsheets around the grounds.

Starting at Turf Moor, there is no Marcos Alonso for Chelsea amid unconfirmed reports that the left wing-back has tested positive for Covid-19.

There are no other real curveball calls in Thomas Tuchel’s line-up, however, with well-backed FPL assets Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Reece James and Antonio Rudiger all getting starts.

The injured Ben Mee and the benched Maxwel Cornet are replaced by Nathan Collins and Jay Rodriguez in Sean Dyche’s two alterations from the Tuesday night loss to Leicester City.

The shock omissions continue at Villa Park as Steven Gerrard’s two changes both affect absent defenders in the form of Ezri Konsa and Lucas Digne, who reportedly have tested positive for coronavirus. Calum Chambers and Ashley Young replace them.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has matched his opposite number for starting XI alterations, as Jack Stephens and Romain Perraud replace Mohammed Salisu and Kyle Walker-Peters. Both of those ousted players had been flagged as injury doubts going into Gameweek 28 but Walker-Peters is fit enough for bench duty, at least.

Raul Jimenez and Rayan Ait-Nouri are benched for the second straight league match but Pedro Neto makes his first start for Wolves since returning from a 10-month injury lay-off, while Joao Moutinho and Daniel Podence are also recalled.

Vicente Guaita, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Cheikhou Kouyate are recalled in place of Jack Butland, James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic in Palace’s three changes from last weekend.

Allan Saint-Maximin makes the bench after recovering from a calf injury as Eddie Howe names an unchanged Newcastle side.

Graham Potter makes four changes: Danny Welbeck, Shane Duffy, Steven Alzate and Pascal Gross are in and Yves Bissouma, Alexis Mac Allister, Solly March and Neil Maupay are out.

At Carrow Road, Tim Krul and Sam Byram replace Angus Gunn and Max Aarons.

But the biggest team news from East Anglia concerns the visitors, as Christian Eriksen starts a game for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark last summer.

Sergi Canos and Ivan Toney come in alongside him, with Mathias Jensen, Yoane Wissa and the suspended Josh Dasilva dropping out.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Young, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Watkins, Ings, Coutinho.

Subs: Olsen, Sanson, Buendía, Traoré, Hause, Bailey, Chrisene, Iroegbunam, O’Reilly.

Southampton XI: Forster, Livramento, Stephens, Bednarek, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Adams, Broja.

Subs: Caballero, Walker-Peters, Armstrong, Redmond, Djenepo, Smallbone, Diallo, Walcott, Valery.


Burnley XI: Pope, Taylor, Tarkowski, Collins, Roberts, Lennon, Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil, Weghorst, Rodriguez.

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Bardsley, Long, Thomas, Cork, Cornet, Barnes, Richardson

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Chalobah, Silva, James, Kante, Jorginho, Saul, Mount, Pulisic, Havertz.

Subs: Kepa, Kenedy, Christensen, Sarr, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Ziyech, Lukaku, Werner.


Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn Targett; Willock, Shelvey, Joelinton, Murphy, Wood, Fraser.

Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Lascelles, Manquillo, Longstaff, Guimarães, Saint-Maximin, Almirón, Gayle,

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella; Lamptey, Moder, Gross, Alzate, Duffy, Welbeck, Trossard.

Subs: Steele, Roberts, Bissouma, Maupay, Mac Allister, Lallana, March, Caicedo, Ferguson


Norwich XI: Krul, Byram, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Gilmour, Normann, McLean, Rashica, Teemu Pukki, Sargent.

Subs: Gunn, Aarons, Zimmermann, Dowell, Placheta, Sørensen, Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Rowe.

Brentford XI: Raya, Henry, Pinnock, Ajer, Jansson, Canos, Nørgaard, Eriksen, Janelt, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Lössl, Jensen, Wissa, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Zanka, Baptiste, Sørensen, Roerslev.


Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Hoever, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal, Neto, Podence, Hwang Hee-Chan.

Subs :Ruddy, Ait-Nouri, Jimenez, Trincao, Boly, Fabio Silva, Jonny, Chiquinho, Dendoncker.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Mitchell, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Olise, Schlupp, Kouyate, Gallagher, Zaha, Mateta.

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Ayew, Eze, Hughes, Benteke, Edouard, Kelly, Riedewald.


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  1. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    of course my ML rival did bring in SCHÄR for another -4

    This game goes against me so hard.

  2. LSP
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Imagine having Jimi + double wolves defs

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That was the template

      1. putana
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        if you havent been watching games, sure

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Well, I'm staring at that, so not much to imagine there.

