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Two pivotal fixtures in many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ seasons take place this evening.

Liverpool v Fulham and Manchester City v West Ham United both get underway at 20:00 BST.

‘The only secure route into Man City’s backline’TM is, wouldn’t you know it, benched this evening: Ederson is among the substitutes at the Etihad as Stefan Ortega comes in for a rare Premier League start.

Pep Guardiola confirmed ahead of kick-off that the Brazilian is being rested amid the busy schedule.

Bernardo Silva and the fit-again Nathan Ake also come into the side as Manuel Akanji and Ilkay Gundogan drop to the bench.

Kevin De Bruyne is missing altogether, so won’t have played one minute of Double Gameweek 34.

West Ham’s changes are all enforced, with Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd absent through illness and Kurt Zouma injured.

Aaron Cresswell, Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna and Flynn Downes come into a more defensive-looking line-up, with David Moyes presumably set to line up in a wing-back system.

There are rests for a handful of Liverpool players, too, with Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo dropping to the bench.

Jordan Henderson, Kostas Tsimikas and Darwin Nunez return to the starting XI.

Diogo Jota, who was yet again a doubt with a back problem, is a substitute for the second straight match.

Marco Silva has been the busiest manager of the evening, although two of his five changes are enforced because of season-ending injuries to Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream.

Harrison Reed, Kenny Tete and Bobby DeCordova-Reid are benched, meanwhile.

Into the side come Cedric Soares, Issa Diop, Tom Cairney, Teddy Lukic and the fit-again Willian.

GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

Subs: Gomez, Milner, Gakpo, Elliott, Jota, Robertson, Carvalho, Matip, Kelleher.

Fulham XI: Leno, Cedric, Adarabioyo, Diop, A Robinson, Lukic, Palhinha, Wilson, Cairney, Willian, Vinicius.

Subs: Rodak, Tete, Duffy, Reed, Kebano, Solomon, Reid, James, Harris.


Manchester City XI: Ortega; Walker, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri, Bernardo, Alvarez; Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Gundogan, Laporte, Gomez, Akanji, Perrone, Foden, Lewis.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Emerson, Downes, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Anang, Johnson, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings, Benrahma.



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

    Goal

    Liverpool

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

      Salah does it again

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah goal

    1. TanN
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Assist?

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Darwin

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Darwin

      3. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Darwin Darwin Nunez he came frome Benfica to the big reds!

      4. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Darwin

    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Issa Diop swipes a leg out at Darwin Nunez in the box. Liverpool have a penalty!

  3. TanN
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Cmon City!?

  4. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    pen Liverpool

    Come on Salah

    Last three pens miss/miss/goal - lets hope the later if given

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      yep its a pen - fingers cross on a low scoring night might open the flood gates on both games

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yes - Salah G - you beaut

  5. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Yay captain Salah!!

  6. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah G

  7. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    salahh

  8. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah C muppppa

  9. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who won that penalty? Come onn

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Issa Diop swipes a leg out at Darwin Nunez in the box. Liverpool have a penalty!

  10. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Get in Mo!

  11. jack88
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah captainers are winning

  12. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Nunez assist

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah and Haaland scoring with penalties this week only so far zzz

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno owners peeping over the fence

  14. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Ederson means City will keep a cleanie today, classic fpl for you

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Plus Man City are mostly playing WHU U15 youth team tonight of course.

  15. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Out come the Salah cappers hehe

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Fair play to them so far!!

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      All 5 of us! 😛

    3. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      we need mooore

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Fair play for going against the huge EO!

    5. Sure You Did
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      You got Watkins yet or is your rank terrible?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        God you're a miserable old tart aren't you

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Lol bless him, only a kid mate, stole his mum’s phone again ha

    6. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hello 🙂

    7. Dunk and Disorderly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hurrah! Also own Fernandes 😀

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    That should have been Gakpo assist.

  17. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bit annoyed about no Ederson tonight but Salah + Darwin + TAA on a Free Hit should help hopefully.

  18. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Zouma & Akanji on Bench Boost ... you just know this is going to be 0-0

    1. Sure You Did
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Question yourself.....

  19. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Henderson is so very oldschool but in a really bad way

  20. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Was Darwin good before he joined Liverpool?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He overperformed his xG massively is all I can remember.

