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Everton v Man City team news: Semenyo starts, no Rodri

4 May 2026 326 comments
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Gameweek 35 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes this evening with Everton v Manchester City.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Starting with the hosts, there are two changes to Everton’s side from last weekend’s defeat to West Ham United.

Merlin Rohl and Tim Iroegbunam get rare starts as Dwight McNeil drops to the bench and Idrissa Gueye misses out entirely.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola mostly reverts to the side he sent out in the second part of Double Gameweek 33.

The one change is Nico Gonzalez in for Rayan Ait-Nouri.

Rodri is not involved again but Antoine Semenyo, absent in the FA Cup semi-final, starts.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Rohl, Garner, Iroegbunam, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Coleman, Dibling, Alcaraz, Armstrong, McNeil, Barry, George.

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Silva, Gonzalez, Doku, Semenyo, Cherki, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Aké, Aït-Nouri, Reijnders, Kovačić, Foden, Marmoush, Savinho.

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. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Kovacic came on to help…
    He looks tragic.

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  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Ndiaye has been shocking.

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Nicolas Jackson levels of accuracy.

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      1. Absolutely Muñozed
          1 month, 20 days ago

          lolz

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Marketing men at Sky be pulling their hair out at Spurs and Everton this gameweek. 6th/7th place fight anyone? Not quite got the same ring to it

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

      Doku G

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      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Guehi A

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    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      3-3

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    5. Absolutely Muñozed
        1 month, 20 days ago

        goaaaal

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      • JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Lol City getting extra extra time

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        1. Feanor
          • 17 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          It was from the Everton player who laid down by the hoardings crying cramp

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      • Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Last second Haaland goal would be epic

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      • JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 20 days ago

        TC Doku next week!! Lol

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      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Doku carbon copy goal with the opposite foot / corner

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      • Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Doku's form is keeping Semenyo out of his best position on the left. Might need to just get Doku...

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        1. Feanor
          • 17 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Semenyo -> Doku
          Palmer -> Szoboszlai

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        2. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 20 days ago

          This Moon Dog! Had him earlier in the season, then he got injured. He looks like he’s nailed af, Pep doesn’t take him out lately.

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      • Josh.E
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        This ref!!

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          The time was justified to be fair

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      • JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Guehi second assist wow for us non owners quite painful

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Especially as he cost us all a CS 😡

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          1. JohnnyB10
            • 1 Year
            1 month, 20 days ago

            Yep and my mini rival of course has him! He doesn’t have tc left but still Guehi did him really well!

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      • NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Wowza

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      • Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Guehi owners end up outscoring O Reilly and Nunes despite being the absolute trashest defender on the pitch.

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        1. Tic Tacs
          • 6 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Yes, because FPL is a game of pure luck

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      • Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Gap is too much. Bournemouth to prevent it going to the wire I reckon

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      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Unlucky. Everton should have scored those three breakaway goals.

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Ndiaye should have scored 2 easily

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      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        That West Ham game is going to prove so difficult for Arsenal. Away derby game against a team fighting for their lives! They would love to be the reason Arsenal fail

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        1. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 20 days ago

          It will be a very tough game against WHU!

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      • Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        My hate for Semenyo rages on.

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      • Cheeky Reijnders
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Glad I haven't brought in any Palace players yet.

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      • Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        I'm buying Barry, he's my hero

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      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Man City should ban the fans that left when it went 3-1 to Everton. They’re not fans, and don’t provide anything to the atmosphere.

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      • Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Both Cherki and Doku so much better picks than Semenyo right now. Its worth a -4 to swap. The fact Semenyo was brought off while the two others stayed on when City needed goals says a lot about his standing with Pep right now.

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        1. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 20 days ago

          This!

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        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          I have Nunes, O’Reilly and Semenyo. Need to use TC too but only have 1ft. Might just sacrifice Semenyo to get Haaland.

          Semenyo and DCL to Haaland and 6.6mid. Possibly Sarr for the double

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      • riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Admittedly doku owners did get good variance but ownership levels amongst city attackers just show how much sheeping there is and room to disrupt @ top 10k

        doku 0.1
        cherki 15.5
        semenyo 77.1
        o'reilly 91.4

        it's extraordinary to consider that cherki, for example, has 155 owners for every doku owners when the overwhelming majority bought fairly recently when doku was absolutely viable

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Good variance of terms here…

          Amused by: ‘sheeping’

          Bemused by: ‘good variance’

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        2. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Im just hearing Charlie Nicholas here. "I mean sheeping-wise, everyone's sheeping. And variance-wise, Doku isnt owned by anyone but those who do own him's ship came off tbe tracks somwhere along the road".

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      • Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        please feed haaland next gw

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      • JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 20 days ago

        It is a pity that Everton has lost 4 points in the dying last seconds, first Virgil then Doku. They should be on 52 points and in 6th place. But that’s football.

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