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19 April 2026 312 comments
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Manchester City kick off their ‘double’ in Gameweek 33 this Sunday afternoon, facing Arsenal at home.

The title showdown at the Etihad gets underway at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola names the same side that beat Chelsea in Gameweek 32.

It means Nico O’Reilly is fit to start.

Further forward, Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku flank Erling Haaland, with Rayan Cherki in behind.

Elsewhere, there is a return to the matchday squad for John Stones.

As for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has made two alterations from Europe: Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz in for Gabriel Martinelli and Viktor Gyokeres, who drop to the bench.

It looks like Eberechi Eze will start off the left as a result of those changes.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Bernardo, Rodri, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden

Arsenal XI: Raya, Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Odegaard, Eze, Havertz

Subs: Kepa, White, Jesus, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Norgaard, Trossard, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

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. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    AFTV will be in full meltdown mode.

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  2. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Bottle Job FC

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  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    FH34

    Do Arsenal batter Newcastle? Do you want double defence plus Rice/Gyok or they don’t appeal much at all now?

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Newcastle have nothing to play for. I expect Arsenal to be very risk averse and try to avoid losing. There are hardly any defenses that look appealing so for me its double or triple arsenal def.

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  4. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    ARSEnal

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  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    How’s that quadruple going?

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  6. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Loooooool chokerssssss

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  7. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Arsenal will win the league

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      lol.

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  8. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    115 charges strikes again...how fun.

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  9. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Get in City! Well deserved.

    Arsenal quad > treble > double > trophyless?

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      This is the way

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    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Distilling down to the bottle.

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  10. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Love the Smiths' quote on banner in the Etihad stands: "Panic in the streets of London." 😛

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Heaven knows I’m miserable now?

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    2. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I Know It’s Over

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  11. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Haaland bap

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Nice! 2 point recovery will do nicely.

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Will take it on TC after the YC

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  12. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    I've never been good at reading the bps system watching the game, O'Reilly was one below cherki when I first looked, ever since that, he put in multiple greater tackles, won the ball back several times and ended up dropping by 2 bps.

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    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yes. I noticed that too, a bit odd. Maybe they were catching up from previous minus bps?

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      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        It might also be rose tinted glasses from me, he's a bit of a differential in my team against fhitters so I was watching him like it was player cam!

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    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Mark has Cherki that explains everything

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      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Good point

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      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        And Gibbs-White?

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  13. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Cherki is 22 years old
    thought he was older

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  14. el polako
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Let me guess.
    “It’s how you respond that matters.” - M Arteta's press conference.
    Been saying this for few weeks now after the games.

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      He meant next year to respond? 😉

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  15. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Havertz could have been an Arsenal legend

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Already a Chelsea legend

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  16. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Arsenal with the legendary quadruple choke?

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  17. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    If Arsenal go on to win the league they can thank the ref for not sending Gabriel off.

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  18. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    There was a moment where Rice fouled Silva and apologised, patting him on his shoulder. SORRY. Rice is too nice. Rodri isn't going to apologise. Silva isn't going to apologise. Haaland etc. You need to be nasty and horrible to have that edge to win trophies at the top, top level.

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      If Haaland was any arsenal player he would have rolled on the ground and gotten Gabriel sent off.

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  19. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Its staggering the change in sentiment towards Arsenal. During the "Stay humble" episode last season everyone was rooting for Arsenal. Now everyone is rooting for them to lose. Arteta has done incredible damage to the Arsenal name the last year.

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      'Everyone'

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Of course its not literal... The general sentiment has taken an almost 180 turn among neutrals.

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        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Stick to the keyboard whinging. Let the professionals with football experience and knowledge manage real football teams.

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          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Reading comprehension 0.

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            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              2 months, 9 days ago

              Oh you're a deluded Arsenal supporter, makes sense then.

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              1. GreennRed
                • 14 Years
                2 months, 9 days ago

                You're a deluded whinger who knows nothing about football.

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                1. Brosstan
                  • 11 Years
                  2 months, 9 days ago

                  Pretty sure I have more of a clue than someone who denies the reality that the general football watching population dislike Arsenal more than they did last season.

                  Not even sure why you are getting your panties in a twist over the truth. Tilted that you are bottling the league again I guess.

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                  1. GreennRed
                    • 14 Years
                    2 months, 9 days ago

                    Not an Arsenal supporter, or any team. Great demonstration of your football knowledge there though. Really good. Good luck in secondary school.

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I think he fell in love with the idea of keeping a clean sheet in that run we had up until December. Forgot how to create and attack in that process.

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    3. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Arteta is humble. He’s just passionate and made Arsenal competitive again.

