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Zaha and Guaita return for Palace as injury-hit Burnley field Vydra as lone striker

Gameweek 32+ continues this evening with just the one match taking place.

Burnley head south to face Crystal Palace, with kick-off at Selhurst Park at 20:00 BST.

Already without the injured Chris Wood (£6.1m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.1m), Sean Dyche has lost Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) to the hamstring issue that forced him off against Watford last Thursday.

That means that Matej Vydra (£5.3m) is set to plough a lone furrow up front, with the teamsheet suggesting that Dwight McNeil (£6.1m) will support him from the number ten role.

Erik Pieters (£4.2m) has been brought into the side for Rodriguez, with the Dutch defender set to play ‘out of position’ on the left of midfield.

There is also a straight swap at right-back with Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) in for Matthew Lowton (£4.2m), who fails to make the matchday squad.

Much like at the Etihad in Gameweek 30+, Dyche has only been able to name seven substitutes on the bench, with two of them being goalkeepers.

Roy Hodgson has had better news on the injury front, with Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) and Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) fit to feature in the hosts’ starting XI.

Zaha had limped off in the defeat at Liverpool last Wednesday, a game that Guaita wasn’t risked for.

Luka Milivojevic (£6.7m) and Scott Dann (£4.3m) also start after their benchings at Anfield, with Wayne Hennessey (£4.2m), Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) and James McCarthy (£4.3m) making way.

Christian Benteke (£5.7m) has failed to recover from a muscle problem, however.

Nick Pope (£5.0m) is the only player on show this evening with an ownership of greater than 10%, although Jordan Ayew (£5.2m) isn’t far off that mark.

Over 45% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers own the Burnley shot-stopper, making him the most popular goalkeeper within this elite group.

Both the Clarets and Palace have already hit double figures for clean sheets this season, with Hodgson’s troops having racked up four straight shut-outs before last week’s defeat at Liverpool.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, Ward, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Townsend, Ayew, Zaha.

Burnley XI: Pope, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley, Pieters, Cork, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Vydra.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    1-1 please

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      would be nice

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pope and PVA OG’s would be the icing on the cake

  2. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    PVA haul incoming

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not really. Dych has brought his standard double decker bus

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        All it takes is one free kick

    2. kime67
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      cant see a haul but cs should be already locked in

  3. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    0-0 please! Can't possibly support a Burnley win.

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yeah i would take that as non pva owner

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on PVA, don't settle for anything less than 15 points tonight my beautiful son

  5. kime67
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    if palace dont win here idk what to say that burnley atack looks awful.

  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anything but a Pope clean sheet. Idiotic to go Dubravka over him on wc

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah it was

  7. FPL Diet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Current team...

    Martínez
    TAA, Doherty, Saiss
    KDB, Salah, Fernandes, Martial
    DCL, Rashford, Jiminez

    Martin, Davis, Lascelles, Kiko

    Considering DCL & Jiminez out for Jesus & Nketiah - what do you reckon???

    Will be happy to rotate formation with those bench players all getting minutes currently

    All thoughts gratefully received

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure about Jesus - monitor and see how he plays against Pool. Are you tempted by Ings?

    2. KDF
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jesus is a good option but wouldn't want to move Jimi for him

  8. dicky2014
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Terrible picture. Amazon shouldn't be allowed prem games.

    1. KDF
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Technology needs to advance before streaming live sport is going to compete with broadcasting

    2. Mortal.Swinbat
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah it’s awful

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Better than nothing though
      At least they picked a big game 🙂

      1. KDF
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'm sat with the good lady, even said to her if she wants the Telly she can have it. She has so far refused, I might watch some people make knives on forged in fire instead.

  9. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best move here?
    Need to cover up 40pts on ML rival.

    2 Ft,0.4 ITB. BB left. Plan to use it this week

    Pope Hendo
    TAA Doherty Gomez Taylor Basham
    Salah KDB Bruno Son Cantwell
    Dcl Jimenez Jota

    1. FPL Diet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jota & Bruno out Nketiah & Mahrez in

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not for me

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jota and Basham
      To
      Nketiah/Greenwood and Ritchie (if fit) or Aurier

    3. Ian J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How is your current team different / same to your ML rival?
      maybe you already have the differentials

  10. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kind of at an loss to what to do here:

    Pope - Hendo
    TAA - AWB - Doherty - Lascelles - Stephens
    Salah - KDB - Bruno - Doucoure* - Mooy
    Auba* - DCL - Jimi

    with 2FTs, im thinking Auba + Doucoure --> Rash + Pulisic or Ings + Martial?

    Ole's comments scaring me off Martial as he talks about rotation and getting Rashford goals. Any other options people see?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Both moves you suggested look good. I own Rashford, Pulisic and Martial, and strongly considered Ings too on my WC but I just couldn't fit him in.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        And I wouldn't worry too much about Martial as Rashford isn't as effective centrally. Even if he is rotated a bit he's cheap and in good enough form to get something off the bench.

