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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. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    mateta subbed for nketiah

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

      *haaland and er who to get? lol

      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        5-4-1

  2. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Gordon off ffs
    Another poor transfer in for me !

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

      I got him in for Gakpo but I was going to bench Gakpo and play Pedro so I gained a point, lol

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Ha

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

    Gordon subbed off, captain fail

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

      man, Haaland's gonna make me pay later

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Well at leas you dont have the lamp post up front...........shocking player

  4. Crystal Alice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Eddie time

  5. Absolutely Muñozed
      2 months, 1 day ago

      I did Gakpo to Gordon - damn it

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Held Malen from GW1, 0.4 price drop, finally paying off!!

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

        At 5.1 is interesting

    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Doku benched, Watkins & Gordon blanks = massive free hit fail

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

        And WC template changes again during the international break

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Pope is the best Newcastle asset

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

        Would you have him over Raya?

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Yes

        2. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          I will be on WC. Having Gab, Timber/Cal & Saka is probably optimal for a bit.

      2. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Less of that please. Let them work it out for themselves

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Didn’t pull the trigger on Reijnders > Sarr

    • Fat Frank
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Munoz coming off I think because of cramp

      1. Crystal Alice
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        still on the pitch to lose the clean sheet

        1. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          But get defcon, really want to buy him and Mateta

        2. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Shows as 10 points somehow!

          1. Bram
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            7pts lost on the goal as lost his 3bp now too - gutting.

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Grealish starts so far

      11
      10
      2
      1
      2
      2

      1. How Green Was My Arrow
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Law of diminishing return.

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Clear indication of when he starting dowming those beers once again.

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

          Gonna bench him next week

      3. Absolutely Muñozed
          2 months, 1 day ago

          i bought him and then this happened

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

        Tonali close. Cross cum shot

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

        Woltemade off the bar and out

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

        everton pen

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

        Wolte crossbar from 3 yards out

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

        lacroix shocker oh dear

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          My only CPA asset

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

        Wolte crossbar

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

        Forest penalty claim… but he was offside

      11. Fat Frank
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        No pen he pulls out

        1. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Barely any if any contact

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

        ndiaye g

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

          *iroe a

      13. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Ndiaye!

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

        Thanks Lacroix 😡

      15. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Goal Everton penalty.

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

        Assist?

      17. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        GET IN NDIAYE!!!!!!!

        Needed that palace cleanie wiping pronto, and what better way for it to be Ndiaye! Oh yes we love it!

      18. EWH2020
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Conceding a penalty should be treated the same as an OG. Minus points

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

        Tarkowski defcon ✅

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

        Ndaiey to Gordon been a fail

      21. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Great stuff Ndiaye