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Premier League survival and European qualification places are on the line in this evening’s two 18:00 BST kick-offs.

Everton take on an Aston Villa side who are four points adrift of safety, while fourth plays eighth as Leicester City welcome Sheffield United to the King Power Stadium.

There is plenty of Fantasy interest in these games, too, with Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) and Lucas Digne (£5.9m) each sitting in more than 20% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League sides and enjoying double-digit ownership overall.

Both players start this evening in their respective games.

Leicester are without the injured Marc Albrighton (£5.1m), James Maddison (£7.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) for the visit of the Blades, while Caglar Soyuncu (£4.9m) begins a three-match ban.

Albrighton and Soyuncu’s absences have led to two of four changes that Brendan Rodgers has made to his starting XI following the 4-1 thrashing by Bournemouth.

Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) and Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) also drop out, with Wes Morgan (£4.1m), Ryan Bennett (£4.8m), Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and 19-year-old defender Luke Thomas handed starts.

This is Thomas’s first-team debut and he is yet to even be given a price by FPL.

Sheffield United’s team news is much more straightforward, with Chris Wilder naming an unchanged side.

John Lundstram (£4.6m) is again only a substitute, while the fit-again John Fleck (£4.7m) also makes the bench.

The most-bought FPL defender of Gameweek 36+, John Egan (£4.7m), starts again at centre-half, having plundered 31 points in his last three matches.

Dean Smith’s only change from the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday is an enforced one.

With Neil Taylor (£4.2m) ruled out with a hamstring injury, Matt Targett (£4.3m) returns to play at left-back in a like-for-like swap.

Carlo Ancelotti has rung the changes following the dismal 3-0 defeat at Wolves but Richarlison (£8.2m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.2m) aren’t among the alterations and they start again in attack.

The injured Yerry Mina (£5.3m) is replaced by Mason Holgate (£4.3m), while Alex Iwobi (£5.6m), Bernard (£6.4m), Andre Gomes (£5.2m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) also return at the expense of Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m), Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Leighton Baines (£4.9m) and Anthony Gordon (£4.5m).


Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Holgate, Coleman; Bernard, Davies, Gomes, Iwobi; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Samatta, Grealish.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Bennett, Morgan, Evans; Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas; Pérez, Vardy, Barnes.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    This GW keeps getting better... Hendo with 2 points and Egan with 0 🙄

    Next season pls come soon!

  2. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Thanks Digne. Very happy I went you over Azpilicueta

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I was all set for Robbo or failing that Tark

      Looked at fixtures and recent points and blindly jumped in. Oh well.

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Hindsight’s a bitch

    2. Kno
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Feelsbadman, did the same because I couldnt stretch up to azpi. Even got a 1point special from holgate off the bench for kevin as well

  3. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Started we... Egan and ElMo looked good. 1 between them :/

    Good grief. Badly need a Rashers haul now.

  4. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Vardy to Auba surely?

    1. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Think so, although feel like Vardy has another goal or two in him.

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

      Hold Vardy man !

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Awful Everton, triple Sheffield defence against them next GW

  6. Henning
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Tarkowski and Son/Antonio in for Fernandez/TAA and William?

    Pope
    TAA Boly Azpilicueta
    KDB Fernandes D.Silva Martial William
    Jesus Ings

    Leno Greenwood Stevens Fernandez

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    sick, Justin on max baps.
    What did he do? Feed the homeless at half time?

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Rashford?

  8. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Anyone else thinking about next season strategy?

    I’m thinking one of Pope or Henderson in goal and play every week regardless of fixture.

    Also thinking just get 3 good defenders and play them every week too and a couple cheapies on bench. No rotation.

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      what if Henderson is at Utd. Pope has now done it on more than 1 season so maybe yes

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I've already done a mock team.

      Leno Fodder
      VvD SpursFB 5.0solid fodder fodder
      Salah Mahrez Fernandes Trossard 6.0punt
      Martial Pukki2.0 fodder

      That will be the general plan.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Pukki??

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Pukki 2.0 😛

          I'm gonna pick a promoted forward. The most promising looking one.

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Looks pretty weak

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Eh it's a start. Building a team is an evolving process.

          Why, who would you get? This pretty conservative considering prices. If I can afford KdB over Mahrez or Son instead of Trossard maybe it starts to look nicer, but with next season's prices in mind, I think this is a realistic base.

  9. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    This is gonna go down as the worst gameweek in my FPL history and I've been playing since 2006...

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

      Just glad I have Vardy, everyone else 1 or 2

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      GW28 I got 29pts...

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I’m on 13...

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          ban for bragging

          1. Nomar
            • 16 Years
            6 years, 7 days ago

            This.

            People are in double figures already?

            1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 7 days ago

              Love it

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Utd still to come

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Yep. Vardy 5pts highest scorer so far

    4. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Ouch - just checked

      Still 3 to go

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      If Man Utd don’t score then yes it would be hugely low GW for almost all

    6. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I'm literally on 17(-4)
      AWB, Bruno, Greenwood & Ings to go

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        At least you have Ings. I'm down to 3 United no (c) and I have 16 points.

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          A guy second in my ML is on 11 with 3 united to go.

