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A west London derby gets Double Gameweek 33 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway.

Kick-off at the Gtech Community Stadium is at 12.30pm BST.

A win for Brentford lifts them, even if temporarily, into sixth place, while Fulham will move level on points with the Bees if they emerge victorious today.

Igor Thiago will draw level on Premier League goals with Erling Haaland if he finds the back of the net this afternoon. Two or more goals would give him an outright lead in the Golden Boot race.

TEAM NEWS

The hosts’ team news is nice and simple, as head coach Keith Andrews has named an unchanged line-up.

Aaron Hickey is back in the matchday squad after a two-month absence, although only as a substitute.

Marco Silva, meanwhile, has made four changes to the Cottagers’ starting XI from the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool.

Antonee Robinson, Josh King, Oscar Bobb and Sander Berge all drop to the bench.

Ryan Sessegnon, Emile Smith Rowe, Sasa Lukic and Tom Cairney take their places.

Raul Jimenez has to make do with substitute duty again, with Rodrigo Muniz keeping his place up top.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Nelson, Ajer, Donovan, Bentt, Shield, Stephenson.

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Lukic, Cairney, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Muniz.

Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Jimenez, Bobb, Berge, Chukwueze, King, Diop, Robinson.]

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. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Did Gabriel to Hill at the end. Please don't score Gabriel

  2. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    A quiet GW for Gabriel and Bruno Fernandes would do nicely thank you. Leeds conceding in both games would be absolute cherry on top. Two starts for Minteh, blanks for JP, Haaland, Semenyo, Cherki... don't want much do I.

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

      Apart from Gabby and Bruno, I hope you get none of them 😛

  3. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    A Brighton, Bruno and Gab triple flip would be just the job.

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      *flop

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Flip flop?

        1. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          I'll leave that to Keir Starmer

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 17 hours ago

            May not be PM much longer to flip flop

          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 17 hours ago

            Zzzzz

  4. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Thiago with another brace today

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      First on my bench.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      He can do that next GW instead

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    The Gameweek deadline has passed. The game is updating and will hopefully be available before kick off 🙄

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      The hamsters have gone on a strike

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      I was just thinking have they ever had it before where the game was not updated before the 1st kickoff of the gameweek?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Yes

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Today might be first day when it's updated after first kickoff.

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

          I’m sure it has happened before.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            1 day, 17 hours ago

            It definitely has

      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Pretty sure they have missed before

      4. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Absolutely and more than once!

    3. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Just read that glorious article about the magnificent Coventry FC promotion.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        With how many Coventry players are we going to start next season?

        1. El Presidente
          • 6 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Lamps as Manager chip

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        I hope the fans are embarrassed about the way they whined about Lampard’s appointment.

  6. Nickyboy
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    I can't wait any longer

  7. Red-United
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    This update is killing me. I’ve been trying to hide the fact this was a double gameweek to a colleague at work who is somehow ahead of me in the game without knowing a thing about football

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      You already kmow how that ends.....

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Your colleague has been hiding the fact they are a proper football nerd

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Would take 5 points from Thiago, anything more a bonus

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Still gunning for the golden boot and European football.

  9. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Chip usage must be huge
    Game still not updated

  10. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Can't hold my breath any longer.

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Mega update

    Nice time to touch grass in the sunshine!

  12. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    We'll all be rolling and won't be able to FH34 at this rate

  13. SUPERMAN
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Updated!

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Updated

  15. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    UPDATED

  16. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Let's gooooo

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 17 hours ago

    Anyone sorted the FH34 template team yet 😉

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Posted mine below

    2. Raoul Nogues
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        I have only 2 starters next GW, should I freehit ?

        1. SpaceCadet
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Absolutely NOT!

        2. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          Ride it out I’d say

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      EO:
      Haaland 185.3
      Semenyo 95.1
      João Pedro 83.9
      Palmer 78.3
      B.Fernandes 70.8
      O'Reilly 69.4
      Senesi 65.6
      Calvert-Lewin 62.6
      Tavernier 61.2
      Darlow 61
      Van Hecke 53.8
      Hill 51
      Verbruggen 48.9
      Struijk 46.5
      Gabriel 33.3
      Groß 30.3
      Thiago 24.5
      Guéhi 19.2
      Enzo 15.4
      Welbeck 13.8

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Is this the cream of the crop, i.e OR Top 5m?

