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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
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

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

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

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

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        😆 ouch!

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    All hail the template

  3. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    No palace CS

    Massive boost to my rank

    Thanks Lacroix

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 7 hours 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
    4 months, 8 hours ago

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

  5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

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

    1. Absolutely Muñozed
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        only Munoz here 🙁

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Pedro Gakpo to Gyokeres Minteh has underwhelmed greatly this week!

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        I did Gakpo and Wood to Gordon and Gyokeres

        Should of got rid of Grealish, meh

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Grealish Watkins out this week for me, I reckon!

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

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

    3. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Anthony sub serious?

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

      Sels 3 saves. You legend, you.

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 7 hours ago

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

    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      please score forest

    7. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 7 hours 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
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Burnley bust Villa up

      2-1

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Corner

        Downward header

        Lesley scored

        With an O

    9. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 7 hours ago

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

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Bruno F didn’t get any

    10. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Raya and VVD to Pope and Timber

      Or just

      VVD to Dan Burn?

      (Not sure on prolonged Timber starts)

      1. MJF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

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

    11. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Burnley G

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Ugochukwu

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Hartman A

    12. EWH2020
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 7 hours 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
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Hoofing and heading is something

      2. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

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

        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            munoz has df too

        2. Crystal Alice
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Munoz out of the baps

      3. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Minteh, Woltemade, do something!

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 months, 7 hours 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
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          I know ffs ‐ got them and Doku on FH

      4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 7 hours ago

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

      5. Absolutely Muñozed
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          has Munoz lost all the BPs??? wtf

          1. BeaversWithAttitude
            • 7 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Right? That is some kind of BS.

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Sels keeps Forest in this

        • Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Sels another great save

          1. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Haha

        • Feanor
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Sels another great save

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

            Wow ::D

        • TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Muñoz 17 down to 10

          1. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Nice

          2. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Damn…

          3. Absolutely Muñozed
              4 months, 7 hours ago

              feck feck feck

          4. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            How can Tarkowski be higher on BPS than Munoz xD

            1. Atimis
              • 9 Years
              4 months, 7 hours ago

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

          5. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 7 hours 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
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Ohnochuckywoop.

          7. F4L
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            damn grealish shot saved

          8. Josh.E
            • 4 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            almost rage sold Ndiaye lol

          9. Defcons are for Kinnear
            • 12 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Sels been MOTM. 2 big saves

          10. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            4 months, 7 hours ago

            Pen NewC