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There are only two Premier League matches getting underway at 3pm BST this afternoon.

There’s not a huge deal of Fantasy interest in either fixture, with only Everton and all three relegated clubs in action.

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Everton’s David Moyes makes two changes to the side that lost at Chelsea last weekend.

Dwight McNeil gets his first league start of 2025, while Carlos Alcaraz jumps up to the starting XI.

Jack Harrison drops to the bench as Abdoulaye Doucoure misses out entirely with a personal issue.

The fit-again Dominic Calvert-Lewin is among the substitutes: he is back in the Toffees’ squad for the first time in over three months.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna makes two changes following last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United.

Ben Johnson is suspended and Jack Clarke benched as Omari Hutchinson and Conor Chaplin get the nod to start.

Kalvin Phillips and Axel Tuanzebe are on the bench after missing out in Gameweek 34.

At the King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy makes five changes.

Four of them are enforced as Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Facundo Buonanotte miss out with injuries.

Jakub Stolarczuk, James Justin, Jordan Ayew and Kasey McAteer replace them.

Opponents Southampton, by contrast, are unchanged.

Paul Onuachu is back on the bench after recovering from an ankle injury.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, O’Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Beto.

Subs: Virginia, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison, Chermiti, Young, Broja, Coleman, Iroegbunam.

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, O’Shea, Wolfenden, Burgess, Greaves, Hutchinson, Morsy, Taylor, Chaplin, Enciso, Delap.

Subs: Walton, Phillips, Cajuste, Luongo, Hirst, Tuanzebe, Godfrey, Clarke, Boniface.


Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Skipp, McAteer, Ayew, El Khannouss, Vardy.

Subs: Iversen, Okoli, Kristiansen, Daka, Soumare, Coulibaly, Golding, Evans, Monga.

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

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


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  1. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Now just waiting for the inevitable Pickford yc to top things off...

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      We will be rewarded with a red.

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      As I learnt the other GW, Ipswich usually score

  2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Early thoughts…..

    If you could pick only one from next week…..

    A- RAN
    Or
    B- Trippier

    Cheers everyone!!

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Really tough... I think RAN tho, just

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate!!! Realy close isn’t it!!

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

    Any chance that’s a Vardy assist?

  4. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    ive got triple arsenal defence on the bench. Hoping for a Bournemouth buster.

  5. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    So same teams in the ever repaying cycle of PL relegation\promotion.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Go up, go down, invest the money and try to stay up second time around.

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It eventually works out for some teams, eg West ham Fulham & Wolves.

      Then you got Bournemouth who gone onto another level

      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Or Man Utd

  6. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    LOL When the ref went down, Vardy went down to blow the ref's whistle

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      The guy got some Gazza in him lol

  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Arsenal team out yet?

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

      Saka starting in hoping, comes out at 16:15

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Sold him for Mbuemo

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

          Risky!

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            As risky as not owning Mbo

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

              I’m surprised he’s popular all of a sudden, wasn’t fun seeing him blank on Thursday

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A very strong XI

  8. tsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I went saka(c) so hoping he plays too

    1. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Argh first reply fail of the season nearly made it the whole way with out lol

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Brave, a lot of sales this week

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

      Fingers crossed mate

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

        Oh damn!! I’ve messed up, Saka is on my bench I didn’t press save it seems, also Watkins vice, messed up big time

  9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Saka starts

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

      YES!!!

      1. Traction Engine Foot
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        But he's on your bench apparently

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

          Yes but always chance he comes on

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Why are you cheering if you benched him? And who is your Captain if Watkins is vice?

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

          Because in case he comes on, my captain is Salah

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

          Plus guess if he hauls but doesn’t come on have the benefit of not having to rush to buy him etc

  10. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Don't think Saka starts, but I guess we'll see in a bit.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      The team is out, Saka in the XI

  11. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Saka limping already.

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

    Can't even keep a fcking CS at home against Ipswich

  13. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Saka (C) starts!

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Well done:)

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I can't believe Saka starts.....

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeah man. Mental from Arteta.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Saka looks way off the pace every time I watch him play. Maybe he needs the minutes.

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          This. Play him for 55 minutes . . .he needs conditioning.

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Saka starts as expected. If u sold him cuz of the upcoming fixtures fair enough but too many selling cuz he wouldn't start was strange

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mixture of both for me

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yeah sold him for KDB but expected him to start

    2. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Sold him for Mbeumo, not worth the headache

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Depends on minutes as well asstsrts

    4. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He's still a minutes risk despite the start

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Benched Saka

    FTS

  17. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard.
    Subs: Setford, Tierney, Zinchenko, Clarke, Merino, Nwaneri, Butler-Oyedeji, Gower, Sterling.

    Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Ouattara, Evanilson
    Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Smith, Soler, Hill, Brooks, Scott, Jebbison, Semenyo

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Lol! benched Saka.

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

        Told you he would start!

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        same

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cheers WR. Am liking both Rice and Partey starting.

