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Three more Premier League matches follow hot on the heels of Arsenal’s victory over Manchester United.

Leicester City v Aston Villa, Manchester City v Watford and Norwich City v Newcastle United start at the traditional kick-off time and all feature some well-owned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) assets.

Brendan Rodgers makes four changes with one eye on Thursday’s Europa Conference League semi-final against Roma.

Caglar Soyuncu and James Justin replace Jonny Evans and Ricardo Pereira at the back, while further forward, Ademola Lookman and Patson Daka come in for Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho.

Jamie Vardy, meanwhile, makes his return from injury as a substitute.

Aston Villa, who are on a run of four defeats in a row, opt for two changes from the 4-0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur, as Ashley Young and Leon Bailey replace the injured Lucas Digne and Danny Ings.

At the Etihad, Pep Guardiola makes six changes from Wednesday’s win over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling all feature in attack, while Ruben Dias makes his first start since March as he partners Aymeric Laporte in defence.

For the visitors, Jeremy Ngakia, Tom Cleverley and Joshua King come in as Kiko Femenia and Juraj Kucka miss out with minor knocks and Joao Pedro drops to the bench.

Norwich face Newcastle at Carrow Road and Dean Smith makes just one change with Christoph Zimmermann in for Ben Gibson at the back.

Eddie Howe, however, rings the changes as Fabian Schar and Chris Wood are benched, with Jamaal Lascelles, Sean Longstaff, Joe Willock and Jacob Murphy all brought into the side.


GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Lookman, Daka

Subs: Amartey, Albrighton, Vardy, Choudhury, Barnes, Pereira, Ward, Perez, Iheanacho

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Coutinho, Bailey, Watkins

Subs: O’Reilly, Olsen, Nakamba, Chrisene, Chukwuemeka, Buendia, Iroegbunam, Chambers, Ings


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Jesus, Grealish, Sterling

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer

Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Louza, Sissoko, Cleverley, Sarr, Dennis, King

Subs: Bachmann, Ekong, Pedro, Masina, Sema, Nkoulou, Cathcart, Gosling, Kayembe


Norwich City XI: Krul, Byram, Hanley, Zimmermann, Giannoulis, Normann, McLean, Lees-Melou, Dowell, Rashica, Pukki

Subs: Gibson, Gunn, Sorensen, Tzolis, Rowe, Aarons, Gilmour, Placheta, Williams

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Burn, Targett, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Joelinton, Murphy, Saint-Maximin

Subs: Ritchie, Shelvey, Schar, Wood, Gayle, Darlow, Fernandez, Almiron, Manquillo

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  1. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    3 Toon subs used.

    No Schar or Wood today!

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Lots of Wood Schar today

    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Hwang off the bench =[

      Wonderful…

    3. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Taylor off the bench it is. Decent enough chance of a CS

  2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Son and Kulu now to rub salt into FH wounds …

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Kane too. Loads dropped him on FH & WC.

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        The only solace I can take here is that it was a FH … lifts rugs and looks behind sofas for something more …

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Feels more like a Mane GW to me.....

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I’m ceasing all news coverage of that game I took out son, Kane and kulu in my free hit

  3. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Timo > Jesus we move kneejerkers

  4. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Damn. What a fail for Man City defence (i.e. Cancelo) and Sterling.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Cancelo isn't a FH fail, it's Laporte.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Cancelo is a FH fail. 1 point.

      2. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Agreed.

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          Anyone playing serious already has him in their normal team and you couldn't leave him out.

          Laporte was the addition due to FH.

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 5 days ago

            That's why I agree with you.

            People not agreeing with you are perhaps playing hindsight

      3. noissimbus
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        I assume it's because most people already have Cancelo then doubled up with Laporte. And I agree.

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    About time LEI gives one up
    (Schmeichel owner)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      7 minutes injury time. Eek!

  6. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Martinelli on for Schar.. stupid me. Should've put Weghorst or Gordon first sub

  7. Bobadoba
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is getting Jesus in a cunning plan?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      No. He has caught up his season xG in this one match. He will revert back to his mean of not scoring now.

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Only if you also have a time machine

      1. Bobadoba
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        My time machine is not working

  8. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Come on Madders. Give me something other than the YC

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      ^^

  9. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Now will Kane and Son punish the sellers.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Mane will be the punisher this GW IMO. Not Kane and Son.

      1. Pino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Mane cant be a punnisher when almost no one is owning him.

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          True that.

          Weghorst will punish too

  10. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Planning for gw35/36, BB36, rank teams that i should target:
    Vila (cash young cout ramsey)
    arsenal (saka nketiah)
    everton (richar gordon)

  11. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Any Sterling cappers?

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Schmeichel save point?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      And a bonus probably

  13. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Come on Barnes, you waste of space.

  14. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Dodged a lot of bullets not using my FH / WC (already used)... so many in my MLs got in Sterling, Laporte, Foden, Mahrez, Pukki, Wood for example, many let go of Saka and Spurs players (particularly FHers), we'll see if Spurs punish them even more.

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Sterling. The pain is almost over.

  16. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Dubravka.. Hero.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      He's getting like Sanchez.

      Can you be annoyed at only 6 points from him? 😀

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        It was Norwich so we can't really expect saves.

    2. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah. Shame about the schar no show which would have brought me the double CS but I'll take it

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Boom

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Newcastle player pricing going to be very interesting next season. Will FPL allow them to be cheap given their form since January 2022?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Often price based on potential, so form since Eddie came in will be most important.

      Just guessing. Don't know how they decide the prices.

  18. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Lets see what Broja does off the bench.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Think he will be benched given how poor he has been in the last two games.

  19. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Schmeichel on for a BAP, let's keep it that way...

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Sterling haul looking unlikely now.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Never give up

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Lol

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Still time

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Lol

  21. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Never seem to get it right with GK this season.

  22. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Phew

    Had no City in my team

    That was a hard watch 😀

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Harder watch with Sterling I'll tell you that

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Not like Sterling to flop when everyone has expectations on him.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      He’s done this so many times and I continue to fall for it

  24. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Saka injured?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Came off with a nigglw

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        *niggle

  25. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Sterling found in Ngakia’s pocket

  26. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    I benched Kasper for Pope, just like that GW when he saved a PK.

    When will I learn

    1. noissimbus
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I swapped him last minute for Krul to allow the change from Robbo to TAA. Now expect TAA to be rested and Robbo gets a hattrick of assists.

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Barnes on for a 1pter

  28. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Rolled the dice with sterling capt lol.

    It has backfired.

    Rest of the gw is gonna be grim watching.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Unlucky, was a ballsy move which deserved a better pay off

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Schmeichel, thank you once more 🙂

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      My one bright spot today.

  30. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    5 points total from 3 city players on a fh meanwhile Dubravka alone outscores them...the short term variance in this game is more tilting than poker

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I'm out from next season. Just not worth the effort. Wish I could play it half-arsed, but I can't.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Same boat.

      This free hit might kill my season. We’ll and truly gutted.