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3 April 2019 3638 comments
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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.

  1. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Kane misses easy chance 1 vs 1

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      that's good news

  2. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Etheridge to UTD when De Gea leaves!

    1. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Yep sign him up!

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Hazard outscoring Pogba + Aguero + Young combined

  4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Any update on mili please?

  5. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    FFS Kane!!! 👿

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Ton up but could go back down below again.need city to keep it clean

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      And Chelsea!

  7. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Can Pep just sub on Sterling/Dilva pls.. and not in the 90+3 minute

  8. Amey
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Never even thought about Hazard ©.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      He’s my VC!

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 days ago

        Well done !!
        I Failed there too.
        Raz VC 😀

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 10 days ago

          Lol I get nothing for it tho. Just a sense of closeness haha

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Good reason to though mate

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah
        Agreed

  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Come on Batsh*t!!

  10. Samwise
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    what are people on atm?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Gin & Tonic

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      114 if bonus holds and clean sheets hold. So probably 85

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      101 pre BAPS. But need City and Chelsea to keep their CS.

    4. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Some pretty strong stuff...

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      96 pre-baps...bonus will take it over 100...need the Cleanies to stay as they are tho!

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      92 with bonus likely to take me over the ton

    7. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      115 pre bonus, assuming CS

    8. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Like 87 or some crap

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Sarri has found his best 11 🙂

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      It was an obvious eleven though!?
      He was willfully blind for so long

  12. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Average top 1k prediction according to fffix is currently 90 on the nose

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Son gets the goal I think

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      FPL Twitter confirmed it.

  14. MGD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Cmon some Higgy and Sterling action!

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Why oh why did some of us fall for triple City attack...

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Because it was “more exciting” 🙁

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      More exciting looking I suppose two potential high scoring games?
      I am happy with ederson anyway,
      You can't get them all right.

  16. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Etheridge 9th save

  17. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Etheridge is so good

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Winks on, Rose off

  19. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    I have Kane. Rival has Son and Eriksen. I can't win

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    I need Higgy sub-on to get to 100pts. 1st of the season. Come on Sarri

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    I hate Double Lameweeks

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    SON GOAL CONFIRMED

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      🙂

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      🙁

  23. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    RLC best player of the week. WOW

  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    How has Laporte not scored?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      He will

    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Someone is looking out for us non-owners

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 days ago

        I just blindfolded him 😉

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Regret going Ederson over him for sure, he's so good.

  25. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    31 points on the bench....

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      congrats on using BB

  26. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Kante what a chance :O

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Misses from 2m, would have been Hazard assist

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Non City defence owners huddle together in tears

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Was a bad call to go without City D...had best chance at 2, or 1 cs this DGW

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      🙂

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Ederson was a very boring but easy 12 points this week

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Sterling not even warming up, get lost pep

  29. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Etheridge would be good for Bournemouth given how often they keep changing GKs.

  30. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 days ago

    Couple guys here tried to convince me to bring Kane for DGW... thx God i didnt listen them.

    Overpriced for at least 3.0 M imo and i wouldnt C him...

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 days ago

      Even if he scores now, still wasnt worth it...esp w Pool away..

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 days ago

        this