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Team News - Week 8

Neal Thurman previews West Bromwich Albion ahead of the 2016-17 season. Can Tony Pulis keep them up again? Will anyone watch if he does? What do the new owners think?

Early Saturday Kickoff




Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Kelly, Hangeland, Dann (c), Souare; McArthur, Cabaye; Zaha, Puncheon, Bolasie; Gayle

Substitutes: McCarthy, Mariappa, Ledley, Gray, Sako, Bamford, Campbell

Changes: Zaha and McArthur in for Sako and Ledley

West Brom XI: Myhill; McAuley, Evans, Dawson, Yacob, Fletcher, Morrison, Brunt, McClean, Berahino, Rondon

Substitutes: Lindegaard; Chester, Gamboa, Gardner, McManaman, Lambert, Anichebe

Changes: McAuley in for Olsson

Saturday Midday Kickoffs





Aston Villa v Stoke City

Aston Villa XI: Guzan; Richards, Lescott, Hutton, Amavi; Gueye, Westwood, Veretout, Crespo; Sinclair; Gestede

Substitutes: Bunn, Sanchez, Grealish, Bacuna, Ayew, Gil, Richardson

Changes: Crespo and Veretout in for Grealish and Sanchez

Stoke City XI: Butland, Pieters, Wollscheid, Cameron, Johnson, Adam, Whelan, Arnautovic, Bojan, Walters, Diouf

Substitutes: Ireland, Afellay, van Ginkel, Joselu, Crouch

Changes: Diouf in for Shaqiri

AFC Bournemouth v Watford

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Distin, Daniels, Ritchie, Gosling, Surman, Pugh, King, Murray

Substitutes: Federici, Cargill, Bennett, Smith, O'Kane, Tomlin, Kermorgant

Changes: Murray and King in for Wilson and Tomlin

Watford XI: Gomes (GK); Nyom, Prödl, Cathcart, Ake; Capoue, Watson; Abdi, Deeney (c), Anya; Ighalo

Substitutes: Arlauskis (GK), Britos, Paredes, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti, Dyer

Changes: Ake in for Jurado

Manchester City v Newcastle United

Manchester City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernando, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, De Bruyne, Aguero

Substitutes: Caballero, Demichelis, Sagna, M.Garcia, Navas, Bony, Iheanacho

Changes: Hart, Zabaleta, Mangala and Silva in for Caballero, Sagna, Demichelis and Toure

Newcastle XI: Krul; Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini (c), Mbabu; Sissoko, Anita, Gouffran, Wijnaldum; Perez, Mitrović

Substitutes: Elliot, Lascelles, Williamson, Tiote, Thauvin, de Jong, Cissé

Changes: Gouffran in for Colback

Norwich City v Leicester City

Norwich XI: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Brady; Howson, Dorrans, Tettey, Jarvis; Hoolahan; Jerome

Substitutes: Rudd (GK), Mbokani, Lafferty, Redmond, Olsson, R Bennett, O'Neil

Changes: Jarvis in for Olsson

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Albrighton, Kanté, Drinkwater, Schlupp, Okazaki, Vardy

Substitutes: Schwarzer, De Laet, King, Ulloa, Mahrez, Beanlouane, Inler

Changes: Simpson and Fuchs in for De Laet and Mahrez




Sunderland v West Ham United


Sunderland XI: Pantilimon, Jones, Yedlin, O’Shea, Coates, Cattermole, M’Vila, Toivonen, Lens, Borini, Fletcher

Substitutes: Mannone, PVA, Brown, Larsson, Rodwell, Gomez, Defoe.

Changes: Fletcher, Coates and Yedlin in for Johnson, Kaboul and van Aanholt

West Ham XI: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Moses, Payet, Lanzini. Sakho

Substitutes: Randolph, Zarate, Obiang, Collins, Jelavic, Antonio, Oxford

Changes: None


Late Saturday Kickoff




Chelsea v Southampton

Chelsea XI: Begovic; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Ramires, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Falcao

Substitutes: Blackman, Zouma, Baba, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Remy

Changes: Terry, Ramires, Willian and Falcao in for Zouma, Pedro, Remy and Matic

Southampton XI: Stekelenburg, Soares, Fonte, van Dijk, Bertrand, Romeu, Wanyama, Mané, Davis, Tadic, Pellè

Substitutes: K. Davis, Yoshida, Long, Rodriguez, Martina, Ward-Prowse, Juanmi

Changes: Romeu in for Ward-Prowse

Early Sunday Kickoff




Everton v Liverpool

Everton XI: Howard, Galloway, Funes Mori, Jagielka, Browning, Barry, McCarthy, Naismith, Barkley, Deulofeu, Lukaku

Substitutes: Robles, Gibson, Oviedo, Kone, Lennon, Osman, Holgate

Changes:

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Skrtel, Sakho, Can, Clyne, Moreno, Lucas, Milner, Coutinho, Ings, Sturridge

Substitutes: Bogdan, Gomez, Rossiter, Allen, Ibe, Lallana, Origi

Changes: None

Late Sunday Kickoff




Arsenal v Manchester United

Arsenal XI: Čech; Bellerín, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Özil, Sánchez, Walcott

Substitutes: Ospina, Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud, Campbell

Changes: Gabriel and Coquelin in for Koscielny and Flamini

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Blind, Darmian, Carrick, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Rooney, Memphis, Martial

Substitutes: Romero, Jones, McNair, Schneiderlin, Valencia, Fellaini, Wilson

Changes: Young and Schweinsteiger in for Valencia and Schneiderlin




Swansea City v Tottenham

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams (C), Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Montero, Gomis

Substitutes: Nordfeldt, Tabanou, Bartley, Cork, Barrow, Routledge, Ede

Changes: Rangel and Montero in for Cork and Naughton

Tottenham XI: Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Alli, Dier; Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela; Kane

Substitutes: Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Carroll, Dembele, Townsend, Clinton

Changes:Chadli in for Son