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

    Looks like Jack has been to Nunez hair stylist

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

    Eze has kept me in my ML title race.
    Should I start him against Liverpool?
    He scored there last season

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

      yeah

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

      Yeah, hes playing so well, so much confidence. Going to struggle to keep him 🙁

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

        Any suitors?

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

      Absolutely

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

    What to do with KDB and Haaland? At the moment thinking to dump KDB and roll Haaland with everything crossed

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

      Could be other way around

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

    Busted

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

      Careless City player assisting G in et

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

        Who the f played that backpass to Dias?

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

    How many steps does Munoz do in a day? Jeez that guy runs and runs

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

    jebisson goal

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

      just cost me 8 + points

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

    Looool Sh*tty back to being annoying CS losers...

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

    Ffs dias cs busted

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Ffs

  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Lmao

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

    Unbelievable.

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

    Fork this shot. Only decent return coming from Dias now gone

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

    that goal will cost marmoush a point 😐

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

    Ah class, Bournemouth goal equals AM -2, but rivals Gvardiol -4, so net +2 😎

    This is what it has come to

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

    I have double city defence. Kill me now

  16. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    That Bournemouth goal was unnecessary. 4pts lost

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

      Was it Gonzo careless back pass

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

      Areola CS wipeout against Southampton was the worst one

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

    Lmfao, and there we go.

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

    Last kick off the match... so happy this season is over soon.

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

      Absolutely this, my worst ever season by a long way!

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

        It’s not getting any easier

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

    KDB haul then 🙂

  20. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    All you can do is laugh really. Ridiculous.

  21. fusen
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Ruben and Gvardiol as 2 of my 3 playing defenders.

    FPL is so ridiculous

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

      Same here, and lost Pep CS points as well.

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

      No luck

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

      Ditto

      Bournemouth 90+6 min goal
      annoying - same players

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

    Gvardiol, KDB and Haaland (c) went well then!

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      No it didn’t.

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

    Dias FPL rival must have double Man City defence .

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

    11 points lost. Pep, Gvardiol, Dias owner.

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

      Costly goal that one ahh

  25. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    TC Jebbison paid off

  26. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    FPL in a nutshell…pure luck good or bad

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

    jsl last 7 starts:

    13, 9, 6, 6, 2, 6, 11 😯

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

      JSL first 7 starts next season

      1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2

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

        you just know it 😀

  28. noissimbus
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Somehow with that CS busted Moush also lost BPS, hmmm.

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

      goal winning got transferred to bernardo, 6 bps swing 🙁

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

        Oof that's harsh.

  29. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Kluivert, Cunha, Gvardiol and KdB.
    What a night.

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

    Really can’t believe KDB is with no return today…

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

      Should’ve hauled, goal assist 3 bonus. Story of the season