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There are three Premier League games on Sunday with a double-header up first at 14:00 BST.

Brentford host West Ham United, while Everton meet Manchester City at Goodison Park.

Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the 1-1 draw in Madrid, as Aymeric Laporte, Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden come in for John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, all of whom are substitutes.

That means Erling Haaland leads the line, his sixth successive Premier League start.

Everton make just one alteration from their 5-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion, as Mason Holgate comes in at left-back in place of Vitalii Mykolenko.

At the Gtech Community Stadium, Ivan Toney misses out due to a minor hamstring injury. Zanka and Frank Onyeka also drop out, with Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa coming in.

As for West Ham, who will be guaranteed Premier League survival if they win, they make a whopping seven changes, with Thursday’s huge Europa Conference League semi-final second leg against AZ Alkmaar in mind.

Only Lukasz Fabianksi, Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Tomas Soucek keep their place from last Sunday’s 1-0 win over Manchester United. Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma are among those benched, while Michail Antonio misses out entirely with a calf injury.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Jensen, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Schade, Wissa

Subs: Cox, Stevens, Roerslev, Zanka, Ajer, Dasilva, Baptiste, Onyeka, Ghoddos

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Soucek, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Fornals, Ings

Subs: Areola, Zouma, Cresswell, Kehrer, Paqueta, Rice, Mubama, Benrahma, Bowen


Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Mina, Tarkowski, Holgate, Gueye, Iwobi, Garner, Doucoure, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Coady, Welch, Keane, Onana, Gray, Maupay, Simms

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Laporte, Rodri, Gundogan, Alvarez, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Gomez, Phillips, Grealish, Palmer, De Bruyne, Bernardo

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  1. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland has only one weakness

    His choice of hairstyle

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

      This

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's the source of his powers clearly. You don't need a good defence, you need a Remington

  2. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on take off Haaland now

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brentford 2 nil up

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wissa

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland cappers ... o/

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brentford 2-0

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

      Wissa

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Meesa saying Wissa good option

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

      Specifically kept Toney this week for this fixture too!

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

        Yeah same here

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

    Ben Mee 12 pointer

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

      Game over already?

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

        Good point, he can add to it.

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Last on my bench. Just what I love to hear 😀

  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mina and Haaland at it

  8. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wissa, nice!

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

      Been holding it in a long time?

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

    every now and again you see a goal scored that defies logic and thats what gundo just did with that bit of improvisation. dennis bergkamp-esque.

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

      I can kick a ball backward. In fact, with my lack of flexibility, it's pretty much the way any volley goes

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

      good goal, though, for defenders at this level to allow a player that much time in the box to do that is rather poor.

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

        what could they do?..he had his back to them, took it on his knee and just protected the ball..all they could have done in that moment is give a penalty away

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

    Mee 2nd on my bench.... Trippier stinking up the place in my XI

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

    no need for KDB and Grealish now

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

      You'd think not, but I'd imagine we'll get 5-10 mins of Grealish. It feels like his type of game too. Wind up the oppo, roll around on the floor a bit, pick up a card etc.

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

        i can see that, just to run the clock down and take the Everton momentum away.

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

          I've resigned myself to it already. Just after the Ederson CS wipeout too.

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      89th minute cameo to prevent too much bench jam for those who played home?

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

        *played them.

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

        89th minute cameo, 90th minute YC for Grealish

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mee going to punish sellers

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

      Please don't 🙁

  13. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Have mee coming in for Grealish. Lol not happening

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

      That 85th minute sub is gonna sting

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It’ll happen before that

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have stones hopeful but it's pep

  14. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When Everton are in the Championship, Holgate will still be out of his depth. As thick as a submarine door, he will never learn the basics.

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

      But but but he's one of your own

  15. TanN
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    BBC Radio Merseyside - can you not have scousers commentating I can't understand whats going on?

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

    Haaland you da man!!

  17. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This wissa guy is amazing. He played around 2600 min for Brentford in 2 season and scored 200 points.

  18. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Probably not gonna get any Alvarez points 😐

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just be thankful there are no minus points for baps

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

    Is Gündogan essential?

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

      If you have to ask, no.

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If essential means costing me a mini league then yes

    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He is if you have a time machine

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

      Reckon Eze scores more points

  20. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Both goals are the kind of ones you see on FIFA:

    1) Gundogan's touch for the finish
    2) Pickford's goalkeeping turning away from the ball 🙂

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

      Englands no.1

  21. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Salah to Bruno?

    1. Tuju
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Considering the same move. Upside is very strong, but I might want Salah back for GW38.

      Have to check what other moves could be worth it.

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

    Southampton relegated and most likely Leicester. Who will be the third team?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds

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

      Leeds. Not sure between Leicester and Everton but the latter seem to have more fight

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

        Leicester look down to me, Liverpool and Newcastle next.

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

      Leeds

    4. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think it stands as now.

  23. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Alvarez look so far, was planning to get for DGW but this game changing my mind. 3rd city slot still open, shame no mid option for Gundo

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

      Look poor

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe Rashford if he looks like being an issue

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

        Would like a ManU mid as well, so if he is not fit might go for Bruno for that slot

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

      Why? Surely he's not going to play as much with little need to rest and rotate in 37? 38 is anyone's guess

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

        If his form is good, even sub minutes would be enough for a goal or attacking return like he got earlier in the season. But agree, better value elsewhere

  24. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What's everyone's City triple up for next week?

    Now that Rashford's injured/doubtful and Bruno seems meh at 9m+

    Thinking of adding Gundogan to Mahrez + Haaland.

    Thoughts?

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

      On Haaland & Grealish. Gundo looks nice but not sure about losing Mitoma, Martinelli, Salah or Rashford (if fit) for him. Maybe end up on Stones if I have nothing better in mind

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'd just upgrade my 5th mid to Gundogan.

        No Salah here and did Rashy-->Eze this week.

        Probs prefer Rashford if fully fit though but wonder if he gets both games.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Haaland Grealish Stones

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KDB in looks like it'll happen. If Rashford is fit I can use 2nd FT to change Grealish to Mahrez if needed but maybe I need to consider Gundogan the way the last few weeks have gone

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

        KDB good shout. Might mean losing Salah which isn't ideal

        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I have 2FT so if I avoid another transfer I can still get him back and take a punt in GW38

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

      Ederson, Grealish, Haaland

      Think Ederson will only get one of the games. Grealish no longer first choice in the league.

      So I've got Haaland only, unless I want to take some hits.

    5. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      May just stick with my current two of Haaland and Grealish. Don't really wanna get drawn into the whole Pep Roulette thing

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maupay coming on to change the game completely

    1. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The man who makes Danny Welbeck look like Pele.

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

      To rugby?

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

      Must be another DCL injury

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        or saved for winnable games.

      2. JBG
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Probably injured his hamstring walking in to the locker room.

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

    Ederson 0 saves. Doing his job I see.

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

    Just catching up on the goals and that Gundo goal was quality!

    https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1657743244791365633?t=IlX_CH-ngBULoSZVuYa8QA&s=19

  28. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogoal

    1. Babit1967
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Again ?

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

        Yes a fk

        1. Babit1967
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ooft what a pick if anyone has him

  29. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would love a wee cheeky Mahrez goal here

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

    Foden injured

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

      Damn he’s up. No Grealish.