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The London Stadium provides the venue for our first of Sunday’s two encounters, as West Ham host champions Manchester City.

In Fantasy terms, there is no question that our focus is largely on the visitors.

Pep Guardiola has named a strong line-up, with Vincent Kompany and David Silva the only notable omissions from his regular starting XI.

Silva was bought by 65,000+ ahead of Saturday’s deadline, following a run of four goals and three assists, along with 11 bonus points over his previous seven Gameweeks.

The playmaker’s absence means that Ilkay Gundogan is retained, while Leroy Sane is also recalled as Bernardo drops to the bench.

Elsewhere, Raheem Sterling starts for a sixth successive match having returned a goal or an assist in each of his last five. The winger was the third-most signed ahead of Gameweek 36, losing out only to Harry Kane and team-mate Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian striker leads the City attack once again, making his third successive start having featured in the XI in four of the last five. He has three goals and three assists over that run and is backed by 158,000 captaincies (2.7%), a similar figure to team-mate Kevin De Bruyne (150,000 or 2.5%).

For West Ham, their hopes of gaining a result surely rely on the performance of Marko Arnautovic. The Austrian has produced ten goals and five assists in 16 Gameweek starts as the Hammers’ lone striker. He delivered again at Arsenal last time out, though he continues to offer a differential option ahead of a Double Gameweek as part of just 6.2% of squads.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    1-1 goals from an Arsenal young fella + Lindelof pls

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Ban this man!

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Dog*

        1. BIGREDDOG
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Did you just assume my gender!?!

          1. BIGREDDOG
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 5 days ago

            Species!?!!?*

  2. jia you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    William (Willian) is certainly up for FFS 'Typo of the year' award 🙂

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Sterling 2 bps locked in? Or is it likely be gets all 3?

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      1 or 2

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      More likely to lose than gain.

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      1.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Cheers. I'm gobsmacked. It's wrong a team who win 4-1 Where 3 of them are assisted by the same player with nobody scoring more than one that they don't get full reward, regardless of what else happens in the game.

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Feel we've been here before.

          Like it or not there are rules behind the scoring that can be understood.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 5 days ago

            Sterling effectively won the game. You could argue without his assists it could have been 1-1

  4. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    If Ayew doesn’t get a ban, how is this?

    Willian and Barnes ➡ Sane and JAyew (-4) ?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      My everyone at once

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone thinking of TC Salah home to Brighton in week 38 rather than DGW 37 player?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Nah

    2. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Good option if they go full strength

  6. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Will push come to shove between Jose and Arsene, for one last time?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Hope he gets sent to the stand for old times sake.

  7. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Salah & Vardy > Sterling & Jesus for a -4 hit?

    Would then bring back Salah in 38. I would do GroB or Willian but Salah is the only enabler.

    DDG
    Naughton - Alonso - Morgan
    Salah - Son - Eriksen - Willian - GroB
    Lukaku - Vardy

    Ryan - Barnes - Lowton - Long

  8. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Those who took hits to bring in City players, are you glad?

    I was going to swap Kaku for Jesus...let's find out in a few hours if I should have bit the bullet

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Hello again.

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        🙂 what's your score total Mr Fred

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          If baps hold

          33-4 with DDG, Valencia, Monreal (Naughton 2), Son and Kane left.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      I would assume they are. Everyone got points. Even Fernandinho

    3. Mo Mané No Problems
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Yes, worked out pretty well.
      Did Alonso (0), Willian (1), Vardy (2) ---> Klavan (8), Sterling (12), Jesus (9) for a -8 😀

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Nice work

        I have 2FT so I will bring in some City assets

        Have a feeling my differential will end up being the likes of Dilva...what do you think? Or will he play his usual pity card?

  9. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 days ago

    The most likely city mid/fwd to start both DGW games?

    should i go mahrez > sterling or vardy > jesus?

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Probably Jesus. Subbed early, lack of competition.

    2. CarsonYeung
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Refrained from doing Lukaku to Jesus for a -4, hopefully Romelu repays me against that diabolical Arsenal XI

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        He will get 1 assist

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Surely those that kept Mahrez this GW can't sell him now ahead of a DGW? Could be a great differential!

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        😯

      2. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Can't tell if serious 🙂
        I'm between selling Willian and mahrez or Willian and groß at the moment -4.