    3. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Why have Arsenal got 12 players playing?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Lewis and Skelly?

        1. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          😆

        2. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          The rogues

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

      Just annoyed I didn’t press save so have Saka benched in my own team, D’Oh!

    2. Merlin the Wraith
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Here, looking after my own team. I don't shy away. 🙂

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

        Hehe I don’t recommend multiple teams it’s stressful as hell!

        Already told my mate if he wants me to do it next season he will have to pay so he said he’ll give fpl a miss lol

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Tough to collect payment off imaginary people tbf

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

            Probably more reliable actually, like AI or Alexa, they never let you down 😆

        2. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          You’re fooling nobody pal

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

            Why’s it so hard to believe? Odd

            1. Admiral Benson
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              1 year, 2 months ago

              Most of my mates have given up. Never crossed my mind to pick up one of their teams as it’s cheating to have 2 teams.

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

                Not if you keep it in their name? You are just being proxy, I know loads of people who manage their girlfriend’s teams etc.

                Just makes me laugh how people react on here to it when it’s way more rife than people realise, I’m just open about it.

                Wouldn’t surprise me if one year it turns out the winner is being managed by someone else

                1. Admiral Benson
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  1 year, 2 months ago

                  It’s more you celebrating your points from 22 players every week on here that’s annoying

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

                    Ok fair enough that does make sense, and I find it annoying myself because I get mixed up which team they’re in.

                    Not doing again for sure, too stressful, just hate seeing teams go dead, ruins the game in my opinion

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

                Plus he asked me I didn’t ask him

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

            Millions of teams are dead teams every season

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

              So if I didn’t take over it’s just another dead team

          3. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Amazes me why people bother. It's not been funny ince

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

              Never tried to be funny with it in all fairness

    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      one of those i told u so guys when they get a call right...dont be that guy

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

        As you can tell from my post I was very confident he would start, it was largely sheep groupthink that he wouldn’t, the response of “dream on” is why I posted it as I bookmarked it at the time haha

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Your teams are now as dead as your opinions fella

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

            Not really, I was right 😆

  18. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I bet Arteta never shuts down his laptop the way he treats Saka

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

      Saka said he wants to play though

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hahaha brilliant

    3. FplmorelikeFml
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I don't get it. I want to get it but I don't! Is this a dirty joke haha

  19. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sod’s Law saka starts when a lot got rid

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

      Happy I kept him

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Same 🙁

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

      Glad to have booted him honestly

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Got him on w/c goal off bench! Then benchings subbing etc
        Rid this week

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I'm same, can't be dealing with the uncertainty. 1 bad tackle and he'll be subbed

  20. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Played Rogers, sold Saka, benched Konsa, pffff….

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yup, me too

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ipswich goal 2-2

  22. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ips 2nd G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hirst G

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Hutchinson A

  23. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Lol nearly got an Everton defender

  24. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ahhh, two teams with nothing to play for

  25. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Moyes AM fail then. Oh well.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He was my first choice before choosing Pep yesterday. Never know about 10mins left for a winner

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

      Still gets points for draw I think

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

    Can't believe how sh*t most defenders and GKers have been this season.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      To score a goal, usually the defender or GK needs to do something shite. I'd wager only about 10% of goals are pure quality attacking play

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      FH week may have been the only gw this season where my entire defense retuned. It’s been atypical I think, would love to see stats v the past several seasons

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

        It's not only getting "entire defense" to return. But how about 2 every GW.. feels like we've been lucky if 1-2 defenders got a CS or return.

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yeah, very much this. Feel like 6 pts across the back line in a gw used to be more common - could be bias though

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

            No you're not wrong.

            1. TOLV TUMS
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 2 months ago

              Entirely possible - thus the ‘bias’ comment

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A bargain defence has done incredibly well this season. It’s premium defenders which have largely sucked. I have been targeting the most attacking defenders mainly under 5mil Andy defence has been a stormer. I won’t work it out, but honestly, I probably have one of the highest scoring and most valuable defences on this website. No arsenal defence since 23 for example.

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Now that’s a very interesting perspective!

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          It’s honestly done so well for me, I have gained so much team value from it too. Loads of the defenders I got were like 4.4 mil and went up to over 5mil. Hall, Munoz, Cucu, Kerkez, Robinson etc. I just always had them at the right times.

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

        I've had Murillo, Robinson and Kerkez for the most of the season. But they've still been sh*t/disappointment.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yea nfo defenders too. I had Aina for months when everyone ignored NFO early on

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Another shitty gw

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      So far - can’t disagree sadly

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Timber not even on bench, time to get rid?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      TIMBER!

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He has a minor knock according to my mate on our Arsenal Whatsapp group

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        He’s not reliable, need someone for run in, have Raya

  29. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Poor teams don't have good fixtures.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Delays tempts me, he has some nice fixtures. But doubt I have room for him.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Delap

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Lucky to not get a second yellow for that ‘challenge’

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Amen