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8 May 2023 505 comments
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The final action of Gameweek 35 ends at City Ground, where Nottingham Forest host Southampton at 20:00 BST.

It’s a huge game between the bottom two sides, with time running out for both thanks to Everton’s shock 5-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion. Defeat here would virtually relegate the Saints, so it’ll be a fascinating but nervy battle.

They’ve made three changes from the side which went a goal up at Newcastle United but ultimately lost. Che Adams (£6.0m), Theo Walcott (£4.8m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.8m) are in for Moussa Djenepo (£5.0m), Kamaldeen Sulemana (£4.9m) and Lyanco (£4.4m).

Nottingham Forest were also victims of a lead being overturned and there’s a sole alteration to their Brentford line-up, with Ryan Yates (£5.0m) replacing Joe Worrall (£4.2m) to hint at a return to the back-four system.

Brennan Johnson (£5.5m) is deemed fit enough to start.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas; Aurier, Felipe, Niakhate, Lodi; Danilo, Mangala, Yates; Gibbs-White; Johnson, Awoniyi

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Boly, Toffolo, Kouyate, Freuler, Lingard, Ayew, Surridge

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Maitland-Niles, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; S Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Alcaraz; Walcott, Adams

Subs: Bazunu, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, Edozie, Sulemana, Elyounoussi, Mara, A Armstrong, Onuachu



FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. Fit_to_drop
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play all 3 of my Arsenal assets home to BRI : Marti, Ode, Saka

    Or bench one to play Solanke (cry)

  2. FantasyFootballMad
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Joelinton or Wilson - 1 week punt?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'm doing both!

      1. FantasyFootballMad
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Helpful…

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wait for Howe's presser as reports are Joelinton was limping after the Arsenal game.

      1. FantasyFootballMad
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Now that IS actually helpful. Cheers mate

    3. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Genuine question - why would Joelinton be a better pick?

      1. FantasyFootballMad
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Cheaper, more guaranteed minutes, frees up a fwd spot for someone else etc

    4. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson

  3. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle v Brighton looks impossible to predict.

    Not sure whether 6 players in it will be great or terrible!

    1. FantasyFootballMad
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Goals goals goals hopefully

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I can honestly see it being 2-0 to Newcastle or something. Brighton looked completely rattled against Everton there

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I think both are on the slide. Mac Allister has been a lifesaver last 2 weeks, but a lot of luck involved.

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

        They do look knackered or disjointed after so much rotation

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Martinelli > McAllister
    Yaaaay
    Naaay

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think I would. I think Arsenal will win comfortably.

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

  5. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who is the best Newcastle forward to buy and prob captain.?

    A...isak

    B...Wilson

    Thanks

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe simplistic, but Wilson has 8 goals in 9, which is enough for me....

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Isak looked better over the weekend, could have had a couple against Arsenal. Wait for the pressers

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Isn't isak first choice?

        And Wilson more of a mins risk?

        Plus Wilson always been a massive troll for me

        1. Steve Stiffler
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Isak seems to get a bit more minutes yes, and hes almost played the full 90 in his last six games.

          I prefer Isak too yeah

  6. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mad to consider Raya over Steele? Brighton on the beach being shitted on by the seaguls

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'm beginning to think all defensive options are pointless.

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Usually few CS in the end of the season

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Normally the champions-elect are good for a few though. City always throw it away, and rotate too.

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            True. Not sure what to do with Estup and Steele.

            1. how now brown cow
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              Tricky. See what RDZ says around Steele. I wonder if Sanchez might get a game.

              Estu is still getting forward plenty I think, so I'm playing him. I sold Botman last week cos I think New CS are a thing of the past.

              I'm almost tempted to sell Trip for Trent for a hit, but I'll have egg on my face if that goes wrong.

    2. Dollyems15
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Got the exact same keepers and after tonight I'm contemplating it as well. I wonder if he might get dropped

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      😆

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wonder if Sanchez comes in next game

  7. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    DDG
    Shaw, TAA, Botman*
    MacAllister*, Mitoma*, Rashford, Salah, MARCH
    Haaland, Toney

    Raya, Robbo, Stones, Solanke
    2ft, 0.5itb

    1/ Can do March & Toney > Joelinton & Wilson for free. Perfect cash right now.
    Was considering Murphy but worried about xMins.

    2/ Robbo > Trips & Toney > Wilson works easy.

    3/ March, Solanke, Toney > Isak, Wilson & 4.6mid works too.

  8. Fake Madrid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    De Gea
    TAA / Shaw / Atones
    Salah / Grealish / Rashford / March / Mitoma
    Jota / Haaland

    Neto / Estupiñán / Isak / Tripper

    What should I do with this team?

