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The weekend’s Premier League action continues on Sunday when Nottingham Forest host Everton at The City Ground.

The hosts suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at West Ham United last time out, while Everton have managed to win just one of their 12 away league games this season.

Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.

Steve Cooper makes just one change from Gameweek 25, as Serge Aurier comes in for Neco Williams at right-back.

As for Everton, they make two alterations after their 4-0 loss at Arsenal in midweek.

Ben Godfrey comes in for Vitalii Mykolenko (illness), while Demarai Gray leads the line in place of Neal Maupay, who drops to the bench.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, meanwhile, misses out again with a hamstring injury.

GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Aurier, Worrall, Felipe, Lodi, Shelvey, Freuler, Colback, Johnson, Gibbs-White, Wood

Subs: Hennessey, Toffolo, Williams, Lingard, Mangala, Yates, Dennis, Ayew, Surridge

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Gueye, Onana, Doucoure, Iwobi, McNeil, Gray

Subs: Begovic, Mina, Coady, Holgate, Vinagre, Davies, Garner, Maupay, Simms

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Game on!

    Plus I feel better about Tark first sub now.

  2. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Neco was on it would be 0 0 awful decision lol

  3. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    *moves Tarkowski to the bench

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Never to return

  4. Kane and Ablett
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t believe I played Saka and Odegaard and benched Johnson this week….. and played Kepa over Wardy!

    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They were the right decisions though. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but what were the odds on a Ward pen save and GK master class. We all had that down as a 1 pointer right? At least you got a Kepa cleanie. I’ve got DDG later having benched Ward. I’d take your Kepa 6 points right now tbh. And why would you pick Johnson over either Saka or Ode? Just one of those days. Arsenal score three times and neither is involved (I have Ode and Martinelli so in the same boat). That’s FF for you

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you cant believe it? in no universe would you or anyone else have done any different.

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gray down

  6. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What did folk expect?! Forrest had scored in 11/12 games at home this season.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Plus Everton are dire.

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What competition did Ben Godfrey win to get a professional football contract?

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I believes his agents are the Ferdinand brothers. Remember Rio bugging h8m up in the punditry once.

      He’s crap

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *Bigging him

        1. :
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          *buggering him

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lol always love these comments. max rushden once said on the football weekly podcast about fans slagging off footballers that its worth remembering the worst player in the prem league is still absolutely amazing a football.

      1. sulldaddy
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        The best of the best of the best, Sir!

  8. One for All
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raya
    Trippier, Dunk, White
    Mitoma, Mahrez, Saka. Rashford
    Toney, Haaland, Kane

    Ward, Martinelli, Akanji, Emerson

    1FT 3,4 ITB

    Team looks good for gw 27.

    Gw 28 currently have 7 players, is 10 players for a -4 enough?

    Still have FH and wildcard

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looks great for 27. Save a transfer and take a hit in 28 is what I would do.

    2. GC123
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Considered Mahrez to Mac Allister? Brighton have 4 games 27 - 29. City only have 2. Even a -4 likely to pay off well and Mahrez didn’t play again yesterday. £7.8m is a lot to warm the bench

      1. One for All
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I could do Mahrez to Mac Allister, maybe double up on Newcastle defence too. Thanks guys.

        1. GC123
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          You’re welcome. Yeah Akanji to Botman. That’s what I like about this site, people happy to help others

          1. One for All
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah same, this is what the site is for, feedback and advice I reckon.

      2. One for All
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Too much rotation with Pep roulette lol, don't know what's he thinking.

        1. GC123
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Pep doesn’t know himself. We’re one bad night’s sleep away from him starting Foden in goal and Ederson in centre mid!

          1. One for All
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Lol

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Doucoure G
    Keane A
    Tark AA

    Good signs

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Aye

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford AAA

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

    3. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Whew. Radio made it sound like a Tark A, and I benched him for Trippier

    4. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Signs don't pay the rent

  10. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow that is awful defending by NFO. And a very Dyche goal... ball in the air whole time.

  11. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tark assists the assister

  12. Trini Chelsea
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Argh yeah

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why do I have Tarkowski in my team?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Even worse why did I buy Neco this week

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch!

      2. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nah that's just stupid

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          And it was to fund White to Zinchenko….

          And I spent ages celebrating Ederson’s mighty 7 points only just notice now I benched Ward’s 11.

