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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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Need another Isak goal c'mon lad

  2. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    CUNHA (C)

    HE HAS NOT FINISHED.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Well played

  3. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Cunha really is a special player isn’t he!

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Can’t wait for him to join United

      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        *Newcastle United

      2. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        You hate him that much?

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      United will break him

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Arsenal should buy him IMO.

  4. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Had Sels and Trippier up until 10 mins before the deadline, went Pope and Sessegnon in the end

  5. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Strand Larsen (and obviously Cinha) were always in my team from the start. Leicester at home come on

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Yup - plus AIN to service them.

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Think most on fh got off burns to another new def

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      I did to trips lol

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    My Welbeck punt not paying off at all 🙁

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Same 🙁

  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    The Barnes shine is wearing off abit

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Need more from him ffs

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Yeah, 5 returns and 3 blanks from these current matches as it stands. He's the only blanking non-defender.

  9. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Sess over Trip didn't work out well

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Sess unlucky not to be playing RW, think most would have swerved if only CS potential available

  10. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Strand Larsen to Raul at the last minute was not such a good idea then.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Raul hasn't been a good idea in a long time, tbf.

      1. Quality Quality Qualit
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        True but having 3 forwards facing sou LEI and IPS looked good on paper

  11. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Grab another, Jorgen

  12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Marmoush better feast next GW for my keeping him instead of getting Cunha.

  13. C_G
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    i went w Strand Larsen (C) and Tonali for differentials, need more

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Unbelievable, Burn was on my bench boost last week

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Trippier in my original team lol

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        I do have Trippier in all fairness, should be 3 bonus locked too

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 19 days ago

          LiveFPL says yes

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Same mate, sickening

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        It’s ridiculous really

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          11 months, 19 days ago

          Really is, at least we both have trips

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Don’t trust Salah (c) to match Cunha tbh

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Personally I think he’s gonna run riot

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      He needs to brace

      Don't see it tbh

    3. Steamboat Willy Boly
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Tbh

  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Murphy still on after 60 mins

  17. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Fulham have been the real let down today

  18. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Nobody stopped me from going Welbeck over Larsen. What a fraud community 😛

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Lol same boat hahah

  19. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Come on Wolves. 3 more goals

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Isak and Cunha (C) saving my season

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Everyone has Isak though

  21. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    What I’ve learnt is that don’t listen to these bullshiet rumours next time, made me move from (c) Cunha

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Surely the embargoed quotes gave you enough confidence/confirmation to go with Cunha (C)

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Isak still returned though.

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Ditto

      30mins before deadline move from Cunha to Salah - just hope Cunha scores more but Liverpool
      win in style against a Spurs team with only Europa League to save their system - come on you reds

  22. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Just Welbeck and Sessegnon return and its a dream afternoon

  23. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Started preparing for GW34 early (on FH33 strat). Bought Cunha in GW26 as main priority. Looking now at my GW34 team with no Cunha, filled with attacking players = 🙁

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Filled with inferior attacking players*

  24. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Come on Harvey!

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Barnes subbed off for Gordon

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Murphy stays on

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        Not

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 19 days ago

        Ok, now it seems Murphy off, Barnes stays on...ref assistant messed the numbers up 😀

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 19 days ago

          Ref assistant definitely an FPL Troll 😀

        2. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          11 months, 19 days ago

          Eurghhh

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Get in!

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Barnes & Welbz duds 🙁

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      I should have gone for Trippier as my third Newcastle player - thanks T

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    How bad are Fulham all of a sudden? No goals against Southampton

  27. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Would love a Leicester goal

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Barnes fail FFS

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Yep gutted

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 19 days ago

      Still time!

  29. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    With a bit of luck

    To hold

    Up to 58 points with 3 Liverpool to go

  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 19 days ago

    Can't believe Barnes never returned...