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Wednesday team news: Alonso and Mount start, Havertz benched again

Four Premier League matches take place on Wednesday evening as a mammoth Gameweek 36 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) slowly winds its way to a conclusion.

The north London derby will draw the Gameweek to a close tomorrow but there is plenty of Fantasy interest in tonight’s fixtures, with eight of the 12 ‘doublers’ in action.

Leeds United v Chelsea gets us underway at 19:30 BST, with Leicester City v Norwich City and Watford v Everton kicking off a quarter of an hour later. Finally, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City starts at 20:15 BST.

As for the team news, Thomas Tuchel has made four changes from the Blues’ disappointing 2-2 draw with Wolves.

Mason Mount is recalled along with Jorginho, Andreas Christensen and Trevoh Chalobah, as Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Timo Werner drop to the bench.

Marcos Alonso keeps his place as Tuchel attempts to draw a line under the tiff that he and the Spaniard had in the first half of Saturday’s game, while Kai Havertz has to again make do with a place among the substitutes.

Jesse Marsch has matched his opposite number and made four changes from the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.

Rodrigo, Liam Cooper, Lewis Bate and Pascal Struijk come in for Junior Firpo, Mateusz Klich, Joe Gelhardt and the banned Luke Ayling.

The changes are plentiful at the King Power Stadium, too. Brendan Rodgers has made five of them, with James Maddison and James Justin both returning from injury to start.

Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes and Ademola Lookman also come into the team, as Wesley Fofana, Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka, Ayoze Perez and Nampalys Mendy drop out. Fofana doesn’t even make the bench.

Dean Smith recalls Angus Gunn, Lukas Rupp, Dimitris Giannoulis and full debutant Tony Springett at the expense of the benched Tim Krul, Brandon Williams, Jacob Sørensen and Kieran Dowell.

Roy Hodgson has beaten all of the above managers for team tinkering, making seven alterations – six of which are enforced.

Jeremy Ngakia, Joao Pedro, Adam Masina, Ken Sema, Dan Gosling, Christian Kabasele and Samuel Kalu all start at Vicarage Road.

Craig Cathcart drops to the bench, while Kiko Femenia, Hassane Kamara, Tom Cleverley, Ismaila Sarr, Josh King and Emmanuel Dennis are absent through either suspension, illness or injury.

Frank Lampard, by contrast, makes just one tweak to his starting XI, and that too is enforced.

Yerry Mina is ruled out because of a minor calf injury, so the Colombian is replaced by Michael Keane at the back.

In the late kick-off, expected recalls for Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden have materialised. The benched Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus and the injured Ruben Dias drop out.

There is again no place in the starting XI for Riyad Mahrez, however; that’s a fourth straight Premier League benching for the Algerian.

A ‘working from home’ Bruno Lage, still ill with Covid, has kept the Wolves changes to a bare minimum, as Chiquinho makes his first Premier League start in place of the injured Romain Saiss.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Koch, Cooper, Llorente, Struijk, Bate, Phillips, Harrison, Raphinha, Rodrigo, James.

Subs: Klaesson, Firpo, Gelhardt, Hjelde, Cresswell, Greenwood, Klich, Shackleton, Gray.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Pulisic, Mount, Lukaku.

Subs: Kepa, Silva, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Sarr.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Vardy, Lookman, Barnes.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Mendy, Daka, Thomas.

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Byram, Giannoulis, Rupp, Gilmour, Springett, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki.

Subs: Krul, Gibson, Dowell, Placheta, Tzolis, Sorensen, Williams, Gibbs, Rowe.


Watford XI: Foster, Masina, Kabasele, Samir, Sema, Ngakia, Gosling, Sissoko, Kayembe, Kalu, Pedro.

Subs: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Cathcart, Sierralta, Morris, Çukur, Blake, Grieves.

Everton XI: Pickford, Iwobi, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Mykolenko, Gordon, Doucoure, Delph, Gray, Richarlison.

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Allan, Calvert-Lewin, Gomes, Davies, Branthwaite, Rondon, Alli.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Jose Sa, Boly, Coady, Jonny, Chiquinho, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Ait-Nouri, Jimenez, Neto.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Trincao, Mosquera, Silva, Toti, Hee-Chan, Cundle.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, Gundogan, Sterling, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden.

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia.

1,909 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JBG
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Dias+Pukki to Keane+Ings -4 worth it? Or Richarlison better cause they have something to play for still?

  2. asr
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH37 V3

    Guaita
    Cash Digne Mykolenko
    Salah KDB Son Zaha
    Kane Richarlison Ings

    3.9 Gordon Tsimikas 3.8

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Guaita to Pickford and Gordon to KDH and it's a (template) winner.

