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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
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

  2. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

  3. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      *flop

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Flip flop?

        1. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 5 days ago

          I'll leave that to Keir Starmer

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 5 days ago

            May not be PM much longer to flip flop

          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 5 days ago

            Zzzzz

  4. Miguel Sanchez
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Thiago with another brace today

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      First on my bench.

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      He can do that next GW instead

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

      The hamsters have gone on a strike

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 5 days 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
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Yes

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 5 days ago

          I’m sure it has happened before.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 5 days ago

            It definitely has

      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Pretty sure they have missed before

      4. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Absolutely and more than once!

    3. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

        1. El Presidente
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 5 days ago

          Lamps as Manager chip

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

  6. Nickyboy
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    I can't wait any longer

  7. Red-United
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

      You already kmow how that ends.....

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Would take 5 points from Thiago, anything more a bonus

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Still gunning for the golden boot and European football.

  9. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Chip usage must be huge
    Game still not updated

  10. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Can't hold my breath any longer.

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Mega update

    Nice time to touch grass in the sunshine!

  12. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

  13. SUPERMAN
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Updated!

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Updated

  15. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    UPDATED

  16. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Let's gooooo

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Anyone sorted the FH34 template team yet 😉

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Posted mine below

    2. Raoul Nogues
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Absolutely NOT!

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Ride it out I’d say

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Top 10k

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Happy with that providing Bruno blanks

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Postman always delivers 😉

  19. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      A

    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 5 days ago

      B. Very comfortably

  20. Miguel Sanchez
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    FH set for next week

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

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 5 days 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
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

      2. Sir Michael Taker
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

      3. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Lets see how porous United are this week.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Decent starting position 😉

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days 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
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Some huge differentials, liking Mateta 😉

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Not thought of GW34 yet or formation yet

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

  21. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 5 days 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
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Agree but last season injured

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Newcastle or Avila feels right for him

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

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

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

  23. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      He looks very much in the mood!

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Fingers crossed

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      *gulp*

  25. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days 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
        3 months, 5 days 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
          3 months, 5 days 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,

  26. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

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

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Decent differentials, watching Mateta’s form

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        good call

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Ya I’ve all them in FH draft

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Have just 3 differentials

    Struijk
    Welbeck
    Haaland

    89% v template to the top 10k

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      is Haaland a differential?

  28. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

      I read it before kick off

      Kept him in my 365 team

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        😀

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

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

  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 5 days 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
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Watching Mateta, Munoz, KDH, Panos

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Muñoz needs to go in that’s true.

        Mateta minutes shared with JSL?

        KDH a good suggestion also.

    2. Raoul Nogues
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Benching headache

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Buy Salah and weaken the bench?

        1. Raoul Nogues
          3 months, 5 days ago

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

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    DCL & Hill are Skulls for me 🙁