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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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months 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
      1 year, 3 months ago

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

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Not easy to keep track of 5 different teams tbf

    3. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Wanna get in the ring with me?

    4. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Worst gimmick on FFS, painfully unfunny

  2. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

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

  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Brentford playing on until Mbeumo gets his hat trick

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      match has gone to ET

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

        Loads of injury time

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Brian needs his Easter hatty

  4. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 3 months 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
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Should I be happy Matmoush blanked as a non capper?

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

      Yes

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

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

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Yes

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Definitely.

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

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

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

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

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 3 months 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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

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

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    48 points with 11 games to go

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months 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
    1 year, 3 months ago

    CS from Munoz Kerkez and Mbeumo. No Areola.

    Loving the BB atm.

  8. Skout
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

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

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Outscored Eze again!

      1. Skout
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

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

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          Imagine you won fpl by 1 point!

    2. HelmutCool
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Same problem here

  9. rokka222
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 3 months 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
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Don't need the cash this time

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months 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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months 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
      1 year, 3 months ago

      No.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Budget defense again next season then!

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 3 months 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
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Asensio Easter FPL rebirth, incoming

  12. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 3 months 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
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

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

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      My apologies in advance

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Also gone without. Bricking it.

  13. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

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

  14. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    How long until Rogers Goal?

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Ok not long 😆

  15. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Watto offside??

  16. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

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