Here is a breakdown of the rotation and minutes from Premier League Gameweek 26.
ARSENAL
Just the one change from the team that beat Wolves 1-0 with Emile Smith Rowe replacing the suspended Gabriel Martinelli.
It means Aaron Ramsdale, Cedric Soares, Ben White, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette all kept their positions in the starting eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Arsenal’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 1.76 to 1.73 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
ASTON VILLA
Despite a shock 1-0 loss to Newcastle last weekend, Steven Gerrard made just one change with Ollie Watkins dropping to the bench for Danny Ings.
Emi Martinez, Matty Cash, Calum Chambers, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey, Emiliano Buendia and Philippe Coutinho all remained.
The rolling average of changes made to Villa’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.00 to 1.96 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
BRENTFORD
Only the one change following their 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace – Josh Dasilva got his first start of the season in place of Vitaly Janelt.
Meanwhile, David Raya, Sergi Canos, Kristoffer Ajer, Pontus Jansson, Ethan Pinnock, Rico Henry, Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Bryan Mbeuma and Yoane Wissa stayed in the starting eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Brentford’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 1.92 to 1.88 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
BRIGHTON
Graham Potter made four changes to the side that lost 3-0 to Manchester United. Two were enforced with Tariq Lamptey and Shane Duffy replacing the suspended Lewis Dunk and injured Adam Webster. Whereas, Adam Lallana and Danny Welbeck were brought in to replace Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard.
It meant Robert Sanchez, Joel Veltman, Marc Cucurella, Jakub Moder, Yves Bissouma, Alexis Mac Allister and Neal Maupay kept their starting places.
And there was also minutes for youth player, Evan Ferguson, who replaced Danny Welbeck halfway through the second half.
The rolling average of changes made to Brighton’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.35 to 2.42 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
BURNLEY
Sean Dyche was forced into making three changes to his side following the 1-0 loss to Liverpool. With both James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood missing with covid, there were starts for Nathan Collins and Jack Cork. While Dwight McNeil returned to the eleven in place of Jay Rodriguez.
Nick Pope, Connor Roberts, Ben Mee, Erik Pieters, Aaron Lennon, Josh Brownhill, Maxwel Cornet and Wout Weghorst remained.
The rolling average of changes made to Burnley’s 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:
CHELSEA
There were four changes to the eleven that beat Palmeiras in the Club World Cup with Malang Sarr, Jorginho, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech coming in for Cesar Azpilicueta (knock), Callum Hudson-Odoi (knock), Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount (injured).
Edouard Mendy, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger, N’Golo Kante, Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz kept their places.
The rolling average of changes made to Chelsea’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 3.52 to 3.58 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
CRYSTAL PALACE
Patrick Veira made four changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Brentford. Nathanial Clyne, Kouyate, James McArthur and Michael Olise replaced Joel Ward, Conor Gallagher (ineligible), Will Hughes and Odsonne Edouard.
Meanwhile, Vicente Guaita, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell, Jordan Ayew, Jeffrey Schlupp and Wilfried Zaha remained in the eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Palace’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.83 to 1.92 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
EVERTON
Frank Lampard named an unchanged eleven to face Southampton, with Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Jonjo Kenny, Alex Iwobi, Allan, Donny van de Beek, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison keeping their starting places.
Therefore, the rolling average of changes made to Everton starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.81 to 2.68 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LEEDS
After naming an unchanged eleven for the past two league games, Marcelo Bielsa finally made a change following the 3-0 loss to Everton with Raphinha being surprisingly benched for Adam Forshaw.
Illan Meslier, Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Robin Koch, Pascal Struijk, Stuart Dallas, Rodrigo, Mateusz Klich, Jack Harrison and Dan James remained as starters.
The rolling average of changes made to Leeds’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 1.77 to 1.74 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LEICESTER CITY
Despite playing on Thursday night, Brendan Rodgers only made two changes to his starting line-up. Rested full-backs Ricardo Pereira and Luke Thomas returned to replace Jannik Vestergaard and the injured Harvey Barnes.
Kasper Schmeichel, Daniel AMartey, Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ademola Lookman, Patson Daka and Marc Albrighton remain.
