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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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You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.


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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    i am tempted by isak to sl. reckon he'll start v brentford?

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      There are better options

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Got Robinson 1 pointer coming on for the RAN no show.

    I never get points from the bench.

    1. Punned It
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Hate to tell you this, but that zero isn't a no-show...

      • Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        RAN played 90 mins

      • FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        In case it makes you feel better, my rival brought RAN in for a hit and played him ahead of Konsa

    2. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Wow, a brutal gameweek has put an end to my worst ever season. I need a few months off.

    3. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Cunha > Watkins or Evanilson?

    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Despite owning Gvardiol, that CS loss gave me a rank boost.... FPL is a special game.

      1. HippY
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        I went from 3k GW rank to 8k 🙁

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Jebbison the hero of the night

      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        You must’ve been cheering that

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Felt good, but then I looked at my defence.

    6. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Six green arrows since WC30, slowly climbed from 33k to 16k and then back down to something close to 30k with one red arrow this week

      1. HippY
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Since GW30 gone from 1.7m to 400k... considering where I was at, feels like a win

    7. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      ML down to a 3 point difference final day of the season.

      Need a -4 to get the players I want that I know they'll get 🙁

      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        3 points up, issues are Isak and De Bruyne.. Tempted by just De Bruyne to Semenyo/Kluivert.. Only 1ft

    8. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Ben Crellin having a mare of a gameweek

      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        About time

      2. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Shame it's taken 37 weeks lol

    9. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Less than 30 seconds away from Gvardiol CS.

      Ugh.

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        *a

    10. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Jebbison 90 + 6 oh feck off

    11. To Mee To You Wins Last Man Standing!
      To Mee To You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Oh my goodness! I never thought I'd get to write this but........ I am THE LAST MAN STANDING! Thankyou TM!!!

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congrats!

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        wow, well done

      3. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Well done!

        1. To Mee To You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Thankyou! Rival Had KDB and Munoz and I only had a benched Eze! Talk about tension!

          1. Qaiss
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 19 days ago

            I nearly made it there with you, got knocked out in GW35

            Oh you got lucky there but still congrats

          2. Tired and weary
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Yeah had KDB buried that chance it would have been closer but prob not enough for me. Well done!

      4. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congrats!

      5. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Well done mate, enjoy it!

      6. TallestJohn
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        And no slacking!

      7. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Well done!

      8. snow pea in repose
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Bravo!

      9. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congrats!

      10. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congratulations - to you.

      11. Wolverine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Are you sure? I haven't sat down yet

      12. Deer-in-headlights
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congrats! Being consistently not terrible is harder than it sounds.

      13. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congrats on the win, a very successful season for you.
        Your FFS membership will be sorted in June/July.
        All the best in GW38!

      14. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Awesome!!! Congratulations!

      15. Tired and weary
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Congratulations!

        Beat me by 10 points in the end, I’m pretty happy with second to be fair - never made it anywhere close to the final!

        Nice one for running it TM.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Great run Tired and Weary!
          Maybe one better next season if it's running.

      16. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Amazing - many congrats &
        thanks Torresmagic for looking after the comp

      17. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Literally the last man standing. You're part of a very exclusive club now. Congratulations!

    12. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      i really really need to nail the last gw...gl all!

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Same, need about 190 points.

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Same here. Bol!

    13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Despite starting Gvardiol, that CS wipeout has improved my rank

    14. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      9 points lost at the death. A welcome reminder that FPL is a game of luck and not to be taken seriously

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        11 here Pep CS gone as well. Turned 23 point green arrow into 17 points so still a good GW.

    15. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Double City cs wiped out 30 secs from full+injury time 🙁

      This may cost me my ML by a few points. On to next week.

    16. Nickyboy
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Maybe I'll just roll KDB and Haaland for the last game...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        roll them where?

        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Bowen Bowen Bowen

    17. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      this goes against my usual fpl beliefs but as someone perched exactly at 990k... what are the 'safe' transfers this week? Bowen?

