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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. Cruz88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with Boruc for 33? Anyone think he will play?

    1. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feels very unlikely he'll play to me. I'm just going without a keeper this week if he doesn't.

  2. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    tielemans or maddison ?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      T

  3. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    For rest of the season?
    A) Auba
    B) Laca

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Laca hitting form at the right time, Auba explosive. Auba for me.

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

      I'd say B with money spent elsewhere

  4. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best differential to go for:

    1) Mkhi
    2) Siggy
    3) Tielmans
    4) RLC

    1. Dannywaz
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy

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

      3

  5. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If I have no other fires to put out, is Luiz to Azpi worth it ?

    Especially considering Azpi came off slightly Earlier tonight.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sideways imo. Strengthen elsewhere

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

      Why not

  6. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    On FH, last 3 spots?

    Kepa
    Chilwell Digne _
    Salah Mane Hazard _
    Vardy Wilson _

    A) TAA Lacazette Tielemans
    B) TAA Aubameyang Brooks
    C) Robertson King Tielemans

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i prefer tielemans to brooks and auba probably a better choice than laca so tough !

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just saw your team below, different but looks good. How did you do dgw32? Scored 80 on my WC so slightly dissapointed but hopefully will gain the points in the coming weeks.

  7. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Latest gw34 WC attempt
    Foster
    Robbo trent kola laporte cathcart
    Sterling mane son deulofeu CHO
    Kane laca jiminez

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      looks v good. not sure about cho. chelsea have poor fixtures and no dgw

      1. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ye just fodder, gotta have a chelsea player to cheer on lol

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          fair enough 🙂

  8. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Still too excited about my FH success. Can't bring myself to plan for next gw. I'll enjoy today and get back to the drawing board tomorrow.
    113!! What's not to get excited about! Sorry about the brag but I really haven't done too well this season so grant me this. 🙂

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      well played !!

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one!

    3. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers both!

    4. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      same here ....118

  9. Dannywaz
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who'd everyones captain? ? Vardy for me

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      salah 100 %

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

      Mane

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haz

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be Hazard this week

  10. VFORVANDETA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg fh?

    Allison

    Robbo Azpi Awb

    Mane Hazard Fraser Siggy

    Vardy(c) Zaha Wilson

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hello fellow free hitter 🙂

      any money left ? id pick a newcastle/bou defender before awb.

      v nice team otherwise

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        this is mine in case you re interested 🙂

        kepa
        azpi/robbo/maguire
        salah (c)/mane/hazard/tielemans/siggy
        wilson/vardy

        big difference is that i'm avoiding arsenal attack. also have 0.9 itb for a playing bench. good luck !!

        1. VFORVANDETA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks mate.Got 3.0 itb

          1. VFORVANDETA
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Nice team btw..

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

          What are your thoughts on Arsenal players? Everton has looked good at home and Don't trust Arsenal away, but still feel like i should include one.

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            On FH I’d have one but I think Everton will do well.

            1. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Same thinking. Think i'll go with Digne and Lacazette

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

      Very different from mine but looks good. I like the Siggy pick. My FH below

      Kepa
      TAA Digne Chilwell
      Salah Mane Hazard Tielemans
      Vardy Lacazette Wilson

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nice mate.Good luck

  11. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Score prediction?

    Southampton vs Liverpool

    Bournemouth vs Burnley

    Huddersfield vs Leicester

    Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

    Everton vs Arsenal

    Chelsea vs West Ham

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2-3
      2-0
      2-0
      1-0
      2-2
      3-0

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hudd will beat Lei?

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oop wrong way round haha

    2. Dannywaz
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1-1
      1-1
      1-3
      2-1
      2-2
      3-0

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      0-3
      2-1
      0-2
      1-1
      2-2
      4-0

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1-3
      2-1
      0-2
      1-1
      2-0
      2-1

    5. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1-3
      2-1
      1-3
      2-1
      2-1
      3-1

  12. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If you had 10.1m for a midfielder for this GW only, who would you get? I am thinking Mane. I am going to be wildcarding next week anyway to be able to BB in GW35 so it is just a 1 week thing. Any help?

    1. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Surely it has to be Mane with the form he’s in.

  13. adam28193
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts between Ashley Barnes, Giroud, King and Rondon this week?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have King and Barnes. Not confident with Banes though.
      Giroud a risky pick but could be rewarded.

      I’d rate them In this order.
      King,Rondon,Giroud,Barnes

      1. adam28193
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I may go rondon currently got Wilson and vardy with Barnes. Fab in goal but I don't fancy Barnes very much and would rather make an attacking change

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeh Rondon a good pick.
          DCL could do well as well

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

      Giroud not a bad shout.

