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Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest brings Gameweek 35 to a close this evening.

Kick-off at Selhurst Park is at 20:00 BST.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner assured us that he was going to go strong with his starting XIs in the run-up to the FA Cup final in his pre-match press conference on Friday.

He’s been as good as his word this evening, naming an unchanged side from the one that beat Aston Villa 3-0 at Wembley just over a week ago.

Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has made two changes from his side’s 2-0 defeat by Brentford on Thursday.

One is enforced as Callum Hudson-Odoi misses out with a hamstring issue.

Ryan Yates also drops to the bench as Nicolas Dominguez and Ibrahim Sangare come into the side.

Both sides have aspirations of European football next season, although Palace’s best hope of UEFA Europa League football is likely through winning the FA Cup and Forest’s pursuit of a UEFA Champions League qualification place is faltering.

Even a win for the Eagles tonight would still leave them five points adrift of eighth place.

Forest, meanwhile, will still be outside the top five even with a victory this evening (unless it’s 10-1!), although will at least be level on points with Newcastle United and Chelsea above them.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Matthews, Lerma, Nketiah, Franca, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Sangare, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Wood.

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Toffolo, Silva, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Boly.



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  1. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Muñoz stinking it up while Ruben's 7 sits first bench 🙁

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

      I’ve got AWB 7 pointer doing the same for me

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

      Same

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ben Crellin up to 1.6k rank with the Eze goal
    Just keeps smashing it
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2869/event/35

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He should do spreadsheets on it or something if hes that good

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yeah and make some cash

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

      I was ranked 400 overall until this game week, 764 now, it’s literally all luck.

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

        Skill and luck to get to that level. Luck to stay there

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

          Genuinely no skill I’ve literally just gone with the obvious players, any punt I’ve taken has failed.

          1. Eightball
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Disagree. Luck to do it in one season sure. To keep doing it season after season isn't just luck.

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

              It’s luck, some people just luckier, I’ve finished inside top 100k 8 times.

              1. Eightball
                • 5 Years
                1 year, 2 months ago

                top 100k I think is relatively easy if you are an engaged manager. He has been in the top 10k 7 out of the last 9 seasons lol it's not JUST luck. Obviously there is an element of luck in this game, I dont think anyone would deny that. There is also some skill involved. Calculated risks at the right time vs just pure punts.

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

              Yep. Fair enough. Agreed.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He’s overtaken me!

    4. Mr. Eko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Most BORING team

  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Cleanies for nobody… cheers as always, Muñoz, been a pleasure.

    Canny wait to be rid!

  4. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    How is it possible that going Sarr over Eze on a GW30 WC can go this wrong? Eze hadn’t scored in 10 game weeks!

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeah same here. Pretty ridiculous swing. Eze punters can't believe their luck

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

        I’m genuinely doing Sarr to Eze for next game week over getting in Wood or Cunha, crazy!

    2. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Eze a better player init

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        He hadn't been until recently....

        1. Eightball
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Form is temporary, class is permanent. I had the extra cash available on WC30 so thought it was worth it.

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

            I had about 5m spare on my WC but Eze had been that poor that it wasn’t worth it, just pure luck which had fired, Sarr destroying him in cup games.

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

            Eze also been super lucky to suddenly get so many pens albeit his missed one

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

              Totally

    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      NF are awful of late.

    4. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I had kept eze all season, eating price drops until that WC. Slight knock decided it for me and have been punished since
      Annoying af

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

        Yeah crazy that people picked him tbh but then again it’s all luck

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Because this season is cursed and Mateta failed with his last pen. Fine margins(?)

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    at least 1 more save please Sels

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

    Williams YC

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

    Is that Munoz suspended now for 10

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

      Yellows...

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

      Nope 32 games have passed

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

        Cheers

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

    Mateta about to bee hooked

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Oh dear… horror few weeks. Time to sell!

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Sold all Palace players two weeks ago.

        Their season is done with the FA Cup final ahead. But they are not as unmotivated as Liverpool were yesterday.

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

      & booted out my team 11282

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ffs neco

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

    Mateta so long, hello Wissa loading

  11. Skout
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Picking Sarr over Eze in GW 30 must be the worst 50/50 decision I’ve made this season

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

      True

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

      Aye, same

  12. C0YS
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who scores more in GW36, whom would you rather keep? Looking to take out 1 of them for Bowen.

    1. Rogers (bou)
    2. Sarr (tot)

    Rogers with the better form and overall performance this season (not to mention playing for a better team), Sarr with the favorable opposition. Rogers seems like the logical choice to keep, for selling Sarr ahead of playing Spurs doesn't seem like a good decision considering our Europa League priorities.

    Thoughts?

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

    Now if MGW can get a goal or assist Murillo, this would be a perfect end to this GW.

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

    Bye bye Mateta, one of my many worst picks this season

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

      Sarr has been worse

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

        Right…

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

    Mateta, mate. That was pitiful.

  16. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Are there any free FPL websites that can analyse how lucky / unlucky I've been with transfers etc throughout the season?

    Thanks

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Try FPL Optimized.

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

        Thank you. That is eye opening how much data is there.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      They do it against predicted points by them imo...

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

    MGW YC

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

    Great... MGW you just had to do something stupid

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

    Murillo hammy

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    forest better not concede to leicester next gw

  21. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Munoz 6 pts in 5 GW really mate?!

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

      Garbage, need rid of Munoz, Sarr, Mateta, Timber ffs

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

    And now Murillo injured -_-... I cant have anything nice.

  23. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Maybe it’ll still be Mateta to go and not Isak. May even consider a -4. Isak, Mateta, Sarr > Cunha, Wissa, Mbeumo

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Would mean benching one of Rogers or Bowen, so Rogers in reality

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Bowen is C material(?)

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      wouldnt sell isak, nowhere else to get funds for mbeumo ?

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Could just do Mateta and Sarr to the two Brentford lads, have exact funds for that now.

        Really want Cunha also though, but not keen to ditch Marmoush before Southampton.

        Could be big swings one way or another next GW!

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

    Dirty Forest

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

    Aina & Yates YC

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    ref loves his yellows

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He likes that Coldplay song.

  27. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mateta and Sarr have Spurs next week. Is it going to be just kids?

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

      Doesn’t matter both will blank

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

      Enjoy the 2 points

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        If I sell either, the one will certainly score. Might be worth saving for one week. Mateta to Wissa would be easy though.

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

          That’s my move for free

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      There is this I suppose. Brentford assets still look more favourable though

    4. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Eze will haul and this duo of trolls will blank

  28. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mateta's an easy drop ... for my team

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

      Who, Wissa, Cunha or Wood?

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

        Wissa for me.

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

          He’s constantly ticking over points

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

        Let's me get Saka back in .... Wood leaves me short of $$$

  29. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    9 YCs -- 7 for NF, 2 for CRY

    1. WiredWeasel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      14’s the record, apparently

  30. WiredWeasel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Any defenders looking an interesting punt over the next three or save a transfer and focus on midfield and defence? Not feeling inspired by any, but BB still to play and looking to shift a couple, inc Munoz.

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

      Sess,
      Collins,

      1. WiredWeasel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Cheers!

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Same here, it’ll be BB38 but will have to take a few hits to get defenders sorted for it, little annoying