          1. Chemical76
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 days ago

            16, three to go

    7. Kno
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Only upside is pretty much everyone is having the same experience.

    8. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      What is your lowest score ever?

    9. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Dead teams outscoring me this week...

    10. Dont give a fuchs
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I had David silva captain. Can I brag?

    11. gribude
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      50 here...more than a half Silva CAP!!!
      🙂

  10. Right In The Stanchion
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Richarlison out after 1 GW

  11. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    What a sh*t week

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      x100

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Leicester vs United on the final day should be special.

    It’ll be must win for one of them.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Gonna avoid the defenders for that one

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

      United if can increase goal difference this & next GW could do with a draw too right ?

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Yes but its quite a goal difference. But they doable imo.

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

          Palace & WHU

          Soft London clubs 😛

          I'm jinxing it i guess ... Noooooo

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 7 days ago

            Think West ham at home should be comfortable. Palace away isn't though. Be much easier if spurs beat Leicester. Then if utd win these 2 a draw would be fine in the final game regardless of goal difference

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

              Cushion huh
              I'd love that for sure

            2. Hits from the Bong
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 days ago

              West Ham are in form right now, shouldn't be any more comfortable than Southamton last week

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        We're going to put GD out of reach by cuffing Spurs 0-5 (I wish)

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

          We're head to head sadly old man ...
          FPL wise I'd take that as Vardy would party in that 😉

  13. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Villa about dust now, Grealish already signing for another club

    1. Lucy2019
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Grealish is bang average but I don't want Villa to go down when we have shite clubs like Everton, West Ham, Watford and Burnley.

      1. Nomar
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        No. Grealish is definitely not bang average.

        I don’t know why people diss him, he’s a damn good player.

        Best calves in the league too.

  14. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Rashford Awb Bruno Stephens McCarthy

    Sort yourselves out chaps

    1. Jink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Stephens benched

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Soldier down

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Vardy with my first return of the week, firing me up to a very respectable 13 points.

    Now for the United boys, McCarthy and Connolly to turn that into a tonne!

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      🙂

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    LMS saftey score currently 6

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      He’s not much more then that 😆

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        It’s *

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          😛

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Giroud outscores Vardy by the skin of his teeth

    Got out of jail there

  18. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Aubameyang is still going to win the golden boot

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Vardy

  19. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Wow! Foxes live on .... really good performance.

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

      Aye
      Vardy should have had a haul !
      No worries. I'm keeping faith

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I cannot afford to sell - too many other fires.

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

          Ha ha
          Same maybe ...

          I'm torn with too many options available

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    35 (-4) with only Ings, Bruno and Kiko (lol) to go

    Martial or Rash haul could (will) totally sink me!

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

      What is there to lol at kiko ??
      I have Taylor & Lascelles !!
      At least he's playing bro

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

        I just expect him to do nothing that’s all. This has been a mad GW lol

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

          Kidding bro 🙂

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      You do realise that in context, that is a massive score for many of us on here, right?

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

        Sorry man. Wasn’t intended to rub ppl up wrong way. I had just seen a few posting scores double mine and I was on for a grey arrow but yeh now I see I'm not in a terrible position.

        Hope your last players all haul!

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    I need Connolly to come on and score, he is my KDB sub lol

  22. The_Fish
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    I’m on 15 from 8

    1. Party time
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Impressive

      1. The_Fish
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Somehow I’m still in the top 1k. I’m guessing a lot of people have had awful weeks.

        1. Party time
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Yes, you’re right! Don’t mind my stupid manner. Great stuff being in the top 1k. Well done!

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Two weeks owning Digne & massive 1 point to show!

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I had him in 2019 when he scored 12, -1 and -2 in consecutive 3 weeks. Never owned him since.

  24. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    I'm sure it's been said but the highest scorer this week is on -24 points overall.

    And took 160 in hits this week. What is the point?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      He wants that goodie bag

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Theres a goodie bag?

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Yup 🙂

    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Hacked?

  25. Strchld
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    What I hope:

    Palace - United 0-1 (Greenwood, no assits)
    Southampton - Brighton 1-1 (Own goals)

    What probably happening:

    Palace - United 1-3 (Martial brace and assist)
    Southampton 2-0 (Ings 2x)

    1. Benjustjamin
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I like your style

  26. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Can they save me? 🙁
    AWB, Bruno, Greenwood & Ings

    17(-4) Currently :/

    1. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Nah

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Tell you in a couple of hours

  27. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Rashford really really really needs to outscore Martial for once tonight. Please man.

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Fingers crossed for you, I admire the patience

  28. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Should of been 10 plus from Vardy there if Barnes could finish

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Couldn’t hit a barn door

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Vardy owners keeping?

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

      Yes
      Will sell on 38 FH.

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      No, out for Kane

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      No choice 37. May be downgraded 38 to get KDB back

      1. Party time
        6 years, 7 days ago

        This!

    4. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Yea need to think about this one. Mourinho is aiming for Europe so he's gonna play on counter especially as Leicester need to go for it.

  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Well done to those this week who opted for Jesus and DSilva and was patient enough to keep Kane and Son.