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With no lunchtime match, Gameweek 13 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with a trio of 3pm GMT kick-offs:

TEAM NEWS

After making 10 changes for the midweek defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, Pep Guardiola mostly turns back to the players he sent out at Newcastle United last Saturday.

There’s one alteration, however: Tijjani Reijnders comes in for Rayan Cherki.

Nico O’Reilly, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are back in the team after their UEFA Champions League breathers.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has swung the axe, Brian Park-style. 

He’s made five changes from Gameweek 12, although two of them are enforced thanks to injuries sustained by Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach.

Gabriel Gudmundsson, Brenden Aaronson and Noah Okafor drop to the bench as Daniel James, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Wilfried Gnonto and Ilia Gruev get promotions to the starting XI.

At the Stadium of Light, the big news is the return to fitness of Antoine Semenyo.

Adam Smith and Amine Adli also get recalls as Lewis Cook, Junior Kroupi and David Brooks make way.

As for the hosts, another semi-popular Fantasy option, Omar Alderete, is handed a first start since Gameweek 8.

Chemsdine Talbi gets his chance, too, as Lutsharel Geertruida and Trai Hume drop to the bench.

Finally, in west London, there are two changes apiece.

Aaron Hickey and Mathias Jensen replace Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk for Brentford.

Burnley boss Scott Parker prefers Lyle Foster and Hannibal Mejbri to Lesley Ugochukwu and Jaidon Anthony.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Hickey, Henderson, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Nelson, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Hartman, Cullen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Mejbri, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Laurent.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Haaland, Doku.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Ait Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Lewis.

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gruev, Gnonto, Nmecha, James.

Subs: Meslier, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Aaronson, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Byram.


Sunderland XI: Roefe, Mukiele, Ballard, Mandava, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Talbi, Isidor, Traore.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Mayenda, Mundle, Adingra, Hume.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Semenyo, Tavernier, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Kluivert, Jimenez, Kroupi, Unal, Milosavljevic.

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  1. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 47 mins ago

    Nunes YC

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 47 mins ago

    Nuned has been horrible in the second half

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 47 mins ago

      Nunes

  3. Golden Oldies
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 47 mins ago

    Would of been better not using free hot.. Doku O'Reilly fail.. took Le Fee out my team

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 47 mins ago

    collins and vdb need to work on their finishing

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 46 mins ago

    Yesterday's rumour was correct, Pope not in the squad

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 45 mins ago

      Offt

    2. Firminooooo
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 44 mins ago

      Lucky Dubravka benchpoints for everyone.

    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 42 mins ago

      Eddie Howe going to hell

  6. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 46 mins ago

    Doku is trash. Turns on the world class label in 1 in 10 games a season.

    1. GCHILD2K16
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 38 mins ago

      It is you who does not know what world class is. You cannot be WC in one game.
      Ronaldo is world class because he has maintained a high level of consistent performances and goals aka 50+ for 3-6 seasons straight and even now at 40 is still scoring overhead kicks..lol
      Doku is not trash, he is still learning and improving...judge him 2-3 seasons from now when you have better data.

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 37 mins ago

        Ronaldo hasn’t been world class since he was at Juve

  7. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 46 mins ago

    Come on Sunderland! What a team! Sunderland boys carrying my team btw... Haaland TC vs Everton not looking too shabby now

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 43 mins ago

      Who do you own, besides Xhaka I assume?

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 29 mins ago

        Roefs & Reinildo

  8. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 45 mins ago

    Renee selling Semenyo for yet another blank

  9. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 45 mins ago

    This City game has 2-2 written all over it, mandem.

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 45 mins ago

    Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry

    Subs: Travers, King, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Welch, Campbell

    Newcastle XI: Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Elanga, Barnes, Woltemade

    Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Tonali, Gordon, J.Murphy, Willock, A.Murphy, Ramsey, Neave

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 43 mins ago

      Dubravka likely autosub for Pope and currently on a CS..

      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 39 mins ago

        I got Dub coming on for Pope, not too optimistic with keeping CS till FT though

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 43 mins ago

      cheers

      feel today is the day barry breaks his duck

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 43 mins ago

      Feel as though Wolte is gonna punish me removing him on FH

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 41 mins ago

        Hopefuly!

