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2 May 2025 555 comments
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Gameweek 35 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at the Etihad Stadium, where there is some interesting team news for both Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Erling Haaland (£14.8m) makes a much-anticipated return to the hosts’ matchday squad, while captaincy candidates Omar Marmoush (£7.6m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.4m) both start.

The latter was an unused substitute in last Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, a victory that Savinho (£6.2m) played most of. However, for the fourth time in five league matches, the Brazilian is named on Man City’s bench. A place where Phil Foden (£9.1m) remains.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Ederson (£5.3m) is back from a hip injury that’s kept him sidelined since Gameweek 32.

Opponents Wolves have won six consecutive league outings but are forced into one change. A slight groin strain rules out centre-forward Jorgen Strand Larsen (£5.4m), replaced by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (£4.9m).

That means Gameweek 34’s double-digit heroes Matheus Cunha (£7.0m), Rayan Ait-Nouri (£5.0m) and Jose Sa (£4.4m) all start, as expected.


GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, Gundogan; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush

Subs: Ortega, Akanji, Lewis, Grealish, Nico, Savinho, Foden, McAtee, Haaland

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Cunha

Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Doyle, Djiga, Sarabia, Hwang, Gomes, Guedes, Lima

FPL team previews – Liverpool: Best players, predicted XI + more

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Doku is all fart and no poo.

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      More like poo

    2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 28 days ago

      A 7 on the Bristol Scale

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Eh why has Haaland not come on yet?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Why have you got him "in one of your teams " ?
      Only joking

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Nah waste of money

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Strange

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Pep mind games

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Wolves probably looking forward to him coming on lol

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Keep him getting adjusted back from injury
      plan against Southampton (A)

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    gvardiol is doing well in the bps

  4. McGurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    City are so boring now. What happened? How can losing a holding (albeit brilliant) midfielder change a team.so much?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Spine of the whole team

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Was a bit like how no Makelele for Chelsea had a big effect

      2. McGurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Who else have they lost this season but Rodri? I don't just mean this game but all season.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Must be a bit like in the back of their minds they feel more free flowing to attack knowing someone as good as Rodri has their back

          1. McGurn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 year, 28 days ago

            Yeah get that. But a team.like.City should be able.to cope. Fair point though

        2. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Haaland had a couple injuries, KDB all year

          Foden is on milk cartons

          That’s their 4 best players…

          I guess Ederson has missed a few also

          1. McGurn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 year, 28 days ago

            KdB gone next year anyway. Haaland and Foden fit for most of the season but ineffective. I understand all the "reasons" but still.odd to me. Cheers all

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      too many players that value possession of the ball over progression of the ball

      1. McGurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Yes. I used to love Bernado as a player but now is just nothing but a sidewise player. Likewise Gundo and KdB although I get the age thing

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Impetus

    4. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Holding midfielders are often the most important part of the whole puzzle.
      Chelsea dropped off as soon as Kante left.
      Matic at Chelsea was also very very important for the whole team to click

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Modric at spurs

  5. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Really could do with this City clean sheet. 17 points from Gvardiol and Guardiola as it stands.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Isn’t AM fun

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Do you get extra points on am for cs?

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Just 2

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 28 days ago

            Cheers

        2. Rwilliams90
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Yeah 2 I think. Would be 5 lost with draw as well.

        3. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Yes, 2 points

      2. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        I've despised it up until now!

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          I was Howe/Howe/Arteta, carried me with green arrows without needing to WC/FH/BB like the rest

      3. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Have always preferred PM

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Doku is literally hogging everything and basically just doing the same old crap over and over

    Marmoush hardly touched it as city obsessed with giving it to doku even though the majority of his attacking work has been useless

  7. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Happy to have avoided the Marmoush (c) trap - opted for the Mbuemo (c) trap instead, can’t wait

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Yes and Saka will start and brace.

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Should be exactly what happens

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      At least you can get a clean sheet point too.

