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Aubameyang and Lacazette paired up front as Ozil returns

Two Premier League matches kick off at 16:00 BST on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal play the first of two Double Gameweek 35 fixtures, with Crystal Palace the visitors to the Emirates.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are in action against a Cardiff City side that has lost all ten of their meetings with “big six” sides in 2018/19.

There are no great shocks in Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI, with their most-popular Fantasy assets all in the visitors’ line-up.

Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk make up a familiar-looking back four, while Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah are once again selected up front.

Georginio Wijnaldum for Fabinho is Klopp’s only alteration from Gameweek 34.

Neil Warnock has named an unchanged team for the visit of Liverpool.

Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are included in the same starting XI for only the second time in nine Premier League games.

Aaron Ramsey misses out with a hamstring injury so Mesut Ozil lines up in “the hole” behind Arsenal’s strike pair.

Sead Kolasinac is also included as Emery rolls out a 3-4-1-2, with Carl Jenkinson getting a rare start on the opposite flank.

Patrick van Aanholt, Andros Townsend and Michy Batshuayi are among the substitutes for Palace, with Joel Ward handed a recall at full-back.

Arsenal XI (3-4-1-2): Leno, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Jenkinson, Guendouzi, Elneny, Kolasinac, Özil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Dann, Wan-Bissaka, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Meyer, Zaha, Benteke.

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Hoilett, Camarasa, Mendez-Laing, Niasse.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

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  1. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Matip more lively in the warm up than Utd were for 94mins.....

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      You're usually better than this mate.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        😮

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Oops, wrong account.....

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Who is gonna win the title?

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      City

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Liverpool.

      Rafa will give them the Newcastle game, so only three to win.

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Will still need City to slip and cant see it happening.

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Liverpool not sure where city drop points but got to believe!

  3. Killitzer
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Just discovered that I didn’t save my bench boost. 4 x DGW on my bench.

    Great. Any advice when to play as still have TC left.

    1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      That depends on the bench? It's probably wasted now anyway, so play it whenever

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Why leave it so late? Only yourself to blame really

      1. Killitzer
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I did WC last week and had everything planned for BB this week. Clicked activate but didn’t save changes. Gutted.

        1. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Running out weeks now so prob doesn’t matter too much when you use your chips. Play the fixtures the best you can. Hard to tell not knowing your players though. Save next time 😉

      2. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Helpful input that.

        1. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Well I’m sure he’s grateful for your input on the matter......

  4. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    I don’t think united would do Liverpool a favour by beating/drawing with city even if they wanted too.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      I'm relying on Burnley now.

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Same

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Yes true because Pogba, De Gea, Rashford ect all pride themselves on playing away in Bulgaria on a Thursday night.

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      They do not have the level,even if they wanted to.

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah thats what I meant

  5. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino & Eriksen
    Salah & Ings

    Which is better?

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Firm and Eriksen obviously

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Don't like the Ings pick, so if you have Mane I would do A

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      First option by miles.

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Thanks guys, I have Mane so I agree Firm and a Eriksen gives me a better balance. Means I will be doubling up Eriksen with Son but guess Spuds fixtures could be worse!

  6. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    I know the gameweek is not over yet, but I love tinkering.

    GW36: Which two defenders would you bench out of the following bunch?

    A) Kola (lei)
    B) Doherty (wat)
    C) Duffy (NEW)
    D) Valery (SOU)

    I guess Valery is an obvious pick if he is benched next game as well. But if it was just a rest I am then considering A and B.

  7. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Which game your watching? Arsenal or Liverpool?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Has to be Pool

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Switching channels to watch my team on one side and my captain on the other.

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Kola make me proud

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Would make my gameweek to have one of his lesser spotted hauls

  9. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Salah haul incoming

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Mane

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Bobby *

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        *TAA

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Both*

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Chucky knows

  10. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Just got in and seen the Everton score . WOW!!!!

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Could’ve, should’ve been more....possibly 6 or 7.

      0 shots of target for Utd.

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Correction.: 1 SOT at the 86th min. 🙂

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          My mistake 😀

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Nonsense

      3. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        So so inconsistent! If only we could find some.

