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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. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Pep boys making LIV keep their dreams alive.

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Trent, Robbo, VVD, Salah, Mané, Diaz starting Tuesday then! I’m scared!

    1. SteJ
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      It was Bowen to happen

  3. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    So who was criticising bowen's nomination for POTY?

    Clowns

  4. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Ofcourse i went for Cancelo instead of Sessegnon or Digne
    What a faking idiot I am

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Mo Salah being sent into the oxygen chamber right now.

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Salah injections have been ordered.

  7. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Tbf, this is a good platform for people who own City assets. Win or not, they'll come out blazing in the second half.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      *attacking assets

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah, well done anyone with City defenders.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 12 days ago

        Didn't bring any city defenders on the FH because I thought WHam will trouble them. But never expected 2-0 down at HT though!

  8. jack88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Bowen The next gareth bale?

  9. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Bowen I love you! SGW players FTW!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      How’ve you still got him?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 days ago

        I don’t, I just want a play off final!

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 days ago

        Mind you after a hat trick of assists last week he should defo have been more popular!

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

      You have Cancelo though

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 days ago

        Yeah reckon he gets a cheeky attacking return

  10. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Klopp phoning Salah right now telling him to get in the Oxygen tent

  11. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    BOWEN!!!!!

  12. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Bowen a Bumpy Track Bully?

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Next pool player, keeping their dream alive

  13. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    I think I'm gonna put Bowen, Diaz, Haaland in my team no matter what next season

  14. Grande Tubarão
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    City will win 4-2

    (This is just a guess, I don’t have a source)

  15. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    If only I’d saved a FH. So many good opportunities this week to grab players like Bowen and Maddison.

    Going to be some huge scores

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      You’d fancy Bowen on a FH??

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 days ago

        Hat trick of assists last week tbf

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Bowen vs MCI?!? Without hindsight, really? 😉

  16. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    KDB points chasers told you so

  17. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Quadruple on?

  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Play off final for the title is ON

  19. KnightSlayer
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    SALAH (C)
    BOWEN (VC)

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      You truly slayed it like a real Knight.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Y tho

    3. KnightSlayer
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Gone Casual last few weeks

  20. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Kind of regretting not sticking with Diaz over Jota now but still a good option I hope

  21. dabber7
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    What a differential captain pick Mane could be now ...

    1. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Did you captain him?

      I owned him but sold him for Zaha because I couldn't see him start on Tuesday. Regretting that decision now

  22. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Regret transferring Trent & Van Dijk out so much now

  23. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Vardy and Maddison are doing exactly what I expected from Ings and Coutinho.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      If I hadnt bought Ings and Coutinho, I'm sure they'd be doing what Maddison and Vardy are doing.

  24. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Bit annoying that I swapped Bowen for Havertz a couple of weeks ago (having held him longer than most), but as a Liverpool fan… this is brilliant!

  25. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Lol @ City assets.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Meant to just write " @ City " there. Apologies.

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    If West Ham hold here Villa's under 12s will get a game vs Burnley on Thursday.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Lol.

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 12 days ago

      Good call

  27. DaniCT
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Left TAA on the bench for Bowen. Go on you beauty.

  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    Villa no shots on target. Why do I own 3 of these clowns?

  29. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 days ago

    My Salah to Son move not looking so good now