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

    Kudus, Grealish and Reinjders all fighting for their place in my team this week as can;t keep hoping Semenyo won't keep killing me - pressure on you now Reinjders, has Grealish done enough despite no game next week ...........

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

    Muñoz 20 baps is an absolute farce

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

      Yeah especially with 16 defcon, I mean that must be worth some BPS surely lol

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

      Def get fewer bp for goals and lost the cs so no real shock - he was on 3bp before Everton scored - and yes I own him.

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

        Never a pen as well, should get cancelled

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

        Well Tarkowski and O'Brien conceded and have more

  3. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    If only Beto could have scored that header, would have been an assist for Ndiaye and 3 bonus. Everton lack a proper no. 9

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

      Tell me you have Ndiaye without telling me you have Ndiaye

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

        Yeah I wanted more but am happy with the 7 points.

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

    Ok to go with this on WC?

    Saka Semenyo Sarr Kudus Stach
    Haaland Isak Woltemade

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

      Looks good. Think I'm going tonight too

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

      Makes sense on paper. Not convinced by Saka myself

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

        More convinced than 14m Salah 😉

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Yeah, seems decent. Would probably go Xhaka over Stach

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

        Great option. Thanks.

    4. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Looks like Stach has lost some of the free kick duties to Logstaff.

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        *Longstaff

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

        Yes. Thats a factor for sure now.

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

      I’m currently on it, same but missing Isak & Stach currently

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

        For me its Stach + Pope vs King + Raya. Have Califiori too. No Newcastle defender though.

  5. BrockLanders
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Rogers owners very unfortunate not to haul there. Had 2/3 good chances.

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

    6 points off a green arrow with Haaland (C) @190% owned around me. Not going to happen, is it?

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

      Not if you have noone else probably unless there are a lot of defs ending up on -ve scores. Man City wins 10 - 9 with Haaland unassisted for all 10 and 9 city own goals and you're sorted though so always hope :).

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

    How is Tark getting a bonus point over Muñoz when they both conceded, but Muñoz scored?

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

      And Munoz got 5 more defcon, dunno mate system is broken

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

        Yah, what a scam.

        1. tuturututu
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Yeah that's nuts

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

        Rigged

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

      This system is worth nothing basically

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Agreed. Thiaw got 2 bonus points and I didn't even realize he was on the pitch til I saw that.

        1. tuturututu
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          He had a great game actually

          1. All Hail K
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 1 day ago

            I'm assuming he did a lot of steady work consistently that doesn't always catch the eye.

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

      Both conceded, both defcon, Muñoz scored but got a yellow. So a yellow is more influential to the baps than scoring? Crazy

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

        He was well out the baps as soon as the pen was scored, and before the carding – I just don't get it.

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Being penalized for yellow cards is a strange one. Sometimes it has a small impact and some times it erases all hope of a bonus.

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Scoring already gives 6 points for a defender. You are heavily rewarded already for the goal. The YC is more influential than a goal in terms of the BAPS. Easy...

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

        Well it must be, but if that’s the case it’s nonsense, a goal regardless of position should be more favourable BPS wise than getting a YC, heck even a RC!

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

        Def goal is 12bps. A yellow card is -3.
        Def cons Munuz wins. Recoveries Munuz wins 7-6 but is per v3 so level on 2bps each. Conceding goals isn't -bps you just don't get the cs.
        I doubt Tark wins on suvvessful dribbles - creating a big chance is 3bps but did he.
        The big point scorer though is a goal line clearance scores 9bps so a couple of those would explain it.
        Didn't watch it as was depressing myself watch Forest.
        BPS calcs are here https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules

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

      think its still -4bps for a goal conceded

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

      Even though I don't have Munoz but in no way he Tarkowski should be getting bonus over him.
      Mental

  8. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    I was feeling rather down yesterday for ditching kudus on WC but honestly very jammy to own wolte who takes a pen when Gordon has been subbed off 🙂

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

    Strange that most places (BBC, Sofascore, Livescore) reporting S.Tzimas Assist when it actually was De Cuyper

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 1 day ago

      DeCuyper crosses, Tzimas jumps alongside Van Hecke and probably touches it just a bit.

