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Five more Premier League matches to come now, following on from the Manchester derby:

James Palmer

TEAM NEWS

Having missed out in Gameweeks 20 and 21, and then made an appearance off the bench in the FA Cup, Hugo Ekitike is back in the Liverpool starting XI today.

Arne Slot’s side shows two changes from the goalless draw at the Emirates, with Ekitike and Curtis Jones in for the injured Conor Bradley and the benched Alexis Mac Allister.

As for Burnley, Scott Parker prefers Axel Tuanzebe and Jaidon Anthony to Josh Laurent and Hannibal Mejbri.

And after sitting on the sidelines for both of Chelsea’s cup matches over the last week, Reece James and Cole Palmer are passed fit to start.

Liam Delap is only fit enough for bench duty after illness, while Wesley Fofana is also among the substitutes as his minute management continues.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews almost goes with the same XI that beat Sunderland, instead preferring Mikkel Damsgaard to Keane Lewis-Potter.

On Wearside, Regis Le Bris reacts to that aforementioned 3-0 pummelling by handing starts to Reinildo, Romaine Mundle and Noah Sadiki. Simon Adingra, Lutsharel Geertruida and Chris Rigg are the fall guys.

Crystal Palace are without the City-bound Marc Guehi, of course, while Jaydee Canvot drops to the bench. Chris Richards and Jefferson Lerma are the new additions compared to Gameweek 21.

Leeds United are without the absent Jaka Bijol and Anton Stach this afternoon, so in come Jayden Bogle and Noah Okafor. There’s a change between the posts, too, with Karl Darlow recalled for the under-fire Lucas Perri.

Fulham’s Marco Silva brings in Sasa Lukic and Ryan Sessegnon for Tom Cairney and Issa Diop.

Finally, in north London, there’s a debut for Conor Gallagher.

Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Archie Gray are the other new additions from the last Premier League game. Djed Spence and Lucas Bergvall are subs, while Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur are both out.

West Ham are again without Lucas Paqueta but they hand a full debut to Pablo Felipe, one of their January signings.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sánchez, James, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernández, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Pedro.

Subs: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Hato, Fofana, Acheampong, Santos, Delap, George, Guiu.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Henry, Janelt, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Schade, Igor Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Van Den Berg, Pinnock, Nelson, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Furo,


Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukić, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Sessegnon, Jiménez.

Subs: Lecomte, Diop, Amissah, Reed, Cairney, King, Traoré, Kusi Asare, Kevin.

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Justin, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Gruev, Ampadu, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.

Subs: Perri, Bornauw, Byram, Longstaff, Tanaka, Buonanotte, Piroe, Nmecha, Gnonto.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Konaté, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Robertson, Ramsay, Endo, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Chiesa, Ngumoha.

Burnley XI: Dúbravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Humphreys, Pires, Edwards, Ugochukwu, Luis, Anthony, Broja.

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Ekdal, Mejbri, Laurent, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Tchaouna, Barnes.


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fée, Mundle, Brobbey.

Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Geertruida, Neil, Rigg, O’Nien, Mayenda, Isidor, Adingra.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Devenny, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Johnson, Yéremy Pino, Mateta.

Subs: Matthews, Benítez, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Imray, Riad, Uche, Drakes-Thomas.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Davies, Gallagher, Gray, Odobert, Simons, Tel, Kolo Muani.

Subs: Kinsky, Drăgușin, Danso, Udogie, Spence, Bissouma, Bergvall, Solanke, Scarlett.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Scarles, Souček, Fernandes, Bowen, Pablo, Summerville, Castellanos.

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Igor, Mayers, Rodríguez, Potts, Kante, Wilson.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 hours, 16 mins ago

    Goal

    Sunderland

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 hours, 15 mins ago

      Le Fee by the looks

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 14 mins ago

        Decent finish

        Couldn't really miss

        Mukiele with the assist

        Set it up perfectly

  2. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    9 hours, 16 mins ago

    Ekitike frustrated

  3. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    Le Fay G

  4. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    lovely stuff, give it to Wirtz next time

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    le fee g

  6. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    Le Fee G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      9 hours, 14 mins ago

      Mukiele A

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        9 hours, 14 mins ago

        Let’s goooo

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 13 mins ago

        Nicely done

  7. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    LiveFPL showing last week's points for me. Is it working for others?