      1. asr
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I like it, cheers!

        FH37 V4

        Pickford
        Cash Digne Mykolenko
        Salah KDB Son Zaha
        Kane Richarlison Ings

        3.9 KDH Tsimikas 3.8

      2. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo, how is your name so freakin' long when I couldn't even squeeze in spaces in mine?

    2. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Jesus, I'm 2.2 mil short

  3. Warbling Wendy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ben Foster, my bench boost hero - if you're reading his Ben, I appreciate you, you are a great man, goalkeeper and soul. God bless your 14 points.

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He was great in Hell or High Water and 3:10 to Yuma

    2. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They even named a lager after him

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Plus he’s married to Laura Prepon!

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I hate him one top save from Rich cost me a 20 point ML swing

    4. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He’s ex Utd

  4. Avery
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which of these is best?

    A. De Gea + Dias + Wakins OUT | Pickford + Tsimikas + Vardy IN
    B. Dias + Kulu + Broja OUT | Cash + Zaha + Nketiah IN
    C. Dias + Kulu + KDB OUT | Cash + Zaha + Son IN

    1. lonecomander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would wait on Watkins injury news tbh, but I’d just be looking at ddg and Dias out with Pickford/cash or digne in.

  5. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    How's my FH people? TV isn't great. Cheers.

    Pickford
    Cash - Holgate - Anderson
    Mane - KDB - Zaha - Son
    Vardy - Ings - Richarlison

    (Steele) - Veltman - Tsimikas - Brownhill

    1. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Looks OK. But isn't it Mane's turn for a rest?

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Possibly, struggling to get Salah, maybe downgrade vardy

        1. Planet Jo
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Vardy is a great differential, I would try to keep him

        2. NorCal Villan
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Downgrade Ings

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      nice points chasing team

  6. lonecomander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What a sharp turn around since Sunday. I was consoled on Sunday by the fact that nearly everyone was struggling. I mentioned that it was still early but was only optimistic and not expectant. I then felt a sense of relief yesterday when Salah didn’t punish me. I’m now just stunned by what has transpired today. WC in 35 to BB in 36 and 190 points with a couple still to play… just staggering. Have a legitimate chance of a 200 point gw with Son, Saka, Nketiah to play. I can’t ever remember a gw approaching this level of points in all the years I’ve been playing. I’ve had a few big scores in the past but never a approaching 200. Just wow!

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Well done mate! I'd be very surprised if you don't hit 200 with those players tomorrow, have to be goals in that game and can't see you not getting at least one return if there are

  7. Casualspotted
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Need differential FH draft as KdB ruins my plans tonight. 60 points behind ML leader and he will FH also in DGW 37. What to do?

  8. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ben Foster I am unsubbing from your channel and turning the bell off, why did you have to make that wonder save on Richarlison's shot you sad sad man.

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Anyone subscribing to a Ben Foster channel might want to avoid calling others sad 😎

      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        😆

  9. No Kane No Gain
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Luis Diaz to zaha as my ft worth it?!

    I actually wouldn’t do it if people would convince me Diaz had a decent chance of starting the Soton game!

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I think we’ll have a much better idea of whether he’ll start after the cup final

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    That team of the week is ridiculous - 209 with Saka and Nketiah to go! A real team too
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/5771007/event/36

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      With some of the butchering of chances etc that could be 250 plus easy

    2. Casualspotted
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      With Nketiah to go. Saka is out

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Is that confirmed? I thought the press conference comment wasn't clear

        1. Casualspotted
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 10 months ago

          He wasnt pictured in training this evening

          1. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Ah ty!

          2. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            doesn't mean he's out

      2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        If he is half ready i think they will risk him in this decider

      3. FPL_ UP_Down
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Saka will play!

        1. NorCal Villan
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I feel for you if Saka doesn’t play

    3. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Tom Freeman with 172 points..

      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Well done to that guy! Still a really good score!

  11. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bench boost did well. 40 from bench. Nketiah to go

  12. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Those on free hit 37.

    Is it worth having jota instead of salah?

    This woild allow kane son and kdb....

    Tempting if jota doesn't start cup final

    Thanks

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Good idea

    2. Casualspotted
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would rather have Maddison or Coutinho

    3. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      jumping on the kdb bandwagon.

    4. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I've gone with Jota. Will wait to confirm but helps with rest of team.

  13. Casualspotted
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Going without Son and KdB on FH. I have to risk unfortunately.

