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There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT on Sunday.

TEAM NEWS

The absence of Cole Palmer from the Chelsea matchday squad is one of the most significant pieces of team news.

Andrey Santos consequently comes into the starting line-up.

Liam Rosenior makes two other changes to the team that beat Brentford in Gameweek 22: Benoit Badiashile and Estevao for Tosin Adarabioyo and Alejandro Garnacho.

Jaydee Canvot, Daniel Munoz and Ismaila Sarr all return for Crystal Palace.

Will Hughes, Justin Devenny and Yeremy Pino make way.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has had his hand forced with his only change from midweek due to the injury sustained by Bruno Guimaraes. Lewis Miley comes in.

Dan Burn, meanwhile, returns to the matchday squad as a substitute.

Aston Villa have made five changes to the line-up that beat Fenerbahce on Thursday.

Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen and Amadou Onana all return, ousting Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne and Lamare Bogarde from the starting XI.

At the Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford and Nottingham Forest are unchanged from Gameweek 22.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Nelson, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Donovan

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Savona


Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Johnson, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Pino, Uche, Hughes, Sosa, Imray, Riad, Rodney, Devenny

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Santos, Caicedo, Estevao, Enzo, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Fofana, Gusto, Hato, Garnacho, Gittens, Delap, Guiu


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Miley, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Gordon, Wissa

Subs: Ramsdale, Osula, Elanga, Woltemade, Willock, Burn, A Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Mings, Bogarde, Hemmings, Bailey, Elliott, Guessand


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:

2pm team news: Munoz + Sarr start, no Palmer or Bruno G

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  1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    Amongst the 20 most in form FPL players Wirtz is by far the most expensive at 8.3m. Most cost around 6.3. 17 out of 20 are either defenders or midfielders.

    Fun season…

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 23 hours ago

      Crappest FPL season ever.
      Yes, I’m doing terribly!
      If I was somehow doing well, I’d find a way to describe it as interesting and a nice change. But I’m not. So it sucks 🙂

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        I admire the honesty.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 23 hours ago

      Besides the DC points

      Apparently this is a record season for CBI

      Due to low and mid blocks etc?

  2. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    Eki to Bowen will be very tempting as a non Thiago owner

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 23 hours ago

      Bowen will turn to sh*t again as soon as we bring him in

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    collins will struggle to get 10 dcs damn

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    2 nil Chelsea

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 23 hours ago

      Looks like it's Pedro again

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

        Estevao A

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          Brilliant pass tbf

          Cheeky dink and lob with curl

  5. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    Jolintoff

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

      Yikes

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 22 hours ago

      red?

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Injured

  6. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    Ekitike to JP looking interesting - until he’s benched for Delap and I crash out and sell him

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 22 hours ago

      Thinking the same. Also, if Gabriel Jesus starts and score today, he's also an option.

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 23 hours ago

    Looks like Jesus starting (@Teamnewsandtix)

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 22 hours ago

      Which means the no. 9 rested?

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 22 hours ago

      Good. Gotta love a striker who doesn’t score starting against your side

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Hasn't scored 154 goals, in 427 games?

        1. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          Poor record for a striker who has played for Man City in their pomp, and now a very strong Arsenal.
          Harry Maguire would’ve scored more playing CF for City & Arsenal

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            could say the same about Romero and van Der van. I'd have them up front for spurs

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Doesnt score!??? What sport have you been watching?

  8. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Gordon can’t even beat a man or get decent cross in

  9. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Estevao essential?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 22 hours ago

      Good choice if you don’t mind him being benched at regular intervals, but playing most games (you’d think)

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    No Bruno, No Joelinton, get some points useless Watkins

  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Genuinely considered Estevao as my Gruno replacement, but Chelsea have like 500 wingers

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Gordon Bennett

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    get involved enzo

  14. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Choosing Roefs over Sanchez a few gameweeks back's looking awful.

    Without the slight risk of being dropped and ignoring the noise, I would have gone with him.

  15. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Harvey Barnes had enough and resorts to rugby

  16. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Villa so wasteful on the counter, final pass shocking. Should be killing this game off.

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 22 hours ago

    Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus.

    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres

    1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        untd

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Man Utd: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo.

        Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko.

    2. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        gordon miising sitter!

      • thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Estevao nearly curled one into the top corner. Looking tasty!

      • fantasist
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Dorgu starts, Cunha benched
        Jesus and Hincapie start

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Cunha benched again

      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Rogers 10 DCs. Needs 2 more

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          He had 10 in the first half

      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 22 hours ago

        Enzo haul

        1. Rwilliams90
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          What?

        2. jonnybhoy
          • 13 Years
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          Eh

      • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
          1 day, 22 hours ago

          rogers defcon cout please? sorry my app crashed

          1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            11

            1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                1 day, 22 hours ago

                thanks

            2. Rwilliams90
              • 14 Years
              1 day, 22 hours ago

              11. One away.

          2. Tonyawesome69
            • 7 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus.

            Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres.

            Man Utd: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, B. Fernandes, Dorgu, Amad, Mbeumo.

            Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko.

            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 7 Years
              1 day, 22 hours ago

              Hincapie and Jesus comes in for White and Gyokeres.

              United unchanged

          3. fantasist
            • 15 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Hincapie; Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Trossard.

            Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres.

            Man Utd: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo.

            Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko.

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              1 day, 22 hours ago

              On form, that's Arsenal's strongest team minus Calafiori. Maybe Havertz over Jesus, but 50/50.

          4. Jebiga
            • 13 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            Is tavernier long time out from the prich?

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 day, 22 hours ago

              Was a hamstring injury

          5. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            Knee up onto the arm from point blank range. Poor, poor refereeing if this is given.

          6. F4L
            • 11 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            dont think thats a pen

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              1 day, 22 hours ago

              They are desperate to give it

          7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 12 Years
            1 day, 22 hours ago

            Saka vs Shaw can be interesting