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There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST.

Brighton and Hove Albion take on Manchester City at the Amex Stadium, while Nottingham Forest and West Ham United meet at the City Ground.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the team that lost to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri and Bernardo Silva come in for Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez and Rayan Cherki, who is missing from the matchday squad.

Phil Foden is also absent.

James Trafford keeps his place in goal, while Rayan Ait-Nouri is fit enough to start after coming off injured in Gameweek 2.

Brighton make three alterations to their starting XI.

The hosts bring in Joel Veltman, Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez.

Mats Wieffer, who is not in the squad, Yasin Ayari and Matt O’Riley make way. 

Georginio Rutter returns from injury to make the bench.

It’s much more straightforward team news from Nottingham Forest, who are unchanged.

As for opponents West Ham, Graham Potter has made three changes to the side that lost 5-1 to Chelsea.

Out go Jean-Clair Todibo, Nayef Aguerd and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and in come Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mateus Fernandes, who makes his debut.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Rutter, Milner, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, O’Riley, Coppola

Manchester City XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Bobb, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O’Reilly, Lewis


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Boly

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Fernandes, Paqueta, Fullkrug

Subs: Areola, Summerville, Wilson, Rodriguez, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Potts, Irving

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  1. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Beautiful NFO CS bust for non owners.

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Sickening

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 18 days ago

        Absolutely for owners

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    3-0 West Ham...Wilson G

  3. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Wilson G

  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Anderson is taking the p*ss again

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    My rank just went up by 13% with Forest conceding twice. 😎

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      3 times out of- add another 7 percentage points

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      I lost 15 points with the first goal going in

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 18 days ago

        Me too

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 18 days ago

        Or maybe it was 8

        I'm back up to 35 with the Diouf assist and incoming for Dorgu

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    3 nil

    9 mins added

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Diouf assist to Wilson

      Points at last

      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 18 days ago

        Benched him
        ...

  7. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Rejinders has gone from gold to anonymous

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      One good GW and everyone jumps on him

    2. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Cause Rodri taking up his positions. Also that Bobb kid is bad

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Of course it’s a Diouf assist sitting first on my bench, eurghhh!

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    What a capitulation

  10. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Diouf assist and CS on a few benches I reckon

    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Last on mine
      Have Richards in for dorgu instead because I didn't want diouf against captain wood

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Yep he does not even pop up for Dogu for me 🙁

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Including mine but at least I held Bowen

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    El hadji Diouf mega HAUL

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Mega?

  12. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    LOL at me for owning 2 forest defenders

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Was ok in pre season!

  13. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Wow, Trafford.. thought that was in.

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Nuno is getting the sack

  15. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Bookies win that one

  16. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Diouf A

  17. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Forest defense was the biggest trap. Can't believe I fell for it. Can't wait to get rid of them.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Same... 1st week I have them this season, but still.

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Brighton...Goal!!!

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Gruda G

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Wonder save Trafford

  20. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Brighton goal

  21. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    City are worse than last year. Where on earth is Rodri?

  22. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Hahaha FPL is so back

  23. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    WTF!! Now Brighton score!!

  24. Mikolobaijo
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Did aina or neck Williams at least get defcon?
    Mehn never thought I'd be struggling for 1 point in a forest defence this early

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Gruda just has the sauce. love watching him

  26. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Lolol at Pep

  27. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    City lol

  28. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Diouf you effing beauty

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Deserved lead for Brighton

  30. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 18 days ago

    Wood cappers mudded

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 18 days ago

      Yep, and forest defenders