TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 4 of 24 teams. Changes: Blackburn: Montgomery, Baradji, Ribeiro in · Preston: Storey, Lindsay, Potts, Moran in · Norwich: McConville, Fisher, Wright, Forson, Ahmed in · West Brom: Molumby, Gilchrist, Bostock, Bany in · Stoke: Tchamadeu, Agina, Gibson, Seko, Pearson, Jun-Ho in · Swansea: Fisher, Ward, Franco, Ronald, Vipotnik in · Charlton: Kaminski, Burke, Ramsay, Rankin-Costello, Sichenje, Knibbs, Mesík, Dykes in · Derby: Forsyth, Agyemang, Salvesen in · Middlesbrough: Edmundson, Morris, Bangura, McGree, Strelec in · Portsmouth: Killip, Matthews, Dia, Ogilvie, Pack, Swift, Blair in · QPR: Salamon, Clarke-Salter, Adamson, Varane, Morgan in · Bristol City: Thomas, Eile, Ezendu, Horvat, Twine, Riis in · Millwall: Crocombe, Crama, Mazou-Sacko in · Birmingham: Allsop, Laird, Gray in · Watford: Selvik, Pétris, Ngakia, Louza, Kayembe in · Southampton: Wood-Gordon, Charles, Jander, Azaz, Larin in · Burnley: Amos, Roberts, Pires, Cullen, Foster, Barnes in · West Ham: Diouf in · Cardiff: Turner, Fish, Chambers, Willock, Colwill, Perrett in · Wrexham: Scarr, Dobson, Windass in.
Wolves v Blackburn
Wolves 4 to go The Oracle's third look: Bentley, Trippier, Gomes, López, Bueno and Munetsi in; Sá, Bueno, Krejčí, Bellegarde, Wolfe and Hee-Chan out.
Wolves retain all eleven against Blackburn in a 3-4-2-1. The continuity underscores a settled approach, though the lineup sees six new names in revision history relative to earlier predictions.
Blackburn 4 to go The Oracle's second look: Pickering in; Wharton out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Bolton v Preston
Bolton 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Larrazabal, Famewo, Davies and Stephenson in; Toal, Christie, Conway and Erhahon out.
Bolton keep 4-3-3 unchanged with all 11 carried over. Gaizka Larrazabal, A. Famewo, B. Davies and Luca Stephenson among replacements from revision one.
Preston 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Thompson in; Whiteman out.
J. Thompson returns in place of B. Whiteman in the away 4-4-2 against Bolton. Preston reshuffle the midfield as three key departures, including L. Dobbin, B. Whiteman and D. Jebbison, leave the squad.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Norwich v West Brom
Norwich 5 to go Norwich carries all eleven in the 4-2-3-1: an unchanged squad from the prior fixture.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
West Brom 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Molumby in; Phillips out.
West Brom field a 4-4-2 shape at Norwich with two departures settled: J. Maja and Daniel Edward Peter Imray have both left. J. Molumby and T. Bany join the away XI, anchoring a nine-player carry-over.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Stoke v Swansea
Stoke City 4 to go Stoke City keeps nine in the 4-2-3-1 and introduces Sydney Agina and T. Seko. A. Phillips and S. Nzonzi unavailable.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Swansea 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Idah in; Ji-Sung out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Charlton v Derby
Charlton 4 to go The Oracle's second look: Ramsay, Sichenje and Mesík in; Docherty, Carey and Fullah out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Derby 5 to go The Oracle's fifth look: Fraulo in; Szmodics out.
Derby make five squad moves for the Charlton trip, with S. Szmodics out on loan, B. Brereton and D. Ozoh departed, and J. Banel out on loan. Away, they settle into a 4-2-3-1 shape featuring B. Clark, P. Agyemang, O. Fraulo and L. Salvesen.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Middlesbrough v Lincoln
Middlesbrough 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Edmundson and Castledine in; Sarmiento and Conway out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Lincoln 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Hamer, Reach, Varfolomeev, Jefferies and Draper in; Bradley, Towler, Bayliss, Hackett and Moylan out.
Lincoln field 4-4-2 away at Middlesbrough, all 11 carried over. T. Hamer, A. Reach, I. Varfolomeev, D. Jefferies and F. Draper among revisions from round two.
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Portsmouth v QPR
Portsmouth 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Dia in; Bowat out.
Portsmouth lose five players to departures at a transitional moment, with J. Williams, I. Bowat, A. Dozzell, M. Alli and J. Brown all leaving. A reshaped 4-2-3-1 side, featuring R. Poole, M. Dia, M. Pack, C. Bishop and H. Blair, prepares to host QPR.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
QPR 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Salamon in; Kolli out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Bristol City v Millwall
Bristol City 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Ezendu in; Tanner out.
Bristol City contend with five departures heading into the Millwall fixture. R. Vítek, R. McCrorie, Neto Borges, D. Burgzorg left and Sam Morsy goes out on loan. The home side adopt a 4-2-3-1 with L. Thomas, M. Bird, C. Pring, Daniel Ezendu and E. Riis incoming.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Millwall 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Crocombe and Cundle in; Patterson and Bannan out.
Millwall make two squad adjustments for the Bristol City away fixture, with T. Ballo departing and A. Patterson out on loan. A 4-2-3-1 formation includes M. Crocombe and L. Cundle as replacements in the travelling XI.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Sheffield Utd v Birmingham
Sheffield Utd 5 to go Sheffield Utd names an unchanged 4-4-2 against Birmingham. All 11 players retained from the prior selection.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Birmingham 4 to go The Oracle's second look: Gray in; Seung-Ho out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Watford v Southampton
Watford 4 to go N. Mendy and J. Abankwah have left the club; J. Pétris and H. Kyprianou replace them in a 3-5-2. Watford retains nine from the previous squad.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Southampton 5 to go R. Stewart is out on loan; C. Larin comes in to a largely unchanged 4-2-2-2 lineup, with ten players carried over.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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Burnley v West Ham
Burnley 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Amos in; Weiß out.
Burnley lose five to departures including J. Trafford, C. Egan-Riley, M. Estève, J. Brownhill and J. Anthony all leaving the club. A refreshed 4-2-3-1 features B. Amos, J. Worrall, O. Sonne, Z. Flemming and L. Foster for the West Ham fixture.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
West Ham 2 to go The Oracle's second look: Kilman, Scarles, Kanté and Orford in; Wan-Bissaka, Souček, Magassa and Ajala out.
E. Álvarez out on loan. West Ham field 4-4-2 away at Burnley with E. Diouf in and ten carried over, four changes reshape the spine from revision one.
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Cardiff v Wrexham
Cardiff 5 to go Cardiff add M. Turner, C. Willock, R. Colwill and T. Perrett for this fixture against Wrexham. Four departures, left the club, open space in a 4-2-3-1.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Wrexham 5 to go Wrexham keep faith with ten players against Cardiff and bring in L. O'Brien. Squad departure I. Kabore left the club, addressed by new faces in a 3-4-2-1.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
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