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Thursday team news: Ings, Coutinho and Mount benched

Double Gameweek 37 comes to a conclusion this evening with three more Premier League matches.

Everton v Crystal Palace gets underway at 19:45 BST, with Chelsea v Leicester City and Aston Villa v Burnley kicking off 15 minutes later.

The match at Stamford Bridge is a bit of a glorified dead rubber but the other two fixtures are of huge importance at the foot of the English top flight, with Burnley and Everton battling to save themselves from the drop.

There is massive interest from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, too. Of the 25 players with the highest ‘effective ownership’ (EO) figures in the top 10k, 16 have a fixture this evening (see below) – and 13 of them start:

Danny Ings, Philippe Coutinho and Mason Mount are the only three players in ‘green’ above who are among the substitutes this evening.

Coutinho and Ings drop out of the Villa XI, along with the similarly benched Marvelous Nakamba and the injured Ezri Konsa.

Emiliano Buendía, Calum Chambers, Carney Chukwuemeka and Jacob Ramsey are recalled.

Villa are tonight up against relegation-threatened Burnley, who make only one change from the narrow loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

James Tarkowski is back from injury, as Matt Lowton drops to the bench. The Clarets are again starting in a wing-back system, as they did in north London.

Over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea make two changes from the FA Cup final as N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech come into the side.

Mount is joined among the substitutes by the fit-again Kai Havertz but Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner are injured and absent.

Kasper Schmeichel returns to the Leicester side this evening, with Kelechi Iheanacho, Daniel Amartey and Luke Thomas also starting.

Out go Danny Ward and Harvey Barnes, both of whom are on the bench, and the missing Youri Tielemans and James Justin.

Frank Lampard’s only alteration to the Everton line-up sees Michael Keane come in to replace the suspended Jarrad Branthwaite.

Patrick Vieira continues his end-of-season tinkering with Palace, as the midfield trio of Conor Gallagher, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Luka Milivojevic are replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp, Will Hughes and Jordan Ayew.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Doucoure, Gomes, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Godfrey, Allan, Davies, Van de Beek, Alli, Gray Welch

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Zaha

Subs: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Édouard, Gallagher, Rak-Sakyi, Benteke


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Luiz, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Chukwuemeka.

Subs: Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, Ings, Coutinho, Olsen, Iroegbunam, Feeney.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Long, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil, Cornet, Barnes.

Subs: Lowton, Weghorst, Hennessey, Stephens, Lennon, Bardsley, Thomas, Dodgson, Costelloe.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso, Ziyech, Pulisic, Lukaku.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Barkley, Mount, Kenedy, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Sarr.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Fofana, Evans, Mendy, Castagne, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Thomas, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Subs: Soyuncu, Barnes, Albrighton, Ward, Perez, Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Daka, Lookman.

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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Evening all!!! Any advice on my team warmly welcomed!!! 0.2 in the kitty!!! Team is as follows…….

    Schmeichel
    TAA Robbo Cancelo Laporte T.Silva
    Salah Son Saka Maddison
    Nketiah
    Subs- Pickford Pukki Gordon Dennis

    Cheers everyone!!!

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Cheers mate, would need to downgrade Salah and 6.7 mid max, Kulu or Barnes??

    2. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Salah > KDB

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Cheers mate!!! Him or Mané were my initial thoughts If I just mate the Salah to someone move

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Wait on Salah news I guess

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Definitely mate!! If he’s fit and starts T.Silva or Laporte to Alonso will be the move

    4. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Solid team. I'd consider taking out a premium defender to go for a mid-price mid such as Mount. But I do like the team as is. Who's not to say the likes of Thiago or Laporte can snatch a goal and haul

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thanks mate!! Not considered that option so thankyou for pointing it out, yeah they certainly could!! Feel like T.Siva owes me an attacking return after keeping him all this time!! Haha

  2. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Better punt?

    A) Harvey Barnes vs Southampton (nailed after tonight rest)

    B) Toney vs Leeds

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      a

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Both

  3. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Most likely to start GW38:

    a) Weghorst
    b) Richarlison

    1. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Both a big risk tbh but B

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I own both and think I'll be getting rid. Damn you Mings for preventing Weggy leaving present!!!

      Think Burnley continue to go with Cornet and Barnes again, tbh.

    3. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      thanks guys

    4. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  4. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bottomed. Ings (c) a disappointment on FH but I’m 5.7k and 5 points off top 5k, so in a decent position going into final GW. I’m looking at bringing Son (c) in for Salah with the FT. Would you do anything for a hit here?

    Dubravka
    Cancelo - Trent - Robbo - James
    Salah - Saka - Kulu - KDB (c) - Mount
    Nketiah

    Bench: Foster; White, Broja, 4.5

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nope, looks a very solid team for GW38

  5. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    One point behind going into GW38 in my biggest M.L. ((£850 1st place & £450 2nd place) Yikes!!!

    1. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Good luck!

    2. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Noice noice.
      What’s the final transfer move?

    3. Lenred
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Wowsers. Serious dollar. Good luck! And let us know your move(s)!

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    GW38.

    Buy Spurs players, if you can't, buy Chelsea players, if you can't, buy Leicester players!

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Reckon Maddy starts after playing 90 today??

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yep.

    2. SKENG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      And here I am buying KDB and Jesus

  7. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy or Kane for last game week? Regretted going without Leicester attack this week!

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Has to be Kane. Unfortunately i can’t get him as trying to close a mammoth gap on my rival who owns him.

      1. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Will need to sell Salah either way. Maybe I can play around a bit and bring in both!