        I fear for United against City.

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Salah EO?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      As a non-owner please don't answer this.

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Only 24.5% in top 10k. Amazing

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Thanks

  12. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Have I missed all the lols? Sausage pie man about?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Eating humble pie...

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Is he the one who had a go at someone for guessing Everton might get a draw.

  13. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    A: Ericksen, Vert, Robertson
    B: Salah, Duffy, Valery / Bednarek -4

    This is the decision I'm left with. The former will probably mean benching Vert in GW 36, the latter will mean playing one of Duffy, Cathcart or Southampton defender each week.

    I really fear not having Salah against Huddersfield.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      If you have Mane I wouldn't worry to much

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I'm terrified.

  14. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Wow that's pretty embarrassing

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Reply fails general are tbf

  15. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Hoping for a laca & Salah haul.
    Rival has Auba and Mané

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Prefer your duo tbh

  16. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Pogba and Murray to firmino and jwp for free ? Thanks a lot 🙂

  17. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    My terrible -12 is looking slightly less terrible. Another Pogblank combined without Sterling, Foster, and Son megahauls and perhaps this week won’t be the complete disaster it was looking after yesterday.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Combined with**

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Werent you the one who said see you next season 😉

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I ain’t playing next season.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Why?

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            Don’t particularly enjoy the game. I never have really. Had two years off and came back this year. I have huge addiction issues, but now I have gone hard in this, it’s hard to play by half. So I’m just retiring (again).

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 days ago

              If the game has a negative influence on your life, quitting definetely makes sense. Said the the same to AZ when he was open about how the game affected him. IT should be fun - wether you loose or win - thats the whole point of it. So good for you my man

  18. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    -bps Shot of target for boooby

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Also for an offside.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Chucky spewing....

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      😛

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Goal = 24 bps right ??

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Off target or on target?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Off

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Thanks

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Half the pitch in shade, the other half in sun. Ain't great for the TV pictures.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Bloody weather. Where's a light drizzle when you need it?

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Yeah, poor....producer switched to pitch side camera when play on shade to see if any better. It wasn’t.

  20. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Brilliant! A rival spunks his chips on random weeks and still banks 20 points from siggy and rich while I bust a gut trying to break 40. I give up. Same all season lol

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      the difference between top 100k and top 1k managers is LUCK. Everyone knows this haha

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Maybe 1k-20k.. 100k is an easy achievement if you know what you’re doing

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Have to say I'm on pair with irbox on this..

          Got in top17 my first season (last season) and im in top 20k now. Hardly see my self as a ''great" fpl player just yet

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            *par
            *17k

  21. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Did anyone keep Digne or Siggy?
    They have been pretty ace since most of us dumped them 7-8 gw ago

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Na we are all far too short term thinkers for that

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Went Siggy on WC over Jota

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Good work - that must have been very enjoyable today!

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Especially as a Toffee’s fan!

    3. Vamos
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      On the Scout podcast this week, a manager in the top 10 brought in Siggy and Calvert-Lewin last week. Nuts.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        That's the overall leader, sold them this week.

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Insane call.. I wouldn't have dreamt of it. But my god United were poor today

  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Pool CS locked... owners sit back and enjoy

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      😛

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Got quadruple Liverpool defence in TFF. Been sweet.

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Sold Siggy for a hit and kept Martial.

    Another masterpiece.

  24. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Does that block that went out count as another shot of target for booobyy?

  25. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    I know this is an FPL site but can we please take a moment and discuss Aubameyang's hair?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      It’s designed to draw attention away from his face 😉

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        It's working then

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Its ridiculous for a 29 year old man

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I remember Jason lee

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Don’t mention the ‘p’ word 😉

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Warnock shouldn't be getting stressed this game. This is a free hit - if he loses who cares. Next week against Fulham he should be stressing. Can't afford to lose that.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Just when Fulham hit some form.

  27. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Palace almost scored

  28. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    I want goals from you laca

  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Mane row Z

  30. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    TAA looking to get himself subbed. Terrible start