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Five top-flight matches get underway at the traditional 3pm kick-off time, and there are some big Fantasy Premier League (FPL) names in action.

There are juicy-looking fixtures for Chelsea and Manchester City, against Brentford and Burnley respectively, while Leeds v Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City will have a big say in matters at the bottom of the table.

The mid-table clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa rounds off proceedings.

TEAM NEWS

Reece James isn’t part of the Chelsea line-up at Stamford Bridge and instead has to make do with a place among the substitutes.

There are four changes to the Blues side that beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Gameweek 29 (a match that James also missed), with Marcos Alonso, Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and César Azpilicueta all coming into the side.

The fit-again Christian Eriksen and Mads Roerslev are back in the Brentford starting XI as Yoane Wissa and Mathias Jensen drop out.

Joao Cancelo does start for Manchester City this afternoon, defying some predictions of a possible post-international break breather.

Pep Guardiola make three changes from City’s last outing, with John Stones only on the bench after picking up a knock on England duty. Zack Steffen and Gabriel Jesus also make way as Nathan Ake, Phil Foden and Ederson return.

Kevin Long replaces the suspended Nathan Collins for the Clarets, while Jack Cork is in for Maxwel Cornet.

Wolves make four changes from the side that began the 3-2 home loss to Leeds: Max Kilman, Marcal, Fabio Silva and Francisco Trincao all start, while Romain Saiss and Rayan Ait-Nouri drop to the bench.

Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez are out because of suspension and injury.

Steven Gerrard makes three changes from the side beaten by Arsenal in Gameweek 30: Lucas Digne, Morgan Sanson and Leon Bailey come in as Ashley Young, Douglas Luiz and Emiliano Buendia drop down to the bench.

Liam Cooper comes in for Diogo Llorente for the hosts at Elland Road. Raphinhar replaces Patrick Bamford in attack, with Joe Gelhardt only among the substitutes.

Che Adams and Armando Broja are paired up top again for Southampton, as Tino Livramento starts at right-back. Stuart Armstrong makes way for Ibrahima Diallo, however.

Brighton make two changes from their defeat to Spurs in Gameweek 29, with Yves Bissouma and Shane Duffy dropping out and Tariq Lamptey and Danny Welbeck coming in.

Norwich make five changes from the defeat at Leeds almost three weeks ago: Ozan Kabak, Brandon Williams, Max Aarons, Lukas Rupp and Josh Sargent, all of whom are injured, are replaced by Sam Bryam, Dimitris Giannoulis, Grant Hanley, Billy Gilmour and Mathias Normann.

GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Dunk, Veltman, Cucurella, Gross, March, Mac Allister, Trossard, Welbeck, Maupay

Subs: Steele, Bissouma, Mwepu, Lallana, Moder, Alzate, Duffy, Offiah, Sarmiento

Norwich XI: Krul, Byram, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, Gilmour, Normann, McLean, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki

Subs: Sørensen, Rowe, Dowell, Gunn, Tzolis, Springett, Kamara, Tomkinson, Zimmermann


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz, Werner

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Jorginho, Kovacic, Lukaku, Saul, Barkley, James, Sarr

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard, Eriksen, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Canos, Jensen, Wissa, Ghoddos, Jorgensen, Fosu, Baptiste, Sorensen, Fernandez


Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Long, Tarkowski, Taylor, Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, Cork, McNeill, Weghorst

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Lowton, Barnes, Stephens, Rodriguez, Cornet, Thomas, Dodgson

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Sterling, Grealish, Foden

Subs: Steffen, Stones, Jesus, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Dallas, Klich, Forshaw, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison, James

Subs: Koch, Klaesson, Struijk, Phillips, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Summerville, Greenwood, Kenneh

Southampton XI: Forster, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Diallo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Adams, Broja

Subs: Stephens, Long, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Smallbone, Tella, Valery


Wolves XI: Sa, Jonny, Boly, Coady, Kilman, Marcal, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Silva, Podence, Trincao

Subs: Ruddy, Ait-Nouri, Neto, Gomes, Cundle, Semedo, Saiss, Chiquinho, Hwang

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Sanson, Ramsey, Bailey, Coutinho, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Luiz, Buendia, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam, Young, Traore, Sinisalo

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

    Wolves cleanie busted

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

      Snap!