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I love AWB and he got me a big score last GW, just sad that it blocks a United spot. Im debating to swap him for Aurier and go triple ManU attack, just takes a lot of FTs to pull off.

        Auba and Doucoure must be the first to go I reckon

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I completely agree. I WC'd this week and although I think United are good defensively, there are plenty of other good value defensive picks, whereas United's attack is excellent value.

  11. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anything I can do to improve this team? 1 FT, 0.1 ITB

    Pope Martinez
    TAA Aurier Boly Lascelles Taylor
    Salah KDB Bruno Martial Sarr
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    1. FPL Diet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bank transfer

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Save this week. Next week I'd consider downgrading Sarr and upgrading Boly to Doherty

      1. I Must Break You
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Although interestingly Boly averaging 4.9 pts/game this season vs Doherty 4.7.

  12. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My thoughts are with you if you are watching this game

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Be water

    2. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I honestly have no idea why

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Pope, Another step towards that golden glove tonight!

  14. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McNeil is top quality. England needs to look after him, our only left footed top prospect

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wilf says Hello..

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        In line behind Josh King

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        who?

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Irish blood, English heart. I’ll allow it

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foden is left footed isnt he

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yep

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Greenwood?

  15. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    1FT, 0.4ITB: Best move?
    (A) Bank FT, play Ings (MCI)
    (B) Bank FT, play Egan (bur)
    (C) Bank FT, play Dendoncker (ARS)
    (D) Transfer and play: Dendoncker to Cantwell

    rest of team:
    Ederson
    Doh AWB Aurier
    Sterling KDB Bruno Mount
    Rashford Jimenez
    (Stephens)

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Play Ings imo

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bank and play Ings for sure

      Good luck with TAA though! Could pay off

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yeah I took him out at the restart, no regrets yet

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A easy

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope double digit score please.

  17. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How awful is this amazon crowd noise?

    Sounds like a load of people constantly making noise in a tunnel.

    Bloody awful

  18. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Milli time!

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vinilli

  19. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The Palace v Burnley match is free to watch on the Amazon Prime website just in case you didn't know.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Unless you are in Ireland where you have to pay through the nose for Premier Sports.

      I bet they duped a lot of people here into signing up for Prime before they realized that.

  20. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Not this time 🙁

  21. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any thoughts on this side?

    1FT and 0.8 itb

    DDG (BOU)
    TAA (AVL) - Lascelles (WHU) - Doherty (ARS)
    Salah (AVL) - KDB (sou) - Martial (BOU) - Cantwell (BHA)
    Jimi (ARS) - Rashy (BOU) - DCL (tot)

    Nyland - Grealish - Egan - Saiss

    Grealish > someone seems like the obvious move (would have 7.0 to do so), but not fully set on any. Might just play Cantwell this week following FA Cup goal.

    A) Save FT
    B) Grealish > 7.0

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pulisic is the obvious choice if you do decide to pull the trigger

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not in the slightest bit punty

  22. rhysmd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Current midfield:

    KDB Mane Bruno Sarr Dendoncker

    0.2itb Sarr -> ??

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      PF

  23. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What do you reckon guys?

    (a) Foden & Connolly
    or
    (b) Saka & Nketiah

    The upside with Foden has to be too good to resist right?

    The risk I suppose is on a given week neither may play...

  24. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    These past couple of weeks have defined my season.

    Prior to lockdown I had Ings, then:

    - Ings to Aguero TC
    - Aguero to Jimenez

    If only I’d have kept Ings!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s certainly a season to write off and forget anyway 🙂

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I usually do rubbish but at least finish strongly, complete opposite this season

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        And the saddening thing is if weren’t for the unlimited transfers first week back I’d have kept Ings avoided the hits for Aguero.
        And I’d still have a TC chip in my backpocket

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You aren’t the only one who did that; Ings had 3 fixtures in a week and 4 of 6 upcoming bad matchups. Fair play to those who kept faith, kcco

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        True

  25. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cry Me a River - the theme song for the FPL season

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You don't have to say, what you did.......

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I already know...

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Crimea River - the theme song to the Russian occupation of Ukraine

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Just gave that one a blast there. 🙂

        Headbanging stuff,i like it.

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Palace wobbling

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      r/expected

  27. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH team for next week?

    Hendo
    TAA Robbo Alonso AWB
    Mane KDB Mahrez Martial Puli
    Rash

    Subs: Egan, Nketiah, Connolly

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      omg that bench. good team..

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks!

  28. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Burnley will win this 0-0..

  29. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It's actually not a completely terrible game. Certainly have seen worse.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going to tune in now... I bet I will see a long-ball within 15 seconds

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It will be 0-0 because I have no defenders playing

  30. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are Palace wearing a new kit?