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Sterling, Silva and Bernardo benched as Guardiola rotates heavily

Double Gameweek 32 comes to a head on Wednesday evening with three Premier League matches that all kick off at 19:45 BST.

Crystal Palace are the visitors to Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, while Manchester City and Chelsea host Cardiff City and Brighton and Hove Albion respectively.

The headline team news at the Etihad sees Pep Guardiola make seven changes, with Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and David Silva among the players to drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gündogan are also among the substitutes, while Nicolas Otamendi drops out of the match-day squad.

Guardiola had previously ruled Sergio Aguero out of tonight’s match, so it is no shock to see Gabriel Jesus leading the line for City.

Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez will flank the Brazilian, while there is a first Premier League start of the season for Phil Foden.

Fernandinho, John Stones and Danilo are also recalled.

Neil Warnock has made only one change, with Harry Arter being replaced in the starting XI by Joe Ralls.

Maurizio Sarri has matched Guardiola in making seven alterations.

Eden Hazard returns to the Chelsea starting XI following his benching at Cardiff on Sunday, while there is a full Premier League debut for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Gonzalo Higuain makes way for Olivier Giroud, while Emerson Palmieri replaces the injured Marcos Alonso.

N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andreas Christensen are recalled as Willian, Pedro, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic and Antonio Rudiger drop out.

Chris Hughton has made four changes, the most eye-catching of which sees the fit-again Florin Andone replace Glenn Murray up front.

Solly March, Bruno and Gaetan Bong all start at the expense of Anthony Knockaert, Martin Montoya and Bernardo.

Son Heung-min returns to the Spurs starting XI, replacing Lucas Moura in the Lilywhites’ attack.

Ben Davies is preferred to Davinson Sanchez in Mauricio Pochettino’s only other change.

Roy Hodgson has brought Cheikhou Kouyate, James McArthur and Martin Kelly into his starting XI and benched Scott Dann, Max Meyer and Andros Townsend.

That means Jeffrey Schlupp will move even further upfield on the left of a front three, with Wilfried Zaha switching to the right flank.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Hazard.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Bissouma, Stephens, Propper, March, Andone, Jahanbakhsh.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Zinchenko, Stones, Laporte, Danilo, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Camarasa, Murphy, Hoilett, Niasse.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose, Alli, Son, Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Batshuayi, Schlupp.

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  1. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dbl gw fail I reckon.. 84 all out, 3 players get 3, 3 players get 4, with CHO and bednarek stinking up my bench with 7 a piece! Couldn't make it up..

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ok performance - don't beat yourself up

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Similar to me below mate. Bit of a sucker punch, especially going DSilva over Laporte. Had I done the reverse I’d be okay with it

  2. Transferred Out
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth keeping Higuain? Got 11 players and considering switching for Wilson. But can see Sarri starting him...

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Send him packing

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you are WCing in 34 then worth it as a 1 wk punt

    4. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well even if he does, he ain't going to get 90 minutes.

    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I have the eejit in tetegraph game but also have barkley with one transfer left for the season

  3. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Horrific freehit from myself, but the positive is, there is only 6 more game weeks and the season is finally over. I can’t wait for this seasons FPL to end.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Preach

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Testify!

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I certainly didn’t expect just 9 points from Pogba, Higuaín and Sterling.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nope...

  4. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Well the 30pts tonight was marginally better than the -1 last night!

    Dilva, Bats and Schlupp fail but somehow Haz, Azpi and Kepa delivered

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah - They are better players.

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    86 with bonus. 🙁 pretty bad in comparison to a lot, it seems?

    Better than non FH team obviously, but those 50/50 decisions essentially all went the wrong way

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, I’m on 77. FH and all.

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thats ok score

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rank drop and ML lead lost, and a good 20pts or so back now...

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'll have an annoying 95 after bonus

      Virtually everyone in my MLs is well into the 100s

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hmmm thin ice man

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ha identical score mate.

      Earned me a tiny green arrow as it stands from 126k to 123k lol. Not quite the huge gain I expected this week

    5. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Around average isn't it?

    6. GS456
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      93 for me. Highest GW score of the season so can’t complain too much.

      No Jiminez and pogba/sterling letting me down.

    7. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      89, a few regrets but I don't think either of my final two drafts would've drastically outperformed each other.

  6. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What do we think about Pickford and his four clean sheets in the last five games (including Liverpool and Chelsea)?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Remove - go for Etheridge

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think it means no Arsenal attacker in GW33

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    (K)ane felt clever. For the billionth time this season the fantasy gods shot me down when trying to be clever.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’d do it again. The perfect kind of differential. He was no different to TC Aguero in DGW25.

      You gotta hit the big hitters when people don’t own them, not when they do.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I went for him and it was very frustrating tonight.

  8. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What changes would you make mates? 🙂

    Id also want to have Sterling in there but not sure If he is worth it more than any of the premiums already jn the team...

    Ryan Gunn
    Robbo Kola Laporte Duffy Valery
    Mane Son Ramsey JWP Deolufeu
    Kane Kun Jimenez

    0.2 ITB

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Remove that useless fraud Harry

      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Well hes at least nailed mate.
        Its not like Sterling made more pts than him this GW 😀

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He outscored Sterling?

