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Three Premier League matches kick off at 14:05 GMT this afternoon, with Liverpool and Aston Villa among the teams in action.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes just one change to the team that beat Leeds United last week; however, it is a significant one as Donyell Malen ousts Ollie Watkins from the starting XI.

There are three changes to the Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up: Yerson Mosquera, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Jhon Arias in for Ladislav Krejci, Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare.

At the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White is fit to start, having been sidelined during Thursday’s Europa League victory against Malmo due to a back injury.

However, Murillo is not available, with Morato taking his place at the back.

As for Brighton and Hove Albion, Olivier Boscagli and Carlos Baleba drop to the bench. Lewis Dunk and Maxim De Cuyper replace them.

Down in London, Arne Slot has made two changes to the side beaten 3-0 by Nottingham Forest.

Florian Wirtz comes in for Mohamed Salah, while Joe Gomez replaces Curtis Jones at right-back.

Up top, Hugo Ekitike is only fit enough for a place on the bench, with Alexander Isak leading the line.

West Ham United have made three alterations. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces the benched Max Kilman in defence. Additionally, Soungoutou Mangassa and Lucas Paqueta start in place of Igor Julio and Crysensio Summerville.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Malen

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Maatsen, Bogarde, Barkley, Onana, Guessand, Watkins, Sancho

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Agbadou, Mosquera, Toti, Wolfe, J Gomes, Andre, Bellegarde, Arias, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, H Bueno, S Bueno, Munetsi, Hwang, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Mane


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Jesus

Subs: John, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Boly, Abbott

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, De Cuyper, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Tzimas, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Coppola


West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Magassa, Potts, Fernandes, Bowen, Paqueta, Wilson

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Igor, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Soucek, Irving

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Salah, Chiesa, Jones, Ekitike, Robertson, Nyoni, Nguhoma

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:


UCL Fantasy Matchday 5: Best Attacking Return Player Percentages 2
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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Such a shite GW this

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Fecking half chance for Gakpo and he pulls out another Lukaku touch

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Worst I can remember for a long time!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Since last week!

        At least I'm currently on a green arrow

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Would be if I hadn't played my FH, yes...

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Ah, f**k off with yourself! 😉

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    wirtz is playing well

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Is to be fair.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Yeah he does all the pretty stuff, it’s like Doku but despite him being all fart no poo, he at least farts louder

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Rich man's Zirkzee

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Slot must know he’s gone gone if he doesn’t win this game by at least a few goals after dropping his star man…

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Who do you replace him with?

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Zirkzee

      2. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Gerrard

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Anyone! Klopp I’d guess

      4. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Oliver Glasner probably

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Gakpo is so poor and I can't even get rid of him with those fixtures...

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Gakpo -> Zirkzee (-4)

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Cunha should be fit

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Same, my midfield that was looking decent is slowly looking like problems all round now though.

      Gakpo, Mbeumo, Semenyo, Rice, Rogers

      Those AFCON transfers will be needed even without it being on!

  5. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Salah on for 3nd half or after 55 minutes?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Lol me 😉

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        No the 2rd

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Might be in the 4nd half

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Halftime I reckon

    4. Gerry Hattrick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      On in the 97th minute to take the penalty.

  6. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    SKY letting me down again. I’ve seen this film before,

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      I’ve noticed a trend - always goals in the games where I have defenders but none in the others 😆

      1. MVDP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        This is the most bang average Liverpool team I can remember. Absolutely average at everything.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          28 days, 18 hours ago

          Szobo only decent performer

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          28 days, 18 hours ago

          Also must be the most expensive

  7. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Sarr to Foden on a FT is a no brainer right?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Is Foden the real deal this time or is it a case of trap set…again?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Purple patch player, but he might be on one now, he’s also been playing well in games he’s blanked in recently, seems to have a more free role

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Not guarantee starter mid week…unless Pep plays him midweek, to rest him at the weekend for Real Madrid game next week

  8. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Gomez maybe Liverpools best so far …

  9. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    When I have double defence in a game 3-, when I have doube attack in a game 0-0.

    1. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      *3-2

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Super Sleepy Sunday

    0-0’s all round

  11. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Wirtz wastes Gakpo assist

  12. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Ffs Wirtz just hit it

  13. Tripleh123
    • 5 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Which midfielder for next few gameweeks?

    A. Rice
    B. Gakpo
    C. Eze

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Never Gakpo

      Rice over Eze for minutes

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Not sure I’d be getting Gakpo in anyway. I’ve just got Rice fwiw

  14. Studs Up
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Glasner on Sarr's injury: “We all have to assess him further but the ankle is quite swollen so I think he will miss a few games. Maybe we won’t see him again before the Afcon."

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      So him an senesi missing for m/week then

  15. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Konate pushing in to space Trent used to me in - omg 🙂
    Who is even meant to playing right wing?

  16. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Who to get rid first Semenyo or Gakpo?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Flip a coin, probably Gakpo though.

  17. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    So, how s the free hit template going?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      But better than the non FH, depending on how you landed in the 50/50 calls I guess

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        *Bit

    2. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      I've gone from 125k to 30k with 4 in play. Luckily my differential players came off.

      1. Ambrosiana Inter
        • 8 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Niiiice

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      In low scoring Gw a couple of players hauling makes all the difference for a green

      Could still change in the second half and at the Bridge.

    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      50 with Salah, VVD, Martinez and Cash playing. Not too sure if its good or bad.

  18. sandman58
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Brighton fans.....is Verbruggen a good option in goals?
    Nice few games coming up and rotates well with Dubravka.

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Strand close

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Goal

    bHA

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Max

      Wide open

      All Brighton

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Assist?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Georginio Rutter

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      De Cuyper...had him at the start of the season, did nothing of course

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        Same

  21. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Mosc close, Martinez big save

  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    lol at me passing up Foden on FH to get Salah instead!

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    I started the season with him

  24. WVA
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Worst FH team in history from the scout picks?

    I’ve owned Munoz for one game week this season, his lowest ever score, boom!

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Same here. First time i owned him this season.

  25. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Sky showing all 0-0 games and the previous goalfest games were not telecasted

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Get in!

    After Eight assist

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Minty, very good

      1. ZAMUNDA
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        FPL gave it to Rutter tho

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          28 days, 18 hours ago

          That’s who passed the ball, yesn

          1. ZAMUNDA
            • 9 Years
            28 days, 18 hours ago

            Not watching, yet the livescore app says Minteh hence the confusion. Cheers mate

  27. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Def con is a joke. Saw VvD make at least 7 interceptions and he has 3 on site
    Richards made 2 in injury time but no mark up either

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Wait what... FPL says Rutter assist?

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Yes, number 10 not number 11

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        28 days, 18 hours ago

        If someone’s watching the game and got that wrong there need to be questions asked. Rutter 100%

  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Villa toothless again?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Missing Zirkzee

  30. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 18 hours ago

    Rutter assist surely. Not Minteh right?

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      28 days, 18 hours ago

      Yes