The rolling average of changes made to Leicester’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.57 to 2.59 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
LIVERPOOL
Jurgen Klopp used the Norwich game to mass rotate following their 2-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League midweek. Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Luis Diaz replaced Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahim Konate, Andy Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Harvey Elliott and Diogo Jota (injured).
Only Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah kept their position in the starting eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Liverpool’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.65 to 2.71 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
MANCHESTER CITY
Alternatively, Pep Guardiola made just the two changes following his team’s 5-0 win over Sporting Lisbon, with Kyle Walker (returning from suspension) and Ilkay Gundogan replacing John Stones and Riyad Mahrez.
Ederson, Ruben Dias, Ayermic Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling remained in the eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to City’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.92 to 2.88 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
MANCHESTER UNITED
Three changes to the side that beat Brighton 2-0 midweek, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard coming in for Diogo Dalot, Fred and Anthony Elanga.
David Dea Gea, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo kept their places.
The rolling average of changes made to United’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.54 to 2.56 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
NEWCASTLE
Eddie Howe was forced to make three changes to the starting eleven that beat Aston Villa 1-0 last weekend. Kieran Trippier, Javier Manquillo and Allan Saint-Maximin all picked up injuries and were replaced by Emile Krafth, Matt Targett and Jacob Murphy.
Martin Dubravka, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Joe Willock, Jonjo Shelvey, Joelinton, Ryan Fraser and Chris Wood all kept their places.
The rolling average of changes made to Newcastle’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.23 to 2.26 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
NORWICH
Just the one change for Norwich following the 4-0 loss to Man City last weekend. Pierre Lees Melou dropped to the bench to make way for Mathias Normann.
Meanwhile, Angus Gunn, Max Aarons, Grant Hanley, Ben Gibson, Brandon Williams, Billy Gilmour, Kenny McLean, Josh Sargent, Teemu Pukki and Milot Rashica all started again.
There was also another late substitute appearance for youngster Jonathan Rowe, replacing Rashica in the 86th minute.
The rolling average of changes made to their starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.23 to 2.26 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
SOUTHAMPTON
Ralph Hasenhuttl only made one change to the eleven that drew 1-1 with Manchester United – Tino Livramento replacing Romain Perraud at right-back.
It meant Fraser Forster, Jan Bednarek, Mohammed Salisu, Kyle Walker-Peters, Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Armando Broja and Che Adams remained.
The rolling average of changes made to Saints’ starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.52 to 2.46 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
TOTTENHAM
Antonio Conte made four changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Wolves. Emerson Royal, Eric Dier (back from injury), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and new signing Dejan Kulusevski replaced Mat Doherty, Davinson Sanchez, Harry Winks and Lucas Moura.
Hugo Lloris, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon, Rodrigo Bentancur, Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane remained in the eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Spurs’ starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 2.43 to 2.50 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WATFORD
Two changes following the 2-0 loss to Brighton with Ismaila Sarr and Imran Louza replacing Juraj Kucka and Edo Kayembe.
Ben Foster, Kiko Feminia, Craig Cathcart, Samir, Hassane Kamara, Moussa Sissoko, Tom Cleverley, Josh King and Emmanual Dennis kept their places.
The rolling average of changes made to Watford’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 2.64 to 2.61 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WEST HAM
Three changes following their 2-2 draw to Leicester City last weekend. Two were enforced with Vladimir Coufal and Manuel Lanzini picking up injuries, which saw them replaced with Ryan Fredericks and Said Benrahma. Meanwhile, Kurt Zouma returned to the side after illness, relegating Issa Diop to the bench.
Lukasz Fabianski, Craig Dawson, Aaron Cresswell, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio kept their positions in the starting eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to West Ham’s starting line-up per Premier League game increased from 1.25 to 1.32 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
WOLVES
Just the one change for Wolves following their 2-0 win over Tottenham with Joao Moutinho returning to the side to replace Luke Cundle.
Jose Sa, Nelson Semedo, Max Kilman, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss, Rayan Ait Nouri, Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker, Raul Jimenez and Daniel Podence kept their places in the eleven.
The rolling average of changes made to Wolves’s starting line-up per Premier League game decreased from 1.68 to 1.65 changes.
Breakdown of minutes for the past ten games can be found below:
Note. This update does not include second Gameweek 26 fixtures set to take place 23-24 February.
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