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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. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    What on God's green earth is going on?

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

    Sunderland on the beach with Wolves

  3. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    I was so close to swapping out MGW on my FH for Eze. Fine margins!

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

      The boasting creativity is tireless

  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    MGW is gonna have to come in for Palmer permanently

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Same here

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

    3 SUN players on my FH bench. Luckily Mavro is first sub blocking two of them

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

      Mavro blocking Brobbey and Mukiele for me

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

        Same. Raya better show up to stop Roefs coming in

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

          I started last page with top post saying that.

  6. Effe
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Any assist on the fourth goal?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Nope

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      No, I don’t think so

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Probably Aina

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

      Aina

  7. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Season over. No GibbsWhite

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

      Your season has ended like 100 times already. Do us a favor and end it for real already

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

    Spent the whole week convincing myself it was a good idea to not get MGW on FH, already a complete shambles and could end up a cricket score.

    Just so worn by this nonsense every week:lol:

  9. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Any chance Anderson? Gibbs W was too predictable so avoided him unfortunately

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Don't worry Anderson will get us a couple of points

  10. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    I had Igor in my FH team that admittedly I only started today. In the end decided double Forrest not a great idea and when 3/5/2.

    I have Roefs and I didn’t even know who he was till about 2pm today when half the FH teams had him in.

    Anyway, more points pls.

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Pathetic from Sunderland.

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

    MGW galore….we want more

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

      Please make it stop

  13. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    -1 from 3 so far...

  14. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    What the hell is going on there..

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

      One team needs to win, other team on the beach

  15. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Omg rival is fielding 9 with double Sunderland defence. Dream land. Shame one of the 9 is MGW.

  16. Im New Here
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    MGW owners unite

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      o/ Like most players on FH

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

        Except for this clown over here

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Used a trans to get in mukiele
    First time owning a Sunderland def, already conceded 4 before half time!

    Should have saved transfer and had ten men !

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

      They conceded 4 last week!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        True, thought at home be bit better !

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

    Might need MGW for rest of season, could end up in top 5 points scorers this season!

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Goodness me, swapping out Gibbs-White shortly before the deadline and ending up backing Roefs instead is a calamitous example of too much Free Hit tinkering…

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      ouch

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      I picked Roefs for the saves…

    3. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Transferring out one player is not "calamitous" massive overreaction, taking out Gibbs-White- a hat trick, Justin- 19 points and Truffert- 13 points on a FH is.

  20. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    FFS Free hit benched NWilliams and played Mukiele

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

      It was a logical decision

      1. Winging it
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 3 days ago

        Why just because the statistics said it would be a close game? Football can be unpredictable.

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

    MGW is the new Bruno/Salah/Palmer/Haaland/anyone. I missed the train

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

      I never even knew the train was coming to begin with

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

        Trying to catch the next bus. Alex Scott?

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

    Me: Dalot, Xavi, Eze, KDH
    Him: Mavropanos, Gakpo, Bowen, +15 points

    Have I any hope? 😆

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Bob

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

        Comforting

  23. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Went back and forth between BrunoF/Salah captain, never considered going for the Gibbler

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

      Gibblidinho…

  24. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Oh no There a game on, and I've missed the FH deadline. Captaincy ended up on Bowen by mistake, not Gibbs White.

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

      Count yourself lucky you have him

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

    Honestly I was going for MGW this GW even if he hadn’t scored a hatrick last weekend…honestly

    Will take jam, what ever form it’s served up in….yum

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Felt like a lot of people were being different for the sake of being different on FH

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

      I was, never again, next year I’ll plod along with the flock

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

      Isnt that the idea of a free hit though? Its a one week roll of the dice on riskier guys you may never own ordinarily. I thought it was anyway but what I've seen is a lot of tommy template ai picks who are high floor low ceiling types like Rice

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

    Eight goals from last nine shots on target

    #qualitypremierleaguekeepers

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Keeper is irrelevant if the shots are quality

  28. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    There were some rumours I saw this week that I found hard to believe but hey thats football these days that Le Bris might lose his job in the summer. They are certainly playing like something untoward is going on

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

      Le Bris, debris

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

    Buy back Bruno or Gabriel first?

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

      El Gibbazza…he’s also leading NFO DefCons lol…

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

        Was going to buy him 3rd but away to Chelsea maybe you’re right.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 3 days ago

      Tricky thought I was being clever keeping both but ended up with red arrow on BB. \Who is starting instead of them?

  30. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 3 days ago

    Any chance bruno is ill or injured? Mgw my vc, more by accident on a quick free hit