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

    My 7 year old had Madison and Bowen (c)

    (Tbf the rest of his team isn't great :))

  2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Walk on walk on with hope in your heart

  3. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Looks like I made a huge mistake selling Mané. It was already bad enough when I could have sold Kulusevski instead, but now with that result Liverpool will try and score as much as possible against the Saints.

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

    Whole country want Liverpool to win the league!

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

      I do hate them both but hate City way more than Pool

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

    Klopps gonna set up to wreck Southampton now

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bowen proving his value once again.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yeah can’t believe he wasn’t more popular, don’t think I saw him in one team on here

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

    I told you all but you laughed at me

  8. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    You'll never walk alone

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    +5 for city if it stays like that... Will be fun ending for the prem.

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

      Imagine if Gerrard did it...

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        And Coutinho scores the winner? Oh my

  10. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Just the 9 nil every year team to come next.

    Get in you red men

    1. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hopefully seeing Diaz take home the match ball.

  11. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    This is a huge problem for City.
    +5 GD is nothing sensational with 2 games to go..

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

      When one of them is against Southampton

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

        Who lose 9-0 once a year at home…

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

      There's still second half

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      City may still win this

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City will still Nick it

  13. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Betfair Exchange have WHam at odds of 1.66 to win. If I was a Liverpool fan I'd be laying that off for a few hundred quid.

  14. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    People on FH not getting Bowen are just n00bs, enough said...

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

      So true. And Pukki. I mean come on!

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thpught Pukki was obvious, people on FH don't have him either? *Sigh*

  15. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah hat-trick confirmed

  16. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    The last 10 years of Karma for man utd is just the tip of the iceberg. A liverpool quadruple is just the start

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

      Younger United fans would prefer for City to lose

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

        Is that so

  17. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    2-1
    22-1
    I told you 2 1/2 hours ago 🙂

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No chance it finishes 22-1 mate

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

    TAA at 50% EO
    Could be a painful week for FHers
    A certain 24 pointer comes to mind

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I benched him...

      1. noissimbus
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Why in Klopp's beard did you bench such a luxury player..

  19. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    The last time Pukki was in the PL he had 11 goals, 3 assists and 6 clean sheet.
    This season Pukki has 11 goals, 3 assists and 6 clean sheet.

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

      I held him for weeke

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

      Forwards get clean sheets?

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

        Beddie byes clean sheets. Six all season....

  20. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kdb to score 3 goals later

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Taking his frustration out on FIFA

  21. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pep in the half-time dressing room:
    "The ref's a Liverpool fan, the West Ham fans are Liverpool fans."

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

    Remind me what the rules are if the top 2 teams finish level on goal difference? Final play-off game for the title?

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

      Heads and volleys raw a*se.

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Goals for.

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

      DGW38!

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

      More goals scored wins. If that's level as well and their head to head is level which it is then playoff

    5. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Think after GD it’s goals scored.
      Then a playoff.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Head to head before playoff.

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          2 2
          2 2

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yeah but both matches were 2-2

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

      Goal difference > Goals Scored > Head to Head.

      Playoff otherwise.

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        At old Trafford

    7. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      West Ham 2-0 Man City
      Southampton 0-4 Liverpool
      Man City 2-1 Aston Villa
      Liverpool 2-0 Wolves

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        That's the one ...

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Think it was you that sent me that the other day 🙂

  23. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Cancelo on FH not my best decision to date

    Saints game is going to be a tough watch me thinks

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

      He can still score points

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

    City will get a Desmond out of this

  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    fellow vardy owners and son cappers, glass half full or empty? cant make up my mind 🙂

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Half full for sure

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        🙂

  26. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    This surely makes this thing very interesting indeed. Klopp is totally effed up now, he has to make a decision about risking injured players on Tuesday...

  27. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Yesterday in a premier league office somewhere..

    “Call Pep and tell him he needs to lose 3-0 tomorrow to build up the final day. Remind him how all those financial investigations were made to ‘disappear ’. We’re calling in the favour.”

  28. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City please win it now because if liverpool loses the league because of GD, this will be painful

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Even if there is a 0.01 percent chance of winning surely you want to take it to the final day

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Grealish g..

  29. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Alright lads, what do you think the full-time score will be West Ham v Man City???

    I reckon it'll be 2-1 West Ham....

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

    How did City not get a penalty earlier? Wow.

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

      Not a clear and obvious error says VAR 😆

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      And VAR checked it as well!