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2pm team news: Schmeichel, Foden and Sa benched as Watkins and Laporte start

Five more Premier League matches follow the lunchtime kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley.

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion, Watford v Leicester City, West Ham United v Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City all kick off at 2pm BST.

There are three ‘Double Gameweek’ sides in action, two of whom meet at Villa Park.

The big team news from that fixture is that Ollie Watkins is passed fit to start, and he’ll take his place in an unchanged Aston Villa XI for the visit of Crystal Palace.

Jacob Ramsey makes the bench after recovering from a groin problem.

Patrick Vieira is proving to be one of the trickier managers to second-guess in the run-in and the tinkering continues again this afternoon, with the Palace boss making four changes.

Tyrick Mitchell, Luka Milivojevic, Cheikhou Kouyate and Jean-Philippe Mateta are recalled, with Joel Ward, Will Hughes and Odsonne Edouard benched and Michael Olise absent.

Marc Guehi is fit to start but Vicente Guaita is only among the substitutes.

The other side who ‘double’ in Gameweek 37 to be in action this afternoon are Leicester, who have made three changes from midweek.

Two of them are predictable, as Daniel Amartey and Ademola Lookman are replaced by Wesley Fofana and Nampalys Mendy.

The other alteration comes as more of a shock, with Kasper Schmeichel replaced by Danny Ward between the posts.

Injury-hit opponents Watford are unchanged.

Manchester City have been boosted by the swift return from injury of Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho, who limped off on Wednesday but who are passed fit to start at centre-half today.

Pep Guardiola has made changes, however: Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus and Jack Grealish are in for Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden.

Tomas Soucek replaces Said Benrahma in David Moyes’ only tweak, with Mark Noble on the bench for his final appearance at the London Stadium.

In-form Brighton are unchanged at Elland Road, where hosts Leeds start Mateusz Klich, Junior Firpo and Joe Gelhardt at the expense of Pascal Struijk, Lewis Bate and the suspended Daniel James.

It’s three changes apiece at Molineux.

The hosts give starts to John Ruddy, Toti and Hwang Hee-chan at the expense of Jose Sa, Leander Dendoncker and Chiquinho.

Kieran Dowell, Ben Gibson and Mathias Normann are recalled by relegated Norwich as Milot Rashica, Tony Springett and Lukas Rupp make way.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Nakamba, McGinn, Coutinho, Watkins, Ings.

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, A. Young, Iroegbunam, Sanson, J. Ramsey, Buendia, Chukwuemeka, Traore.

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Eze, Mateta, Zaha.

Subs: Schlupp, Guaita, Ward, Hughes, Benteke, Kelly, Édouard, Ayew, Rak-Sakyi.


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Firpo, Koch, Cooper, Raphinha, Llorente, Rodrigo, Harrison, Phillips, Gelhardt, Klich.

Subs: Gray, Klaesson, Shackleton, Cresswell, Bate, Greenwood, Kenneh, Hjelde, Struijk.

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

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


Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Kabasele, Samir, Masina, Sissoko, Kayembe, Gosling, Sema, Pedro, Kalu.

Subs: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Kamara, Cathcart, Sierralta, Baah, Morris, Cukur.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Vardy, Barnes.

Subs: Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Amartey, Daka, Thomas, Lookman.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Lanzini, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Noble, Fredericks, Masuaku, Johnson, Král, Echezolachuku Oko-Flex.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Jesus, Grealish.

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gündogan, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Ruddy, Jonny, Coady, Boly, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hwang, Neto, Jimenez.

Subs: Fábio Silva, Chiquinho, Marçal, Trincão, José Sá, Hoever, Podence, Dendoncker

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Giannoulis, Hanley, Byram, Gibson, Aarons, Gilmour, Dowell, Lees-Melou, Normann, Pukki.

Subs: Williams, Rowe, Tzolis, Rashica, Tomkinson, Krul, Springett, Sørensen, Rupp

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1,003 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Errrrm own
    Castanga
    Barnes
    Vardy

    Not a tremendous start

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Might get an OG yet.

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I know! Yeeeha!

        Yellows will be coming soon!

      2. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Vardyyyyyyy

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      How about now? 🙂

  2. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Just like to thank Son again for ruining my entire season..thanks

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1 match does not maketh a season

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Maddison gets a Tielephone call

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Once it's not from VAR.

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Christ.

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Good start for FHers so far

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane & madders points, not going to complain! Vary goal is the FH dream

  5. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bunch of thanks to folks here who pushed me for Diaz > Maddison which also enabled me to upgrade to Mykolenko

  6. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy g

  7. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy starting early

  8. asr
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy G!

  9. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kdb must be the most point threatening fpl asset to watch ever

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wellbeck scores against Leeds

    Leicester score another...Vardy

  11. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Damn, had Maddison & Vardy in until the last minute

  12. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardyyyyyyyyy

  13. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Brighton g

  14. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy and Madders on FH going well.

  15. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Yesssss Vardy

  16. Salan
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Nice job, Vardy & Maddison!!

  17. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Did someone say Party(C) Time!!! 😆

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Party !!!!

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy is so so good still

  19. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Maddison assist.

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Tooooooop

  20. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    And ppl keep saying he is old he is useless

  21. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Assist?

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Watford are a joke

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wow Maddison assist as well. Should have capped 🙁

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I capped Ings and put VC on Maddison. 🙁

  24. HTL
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    GW37 free hitters in dreamland. Just have to hope City have goals in them today to counter it.

  25. asr
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Madders A for the Vardy G

    FH dreamland

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    west ham goal

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Bowen

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    BOWEN

  28. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Madders G & A already.

    160 minutes of football to go.

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

    Partyyyyy

  30. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Love old man Vardy! xx