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Aubameyang and Lacazette paired up front as Ozil returns

Two Premier League matches kick off at 16:00 BST on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal play the first of two Double Gameweek 35 fixtures, with Crystal Palace the visitors to the Emirates.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are in action against a Cardiff City side that has lost all ten of their meetings with “big six” sides in 2018/19.

There are no great shocks in Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI, with their most-popular Fantasy assets all in the visitors’ line-up.

Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk make up a familiar-looking back four, while Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah are once again selected up front.

Georginio Wijnaldum for Fabinho is Klopp’s only alteration from Gameweek 34.

Neil Warnock has named an unchanged team for the visit of Liverpool.

Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are included in the same starting XI for only the second time in nine Premier League games.

Aaron Ramsey misses out with a hamstring injury so Mesut Ozil lines up in “the hole” behind Arsenal’s strike pair.

Sead Kolasinac is also included as Emery rolls out a 3-4-1-2, with Carl Jenkinson getting a rare start on the opposite flank.

Patrick van Aanholt, Andros Townsend and Michy Batshuayi are among the substitutes for Palace, with Joel Ward handed a recall at full-back.

Arsenal XI (3-4-1-2): Leno, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Jenkinson, Guendouzi, Elneny, Kolasinac, Özil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Dann, Wan-Bissaka, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Meyer, Zaha, Benteke.

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Hoilett, Camarasa, Mendez-Laing, Niasse.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

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  1. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just looking at City's remaining fixtures - is B.Silva a good option? Especially now KDB is out too.

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

      yes

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Always plays well, but often no points.

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep said he wants to play Foden in KDBs spot. Not that I count him as a reliable source

  2. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I expected Cardiff to make it difficult for Pool, which is why I took a punt on Wilson over Bobby this gw. Shame that Wilson didn’t read the script

    1. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Firmino will read the script in the 2nd half

        1. JELLYFISH
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’m bringing him in for Huddersfield

          1. Ross From Friends
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Same, although it is hard to say goodbye to Vardy after all the points he's gotten me 🙁

      • mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I watched the highlights and Bournemouth has some great chances, Fraser mostly but Wilson as well. Think I’ll keep but you never know with Bournemouth

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      PooL with a FK fron a decent distance.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hits the wall, TaA

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

      Cardiff 0-0 Liverpool HT

      1. i am jose mourinho
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The end is near

    4. Thick Of It
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This pitch is not helping Liverpool at all, cannot blame the Cardiff ground staff for that.

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hang on. Christian Bentke scored?

      What year is this?

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly ha ha

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'd much rather be watching that game tbh

      2. Thick Of It
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        0.4% ownership.

      3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        2014?

        Are you from the future? Is Benteke not immense?

        Wait, do you know future results? Is it worth me putting my mortgage on Leicester to win the league by 2016?

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Nah, it'll dilly ding dilly dong never happen

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ah okay cool.

            I’ll put it on Hilary next President. Heard something hilarious about some TV reality star going for the republican nomination.

    6. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA deserves to be subbed for Milner

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        On the 60th minute

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This.

      2. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Right at half time.

      3. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed. One good cross the only positive contirbution. Rest has been between poor and meh.

      4. Thick Of It
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Laing is rapid, has been tormenting him.

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

        He’ll probably be poor all game but end up with an assist, cs, and baps. That’s how fpl works

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

        Disagree. Henderson just needs to provide more protection when Mendez-Laing is attacking. Henderson can afford to be a little bit deeper given the attacking threat TAA provides.

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

      Champions League taken tolls on the players

    8. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rather underwhelming day of fpl

      1. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        oh boy there's been plenty of those lately

      2. L S P
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        day, season, whatevs

      3. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        *season

      4. syke63
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        ML league leader had Digne and Siggy. Reckon he's enjoying it.

    9. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Salah had better score this 2nd half

        1. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If he can get out of Manga's pocket.

          1. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              🙂 He is not in Manga's pocket Pool just not doing as much as they should

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

          dis has been shite so far

        3. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So what do we do now then?

          Is there even any point in giving Ole one more game given it’s against City?

          1. M♤rvin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Sack him and bring back Jose.

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

            LOL. I would expect dropping Fred, Jones and Lukaku, getting Shaw and Herrera back and a motivating factor to stop City winning the league will make a difference.

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

              What about the motivating factor to stop Liverpool winning the league?

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

                Tough one. But at least Liverpool have some history of success (even if it was a while ago). City have got everything with money.

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

                  Which is exactly why city winning matters less and Liverpool would hurt more.

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

                    City can buy a lot more success though with their funding. They could build a legacy.

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

                      Pep won't be there long enough for that.

            2. Licky
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              United: https://i.imgflip.com/2z4878.jpg

            3. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Agree with all that except about Fred - I do feel like although Fred’s not doing great he is at least trying

          3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            He Is not even close to being sacked. And 'we' dont do anything

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              He’s running out of time for me

          4. Jet5605
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Needs a transfer window to seriously rebuild. I would only keep DDG, Rashford, Martial, Lingard and get a whole new back 4 and midfield. Even Pog is too high maintenance.

