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Six more Premier League matches get underway at 3pm BST today, following on from Manchester United’s win over Everton.

The benching of Ben Chilwell is the headline team news from Wolves v Chelsea, while Alexander Isak returns to lead the line for Newcastle United at Brentford.

Chilwell and the rested N’Golo Kante are replaced by Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher in Frank Lampard’s first game back as Blues boss.

Wolves bring in Diego Costa, Daniel Podence and Joao Gomes for the suspended Ruben Neves and the benched Adama Traore and Joao Moutinho.

Isak replaces Callum Wilson for Newcastle, while Joe Willock comes in for the injured Allan Saint-Maximin.

Thomas Frank makes three changes, recalling Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva and Kevin Schade for Mads Roerslev, Mikkel Damsgaard and Bryan Mbeumo.

Evan Ferguson and Adam Webster make way for Danny Welbeck and Levi Colwill as Brighton & Hove Albion take on unchanged Tottenham Hotspur.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery also resists the urge to tinker but opponents Nottingham Forest demote Emmanuel Dennis, Orel Mangala and Remo Freuler and recall Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Worral and Cheikhou Kouyate.

Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey and Boubakary Soumare come in for Nampalys Mendy, Harry Souttar and the suspended Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as Leicester make three changes for their clash with Bournemouth.

The Cherries bring in Chris Mepham and Joe Rothwell for the injured Marcos Senesi and the benched Hamed Traore.

The most alterations come at Craven Cottage.

Willian, Cedric Soares and Tosin Adarabioyo come in for Kenny Tete, Issa Diop and Manor Solomon for the hosts.

As for the Hammers, Angelo Ogbonna, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals and Danny Ings replace Thilo Kehrer, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Said Benrahma and the absent Lucas Paqueta.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Buendía, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Williams, Felipe, Niakhate, Worrall, Toffolo, Danilo, Shelvey, Kouyaté, Johnson, Gibbs-White


Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Jansson, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Dasilva, Norgaard, Jensen, Toney, Schade

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Joelinton


Fulham XI: Leno, Cédric, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha; De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Vinícius

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Fornals, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Antonio, Ings


Leicester City XI: Iversen, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Kristiansen, Pereira, Soumare, Ndidi, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Bournemouth XI: Neto, A Smith, Stephens, Mepham, Kelly, Christie, Billing, Lerma, Ouattara, Rothwell, Solanke


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Skipp, Højbjerg, Porro, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Colwill, Estupiñán, Caicedo, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Groß, Welbeck


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sá, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Podence, Lemina, João Gomes, Nunes, Costa, Cunha

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Gallagher, Fernández, Kovacic, Havertz, Félix, Sterling



  1. Effe
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is Hauland over 100% effective ownership? I brought him in this week but captained Twatkins instead.

    1. djman102
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      140%

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not twatkins anymore

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        True! (apart from taking his shirt off)

        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Which demonstrated that he isn’t Fatkins as was suggested earlier

  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez 3 bonus.

    Thanks FFS members who told me not to bother selling Kepa or Raya.

    1. Rinseboy
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      lololol!!

    2. ggfussball
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Your team, your decision

    3. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Grow up.

    4. Sloane426
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Always go the opposite on the crowd on here. Bunch of idiots.

  3. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I don’t have a single Brighton player

    I do still have Harry Kane

    I think I might have got away with one today.

    I might buy a lottery ticket tonight.

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

      Mitoma unlucky

      Not the handball but the penalty denied and involved generally

      Officials in the firing line... or not.

  4. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ollie 2 baps likelihood of sticking?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Should do

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Think so

  5. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Watkins goal?!?!?!

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Another one?

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Chilwell > Trippier no brainer

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      if not already OMG - yes

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not owning Trippier is a bit weird. He must be close to 100% EO among engaged managers.

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        He must be single...

        1. Herger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Trying a bit too hard now

  7. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who got the Watkins assist?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey

  8. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Blooming Watkins. Was winning my biggest money league until that happened. Not going him really cost me a lot of points in last few GW's...

  9. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Damn it March and Henry on the bench 🙁

    1. Jehstafari
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same, very annoying

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mitoma late chance but Spurs victorious.

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Was his first goal ligit?

  11. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez has been a gem recent gws.
    Dont own him though.

  12. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Interesting to see if Villa can carry this form into next season, could be dark horses for a Champions League place at this rate.

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Steady on, maybe next seasons Brighton…

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        They're already ahead of this seasons Brighton...

