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Four more Double Gameweek 34 matches get underway at 2pm BST on Sunday, including Fulham v Manchester City.

The visitors are without Kevin De Bruyne, who is “not fully fit” according to reporter Mike Minay. Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez come into the starting XI, with Bernardo Silva dropping to the bench.

Fulham also make two changes as Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Carlos Vinicius replace Manor Solomon and Daniel James.

Elsewhere, the headline team news from St James’ Park is that Alexander Isak starts for Newcastle United. He comes in for Callum Wilson, with Dan Burn, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon the other returnees.

James Ward-Prowse is fit enough to start for their opponents, Southampton. The alterations – and there are five in total – see Armel Bella-Kotchap, Lyanco, Stuart Armstrong, Moussa Djenepo and Kamaldeen Sulemana feature.

At Old Trafford, Tyrell Malacia and Marcel Sabitzer replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Antony, both of whom drop to the bench, while Aston Villa are unchanged for the fourth successive game.

On the south coast, Gary O’Neil makes two changes to his Bournemouth XI. The injured Marcus Tavernier and Chris Mepham drop out as Adam Smith and Dango Ouattara come in.

Leeds United, meanwhile, bring in Rasmus Kristensen, Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto for Junior Firpo, Rodrigo and the injured Luis Sinisterra, in what looks like a 3-4-3 formation.

GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Senesi, Kelly, Vina, Rothwell, Lerma, Christie, Billing, Ouattara, Solanke

Subs: Travers, Stephens, Cook, Brooks, Stacey, Moore, Semenyo, Zabarnyi, Anthony

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Ayling, Roca, McKennie, Harrison, Gnonto, Summerville, Bamford

Subs: Robles, Firpo, Forshaw, Aaronson, Rodrigo, Struijk, Rutter, Wober, Greenwood


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Tosin, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha, Wilson, Pereira, De Cordova-Reid, Vinicius

Subs: Rodak, Duffy, Cedric, Diop, Kebano, Cairney, Lukic, Solomon, James

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Carson, Ortega, Laporte, Lewis, Phillips, Gomez, Foden, Bernardo, Perrone


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Sabitzer, Sancho, Rashford

Subs: Butland, Maguire, Martial, Fred, Antony, Weghorst, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Williams

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, McGinn, Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Carlos, Traore, Chambers, Duran, Digne, Revan, O’Reilly, K Young


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Willock, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Wilson, Ritchie, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Almiron, Anderson

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Lyanco, S Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Sulemana, Djenepo, Alcaraz

Subs: Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, A Armstrong, Adams, Mara, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Bazunu, Walcott

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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Newcastle looking for 4

    Isak lively

    Another corner

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Go on Isak, just one more! Maybe two...

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Great second half
        Didn't see the first

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Foden on

    Mahrez off

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Periods haven't synced since Foden back in training

      1. Rojo's Modern Life
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Misogyny

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Wordplay

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That's the luxury oil money gives you

  3. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford subbed for slab head

  4. Cash'nBurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Went with Wilson and Isak on WC…….

    ……needless to say - both on the bench….

    1. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why bench them both? Utter lunacy.

      1. Cash'nBurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        DGW mania, unfortunately…..

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Both !

      1. Cash'nBurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Ederson
        Trippier - A-A - Dalot - Estupinan
        Salah - KDB - Rashford - Mitoma - March
        Haaland

        How would you have set up?

        1. Sure You Did
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Would have benched Trip for one of them. Isak correct decision with wrong outcome.

          1. Cash'nBurn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Southampton don’t score many and their defence has been reasonably sound.
            Newcastle clean sheet + bonus was a strong possibility for Trippier.

    3. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You've got no one to blame but yourself

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Right I’ve decided, next goal WILL involve Trippier goal or assist!

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Own goal it is

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Better than a blank as they say!

