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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. z13
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      at least its unlikely haaland comes on now

      1. OneTeamInBristol
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He'll come on

      2. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He'll be on

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

          Not if he's being rested

      3. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Which is even a bigger disaster. I’m not confident in my Saka VC basins
        Of the other VCs in my ML

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

        Yep, would be unlikely

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

        Marmoush lookes tired already.

      6. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He’ll come on around 75th if it’s still 2-0

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

        he could do with a goal so imagine he gets 20 mins or so

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      God damn Semenyo. Come on Ndiaye, balance the books Monday!

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Surely it would be better to put Van Der Ven up front as the number 9? He's more clinical than Solanke and all their other strikers.

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Jerky can jerk my...

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

        Is jerky the name of your dog?

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

      Captain points

      Benefiting from a leak for once

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

        Nice, least your honest about leak, not making out your a genius with moves and captaincy !

    • Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Semenyo cappers celebrate here.

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

        Was it a genuine pick, ? or cause some had couple hours to spare to wait for leaks then changed it from Haaland

        Or took foden out for Semenyo?

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Just when I think I’m nearly around to having the FTs to get rid of VdV, he sucks me back in…

    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Sold Foden for Semenyo (c) just before deadline

      Where is my gold medal?

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

      Can't believe my dog also capped Thiago instead of Semenyo when he'd stolen my phone. Unreal stuff.

    • klopp it guys
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      So IV captained haaland, and my vice is Thiago, what's the most likely A, b or c

      A. Haaland coming on for 10 or 15 mins and doing nothing

      B. Haaland not coming on atal

      C. Haaland coming on and hauling

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        B. No need for him to come now

        1. klopp it guys
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          And just like that here comes haaland on for a point

      2. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        B

      3. ididnt
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        B. 1000%. As this is also me

        1. klopp it guys
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Really really hope he doesn't come on, tho it's pep, wudnt be shocked if he's brought on for 5 mins

    • ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Brought in Foden before his 5 gws hauls then replaced him with Semenyo last gw. Follow for more tips

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

        Lottery winning numbers? Asking for a friend.

      2. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Who did you captain this week?

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

          Thiago

    • jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Was going to do bruno g to semenyo but thought to save ft. Terrible season continues

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      dub lets get bonus today please

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

        6 saves already

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

          gonna be greedy and say want 9 saves and 2 bonus 😀

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

            started him over Petro, so PLZ more 🙂

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Burney the better team. They should beat spurs here.

    • jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Just cant see Haaland getting any minutes

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Not now. Cherki should score, finding some joy.

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

      Nothing more enjoyable than watching a team with 10 defenders sitting deep still get hammered

      Thank you Pep

    • Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Semenyoooooooo

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Rest Robot, give me my Thiago (vc)

    • Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Thank feck for that. Semenyo captain actually paying off.

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Who’s everyone getting off the bench for Haaland/Foden if they play less than 45 minutes then?

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Dorgu lol

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Nice, El Kroupi for me

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 6 hours ago

            Thought also have Bruno G, who may also play less than 45

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        #fplmorediversebenchesinplay

      3. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Garner

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Could be worse

      4. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Anderson

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Decent, guaranteed 4 minimum pretty much

      5. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        question doesnt make sense ?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          I’m proposing a new rule whereby your bench subs in for players automatically who play less than 45 minutes.

          What do you think to it? Largely stops annoying 1 point cameos

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

        No one

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Ouch, bare bones bench?

    • Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Is Foden coming on for a 10 minute cameo?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Theres a chance.

    • Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Foden to Semenyo going well - take it a lot here done that move

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

        Better than going BrunoF this week

        Which a fair few did too

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

          I did both in
          Ekitike Devenny Foden to
          Barnes Bruno F and Semenyo
          Went a run of as the price rises were too much

    • WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Guehi 0 defcons

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He won't get as many playing for City.

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

        He hasn’t done much defending tbf.

    • Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Did we have manchester city lineup leaks this morning?

      1. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Yes, 10 mins before deadline

      2. OneTeamInBristol
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Nah, most benched Haaland due to gut feeling

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

          Home to Wolves

          He needed a rest

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

        Yes

        10.51 am ish

        Lazy Newsletter on X

        There was a signal in the noise before from Rob T

      4. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Yes. Leak said Haaland and Foden benched

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

      VC Semenyo and O’Reilly first on bench. Haaland minutes could cost me 10-15 points or more as it stands.

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

        This is what we need

        A Haaland appearance

        I think it doesn't happen btw

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      gallagher is doing well for defcons today, and seems to be getting involved in quite alot of chances this GW and last.

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

        Thanks for the heads up

    • denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Many going to wildcard this week?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        No, teams don’t need it, I’d probably change 1 player from my lineup and Wilson ain’t exactly bad, having a shocking season mind

        Verbruggen
        Gab Tim Chal
        Bruno Rice Rogers Enzo Wilson
        Haaland Thiago
        Dub Guehi VVD Guiu

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Game is gone

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

        Where?

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        I have the solution!

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      you better hold onto this clean sheet City

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

        I hope they do, and a cheeky O'Reilly goal would make it even better.

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

      I reckon Robot comes on around the 70th minute. Marmoush tired towards the end of the half. He hasn’t played much football recently.

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Apart from the whole of AFCON.

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

        Yeah thats my main concern with Marmoush. But if they are 3 nil up, he can bring the other young striker

      3. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Hope not.
        Robot need a rest.

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He literally just played a whole tournament