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

      Hopefully City's too

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

      Chelsea FC busted

  2. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger owners were hopeful of a 15 pointer for all of one minute and have ended up with 6 😆

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

      Better than 0 at least 😉

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

      Would still rather be one...

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

      I guess no one has won Super 6 again!

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

      6p is magic in 1-4 loss!

    5. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      6 points is better than 0 🙂

    6. Salan
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I pretend he got the CS. It's fine to me.

    7. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Don’t be bitter lad

  3. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Should've gone Mbeumo instead of Havertz ffs

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

    Wolves clean sheet busted

  5. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    There is only one club in west London

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

      Definitely ain’t us, I know that for sure. Easily the worst club in West London now.

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

      QPR?

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yess Wolves cleanie wiped

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

    Time for Villa to win this yet...

  8. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can’t even enjoy a Sa clean sheet

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah man, same.

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

    broja subbed. You worst pick of all time.

  10. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Another dreadful gw by the looks of it fml

  11. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    "Christian Eriksen has as many goal contributions in his past two games (2) than Jack Grealish has since 29 August (2)" - great to see him back!!

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FFS another Wolves cleanie wiped in the last 5 mins. Absolute joke

  13. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Timo Werner v. Brentford

    • 0 successful dribbles
    • 0 chances created
    • 0 shots on target
    • 0 accurate crosses
    • 0 ground duels won
    • 0 fouls won
    • 2 key passes
    • 11x possession lost
    • 0% take-on success (0/2)
    • 0% shooting accuracy (0/1)

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Bundesliga player of the year

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

          So many come to the Premier League and find football is not so easy after all.

      • Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        TC fail ffs

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Was going to say them stats have to be fake but it is Werner...

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

        Complete waste of space

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

        Brilliant, the stats don't lie.

        How about the eye test?

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Hwang and Toney

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Can't believe I benched Watkins for Hwang

        1. Diedhiou See That?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Had Watkins second on my bench.
          TAA starting - no show.
          Saiss first on bench - no show.

          9 points of jam.

          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Hmmmm tasty tasty jam! 🙂

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

      Broja's consistency is absolutely incredible!

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Thank god he can’t play next week

    4. Isco Disco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good one Brentford!
      Hope Real Madrid can put a good performance and whack this Chelsea side 4-0 this Tuesday.

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Imagine the excitement as a Toney owner seeing a score line of 1-4!!

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

        happy with a helper

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          The fact the Norwich game was the opposite is annoying though!

      2. not_astarte
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        the assist kinda neutralize

    6. balint84
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Is Bernardo playing?

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

        Yes.

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

        Sub for KDB

    7. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Please Rodrigo grab the winner

    8. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wissa is a serious goal scorer

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

      Cancelo CS confirmed!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Get in!!

      2. Monklane
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Is that really an exclamation mark thing?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          In a week like this absolutely!

          1. Monklane
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Every week is a week like this for me now.

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

          Burnley beat Man City in the 1960s I think.

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

        yes

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

      KDB is a bonus machine

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

        Beautiful, he held it by the looks.

      2. not_astarte
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        *son left the chat

    11. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hwang last minute goal on the counter?!

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

        would be some climax

      2. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That'd make my day!

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

      Can literally see the pride in Dyche's chest at that 0-2 loss.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I can hear him thinking: "It ain't much but it's honest work."

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

        In US terms, he won the 2nd half.

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

      Brentford pushing for 5.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Toney time surely?!

    14. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Score a second goal Che, you wastes of space.

    15. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Havertz mate

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

        what about him?

    16. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Transferred R James in because remembered when both Laporte and Cancelo were benched... 6 pt mistake.

    17. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      An absolute shambles. I need a Lacazette hattrick to save my gameweek 😀

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

      There is no chance to still have Broja for gw33.

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

        I'm thinking of buying ASM.

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

          Aye between ASM and maybe Daka.