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A busy Sunday of Premier League football gets underway with four matches at 2pm BST:

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes four changes to the side that started the 2-0 Europa League win over Feyenoord.

Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde and Donyell Malen all return, ousting Marco Bizot, Ian Maatsen, Emiliano Buendia and Evann Guessand from the starting XI.

The only change from Burnley manager Scott Parker sees Axel Tuanzebe start. Hjalmar Ekdal makes way.

There are two changes to the Everton XI from Monday night: Tyler Dibling and Thierno Barry in for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Beto.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from Gameweek 6.

At St James’ Park, Eddie Howe has gone with the same Newcastle United side that beat Union SG in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Nottingham Forest’s four alterations from Europe see Jair Cunha, Nicolo Savona, Ryan Yates and Chris Wood start. Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Igor Jesus drop to the bench.

As for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jackson Tchatchoua comes in for Matt Doherty.

Vitor Pereira had said that Jorgen Strand Larsen was not fully fit but the Norwegian striker starts.

Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes from the Brighton and Hove Albion team that beat Chelsea last time out. Mats Wieffer, Brajan Gruda and Danny Welbeck replace Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma, who are both injured, and the benched Georginio Rutter.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Bogarde, Kamara, Malen, McGinn, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Lindelof, Barkley, Buendia, Elliott, Guessand, Onana, Jimoh

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Tchaouna, Cullen, Florentino, Anthony, Foster

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Humphreys, Flemming, Broja, Mejbri


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Dibling, Ndiaye, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Uche, Hughes, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Elanga, Gordon, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Lascelles, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Miley

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Savona, Yates, Anderson, Williams, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Wood

Subs: John, Murillo, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Jesus, Hutchinson, McAtee, Bakwa


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Andre, J Gomes, Munetsi, Arias, Hwang, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, Mosquera, Agbadou, Wolfe, Hoever, R Gomes, Bellegarde, Lopez, Arokodare

Brighton and Hove Albion XI Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Gruda, Gomez, Minteh, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Rutter, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:



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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Pereira red card

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Pereira AMers mudded

  2. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Malen G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Kamara A I think

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

        Good move all round

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    So unlucky munetsi

  4. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Malen G

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Malen punters from GW pre-season in heaven

    1. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Lol

  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Dubbish 🙄

  7. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Of course Dubravka concedes and Sels keeps a cleanie FML

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Same.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Plenty of time for Sels to be busted

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        He won’t

  8. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    palace all over everton

  9. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Mitchell lovely chance there of the bar, after his goal the other week love hes having a go

  10. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Newcastle are trying too hard. They'll run out of energy soon

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

      Power 3 in midfield

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Reminds me of Klopp's workhorse midfielders

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Well they’d an extra days rest vs forest playing Thursday

  11. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    I sold Verbruggen prior to this week to avoid price drop
    Started Vicario will eventually get Pope
    To complete the rotating goalkeeper pairs with one always at home.

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      bullet dodged

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        It was "all part of the plan "
        Great song check it out
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6F_e8TQAVI&list=RDx6F_e8TQAVI&start_radio=1

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

    Sarr to Mateta

    Pickford earning his corn

  13. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    not sure ndiaye at 10 is working for everton

  14. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Malen finally reward owners patience

  15. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Cullen in my team surprisingly on 9 defcon already

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Wow that’s high after a half hour

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

      He's a great player

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

      Work horse with a decent passing range and some assist/ attacking threat.

    4. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      I'm planning on selling Grealish for gw8
      Bringing in Anthony
      Giving me double Burnley for Leeds at home plus Wolves away .

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Woltemade anything good?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Done*

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Whole team looks a bit disjointed at the moment. The game will open up

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Good positions, but Joelinton has gotten the ball instead of him.

  17. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    J Anthony down

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Ah ffs, so typical when I get him in for BB

      Is he back up?

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Up now after some treatment

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Phew

  18. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Keane 9 defcons in 30 mins

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      crazy

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Not sure why they are missing Branthwaite

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Him and Ballard would be fpl gold with consistent starts

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Keane turns up 6 games a year, becomes the best defender on FPL, then dips

  20. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    palace long throws causing chaos

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

      Everton pinned back

      Palace getting a fair few shots on target too

      They'll score next!

  21. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Tonali down

  22. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Barry sitter

  23. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    I really need a goal from Grealish or Gordon

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

    Everton should have scored

    Garner cross and Barry let it bounce right past his foot

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

    Sarr down for Palace

    Back up gingerly

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

    Palace GOAL

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

      Palace dominating with the ball

      Sarr to Munoz

      Goal

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Munoz g Sarr a. Nightmare stuff

  28. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    munoz g
    sarr a

  29. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Redemption for Malen owners

  30. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Munoz G