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There are only three 3pm GMT kick-offs this afternoon – but one, above all, is a very significant one from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Manchester City’s hosting of 20th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is the headline act from this trio of matches:

TEAM NEWS

There’s only one place to start with the team news today.

As per the pre-deadline rumours, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are only among the substitutes for Manchester City this afternoon.

They are among five players to make way from the team sent out to face Bodo/Glimt.

Omar Marmoush starts up front, Antoine Semenyo returns to the side after being ineligible in midweek, and Marc Guehi gets a debut in defence.

Matheus Nunes has recovered from the flu, while Bernardo Silva is back in the side after being suspended in Norway.

Rayan Ait-Nouri, Max Alleyne and Rico Lewis drop to the bench.

Wolves make one alteration, bringing in Jhon Arias for Tolu Arokodare.

At Turf Moor, Burnley are unchanged for their meeting with Tottenham Hotspur.

The Lilywhites welcome back Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma and Conor Gallagher after they were unavailable for the midweek win over Borussia Dortmund.

Destiny Udogie and Archie Gray move down to the bench, while Lucas Bergvall is injured.

Dominic Solanke keeps his place, however.

There are two changes for Fulham today: Kevin and the returning Alex Iwobi take the places of Ryan Sessegnon and Sasa Lukic. Lukic is injured.

Brighton’s three alterations see Oliver Boscagli, Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari replace Joel Veltman, Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda.

LINE-UPS

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

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

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Danso, van de Ven, Spence, Gallagher, Bissouma, Odobert, Simons, Solanke.

Subs: Kinsky, Drăgușin, Udogie, Byfield, Gray, Williams-Barnet, Tel, Kolo Muani, Scarlett.


Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Berge, Iwobi, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jiménez.

Subs: Lecomte, Bassey, Reed, Cairney, Kusi-Asare, Chukwueze, King, Sessegnon, Diop.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Gross, Mitoma, Gomez, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Rutter, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Kostoulas, Milner, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Semenyo, Cherki, Marmoush.

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Haaland, Doku, Ait-Nouri, Foden, Mukasa, Alleyne, Lewis.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Gomes, Andre, Mane, Arias, Hwang.

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Agbadou, Lima, Gomes, Larsen, Arokodare, Lopez.


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:

Foden Haaland benched

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  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Got Dubravka CS written all over this!

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Sun Jihai for mod!

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Timing

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Haaland only coming on if it's 1-1.or 2-2?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Or for 15-20 minutes...

  3. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Guehi has been good for bonus, but not for defcon. Supposing MCI keeps on scoring, I am not sure is that going to mean points.

  4. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Was the Haaland bench news released on here before the deadline? Bugger if so I missed it

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Yup

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      I watched YouTube and Andy LTFPL

  5. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Rodri starting to flag and being overrun in midfield. He's lost two years of pace since the ACL.

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      From Balon d'Or to Balon d'Poor

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        lol. good one

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      *yards

  6. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Is palmer a no on WC?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Yeah, he's still not 100%

  7. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Marmoush post

    1. z13
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Imagine if haaland was playing striker

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Possible pen

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Arm is out but so close to him

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          But will be given I think. Who’s on pens ??

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Post for a second for Marsh

    4. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Pen city check

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      That should be pen

    6. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Cant let Marmoush have a shot from 5 yards out and then give a penalty when he misses... Would the goal have been disallowed if he scored? No. So giving a penalty is nonsensical.

      They are gonna give it because VAR has no footballing intelligence.

      1. fantasist
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        But luckily the referree did

    7. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Semenyo to take the pen?

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        plz be true

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Plz pretty please

      3. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Marmoush probably

    8. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Wow Haaland would have a pen

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He wouldn’t

    9. Vasshin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Hopefully Foden and Haaland doesn’t come for few minutes cameo 🙂

      I have Bowen’s 12 points waiting in bench 🙂

    10. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      boooo

    11. Free Hat
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Curious to know who would have taken the pen

    12. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Lol that was a clear pen

    13. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Van de Van goal! Nice

      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He’s on for one of his monster hauls
        Unreal price

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          I hope so, I have him!

      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Nice for me as foden haaland (c) !

    14. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      New ref gives no pen

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Fair play stands by his on field decision F VAR

    15. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Well done ref.

    16. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Pen robbed

    17. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Van de ven G

    18. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      VDV Gaol

    19. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      "Natural position" when Mosquera doing his best starfish impression

    20. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Finally a good ref in the league. Good for you!

    21. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      First time I see ref keeping his decision. Well done!

    22. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Omg VdV returns and he isn't on my bench! First of the season

    23. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      That Dubravka 11-pointer vs Everton looks weirder by the week

    24. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      VDV 7th goal of the season in all comps