Wednesday team news: Isak, Son + Odegaard start but Cunha doesn’t

Gameweek 21 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with four Wednesday night clashes, so here’s the team news.

After Eddie Howe added mystery to Alexander Isak‘s (£9.3m) availability, the Newcastle United forward starts tonight. He’s aiming to score in an eighth successive league game, as the Magpies seek a sixth consecutive win.

Their XI is unchanged from Gameweek 20, which is good news for owners of Anthony Gordon (£7.6m) and Lewis Hall (£4.9m), though Fabian Schar (£5.4m) is ill.

Back from suspension, Matheus Cunha (£7.0m) only makes the Wolverhampton Wanderers bench but there are no notable surprises elsewhere.

That’s because Morgan Rogers (£5.5m), Ismaila Sarr (£5.9m), Eberechi Eze (£6.6m), Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.3m), Daniel Munoz (£4.8m), Pedro Porro (£5.4m), Dominic Solanke (£7.5m) and Jordan Pickford (£5.0m) all start.

Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) keeps his place over the returning Jhon Duran (£5.8m), there’s a first league start since Gameweek 13 for Leicester City defender Wout Faes (£4.0m) and David Moyes makes two changes in his first match back at Everton. One of these welcomes Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.4m) back into the lineup.

30 minutes later, the north London derby kicks off. Arsenal have lost Gabriel Jesus (£6.8m) and Ethan Nwaneri (£4.5m) from Gameweek 20 but at least Jurrien Timber‘s (£5.7m) one-match ban is over.

He’s one of five new starters compared to the draw at Brighton and Hove Albion. Martin Odegaard (£8.3m), Kai Havertz (£7.8m) are in, playing alongside the usual defensive regulars.

Tottenham Hotspur name Son Heung-min (£9.8m) in their XI but moving to the bench are James Maddison (£7.6m) and Brennan Johnson (£6.4m). There’s a league debut for new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky (£4.5m).

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Mangala, Gana, Doucoure; Harrison, Calvert-Lewin, Ndiaye

Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, O’Brien, Sherif, Lindstrom, Armstrong, Beto

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Tielemans, Kamara, Onana, Ramsey; Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Bogarde, Maatsen, Bailey, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba, Duran

Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannous, Mavididi; Vardy

Subs: Iversen, Coady, Thomas, Choudhury, Skipp, De Cordova-Reid, McAteer, Ayew, Daka

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta

Subs: Turner, Clyne, Riad, Devenny, Kporha, Schlupp, Kamada, Doucoure, Nketiah

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Livramento, Botman, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Subs: Odysseas, Trippier, Krafth, Kelly, Willock, Miley, Longstaff, Almiron, Osula

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Rodrigo Gomes, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Guedes, Strand Larsen, Hwang

Subs: Johnstone, Dawson, Doyle, Semedo, Forbs, Lima, Bellegarde, Cunha, Sarabia

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Merino, Martinelli, Kabia, Butler-Oyedeji

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Sarr, Bergvall, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son

Subs: Austin, Reguilon, Hardy, Olusesi, Maddison, Moore, Johnson, Lankshear, Richarlison

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