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Gameweek 36 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) kicks off with four fixtures at 3pm BST, including the match that dominated pre-deadline discussion on site: Southampton v Manchester City.

The rumours were true about Erling Haaland starting, with the Norwegian set for his first appearance since Gameweek 29.

And the pre-deadline speculation about a benching for Omar Marmoush and a start for Kevin De Bruyne were also spot-on.

In total, Pep Guardiola has made five changes to his line-up today.

Haaland, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, James McAtee and Phil Foden come in, with Marmoush, Nico O’Reilly, Matheus Nunes, Jeremy Doku and Ilkay Gundogan ousted.

As for Southampton, their three changes see Welington, Tyler Dibling and James Bree replace Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning and Ross Stewart.

There’s just one alteration across the two sides at Portman Road, where Ipswich Town take on unchanged Brentford.

Axel Tuanzebe replaces Luke Woolfenden for the hosts.

At Molineux, Vitor Pereira brings in Goncalo Guedes for Jeanricner Bellegarde in his only tweak.

Brighton and Hove Albion are missing Lewis Dunk, so in comes Adam Webster. Tariq Lamptey and Yasin Ayari also replace Jack Hinshelwood and Simon Adingra.

Finally, at Craven Cottage, there are five changes across the two sides.

Andreas Pereira and Emile Smith Rowe get recalls, with Saka Lukic and Antonee Robinson both missing out. Ryan Sessegnon will move back to left-back.

Ashley Young, Jack Harrison and Abdoulaye Doucoure replace Nathan Patterson, Iliman Ndiaye and Dwight McNeil for the Toffees.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Benda, Cairney, Adama, Vinicius, Cuenca, Willian, King, Diop, Godo.

Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Keane, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Harrison, Doucoure, Alcaraz, Beto.

Subs: Virginia, Patterson, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin, Ndiaye, Chermiti, Broja, Coleman, Iroegbunam.


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

Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Cajuste, Johnson, Luongo, Hirst, Godfrey, Clarke, Boniface.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbuemo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Thiago, Mee, Konak, Maghoma, Nunes.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Bree, Downes, Ugochukwu, Welington, Dibling, Fernandes, Sulemana.

Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Wood, Sugawara, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Archer, Onuachu.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, McAtee, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Savinho, Nunes, O’Reilly.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, J.Gomes, Munetsi, Cunha, Guedes.

Subs: Bentley, Djiga, Bueno, R.Gomes, Traore, Bellegarde, Sarabia, Mane, Strand Larsen.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Lamptey, van Hecke, Webster, Estupiñán, Baleba, Wieffer, Minteh, O’Riley, Ayari, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Igor, Cashin, Gruda, Mitoma, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Howell, Adingra.



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  1. thegame983
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Cunha should get sent off here

    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Buys Cunha.
      Logs on later
      Sees this.
      Logs off

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

        Hahaha - pretty much

      2. thegame983
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        he didn't. Not sure why. Last man, took player out.

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Is he off!?

  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Cunhta

  3. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Of course I brought Cunha in for a hit lol

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Same, f**k me, never getting the run of play this season with my transfers

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        A joke ain’t it, just gotta laugh at this rage though, tough season and he could still haul

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

      Very lucky he’s not off actually

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Cunha yellow card for giving away pen

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Welbeck's first season of 10+ EPL goals

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Only took him about 10 seasons.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        More like 17 I think lol

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        u mean 15

    2. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      He's never been a great finisher and has had so many injuries. Pleased for him though, good player.

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      British Mbappe

  6. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Cue Haaland blank, taken off at 60 mins, Marmoush comes on and scores 2

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

      Cue anything at all actually happening in this match

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Looking like Haaland cap vs saints is a fail. You couldn’t write it.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      I mean he hasn’t hauled since GW3 so you kind of could

    2. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      He's still got at least another 30 mins, patience..

  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Every game with a goal except City vs Southampton, unbelievable 😆

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

      Very believable if you’re watching this nonsense

  9. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    KDB FK close

  10. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Man City xG so far?

    0.04 lol

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Trying to sidewards pass it into the net

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        trying to win the fruitless possession medal

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

    Excruciating week so far.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Only just started lol

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Kevin Schade is a serious pick next season.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      This is a burgundy patch

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Schades of purple

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

          And when he’s off the boil it’ll be Schades of Gray

  13. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    everyone's here expecting kdb to be hauled off around 60...

    when have we ever been able to predict peps substitutions? bet he plays the full 90.

  14. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Man City doing nothing

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Just typical

  15. Cluckfuster
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    2200 points so far, I'm beginning to think I might not win the overall league.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      unless you have the bench boost chip left..... gets you loads of points

      1. Cluckfuster
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Only triple captain - reckon that'll do the trick?

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

      2500 here and still some way off

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        2526 here and given up on the season.

  16. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    A couple GWs late, Danny boy.

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeumo running the show, Greaves at LB lols

  18. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    City are so boring

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      And water is wet.

      City haven't been fun to watch ever since Dilva and Aguero left.

  19. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wouldn’t recommend this city match for folks with little sleep last night

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Robot 36m & 4 touches!

  21. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    schade dive

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Quite Schadey behaviour

  22. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland only 4 touches in 35 mins
    Captain fail looking likely

  23. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Schade gonna be 7m next season. And when everyone buys him, revert back to his 3 goal a season form. It is the FPL way.

  24. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Why oh why did I captain KDB, should of just stuck with Mbuemo

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

      Why did I get kdb-4!
      Could of just played Roger’s

    2. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      I feel you. It’s impossible to watch also.

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wissa will probably disappoint and Marmoush will come on and score a brace

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Probably.

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

      Wissa won’t score again this season, absolutely awful when I own him, complete donkey!

  26. Steamboat Willy Boly
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    It's inevitable that sarr will return tomorrow

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Hope he does. Sarr and Mateta in my 11.

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

      Not a chance of that happening

    3. Steamboat Willy Boly
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Yeah I swapped him for kdb. I know spurs are a good fixture but he's had a few of them and done nothing. Buy good luck!

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeumo miss...

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      You’ll be writing that a lot today

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Offt

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    FH failure

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      No Jimenez?

  29. Eightball
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Somewhat regret going Cunha over Wood.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Cunha is class, I think he’ll still get something, maybe another yellow

  30. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wissa quiet

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Apologies for bringing him in, last time I did he blanked for 10 weeks

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      He’s probably tired. *Yoane