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Blank Gameweek 34 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at 8pm BST.

Sunderland take on Nottingham Forest, who are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games, at the Stadium of Light.

TEAM NEWS

Dan Ballard returns to the Sunderland starting XI in place of Luke O’Nien, who is demoted to substitute duty.

Ballard partners Omar Alderete at the back.

The Paraguayan centre-half was substituted early in the second half last week because of illness.

The other alteration from Gameweek 33 is Trai Hume in for the benched Reinildo at left-back.

Forest start both Igor Jesus and Chris Wood, a tactic they successfully used in the second half of last week’s 4-1 win over Burnley.

Jesus replaces Dilane Bakwa, who moves to the bench.

The injured Murillo is replaced by Jair Cunha in the only other change.

LINE-UPS

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Xhaka, Diarra, Sadiki, Rigg, Le Fee, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Cirkin, Reinildo, Geertruida, O’Nien, Talbi, Mayenda, Isidor, H Jones

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Cunha, Williams, Anderson, Sangare, Hutchinson, Jesus, Gibbs-White, Wood

Subs: Ortega, Morato, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa


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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 hours, 21 mins ago

    4 fts 🙂

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      2FT 😎

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        0 FT

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          1 hour, 37 mins ago

    2. Moon Dog
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        Same. Going to bring 2-3 Arsenal in this week probably. Maybe Saka if he looks sharp to attack that BUR fixture.

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 18 mins ago

          City could only score 1 v Burnley.

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 13 mins ago

      Updated!

    4. Moon Dog
        2 hours, 12 mins ago

        Pens up

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 hour, 30 mins ago

          I'm pretty well set for BB35

          Hopefully injury and red card free this week

          2 FTs

          Sell Palmer or Pedro first?

          Forest at home looks decent enough on paper but I've been burnt by them, both ways this season.

          1. Moon Dog
              1 hour, 18 mins ago

              Let's just see how they play under McFarlane in the cup on Sunday, and take it from there. Depends on who you want to bring in too.

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 7 mins ago

          The last 3 matches have been 1-0 between Sunderland and Forest

          2 in the favour of the mackems

          My money is on the home team here!

          1. Peteex
            • 13 Years
            1 min ago

            Hope you kept your money out of bets for the home team lol

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 hours, 4 mins ago

          Effective ownerships GW34!

          B.Fernandes 190.2
          Gabriel 97.2
          Virgil 86.2
          Bowen 86
          M.Salah 78.9
          Raya 77.9
          Pedro Porro 64.6
          Solanke 50.8
          Rice 44.7
          Watkins 42.4
          Xavi 40.2
          Wilson 34.6
          Thiago 33.2
          Szoboszlai 32.9
          Gibbs-White 21.1
          Rogers 17.3
          Mavropanos 16.3
          Gakpo 16
          Cunha 15.8
          Ndiaye 11.1

          1. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 hour, 20 mins ago

            Raya + Gabriel + VVD + Porro = 55% owned
            8% have the FPLReview team (above + Salah, Rice, Bruno, Xavi, Szobo, Bowen, Solanke)

          2. TallestJohn
            • 9 Years
            1 hour, 11 mins ago

            Adam Armstrong 0.0%

            Now that's a differential

        4. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 3 mins ago

          Benching headache for next week

          Could easily be another BB

          1. keefy59
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 hour, 22 mins ago

            I hate that phrase "benching headache" like it's a negative situation.
            I think playing the game with a full 15 man rotational squad & no fodder is the way to go .

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              1 hour, 19 mins ago

              Or, you know, trying to choose the XI that will score you most points causing you stress because the depth of your bench

          2. WVA
            • 9 Years
            1 hour, 6 mins ago

            Same, see my squad below, might have to be the Chelsea and Brighton boys!

        5. Babit1967
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 54 mins ago

          City Palace will deffo be 36 and not 35 ?

          Scared to activate wildcard for that reason.

          1. keefy59
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 hour, 9 mins ago

            It can't be in 35 Palace play in Europe on the Thursday
            I think it has to be in 36

            1. Babit1967
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 7 mins ago

              Ah ok cheers pal.

          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 hour, 6 mins ago

            Palace have a European semi final to play so can't be 35.

        6. WVA
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 42 mins ago

          Who the hell do I bench next week? Should have bench boosted in 35 instead of wasting it on Gabriel Palmer Pedro!

          Darlow Verbruggen
          Gabriel NOR Hill Justin Van Hecke
          Palmer Bruno Semenyo Tavernier GroB
          Haaland Pedro DCL

          Current guess is Verbruggen Van Hecke Palmer Pedro lol

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            1 hour, 31 mins ago

            Verbruggan
            Hill, Justin
            One from Palmer or Pedro (one might be injured anyway)

            That’s what I’m considering…will then have 3 x FT for next week/next DGW

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              1 hour, 31 mins ago

              Van Hecke not Justin

            2. WVA
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 26 mins ago

              Hill a monster

            3. WVA
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 26 mins ago

              Won’t be wanting 3 from Palace

            4. WVA
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 22 mins ago

              Might bench Palmer and Pedro

        7. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 42 mins ago

          WC draft - thoughts? Palmer > Semenyo/Cherki GW36.