    2. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      BB 35 team*
      sorry

    3. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane out Vardy should free up £££

  9. ArseneKnows
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arnie out for whom?

    A) King
    B) Wilson

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you had to .....King

  10. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    107 all out... sigh disaster season continues 🙁

    To think this season had so much hope as well

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Stop complaining

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Come the F on dude. Seriously?!

    4. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Shocking score!

    5. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      'How to delete other people's comments'

    6. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep you suck bro

  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I've been chasing the ton since gameweek 1, glad I finally got it.

  12. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Could have been so much better. Had the following as options to complete FH team and needless to say I went for C with Dilva. Nobody advised A.

    A. Laporte/Jimmy/Son (41)
    B. Trippier/Jimmy/Dilva (22)
    C. Duffy/Rash/Dilva r Son (13 & 21)

  13. MGD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    McTominay I picked as a joke is literally laughing at Higuain, Young, Sterling, Pogba from the bench..

    Still 99 tho but argh

  14. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A) Mané+Firmino
    B) Salah+Vardy

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mane Vardy

    6. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Let’s move to the next GW, shall we? 😉

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It’s just around the corner! 🙂

  16. aborg
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    121(-8) points. Played TC on Aguero.

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Whoosh

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Boom!!

  17. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Green arrow, risen 2 places. Small steps.

  18. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    2 for Danilo and Laporte.

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench Boosters, including Demel, the real winners this GW.

    Up about 20 on the Top 10k average.

    FH up 17, TC up 13 & WC up 10.

    1. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Where are you getting these numbers?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2019/04/03/18-19-gw32-final-results/

        Halfway down the page, first chart.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm happy with my Free Hit tbh.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, the final 30 minutes tonight really helped 🙂

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      GW33 though...

  20. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No chance Kane gets the assist for McArthur’s pass to Eriksen?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doubt it cos fpl towers are a bunch of dog bummers

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Them +3's begin to add up don't they 😉

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          They do indeed. Haha

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope because that wasnt assist. Pretty clear.

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What happened. I missed the ending.

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The way this week has gone for me, no chance.

      Salah, yes
      Jiménez, yes

      Kane, no

    5. KAPO KANE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Should just award all or none of the dubious assists then everyone's happy

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bias?

        1. KAPO KANE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No trying to be unbias, I capped Aguero so fairly neutral lol

  21. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    might sound stupid but how do people 'work out' their bench boost score!? I got 13 but that was with Pogba on the bench instead of Jota and Ryan on the bench instead of Guaita - I could easily claim it was 28 if I'd set it up that way

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah exactly. You can’t. Unless you’re truly honest with yourself.

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Put on the bench who you would put on the bench without the chip.

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I set it up to be colour coordinated, no idea who I would have actually benched - possibly would have been Jota and Guaita - so I'll just call it 28 😀 a success

  22. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Got an early flight sadly. Some help with decisions?
    Start...
    A. Boruc
    B. Guaita
    Captain...
    1. Hazard
    2. Vardy
    C. Salah

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B3

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B1

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ta - Salah is 3 there

    4. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A. But probably won’t plau

      C salah

  23. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So much for a double gameweek. I’m on free hit and only one of my front 7 started twice - Pogba.

    Sterling, Sane, Haz, Agüero, Higuaín and Rashford been the others.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Two of mu front seven started both Batshuayi and Pogba.
      But I did alright so I can't complain

  24. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Well I don't like to dwell on last minute changes but I had stuck with my FH team all week until decided to swap out Eriksen and LaPorte for Young and D Silva, going fo the City 3 attack, this has hurt.

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Take it on chin and move on - we've all been there

  25. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Poor rival with 43 points on his bench.

  26. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    FFFix says the predicted average for the top 1k will be 91.
    So if you get above that it looks like it could be a green arrow.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I’m just below on 88 and it’s a red arrow. Goodbye top 5k.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I was looking like a red arrow after smallings stupidity.
        I clawed it back today though.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Slightly above, small green. Checks out.

      Shame I am at 30K or so though 😆

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Use livefpl

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Never used that kept using FFFix out of habit.
        I will check out livefpl

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A) Boruc to Schmeichel (HUD) (or other 6.5m budget)
    B) Anderson to max 9.5 (Tielemans/Maddison?)
    C) Both -4 and bench Awb or Digne

    Boruc (Ethe*)
    Robbo Taa Digne Awb (Doherty*)
    Salah Haz Fraser (Anderson*, Pogba*)
    Vardy Wilson Rondon

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B....but take out Salah

    2. jaybradlights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A for me

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely not C.

      Probably A. you could take a view nearer the time on Anderson > ? if you want one playing sub, but I wouldn't.

  28. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Higuain.
    Do we think he comes back in for the weekend?

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Probably. And off again after 60 minutes, goalless.

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Get him out

  29. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    97 pts, with BAPS. I suspect that many will have done better than this.

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Better than me with 92. Disappointing.

  30. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Red arrow on a DGW FH, not ideal!