    1. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      9 hours, 12 mins ago

      working fine for me

  8. thegame983
    • 9 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    Muki assist

  9. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    9 hours, 15 mins ago

    Haaland (c)
    Foden

    Roefs
    Mukiele
    Ekitike
    Szobo

    This game ..

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      9 hours, 14 mins ago

      Mukiele assist at least

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      9 hours, 14 mins ago

      And Le Fee on bench!!

    3. Raoul Nogues
        9 hours, 14 mins ago

        Mukiele assist

    4. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      9 hours, 14 mins ago

      Lets just end this gameweek now please

    5. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      9 hours, 14 mins ago

      Szoboszlai the content creators favourite .
      Who "might be on penalties"
      Hits the bar with his big moment .

    6. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      9 hours, 13 mins ago

      Last week Sboz back heel howler now crossbar challenge not going his way.

    7. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 hours, 13 mins ago

      Roefs has been rubbish since I bought him

    8. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      9 hours, 13 mins ago

      Lmao Szlobo and Review followers....

    9. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      9 hours, 13 mins ago

      Dubs is racking up saves

    10. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      9 hours, 13 mins ago

      Alderete over Mukiele couple of weeks back has cost me 5p already plus today's assist etc counting.

    11. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 hours, 12 mins ago

      Goal

      West ham united 2 up

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 12 mins ago

        Offside...

        Spurs wide open

      2. SalahFingers
        • 8 Years
        9 hours, 11 mins ago

        no. VAR

      3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        9 hours, 10 mins ago

        Any chance of overturn from VAR (Bowen owner)

    12. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      9 hours, 12 mins ago

      West Ham offside G

    13. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      9 hours, 12 mins ago

      Both Steve Bruce and Carrick have eaten at the bar/restaurant that my brother manages. Bruce bought the most expensive bottle of red and asked for it like that, Carrick asked if he could have extra yorkshire puddings.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 11 mins ago

        Who picked up the bill?

        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 5 Years
          9 hours, 8 mins ago

          Shola Ameobi

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 hours, 3 mins ago

            Was the wine any good?

            Can't beat a decent Yorkshire with gravy

      2. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        9 hours, 7 mins ago

        Did Carrick ask for them like that?

    14. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      9 hours, 12 mins ago

      I find if I’m doing badly when I delete the app off my phone something good happens. I did it again now and I got an assist from Mukiele.

    15. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      9 hours, 11 mins ago

      Lmao @ szobo AI sheep. Deserved

    16. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      9 hours, 10 mins ago

      Szob GTF out of my team you loser

      1. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        9 hours, 9 mins ago

        Unbelievable. We hold him for this opportunity then this. 2nd penalty miss out of 22.

    17. Raoul Nogues
        9 hours, 10 mins ago

        Jensen didn't want to score

      • g40steve
        • 7 Years
        9 hours, 10 mins ago

        Chelsea living dangerously

      • Brunsvigeren
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 9 mins ago

        Szobo captainer here....

        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          9 hours, 8 mins ago

          Nice grav

        2. Utopsis
          • 5 Years
          9 hours, 7 mins ago

          Unlucky, fine margins

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 hours, 8 mins ago

        spurs giving up so many chances to west ham

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          9 hours, 7 mins ago

          Vicario big save

        2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          9 hours, 7 mins ago

          it was actually better under Ange

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 hours, 6 mins ago

        Liverpool GOAL

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 hours, 6 mins ago

          Wirtz smashed it in

      • Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 hours, 6 mins ago

        Szobo is so bad! Is he playing for Burnley?

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        9 hours, 6 mins ago

        Haaland (C)
        Foden breaks his hand
        Szoboszlai penalty miss
        Alderete loses to Mukiele again (no CS)
        What else has this week got for me?

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 hours, 50 mins ago

          Broke his hand?

      • thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        9 hours, 6 mins ago

        Sboz can get lost. Kept him for a while now and he’s done naff all. The pen miss is the straw that broke the camels back