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3pm team news: Maguire and Sancho benched as Elanga starts

Four more Premier League matches get underway this afternoon, although one of them, Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa, has been delayed by half an hour due to traffic congestion.

Manchester United v Watford, Crystal Palace v Burnley and Brentford v Newcastle United are the three Gameweek 27 fixtures starting at 15:00 GMT.

Ralf Rangnick has made some surprise starting XI calls at Old Trafford, with Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho all dropping to the bench from the side that played in Madrid in midweek.

Anthony Elanga, who scored for United in that game, is brought into the starting XI, along with Alex Telles, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Nemanja Matic.

Opponents Watford have made just one change and it is an enforced one, with Jeremy Ngakia replacing the absent Kiko Femenia at right-back.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche sticks with the same side that started their 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in midweek but Maxwel Cornet is fit enough for a place on the bench, where he is joined by the newly available Ashley Westwood and Charlie Taylor.

Will Hughes, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Cheikhou Kouyate make way for Luka Milivojevic, Jeffrey Schlupp and James McArthur for Palace, who have Vicente Guaita among the substitutes after a knee injury forced his absence on Wednesday. Odsonne Edouard is omitted from the starting XI again.

There’s a feel-good story in west London as Christian Eriksen gets his first involvement in a matchday squad since suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 eight months ago. The Dane is joined by Ivan Toney on the bench, with Brentford’s only change seeing Vitaly Janelt replace Sergi Canos.

Allan Saint-Maximin again misses out for unchanged Newcastle with a calf problem.

Lewis Dunk returns from suspension in one of three changes made by Graham Potter for the delayed kick-off, with Leandro Trossard and Solly March also coming into the side. Shane Duffy and Danny Welbeck are benched, while Adam Lallana is absent.

Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins come back into the Villa XI, with Calum Chambers and Emi Buendia making way.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Vitelt, Henry, Dasilva, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa.

Subs: Lossl, Canos, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Toney, Eriksen, Jorgensen, Baptiste, Roerslev.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Burn, Targett, Krafth, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Murphy, Wood.

Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Manquillo, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff, Guimaraes.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, March, Moder, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Gross, Alzate, Welbeck, Steele, Duffy, Caicedo, Leonard, Offiah, Ferguson.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Watkins, Ings, Coutinho.

Subs: Sanson, Buendia, Chambers, Young, Olsen, Hause, Bailey, Iroegbunam, O’Reilly.


Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Gallagher, Olise, McArthur, Zaha.

Subs: Guaita, Kouyate, Eze, Ayew, Hughes, Mateta, Benteke, Edouard, Kelly.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Rodriguez, Weghorst.

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Taylor, Barnes, Westwood, Cornet, Collins, Bardsley, Long.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Lindelof, Pogba, Ronaldo, Fred, Fernandes, Varane, Telles, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, Elanga.

Subs: Henderson, Jones, Maguire, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Dalot, Shaw, Sancho.

Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Louza, King, Cleverley, Kamara, Cathcart, Sissoko, Samir, Sarr, Dennis.

Subs: Bachmann, Ekong, Pedro, Masina, Sema, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka, Kayembe.

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931 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    haha called it )

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Did ye, aye?

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        yay)) love it

  2. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley fail

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley CS gone

  4. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley flop

  5. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    As expected after two clean sheets last GW with low EO.

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo stops Bruno goal and Burnley cleanie wiped. Great start

  7. ILOVEBAPS
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Feel it’s just not being said enough so…
    “C’mon Dennis”!

  8. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Not quite the start I expected…

  9. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley will of course concede in both

    1. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Obviously

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Is Schlupp playing up top or on the wing?

  11. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Free hitters in tears

  12. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    burnley cs gone...

  13. nolard
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    burnley cleanie gone - happy days

  14. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno must score!!

  15. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Olise becoming essential, wow what a cross.

  16. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno misses sitter

  17. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno huge miss

  18. JONALDINHO
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno should be on 2 goals already

  19. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captain Pope not faring well so far

  20. Kodap
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Da silva red

  21. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    As a Bruno capper with Ronaldo as well, I feel robbed already

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Only have Bruno and even I feel robbed.

      Feel better!

  22. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Newcastle!

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo a shadow of his former self

    1. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, age is starting to show I guess

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        he went back to one of the more physical leagues
        should go back to spain

  24. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley succumb to the law of averages

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Brentford red already? Oopsie. May not see Eriksen today after all...

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley defence trap was nicely set for FH with the massive xG conceded outperformance recently!

    https://i.imgur.com/EBYDqgB.png

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Can never run from xG for long.

  27. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pope and Mee (C) in deep mud

  28. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I took a hit to bench King. Watford pen incoming!

  29. Pukki Party
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    At least Pope already got us two double digit hauls in previous doubles

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Flag up