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Everton v Manchester City is the sixth and final Gameweek 27 match of the day, with kick-off at Goodison Park at 17:30 GMT.

The team news doesn’t make good reading for Free Hitters, with Riyad Mahrez – selected by over 90% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers playing the chip this week – benched again.

Despite fears over mass Pep Guardiola rotation after last week’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, there is only one change to the City starting XI as John Stones comes in for Kyle Walker at right-back.

Mahrez is joined among the City substitutes by the fit-again Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin does not make Everton’s squad because of a groin injury that will keep him out for seven to 10 days.

Abdoulaye Doucoure replaces him in the starting line-up in Frank Lampard’s only change from Gameweek 26.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Kenny, Iwobi, Allan, Van de Beek, Doucoure, Gordon, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Patterson, Gray, Townsend, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Rondon, El Ghazi, Alli

Man City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Sterling

Subs: Carson, Slicker, Walker, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez

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  1. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How many points makes a FH successful this week?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      20+ gain is the target over your non-FH team

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        20 is still pretty disappointing. I’d say 30+

    2. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      70

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Depends how many your original team would have scored.

      It's not looking that worth it atm for me but I had no way to get Son without selling Salah and he was my (c) so I think I'll call it a win.

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah fair.

        I had a bang average week but I don't think my FH would have got 20+ on it.

    4. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I don’t know, but I am on 58 (-8) with Maddison and Bowen left to play.

    5. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on several gameweeks either side of the FH and the alternative path(s) you could have taken. So impossible to say

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This, you’d have to run two teams alongside to do different decisions and assess outcomes

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think it can be measured by a single GW.

      Purpose of my FH was to carry all my Arsenal/Liverpool/Chelsea blankers into the coming doubles.

    7. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If your non-FH is supposed to be on RED and by FH you've got GREEN, however it's small ... I'll be bragging for a win 😛 It's damn hard to predict ...

    8. tommo-uk-
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Personally I would have had Son & Kane on my FH, however on my drafts I was going for Sterling/Mahrez over my current Foden.

      All said and done I’m happy I didn’t FH and hopefully make more of a gain in GW30.

    9. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      My FH currently has me on 60 with Weghorst, Mee & Tarkowski still to play. I have 3 Liverpool and 3 Arsenal and if I'd fielded just 8, I'd currently be on 48 with Bowen and Ait Nouri still to play. There's a decent chance I don't get much of a win having played the FH.

  2. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    From every single angle thats a clear handball by Rodri. Disgraceful corruption again.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Was offside

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Offside in build-up, handball therefore irrelevant

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        There was no offside in the build up at all which has been confirmed

    3. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It was offside

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No mention of offside in post match analysis

  3. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    At least I have Son and Kane on my FH.

  4. Neto
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I'm so happy I didn't play FH this GW.
    - City - no haul
    - Man Utd - no attacking returns
    - Southampton - Broja's blank

    Survived inside Top 5K with 2x FT, BB and WC remaining.

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      GW aint over

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        City's, United's and Southampton's is. Most people targeted players from these teams on their FH. In addition to Son and Kane.

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

      Same... Though Burnley could still provide a big red arrow. Although I doubt they will win.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very well played. Must have been hard to resist with how consensus it was to FH this week. You are in an incredible position to be top 5k with all those chips!

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. City result was way better than I could expect. I was 75% sure Foden is benched but got lucky.

  5. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How does Foden score the winning goal in a 1 goal game, and end up with 0 bonus? Incredible.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Booked and he’s a midfielder

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      YC and other deductions

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      YC and lot of defensive actions from City defs

    4. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He's a bonus magnet, just the opposite pole of the magnet

    5. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      yellow card

    6. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Played crap as he has been for a while

    7. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nope. The BPS system is completely transparent. He got a yellow card and some lost dribbles.

      1. fusen
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It isn't 'completely' transparent as they hid all of the stats required to decipher it a couple of seasons ago. You have to pay Opta to see them all. They should go back to making them free to view again.

    8. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Made the wrong run for Bernardos cut back. was lucky Keane sliced it to him.

    9. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      it was just a lucky goal that happened bcoz of the blunder of the everton defender- Keane I think.
      Foden & City were poor today.

    10. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers lads - Foden owners taking and running then I guess

  6. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    57 points with 3 to go and Weghorst(c)(KWP first on the bench!).FH success.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      59 with Bowen/Weghorst to go.
      Non-FH success.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Huge well played

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thank you.

      2. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Excellent!

      3. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Jealous

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Awesome! That just means that my 56 with Bowen and Mee to go without hitting FH is also a good decision haha

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      52 with 4 to play including my captaining. It's 15 points more than my non FH team, but I would call it a FH success yet I think that chip is worth 30 points ish.

    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      49 with Bowen, Pope, Weghorst (C) and Amarety still to go. No FH.

    5. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      60 with Ait-Nouri, Bowen and Weghorst to go (not a FH)

    6. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      56 to go (3 burnley to go). I would have had less than 28 (before Bowen) = FH success for me

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        show how differently our teams are set up. (I have 3 arsenal and 3 Liverpool), only DDG, Cancelo, and Digne scored me any points in my old team

    7. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Well done all. FHers absolutely killing me as expected 🙁

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Need a Bowen haul tomorrow to rip up the FH guys

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I need a Wolves cleanie and Jimenez goal

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I played FH and kept Bowen lol

  8. el polako
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Walker stayed on the bench, thank you Pep.
    Livra 8 pointer can now be added 🙂

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      😮

  9. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Original team
    Sanchez
    Lamptey dalot cancelo
    Raph bow gray
    Kane Antonio king

    Fh team got 54 with mee pope wegC to go. My transfer would be king to weghorst or Antonio gray to jim Ramsey for a -4 to set up for 28. Its gain for me unless Bowen and Antonio go mad.