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

          Top 10k

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Happy with that providing Bruno blanks

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Postman always delivers 😉

    4. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      ML rival Q who wins ?
      a. O’Riley + Gomez
      b. Hill + Cherki

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        A

      2. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        B. Very comfortably

    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      FH set for next week

      Roefs
      Gabriel Virgil Mavropanos
      Bruno(c) Rice Szobo Wilson
      Sesko Bowen Thiago

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        I think I'd be going 5 at the back if I wasn't on FH this week. Didn't scream goals in any of the games bar Man Utd-Brentford. 5-4-1 with Thiago or Bowen leading the line probably

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Can’t see a definite clean sheet fixtures standing out to me yet

        2. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Sunderland-Forest especially looked like a good one to snooze to on Friday. Triple defence from both of them

        3. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Lets see how porous United are this week.

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Decent starting position 😉

      3. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        Raya
        Gabriel, Munoz, Mukiele
        Bruno, Mbeumo, Wilson, KDH
        Mateta, Bowen, Thiago

        Was looking forward to FH tinkering and now I’m already deflated 5 mins into it with those fixtures 😆

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          Some huge differentials, liking Mateta 😉

      4. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        Not thought of GW34 yet or formation yet

        Squad looks good only query would be
        Sesko as unsure of minutes.

    6. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Thiago is like legit joke of a playa, come out of nowhere as well

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Brentford system maybe? Toney, Wissa, Thiago. Wissa has looked a bit of a donkey out of the system too albeit he's not been terribly healthy.

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          1 day, 15 hours ago

          Agree but last season injured

    7. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Wonder where Wilson will end up... Is he good enough for a top team?

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Liverpool sold him & have the likes of Jones, who do you prefer?

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Newcastle or Avila feels right for him

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Yeah Villa needs a player for that flank. Newcastle just bought Elanga, but he's been pretty poor.

      3. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        only doubt with Wilson is pace - his had a cracking season

    8. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Oh how I wish my FH team was my actual team and my WC team was a FH team. BB screws me over as ever

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        Why what’s gone wrong after the first few minutes?

    9. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      Thiago whacked the post already. Really need something from him due to WC, FH teams

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 17 hours ago

        He looks very much in the mood!

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 day, 17 hours ago

          Fingers crossed

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        *gulp*

    10. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 17 hours ago

      All my nearest rivals that I am chasing have 12-15 DGW players and used their bench boost. I may be clutching at straws, but I'm hoping with all my chips still in the back pocket, I can start to reel them in starting next week, when they will have a number of players out.. or did I miss the boat.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        Depends on if they have all burned their WCs and FH? Could still be a struggle to make ground next week on FH unless they are basically missing a whole team

        1. Bigbars
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          looks like a few still have their FH.. I was I'm thinking of saving the FH and using some of my 5FT's next week.

          1. Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            1 day, 16 hours ago

            One benefit, if I can utilise FT's for next week, is they may not have a decent squad for GW35 after the FH reverts back. Not sure how many FT's they have left to deal with that. As always... lady luck has to go my way for me to make inroads on them,

    11. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 16 hours ago

      For BGW34: Hill + Pedro to Munoz + Mateta/ Thiago?

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        Decent differentials, watching Mateta’s form

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          1 day, 15 hours ago

          good call

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        Ya I’ve all them in FH draft

    12. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 16 hours ago

      Have just 3 differentials

      Struijk
      Welbeck
      Haaland

      89% v template to the top 10k

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 day, 15 hours ago

        is Haaland a differential?

    13. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 16 hours ago

      Wilson has scored 4 times in his last 3 games v Brentford. Now you tell us!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        I read it before kick off

        Kept him in my 365 team

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        I knew this, but kept it to myself and started Wilson

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          😀

      3. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        He's good
        But not that good so probably due a blank .

    14. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 16 hours ago

      My first attempt at FH34

      Anything you would change?

      0.1 ITB

      Roefs Sa

      Gabriel Saliba Tarkowski Virgil Mukiele

      Bruno Szsobozlai Cunha Rice Rogers

      Bowen Thiago Watkins

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 16 hours ago

        Watching Mateta, Munoz, KDH, Panos

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          Muñoz needs to go in that’s true.

          Mateta minutes shared with JSL?

          KDH a good suggestion also.

      2. Raoul Nogues
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          Benching headache

          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            1 day, 16 hours ago

            Buy Salah and weaken the bench?

            1. Raoul Nogues
                1 day, 16 hours ago

                Do you have faith in Slot ? Maybe Watkins on the bench because Rogers is enough Villa ? Would you bench Virgil & Mukiele ?

        • g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 16 hours ago

          DCL & Hill are Skulls for me 🙁