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Two pivotal fixtures in many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ seasons take place this evening.

Liverpool v Fulham and Manchester City v West Ham United both get underway at 20:00 BST.

‘The only secure route into Man City’s backline’TM is, wouldn’t you know it, benched this evening: Ederson is among the substitutes at the Etihad as Stefan Ortega comes in for a rare Premier League start.

Pep Guardiola confirmed ahead of kick-off that the Brazilian is being rested amid the busy schedule.

Bernardo Silva and the fit-again Nathan Ake also come into the side as Manuel Akanji and Ilkay Gundogan drop to the bench.

Kevin De Bruyne is missing altogether, so won’t have played one minute of Double Gameweek 34.

West Ham’s changes are all enforced, with Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd absent through illness and Kurt Zouma injured.

Aaron Cresswell, Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna and Flynn Downes come into a more defensive-looking line-up, with David Moyes presumably set to line up in a wing-back system.

There are rests for a handful of Liverpool players, too, with Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo dropping to the bench.

Jordan Henderson, Kostas Tsimikas and Darwin Nunez return to the starting XI.

Diogo Jota, who was yet again a doubt with a back problem, is a substitute for the second straight match.

Marco Silva has been the busiest manager of the evening, although two of his five changes are enforced because of season-ending injuries to Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream.

Harrison Reed, Kenny Tete and Bobby DeCordova-Reid are benched, meanwhile.

Into the side come Cedric Soares, Issa Diop, Tom Cairney, Teddy Lukic and the fit-again Willian.

GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

Subs: Gomez, Milner, Gakpo, Elliott, Jota, Robertson, Carvalho, Matip, Kelleher.

Fulham XI: Leno, Cedric, Adarabioyo, Diop, A Robinson, Lukic, Palhinha, Wilson, Cairney, Willian, Vinicius.

Subs: Rodak, Tete, Duffy, Reed, Kebano, Solomon, Reid, James, Harris.


Manchester City XI: Ortega; Walker, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri, Bernardo, Alvarez; Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Gundogan, Laporte, Gomez, Akanji, Perrone, Foden, Lewis.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Emerson, Downes, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Anang, Johnson, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings, Benrahma.



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

    A) Jota + TAA -> Kane + Schar
    B) Jota -> Kane plus something else to fund it (downgrade Grealish/Salah)
    C) Coufal -> Bueno and roll
    D) Other

    2 FT, 0.3 itb

    DDG
    TAA - Shaw - Estupinan
    Salah - Rashford - Grealish - Mitoma - March
    Haaland - Jota

    Iversen - Isak - Trippier - Coufa

    1. Nanook
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I like A. You gain the 2nd highest scorer as a bit of a differential for the final 4 weeks plus get the 3rd Newcastle player in your side for their DGW 36. Without regular CS it’s hard to justify TAA price and I think the next 3 teams will score against them as they are all good on the counter.

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

        Yeah i l like the look of it but TAA has 6 assists in 6vand if Jota starts he's also hard to ditch

  2. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi chaps

    Just wondering what to do if you had this team, and how the VERY rough plan sounds below?

    Raya
    Moreno - Shaw - Trippier
    Martinelli - Mitoma - Salah - Saka
    Jota - Haaland - Watkins
    ____________________________
    Kepa: March: White: Tarkowski

    1FT, 2.9 ITB

    GW 35: Saka + Tarkowski > Rashford + Estupinan

    GW 36: Jota + White + Moreno > Isak/Wilson + TAA + Schar

    GW 37: Raya + March > Ederson + Grealish/Other City Mid

    Also like Joelinton as I need try something different.

    Zero idea if this plan is sound enough, but feel like I have my work cut out here and I only want to finish the best I can to see the season out as I’ve half kinda given up now, but just wondered if you’d do anything different here perhaps?

    Literally ANY help would be hugely appreciated.
    Thanks gents.

    1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lots of hits. I dont like it

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        True, me neither, but hits must be taken I suppose, what else can I do?

  3. Joyce1998
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Martinelli + Toney >> Odegaard + Wilson/Isak -4 ??