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With no lunchtime kick-off, Gameweek 33 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with four matches at 3pm BST.

Manchester City begin their Double Gameweek 33 with a trip to unchanged Everton.

Pep Guardiola makes four alterations, one of which is enforced as the injured Ederson makes way for Stefan Ortega.

Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva and Savinho also get recalls, with Rico Lewis, James McAtee and Mateo Kovacic dropping out.

Phil Foden and Manuel Akanji are both on the bench after recovering from injury.

Crystal Palace, another side who ‘double’ in Gameweek 33, have largely named the same team that started the 5-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Wednesday.

Adam Wharton for Jefferson Lerma is the only alteration.

Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola welcomes back Justin Kluivert from injury and recalls Illia Zabarnyi, with Marcos Senesi and Lewis Cook the men replaced.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is absent from the West Ham United squad today, while Oliver Scarles and Konstantinos Mavropanos drop to the bench.

Niclas Fullkrug, Vladimir Coufal and Emerson Palmieri all start for the Hammers.

Flynn Downes for Cameron Archer is Southampton’s only alteration.

Finally, at Brentford, Michael Kayode gets his full Premier League debut at Kristoffer Ajer‘s expense.

Kaoru Mitoma is only fit enough for substitute duty for Brighton and Hove Albion, who recall Jan Paul van Hecke and Mats Wieffer for Simon Adingra and Yasin Ayari.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Van Den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Mbuemo, Wissa, Schade.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Janelt, Nunes.

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Wieffer, Hinshelwood, O’Riley, Baleba, Minteh, Welbeck, Pedro.

Subs: Steele, March, Gruda, Adingra, Cashin, Mitoma, Gomez, Ayari, Tasker.


Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Turner, Lerma, Nketiah, Franca, Clyne, Kamada, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny.

Bournemouth XI: Kepa, Smith, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Adams, Scott, Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Senesi, Brooks, Tavernier, Soler, Jebbison, Araujo, Hill.


Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Ndiaye, Doucoure, Broja.

Subs: Virgínia, Patterson, Keane, Young, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Beto.

Manchester City XI: Ortega, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Silva, Gonzalez, Savinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Marmoush.

Subs: Carson, Akanji, Khusanov, Lewis, Kovačić, Grealish, Foden, McAtee, Doku.


West Ham United XI: Areola, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Ward-Prowse, Soler, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen, Fullkrug.

Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Soucek, Ferguson, Irving, Scarles.

Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning, Ugochukwu, Downes, Fernandes, Kamaldeen, Onuachu.

Subs: McCarthy, Welington, Bree, Wood, Smallbone, Aribo, Dibling, Stewart, Archer.


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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    That moment you’re annoyed Areola conceded because of bench boost…..and then elation when you realise you forgot to activate it!!!

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      I was loving the CS wipe. Then, disappointed nobody in my league has him 🙁

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Not easy to keep track of 5 different teams tbf

    3. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Wanna get in the ring with me?

    4. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Worst gimmick on FFS, painfully unfunny

  2. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Went KDB, Burn over Bowen, Ruben (-4).
    Could still come good, maybe?

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Brentford playing on until Mbeumo gets his hat trick

    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      match has gone to ET

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Loads of injury time

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Brian needs his Easter hatty

  4. DropkickMurphys
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    The ref at Cry - Bou game must have done the worst refereeing I have seen for a long time. Fiasco

  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Should I be happy Matmoush blanked as a non capper?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Yes

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Alright. Guess a good few capped him. Dissapointed avout KDB though. He was the differential.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Yes

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Definitely.

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      I guess so. Most engaged managers will have him, and a big chunk will have capped/TC'd

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Yh makes sense. Though a few in my ML’s don’t own him

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          Yeah, definitely situational. The top 3 in my ML are split by 11 points. Two of us capped. The other doesn't even have him.

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      I didn’t captain and I’m not happy about it

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    48 points with 11 games to go

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      42 with 16 to go I think. How is it all going to end up going south this week I wonder.

  7. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    CS from Munoz Kerkez and Mbeumo. No Areola.

    Loving the BB atm.

  8. Skout
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Sarr has been absolutely useless any time I’ve owned him this season

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Outscored Eze again!

      1. Skout
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Would be nice if it was by more than 1 each time

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          Imagine you won fpl by 1 point!

    2. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Same problem here

  9. rokka222
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    every FH should have a 3.9 defender to free up funds, right? Because free hit does not count bench players, right?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Don't need the cash this time

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Depends on what TV you have to play with. If low TV, sure. It's a good enabler.
      Yes, FH doesn't also include a bench boost.

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Clean sheets for 70 mins to be worth 4 points next season

    With an extra 2 points if no goals conceded at FT

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      No.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Budget defense again next season then!

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          As well as mids and forwards because we will all be able to afford them with budget defenses 😆

  11. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Asensio Easter FPL rebirth, incoming

  12. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    I'm actually worried about Rogers. He's by far my biggest rank threat. It's quite a risk to go without. Let's see how it goes.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      His stats have been puny over the last 6. You'll be fine.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      My apologies in advance

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Also gone without. Bricking it.

  13. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    If you could do -4 and field 9 in GW34, would you save the FH?

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    How long until Rogers Goal?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Ok not long 😆

  15. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Watto offside??

  16. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Anyone punt on minutes/start risk Watkins?
    Fair play if you did