Here is a breakdown of the rotation and minutes from Premier League Gameweek 24.
ARSENAL
Mikel Arteta made three changes to his Arsenal team that drew 0-0 with Burnley before the international break. Cedric Soares, Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka came in for Rob Holding, Albert Lokonga and Emile Smith-Rowe.
Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Alexandre Lacazette all kept their places.
However, Martinelli was sent off in the 69th minute for a second bookable offence.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.70 to 1.76 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
ASTON VILLA
Villa were unchanged from the team that beat Everton 1-0 before the international break. Emi Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins and Philippe Countinho all started again.
Konsa saw red in the 87th minute though and will now be suspended for their next league match against Newcastle at the weekend.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.15 to 2.05 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
BRENTFORD
Despite the 4-1 loss to Everton in the FA Cup, Thomas Frank did not make many changes to his starting line-up. Ethan Pinnock, Frank Onyeka and Saman Ghoddos returned in place of Mads Bech Sorensen, Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney.
David Raya, Mads Roerslev, Kristoffer Ajer, Pontus Jansson, Rico Henry, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen & Sergi Canos all remained.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.77 to 1.87 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
BURNLEY
Two changes from the team that drew 0-0 to Watford at the weekend. Josh Brownhill (back from suspension) and Jay Rodriguez come in for Dale Stephens and Aaron Lennon.
Nick Pope, Connor Roberts, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Erik Pieters, Dwight McNeil, Ashley Westwood, Maxwel Cornet and Wout Weghorst keep their places in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increases from 1.72 to 1.74 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
CRYSTAL PALACE
4 changes to the XI that beat Hartlepool in the FA Cup fourth round with Vicente Guaita, Joachim Andersen, Will Hughes and Wilfried Zaha coming in for Jack Butland, Martin Kelly, Luka Milivojevic and Eberechi Eze.
Joel Ward, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell, Conor Gallaghar, Jeffrey Schlupp, Michael Olise and Jean-Philippe Mateta all kept their positions.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increases from 1.72 to 1.74 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
EVERTON
Lampard made two changes from the side that beat Brentford 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round in his first game in charge. Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend were brought in for Ben Godfrey and Vitaly Mykolenko (both injured).
Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Mason Holgate, Allan, Andre Gomes, Anthony Gordon, Demarai Gray and Richarlison remained in the Toffees’ starting XI.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increases from 2.68 to 2.75 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LEEDS
In their first game back after the international break, Marcelo Bielsa named an unchanged starting eleven. Illan Meslier, Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Pascal Struijk, Stuart Dallas, Robin Koch, Mateusz Klich, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Jack Harrison and Daniel James all started.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 1.95 to 1.86 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LEICESTER CITY
In response to their shocking 4-1 loss to Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Brendan Rodgers made five changes. Kasper Schmeichel, Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marc Albrighton and Patson Daka were brought in for Danny Ward, Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans, Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho.
James Justin, Daniel Amartey, Wilfred Ndidi, Luke Thomas, James Maddison and Ademola Lookman avoided the chop.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.47 to 2.50 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LIVERPOOL
Luis Diaz made his league debut for the Reds as one of their six changes to the team that beat Cardiff in the FA Cup. Alisson, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson, Thiago and Fabinho also came in for Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita and Takumi Minamino.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino kept their places in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.62 to 2.59 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
MANCHESTER CITY
There were six changes for City from the side that beat Fulham in the FA Cup. Ederson, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling came in for Zack Steffen, Kyle Walker, Nathan Ake, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.
John Stones, Joao Cancelo, Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden remained in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.86 to 2.83 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
MANCHESTER UNITED
David De Gea and Edinson Cavani were the only two changes from United’s shock defeat to Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the FA Cup. They replaced Dean Henderson and Cristiano Ronaldo – much to the latter’s displeasure.
Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho all kept their positions in Ragnick’s starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.48 to 2.59 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
NEWCASTLE
In their first game back after the international break, Eddie Howe made just one change, bringing in Matt Targett for Paul Dummett (injured) at left-back.
Martin Dubravka, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, Fabian Schar, Joe Willock, Jonjo Shelvey, Joelinton, Ryan Fraser, Chris Wood and Allan Saint-Maximin featured in the XI.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.30 to 2.24 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
NORWICH
Dean Smith made three changes to the team that beat Wolves in the FA Cup, bringing in Angus Gunn, Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki for Michael McGovern, Sam Byram and Billy Gilmour.
Grant Hanley, Ben Gibson, Brandon Williams, Przemyslaw Placheta, Pierre Lees Melou, Kenny McLean, Milot Rashica and Adam Idah remained in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.71 to 2.68 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
SOUTHAMPTON
Ralph Hasenhuttl names ten changes to his FA Cup winning side, with Fraser Forster, Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Oriol Romeu, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Armando Broja and Che Adamas all returning.
Only James Ward-Prowse kept his place.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.71 to 2.68 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
TOTTENHAM
In contrast, Conte named an unchanged starting line-up for their league match against Southampton, with Hugo Lloris, Emerson Royal, Davinson Sanchez, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Sergio Reguilon, Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Lucas Moura, Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane all featuring from the start.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.26 to 2.40 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WATFORD
Roy Hodgson made two changes from the team that drew to Burnley at the weekend, bringing in Tom Cleverley and Emmanual Dennis for Ken Sema and Joao Pedro.
Ben Foster, Kiko Femenia, Craig Cathcart, Samir, Hassane Kamara, Juraj Kucka, Moussa Sissoko, Edo Kayembe and Josh King kept their positions in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.80 to 2.76 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WEST HAM
Hammers fans saw mass changes to the XI that needed extra-time to beat Kidderminister in the FA Cup at the weekend. Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Aaron Cresswell, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio returned in the eight changes.
Only Kurt Zouma – controversially – Jared Bowen and Said Benrahma kept their places in the starting line-up.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.18 to 1.22 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WOLVES
5 changes to the side that lost to Norwich in the FA Cup fourth round. Jose Sa, Romain Saiss, Marcal, Francisco Trinaco and Raul Jimenez replaced John Ruddy, Toti Gomes, Rayan Ait Nouri, Joao Moutinho and Fabio Silva.
Nelsen Semedo, Max Kilman, Conor Coady, Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker and Daniel Podence kept their places in the starting eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.55 to 1.67 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
Note. Brighton and Chelsea did not play a Premier League match this gameweek due to the latter being involved in the Club World Cup.
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