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3pm team news: Digne returns as Zaha and Broja are benched

Following a narrow 1-0 win for a much-changed Liverpool at Newcastle, there are four more Premier League games kicking off at 3pm BST.

Southampton v Crystal Palace, Watford v Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton and Hove Albion all get underway at the traditional kick-off time but the main attraction from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective is Aston Villa v Norwich City.

Three of the most-bought players of Gameweek 35 are on Villa’s books and all of them – Philippe Coutinho, Matthew Cash and Ollie Watkins – start this afternoon.

So too does Lucas Digne, who has made a remarkable return to fitness from a collarbone injury; Steven Gerrard had said only recently that the French left-back only had an “outside chance” of featuring again in 2021/22.

Teenager Tim Iroegbunam and centre-half Calum Chambers are also handed starts as Douglas Luiz, Ezri Konsa and Ashley Young drop to the bench.

Two of Dean Smith’s two changes are enforced as an injured Christoph Zimmermann misses out and Kenny McLean pulled up in the warm-up. Full-backs Max Aarons and Brandon Williams and midfielder Billy Gilmour come into the side as Dimitris Giannoulis makes way.

It’s one change apiece at St Mary’s: Romain Perraud comes in for the injured Tino Livramento for Southampton, while Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha has surprisingly been benched to allow Jeffrey Schlupp a recall.

Armando Broja is once again only a substitute.

In the six-pointer at Vicarage Road, Roy Hodgson recalls Juraj Kucka, Kiko Femenia – both of whom are back from injury – and Joao Pedro, with Jeremy Ngakia, Joshua King and Tom Cleverley dropping out.

Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson had seen fit to replace last week’s goalscorer Matej Vydra with Aaron Lennon in his one and only change but Jay Rodriguez picked up an injury in the warm-up and the Czech striker was reinstated. Maxwel Cornet is again ruled out with a knee problem.

As is the case with Digne, Ruben Neves has defied his manager’s predictions to make a playing return in Gameweek 35. He and Rayan Ait-Nouri come into the Wolves starting XI as Jonny and Raul Jimenez drop to the bench.

There are two changes for opponents Brighton too as Adam Webster and Neal Maupay drop to the bench and Solly March and Yves Bissouma come in.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI : Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Iroegbunam, Ramsey, Baily Coutinho Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Konsa, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Traore, Young, Nakamba, Ings, Chukwuemeka.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Byram, Hanley, Williams, Normann, Gilmour, Dowell, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki.

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Rupp, Placheta, Sorensen, Sargent, Giannoulis, Rowe.


Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Bednarek, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Tella, Romeu, Redmond, Long, Adams.

Subs: Lyanco, Valery, A. Armstrong, S. Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Broja, Djenepo, Smallbone, Caballero.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Guehi, Andersen, Clyne, Ward, Eze, Mateta, Gallagher, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew.

Subs: Mitchell, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Zaha, Hughes, Benteke, Edouard, Butland.


Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Sissoko, Louza, Kucka, Sarr, Joao Pedro, Dennis.

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Ekong, King, Masina, Sema, Gosling, Kalu, Kayembe.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor, McNeil, Cork, Brownhill, Lennon, Vydra, Weghorst.

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Barnes, Stephens, Bardsley, Long, Thomas, Costelloe.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Boly, Coady, Silva, Semedo, Hwang, Saiss, Moutinho, Dendoncker.

Subs: Ruddy, Marcal, Neto, Jimenez, Trincao, Jonny, Chiquinho, Toti, Cundle.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Cucurella, Dunk, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Trossard, Mwepu, Welbeck, March, Caicedo, Veltman.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Maupay, Gros, Lallana, Alzate, Duffy, Ferguson.

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  1. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Agent Mino Raiola has died.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      You sure this time?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        It's on his Twitter page

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Seems pretty legit this time round.

          RIP

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      we know

  2. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I see Mateta is on for 1 pointer today..

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      or 0

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A lot of players are on for 1pt today

  3. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Digne bossing the BAPulars at this early stage... 🙁

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      And Cadh on just 1 BPS... 😥

  4. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Never thought I’d say this….but ditching JWP last week has likely cost me my mini league

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      the ultimate troll

      1. Fintroy
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        not true, that honour belongs to Zaha....

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Sterling

          1. Dammit_182
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Another worthy contender

        2. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          he's up there along with vardy and sterling

        3. Dammit_182
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Hshs, kept zaha and sold JWP last week. Zaha gets the troll award

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He's one of those you either own all season or not at all

      1. Dammit_182
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Yea, plan was keep him till the end…then there was a DGW announced for Chelsea….

