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The biggest Double Gameweek of 2022/23 comes to a conclusion this evening with two more Premier League matches, both of which get underway at 20:00 BST.

There’s European qualification and top-flight survival at stake as Manchester United host Brentford and West Ham United take on Newcastle United.

There’s significant Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest in tonight’s fixtures, too, of course:

There aren’t too many shocks when it comes to the all-important team news, particularly at Old Trafford.

It’s one change apiece: Erik ten Hag brings in Jadon Sancho for Wout Weghorst, while Thomas Frank recalls Mads Roerslev at the expense of Aaron Hickey.

Probably the headline line-up call of the night comes from the London Stadium, where Eddie Howe has brought in Sunday’s goalscoring match-sealer Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak up top.

Joe Willock, who was a doubt for this match due to hamstring discomfort, also drops to the bench, with Joelinton taking his place in midfield.

Hosts West Ham have also changed their central striker as Michail Antonio comes in for Danny Ings.

That’s the Hammers’ only alteration from their 1-0 win over Southampton.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, McTominay, Sabitzer, Antony, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford.

Subs: Lindelof, Maguire, Martial, Malacia, Fred, Weghorst, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Butland.

Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslev, Jansson, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Hickey, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Strakosha, Baptiste, Stevens.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Soucek, Rice, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Wilson, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Gordon, Ritchie, Targett, Isak, Manquillo, Willock, Anderson.



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  1. jimmy12
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    How do i get Haaland back?

    Kane to Haaland
    or
    Salah + Havertz > Haaland + someone else for an hit

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I wonder if there's a chance Pep brings Haaland in off the bench this week given the opponent.

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Can happen of course, but I think much more likely he starts with managed minutes. At worst if he comes off bench, you'd expect a decent run out before Bayern and Haaland can do a lot of damage in no time.

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    104 all out, not bad considering I missed the deadline and didn’t have a chip active

    1. Ruinenlust
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No offence but that’s really low

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        For a non-BB team? Looks pretty alright to me.

  3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Any ideas on how to get City coverage this week? A defender, maybe? 2.1 ITB, 1 FT

    Kepa (Steele)
    Chilwell - Fofana - Trippier (Botman, Estupinan)
    Bruno - Rashford - Maddison - Saka - Odegaard
    Watkins - Kane (Isak)

    1. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno to Grealish

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Home to Everton, ahead of the DGW, really?

        1. Boberella
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Your question specified getting city cover for this week, so didn’t think considering the DGW was part of it.
          Bruno was ineffective last 2. You’ve got Rashy, their main output. It’s him or maddy, but I’d keep maddy for 1 more week as he has good underlying stats

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Fofana to stones/ake?
      Kepa to ederson?
      Still leave you double Chel def

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Seriously considering Kepa to Ederson.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Ake can't cover KdB or Haaland. If I was certain that KdB will play, I might sell Maddison for him.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Madd to kdb big price diff
        Kdb has had benchings, not been great since restart by his standards, bar the pool
        Game

  4. Ian Davis
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Play Kepa (wol) or Raya (NEW) at the weekend?

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa

    2. syke63
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa for me

  5. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    What happened to shaw?

    Worth benching for botman (double toon) or estupinan?

    Would be a hit out as getting haaland

    Thanks

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Hamstring injury. Make of that what you will. I'd have Botman first sub. Shaw will either play or not, doubt he'd make a cameo appearance.

    2. Snake Juice
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I'm playing Estu for his attacking threat

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

        Yeah estu and botman both decent subs so will prob play one of them.

        No idea which 1

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Estupinan of the pair.

  6. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    WC26ers got absolutely slaughtered early on. A WC aint for one gameweek chaps

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

      The mainstream early Wildcard and chip strategy has worked well

      Fly in the ointment was lpool 7 United 0 - which no one could have predicted

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Agree. Next stop FH32

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Toney to haaland this week?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Think I am

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

        Yup

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeh time to get haaland back although risk won’t play full match

  8. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Toney and Fernandes -> Haaland and Martinelli worth -4?

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to bench:
    a - Mac Allister
    b - Mitoma
    c - Maddison
    d - Saka

    Thinking (a) but don't like it.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Play 3-5-2 and bench Haaland!

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I reckon my BB would have been better in GW30! Never mind.

  10. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Highest scoring player this week? (Genuinely haven’t looked but I know I don’t own him!) - was it Wilson? Yrs gone past we’d have all owned him for a double! Goal machine (when fit…)

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Believe he will be, after BAPs.

  11. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Scprecheck 153 (-16)

    BB - 26 points

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      And the night is complete. 149 -8 here so I win

    2. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      154 (-8)

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Nicely done

      2. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Nope, sorry, 155 (-8) - - - - 35 on the bench

    3. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      152 white to zouma

      BB- only 19

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Raya, Saka, Kane, Henry

    4. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That’s a bit of a let down vs previous predictions no?

    5. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      144 (-12)
      BB of all doubles 21!

    6. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      145 (no hits and FT rolled)

      BB - 25 points.

    7. McGazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      155 no hits 40 BB martinez Zouma mbuemo Henry- best week ever

  12. McGazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    DGW fever always gets laughed at when there are fails and when SGW players do well.

    GW29 definitely rewarding the all out DGW BB. Going to stick that plan next year. This week has been fun

    Also convinces me to manage GW32 blank and then FH34 to get 11 more doublers.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Shaw injured and Bruno not looking good... *goes to check how many gw 32 players in my team"

      1. McGazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Shaw Bruno blanking anyway 32. Less downside in a bad 32. More upside in loading up for 34 I reckon?

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  14. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bench a) mitoma (tot) or b) botman (bre) ? Thanks

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Botman