      Which is the real reason why people don’t like him

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      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        He did the job that Wenger should have done in his late Arsenal days. Getting rid of the Instagram culture celebrating mediocrity and getting rid of Ozil and Aubameyang. He's a bit too intense at times but it's not his job to be universally liked.

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      2. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Come on, we know the REAL reason people don’t like him, and it comes from defending a certain unnamed footballer in his 30s…

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      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        …albeit too stubborn of a manager

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  20. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Which combo is better on FH

    A. Raya, Gakpo, Watkins
    B. Roefs, Rice, Isak

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Would not touch Isak as yet, A

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  21. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Can anyone beat the triple zeros of Gordon, Pedro, Gabriel in my BB team? 🙂

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Ouch that's rough, Pedro hattrick second game ...

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        0,0,0… that’s how my season has been

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    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Consider yourself very lucky that Gabriel managed a 0 at all tbf

      Any of those 11 Arsenal players go down crying like babies if Haaland does that to them to force the red

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        I consider myself lucky for hitting a minus 8 to get MGW

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Can match them. Also went Welbz, Strujik over DCL, Justin. Smarts a bit. 🙂

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Yikes! What would have been…I also wanted Justin in but Gudmundsson recovered & had Anderson flagged.

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    4. BananaDrama
        2 months, 8 days ago

        I've got Dubravka, Gab and Pedro if that counts? Plus Gomez not likely to add to his 1 point due to injury. Ah well, onwards and downwards!

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    5. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Can't believe I saw someone on here calling Bernardo Silva "washed" a few weeks back

      Ridiculous player

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        He's washed as an FPL option

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        1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 9 days ago

          they were referring to him as a player in general

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            He was, now he’s having a comeback.

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            1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
              • 1 Year
              2 months, 9 days ago

              Swear you rub vaseline into your eye sockets before you watch football

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              1. x.jim.x
                • 11 Years
                2 months, 9 days ago

                Pack it in. He was awful start of this season, City fans were glad he was leaving.

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                1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                  • 1 Year
                  2 months, 9 days ago

                  Pep was playing him as a winger back then tbf. Since Rodri's come back in the new year he's been unreal next to him

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                  1. x.jim.x
                    • 11 Years
                    2 months, 9 days ago

                    So he was playing badly and now he’s playing well? Almost like I just said that

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                    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                      • 1 Year
                      2 months, 9 days ago

                      "now he's having a comeback" is a bit of a stretch for a player that's been one of the leagues best players for a good 4 months now mate

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                      1. x.jim.x
                        • 11 Years
                        2 months, 9 days ago

                        4 months of good form versus 12 months of stinkers

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    6. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Good evening all!! Early thoughts here??

      Kindly pick one from each section!!!

      A- Saliba
      Or
      B- VVV

      And

      1- Bowen
      Or
      2- Watkins

      And

      X- Mbeumo
      Or
      Y- Cunha

      Cheers everyone!

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        FH? I would go Virgil Bowen and Casemiro, if must Cunha

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        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Just 3 transfers il make mate , oooh Cunha or Casimero, good shout !!

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      2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 9 days ago

        A,1,Y

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        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Fantastic thankyou mate!!

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    7. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      At this rate Arsenal will win everything including nothing

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    8. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Who do you have alongside Gab & Virg, on FH34?

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Mavropanos

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      2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Not on FH but Saliba, Slabhead, Porro, Hincapie/Mosquera/Timber

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    9. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      It is now exactly 5 years since Arteta made Lacazette a scapegoat.

      Arteta; Laca, what is more important for you. The journey or destination?
      Lacazette; Destination
      Arteta; Destination??
      Arteta; You know what we have to really care about and the most beautiful thing is the company. Neither the journey or destination is important but the company guys.

      Trust the process is simply about the company and nothing else. No PL trophy imminent.

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    10. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      So given I've been BB33 with WC, FH & TC still to play would you FH34 or WC34 ?
      Darlow Dubravka
      Senesi Van Ecke O'Reilly Virgil Thiaw
      Palmer Semenyo Rice Fernandes Wilson
      Haaland Welbeck Pedro

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    11. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      So BBers are winning over FHers as expected right? I'm on 48 with 12 to play - feels like a terrible score this week 🙁

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        64 with 15 left to play. And that with many duds in the first round of matches.

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        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Good stuff lads

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      2. SalahFingers
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        48 is not great, especially if you are BB. I'm 45 and BB.

        A lot of different players scored, especially the players who were 'maybe's this week, so a lot of people have a decent chunk of points.

        I imagine a lot of BB players have Dubravka and Gabriel both on 0 like me too.

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