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thought Coutinho would be on a hattrick by now!

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      sheep move

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Demba Ba would be proud.

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      been watching villa? they've been crap

  6. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Possible Burnley pen...or FK just outside

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      FK

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      ARRRRGGGGHHHH. Would have been Weggy, too.

  7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Are Villa on the beach?

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Burnley pen, Var checking

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Tell me Charlie Taylor has won it

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      clearly a pen!! 🙁

  9. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Son to KDB (c) is a good move for gw36 ?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yeah i think I'm doing this.

      1. Bunk Moreland
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Good transfer, but Salah is the superior captain.

    2. swanseag55
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      This is what I want to know lol got two transfers and can do this

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I am thinking a rested Salah would be a better captain and thus Son could cover KDB over the 4 fixtures.

        What do you think?

  10. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Horse?

  11. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    phew

  12. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    4 games on, goals in the 2 games I have no players in and no goals in f the 2 games I do lol

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Who was going to take that pen?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Bruno F

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Burnley had a penalty awarded for a foul on Dwight McNeil but the decision was overturned after the VAR spotted that the offence had taken place outside the area.

      Wout Weghorst had been in line to take it.

      Watford 1-0 Burnley

      #FFScout #FPL #GW35 #FPLCommunity

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Sad (

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Weghorst

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Ffs

  14. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    penalty brighton

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      missed...Brighton so bad at scoring goals

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Post

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Reply

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Says it was scored?

  15. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Holllld Foster! Benched Schmeichel for this

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Watford have such a good record with keeping clean sheets

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        It starts today

  16. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    lol brighton miss pen mcallister

  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Sa saves it

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Don’t think so

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Did Sa just save a pen?? Yessssss

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yup. We feast.

      1. Radzio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Nope, post

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          lol.

      2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Nope, we post

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Hit post

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      No hit post

    4. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Hahaha ' Yesssss'

      Mudded

  19. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Sa penalty save =D

  20. JJO
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Sa didnt touch the ball

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Please tell me you are joking

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      let's just say he did.

  21. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Planning to BB in 36 and FH in 37. Any thoughts on how to use my FT? 1.2 ITB

    Maybe upgrade Schar?

    Schmeichel
    Cancelo - James - TAA
    KDB - Son - Maddison - Mount - Ramsey
    Werner - Mateta

    Foster - Dennis - Mitchell - Schar

  22. tokara
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Cmon Pukki and Watkins

  23. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Where the penalty save points?

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Finger tip onto post

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        This is a traversty

        A keeper can’t do more

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He didn’t save it

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Hit the post.

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Need to save it for those.

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Didn’t save it unfortunately- penalty miss hitting post

  24. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I’m certain Sa touched that but in general it’s a terrible rule that keeper has to touch it.

    It’s 1:1 with the keeper putting the taker under pressure. Which contributes to any miss

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      get over it lol

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        what part of 'save' don't you understand?

      2. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        But it’s such a stupid rule!!

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Don't be silly

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Any miss is a save in that case.

    4. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      What's that song from animated movie "Frozen"?

    5. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      What a load of old tosh

    6. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      😆

    7. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Lol, so if the taker slips or blazes it the keeper should get points ? Rubbish if ever I heard it

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Brighton should look to sign Lingard IMO.

    If you look at their stats, their underachievement in goal scoring is not down to their strikers, who broadly keep up with their xG. But the midfielders are shocking. Trossard, Moder, Gross, Lallana and Mac Allister all scoring actual goals well below their xG this season. Brighton's goalscoring woes will only improve if they get a goalscoring midfielder.

  26. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bailey out soon...

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Danny in

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Bill?

  27. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    What was stupid Saiss doing there giving away a needless pen.

  28. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Sa 4 saves after 36 minutes.
    Maximum BAPs if a clean-sheet occurs.

  29. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Starting to think I am in the Truman Show and Fpl is a game invented purely to troll me

  30. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Watttttkkkkiiiinnnnnssssa