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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 months, 3 days ago

    4 fts 🙂

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

      2FT 😎

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        0 FT

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 3 days ago

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 3 days 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
        2 months, 3 days ago

        City could only score 1 v Burnley.

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

    Updated!

  3. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Pens up

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 3 days 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
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 3 days 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.

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

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

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

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

    2. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Adam Armstrong 0.0%

      Now that's a differential

  6. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Benching headache for next week

    Could easily be another BB

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

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

  7. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    City Palace will deffo be 36 and not 35 ?

    Scared to activate wildcard for that reason.

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

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

      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Ah ok cheers pal.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

  8. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days 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
      2 months, 3 days 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
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Van Hecke not Justin

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Hill a monster

      3. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Won’t be wanting 3 from Palace

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

        Might bench Palmer and Pedro

  9. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

    Henderson Lacroix Porro King

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

      9 here lol

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

      My FPL data is still loading 😉

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

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

    5. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

      4: Gakpo, Mavropanos, Xavi, Solanke

  11. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

    Good game this

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Should be goals?

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

        No clear cut but some decent chances both ways

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

        Timing

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

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

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

        He’s so fast

  13. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 3 days 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
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Yeah, that's what I ended up doing.

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

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

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

    Igor G

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

      OG

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

      Hulme OG probably

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

    You’re shittIng me 😡

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

    Igor J G Hutchinson A

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

      Might be OG

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

      Clear OG

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

        Yeah, I hadn’t seen the replay for OP

    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Nice set piece

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

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

  19. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland CS popped with no MGW involvement. Perfect!

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

      Not perfect !

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

      Good start!

  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    I knew Jesus would steal MGW points

  21. fusen
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 3 days 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
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

    Every Forest player blind to MGW

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Salah (C) eek

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

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

  25. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

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

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

    Wood G
    MGWA

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

      Yey!

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

    Beyond useless 🙄

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

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

  29. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Thought id get away with playing Alderete.. lol nope

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

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

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

    MGW get in!

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

      Time travel?

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

      Get the f in!