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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. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Would be funny if United and Chelsea get CL, and Leicester miss out.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Hopefully it happens. Not because I dislike Leicester. But I want to see all English teams do well in Europe. The best chance of that is Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea in the CL, Leicester, Wolves and Spurs in the EL. But Sheff Utd will probably take the spot ahead of Spurs and Arsenal.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Wtf ? You can't be a passionate fan of a team if you want their rivals to do well . Maybe you just passionate about football then

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

      That wouldn't be funny, Leicester are the underdog.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Oh sorry. I didn't understand the formula for the joke

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

          That's okay I've got a Mrs Brown Boys boxset you can borrow to set you on your way...

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 7 days ago

            I bet you have

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

              It's in the window as a deterrent against prospective burglars but your need is clearly greater than mine...

              1. Deulofail
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 7 days ago

                I bet it is

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

                  Okay good improving with you deloufail. Great work.

  2. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Keane's getting his head on everything

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

    If You had to pick Salah or Mane?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Salah.

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

      Should rename the site that question.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Mane owner. Swapped to Salah on my FH lol.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Mane owner. Captained him on my FH 🙂

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          I bow down to your greater FPL expertise!

  4. Rover
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Who scores the most from this lot over the last 2 GW?

    A) VVD (CHE) + AWB (lei)
    B) Kiko Femenia (MCI + ars)
    C) Tarkowski (nor + BHA) [-4 points]

    I'm leaning towards C

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    best one week punt (will fh38)

    a vardy to kane
    b vardy to jimmy
    c vardy to auba
    d antonio to d silva (risky because of rotation)
    e antonio to trossard (sounds a bit crazy i know)

    thanks a lot 🙂

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

      Consider
      McNeil Wood too

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        yes good shouts amey 🙂

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

          🙂

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

      D or E probably.

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

      Keep Vardy

  6. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Sickner the one week I have a few differentials on my ml rival and looks like his Digne is going to out score my Henderson Egan and Salah

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

    How much would Ndidi cost in current market ?
    So good at breaking up play !

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      How long left on his contract?

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

        2024 ... 😕

        32m£ according to market transfer..

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Probably a lot more. But I'm just an armchair technical director. I'm really sitting in an armchair. Bought it for 25 euros.

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

            Ha ha ha
            Especially when United in the house, prices go up by 20% 😀

            He's 23 years old only ! Missed out on Kante. Hopefully United won't miss out on him when he decides to jump the ship

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Some insane goals in the 98/99 Champions League group stage. They're playing a review of the season on BT Sport 1 for anyone interested.

  9. Releasebreaks
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    AVL looks more attacker, Everton just looks dead

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      It's tactical

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

        Ehhhhhh
        Good Ebening

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

      Obvious ... One is on bench other is on edge of mediocrity ...

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

        Beach

  10. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Thoughts on this -4 if greenwood is declared injured?

    Pulisic & Greenwood —> Saint maxim & Ings

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

      Not worth it.

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

    Richa looked any good? Was considering him for FH38

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

      Invisible. I brought him in and captained him.

  12. Sickboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    If on bench boost, would you take a hit for a defender to ensure you had a full bench?

    Thanks in advance.

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

      No

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Look at it this way; the def need a cs to make it worth it, but its only a -2 if it dont work out 🙂

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      If the defender is not going to play, sure!

  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    9 points so far 🙁

  14. screamer73
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    If you have money, does it make sense to go for Tarkowski over Pieters?

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

      Yes, why not?

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      ye

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

      Captain material

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

    Digne owners so lucky I hate this game.

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

      why are they lucky?

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

      Cute fudgy

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      You're doing great, Justin coming in for TAA. Congrats

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

        I hate you 🙁

    4. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Not lucky at all, Villa will score I think. Digne owner here.

    5. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      People like you who make one dislike this site ... Why they so lucky and earlier you saying :Megahaul ... Where is that he's on one pointer now !
      What's a Mega Haul to you ?!
      What a waste of time this

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

    Pick one for the last 2 games: Armstrong, Prowse, Trossard, McNeil, or any other mid under 7.4

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

      (Already got Dilva)

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

        ah didnt see this when I posted

    2. b3- bish bash bosh
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I kind of like the look of stanislas. I think bournemouth are going to give it a real go and could well stay up

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

      McNeil

    4. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      David Silva?

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

      Trossard for me. Had him once in the season, didn't disappoint

    6. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Armstrong or McNeil

    7. SAY MY NAME
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      armstrong and trossard

    8. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Strong Arms

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

        Not to be confused with Small Bones

  17. Manani
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    will I be able to power through till the end with my back 5?

    Holgate Lascelles TAA Aurier Boly

    feels like too close to playing 10 players, but not sure about wasting transfer on defenders for last 2 GW

    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I doubt it tbh.
      Might have 3 next week if Aurier is back from France.
      Isn't Lascalles ruled out already?

      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        yes, so have 3 if aurier plays (assuming TAA dont get benched for no reason)

        1. Karan_G14
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Looks unlikely though Aurier won't play.

  18. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Who is the most nailed Burnley defender excluding Tarko?

    Might have to sell one of Aurier/Holgate to have 3 playing defenders.

  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Need Villa to score. Plenty of FH'teams with Digne.

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

      I think they will.

  20. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Why did Everton start Holgate if he's hurt? He didn't even last 20 minutes.

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

      Exactly blocked my inevitable Dawson haul

  21. DIMITRIS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    What should I do with DCL and DSilva ?
    I was thinking DCL to Nketiah but I just don't know whether I should keep DSilva for remaining 2 fixtures or swap him for Mahrez ??

    1. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Keep Silva

  22. DavidKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Any thoughts on whether Mahrez play against Watford? Think his chances are higher given he only played a few mins this week ?

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

      Depends on the FA Cup games

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

      This. I just posted similar question above. Is it worth to swap DSilva for Mahrez for this coming GW ?

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      We have no idea how much he plays in the semi final so no way to know really.

  23. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    If I'm leading in my ML, should I go for a player I would normally go for or just attempt to block my rival?

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

    Justin 9 pointer looking good.

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

      On my bench

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

      Vardy needs only one chance to make it 8 😉

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      That teenage guy not a defender?

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Justinsane

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Free Hit him out this GW 😆

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

    Lundy time

  26. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Would you get rid of Pulisic if no other pressing issues?
    Current mid: Mane/Martial/Fernandes/Sterling/Pulisic

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      to DSilva, yes.

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

      I’d hold

      It’s not as if Pool are keeping clean sheets. Not a week to be making unnecessary moves with deadline as it is

  27. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Shu triple sub. Lundy, fleck and mousset on

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

    Just spotted a ML rival benched TAA - clever clogs.

    Put him second behind Foden. Might just get that 0 pointer though if Greenwood is out. 🙂

    Some week

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

    McGoldrick off.

    His goal scoring spree is over.

  30. Will J 256
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Thoughts on Maguire and Pulisic to Tarkowski and Martial for a -4?