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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. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Guard of honour for Haaland

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

    104 so far but had Akanji and Ederson benched what could have been smh!

    Double Brighton and United to come

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Is that BB?

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

        FH34

  3. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Can't wait for this season to be over

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

    Haaland what a legend

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

      Psssh, 33 games? What took him so long

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

    So if Ortega keeps that bonus, he outscores Ederson’s points in the 3 previous games combined 😀

  6. Big Mac 24
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bench boost 134 with 6 players tomorrow, I’ll take that!

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

      Fair play mate. Thats an incredible score

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, after getting the Haaland Kane Hokey Cokey wrong for the first 7 weeks my season finally started moving in the right direction since GW18, was at a ludicrous 4.5m rank back then

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

      That’s tremendous! A mammoth score coming for you!

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

      Awesome. I’m 126 with 6 to play. To be fair bench boost would have been a disaster if not for the punt on Alvarez.

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I know it’s always with hindsight, but with my two -4 transfers I genuinely swapped from Alvarez to Isak and Dalot to AWB last minute before dedline.

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

          That hurts!

      2. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Great punt & score!!

    4. Our Tiny Windows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wow I’m 125 with 6 tomorrow. Didn’t think anyone would pip me!

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Good luck and great score

    5. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nice - 139 (-8) with 5 to go - Haaland TC

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Brilliant!

    6. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Incredible score!

  7. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Haaland made history tonight and we all saw or heard it happen.

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

      Or watched it pop up on a Fantasy Football forum because it's more reliable, informative and current than BBC live text coverage....

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

    104 with 6 to play! Forgot to add in my Brighton players 😆 😆 😆

  9. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah(c)!

  10. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Come on FPL Towers sneak TAA and Grealish up one point each of the BPS please

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Just TAA

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Haha il be happy with that mate!! Will go from 1 to 3 bonus for him

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

      Why does the bonus sometimes change after the matches?

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Lots of times mate!!! Just need to hope FPL Towers have TAA in their teams haha

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

        Opta final adjustments around some of the stats that go into bonus e.g. dispossessions, pass completion

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

        Fpl tower owners

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes please.

    4. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That would be great - I've got Alisson and Salah getting 3 each already, so TAA on top would make it a hattrick

      Doubt If I have ever had 3 players from the same side all getting max baps in the same game

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Haha that would be immense mate!!! Hope it happens!! I’ve got TAA and Salah

  11. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hopefully Jota starts GW35, no idea decent replacement if otherwise ...

  12. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Inside 500k for first time this season

    Was 3.8 mill after gw 19 for context so tbf it's been a fun 2nd half of the season

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Congrats nice one! Enjoyed a similar rise here

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

      Same

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

      Nice one, am lurking just behind in 510,000 territory, my highest place all season. Been a disaster of a season, chasing since GW1.

  13. Vinyl78LP
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    2-0-0-0-2-1-2-1 VVD returns for me since bringing him in, praise the lord some points tonight !

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I bet Bueno beats him 😛

  14. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    FFS! On 94, "You're on a green arrow by a margin of 0 points

    1. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pick a better team

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      On a red arrow with 96(-4) here!!

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

    114p 😀 got lucky this week so far, let's see if Mitoma, Mac, Bruno and Utd defense all will destroy me tomorrow.

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

    I, for one, think. Haaland is overrated…

  17. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    112 on FH with 6 to play. Decent considering KdB no show and Jota benching

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

      More than decent! Well played

  18. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    111 (-8) with 6 to go tomorrow!!! A good week has been a long time coming 🙂

  19. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you Haaland!!!

  20. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bench 1 of a) Watkins (wol) b) grealish (LEEDS) c) jota (BRE)? I am tempted to bench grealish ?

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

      Might get a City lineup leak

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yeh true but currently thinking grealish

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

          Yeah I would lean that way
          xMins probably 60 mins if he starts and looking more assister than goalscorer recently

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Tough one, probably grealish

  21. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Jota should’ve got -1 this week so I’ll take him scraping 5 points

    1. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Worked out ok, considering Robertson was the safe 3rd Liverpool slot

  22. Eric Banternaaa
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I’m in a cup final GW38.

    Who you saying us the dream team for that week?

    I think it will be difficult with rotation for teams which have nothing to play for.

  23. Qaiss
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    For anyone that watched the Liverpool game, should I be playing Toney against them on Saturday ?

  24. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Damn I FHed with KDB and 0 bench players

    1. Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Haha! Fool! My lad Shaw gonna do damage! 🙂

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

        Fool is right 🙁

    2. The bean
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Your lucky I have bruno with a -1 to come in

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

    Salah owners lucky he found his penalty shooting boots. He’s been poor both games

  26. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    'H' the Man!! Total respect! First season in the Prem and he blows it away! Well done Pep & team for organising the victory arch for him.

  27. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    2 FTs how to use one this week?

    Ederson (Iversen)
    TAA, Estupinan, Shaw
    Salah, MacA, Mitoma, Grealish, Rashford
    Haaland, Jota
    Isak / Trippier / Botman

    £0.3m itb

    Had considered Grealish -> Mahrez but not sure now since he started earlier

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

      Very well prepared for Newcastle doubles
      Maybe just wait for potential City lineup

  28. El Muñeco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    When your differentials are Ederson and Jota! FFS

  29. southernpacific
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Which 1 to bench? Isak Watkins or grealish

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

      Grealish and Isak probably be benched. Play Watkins

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

      I have the same issue plus March.

  30. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who is your captain next week, reckon Haaland will be rested?
    I'm on Salah