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

        ah thanks. didn't catch that.

  10. tuturututu
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    BB active for next GW, can't wait, what do you think? Hopefully all will be well after IB

    Petrović (cry), Dubravka (LEE)
    Timber (ful), Chalobah (nfo), Guehi (BOU), VdV (AVL), Esteve (LEE)
    Saka (ful), Doku (EVE), Semenyo (cry), Kudus (AVL), Enzo (nfo)
    Gyokeres (ful), Haaland (C) (EVE), Evanilson (cry)

  11. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Just sold Tarks and Grealish what a lovely parting gift…

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Who've you brought in?

      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Sarr and Timber

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 1 day ago

          Noice. Thinking similar. Have Richy, Bruno, then Ndiaye/Tark/Romero on chopping block (3FT)

    2. iFash@FPL
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 1 day ago

      I too sold Grealish, for I. Sarr. I was tired of his no return since I brought him in.

  12. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Was all set on Gakpo & Grealish > Gordon and Sarr before the deadline but decided to roll. Not too shabby and 3FT after the IB

    1. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Nice

  13. mad_beer ✅
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    How many points gained on WC make it worth it. So far, I'm +34 from my old team.

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

      I'm +41

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Well done!

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

    mitchell 1 defcon away from all 5 of palace's defenders getting the +2 😯

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

    Donnarumu reijnders plus everyone’s cap haaland to try and end the week better than the start !

  16. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Are Mateta owners holding? He's just not delivering the points. Very tempted to ditch him for JP

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      #JusticeforTyrick

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Reply fail

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

      Mateta is getting a lot of chances, but he seems that he cant finish. I think I will keep at this point as Palace are playing verygood attacking football and creating loads of chances. Also cant see many good replacements.

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      The same JP that has done nothing of more for weeks.

  17. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    So, Bruno to Saka, play 433 ansd keep Grealish then?

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

      Patience is key. Grealish is their talisman, will always bring on points even when he blanks 1/2 in a row.

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

        Some would say the same of Bruno... but I think he's got to go

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 1 day ago

        Ndiaye is their talisman. Grealish is a back up singer.

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

          Ball simply ricocheted off Grealish into the net. It would have ricocheted off the tea lady, too, if she were stood there.

  18. trikster102
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Brought Doku in this week and he's not starting 🙁
    Hoping he stays off and Thiago gets me something off the bench...

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

      Yeah its Pep, can't be trusted. Doku in hot form but still getting benched.

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Ndiaye and Tarkowski the CC picks both somehow sneaking the 3rd bap yeah right

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

    wow necastle absolutely battered forest looking at the stats

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

      *newcastle

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Battered may be harsh but definitely controlled the game.

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

    Fpl harry has Ndiaye and Tarkowski and both get baps .

  22. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 1 day ago

    Great points from Grealish but feel a bit bitter now as yesterday I had no other option for bringing the Bournemouth's rowdy in but to sell Jack (with losing investment points as well). The Ghanaian bloke better not stop delivering goods now.

  23. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 1 day ago

    With Saka not in the England squad, he has anice rest now and ARS fixtures looking good. Is he the premium mid to have?

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

      I thought he is the squad

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Saka is in the squad

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

        Oh, damn. Thanks guys. Guess he's a wait and see then. Might go VVD > Timber instead

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

      I didn’t think he looked particularly effective vs. WHU. With Ode + Rice injuries, I think Eze could bring better upside. Still undecided though

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

    Haaland has never scored away against Brentford

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 1 day ago

      Lol timing

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

    Bruno G doesn't seem to be in all the convos around Sarr, Gordon etc. Anything I'm missing?

  26. Villainous
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 29 days ago

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