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Richarlison fit to start but Fraser drops to the bench

Following West Ham United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the early kick-off, four more Premier League matches get underway at 15:00 BST.

Crystal Palace host Everton, Fulham entertain Cardiff City, Southampton take on Bournemouth, and Watford play Wolverhampton Wanderers in a rematch of their FA Cup semi-final.

Richarlison is fit to start at Selhurst Park, despite being described as a “major doubt” by his manager on Friday.

Lucas Digne has recovered from his own minor injury as Marco Silva names the same starting XI that beat Manchester United last Sunday.

Patrick van Aanholt returns at the expense of Joel Ward in Roy Hodgson’s only change.

Despite slight concerns for owners of Wolves assets over possible rotation, Nuno Espirito Santo keeps faith with the same 11 players that beat Arsenal in midweek.

Javi Gracia has made three changes to his defence, however, with Adrian Mariappa, Kiko Femenia and Jose Holebas replacing Christian Kabasele, Daryl Janmaat and Adam Masina.

Ralph Hasenhuttl looks to have changed shape this afternoon and has reverted to a back four.

Danny Ings and Yan Valery come in for Stuart Armstrong and the ill Maya Yoshida but Shane Long and Ryan Bertrand are fit to start.

Scott Parker and Neil Warnock have made one change apiece for their meeting at Craven Cottage this afternoon.

Tom Cairney returns at the expense of Jean Michael Seri for the Cottagers, while Leandro Bacuna replaces the injured Joe Ralls for Cardiff.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka, Meyer, Kouyate, McArthur, Milivojevic, Benteke, Zaha.

Subs: Ward, Townsend, Hennessey, Ayew, Batshuayi, Sako, Riedewald.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Jagielka, Walcott, Tosun, McCarthy, Stekelenburg, Lookman, Baines.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan, Anguissa, Chambers, Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon, Mitrovic.

Subs: Kebano, Ayite, Christie, Seri, Mawson, Ramirez, Elliott.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Bacuna, Gunnarsson, Mendez-Laing, Camarasa, Hoilett, Niasse.

Subs: Richards, Ward, Reid, Cunningham, Harris, Brian Murphy, Healey.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings, Long.

Subs: Austin, Armstrong, Lemina, Targett, Sims, Forster, Ramsay.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Aké, Cook, Simpson, Clyne, Gosling, Mepham, Lerma, Brooks, King, Wilson.

Subs: Mousset, Ibe, Hyndman, Fraser, Begovic, Solanke, Surridge.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra, Gray, Deulofeu.

Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Success, Masina, Sema, Chalobah, Kabasele.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Jimenez, Jota.

Subs: Ruddy, Cavaleiro, Costa, Gibbs-White, Saiss, Vinagre, Traore.

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  1. Tev
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Brighton all but safe means more chance of them being on the beach in 38, cluTChing at straws here 😆

  2. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Deulofeu>Jota
    Wilson>Rashford - 4

    Yes or no?

    1. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wolves last couple of games not that great though

  3. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What do we do with Eriksen/Son??

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm getting rid of Eriksen.

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        100% this - Eriksen to Jota and Gray to Rashford for me this week

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          If i get Rashford, I'd have to bench either him, Jimi or Jota so I think I'm just gonna do Eriksen > Pogba and bench Wilson, two FT for 38.

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ye makes sense - 1 United s enough unless they show something tomorrow.

            You can’t bench wolves this week

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Assume you're capping either Kun or Sterling, right?

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Definitely - not sure which one though

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm ditching Eriksen almost certainly, for Sterling. Will probably keep Son...

      1. bialk
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ericsen to Jota

        1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Already got Jota and Sterling... I'm clueless

          1. bialk
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Antonio?

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hopefully Vardy, Pogba comes close-ish to Sane, Ryan, Duffy +17pts.... uh oh

  5. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jota is finally showing that he is the player I thought he was at the start of the season - when he ruined me by blanking continuously

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Will probably be 7.5m next season.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        and a striker.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          🙁

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I had him in my GW1 team and transferred out after five blanks. It took him time to adjust to the premier league but now he has he’s showing the form we thought he would.

    3. Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I didn't realise he was only 22 either... looks older. Real prospect.

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Got him back. Had him in my GW 1 team and ditched thinking he'd never return. He's done well since I've brought him back.

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ye I’ve missed his resurgence - I’ll have him for next week

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The switch to the 352 has been great for him. Was crap out wide!

  6. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Red arrow today with eriksen son Jota and Jimenez! Harsh

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      that is, aye. had all but jota there so kinda expect mine but still annoying

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    To keep or lose Eriksen / son??

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      See how midweek goes but I’m reluctantly looking at Pogba. Still fancy spurs to do score 2+ at Bournemouth but guess rotation is likely

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Have they even got the players for rotation

        But they could easily hold back to save themselves for the second leg

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah that is true, Bournemouth are bad at the back but then I did say the same about West Ham!

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      As above I'll probably lose / keep

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Son looked well off his game tho, tackled by the grass he was running on

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Keep one. Probably Son

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Spurs result so frustrating. Was really hoping Eriksen would do well today!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Flappy was in fine form

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Shame I played foster instead

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well depends which way you look at it - very frustrating as a son and Eriksen owner but hilarious in the race for the top 4

  9. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    With a pre-season under his belt, and hopefully some good signings, Hasenhüttl's Saints could hold some good value attacking players next season. They've shown promise.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Spot on. Looks like he’s got a clear style and he's been impressive, could be a few bargains from saints next season

  10. KickIt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson first sub so hoping for Aguero or Sterling no show tomorrow! 🙁

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You don’t deserve this points for benching him 😉

      1. KickIt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Scored more than my entire bench boost last week

    2. HugeGillsFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same! Don’t fancy the chances of Aguero being benched though...