  9. Pater familias
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    march mitoma salah rashford grealish
    isak wilson haaland

    A) bench march and start grealish
    B) march -> macA and bench grealish

    thanks

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      See CL minutes maybe and wait for injury news. Wouldn't be a surprise if grealish misses out again at the weekend.

      March might well be done too, so selling might be wise.

  10. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Any idea who to bench here?

    Salah Saka Odegaard Mitoma Rashford
    Haaland Toney Isak

    Currently on Saka

  11. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Next gw which keeeper to play

    A)kepa
    B)steele

  12. George James
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Have exact money for March + Watkins >> Mac + Wilson

    Would you make the moves now?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's tempting. I fully expect Watkins to score against the shoddy spurs defence, but I'm still moving for Wilson unless something unexpected happens.

  13. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What to do with this lot?

    Steele, Raya
    Stones, Trippier, Shaw, Henry, Koulibaly
    Salah, Rashford, Mitoma, Mac Allistar, Grealish
    Haaland, Watkins, Jota

    2 free transfer and 0.1 in the bank.

    Thank you!

    1. FantasyFootballMad
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Newcastle striker needed. Don’t ask me which one though

      1. Corona is not good 4 U
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you!

  14. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Exact cash for Watkins, March > Wilson, MacAllister. Pull the trigger?!

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      seems to be a theme...

    2. George James
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Same situation. Just finishing off a bottle of wine. Pulling the trigger 🙂

      1. FantasyFootballMad
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Almost the same. I’ve gone March and Jota to Mac and Wilson and now enough in the bank to get Bruno gw37

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play one:
    A. Stones(eve)
    B. Grealish(eve)
    C. VVD(lei)

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

      Grealish

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

      B

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers

  16. Ian Davis
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    A) March > Joelinton
    B) March > MacA

    * free hitting in GW37

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      A or another Newcastle Mid

  17. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    41pts boast-worthy?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      58 here and I'm boasting the heck out of it.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Tis shameful to boast.

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I would love be over 40 points, so yeah boast away sicken all the people that got less than 35

    3. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Beats me.

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

      yes only 37, would have been 65 like most weeks if Haaland hauled 🙂

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      33 here.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Honesty is the best policy.

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

          I was honest too. I was only ahead of Rupert by a nose 🙂

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            You were honest tis true.

  18. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    All of the teams currently in the bottom 3 tonight are now in some really deep trouble.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed. They are the 3 with the worst form too, and pretty bad fixtures.

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

      But Leeds got the best manager in the league though

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

    Even if grealish plays full 90 v Madrid , play him over Watkins ?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Have you seen spurs defend against pace away from home? I wouldn't.

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

        Yeh good point - Just feel grealish had his rest

  20. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just watched March pull up with the hammy injury and doesn't look like a grade 1 minor strain. Over 2 weeks between now and Man City game, I think I'll make the move tonight to Mac Allister.

    A minor muscle pull or strain (grade 1) may take a few days to heal, whereas it could take weeks or months to recover from a muscle tear (grade 2 or 3).
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hamstring-injury/#:~:text=A%20minor%20muscle%20pull%20or,(grade%202%20or%203).

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

      If you had a benching headache, i.e March, Mitoma, Estupinian, Botman, Trippier, and Isak would you roll or get Eze in for Bournemouth at home?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Who would you be playing Eze instead of?

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

          Botman or Estupinian

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            I'd just play Estu

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

              Thanks

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        If you rolled, who comes off the bench for March?

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

          Botman

          DDG
          TAA, Botman Estupinian, Botman (Henry)
          Salah, Bruno, Rashford, Mitoma (March)
          Haaland, Isak (Edouard)

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            I think I would save the FT in this case. If you were replacing March with a good doubler, I would lean towards making the transfer

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

              Cheers I could afford Mac but i may wait a week. I will be doing Salah to KDB in all honesty, so it will give me either 2FT GW37 or 12FT GW38

              Cheers

              I think Brighton may get Europa Conference now but play Villa last game of the season!

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Cairney & Doucoure such fantastic enablers

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Rather Murphy or Danilo

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Sod it, all 4!

  22. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I'll just put it out there.

    Mitrovic v Southampton.

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    1FT anything glaring?

    Ederson
    Estupinan, Trippier, Trent
    Mitoma, Rashford, Grealish, Bruno
    Haaland, Wilson, Jota

    Raya, Martinelli, Dalot, Chilwell

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

      Jota to Isak?

      Grealish to Newcastle mid.

      Raya to Pope?

      Chilwell to anyone?

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        First two thought about, who for Chilwell he’s dead?

      2. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Jota has Leicester. I'd keep.

        I'd play Martinelli over Grealish, or maybe get Odegaard

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Will waits& see how many mins Grealish plays in Europe

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I'm not sure I really want Mac Allister. His recent points have been complete jam - but know if he notches again that's ranks screwed.