  3. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    What has happened to brighton? Conceding for fun now. Didnt go for newcastle as their double dgw looked tough.

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

      On the beach?

  4. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Really disappointed to be losing to a small club by Villa but we’ve just not turned up so far.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Villa is a big club, Southampton is some small club lucky to be in the league tbh.

  5. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Not again Jonny...

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Every time I own a wolves player they are absolute trash

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Pretty much all players for me.

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      First time I brought them in, coady an jiminez!

  7. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I thought newcasrle would improve in an attacking sense when Howe took over, but never saw the clean sheets coming.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      BB with Dubravka, but my other gk is Ramsdale.

      They have basically new defense now.

  8. MindlessFreak2
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sweet Fraser captain. https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2333988/event/28

    70k rank let’s go!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nice!

    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Such a mad decision haha but there’s always someone.

      1. MindlessFreak2
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Just had a feeling tbh, and I looked at the stats for Brighton goals conceded and Frasers recent form and looked good. It was either him or Coutinho which I didn’t fancy captain tbh.

        1. TomSaints
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Fair play and very happy it worked but looking at your team I’d have never done it in a million years

          1. MindlessFreak2
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Who would you have gone for?

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Mindless freak can do this ;(

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          I meant 😉

          1. MindlessFreak2
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Hahah definitely mindless freak indeed 🙂

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Great choice - well done

      1. MindlessFreak2
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks guys - tbh I feel like this weeks captaincy shout wasn’t straightforward in the least.

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Dude... congrats 😀

    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Brilliant call. Well played!

  9. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I feel dumb why did I go for Willock instead for Fraser who plays up front?

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I went for both to avoid the heartache.

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

      Willock scored the last two GWs.

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

    Bench Boosters in the mud 🙂

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      yep! Alonso C, Digne and Jimanez x-)

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Ouch. Mines not as bad. Alonso (c), Ait-Nouri is all that’s gone wrong so far.

        1. Steinburg FC
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          whos your vice? Broja here

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Best thing about playing the bench boost is not having to think about the bench boost again.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Am I really?!?

  11. Tic Tacs
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Been burned by Wolves defence since getting on that train, also went Raphinha over Fraser against my better judgment!

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

    James blocked.

  13. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Wtf is up with Jimi?

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

      Shite recently.

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Dgw like Dennis weghorst, did him over Watkins!

    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Apparently Bruno Lage is an inept manager. Probably why Jimmy has been poor lately too… No creativity in that team, the manager is clueless

    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      He hasn't been the same since that head injury.

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    If you've managed to make room in your midfield for Ryan Fraser, you deserve those points. Bravo.

    The Scottish Messi looks like he's returning. Solid underlying data too.

  15. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Why couldn’t Ait-Nouri come on for Hoever!

    Dang that woulda been nice.

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

      RWB subbed, he's a LWB.

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Vieira. Feast on Wolves!

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Lol … I don’t know why that made me laugh.

  17. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Cant wait to get rid of my wolves my players after GW30...
    but come on guys DGW26, DGW28 & playing in GW30 made sense to buy them just didnt work out, that's FF

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

      It definitely made sense and they're still fighting for top 4. Perhaps people have too high expectations and should try to manage them a little bit.

  18. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Plenty of time, wolves were unlikely to get 2 clean sheets and palace have been pretty good this season. I’d take a Sa 4 pointer and move on

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Welbz close

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Jimmi hits the woodwork

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      ?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I’m guessing the bench is made of wood

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

      Stood up?

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

    Burnley bus will be tough to break down.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 11 months ago

        It's the same one that promised 350m a week to the NHS

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Not sure it was the Bus's fault

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 11 months ago

              Didn't say it was

      • A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Is Chelsea really paying Saul? Why?!

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Paying or playing?

          1. A. PRISE
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Paying as in a weekly salary

        2. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Paying or playing? I guess the confusion is the same either way.

          1. A. PRISE
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            True!!

      • how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        McNeil should score

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Burnley almost scored...probably should have through McNeill

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Watch Burnley somehow keep a clean sheet this week when we all needed it last week lol

      • OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Ffs Mendy

      • g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Mendy howler, nearly busted

      • FPL Insanity
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Here was me thinking Hoever was a 3.9m masterstroke. Curse of the Wolves RWB

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          He sucks.

      • MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I made transfers today got busy and thought my team was ready.

        Now I check that Fraser is first in bench with digne out with covid.

        I have watkins captain and schar so I should be happy but geez like please no digne in midweek

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Toney G