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      56 to go (3 burnley to go). I would have had 28 (before Bowen) = FH success for me

      it shows how differently our teams are set up.

      show how differently our teams are set up. (I have 3 arsenal and 3 Liverpool), only DDG, Cancelo, and Digne scored me any points in my old team only kept Broja for my Cancelo for my FH team

  10. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    FH team being outscored by non-FH team , and still left with Ronaldo in team come GW28 🙁
    FOMO once again got the better of me - will I ever learn...

    1. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Orginal team is on 75 points with Bowen to go.

  11. banskt
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    41 points and a small red arrow. Bowen and Ait Nouri still to play. Will take that and hope my saved FH helps in the future.

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Burnley triples will still get 7 points in their second game (1 + 2 + 4 captain), so I need Bowen to score.

      1. Snake Juice
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hat trick needed

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Aim high- Burnley triple with red cards, own goals, and lots of goals conceded!!!

        1. banskt
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ha ha, that would be great but statistically less probable. The most probable scenario is 7 points, 3 from 2 defenders and 4 from the captain (2x2).

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes it will. 49 here with 3 players plus Weghorst captian to go. 2 FHs should help.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        39 for me with Weggy (c), Tara and Maddy still to play. Was down to 9 starters with no Dalot or Edouard.

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not bad. That saved FH will help in one of the big DGWs.

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Only fielding 9 this gw due to Maguire missing out (and Reguillon but knew that risk). On 32 with Bowen and Antonio to go.

  13. asr
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    85(-4) with Bowen and Weghorst to go. Was a coin flip in the end the decision to not go for the FH, for once luck was onside

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Huge

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      How?

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      We’re in a new gameweek now, stop posting last gameweek scores

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Gee whizz. Kane captain, yeah?

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yes

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I was thinking this

    4. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wait - how?

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Please link team as proof- sure you must want to show it off!

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Crazy score

    7. Gabriel Agbonlahor
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Based on posting history, he got foster cancelo laporte cash son kane(c).. great score mate

    8. Gunneryank
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Damn! Nice!

  14. Skout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What’s the % likelihood Chelsea double in 28 and which team is it likely to be?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Possible. Norwich probable. Arsenal maybe.

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Getting very close to possible dates now, though.

  15. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    50 w/ Bowen, Jiméniz, and Wout II ... I think that should be okay. Weghorst heavily captained Top 10K but under 100% around me. Got lucky with Son (C), or unlucky depending.

  16. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    FH27 71pts with Roberts left to play. 80k > 45k.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Your linked team wrong then?

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

      You need to update team link

  17. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez**
    TAA • Cancelo • Bednarek** • Reguilon
    Salah • Son • Foden • Jota
    Dennis** • King**

    Sanchez • Weghorst • Bowen • Dalot

    Just Reguilon => Digne for FT? Or WC this to get rid of Watford duo?

  18. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    56 so far, 64 if Bowen no show tomorrow (Livra)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Bowen is playing lol

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I know just saying I’m covered if he gets struck down with something 🙂

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very good score and genius captain pick
      Bowen is a smart differential to have on FH too

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks, reckon my non FH team incredibly scored more though (Foster)

  19. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Micah's reaction to the Abramovich statement reminds me of Lee Dixon's comment once when punditing: "I don't understand books". Haha

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sky needed Neville more than ever for that reaction.

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      lol

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, the girl wasn't wanting many questions directed at her at the time, either. Lol.

  20. Original Sin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Didn't realize it would be such a low scoring GW.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just shows how incredible the Liverpool picks are in FPL
      Nice that there’s a DGW next week to make Salah EO not 200% 🙂

  21. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Note to self for next season... be more patient, take less hits... got away with no City attackers this week though that is something, and Kane captain

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I played FH and kept Bowen, am I in the minority?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No. He's >50% owned in the Top 10k (just).

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I’m guessing most of that ownership are those that didn’t FH

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        His ownership in FH is very low
        Assume 90% EO say for the 52% non-FH teams and that implies maybe 7% EO in FH teams, just guessing

  23. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Nightmare. FH team 63 points with 3 Burnley to go. My original team 75 points with Bowen to go: Foster, Digne, Targett, Foden, Kane(C)….

  24. Starskyb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yeh free hit fail for me - unless Burnley go wild at Leicester of course. Went Mahrez and Sancho. Wasn't too worried as had willock first sub... but cameos! Had Foster, Bowen, cancelo and Kane in my non FH team anyway. I essentially pressed the button for Son and Bednarek!!!

  25. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    52(-8) after bonus with Weg C, Mee and Bowen. Got lucky with City result.

  26. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Had no one in the city game. Cancelo points hurt but at least no hauls from the mids

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did you FH him out??

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No. Sold him 2 weeks ago. Not on FH

  27. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lesson, which I keep forgetting: Ignore DGWers from weak teams while picking a captain.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Still one game to go but it is feeling a bit like Weghorst is King/Dennis 2.0!

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I had that feeling all along. Even posted it here multiple times. Had it on Kane all week. Moved it on Weg last minutes.

  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Foster, Kane & Cancelo(c), beautiful!

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nice work, that was my non FH combination lol

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Mind you an 8 from Pope in the second game and it’s just paid off

  29. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bowen time

  30. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If Bowen returns and Burnley concedes then yes it was a waste of a chip

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Except those that FH and kept Bowen 😉