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I wouldn’t even keep Rashy tbh. Agents have gotten into his head. He’s gone from being our local lad to making ‘demands’ of silly amounts of money. We can’t be breaking our wage structure. If Barca/Madrid offer us 150m I say let’s take it (along with what we get for likes of Rojo, Jonesy, Smalling, Mata, Young, etc) and put it towards a deal for Mbappe.

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

                Why the hell would Mbappe sign for UTD. Reality check needed.

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

                We don't have a wage structure after the Sanchez deal.

        4. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Kola probably off at half time.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Injured?

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Took him off last game at half time when they were losing. Doesn't have much patience .

              1. syke63
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                They still lost that game. Might try something new.

              2. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Guess you were wrong. 😉

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

          Taa playing really bad ??
          This will ease my transfer headache.

          1. M♤rvin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It's being overstated somewhat.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Thank you 🙂

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Improved during half.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Thank you TM

        6. Mweene
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Guendouzi and Elnenny midfield partnership is the most tragic I've seen in my life supporting Arsenal and I've seen Frimpong. League one standard.

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            DENCH

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

            Torreira will be on second half.

          3. Mweene
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            After the shambles at Everton I consoled myself that those two would never be on the pitch together again, but here we are. Along with Jenkinson, Mustafi and Mavrapanos this is a peak banter era line up

          4. Kepa's at the wheel
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Coquelin and Flamini say hi

            1. Mweene
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nah these are worse. Those both had good spells.

        7. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Trent looks very shaky defensively and not just today. I think Liverpool may need to got a new RB for next season and look to develop Trent's defensive side.

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

            They also have Gomez.

          2. Thick Of It
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Isn't the idea for him to eventually move into the midfield?

            1. M♤rvin
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yes.

          3. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Messi smiles

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

                He'll have his hands full marking Robbo...

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Messi will use just a toe to dribble past Robbo

              2. THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                But he can whip a decent cross in

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

                He'll end up in midfield. Can't restrict that vision and passing range forever

              4. The 5% Team
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                he's only 20

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Great talent 😮

              5. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Rolla Kola

            • Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Right, Arsenal asset holders, have you all bought tickets for the Unai Emery half time wheel of fortune?

              1. Forza Papac
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Cant imagine there's many Jenko and Elneny owners

                1. Thick Of It
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  "Asset". Their bench looks interesting...

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

                Substitution dartboard time.

              3. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Crushed down by Benteke owner's

                  1. Party time
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Reply to Forza

                  2. The Wise Owl
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Roll up, roll up

                • Differential C (Mark)
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Matic in postmatch blaming himself, saying as the most experience player he should've been better. Repeating that it was his own fault throughout the interview.

                  1. Ginkapo FPL
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    How is he the most expensive player?

                    1. Ginkapo FPL
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Oh experienced. That makes more sense.

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

                    He's not good enough now but it's the lack of effort from others that bothers me more.

                    1. Differential C (Mark)
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Not just him, there were 11 player who massive underperformed on that pitch.

                      Nice to see player taking full responsibility, though.

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

                        Yep, at least he seems to care.

                  3. XabiAlonso
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    The sign of a good leader

                • Collie01
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Digne injury serious?

                  1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    What's he done, pull a muscle laughing at utd

                    1. Forza Papac
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Ha

                  2. IRBOX ⚽
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Hopefully nothing broken.. got stamped on quite hard

                • Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  What do you expect from Man city's next 3 games?

                  Keep things tight and just 1-0/2-0 kind of victories or go all out attack resulting in high scoring games?

                    1. Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Hehe 😀

                  1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Sterling hatty in each game

                  2. Licky
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    City aren't good enough defensively to just keep things tight, they're better off playing their regular game.

                    1. Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      2nd most CSs in the league?

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

                        Look at any game where a team actually has a go at City. They defend well from the front, do well at stopping counterattacks and almost always have the vast majority of possession, their actual defense though is poor, against good teams its often exposed for the shambles it is.

                  3. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 15 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Their defence isn't good enough for 1-0's.

                    1. IRBOX ⚽
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      I know what you’re saying but their defence is often good for 3 or 4 nils 😀

                      1. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 15 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Other team gives up once it's 2.

                        1. IRBOX ⚽
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          City are good for clean sheets because of their possession based play and fast press, not because they have good defensive assets. Best form of defence is attack!

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

                            Pretty much this.

                • Live Lad
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Eriksen + Son to Salah + Cheapie (-4)?

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

                    Salah hasn't score yet though? 😉

                  2. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 15 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    West Ham at home.

                • Forza Papac
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Jenko and Mavropanos OFF

                  Iwobi and AMN ON

                • WVA
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  BB going horribly as expected

                  1. Thick Of It
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Who've you got? I lucked out with Defoelu and Ryan in goal

                • TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  1-1?

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

                    Yes. Ozil goal

                  2. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 15 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    or livescore wrong?

                  3. Cookie Kid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Ozil g
                    Laca a

                • The Wise Owl
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Arsenal goal apparently according to Flashscores

                • DR0GBA
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ozil G
                  Laca A

                • Differential C (Mark)
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ozil G
                  Laca A

                • The Wise Owl
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ozil goal?

                • Forza Papac
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ozil G
                  Lacazette A

                  1. John Colby (Capt)
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    C’mon laca!!!!!!

                • Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ozzzzzzil