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Many Gameweek 34 Free Hit picks will be in action in the 3pm BST kick-offs, with four Premier League matches getting underway:

Newcastle United’s starting XI is finally changed after seven matches but it’s not Jacob Murphy or Harvey Barnes making way. Those two wingers start again as Anthony Gordon has to make do with substitute duty once more.

Eddie Howe’s one alteration is actually an enforced one, as Joelinton misses out with a knee issue. Joe Willock replaces him.

Fabian Schar is fit to start, while Sven Botman is named on the Magpies’ bench after recovering from injury.

Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna is the busiest boss of the afternoon, making four changes.

Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess, Jack Taylor and Liam Delap come in, with George Hirst and Jens Cajuste dropping to the bench. Leif Davis is suspended and Axel Tuanzebe is unexpectedly absent.

The Tractor Boys do at least have Omari Hutchinson back among the substitutes.

Fulham are also facing a member of the bottom three in the shape of Southampton, who have Ross Stewart starting for the first time in six months. He replaces the absent Paul Onuachu.

The Cottagers themselves are without Antonee Robinson, while Sasa Lukic is demoted to substitute duty.

Willian and Harry Wilson return to an attacking-looking starting line-up, with Ryan Sessegnon presumably dropping back to left-back to cover for Robinson.

At Molineux, Jose Sa and Matt Doherty are fit enough to return to join Matheus Cunha and co in Wolverhampton Wanderers’ starting XI.

Dan Bentley and Santiago Bueno are the unfortunate men to make way.

Facundo Buonanotte replaces the injured Stephy Mavididi in Leicester City’s only change.

Finally, at the Amex, there are three alterations apiece.

Two of Brighton and Hove Albion’s changes are enforced as Jan Paul van Hecke is injured and Joao Pedro is suspended. Yankuba Minteh also drops to the bench.

Solly March, Simon Adingra and Yasin Ayari get recalls but Kaoru Mitoma again has to make do with substitute duty. Joel Veltman and Tariq Lamptey are on the bench after recovering from injury.

For the Hammers, Niclas Fullkrug, Carlos Soler and Vladimir Coufal drop to the bench.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tomas Soucek and Konstantinos Mavropanos replace them.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Dunk, Baleba, Estupinan, Wieffer, Ayari, O’Riley, March, Adingra, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Gruda, Cashin, Minteh, Mitoma, Gomez, Veltman, Tasker.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Emerson, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen.

Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Irving.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Barnes

Subs: Dubravka, Ruddy, Botman, Wilson, Gordon, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff, Miley.

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, O’Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Greaves, Morsy, J Taylor, Johnson, Enciso, Clarke, Delap.

Subs: Walton, Chaplin, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Luongo, Hirst, Godfrey, Boniface, T Taylor.


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

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

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Pereira, Willian, Wilson, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Subs: Benda, Reed, Cairney, Traore, Vinicius, Cuenca, Lukic, Castagne, Smith Rowe.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, Joao Gomes, Munetsi, Cunha, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Bueno, Hwang, R Gomes, Sarabia, Forbs, Bellegarde, Guedes, Djiga, Bentley.

Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Ricardo, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, El Khannouss, De Cordova Reid, Buonanotte, Vardy.

Subs: Justin, Okoli, Kristiansen, Skipp, McAteer, Monga, Ayew, Daka, Stolarczyk.



  1. FPLAnon
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sess steals max bonus!

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        9 point goal

      2. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Rigged game.

      3. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Winning goal!

      4. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Yes! Got him in for a hit. Wss gutted i didnt go for ait nouri.

      5. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Unreal

      6. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        you beauty - i was annoyed I had picked him in front of trippier there is a god - thanks Fplanon

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          omg - missed the last 10 mins hadn't realised he had scored - yes

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Treble Newcastle attack at least looked good on paper....

      1. tbos83
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Treble defence was the play

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          Yeah right.

          People never would have gone without Isak.

          That's major captain hindsight talk.