  6. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is that not a Trippier assist? Hmm

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I’m confused

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Too

      2. Maddamotha
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Replayed it back like 3 times lol. Cant really see Botman touching it. Should be asist for Botman or Trippier then

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No

      2 other players touched it.

      Mind, 3 did for Rashford's first but that's different.

      1. Maddamotha
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cant see anyone touching it tbh. Looks like it runs through to hit Walcott

    3. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      About time trippier got some points …

  7. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    GW 36 Haaland Wilson Isak front line?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yep, may as well, nothing to lose

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What about Alvarez and Welbeck?

      1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Alvarez so tempting , but always possible you get Pep'd

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          More than likely

    3. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Haaland Alvarez Wilson for me

    4. Tic Tacs
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Alvarez has done well for me this week so I will be sticking with him, Haaland and bring in Isak.

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Isak is so good

    1. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      6 point good so far

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Seemed to go under the radar that Real Sociedad played very defensively so his goal record was actually very good for the way they were set up.

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Maguire on … hope for Watkins yet!

  10. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How are the BAPS looking in the city game? Any chance of haaland getting pushed out?

    1. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      he's tied with Leno on 2

      1. fish&chips
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cool thanks. Hopefully he'll drop down

        1. fish&chips
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Will probably still score a hattie anyway so shouldn't get carried away

    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It's very close

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Alvarez is leading anyhow

      Haaland joint 2nd with Leno

      Might end up on 1.

      Good lad Alvarez!

  11. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I still don’t know why I picked Isak over Wilson.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Because Wilson starts on the bench most of the time, probably.

    2. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What do they say? Right decision, wrong outcome

      1. fish&chips
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Isak always looks great anyway. He'll repay you over the next few, I'm sure

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Exactly

    3. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I took both

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I took both

        1. Sure You Did
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Did you take both?

          1. Big Mac 24
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Twice

  12. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    So no assists for either Newcastle goal then?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      TBC for the OG one.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Botman header will stand as an assist.

        6 mins injury time.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Expected that

  13. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    2 Baps for Haaland for taking a pen. Absolute farce

    1. Hurnt
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It’s great isn’t it

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t worry Salah will double it easily! Probably after like 25 mins lol

  14. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    cherries 4

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cruising

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    God this Leeds City game could be a cricket score

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Unlikely. No way to collect wickets in football I’m afraid.

  16. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Surprised I’m on a green arrow after a -8 with just Esputinan, Shaw and Isak scoring. Went all in on double city defence (also have trippier) which hasn’t paid off so Pool game will hurt I think. Grealish continues to be a prat which is working out well not owning!

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Botman gets assist

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Of course he does

  18. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bournemouth, who were dead and buried when Parker left, are now safe with four games to play...

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    TBC(c) next GW!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      OG is remarkably consistent.

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        yup hes had a great season again and never gets a mention

        High time we put some respect on his name

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Isak day is done.

  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Haaland fail

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      EO

      TC ....

      Things you like to see.

      Could be a false dawn.

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bit early for that. West Ham just shipped four goals away at Palace.

  22. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Nailing the right city mid v Leeds will be key

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      An impossible task

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Foden

    3. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It is either Grealish or KDB. Not difficult.

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Or forward…

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Has Grealish even attempted a forward pass today?
    It’s usually backwards, sideways or he falls over for a foul

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t know why he’s in the team ahead of Foden now he’s fit. Only a matter of time surely…

    2. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Give it a rest ffs.

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Can’t wait to sell him to be honest, just probably not wise with Leeds up next

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    8 mins et at City

    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ...for Fulham to get the win

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      and 5 in the first half so Haaland played 103 minutes..

  25. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Last minute Villa free kick coming up

  26. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Please score Fulham!

  27. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wasn’t confident in Utd defence against Villa or Brighton defence so went double city instead on FH and got neither

    Lol @ me

  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lol Botman assist. After what I said about not playing both Newcastle defenders.

  29. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaw and Isak up to 2 baps atm

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ffs

  30. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Haven't watched the game. How should us Isak owners feel?