  14. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Remember after 45 mins against Fulham when Man City triple attack was “the right strategy” for DGW32?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's all just luck matey

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is it? Pretty sure people dug our stats to prove defenders normally outscore attackers in DGWs. Sure you aren’t going to get 20 pointers from defenders, but it wasn’t crazy to go:

        Guaita, Laporte, Luiz, Azpi, Tripp, PVA

        12, 18, 8, 16, 8, 16

        78 points.

        Add some template: Haz, Pog, Son/Milli; Rash and Kun (c).

        15, 4, 11, 7, 20

        57

        135 points

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I guess you may have had Sterling instead of Son/Milli so I actually -8 from that: 127.

  15. Fabregasm
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    To field 11 players I need to do one of these, and I’d love your opinion on it:
    A) Aguero —> Aubameyang / Laca
    B) Pogba —> Ramsey
    This way I get a player for the blank GW and one with a DGW as well

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kun to Auba.

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  16. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Whats with all the love for Tielemens, is he a better option than Fraser?

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      mostly because of the opposition. Hudd is done, Burnley fighting regelation

  17. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who has been more impressive according to eye test? Not much between them looking at the stats.

    A) Tielemans
    B) Maddison

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haven't watched much of their games since the Tielemans came in, would love to hear from someone who have watched them closer.

  18. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Roll FT? 0.4 ITB

    Ederson* Boruc

    Robertson Periera Schar WB Bednarek

    Salah Mané Hazard Pogba* Brooks

    Vardy Wilson Rondon

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd get a gk

    2. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who? All the 4.4 GKs and very inspiring

  19. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So I beat my “worst FH team ever” (Regin 2019)

    Lloris; Tripp, Vert, Schlupp, PVA, AWB; Pogba, Hazard, Sterling; Kun (c), Lukaku

    7, 8, 7, 7, 16, 7, 4, 15, 3, 20, 2 = 96 points.

    Just ruined by Spurs not doing a Spurs.

  20. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Moved into the top10k for the first time ever!! Now I just need to catch my ML leader for £1500!

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well done for 10k !

      Wait what £1500 !!!! That's insane !! :0

  21. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GTG? No WC and used my FT. Worth a hit to bring in someone else? Thanks guys
    Guaita
    Kola TAA Robbo
    Haz Tiele Mane Snoddy
    Wilson Barnes Vardy

  22. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do with 1FT and 1.5ITB?
    Could also do Pogba to any mid I recon

    Fabianski
    TAA/Pereira/Azpi
    Salah/Maner/Hazard/Brooks
    Vardy/Barnes/Wilson

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m in more or less the same boat as you.
      The trouble is with a Pogba > Siggy eg. You would have to decide who to bench.
      I may make it because I can Bench Almiron but could you bench Barnes? I don’t know.

      My other options are
      Fabianski > Kepa
      Barnes > DCL ,Rondon,Zaha,Wilson(you could go King)

    2. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are you wildcarding after this week? Your team looks strong but if I had a 1 week punt I’d change Fabianski for Kepa.

  23. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Good morning DZ.

    How accurate is FPLstats right now?

    Kane is currently at 66% and falling in price. Can we safely say he won't RISE in price before deadline?

    (I've been burned by FPL stats before)

    Thanks.

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

      Yes

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Annie!

  24. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Che's next 2.Pinguain to play vs WH and Oli vs Slavia?

  25. Blue&White85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on week 34 wildcard attempt? Will bench boost in 35:

    Ederson, Ryan
    Robertson, Trippier, TAA, Dunk, Jonny
    Sterling, Mane, Son, Camarasa, Hojberg
    Kane Jimenez Deeney

    Think it’s wise to stick with 3 Liverpool players despite no double.

    1. Azathoth
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Laporte instead of Trip?

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. Yeah, Laporte in definitely in my thoughts. I just fancy Spurs 34 fixture for Trippier as having attacking potential plus it really should be a clean sheet.

  26. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need to fill up these 3 spots on my WC. 19.2 ITB. Going to move out Hazard after GW33 and Tielemans after GW34. Appreciate the help!

    Foster - Ryan
    Kolasinac - TAA - Bednarek - ???? - ????
    Mane - Hazard - Fraser - Tielemans - ????
    Aguero - Rashford - Jimenez

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Schlupp, Yedlin or Schär?

    Or another max 4.6m def.

    Thx

  28. PrincessPorkie
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) use FH this week and bench boost for double GW week after

    B) do nothing and FH the DGW

  29. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one this gw

    a. digne
    b, schar
    c. kola

  30. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Chances of RLC starting ? How did he play for those who watched Chelsea games.