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Show us

      1. Casualspotted
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Still dont know who to pick mate. Maybe Vardy as C

  14. Could Have Ben Mee
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    GTG?

    Pickford,
    Cash, TAA, Digne
    Son. Salah, KDB, Zaha, Gordon
    Richarlison, Ings

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Beautiful (exactly the same as mine but I’ve gone Mykolenko over Gordon)

  15. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ok an adjustment to my FH. Thoughts?

    Pickford
    Cash - Mykolenko - Anderson
    Jota - KDB - Zaha - Son
    Vardy - Ings - Richarlison

    (Steele) - Castagne - Anderson - KDH

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Anderson is Digne

  16. asr
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH37 V5

    Pickford
    Cash Digne Mykolenko
    Salah KDB Son Maddison
    Kane Richarlison Ings

    3.9 KDH Tsimikas 3.8

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maddison > Zaha and you are done

      1. asr
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Zaha was my V4 but it didn't make sense for me to have Zaha and double Everton and Villa defence

        1. Bobby_Baggio
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I would look at maddison Vs Zaha and not anything else. Zaha wins for me.

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      V.Good

  17. FPL Laurenzo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Magnus sitting on 155 with Nketiah still to play.

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      157 so

    2. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not sure who Magnus is but great score!

      1. BurlingtonDriftersFC
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        some guy who enjoys a good game of chess, and is ace fantasy footballer

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Doesn't he have a condom named for him?

        1. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          The extra large one? I wouldn’t know anything about that

    3. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Tom Freeman on 172 points..

    4. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      In case anyone cares or wants to doth their cap, I’m on 171 (-12) with Nketiah, ESR & Son to play. Leapt feom 71k to 21k this week, from 133k in 3 GWs

  18. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    KDB bandwagoners he won't score 4 every game lol

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Had him as a differential on both fh chips, he didn’t score 4 goals. So annoying

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        haha

    2. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes!! And poor defence

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I thought Sa was really terrible today. Such an abysmal performance from him & Wolves defence entirely

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Could have been 5 with 2-3 more assists!

  19. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    When I had De Bruyne on both fh chips, he didn’t score 4 goals. Nonsense!

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      FPL is such a troll

  20. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    If Tottenham lose today does Son even start against Burnley?

    nothing to play for and quick turnaround, maybe Conte lets him go for golden boot i guess

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      he plays every game

  21. C0YS
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Best DGW defenders?

    1) Digne
    2) Cash
    3) Keane
    4) Holgate
    5) Other?

    Thanks all!

    1. BurlingtonDriftersFC
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'm considering Clyne as well as most of those on your list

      1. C0YS
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Good call

  22. DLLM
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    was so close to overtaking the ML leader...now it's all gone as he TC kdb....

    1. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Join!
      I got hammered too! 30 Points chasing !

  23. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah or KDB on FH?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No reason you can't have both, if choosing one then it's Salah. Southampton defence is as poor it gets on current form

      1. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Salah's form is poor too. & Cup distraction

  24. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    After four straight red arrows out of 100k, KDB(c) finally a saving grace

    1. sulldaddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same. Jumped almosy 60k spots so far.
      Ramsdale and Nketiah to play still.
      Very happy with GW

  25. Casualspotted
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 10 months ago

    That was probably worst FPL night in my 10 years playing this game.

  26. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    35 weeks of careful planning and transfers, all gets undone by one disastrous GW.. ridiculous

    1. Casualspotted
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same.

  27. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Good ol' Kevin, saving my bacon (see what I did there?

  28. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fellow non-KDB owners who has dropped significantly in terms of rank; considering differential captaincy options for 37? If so, who?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      *who have dropped

    2. Casualspotted
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ings/Coutinho/Vardy

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        You said Vardy and I like it. It feels like Rich definitely less of a differential with plenty hopping on this week.

        1. Casualspotted
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 10 months ago

          If Watkins is OUT im going with Coutinho as C. Dont like Rich as my rival will C him and im chasing about 60 points

          1. Simon69
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Could consider Ings if Watkins out. Looked a real threat vs Pool.

  29. No Kane No Gain
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is there a worry for captaining Richarlison this week in that he might get a ban for the flare incident for the second match?!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I don't think so, the bigger worry is he's not very good

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Who you captaining Bemba?

      2. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        He scores a few for Brazil

  30. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    absolute brutal gameweek with Kdb the destroyer and I sold Sterling for Son (after captaining him the previous 2 weeks).

    We move to 37!
    On FH, would you still advise going for Zaha even though i'll have Villa defence (maybe double up) and Pickford?
    Is it better to go all in on a couple of teams or spread the risk if you know what I mean. Could get someone like Trossard over Zaha but the double is always tempting