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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. Futile Tinkering
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    So my bench is Pope,Mateta,Kerkez,Munoz.10+ pts would be greatly appreciated!

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Am I the only person who puts my best players "on the bench" when I bench boost?

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

        Yes

      2. Tambling5
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Is your captain on the bench?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          Nah. Anyway I used mine in GW1

      3. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        I captain and vice captain mine.

      4. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        That's Good plan make u feel satisfied

      5. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        I put Wan Bissaka on my bench when I BB.

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

        Yes I do this, this week my bench on boost is:

        Areola | Kiwior | Gvardiol | Mateta

        Lol

      7. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        No of course not. I did it last week, thought everyone did. Pope and Murphy were a hell of a bench boost.

      8. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Anyone red flagged or out on loan always starts for me. Usually ends the week with a rank rise as there are always points to add on.

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    West Ham...VAR for something

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Nah off his belly

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        A belly flop VAR

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

    Didn’t have cash for Mbeumo so had to settle on Bowen

  4. EWH2020
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Of course my ML rival who had no chip strategy has Mbuemo

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

      Is he/she ahead of you?

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

    Hope Mbeumo isn’t much more than 9.0 next season

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Southampton nearly bust West Ham

  7. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    West Ham very close to conceding

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

    Southampton on top

    Sort of

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

      Most of the games now will be lots of goals, not many clean sheets.
      Not much to play for now in the league really, so every week will be like GW38 in terms of defending

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        There's been one goal so far

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

          After like 30 mins lol

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        This must only be starting in Gw35

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

          It will start as soon as we’ve used all of our chips

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            7 months, 27 days ago

            GW39 for me so 😆

  9. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    City getting fk all against this Everton side, should’ve and half did know it and still got sucked in by KdB.

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Rip

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

    Can't keep up with all these goals

  11. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    KDB cooking just Everton spoiling with 0,5,5 formation

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Cooking pot noodles?

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

      Dyches spirit is still in that team

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      It’s a bit of a slow roast

  12. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Premier League games are so boring.

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

      At least defenders get to pass the ball around, that's fun no?

      1. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Don't forget the keeper

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

      Not when Salah puts 3 past Leicester;)

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Top tip, quickly pick FPL team, don’t watch PL games and check points later on. Will save you a lot of wasted time 😎

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

        Even when I do that, the points change after because of BPS adjs lol

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

      Ain’t it, Championship is much better and more entertaining, get better quality goals in terms of bangers too

  13. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Snoozefest

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    City nearly busted

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Tark hits post

  15. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Any FH34 drafts already? 🙂

    1. SomeoneKnows
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      More interesting than the games...

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Pickford
      Milenkovic, Tarkowski, Robinson, Ait Nouri
      Salah, Palmer, Bowen, Elanga
      Isak, Wood

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Sorry that just my normal team after ft

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

      Few on these pages

    4. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      I've just had a look. This is what my first pass looks like. 4.6m itb

      1. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        Try again.

        Leno, Pickford
        Livramemto, Robinson, Milenkovic, Ait-Nouri, Virgil
        Salah, Diaz, Murphy, Mbuemo, Bowen
        Wood, Cunha, Isak

        Not sure on starting 11.

        1. GoonerSteve
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          I forgot about Palmer. He'll be in for sure.

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Goals galore

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    If I don't use FH in gw 34 is there another good gw to use it?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Not particularly, unless you want if for when other doubles may come up, or to mess around with in final GW?

    2. Hazardous1221
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      36 or 37 probably for the double/blank depending on who you have

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

      Depends on your situation

  18. Hazardous1221
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    First freehit draft. What do we think brothers?

    Leno
    Cucurella, Ait Nouri, Robinson
    Salah, Palmer, Murphy, Barnes
    Isak, Cunha, Strand Larsen

    Kepa, Diaz, VVD, Sessegnon

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Similar to mine I'd start Diaz though

  19. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Brighton lacking a bit of quality in the final third

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Seagulls are on the beach

    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      First time watching them?

  20. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Should be a Bournemouth 2nd yellow there on Sarr, terrible ref.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Damn it. Annoying as a Glasner owner

      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 27 days ago

        If Scott did not already have a yellow he would of got one for that, ref totally botted it.

        1. Glasner Ball
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 27 days ago

          bottled.

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Where goals?

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Arsenal game tomorrow, saka hatrick

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

      In championship

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

        Not today

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

          Scottish

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

      They'll come when non DGW teams play.

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

      4 games

      Goals were yesterday and Monday

      Hopefully Sunday too

    5. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      McLaren front row in practice was more exciting

  22. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Welbooked

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

    Slow and laboured at Goodison Park, including the crowd from what I saw earlier on.

  24. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Would love a Sarr or Savinho goal

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      Same, but wish thinking, I’m afraid

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

      Sarrvinho will score instead

  25. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Clean sheets all round then? Make mine a double.

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

      Wiped out in 94th minute by 0% owner subs

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

        *owned

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

    Marmoush touched the ball 12 times.

    Savinho with 16.

    1. Quality Quality Qualit
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 27 days ago

      He's a dirty boy

  27. Bada Bing
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Breaking news: Citeh are pants.

  28. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Forgot Ndiaye is a forward, not a mid.
    Lessens the appeal somewhat for the run in.

    Maybe Doucoure worth a shout.

  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    KDB saved

  30. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 27 days ago

    Kdb almost. Great block