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      he's got very decent stats so far
      boys like him just need a full pre season and will then get 25+ goals a season

    3. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      don't know what annoys me more, that question or the fact a 'train driver' is actually a conductor

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    The main reason I wildcarded this week was to get Salah and lose the likes of Saka and Martinelli, so in that sense it been successful. Just a shame most of the other picks have not done anything.

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      And he’s STILL not give his mum her phone back!

      1. Sure You Did
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Care to try to type in English?

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Care to try and elaborate child?

          1. Sure You Did
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Wow, you are an educated behemoth LOL

            1. RICICLE
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Lmao, your argument is based on nothing, kind of like yourself, nothing.
              You’re an embarrassment on here kid, your 12th birthday coming up soon? Everything ok at home?

              1. Sure You Did
                • 2 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Did you just type lmao? Are you triggered?

                1. RICICLE
                  • 3 Years
                  2 years, 8 months ago

                  Triggered, by a child troll? Yeah……..well triggered LMAO

                2. RICICLE
                  • 3 Years
                  2 years, 8 months ago

                  I dunno what triggered you to become a child troll but you keep doing you, virgin forever lol.
                  I do have a great swell of pity for you Buddy.

                  1. Sure You Did
                    • 2 Years
                    2 years, 8 months ago

                    2 replies in a row? Seem triggered to me....

                    1. RICICLE
                      • 3 Years
                      2 years, 8 months ago

                      Ahh you’re worth the replies. You’re worth it…..and don’t let anybody else tell you different. You’re going through a hard time but there are ways our kid.

                      1. RICICLE
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        There are ways out*

                        There are options kiddo.

                      2. Sure You Did
                        • 2 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        Correcting yourself LOL.

                      3. RICICLE
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        Why of course, you never correct yourself?

                        I have some Samaritan numbers here if you’d like them? Did a quick google for you.

                      4. Sure You Did
                        • 2 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        You are so triggered I love it. Can you type a comment without mistakes? Go on, you can do it....

                      5. RICICLE
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        Aww it is a shame for you Buddy. You want me to be triggered to sustain you and give you life, but I’m sorry, calm and collected here when all I wanna do is help you. Are you SURE you’re ok? Like for real? Do you want me to call anyone?

                      6. RICICLE
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        You also seem to have this hang up on spelling, does this originate from an early childhood experience? Maybe surrounding perfectionism or teacher favouritism?

                      7. Sure You Did
                        • 2 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        Type a comment without spelling mistakes. I dare you.

                      8. RICICLE
                        • 3 Years
                        2 years, 8 months ago

                        Where’s the dare in that?
                        You seem to not be able to acknowledge when spelling is correct or incorrect, I do find it quite funny though I’ll let you off.

                        I can only help if you want to be helped buddy, we’re all here for you.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I have Victor ‘The Real Viking’ Lindelof as my first sub 😎

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Lindelof is swedish not icelandic or Norwegian

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Dalot first sub so could be worse.

    4. noissimbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw coming in, I'm actually relieved+ slightly annoyed.

    5. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Have Shaw coming in for him, so I'm not bothered.

  23. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ffs … is this all this jam merchant can do these days ………… salad dodger not bitter.

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Congrats Salah(TC)ers

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Watching City West Ham is like watching The last of us. Nothing happens.

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      There is "nothing" as in TLOU and then there is City West Ham game nothing.

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    As a Stone's and non Haaland TC more of the same in the second half would be great.

    The title challenge would be more interesting but Newcastle away will be a challenge for Arsenal.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yep definitely. I own both and wouldnt even mind a w ham goal to be honest:)

  27. Total Slotball
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Trent has been LFC’s top player for shots, passes (total and final third), ball recoveries, tackles and interceptions in the first half.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Ofc he gets a new role in the team after I sell couple GWs ago.

  28. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    anyone know why Ederson not starting for Man City this evening
    his on the bench?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Getting his forehead tattoed

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe a sad smiley this time?

    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      They said on the radio that he had a small knock from the weekend game.

  29. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Didnt spot Carvalho on the bench. Could ruin Jota mins

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Can't imagine Jota will be risked

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Apparently trent is having the game of his life

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      bps can confirm

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Only 2 more than Konate

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          He’s lost a few. Was on 15 earlier.