TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 0 of 24 teams. Biggest changes: Portsmouth: Bielica, Devlin, Arthur, Shaughnessy, Shein, Shade, Bishop in · Bolton: Davies, Conway, Erhahon, Iling-Junior, Rodrigues, Dong in · Burnley: Weiß, Sonne, Roberts, Raghouber, Amdouni in, and 21 more sides make changes.
Bristol City v Watford
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Bristol City Short rest 5 to go Revision 8, updated 31 days ago
The Oracle's eighth look: Tanner in; Dickie out.
R. Dickie is sidelined by injury, forcing G. Tanner into Bristol City's back line. The home side stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with nine others held over from the previous forecast.
Watford 5 to go Revision 4, updated 31 days ago
The Oracle's fourth look: Eames in; Zemura out.
J. Zemura drops to inactive status, bringing A. Eames into Watford's defence for the away trip. The 4-2-3-1 frame carries ten unchanged.
The data: Leans Bristol City at 45%, far from settled. Bristol City are without De Keersmaecker.
Bristol City: Out: De Keersmaecker (shoulder injury), McNally (knee injury), Dickie (knee injury)
Watford: Out: Akomeah (lacking match fitness), Boadu (injury), Bove (knee injury), Ngakia (thigh injury), Baah (knock), Bola (hamstring injury), Zemura (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Grieves (lacking match fitness), Mlačić (inactive)
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Cardiff v Charlton
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Cardiff 5 to go First call, 40 days ago
Cardiff name an unchanged 11 in a 4-2-3-1 against Charlton.
Charlton 4 to go Revision 6, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's sixth look: Skipp in; Carey out.
D. McNamara handed a red card. A. Bell enters as Charlton deploy a 4-2-3-1 away at Cardiff.
The data: Leans Cardiff at 35%, far from settled. Cardiff are without Colwill.
Cardiff: Out: Colwill (health problems), Davies (muscle injury), Fish (hernia), Chambers (knee injury) · Doubtful: Lawlor (muscle injury)
Charlton: Out: Chalobah (muscle injury), Edwards (ankle injury), Godden (muscle injury), Mannion (shoulder injury), Sichenje (knee injury), Koumetio (muscle injury), Ramsay (ankle injury)
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Stoke v Sheffield Utd
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Stoke City 4 to go Revision 3, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Bocat, Cissé and McGlynn in; Bombino, Boženík and Hirst out.
E. Bocat, L. Cissé, and J. McGlynn replace L. Bombino, R. Boženík, and G. Hirst in revision three. Stoke City stay in a 3-5-2 shape at home.
Sheffield Utd 5 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: McGuinness, Phillips, Arblaster and Bamford in; Norrington-Davies, Donovan, Rothwell and Cannon out.
Sheffield Utd deploy a 3-5-2 shape with four changes from revision 1: M. McGuinness, K. Phillips, O. Arblaster, and P. Bamford in; R. Norrington-Davies, R. Donovan, J. Rothwell, and T. Cannon out.
The data: Leans Stoke at 45%, far from settled. Stoke are without Gibson.
Stoke: Out: Gibson (muscle injury), Cresswell (knee injury), Lawal (muscle injury), Ingelsson (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Tchamadeu (lacking match fitness), Gallagher (injury)
Sheffield Utd: Out: Burrows (muscle injury), Seriki (knee injury), Chong (injury), Oné (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: McCallum (inactive)
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Millwall v West Ham
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Millwall Short rest 5 to go Revision 4, updated 33 days ago
The Oracle's fourth look: Metcalfe in; Esse out.
J. Metcalfe restores continuity to Millwall's 4-2-3-1 against West Ham. One change from the prior prediction, swapping for R. Esse.
West Ham 2 to go Revision 5, updated 37 days ago
The Oracle's fifth look: Veltman, Morato, Piroe and Castellanos in; Walker-Peters, Scarles, Kanté and Pablo out.
West Ham restore J. Veltman, Morato, J. Piroe and V. Castellanos from the previous call in a 4-4-2 shape, replacing K. Walker-Peters, O. Scarles, M. Kanté and Pablo.
The data: Leans West Ham at 45%, far from settled. Millwall are without Esse.
