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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. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Need Haaland to come on

    unlikely?

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

      Don’t matter now mate if he doesn’t come on at halftime, as will be less than the 45 minute quota 🙂

      Love how since my idea it keeps happening 😆

      #fplifthereisaproblemfindasolution
      #fpldontberesistanttochange

    2. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      No chance.

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

      He'll definitely come on

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Foden getting ready to come on

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Reijnders off - post 60 sub

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

    Need a pen save from Dubravka and also for him to solve global warming to save my season.

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

    Another rotten weekend of FPL

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

      Used to them now. Starting to play the risk taker role and try and get some small sense of enjoyment from it

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

      Ruined by the bench/appearance rule right?

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Yep, rancid here. At least I can wildcard tonight.

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

    I c Haaland vc ekitike. Sat 32k OR in gw14, already dropped to 234k and wipl fall further

  6. jam
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Did they say Ekitike on the bench?! My VC...

  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    AFC Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson

    Subs: Forster, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Christie, Toth, Sadi, Dacosta, Ünal, Rees-Dottin

    Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Gomez, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo

    Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Robertson, Ramsay, Endo, Jones, Nyoni, Ekitike, Ngumoha

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Nice to see a top quality player like Gomez get a game.

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

        Very good last game

    2. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Kroupi! Best enabler

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

    Foden on. Rejinders off

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

      punish us Sir Foden

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

      Should have hooked Cherki, been honking

  9. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Go on, Phil, punish the doubters!

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

      Agree!

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

    Kroupi will become an essential gold in a months time imo. Just 4.6 and has lots of potential.

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

      Have had him a while, been enjoying his points sat on my bench

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

      Nice for BB in a few weeks

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

    I thought the board said 42 not 47. Phew

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Sell one this week

    A. Ekitike
    B. Saka

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      A

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

      Why sell Saka?

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

      Need to see who gets injured.

    4. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Both

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

    Robot charging up

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Hope he stays out tbh

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        I’ve got him & Ekitike stinking up this week.

        I’d take a rest with Palmer VC

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 5 hours ago

          Thiago for me

          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            1 day, 5 hours ago

            Thiago or Pedro

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

      Noooooooooo

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

    Hope Foden doesn’t score as he will be auto subbed out in my new game rules 😆

  15. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    A Haaland 1 pointer would be great for those that didn't captain him

  16. Chasing Shadows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Haaland and Ekitike benched... Who's the bigger bald fraud, Pep or Slot?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Whichever brings their striker on for a 4 minute cameo

  17. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Have Haaland C and Foden VC so at least one of them is on now! Would rather Haaland as he has better chance of scoring but differential I guess

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      At least I have four defenders on a score! including 2 city defenders

  18. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Season over.

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

      See you next week.

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

    Need a Wilson goal to save my season.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      He needs to find another gear.

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

        *heads to the Toyota factory to find him another gear

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Wolves getting closer

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

      Fire can generally send them away.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Donnaruma so lucky there

  21. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Didn’t Slot say the team would be very similar to the reverse fixture. And we all think …except Ekitike will start now ..

  22. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Phew Haaland coming on shortly. Ekitike was my vc

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    One more save Verbruggen so I can break even at 0 points

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Never mind ffs

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    chukwezeeeee

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      *chukwueze

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

      Mega goal

  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Haaland holddd

  26. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Andersen A?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      yes

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Lovely

  27. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Brighton busted

  28. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    And just like that here comes haaland on for a big 1 pointer aghhhhhh

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      As a foden and haaland owner I just gotta pretend they’ve been crap as they have been last few weeks, and both on imaginary y/c !

  29. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Mitoma A
    Welbz G

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Offside

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        you are right

  30. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Welbeck 2-1