  11. marrog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aaaargh! I forgot to triple-captain Salah!

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Forgot?

      1. marrog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yes, forgot. It's hardly a left-field move - surely everyone with Salah and the triple captain chip left did it.

        I'd be on 111 points with Sterling, Laporte and Ederson still to play. It would have been the saving of my season.

        You'd think I'd be a bit more on the ball after 12 years of this...

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I forgot to get Jota and Wilson for this week too - frustrating

      1. marrog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not me. I just left Jota on the bench instead. Sigh.

        1. marrog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Also Vardy.

  12. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    My daughters is on a flyer 🙂

    100 DGW35
    109 GW35 with Duffy, Ryan and Agüero left to play.

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      *team

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      209 for GW 35! 😮

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        lol... should read 109 for GW36...naughty Dragon

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Has she got any tips for us?!

      1. Yoshioka
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Typo?

      2. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, buy a Delorean 😉

      3. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Don't bring in Firmino or bench Mane

  13. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eden brace tomorrow would take me over 100. I don’t think I’ve ever supported our opposition 2 games running. Feels bad man

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      lol

  14. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Guy in work league barely looks at his team, in top 1k and hasn’t even used his wildcard yet! Yes he has Wilson and is on 102 pts for this week so far

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bloody casual

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Thing is if you watch a lot of football you can just make a change here and there based on what you see and still do really well

      Too much over thinking goes on on here

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        There’s overthinking and there’s not even using a wc!

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Didn’t pan out well for most who used it

          Sometimes you just need to stick with form players or good players that have good fixtures

          1. elchilangles
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            this is a good point, I used my wildcard after hours of researching and overthinking and it turned out my pre-wildcard team would have been better!

    3. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sometimes you can ruin your squad with a wildcard. Have won my ML on 2 occasions (pre-chips) without using my wildcard

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ye I’m not sure either wildcard helped me - I used them as I felt I had to

  15. Visionaries
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I know no-one likes a bragger but currently on 130.
    With Aguero, Duffy and Ryan to play. Best GW I've ever had

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well played, amazing score

    2. Bucket_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That's class, nice one!

    3. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Enjoy 🙂

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bulls eye, well done

    5. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What’s your team?

      1. Visionaries
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ryan
        AWB, Robbo, Duffy
        Jota, Son, Salah (TC), Mane
        Aguero, Wilson, Jim

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That’s literally the team you’d pick if you were picking after seeing the scores! (Other than Son)

          Amazing - congrats!

    6. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers guys, took a -8 to stretch Jota in but proving worth it

    7. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd rather hear how happy people are with their GW than a moan 🙂

      Congratulations! Great score.

    8. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well done!

    9. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      nice work, got to be close to highest score???

  16. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Very small green even after getting 27pts today, tough time! 😮

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That must be a Green solely looking at today

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Arrow was green yesterday. Current live rank shows just 5k rise even though my rank isnt any good... I guess those around me have scored well

    2. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Brutal...what was your OR?

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Around 95k

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          This is disturbing news 🙁

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Not that disturbing, its alright 😛

            Maybe my expectations were too high

            1. Uncle Gamst
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Because in normal week that would be a green

  17. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How did Palace look? Should I ditch Zaha for Rashford?

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looked terrible could not keep the ball, Zaha played selfish didn't pass the final ball on numerous occasions

  18. balint84
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    recommended defender under 5.0 but not from Palace?
    Shaw?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw sounds good, was just looking at him.

      There's surely a CS or two against Cardiff and Huddersfield.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        When's the last time they kept a clean sheet? lol been 9 games without a clean sheet

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Valery

  19. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What time will Duffy score his second goal today?

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just before his 3rd 😉

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You can have it, all I want is a Dunk CS, I'm not greedy.

      Maybe 3 BAPS too...

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Knowing my luck this week it’ll be Dunk who scores not Duffy (I’ve benched Dunk :o)

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Hopefully we get a Kun haul tomorrow.

  20. balint84
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Fraser-JWP-Valery-AWB - nice Saturday (after Salah TC)

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Boom

  21. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I'm looking at a nice 2200 place jump into the Top 10 k (7909)....Cmon Duffy and need City (Kun/Sterling) to smash and grab tomorrow....would love to get near my all time best finish of 2364!

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would you accept a Sterling no show and Jota off the bench?

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I think I would Uncle Pedersen!

  22. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Warnock looks like the Penguin in the old batman movie.

  23. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    To drop Wilson or not

    A spurs side with one eye on the CL and then another away game to palace

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm keeping and benching next week even though I think he could do well against Spurs, it's always a worry whether Bournemouth will bother turning up.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He seems to love the away fixtures

    2. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      i'm thinking of selling Fraser. He did a great job in my team from gw1.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah first half of the season the pair were awesome - dropped them before Christmas and then brought both back in when the fixtures changed - unfortunately made a rash decision to ship Fraser the week he hauled

  24. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    3 players today... Eriksen, Son and Jimenez. And a drop of nearly 2.5k in the top 10!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jota and Wilson doing the damage

  25. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just another 80 minutes plus injury time to hold out Ryan. Come on you can do it

  26. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Please go down Brighton

  27. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Fk this season. Hello next!

  28. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson on my bench

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fml