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Bowen, Watkins, Evanilson. I would say

      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Gotta defend that top 1M OR!

        1. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          I am curious what else you'd do in my position

          when I had a legit shot at top 100 I captained Kevin Mirallas and lost top 1k, but the chance of sneaking 800k doesn't seem massively appealing

          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 19 days ago

            I'd defend that top 1M OR.

            1. Sheffield Wednesday
              • 5 Years
              6 months, 19 days ago

              It's about avoiding further ignominy in your position. Nothing to be gained.

    18. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Play cunha or kluivert this week? Already using FT on Elanga to Bowen

    19. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Whenever the press big a player up they always seem to do bad. I don't have any examples really, its just a feeling I got over time.
      KDB tonight might be an example of it, but you could probably blame him not returning on a myriad of things. But that miss lol...

    20. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Not like I went Salah to Haaland -4 in GW36 but would you reverse it with another hit now…?

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        No

    21. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Kerkez and evanlinson still good picks as timber & isak replacements if injured? Already own watkins & wissa

      1. Assisting the assister
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Yep what can go wrong v Lei

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Cheers

        2. No Kane No Gain
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Rotation can go wrong against Leicester

    22. simong1
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Bring in Saka or Bowen for Sarr? My ML rival 13 points behind in 2nd place has Saka currently

      1. Starskyb
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        You've kind of got to do Bowen then I think and put the cap on him, unless you think the rival will get him too?

        He's been a fun own in the 2 weeks I had him. I even spent points to get him and for once it didn't backfire!! Lol

        1. simong1
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Would bringing in Saka to block him not be better if I’m leading by 13? He may well bring in Bowen too though you’re right

          1. Starskyb
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 19 days ago

            Oh yeh sorry. Misread your original message and thought you were the one 13 behind. Just wait for team news and go for the safest option then maybe to protect.

      2. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Trossard?

    23. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      KDB to Bowen - yay or nay

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Y

        1. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          KDB not scoring any goals last couple of games

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Yeah tempted to do the same
        Not owned Bowen all season and getting FOMO!

    24. Skout
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Sarr over Eze WC30 probably my worst decision of the season, it’s depressing looking at the point difference and don’t think I even did anything with the ‘spare cash’!

      1. Nickyboy
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Exactly this!

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Agree went sarr as burnt by eze b4

      3. RockLedge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Eze’s stats were v poor up to GW30. Don’t worry too much.

        1. Skout
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          You win some you lose some

    25. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      If you could pick one this week???

      A- Schar(Everton home)
      Or
      B- Ben White(Saints away) assuming we think he starts

      Cheers everyone!!

    26. Assisting the assister
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Best defender replacement for Tripps - have Milenkovic Gvardiol Saliba and Munoz - and playing BB. Cheers
      A. Konsa
      B. Cucurella
      C. Kerkez

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        C

    27. Starskyb
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Did Daniel Jebbison just cost anyone else about 5000 places for their double city defence?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        From 230k to 260k for me

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Cost me 11 points so more than that I expect.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          I'm now 73k, and 17 points off top 50k, and that late goal cost me around 6 points (23 to 17 point green arrow) so 5k is probably about right for me.

        2. Starskyb
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Yeh its more for me if you add the combination of decisions! I suppose it's nice to know we've got this week to maybe make up for it though! Gonna make sure I actually properly check Rob Ts graphics this week... though I predict very few clean sheet so might just go for attacking upside defenders!

    28. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Best mid for gw38 a)tross b)martenelli c) semenyo d) Murphy e).other ? (Own bowen mbuemo salah rogers) cheers

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        I would add Schade here as a solid punt

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Yeh on fire but also own wissa

      2. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        I'm on the Trossard(c) train. Chasing 16pts

        Rice could a real differential?

    29. The Mighty Whites
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      2FT, 4.6 ITB, thoughts? (BBing in 38)

      Raya / Areola
      Gvardiol / Munoz / Kiwior / Burn / N. Williams
      Salah / Mbuemo / Bowen / Rogers / J. Murphy
      Isak / Cunha / Wissa