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        So typical, swapped Barnes for Trippier

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Why, just why did all my bench players have to return well like this lmao!
      What a joke

    • KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      That Sessegnon goal and Trippier haul have absolutely murdered me.

      Don't own either.

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      69 (-12) with Salah Diaz and Kepa left. Any good?

      1. Sly Fly
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Not really, no.

      2. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Wow - I’d say so

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

        Meh, middling with the -12. On the same with TAA, Salah, Diaz to go, but on FH in fairness so can’t really compare

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        obviously

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Andy on 48 from Sa, Tripp, Sess, Ran

      Nice last second decision there

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sessegon goal is a killer

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

      Trippier Sess Bowen RAN Murphy Isak (c) all doing good.

      But last minute switch Cunha to Raul for the fear of benching was the real letdown.

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      back to back 11 pointer for Sess 😎

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Thats why hes the GOAT

    • The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Gruda was the obvious pick from Brighton this GW.

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Snuck into the top 10K at least for a day 🙂

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Congrats TM!

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          Thanks mate, pity it's not GW38.

      2. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Huge!

      3. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Very nice!

      4. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Congrats!

      5. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Cheers all.

      6. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Congrats TM - form is temporary - class is permanent - cream always rises to the top

        Anymore chips left?

        TM - GW35 / GW26 / GW37 / GW38 - do you know when DGW possible pending will be announced will it be
        on Monday after the two semi-finals of the FA Cup?

    • Feloh
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Points for everyone on free hit.

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        75 with three to go

    • Silecro
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      78 with Kluivert, Diaz and Salah(c) to go. Buzzing

      1. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        ditto

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sa, RAN and Cunha treble combo. Dreamland!

    • For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Wow, not had a defence like this before!

      José Sá 11

      Sessegnon 11

      Aït-Nouri 11

      Trippier 15

      Total 48 points!!!

    • dunts1
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Wolves trio of RAN, Cunha and Sa went massive today. Thanks foxes!

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Barnes over Trippier devastating swing, went really ok otherwise

    • Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      If only we could use two chips at the same time, my bench already has double the points it did when I played BB.

      24 points with Mbeumo still to play

    • Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      6 returns from 8 players and still feels like a rubbish GW

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Think there are lots with 8 from 8 so yeah….

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      West Ham did you have to throw it away 😥

    • Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sa saving a pen is so unfair

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        In what way?

        1. Saka White Rice
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          Well it's just pure luck they happen to own him on FH. No other keeper will save a pen this week

          1. TOLV TUMS
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 7 days ago

            Hoping Allison saves two toorrow

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Where the hell was this scoring when I played my FH in GW29 eh?

    • Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      82 with Salah and Sels to go

      Not bad

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Ryan Sessegnon, you came through...thank you sir

    • Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sessgnon Ait Nouri Tripper

      Lovely. Glad I avoided Cucurella now

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sa (11)
      Trippier (15) Sessegnon (11) RAN (11)

      Big at the back is back!

      Palmer, Barnes & Jimenez - you three suck though.

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        That's nice, but I don't get why Palmer is in the scout picks. He's just logged off for the remainder of the season.

    • Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Hope Wolves' transfer window reflects just how much graft they've put in the last few weeks. Phenomenal upturn.

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      Sess pulls back a blank, 9 pt goal in extra time; hasn’t played 90 all year

      Lucky lucky owners

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Great management.

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

        Here...have a tissue 🙁

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 months, 7 days ago

          Don’t worrry, I’m still winning

      3. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        Lol - everyone got him for his goal threat. And he scored.

      4. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        All you experts had him playing 90+ min right? And a haul with no CS?

        You soooo smart!

      5. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        He was first name on my free hit. Look at his numbers.

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      59 with TAA Salah (C) and Diaz to go

      My bench you ask?

      Sa, Sess, Mbuemo, Cucu

      Have I lost here? Or still decent ya reckon?

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 7 days ago

        No, not decent I’m afraid

    • Kitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 days ago

      My 5 at the back is smashed it

      43 points from 4 with TAA to go