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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. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Devastated. Made my transfers and set Mbuemo captain and hit BB, never hit save and went to cut the grass. Just checked and Isak is my captain

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

      Go and cut some more grass, mate.

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        If i cut it anymore there'll be none left

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

      *hugs*

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

      Isak isn't a bad C pick tbf, but the rest is a shame.

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

      Chelsea are rubbish, Isak can haul anywhere.

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Yeah he's not to be fair more annoyed at the bench Boost being missed tbf

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

    But isak hasn't played yet. And boomos only got an assist

  3. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Kayode'll be in my GW1 team come August.

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

      Kayode Delap

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

      Bet he won’t

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

      Very lively

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

      Same, I’ve already done a GW1 draft and he’s in it, can’t wait for prices to come out, but I think mine will be within budget

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

    How does one go to cut grass without hitting save?

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

      Norbot

    2. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Smoking the grass.

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

    Might be City pen

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

      VAR said no

    2. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Computer says no.

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Marmoush winner incoming...

  7. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    This is thrilling. City 1 shot on target.

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

      Yeah but Pep is probably creaming in his pants about the ball retention

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

        No points for retention, need it in the net, he’s lost it

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

    Damn! Ugochukwu Yellow

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

    Bet manager thinking why couldn’t Southampton have defended like this rest of season lol

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

    City HT

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

    Everton G

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

      Myko?

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

        Yep

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

      Myko deflected shot

  12. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    I got convinced to go O'Brien over myko on WC. Drat.

  13. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    As things stand my moves ain’t looking bad only because Wissa and Cunha blank and Salah is yet to play lol

  14. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Benchboost contributes 4 points as predicted. Waste of time.

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

      Pointless chip just disregard

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        I've had double figures on my bench 15 times this season. Sods law when you go to play it, it goes to pot.

  15. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Need a Chris Wood hatty tomorrow home to Leicester

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Forest are finished. Fancy Leicester to nick a point.

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

        Vardy to bring up 200

      2. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        This isn’t going to age well.

      3. GREEN JUMPERS
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Says the guy whose bench out scores his team

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      DITTO

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Marmoush holders rewarded

    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      How?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Replacements have flopped. will no doubt be on before too long.

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

          But he flops as well?

        2. bring_on _the_fantasy
          • 15 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          Pep is stubborn, rarely makes transfers before 70mins+

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

            Not sure you can transfer out a player mid match?

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

      Excellent, why? He’s first on my bench

  17. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    And now Man City attackers owners are left with quite a headache with City having FA cup final before Bournemouth..which in itself is a tough game where I personally don't see more than 1 goal

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

      Bou on the beach, City will have to keep pushing

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

    City players a trap, like last time v sou, just 1-0 win

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

      As long as both KDB and Haaland are involved I take it

    2. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Will end 0-2

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      City are soooooooo boring. KDB a shadow of the player and i can see Southampton getting a sneaky goal. City borefest and not very good

  19. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Must be time for Doku and Marmoush to come on! Please Pep!

  20. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Every time I target Southampton they turn into prime Milan

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

      Yeah something about it

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Not sure Southampton have done nothing but City look rubbish......I hope they are this clueless against Palace

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

        I do too but that won't be the case unfortunately

  21. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Wisa looking like a trap for those who went there.....

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

      Wissa didn’t

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

      Would have banged if I hadn’t

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Doku on for Jason Mc

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Excellent another player who disappears up his own arse.....and he is not any good for KDB .....

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Literally assisted his winner last week

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

    Ugochukwu subbed out

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Radio reckoned he should have been sent off for delaying the restart and second YC

  24. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Someone yesterday was saying De Bruyne looks like the prime version of himself again hahaha

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

      Haaland has ruined him hehe

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

      He looks physically done at this level

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

    Haaland (C) on FH looking like a mistake now

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      At least he's gone next week!

      On FH it was certainly worth it

      Could still be

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland with 7 touches

    4 accurate passes

    1 key pass

    51 mins gone

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

    Can’t beleive city only goalless game
    Sou have habit of nicking one though!

  28. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Fortunately, this crap season will end soon. Haven’t seen a shite season like this one in years…

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

      I have, several times

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

    Can't believe how bad City are

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

      Hoping Palace will take the Cup, personally.

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

    No way Haaland will be same price next season.

    No one will have him in their teamif he's more than 12.5