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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, 2 days ago

    mateta subbed for nketiah

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

      *haaland and er who to get? lol

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

        5-4-1

  2. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Gordon off ffs
    Another poor transfer in for me !

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

        Ha

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

    Gordon subbed off, captain fail

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

      man, Haaland's gonna make me pay later

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

    Eddie time

  5. Absolutely Muñozed
      2 months, 2 days ago

      I did Gakpo to Gordon - damn it

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

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

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

        At 5.1 is interesting

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

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

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

        And WC template changes again during the international break

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Pope is the best Newcastle asset

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

        Would you have him over Raya?

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

          Yes

        2. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 2 days ago

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

      2. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

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

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Didn’t pull the trigger on Reijnders > Sarr

    • Fat Frank
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Munoz coming off I think because of cramp

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

        still on the pitch to lose the clean sheet

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

          But get defcon, really want to buy him and Mateta

        2. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 2 days ago

          Shows as 10 points somehow!

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

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

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Grealish starts so far

      11
      10
      2
      1
      2
      2

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

        Law of diminishing return.

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

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

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

          Gonna bench him next week

      3. Absolutely Muñozed
          2 months, 2 days ago

          i bought him and then this happened

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

        Tonali close. Cross cum shot

      5. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Woltemade off the bar and out

      6. F4L
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        everton pen

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

        Wolte crossbar from 3 yards out

      8. F4L
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        lacroix shocker oh dear

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

          My only CPA asset

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

        Wolte crossbar

      10. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Forest penalty claim… but he was offside

      11. Fat Frank
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        No pen he pulls out

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

          Barely any if any contact

      12. F4L
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        ndiaye g

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

          *iroe a

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

        Ndiaye!

      14. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Thanks Lacroix 😡

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

        Goal Everton penalty.

      16. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Assist?

      17. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 2 days 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, 2 days ago

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

      19. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Tarkowski defcon ✅

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

        Ndaiey to Gordon been a fail

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

        Great stuff Ndiaye