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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. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    KdB should’ve a haul and 3 bonus wrapped up by now

    1. ButterB
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      He's playing the occasion and not the game..a few uncharacteristic touches from the big man

  2. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Marmoush far better at Foden's role than Foden is

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Everton should see if he wants to replace Doucoure

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    shoot there marmoush...

  4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Sarr and KdB owner \o/ at least they’re involved in the celebrations

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Saliba coming in for Cunha at the moment. No chance of getting Milenkovic's 8 points now.

    Marmoush in for Isak is nice though.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Cunha better sit there and not block my Bowen points coming in 🙁

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        He'll come at half time probably if this result stands

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          10 months, 29 days ago

          Ah go away with you’re nonsense

      2. GREEN JUMPERS
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        I’m hoping for Pau’s 7

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      You actually did Marmoush in for Isak?!

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Marmoush 1st sub

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Evan post

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      City don't concede

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    evanilson hits post

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    2-1 Sarr assist / Nketiah goal

  9. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Get in Sarr!

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Heart in mouth moment with double City def

  11. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    ok nketiah brace sarr a

  12. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Eddie G
    Sarr A

  13. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Where's Munoz?

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Was heavily involved in celebrations

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Assisted the assister

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Jammy sarr points off the bench u love to see it

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Oh yes we do

  15. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Munoz assisting the assister Sarr there, lovely play 🙂

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Would do unspeakable things for a Bournemouth goal

  17. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Haaland and KDB goals could have wrapped up my ML by now…

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Ederson does a Raya

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    City still using ancient Gundogan rather than £60m Nico Gonzalez

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Got to save him for the important CL final... oh wait

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Most of the January signings were crap. What happened to that Khusanov fella?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Pep seems to prefer Akanji

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Huijsen YC

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Huijsen should be off pulling KDB

  22. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    sarr: 3 shots, 0 goals, 1 assist

    will take the points, but .... some finishing would be nice, too.

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Bilva G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Gundog A

  24. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    2-0 city. Silva G

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Assist Gundo

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    silva g
    gundo a

    lovely goal

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Great goal city

  27. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Can Haaland do something useless fembot

  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    No KDB sad

  29. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    A nothing city goal, at least it might shore up Pep AM

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Haaland what are you doing