          Kelleher
          Gabriel O’Reilly Justin
          BrunoF Palmer BrunoG Okafor
          Haaland Thiago DCL

          Henderson Lacroix Porro King

        8. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 hour, 35 mins ago

          5 differentials in my team, Sá, Richards, Maguire, KDH, Szoboszlai

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            40 mins ago

            9 here lol

          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            39 mins ago

            My FPL data is still loading 😉

          3. JBG
            • 7 Years
            39 mins ago

            Had 7-8 in mine until people had to FH some of them in -_-.

            Only 5 now

          4. ball c
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            38 mins ago

            5 for me too:
            Neco Williams one of them - hopefully a haul tonight

          5. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            31 mins ago

            KDH caught my eye. One of the best value players, hold

          6. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            27 mins ago

            4: Gakpo, Mavropanos, Xavi, Solanke

        9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 32 mins ago

          Hopefully Szob and Mavro cover my -8 this week...

        10. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 hour, 32 mins ago

          Good game this

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            1 hour, 31 mins ago

            Should be goals?

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 hour, 28 mins ago

              No clear cut but some decent chances both ways

            2. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 hour, 28 mins ago

              Timing

          2. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 30 mins ago

            Hutch blind to MGW in the open, not a good start

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 hour, 28 mins ago

              He’s so fast

        11. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 30 mins ago

          For Challenge (this week max BAPs is 10 instead of 3), would you have Rogers + Gyokeres or Rice + Watkins?

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 hour, 8 mins ago

            Rice + Watkins. It's 1 goal in his last 8 for Gyok.

            1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
              • 14 Years
              1 hour, 6 mins ago

              Yeah, that's what I ended up doing.

        12. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 hour, 29 mins ago

          What to do here (no chips, 2FT, 0.9m)

          Darlow
          Strujik, Gab, Senesi, O'Reilly
          Semenyo, Bruno, Palmer, Tavernier
          Haaland, Pedro

          (Verb, Welbz, JPvH, Gordon)

          a) roll
          b) Palmer > Rice
          c) something glaring I've missed?

          1. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            26 mins ago

            b. Team looks good (hope Semenyo+Pedro match the cheaper players soon)

        13. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 28 mins ago

          Igor G

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            33 mins ago

            OG

          2. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            33 mins ago

            Hulme OG probably

        14. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 hour, 28 mins ago

          You’re shittIng me 😡

        15. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 hour, 28 mins ago

          Igor J G Hutchinson A

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            33 mins ago

            Might be OG

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            32 mins ago

            Clear OG

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              just now

              Yeah, I hadn’t seen the replay for OP

          3. Moon Dog
              31 mins ago

              Nice set piece

          4. JBG
            • 7 Years
            1 hour, 27 mins ago

            Oh well, my interest for this match went straight out the window with that goal

          5. Moon Dog
              1 hour, 27 mins ago

              Sunderland CS popped with no MGW involvement. Perfect!

              1. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                1 hour, 26 mins ago

                He was involved in the celebrations, which might improve baps…

              2. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                1 hour, 25 mins ago

                Not perfect !

              3. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                1 hour, 24 mins ago

                Good start!

            • WVA
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 24 mins ago

              I knew Jesus would steal MGW points

            • fusen
              • 14 Years
              1 hour, 23 mins ago

              OG deflected ball off the back of a head

              Awful luck to lose the clean sheet

              1. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                1 hour, 18 mins ago

                That was the plan with that A, certainly(?)

            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 hour, 23 mins ago

              Every Forest player blind to MGW

            • Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 19 mins ago

              Just outside top 2k going into this week eek, FH as with everyone else!

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                1 hour, 18 mins ago

                Salah (C) eek

            • Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 19 mins ago

              First time Mukiele owner, he’s so attacking isn’t he!

              1. Dank Squid
                • 7 Years
                21 mins ago

                He is. 4 GWs in my team pre-WC, 3 returns. Enjoy the ride

            • Pompel
              • 12 Years
              1 hour, 17 mins ago

              Double Sunderland cs bet dailfail. Just a continuation of the dismal DGW

            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 hour, 14 mins ago

              Wood G
              MGWA

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                1 hour, 13 mins ago

                Yey!

            • The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              1 hour, 13 mins ago

              Beyond useless 🙄

            • Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              1 hour, 13 mins ago

              Gibbs White, couldn’t have just avoided it ffs 🙁

            • Wolfman180
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              1 hour, 13 mins ago

              Thought id get away with playing Alderete.. lol nope

              1. Fifa las vegas
                • 13 Years
                1 hour, 11 mins ago

                Thought I’d get away without MGW, not it’s hide behind the couch time!

            • Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              1 hour, 12 mins ago

              MGW get in!

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                16 mins ago

                Time travel?

              2. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                16 mins ago

                Get the f in!