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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


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  1. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 12 mins ago

    What a miss by Woltemade

  2. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 12 mins ago

    Wolte misses sitter

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 11 mins ago

      OMG how did he miss that !!!!

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 12 mins ago

    Elanga been bad this match

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 10 mins ago

      He just had an acre of space and wasted the chance

  4. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 12 mins ago

    How did Elanga get 10 assists last season?

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 11 mins ago

    Can't tell the difference between Gordon and Wolte on my stream

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 mins ago

      The tall one is Wolte

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 8 mins ago

      The shite lanky dope is NOT Gordon

    3. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      4 months ago

      Wolte is about 3 feet taller

  6. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 9 mins ago

    Sels better not get his first CS now that I finally got rid of him on WC !

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 7 mins ago

      Don't worry. CS gone

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 5 mins ago

      Sels getting CS on my bench, finally lost patience with him and started Dubravka.

      Trolling me every way he can!

  7. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 mins ago

    This has cheered me up
    Cullen on 2 baps & 12 defcon

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 7 mins ago

      He probably won’t be on bonus when the Villa CS points kick in.

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

        Malen currently on 23 bps Cullen on 20
        You're probably correct
        Clean sheets for Villa will change everything
        Unless Burnley score with Cullen involvement
        Can't take away his defcon points

  8. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 7 mins ago

    Doku benched

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 7 mins ago

    foden starts yay.

  10. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 7 mins ago

    Bruno G goal

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 3 mins ago

      The other Bruno is good for defcon

    2. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 3 mins ago

      Most people have the wrong Bruno.

  11. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 7 mins ago

    What a hit son!!!
    Bruno G Burn A

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 mins ago

    TOON

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 4 mins ago

      Good goal

  13. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 6 mins ago

    Burn assist

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 6 mins ago

      Gordon involved in celebrations

  14. Crystal Alice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 mins ago

    Burn baby burn!

  15. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 6 mins ago

    FFS, pondered all week whether to bring in Rice or Doku 🙄

  16. Absolutely Muñozed
      4 months, 5 mins ago

      Thank God - Finally Munoz has returned. I was so upset to select him instead of DC monsters as he has blanked in so many games before today.

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 5 mins ago

      HOLD ROGERS

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 5 mins ago

      mateta off the line

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        *was set up by munoz

        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            4 months, 4 mins ago

            damn it

      2. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 5 mins ago

        Burn looking likely to get some assists to replace reduced defcons?

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 3 mins ago

          If you expect Bruno to score a banger every week

      3. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 5 mins ago

        Defenders are cooking this week, Senesi aside!

        1. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          4 months, 2 mins ago

          Dorgu says hi.

      4. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        Should open up a bit now in Newc game

      5. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        Wood missed that...

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 4 mins ago

          Offside anyway

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            4 months, 1 min ago

            ...and subbed off

      6. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        Mateta with a little chip

        Headed off the line, sort of

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

          shame, I win 10p for every goal he scores today

      7. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        Mateta of last season would of buried that

      8. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 4 mins ago

        Dan Burn at LB is going to cost Newcastle

      9. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 2 mins ago

        Ange sack incoming

      10. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 1 min ago

        Foden starts

      11. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 1 min ago

        Elanga needs to come off. Wasteful

      12. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 1 min ago

        Flanagan and Joelinton are wasting a lot of good opportunities with poor touches

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 1 min ago

          *Elanga

      13. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 1 min ago

        sarr and mateta miss big chances in quick succession