Millwall: Out: Esse (ankle injury), Luongo (knee injury), Crama (ankle injury), Doughty (hamstring injury), Ivanović (hamstring injury), Coburn (muscle injury), De Norre (muscle injury), Jensen (muscle injury), Leonard (hamstring injury), Servais (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Lisbie (injury)
West Ham: Out: Veltman (muscle injury), Areola (calf injury), Souček (ankle injury)
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Portsmouth v Blackburn
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Portsmouth 5 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Bishop in; Milovanović out.
Revision two sees C. Bishop replace M. Milovanović. Portsmouth stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape at home.
Blackburn 5 to go Revision 3, updated 30 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Beyuku in; Ribeiro out.
Yuri Ribeiro is sidelined through injury. Gady Beyuku steps in, preserving an otherwise stable backline as Blackburn visit in a 5-4-1 shape.
The data: Leans Portsmouth at 35%, far from settled. Portsmouth are without Kosznovszky.
Portsmouth: Out: Kosznovszky (knee injury), Ogilvie (knee injury), Waddingham (ankle injury), Milovanović (calf injury), Anderson (muscle injury), Brooke-Smith (ankle injury), Murphy (groin injury), Umeh (hamstring injury)
Blackburn: Out: Forshaw (hip injury), Miller (achilles tendon injury), Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Wharton (achilles tendon injury), Ribeiro (hamstring injury), Kargbo (muscle injury), Litherland (muscle injury), Ohashi (hamstring injury)
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Burnley v Derby
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Burnley 4 to go Revision 8, updated 30 days ago
The Oracle's eighth look: Hatate in; Ramsey out.
A. Ramsey out with a hamstring injury. R. Hatate replaces him in midfield as Burnley keep faith with a 4-2-3-1 against Derby.
Derby 5 to go Revision 5, updated 30 days ago
The Oracle's fifth look: Vickers and Mowatt in; Zetterström and Meister out.
Derby are depleted: H. Meister (injury), J. Widell Zetterström (knee injury), and C. Morris (calf injury) all out. J. Vickers and A. Mowatt fill defensive and midfield roles; C. Blackett-Taylor enters elsewhere, as Derby stay in 4-2-3-1.
The data: Leans Burnley at 45%, far from settled. Burnley are without Beyer.
Burnley: Out: Beyer (hamstring injury), Humphreys (muscle injury), Satpaev (hamstring injury), Ramsey (hamstring injury), Barnes (muscle injury), Larsen (injury), Cullen (knee injury), Mejbri (hamstring injury), Banel (muscle injury)
Derby: Out: Agyemang (achilles tendon injury), Bilbija (back injury), Forsyth (knee injury), Murkin (hamstring injury), Travis (leg injury), Clarke (calf injury), Meister (concussion), Zetterström (knee injury), Brewster (injury)
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Lincoln v Swansea
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Lincoln Short rest 5 to go Revision 3, updated 33 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Towler, Jefferies, Varfolomeev, Ogbene and Draper in; Coubiș, Oyegoke, Bayliss, Hackett and Street out.
Lincoln keep faith with a 3-4-2-1 shape but refresh five names: R. Towler, D. Jefferies, I. Varfolomeev, C. Ogbene and F. Draper in for A. Coubiș, D. Oyegoke, T. Bayliss, R. Hackett and R. Street.
Swansea 5 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Key, Eustáquio, Widell and Idah in; Lissah, Fulton, Okopu and Vipotnik out.
Swansea field an unchanged 11 in a 4-2-3-1 away at this fixture. J. Key, S. Eustáquio, M. Widell and A. Idah come in to replace F. Lissah, J. Fulton, Joseph Okopu and Z. Vipotnik.
The data: Leans Swansea at 45%, far from settled. Lincoln are without Melia.
Lincoln: Out: Melia (thigh injury), Darikwa (knee injury), Hamer (health problems)
Swansea: Out: Key (muscle injury), Stewart (muscle injury), Burgess (achilles tendon injury)
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QPR v Preston
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QPR 5 to go Revision 5, updated 37 days ago
The Oracle's fifth look: Clarke-Salter, Cirkin, Varane and Poku in; Adamson, Dunne, Kamara and Lloyd out.
QPR field all 11 unchanged from the previous call, though revision 5 confirms four changes from the last official XI: J. Clarke-Salter, D. Cirkin, J. Varane and K. Poku in, K. Adamson, J. Dunne, G. Kamara and A. Lloyd out. The side keeps a 4-2-3-1 shape.
Preston 5 to go Revision 3, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Gibbs and Mills in; Gibson and Leroy out.
