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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 Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Grealish over Ndiaye has categorically failed, then. Sigh. So much for the fun pick!

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

      Turns out points are more fun than big calves and little ponytails

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        😆 ouch!

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    All hail the template

  3. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    No palace CS

    Massive boost to my rank

    Thanks Lacroix

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Not very considerate to those who do own a Palace defender. I want all of us to get as many points as possible to maximise the fun.

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

    So glad to be getting rid of Watkins finally. Absolutely garbage.

  5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Content with Munoz, Sarr, Ndiaye & Tarkowski in this game

    1. Absolutely Muñozed
        2 months, 1 day ago

        only Munoz here 🙁

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Pedro Gakpo to Gyokeres Minteh has underwhelmed greatly this week!

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

        I did Gakpo and Wood to Gordon and Gyokeres

        Should of got rid of Grealish, meh

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Grealish Watkins out this week for me, I reckon!

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

        You'll be rubbing shoulders with the great and good at this rate!

    3. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Anthony sub serious?

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

        Didn't see it but reports say it was a knock
        Two week international break coming up
        Should be okay

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Sels 3 saves. You legend, you.

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Ndiaye get in! 2 goals from Haaland and I’m over 100 points this week! :mrgreen:

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

      please score forest

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

      Palace robbed there, he didn’t even make contact just seen slow motion, should have gone to monitor, poor refereeing and VAR

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

      Burnley bust Villa up

      2-1

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

        Corner

        Downward header

        Lesley scored

        With an O

    9. Totalfootball
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      How is Tarkowski on 2 bonus ?
      Why do all the players which content creators recommend get bonus ?

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

        Bruno F didn’t get any

    10. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Raya and VVD to Pope and Timber

      Or just

      VVD to Dan Burn?

      (Not sure on prolonged Timber starts)

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

        Surely just VVD -> Timber unless you already have 3x Arsenal?

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

      Burnley G

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

        Ugochukwu

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

          Hartman A

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

      Oh look Tark up to 2 BAPS for doing precisely nothing.
      Munoz down to 1 BAP for scoring

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Hoofing and heading is something

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

        Tarkowski has defcon and you also get bonus for that. Read the rules!

        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            2 months, 1 day ago

            munoz has df too

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

          Munoz out of the baps

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

        Minteh, Woltemade, do something!

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

          have you seen the chances woltemade has missed......could have had a hat trick from a total of 10 yards and missed them all

        2. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          I know ffs ‐ got them and Doku on FH

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

        4 5 1 the way to go on WC? Isidor and DCL/ Foster the 2nd and 3rd forwards.

      5. Absolutely Muñozed
          2 months, 1 day ago

          has Munoz lost all the BPs??? wtf

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

            Right? That is some kind of BS.

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Sels keeps Forest in this

        • Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Sels another great save

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

            Haha

        • Feanor
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Sels another great save

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

            Wow ::D

        • TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Muñoz 17 down to 10

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

            Nice

          2. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            Damn…

          3. Absolutely Muñozed
              2 months, 1 day ago

              feck feck feck

          4. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            How can Tarkowski be higher on BPS than Munoz xD

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

              This system is broken as hell, Munoz probably with even more DC than Tarkowski

          5. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            Watkins been awful to own, sadly; bet he somehow finds form when the fixtures turn, but has to be time to sell. Maybe Pedro straight back in…

          6. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            Ohnochuckywoop.

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

            damn grealish shot saved

          8. Josh.E
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            almost rage sold Ndiaye lol

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

            Sels been MOTM. 2 big saves

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

            Pen NewC