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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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564 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Get in there burnley

    If spurs ever stop being so good I will support burnley

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Uh …

  2. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Can we get a villa clean sheet blow out please?

  3. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Justice for Pope-Kasper owner!

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    burnley goal

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Brownhill

  5. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Burnleeeey

  6. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Burnley 2-1

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Massive goal!

  8. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    What a turnaround!

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    and that's why Weghorst got subbed...

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      ... and that's how the cookie crumbles

  10. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    BrownHAUL

  11. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Brighton 3rd goal

  12. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Lol my Foster points

  13. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Watford dead

  14. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Come on Burnley - hold this!!!

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Watford "defence" is a joke

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Should have just played Dubravka, Foster is useless

  16. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Everton. Lol

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Exactly. Please let Everton go down

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    OMG OMG OMG

  18. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Bissouma finally get his goal for the season

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Haha yes. Fair play to those that held 🙂

  19. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Biss goal. It's the day of the early season 4.5m mids. Sissoko to score next?

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Ben Mee is definitely getting manager of the month 😆

  21. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Imagine getting Weghorst over Brownhill on GW31 WC and BBed GW33..

    That's me 🙁

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      But Weghorst was a “who do I put up front because there’s no decent strikers” whereas Brownhill would be a waste of a midfield spot.

  22. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Fair play, Burnley!!!

  23. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Can't wait to check stats on some 19 year old venezuelan wonderkid Watford will buy for 15 million in 23/24 preseason.

  24. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    RIP Everton

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Great isnt it 🙂

  25. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Taylor on 2 baps. 0.4% effective ownership in the top 10k. Love to see it.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Absolutely gigantic haul from him …

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 days ago

        7 points. A lot better than trent

  26. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Probably shouldn't have played Foster

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Beginning to look that way fella

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 days ago

        Hoping for a Schmeichel OG

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Best chance of points would have been that VAR overuled Weghorst penalty

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      In fairness he was in for a 10 pointer at one point. I risked it and brought in Allison for him.

  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Nothing from Pukki, nothing from Ramsey. Surprised? No.

    1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      ramsey outscored salah, when was the last time that happened

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 days ago

        GW29 & GW39 😀

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 days ago

          GW30*

  28. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Last 3 gameweeks

    4.3m Brownhill - 23 points
    13.3m Salah - 26 points

    Can Brownhill largely cover No Salad but save 9m?

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 days ago

      Don't make friends with Salad

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 days ago

        Do you make friends with no salad?

  29. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Got Brownhill to come off the bench if kdb doesn't play...not sure how I feel about this

  30. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 days ago

    Loser plays for Watford