L. Gibbs and S. Mills replace L. Gibson and L. Leroy in revision three. Preston stay in a 4-4-2 shape away to QPR.
The data: Leans QPR at 45%, far from settled. QPR are without Dembélé.
QPR: Out: Dembélé (knee injury), Lamptey (muscle injury), Kone (muscle injury), Chair (muscle injury), Kemper (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Dunne (knee injury)
Preston: Out: McCann (hamstring injury), Potts (ankle injury), Carroll (ankle injury)
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Birmingham v Middlesbrough
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Birmingham 5 to go Revision 15, updated 30 days ago
The Oracle's 15th look: Beadle in; Allsop out.
J. Solis ruled out in the press conference, replaced by Paik Seung-Ho. Birmingham retain a 4-2-3-1 shape with J. Beadle recalled in goal.
Middlesbrough Short rest 5 to go Revision 4, updated 33 days ago
The Oracle's fourth look: Phillips in; Malanda out.
A. Phillips returns to Middlesbrough's 4-2-3-1 away to Birmingham, replacing A. Malanda in the sole revision since the previous call.
The data: Leans Middlesbrough at 45%, far from settled. Birmingham are without Gardner-Hickman.
Birmingham: Out: Gardner-Hickman (hamstring injury), Wright (off the roster), Gray (muscle injury), Bird (calf injury), Leonard (achilles tendon injury) · Doubtful: Roberts (health problems)
Middlesbrough: Out: Jones (calf injury)
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Wrexham v Southampton
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Wrexham 4 to go Revision 3, updated 37 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Vyner, Worrall, Dobson, O'Hare and Smith in; Hyam, Kaboré, James, Windass and Moore out.
Wrexham make five changes from the prior Oracle call, bringing in Z. Vyner, J. Worrall, G. Dobson, C. O'Hare and S. Smith in a 3-4-2-1 shape.
Southampton 4 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Matsuki in; Fellows out.
K. Matsuki steps in for T. Fellows in revision two. Southampton stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape away.
The data: Leans Southampton at 45%, far from settled. Wrexham are without Revan.
Wrexham: Out: Revan (hamstring injury), Cacace (calf injury), Cleworth (muscle injury), Thomason (thigh injury), Rathbone (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Sheaf (knee injury)
Southampton: Out: Jander (lacking match fitness)
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Wolves v West Brom
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Wolves 3 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Mane in; Jiménez out.
Wolves keep faith with a 4-2-3-1 shape for their home fixture, with M. Mane the sole change from revision 1, replacing R. Jiménez.
West Brom 5 to go Revision 3, updated 37 days ago
The Oracle's third look: Townsend, Nzingoula, Collyer and Myhre in; Campbell, Whitwell, Diakité and Morgan out.
West Brom remain unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 shape at Wolves, though revision 3 marks four arrivals from the previous call: C. Townsend, R. Nzingoula, Tobias Christopher Collyer and F. Myhre replace G. Campbell, Harry Whitwell, O. Diakité and J. Morgan.
The data: Leans West Brom at 45%, far from settled. Wolves are without Krejčí.
Wolves: Out: Krejčí (calf injury), Mosquera (ankle injury), Jiménez (knee injury), Saïd (knee injury)
West Brom: Suspended: Pereira (two yellow cards) · Out: Galves (knee injury), Johnston (broken leg)
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Norwich v Bolton
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Norwich 5 to go Revision 2, updated 36 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Fisher, Slimane, Musaba and Touré in; Stacey, Diallo, Schwartau and Kvistgaarden out.
K. Fisher, A. Ben Slimane, A. Musaba, and M. Touré replace J. Stacey, P. Diallo, O. Schwartau, and M. Kvistgaarden in revision two. Norwich stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape at home.
Bolton 5 to go Revision 2, updated 37 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Davies and Sheehan in; Forino-Joseph and Simons out.
Bolton see no reason to change an 11-strong lineup in a 4-2-3-1 shape at Norwich, with B. Davies and J. Sheehan replacing C. Forino-Joseph and X. Simons from the previous call.
The data: Leans Norwich at 45%, far from settled. Norwich are without Ahmed.
Norwich: Out: Ahmed (knee injury), Mahovo (ankle injury), Topic (knee injury)
Bolton: Out: Forino-Joseph (groin injury), Brunt (hamstring injury), Stephenson (muscle injury)
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