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane

  8. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is Jota likely to start?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      50/50 imo

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Ugh thanks

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Salah Mane Diaz front 3. No way he starts imo

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Forgot Salah was injured nevermind

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No unless salah out

    4. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A very real possibility is:

      Diaz - Firmino - Mane

  9. tricpic
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chances of Havertz starting Sunday?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      60-80%

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Must be good

  10. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Go for:

    A) Jota for (-4) - only Robbo from Liv in my team

    B) Mount - no other Che player

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Jota?!! Wait for Salah news! Can you not afford Diaz?

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B as will start

  11. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Werner to Jesus just moving sh*t to sh*t or worth the risk? Pukki/Nketiah/8.6

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not really with Werner still out injured.

  12. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH thoughts? Cheers in advance

    Pope

    Robbo, Trent, Cancelo, Sess

    Mount, KDB, Son, Eriksen, Saka

    Kane

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Great one

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        cheers

  13. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Assume if Chabolah & amartey played tonight, both benched on Sunday?

  14. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chasing 15 points, any advice welcome

    Lloris
    Laporte Alonso mykolenko
    KdB(c) Son Maddison Gordon
    Richarlison Jesus Iheanacho

    Krul Cash Tsimi Buendia

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Chasing a ML or rank position? If it’s the latter then a differential or differential captain could do it but if it’s the former then being differential from your rival is key.

  15. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Play Sa (liv) over foster (che) right?

    1. Els365
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same dilemma. Watford are rubbish so will likely go Sa and hope for save points

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeh agree can see maybe Liverpool winning 3-0 but hopefully 6 saves

  16. Demba Demba
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    28 points ahead in ML, Main threat is rival has Mount & Robertson. does Count to Mount and Trent to Robertson for a -4 make sense?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Getting Mount makes absolutely no sense. Especially for a hit.

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        hmmm, I think he's a great shout this weekend

        1. M2.0
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I misread it and thought he said he was chasing 28 points. Ignore me haha

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If he's going to captain Mount, then you could do worse than that transfer. I'd take Coutinho out, definitely. It's tough losing TAA though

    3. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Sorry ignore me. I thought you meant behind.

    4. Demba Demba
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yeah to fund Mount id need to lose trent also

  17. GoneFishing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Some help please:

    Leading my ML with 50 points:

    Number 2 has Salah and Son

    Should I get Son instead of

    A- Salah
    B- KDB

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  18. Assisting the assister
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah + Pukki > Kane + Madd/Diaz

    Worth a -4

    A. Yes
    B. No

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A if salah injury doubt

  19. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I have exact money for:
    - Mahrez and Richarlison out
    - Havertz and Jesus in

    What do you think?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No

      Don't

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Can see that move backfiring tbh - switching a City attacker for a City attacker is tricky

  20. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Richarlison and Salah to Diaz and Kane for a hit?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes of doubts over salah

    2. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Easy yes

  21. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    ML leader got Son Mount Diaz so need to find differentials. Salah (if unfit) and Watkins out for

    A. Kane & Jota/Pulisic
    B. Vardy & 10.4 (who?)
    C. Mane & Jesus

  22. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    35 points off top 10k

    Surely not possible right?

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Slim

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Differential captain is a must

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Very slim, but C Mount with Werner or Lukaku scoring hattie...

    4. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Slim chance

  23. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is Salah > Son madness?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'd say it'd be madness not to do it!

    2. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No...salah is injured it seems. Unless klopp says otherwise

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If you're not chasing and playing it safe

  24. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Only 2 cleansheets over the entire dgw but at this stage of the season this is to be expected.

    My advice don't bother wasting your FT on a defender, there will be goals galore in GW38, get yourself the right attacker or two

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Alonso and James any good?

  25. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Schmeichel not going to play in 38 then? (based on previous comments from Lei manager)

    Currently on weghorst as solo fwd. Worth switching to nketiah, Antonio or Toney as punts? (Likely part of a hit with havertz)

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I think he plays

    2. KeanosMagic
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Pretty sure the quotes said he would play the last game

    3. Demba Demba
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Think I read today Rodgers said he'd play the last 2 games

  26. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Breaking news!!!
    Team reveal 😉

    Dubravka / Pickford
    TAA, James, Alonso, Cancelo / Cash
    C Son, Kdb, Maddison, Zaha, Coutinho
    Kane / Gelhardt, Greenwood

    I am planning to sell Avl C&C for Mount and Sessegnon who will be my first sub.

  27. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Was 1 point behind my ML leader going into this GW. Now 50+ behind!

    What a horrible end to the season

    1. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Agreed. Must be really deflating.

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Bit of a kick in the balls. Extra incentive to spend less time on this game next season. I’ve taken it all a little too seriously this year and it’s got me nowhere 🙂

        1. Indpush
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Sure would be. Good plan for you then. You need to do what's best for you.

  28. KeanosMagic
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Punt team with a -8.

    Schmeichel
    TAA James Matip Davies
    KDB Sterling (c) Foden Son
    Kane Nketiah

    Have to go different in an attempt to claw back ground

    1. Lenred
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Like the Sterling captain.

  29. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH disaster and my ML rival with no chip beat me. 7 pts behind before gw38.

    Our defences are similar. Here are our front 6

    Him: Son, Coutinho, Kulu, Havertz, Richarlison, Lacazette

    Me post FH: Salah, Mount, Son, Ramsey Pukki, Jesus

    Willing to take a hit.
    Salah + Pukki > Maddison + Kane (bench Ramsey)
    or something else?

    Cheers guys!

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Is Maddison certain starter? I don't totally trust Kane and Maddison, even though I have both.

  30. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which is better ?
    A- Salah & Cucho >
    Eriksen & Kane Play Richa
    (Bench Saka )

    A- Salah & Richa >
    Mount & Kane also Play Saka

    Sure B is better ?

    1. Demba Demba
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thxxx