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      I played safe & boring with Salah
      Really thought it was strange that Marmoush was top of the captain poll .
      No problem with Mbuemo just depended on what Man Utd turned up
      Really fancied KdB but was uncertain over minutes .

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Need one more from KDB

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Haaland not getting mins here makes him hard to punt on next GW I guess. Could be a leak though, it's first game of GW.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      He will get some before the cup final id imagine

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Doubt less than 10 minutes would make a difference tbh

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Pep knows he's going to play TC on him v Southampton

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Marmoush fail

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    marmoush and kev off 🙁

    feel free to score now Wolves

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    egyptain jacob murphy off

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    The timing

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Foden, Lewis, Mcatee on

    Marmoosh, KDB, Gundo off

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Goodnight Marmoush captainers.
    Enjoy the looooong weekend.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Cheeky lol...

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Can't laugh too hard. Just makes the one time I did captain him insanely lucky. He should have bagged points again today!

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Feel refreshed having Mateta (C) so I can enjoy it in full 😆

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Boring Salah in other

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        BOOM!

  16. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Moosh massive fail again. He has really fluffed his opportunity to shine in robot's absence.

    1. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      I'm getting rid next week for Wood I think.

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Any chance of a Munoz or Kiwior no show?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Slim to none

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        So there's a chance...Diaz stinking up my bench

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Diaz hasn’t played yet you nutter

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 28 days ago

            *Dias lol

            1. La Roja
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 28 days ago

              I knew it. Yet had to wind you up

              1. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 28 days ago

              2. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 28 days ago

                How's your season? I'm at 800k lol...

                1. McGurn
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  1 year, 28 days ago

                  Yeah it's been a tough one this yeah! Good luck for the rest of it.

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Dodged a bullet not capping Marm

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      How many did?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Only 17%

        Boomo 41%
        Salah 16%

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Ta, Isak?

          1. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            1 year, 28 days ago

            13.2%

            1. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 28 days ago

              Differential 🙂

      2. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        23

  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Here he is!

  20. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    22 pts good from Kev cap?

    1. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Lets wait and see what Salah and Mbuemo do.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      yea definitely. to feel bad about it would need the other popular options to get 3+ attacking returns

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Yes well done

    4. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      yeppppp. here by mistake... wanted to cap Isak but there was a fight at our bbq so i missed the deadline xd

    5. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Definitely. City just not clicking to expect too many goals. Take it and run with it

    6. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Great return. Better than my 4!

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Cunha off

    Hwang on

  22. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Cunha off

    Result locked

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Worst possible outcome with Marmoush, Cunha and Ait Nouri

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      No. Nouri should have had a red

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        This

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Yeah I benched RAN but Gvardiol, Cunha and Marmoush (C) is a horrible start to the gw

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Horrible start to the gw

    Can't wait for the season to be over

  25. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Blatant red card tackle by Wolves.

    Minimum yc.

    Commentators not even allowed these days to call out such a poor ref decision.

  26. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Hwang on mate

    1. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Love it. I suspect you have done this one before though lol

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        It was my team name couple of your ago

        1. McGurn
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Nice

  27. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Sean Dyche would be proud of Pep, it's like Burnley 17/18 season. Zero attacking interest...

  28. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    First wolves loss since February

  29. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Marmoush to Wood loading...

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      This

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        That’s easy move

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Not b4 southampton surely?

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        These are the decisions that frustrate me. Keep hold for that upcoming green fixture. Player still blanks. But it’d be foolish to transfer him out, I agree

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Wood v Leicester at home
        Haaland lurking for City

      3. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Haaland in if fit to start

      4. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Wood has Leicester?

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      If we get word Haaland starts he is gone

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      might wait a gw and get evanilson for 37 + 38

    5. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      I'm doing this I think. Still have AM so probably going to do it on pep.

  30. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 28 days ago

    Marmoush CS secured, get in! It's the small victories

    1. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 28 days ago

      Erm

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 28 days ago

        Exactly

        1. McGurn
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 year, 28 days ago

          Apologies I missed the joke