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Four more matches follow on from the early kick-off at St James’ Park:

TEAM NEWS

Starting at Molineux, Igor Thiago is fit to start for Brentford this afternoon.

Rob Edwards makes four changes for Wolves, with Jose Sa, Ki-Jana Hoever, Santi Bueno and Fer Lopez are all handed starts.

Toti, Emmanuel Agbadou and Yerson Mosquera all miss out, while Sam Johnstone drops down to the bench.

Manchester City are unchanged from Gameweek 16 at the Etihad.

AFCON-bound West Ham duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf are replaced by Ollie Scarles and Kyle Walker-Peters.

At Brighton, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke (unexpectedly), Diego Gomez and Carlos Baleba are all unavailable.

Olivier Boscagli and Diego Coppola come in at centre-half, while Maxim De Cuyper and Yasin Ayari also return to the side.

As for Sunderland, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Reinildo Mandava and Bertrand Traore are all on international duty.

Lutsharel Geertruida, Chris Rigg, Trai Hume and Simon Adingra step up.

Bournemouth make two changes from Monday’s thriller at Old Trafford.

Lewis Cook and David Brooks are in for Tyler Adams and Adam Smith.

Burnley make a whopping six alterations.

Kyle Walker, Joe Worrall, Jaidon Anthony, Zian Flemming, Lucas Pires and Josh Laurent replace Quilindschy Hartman, Maxime Esteve, Axel Tuanzebe, Florentino, Armando Broja and Lyle Foster.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Tavernier, Jimenez, Cook, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Scott, Christie, Smith, Adli, Kroupi, Hill, Unal.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Ekdal, Bruun Larsen, Anthony, Flemming, Pires, Cullen, Laurent.

Subs: Weiss, Edwards, Humphreys, Florentino, Tchaouna, Sonne, Broja, Tresor, Barnes.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Gruda, Rutter, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, Wieffer, De Cuyper, Coppola.

Subs: Steele, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Mitoma, Veltman, Knight, Simmonds, Oriola.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Ballard, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Alderete, Mukiele, Adingra, Le Fee, Hume, Xhaka.

Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Neil, Mayenda, Mundle, Isidor, Diarra, Hjelde, Jones.


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

Subs: Trafford, Aké, Khusanov, Lewis, Mfuni, Gray, Mukasa, Savinho, Heskey.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Magassa, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen.

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Mavropanos, Mayers, Rodríguez, Souček, Irving, Kante, Wilson.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Hoever, Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, J Gomes, Lopez, Hwang, Strand Larsen

Subs: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Pond, Olagunju, Rawlings, Gonzalez, Mane, Arias, Arokodare.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van Den Berg, Henry, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Schade, Thiago, Lewis-Potter.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Ajer, Damsgaard, Konak, Nunes, Donovan.

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  1. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    alison (dub)
    richards cala mukiele (oriely clyne)
    Saka rice foden neto (king)
    Haland tiago ekitke

    Which, 3fts ?

    A) tiago king to bowen miley
    b) tiago neto king to bowen gordon deveny/4.3mid.
    c) tiago neto alison to bowen gordon pope (was going to do alison to pope gw20 anyway, gw19 FH)
    d) tiago neto to bowen murphy/rogers

  2. mookie
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    "We found exactly 1 clones of your team in the top 9 million!"

    The lowest point of my season.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      😀

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Spurs will probably cure Wirtz. Mega haul inbound.

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    58 points so far is just about average i guess

    Raya Timber Van Dijk Andersen Lacroix Wilson Saka Calver-lewin to go

    lets get this Bench boost party started

  5. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Sorry everyone, i might have broken Foden by finally bringing him in.

    Thankfully had Reijnders too.

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Opted out of Semenyo to Foden ahead of GW16, saved a transfer & Semenyo has 2 more points in 2GW’s

  7. king_of_bongo
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    So much hype over Thiago... Will / will he not start? Etc..
    He's bang average...

    but is Brazilian and people have been attracted by that and the price. He's a major problem. 6 of his goals were penalties.
    in my team now. He's been blanking lately and I think he has peaked.

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      Would you bench him next week to play Rogers or BrunoG?

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      I got him for 6.1m and have 5 goals in 7 games 🙂

    3. mookie
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      You're being generous calling him average.

      1. mookie
        • 12 Years
        2 days, 5 hours ago

        Bought him for Leeds(h) and Wolves(a). 180+ minutes without a single shot.

    4. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      He's a hard sell now - even with BOU at home next week

      1. FPL CC killed the game
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 5 hours ago

        You'll get the usual stock hes still on 90 still on pens from lets talk andy probably. Thanks Andy useful to know

    5. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 4 hours ago

      He plays for Brentford - did you expect him to be half-price Haaland?

      1. FPL CC killed the game
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 4 hours ago

        Playing for Brentford didnt stop the lovechild of Graham Potter and Eddie Lewis

  8. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Bmouth conceding was unfortunate, but 54 with Timber, Saka, Wilson, Rogers and Ekiteke to play should get me a green arrow by the end of the gameweek

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 5 hours ago

      12 points lost

  9. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 5 hours ago

    Would you do Semenyo > Bruno F for free? Sem away to Brentford and Bruno home to Newcastle or wait a week?

  10. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 4 hours ago

    Sky buzzing over Szoboszlai winning POTM for 3 months straight as if the bar hasn't been on the floor

  11. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 4 hours ago

    Minteh is useless, but probably still have to keep him for Burnley in GW20.

  12. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 3 hours ago

    Tiago out for ……
    Bowen
    Ekitike
    Down to DCL and upgrade to a very strong 5 man midfield?

  13. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 3 hours ago

    Sick of owning Van Disney.