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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. zon
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Am amazed what the var guys are doing 😀

  2. Well you know, Triffic
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pep: “Incredible performance, best of the season, I am so so happy”

    1. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Haha

  3. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Captaincy of Cunha's grand total of 0 points, I believe, is my most impressive pick over all the FPL career including first 4 casual seasons. Start new season tonight please.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Well done mighty Duck!

      1. Mighty Duck
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I know, no need of applause ^^

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I’ll raise ya - once capped Jimenez when he was also with Wolves. Red card after, iirc, 17 minutes.

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palmer keeping out Wissa & Mbeumo

  5. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa y/c

  6. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    So basically everyone besides the VAR knew it was a pen

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

    GOAL

    For Everton

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Keane

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Eve 2 Keane G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      VAR check

      Possible foul

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa trying to kick the head of a player with a bicycle kick

  10. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbuemo almost

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa yc for bicycle kick

    This ref is ridiculous

  12. Punned It
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Well, this is underwhelming.

  13. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa and Cunha YCs... Great GW this. Isak will probably get a RC

  14. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Everton goal

  15. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I have seen better refereeing in the Mongolian league.

  16. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I've got both Gvardiol and Dias in this game, so I need that City c/s with their bonus points......a boring 0-0 would be lovely.

    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Same

  17. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    No matter what the question is, save FT should have been the answer this week

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Better answer is, stop playing

  18. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Well Dunk > Sess to improve my BB failed! 4pts worse off so far

  19. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Schade subbed

  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I genuinely think Wissa might be the worst FPL asset I’ve ever owned over the two times I’ve brought him in to double up with Mbeumo

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He was great last week

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Haha yep, brought him in this week of course x

  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pep am in the mud.... including myself...

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      There will be a goal. But not from someone you would expect to score.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        There better be

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Bednarek? 😉

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Eve 3-1 up!

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

      Amazing, points for everyone

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Keane+McNeil owners rejoicing!

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Beto G

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Southampton to beat the Derby record by holding against the Champions haha

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Classic trolling right there

  25. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Everton third

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      So glad I got Sessegnon /s

  26. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa Cunha Wood or BETO

  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Moyes AM points, hopefully.

  28. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ML rival has Moyes AM -.-
    Ffs

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    It’s a proper WWE between Ips - Bre

  30. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Was going to bring in Flekken, until the Marmoush leak. Had enough to bring in Sels because of Marmoush out... now Sels will not keep a CS.