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

    Good ebening

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    1. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Evening,
      I'm praying for a semenyo and haaland no haul. even though I have haaland. I captained Bruno so need to minimise the damage

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      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        That will do me

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

    Maresca must be wetting himself watching this sorry Chelsea team. Can’t imagine Palmer and Fernandez wanting to stay without Champions League football either. Going to be 2 or 3 seasons repairing I reckon

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    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Forest were 5/1 to win earlier. That's a pretty big upset that.

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  3. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Any Cunha owners might wanna sell, ESPN Brazil are reporting that they've reached an agreement with Man Utd for them to rest him for the final three games.

    Makes Dorgu interesting I would say. Worth a repost.

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

      Has to be a chance this applies to a few at MUFC. Not Bruno while this record is on the horizon but they are very beached in 3rd now

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        3rd isn’t even guaranteed yet, this “agreement” is a load of bobbins

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  4. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Have Gab & Eze. Who's the priority (funded by binning off Palmer)

    a) Saka gw36
    b) Gyok gw37

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    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Has to be Saka now he's injury free for the first time this season.

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        That's my first thought. Although, Gyok could be explosive. Or benched. Will wait until at least after tomorrow's game. Looks like I've missed price changes. Wouldn't usually be that bothered, at this stage. But, looking at Pedro to Bowen in 38

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  5. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 20 days ago

    No getting away from it, City have to win by goals at some point… A goal isn’t good enough.
    Expecting this game to reflect that. I hope.

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    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yeah hoping for 0-3

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

        I think they're dropping points tonight. Just a feeling. 2-2

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        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Could do. They just have to go for the win and score goals… plural… could easily backfire at some point.

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

        3 goals against Everton at home under the floodlights? No way. This has 0-0, 1-1 or maybe 0-1 if City win.

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    2. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      I'll take a 0-0 from an fpl perspective

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  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Foden & Palmer aren’t going to the World Cup, are they? Possibly also Rogers?

    MGW with a late run?

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      KDH could be a wildcard, if he continues good form

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      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 20 days ago

        I was going to mention that but
        Being an Everton fan I might get accused of bias

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Ah, classic Ev fan positivity 😀

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Neither deserve to go and mgw does

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Tuchel’s not going to take a player he’s not called up before is he

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

      Palmer has been carrying a groin injury all season. He needs surgery or further investigation imo. Something not right.

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

    Dumb City players had plenty time during the warmup to know the pitch was slippy and get studs on.

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

    Anyone else thinking that it’s only worth buying Arsenal assets if City win this game?

    If City lose, Arsenal will probably just bottle the next game again. They can’t deal with being ahead!

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

      They do struggle mentally when everything is in place for them to take advantage.

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  9. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Squeaky bum time for Bruno cappers - expectind double digits from the robot

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

      Nah, I’m expecting a Haaland cap fail tonight.

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

        I captained DCL. Haaland and city have always struggled against Everton. If Haaland scores, it'll be a penalty.

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  10. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 20 days ago

    BBC saying John Stones has been at City 10 years. Really. Time flies.

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

      Never played more than 27 league games in a season for City. That's very poor imo

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      And not a single season with 25 starts

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

      A very forgettable player.

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    4. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      I remember the radio commentary a few years ago
      "The ball is with the new Everton defender 26 Stones "
      He was a big boy back then !

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

    Everton away is one of the hardest fixtures in the league. This feels like a 0-0 or 1-1 to me. City keep looking for Haaland but Everton's defence are not allowing him any space.

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    1. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      This - we could see a very low scoring game!

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    2. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Feel like it will be a game of chances

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

        There's been a few half chances for City, but they keep overplaying and looking for Haaland.

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Everton are 14th in the league based on home form

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

        That changes in terms of evening/night kick offs. They always turn up for the big games under the floodlights, like Leeds.

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          They’ve only won 6 home games all season, how many met this criteria?

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

      City still got to go to Bournemouth too after the cup final. This may not make the final day, particularly if Arsenal get through the weekend with 3pts. Burnley cant stop them

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

    Semenyo really has become rubbish.

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    1. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yeah that was rubbish

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      They’ll fob him off in the summer, not good enough for a CL side

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

      He's not allowed the space he had at Bournemouth and passes too often, probably under instruction.

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

    Garner is phenomenal.

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

    Doku must be a nightmare to defend 1v1

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

      He's got fast feet and jinks, but goes backwards more than he goes forwards. Dumb player imo.

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      He’d be the best player in the world if he actually had any end product

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

        Too true.

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 20 days ago

          See

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  15. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Cole & forfana to munoz & sarr gtg?

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

    wow. Everton should be ahead

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  17. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 20 days ago

    City reached 100 final third passes when Everton had reached just one.

    If only City had a decent striker.

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

    Cherki just needs to pass

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

    I have NOR, Cherki and Haaland (c).

    This isn’t going to end well for me tonight, is it!

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

      Ditto

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

    Everton are so switched on defensively. I can't see City scoring unless it's a mistake, own goal, or penalty. The best chance of the game has also gone to Beto.

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Spoke too soon

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

      Eh wrong

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

        FML

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

    Doku G

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

      Cherki A

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

        Pick that out Pickford

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

    Cherki assist

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

    Argh. Doku. Special goal

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  24. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    DOKUUUUUUUUUU

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  25. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Is this lovely Cherki(C) assist? XD

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

    Game over.

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  27. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Cherki is going to make it break my gameweek I think

    Need Semenyo to stay quiet and Cherki to go wild

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  28. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    It can stay like this now or even better if KDH assists Tarkowski and it ends 1-1

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  29. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Will Semenyo ever get points again?...

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

    Could be red

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

      Lucky boy only YC Keane

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