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 34 mins ago

        Feel he’s going to punish me for Woltemade > Thiago too.

        Annoyed with myself for caving in

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 44 mins ago

    Will Cherki come on?

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 43 mins ago

      Will Haaland??

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 42 mins ago

      yes

  12. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 44 mins ago

    Haaland 0.0 xgi

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 33 mins ago

      Hojlund spec

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 41 mins ago

    Haaland Sr. probably told Haaland Jr. not to score against his former team XD

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 40 mins ago

    Can’t even get the ball to haaland

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 40 mins ago

    DCL currently on max bonus...

    Bonus Points:
    3 - Calvert-Lewin (31)
    2 - O’Reilly, Gvardiol (27)
    Foden (22)

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 39 mins ago

      christ foden even when he finally scores feels like a let down lol. normally hes doing well in the bps as well

  16. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    1 month, 40 mins ago

    FH chip owners this week how are you doing?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 40 mins ago

      Damn good so far

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 month, 38 mins ago

        Good news Ricicle

        I was 50/50 but decided to go TC on Haaland not too good

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 39 mins ago

      31 from 5 so far

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 month, 37 mins ago

        wow impressive PS

  17. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 40 mins ago

    Schade goal assisted by Thiago is all we ask for

  18. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 39 mins ago

    Dubravka getting a CS against Brentford is ridiculous

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 38 mins ago

      On my bench

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 38 mins ago

      Just the 1 SoT from Brentford

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 34 mins ago

      Not for me having pope and it’s not a cleanie yet

      1. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 29 mins ago

        That is precisely why its ridiculous

  19. Tripleh123
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 39 mins ago

    Which midfielder to bench next week?

    A. Ndiaye
    B. Sarr
    C. Rice
    D. Minteh

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 37 mins ago

      B

  20. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 39 mins ago

    So Brentford beat Man utd , Liverpool , Newcastle and drew with Chelsea(2-2 ) , (0-1) Man city at home , but can't beat Burnley ?

    LMAO
    Who writes these scripts ?

    1. LC1
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 37 mins ago

      Still half an hour left ghttps://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/11/29/3pm-team-news-semenyo-starts-cherki-benched

      1. LC1
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 37 mins ago

        No idea what happened there

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 36 mins ago

      WWE producers

      1. Totalfootball
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 30 mins ago

        Seriously sometimes I wonder , like wasn't their (brentford) striker toney caught in some betting scene ?

        Alsi , the penalty Thiago scored against liverpool , that foul by Virgil was so contentious , never seen anything like that .

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 22 hours ago

      They play ninety minutes you know. Seeing some really dopey comments on here today.

  21. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 38 mins ago

    Reijnders shoots so weird... like I do when I play with my kids... not too hard and not too well-placed, so they have a good chance at saving it

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 37 mins ago

      sounds like hes had like 5 attempts already today as well, hogging the ball....

  22. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 37 mins ago

    Woltemade points will sting now if Thiago blanks 🙁

    Although I think I’d prefer the Dubravka CS rather than Thiago pts all the same.

  23. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 37 mins ago

    Getting Pope was huge mistake. And tbh, the one to blame is the man in the mirror. I was too lazy to check his performances and didn't know he was this bad. Also remembered how bad Ramsdale was when I saw him play. But that's no excuse.

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 37 mins ago

    Leeds pen

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 36 mins ago

      If Arsenal bottle it this season as well....

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 36 mins ago

      omg

      City falling apart second half -
      great changes by Manager at half time

  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 37 mins ago

    Leeds pen...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 36 mins ago

      Gvardiol YC

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 35 mins ago

        Poor from Gvardiol, dives in and misses the ball

  26. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 36 mins ago

    PENALTY TO CITY LMFAO

  27. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 36 mins ago

    Gvardiol meltdown

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 36 mins ago

    Gvardiol what the actual feck

  29. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 36 mins ago

    Gvardiol YC

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 36 mins ago

    dcl dominating