          Sometime I’m just in disbelief, quite incredible really.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For AAs

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Haha asking myself the same

    4. GC123
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      We all fell for that one. 0 points over two games last week was a bum stinger! Sign Tarks, they said. He’ll score goals they said

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      On my bench this week and next before I play him for a 1 or 2 point return in GW28

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Godfrey going for a red next challenge

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How have I only just noticed WARD sitting there on my bench looking pretty with 11 points?!

    What the hell!

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Which team

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Main one

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          (Linked one)

          1. Scalper
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Ah, at least ederson softens the blow!

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you started Ederson/Kepa/Raya/Ramsdale/DDG over him it was the correct decision

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        True, just another stroke of unbelievable luck swinging the other way.

        I don’t think Ward has ever even come close to saving a penalty before, let alone someone with the prowess of JWP

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It's a 4 point difference calm down

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Quite material in a low scoring gameweek like this one

    3. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is this the thread for the humble brag about starting Ward
      Over
      Pope
      ?

    4. Tic Tacs
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If I didn't wildcard I would've started him, but my total points would probably have been worse anyway.

  16. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    you won't go wrong with MGW or Johnson in GW29 BB.

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Was actually having a look at Johnson. Thinking between him and Mbuemo for 28 and 29.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might FH in GW29. Think I would go for Bowen over those two at the moment.

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't checked the stats, but I think MGW scores more pts per minute on the pitch

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wood is such a bad buy

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Marital issues?

      1. EffPeeEll
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Viagra value for money for many, I've heard.

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bought it for a friend

  18. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raya
    Trippier Mee Estupanan
    Mitoma Macallister Saka Rashford
    Haaland Kane Toney

    Ward Martinelli Zinchenko James

    Right order? Doing Maddison for Macallister?

    1. sirmorbach
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      About right. Maddison could deliver though.

  19. wakenbagel
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it just me or could brennan johnson be an option for bgw28 and dgw29. Home fixture in 28 and good fixtures in the double

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Only you

      1. wakenbagel
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Gonna be a huge differential then 😀

  20. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any leaks?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nup, go to Wales.

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cantona has missed out in the first 11. Terry McDermott also not considered fit enough

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Watching the second goal reply Shelvey at fault again FFS

  22. Gorky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How does this look for a plan for next 3 GWs:

    GW27:
    **WILDCARD**

    DDG
    Mee Henry Estupian
    Mitoma McAllister Rashford JWP
    Toney(c) Watkins Kane

    Bench: Kepa Trippier Saliba Saka

    7 DGWs

    GW28:
    1 transfer Estupinan to James

    Kepa
    Mee Henry Saliba Trippier James
    JWP Saka (c)
    Toney Watkins Kane

    Bench: DDG Rashford Mitoma MacAllister

    GW29:
    1 transfer JWP to Maddison
    **BENCH BOOST**

    Kepa
    Mee Trippier James Henry
    Rashford(c) Mitoma MacAllister Maddison
    Toney Watkins

    Bench: DDG, Saliba, Kane, Saka

    12 DGWs

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice plan

    2. sirmorbach
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't fancy JWP, even with the double. Don't bench Saka!

  23. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    getting Pickford and Tarko for DGW has derailed my season!

    And stubbornly keeping them has thrown Thermite onto the train

  24. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What on earth is Lance stroll doing there

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Too late on the brakes

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Looked like he was playing F1 2022

  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    De Gea
    Dalot - Varane - Martinez - Shaw
    Fred - Casemiro
    Antony - Bruno - Rashford
    Weghorst

    https://twitter.com/OddsOnFPL/status/1632398069399539716?t=9fO6BjLy9-nvn7Cj-nV6Dg&s=19

    1. Dennis System
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thought you could only have 3 from a team

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thought AWB would start

  26. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tark yellow

  27. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This game might see red

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      5 YCs in the 1st 11 minutes of the 2nd half

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski the gift that keeps on giving

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'll take a 0 pointer here tbh

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Someone had to take over from Ward this week

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Makes my Neco pick not look so bad now lol

  29. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know why Sanchez was benched?

    1. Dennis System
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's been sexting one of the cleaners

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Manager wants his DGW points all to himself

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just realised Salah is still my captain in the 3rd team, makes this an interesting watch!

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How about 5th team?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wouldn’t pick more than 3, that’d be a nightmare

    2. Sir Matt Bugsby
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Weird way to play..

    3. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are you the person winning highest scoring team each week by having so many teams rhat you’ve got one that TCs someone like Matty Cash?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haha no I’m not that bad, tbf one of the 3 I took over from someone else

        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Good stuff. Must be nice to have a team with Salah for the next two