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Two of the Gameweek 33 ‘doublers’ are in action at 3pm BST this afternoon.

Leeds United kick off their Double Gameweek at home to bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Meanwhile, the first instalment of Bournemouth‘s Gameweek 33 double-header is a trip to Newcastle United.

TEAM NEWS

There are no starting XI shocks when it comes to Leeds and Bournemouth, as both sides are unchanged from Gameweek 32.

All the major Fantasy targets from these two sides start, then.

But there is a significant addition to the Leeds bench in the form of Joe Rodon, back way sooner than his initial return date of May. Daniel Farke had hinted at a “positive surprise” in Thursday’s presser.

As for these two clubs’ respective opponents, a bit more upheaval.

The headline news comes from the north-east, where Anthony Gordon misses out for Newcastle. The official reason is a “hip flexor” injury, but naturally, tongues will wag after recent rumours linking him with a move away from Tyneside.

Joelinton is suspended for the Magpies, while Jacob Murphy drops to the bench.

Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes all come back into the side but Dan Burn has to make do with substitute duty once again.

Burn is joined on the Newcastle bench by Bruno Guimaraes, back from a two-month lay-off.

As for Leeds’ opponents, Wolves, they make two alterations, both enforced.

Yerson Mosquera begins a two-match ban, while Jose Sa misses out through injury. The Portuguese ‘keeper travelled with Rob Edwards’ squad but failed a late fitness test.

Toti Gomes and Dan Bentley take their places.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Justin, Bijol, Struijk, Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Perri, Rodon, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Bornauw, Gnonto, Buonanotte, Gruev.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Bentley, Toti, S Bueno, Krejci, Tchatchoua, Bellegarde, Andre, Joao Gomes, H Bueno, A Gomes, Armstrong.

Subs: Brooks, Wolfe, Hwang, Arokodare, Lima, R Gomes, Mane, Olagunju, Edozie.


Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Miley, Tonali, Ramsey, Elanga, Osula, Barnes.

Subs: Pope, Trippier, Wissa, J.Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, Burn, A.Murphy, Guimaraes.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Christie, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Adams, Adli, Smith, Unal, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Toth.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. zdrojo187
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Okafor!!!

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Assume most on FH have Okafar?

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Doubt it

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      No

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Nope -_-. Or had him in a 352, took him out to get double Bournemouth def in a 442

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      DCL was the template pick. I chose Okafor over him on WC.

    5. mrtapio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      I have Okafor on FH. But only because he's a differential. Think Darlow + one defender + DCL was the template. So no, most on FH do not have Okafor.

    6. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Very few on here, so probably tiny ownership overall. Bit annoying though as I had him until I remembered we’re in the defcon era and that 3 at the back is no longer acceptable

  3. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Okafor!!!!!!!

  4. Lucas8406
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Okafor and Justin absolute fpl masterstroke

  5. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Lol two Leeds goals and returns for nobody

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      You call me nobody?

      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Well done for going against the crowd! Which one you have of the 4, okafor?

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          My team is linked

    2. Lucas8406
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Try having both Justin and Okafor

      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Seer

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    of course I went for Palmer over Okafor

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Easy to have both tbh.

  7. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Okafor A+G!!! And I was afraid of not having DCL 😉

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Glorious. Congrats!

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Excellent move

    3. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Good work

    4. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Well in mate I went Okafor & Welbeck over Gomes and DCL - early days yet, but a great start.

  8. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Wow - one of Spurs, West Ham & Forest are going down

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Hopefully Forest. It would serve the owner right.

    2. Raoul Nogues
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Unless something changes dramatically, it will be Spurs

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Most bench booster won’t have Okafor. Lovely

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Most free hitters neither

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Ultimate differential

    4. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      No-one would've considered Okafor until he scored 2 last week. Still, well played if you brought him in.

    5. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      0 returns... useless game

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Doesn't matter if you target the correct games, your players will still get f all every time

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Yup

          1. FplmorelikeFml
            • 2 Years
            1 day, 57 mins ago

            Thank you Bobby Digital for advising me to go with Justin, you beautiful man!

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Justin 6 defcons
      Bijol and Struijk both on 1, classic!

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Ofc

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Wtf Okafor on 7 already... -_- should've kept him in my FH. But the uncertainty of him starting both tricked me.

      2. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        New levels of hilarity reached

    7. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Come on DCL!!

    8. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      I have Okafor on a FH, but my ML rival has gone 1 further and captained him! Haaland is going to blank this week isn’t he!

    9. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Justin 8 defcons already

    10. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Tavernier G
      Rayan A

      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Another two I don't have noooo ha

      2. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Points at last!

    11. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Now you get an assist Rayan??? When I remove you from my team when I play FH -_-. Not the other 6 GWs I've kept you???

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Same

    12. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Tavernier!!

    13. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Late switch Tavernier to Scott for the diff 🙄

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Same here 🙁

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Me too... At least I kept Okafor over DCL.

    14. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Tav

    15. Voronins Pony Tail
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Really enjoying having Tavernier first on the bench, Scott in the team and taking Okafor out the team 5 mins before the deadline.

      Wonderful.

    16. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Can't even celebrate Tav goal because ML leader has Rayan as well

    17. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Can’t stand Boyd. By the time he’s finished shouting at 100 mph, I still have no idea what has happened, or who scored. He should only be allowed to get involved with Scottish games… McCoist too 😡

    18. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Gomez off
      Mane on

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Which one?

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Nuno

      2. Raoul Nogues
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Gomes (Angel)

      3. fantasist
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Ampadu over Aaronson
        Scott over Tavernier

        Great decisions :/

      4. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        I've just checked my team and the bench boost hasn't been played even though I'm absolutely sure I played it. All of my Bournemouth and Leeds players are on there including Tavernier. I'm in the top 10k and top of all of my money leagues. I honestly feel like free crying.

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Did you play it immediately when you could? Or waited until close to deadline?

          1. Rwilliams90
            • 14 Years
            1 day, 1 hour ago

            Earlier in the week

            1. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 day, 1 hour ago

              Should always double check, I had a close one on WC

      5. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Tavernier plus Rayan double up babyyyy

      6. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Owned rayans blanks for weeks, now gets assist after shipping him out !

      7. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Unfortunately wildcarding in 32 with BB33 meant Okafor was not in the discussion at the time. Ideal for the free hitters though.

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Still didnt shove him in on WC

          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            1 day, 1 hour ago

            FH sorry

        2. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

          Only really made himself an option last week. Been pretty poor before then

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 day, 1 hour ago

            2 goals in two previous games

      8. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Bijol over Justin is annoying