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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. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Oh my gosh Pep is insufferable.

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

      What happened?

      1. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Oh he was making a big show of dishing out some home truths (while he was covering his mouth so no one could read his lips) to Kovacic as Kovacic was heading into the tunnel.

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

          He doesn’t strike me as someone who likes the cameras on him but he does a lot of stuff to suggest otherwise

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

    KDB has given his owners so much these last few GWs.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Yeah grief

  3. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Thanks for nothing KDB

  4. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Ederson YC

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

    A Haaland goal will take me to 100 points. Please Erling.

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

      This aged well

  6. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Dear Mr Glasner,
    Nketia must be tired after all that goal scoring - please bring on Mateta.
    Thank you.

  7. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Might have to take a -4 next week, Cunha and Kev

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Thinking similar

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Kev not playing? Or you just tired of his blanks?

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Getting 2’s & 3’s need more

  8. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Surprised Rodri didn't come on

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      He would’ve been before the red I’d say

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        He'd been warning up
        With City losing a cdm
        I thought KdB to Rodri would happen

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Do something Cunha!

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

      Just not a "goodbye RC"

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

    Ward subbed off with tears in his eyes

  11. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Cooke RED

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

      Bournemouth are just pathetic

  12. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    cook red card

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

    Cook wanted to catch Kovacic for am autograph it seems

  14. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Ref earned his money

  15. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    10v10

    This ain't ending 2-0

  16. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Ward going off, emotional. Who is cutting the onions

  17. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    ffs kev couldve stayed on

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      That tackle would have retired him

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

        Meh, he's basically retired with the way he's playing lately.

  18. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Sarr (liv) => Semenyo (LEI)

    Free

    Any thoughts please.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      What about this performance makes you want a Bournemouth player

    2. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Are you worried about Kluivert's minutes?

    3. ICE POLE CALMER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Aye

  19. Digital-Real
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    remembering Kev's last home game for City for that miss of the season 🙁

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

    Who do you have coming on for Eze?

    Glasner you fool get him on !

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Marmoush here hoping he stays benched

    2. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Esse is playing well tbh, don't think we need Eze on 🙂

  21. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Cook & Kovacic now on last minute.com
    Looking for some cheap late holiday deals

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

    Give the fans a equalizer Cunha!

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

    Its funny how two weeks ago I looked at my front 3 and thought its the best in the game xD

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

      Did the same with my defence. Binary returns across the board this past few weeks.

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

    Got Kluivert on bench boost next week, worried he doesn't start now

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

      I was gonna bring him in

  25. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    marmoush fk range...

  26. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Eze and Mateta about to come on, damn 🙁

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Ffs

  27. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Rodri’s back

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Possibly should have been on the bench in the cup final .

  28. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Mateta blocking Kiwior for me 🙁

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

      Mateta coming on will block my oppo's Konsa! (He's already got Sarr for Isak)

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

    Almost Cunha assist

  30. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    anyone else not had any City defence in the run in? 😥 rank killer

    1. ICE POLE CALMER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Owning KDB and Cunha is what killed my rank…