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Gameweek 37 comes to a conclusion this evening with two more Premier League matches.

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City v Bournemouth both get underway at 20:00 BST.

The match at Selhurst Park is a bit of a dead rubber, but the other fixture is of huge importance in the race for the Champions League – if Pep Guardiola’s side win or draw at the Etihad, they move up to third.

Above image from BBC Sport

Guardiola makes four changes to his line-up.

Ederson, Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan come in, with Stefan Ortega, Nico O’Reilly, Savinho and Jeremy Doku ousted.

Kevin De Bruyne starts in his final home match for City, while Rodri makes his eagerly anticipated return from injury as a substitute.

As for Bournemouth, two changes see Julian Araujo and Justin Kluivert replace Adam Smith and Alex Scott.

At Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has made six alterations to his starting XI.

Joel Ward, Ben Chilwell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Romain Esse and Eddie Nketiah all come into the team.

Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta are benched, while Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton are unavailable.

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira also makes six changes, bringing in Dan Bentley, Nasser Djiga, Rodrigo Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Jose Sa is missing from the squad altogether, while Matt Doherty, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Marshall Munetsi and Matheus Cunha are substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Ward, Lacroix, Richards, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Chilwell, Sarr, Esse, Nketiah

Subs: Turner, Mitchell, Eze, Franca, Mateta, Clyne, Kamada, Devenny, Kporha

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Bentley, Djiga, Agbadou, Toti, R Gomes, Andre, Bellegarde, Ait-Nouri, Sarabia, Guedes, Strand Larsen

Subs: King, Doherty, Bueno, Munetsi, J Gomes, Cunha, Hwang, Semedo, Lima


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Ake, Grealish, Doku, Gonzalez, Rodri, Foden, Bobb, O’Reilly

Bournemouth XI: Kepa, Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Smith, Soler, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry, Akinmboni, Winterburn

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

    Good evening 🙂

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

      Hello.

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

      It's spelled "ebening"

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

        First ob all

  2. Evasivo
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fantastic news, let’s go!!

  3. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Absolutely awful gw. And now Eze benched.

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

    What a troll Glasner is.... Esse -_-

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

      Really need Eze and Cunha to come on and score, propell me further up the ranks. On healthy green arrow atm, after having my worst season in a long while.

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

    Hoping for an Ait Nouri Vs Munoz shootout

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

      Brace each

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

      Each one playing wing forward leaving room for the other

  6. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Trippled up on City just to enjoy some mid week game. Lesgooo

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

      Recipe for failure that. Bournemouth will win 0-1.

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

      Not sure that’s enjoyment 😆

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

    Muñoz, Gvardiol, Dias and Marmoush. Lets go!

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Sarabia owner here, it was a punt. Let's go!

    2. tutankamun
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Henderson, Munoz, Ait Nouri, Gvardiol, De Bruyne and Marmoush. Let’s go!

      Big night for me…

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

      KDB(c), Marmoush, Gvardiol, Sarr
      Need a big green arrow

  8. ICE POLE CALMER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Cunha benched. Is it because of his apparent exit to Old Trafford?

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

      Probably

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

      No one’s paying for him if he breaks his leg

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

    kev right wing? sure pep why not 😀

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

    Cunha benched. Have to laugh

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

    Necktie (Nketiah) dive ... 8.9 points.

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

      Lateriser is that at you ?

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

    Sarr fails to put header on frame. Sigh.

  13. SM001
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    The KDB w*nk-a-thon on Sky Sports is f**king nauseating.

    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      lol. Agreed. Only one more week to put up with it

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

    if city keep a cs today with this set up it would be a miracle

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

      Your words to the footballing gods' ears. I've got Kluivert coming off the bench for Isak. And I would generally enjoy seeing City miss out on the CL.

  15. The Mighty Hippo
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I've got Konsa coming off the bench if Eze doesn't show. He's going to do a 5 minute cameo and pick up a booking, isn't he?

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

    KDB playing well

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

      shame it was silva and nunes he put through on goal

  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    City CS locked

  18. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    A bit late here but
    I've managed to avoid the non-starters & have 4 players involved tonight .
    Munoz, Sarr ,Gvardiol & Marmoush coming in for Isak.

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a goal!

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

    OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

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

    goal of the season locked

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

    Moosh

  23. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Season over. Good goal.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Can't hit em from 12 years, mind.

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        *Yards*
        Just what I was thinking .

    2. GC123
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mine too. Sold him for Watkins. Worst part : sold Konsa to free up a Villa berth. Did those two transfers instead of Pep > Hurzeler. I think I’m about 30 points down already

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a goal wow

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

    marmoush g
    kovacic a

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

    Omg marmoush

  27. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    wow

  28. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ridiculous.

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

    Moosh to Watkins not going as planned.

  30. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    He can't score a penalty but he can score like that. Outrageous!