      3. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        If only he played well he could have been a great option

    4. Kingston
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Sterling 1 bap

    5. boc610
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      sterling 1 bap

    6. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Is Sterling still a rotation risk in 37 or worth it given he can still haul as a sub?

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Sterling played a lot of games of late,
        o/t I'm assuming David Silva was rested and likely to play dgw?

        1. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Not sure if he was rested or given time off because of his personal issues. If the latter then he may miss other games.

    7. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Kane is no shoe in as GW37 skipper after those past couple of City performances! Sterling & Jesus contenders now for sure!!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Agreed...although wonder how he will react to Salah not scoring yesterday. Motivation could be up again. Will be watching tomorrows game closely.

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          True but one goal won't cut the mustard, Kane needs a brace at least! Hopefully he will deliver, I just worry that the whole Salah golden boot thing combined with the stick he has received for that ghost goal has effected his confidence!

          1. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 5 days ago

            I think it has affected his mind too...but he might just see the chance now to score heavily over the next 3 games to catch Salah.

            That's why I want to see how he does tomorrow, if he gets at least 2 that would swing the captaincy more towards him. If not, then not so much.

      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Kane brace tomorrow and there is only 1 contender

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Haha, yeah, look at my comment above. Brace or more and he's a shoe in for me 🙂

      3. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        West brom will be a tougher fixture than some might think

      4. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        I'm captaining Raz.

    8. Kingston
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Fernandinho got the 2

    9. Donster
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Nooooo Mustafa, damn! Do we have any gunners here? Should I sell Mustafi before DGW?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Rotation surely no surprise?

        1. Donster
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Big surprise for me, want someone solid for dgw. I’m in the lead in my league. Don’t want to lose because of rotation

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 5 days ago

            Arsenal have nothing to play for in league and EL semi next week. They've been rotating for weeks.

            Rotation next gw will depend on result I suppose, but hard to think anyone is nailed.

      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        I think Im keeping him
        Maybe resting today is good news for the doubles

        1. Donster
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Thx, will be keeping an eye on Arsenal’s sites 🙂

    10. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      That lineup from Wenger says that he wants to lose

      1. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Kaku will get his first brace since gw1 today

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Can see it happening. Sold him reluctantly

      2. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Can't wait for them to go out of Europe..such an annoying team

      3. boc610
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        it says that he wants to beat Athletico and that he doesnt care about the league,something as he has said on numerous occasions .

        1. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          By the looks of it he hasn't cared about the league or champions league in years

        2. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Exactly. Can't believe anyone is surprised.

    11. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Anyone gambling on pogba next week?

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        David Icke

        1. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          Pogba is a shape shifting lizard

    12. TheCurseOfRaheem
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Went into the week 57 pts behind my rival. Have closed it down to 27 this week but that Salah (C) blank has ended any realistic chance i had as he doesn’t own him.

      So frustrating!

    13. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      OR#1 team 😮

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        He was due a bad week. Still, MUN + Spurs to go...

      2. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Having a shocker!

      3. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Needs kane to go big

    14. boc610
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus deservedly crushing those baps

    15. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Aubameyang hatty anyone??

    16. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      VDH nailed?

      1. Ramboros
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        He's been one of the very best players at Swansea this season. It would be mental if he didn't start every future game.

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 5 days ago

          cheers Ramboros

    17. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Score checks? 49 + Son & Kane (c) to go

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        53 with Kane Eriksen Vertongen to go

      2. TheCurseOfRaheem
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        48 with Kane, Son and DDG left. Looks like you’re in for a big week

      3. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        20
        🙁

      4. Salarrivederci
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        52 with (K)ane, Eriksen, Vertonghen left.

        KDB - Pérez - Dubravka blanks hurts.

      5. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Nice scores!

      6. Dobswell55
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        40 with Kane (C), Son and De Gea to go

    18. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Pick two players for a -4

      Vardy
      Willian
      Gross
      Bailey
      Maguire

      and who would be the most wanted players for next week??

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Such a broad question. Depends on your team because all but Vardy would be candidates for a cull.

      2. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        ML ton consider or just rank?
        Anything in the bank?

        Just rank I'd say lose Bailey and Groß

    19. England23
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      5.5m for a nailed DGW defender, have Mustafi, is Bertrand a good shout? If not who?

    20. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus or Aubameyang for the DGW?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Jesus

    21. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      What a nice moment

    22. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 days ago

      45 post baps

      Smalling, lloris and Kane(c) to go

      Feeling underwhelmed

      How’s everyone getting on?