  13. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Best City Defender and Midfielder, Rest of Season?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Stones & Grealish

      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you. Yes, Like Grealish

        Think Ake might get more starts than Stones

    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Think I’d go for Grealish & Ake. Pep called Ake undroppable in a recent press conference, although I’m sure he’ll still get the odd benching. Should be few and far between though

  14. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So glad I played March over Mitoma. Stats paid off now.

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Small margins in this game

      Mitoma goal harshly ruled out plus mitoma fouled for a pen but not given

      I'm more annoyed I didn't bench bruno for March!

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yes, I was really lucky today with that Mitoma goal and Toney missed pen. On 53 (-4) after bonus, got Haaland and Mings for Toney and Mee.

  15. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    City are gonna dominate possession and win 5-0, Haaland with 3 goals

  16. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    44 pts with Haaland & Zinc to play
    We move

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That's a pretty good score

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      30 pts 2 to play (Haaland/Saka)

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        35 sorry, should look at livefpl first haha

    3. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      53 (-4) after bonus with Haaland and Saka

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        well done

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      How?

      Villa defense? Most popular picks flopped so far.

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Ollie 14
        Kane 9
        Bowen 6
        Rashford 6

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      41 with Haaland (C) to go

      1. Kabayan
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        32 with Haaland © + Gabriel + Ode + Saka

    6. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      54 with Grealish and Saka to go.

      Pope, Watkins (c), Kane, Rashford, Mings, Toney all getting points. Shame about March on the bench

    7. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Lekker! 44 with Haaland(C) & Saka

    8. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      27 all out

    9. sunzip14
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      46 with Saka and Salah to play

    10. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      42 with Saka(c) & Haaland

      Zouma6, Henry5, Watkins7, Kane9

      Shame about March7 on the bench

    11. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A beautiful 26 here

  17. Qaiss
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    This is why we hate Spurs guys. Horrid team with horrid cheating players.

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      For me, it's the pies, but each to his own.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      blaming them for VAR not giving a blatant pen?

      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        They’re always on the lucky side of things like that. And people like Kane and Romero with their horrible tricks all game. They can celebrate all they want but they won’t get top 4

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Geeez.... Still don't own Watkins. Didn't think he would keep it up. Besides who do I drop from Toney, Kane and Haaland?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Its a gd front 3 already but Toney if you had to. The other 2 are slightly more consistent

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Cant own them all. That's a good front 3

  19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    42 with Saka(c) & Haaland to go

  20. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    What a disappointment Maddison has been. I’d have bet good money he’d get at least 1 return from the last 3 gw’s, despite Leicester’s form. They have been truly dreadful though. In serious trouble now.

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      me too,

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      same with Chilwell

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      We're doomed. With Jesse Marsch incoming. We're still doomed.

  21. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Forest, Leicester, Southampton feels like the most like relegation trio. Everton, Leeds and those above getting a few results

  22. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Maddy surely getting chopped

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Maddy can f off

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Already chopped for Grealish, let’s see how it goes

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Might as well buy a lottery ticket after those games.

    - Sold Toney (4) for Haaland (C)
    - Played March (7) over Mitoma
    - Rashford (VC)... so many chances
    - Played Kepa (3) over Raya (OG, 0)
    - Late Kane & Watkins goals

    Got unlucky with Bruno blanking, and am sure the Arsenal lads will punish big time tomorrow - but whew.

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Feel lucky as a toney seller
      Could've been a hatrick

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Indeed. We were very lucky.

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nice

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Grab one yeah, am on the other side of luck at the min 😛

  24. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I moved him to Grealish now, at least I've got one city asset

    1. noissimbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      But one more headache for BGW32 (unless FH).

  25. Firminooooo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So happy to see Chilwell got 0. Henry and March on my bench. Finally some luck.

    1. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Do not you think this is not funny when repeated millions of time?

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Did not watch the game today, was that bad injury for Rashford?

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Think he might out, need to wait on news

  27. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    36 with Zinchenko, Saka and Martinelli to go

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    It's a bit too perfect I can do Maddison/Rashford > Saka/Martinelli (-4) exact.

    Dependant on Rashford injury of course.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      The FPL gods seem to be favouring you

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Don't have Watkins in FPL but his goal has extended my lead at the top of the goalscorer challenge game so still a great day!

  30. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Kane only 5 points short of Haaland

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      It’s incredible when you put it in the context of a shaky Spurs side

    2. :
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully, that will be 22 in a couple of hours time.