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MANCHESTER CITY ROTATION CONCERNS

FPL Gameweek 35 tips: Best players, predicted line-ups, team news + more

It’s getting to the point of the season where transfers are not as straightforward as they usually are due to end-of-season rotation concerns. It’s a bit of a minefield for FPL managers, this week and next. 

Manchester City in particular is a difficult puzzle to solve. They face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday before a Double Gameweek in FPL against Chelsea (home) and Brighton & Hove Albion (away). 

Arsenal losing to the Seagulls in Gameweek 36 has thrown a spanner in the works. We needed them to push City all the way to Gameweek 38 to make it easier to predict Pep Guardiola’s line-ups. The league will even be wrapped up before Manchester City play the first match of their double if Arsenal fail to win against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. 

Top goalscorer Erling Haaland (£12.4m) remains a must-have. It’s too dangerous to go without him unless you’ve got a lot of ground to make up in overall rank or in a mini-league and you’re comfortable with the gamble.    

Aside from the Norwegian, it’s a real head-scratcher. I was eyeing up a move from David Raya (£4.8m) to Ederson (£5.4m) with my free transfer but I’m not so sure now. Back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega (£3.8m) kept a clean sheet in a surprise start against West Ham in Gameweek 34 and we could see him get more game-time once the league is done and dusted. Scott Carson (£3.8m) might even get a run out which has happened before towards the end of a campaign! The more I think about it, the more I’m backtracking on the idea.

RASHFORD’S FITNESS

 

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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Top score so far this week with 122 hit BB with Rashford and Sanchez.

    He's having the last laugh tho with Eze, Estu, Mee and Gundogan captain!

  2. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Steele

    AWB Tripp Estu
    Mitoma Salah Bruno Rash Grealish
    Wilson Haaland (C)

    Raya Isak White Mings

    0.6 ITB

    Salah to KDB -4 or just hold mo?

    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Hold Mo

  3. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Can see a few TAA assists tonight, fancy VVD header from a Trent set piece. Wonder what the odds would be

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      TAA 2+ assists and VVD to score a header is 100/1 at Sky

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

      I need Trent to score big tonight

  4. Drexl Spivey
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    James Maddison: Check

    Dodgy Liverpool Defence: Check

    Hattrick...

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

      More likely chance of a 9-0 Liverpool annihilation

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I'll take a Salah hatty too.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Gakpo Hattie

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Alvarez has been so bad when starting lately do people really think he’s a good option to bring in still?

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

      Only 6.0m forward option available really. Worth a splurt

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ferguson

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I watched MOTD and barely noticed him on the pitch. Only time I saw him was when he dropped into his own half to collect the ball and pass it off

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

      Gave the ball away & provided several counter attacks, not a good hold up player.

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

      He had a poor game but overall he's had a great season and excellent threat. He's worth a punt for sure.

  6. Phaze 1
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota is 100% dead to me. What a shocking transfer.

  7. Tinkermania
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Only if you think he will get minutes and/or returns.

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    The General is reading my mind. I will go with Antony if Rashford is injured.

  9. NJ MetroStars
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    anyone else have iversen coming off the bench for kepa?!?!?!!!

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

    Is Wilson a hold now for the rest of the season ?

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

      LEI and Chelsea. Nice easy fixtures.

  11. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else fancy Leicester to win?
    Fighting for their lives, rested and probably the best lineup they have?
    Liverpool poor away record this season.

    Bettable odds for Leicester to win

    1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Evans starting

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If Leicester were a better team, maybe. They were atrocious v Everton, should have conceded far more than 2 but Everton were wasteful, assume they were the same if not worse v Fulham. Can't sit back either like they might want to, they need points

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      With relegation on the cards, yeah. Could go either way. Suspect Pool will tuck a few away early though.

  12. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What's up with Jota...why is Klop not selecting him.

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

      Dalot owners think he plays or rots on the bench?

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

        WTF happened here 😀

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

      Prefers the other 3

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

    Dalot owners holding or moving, 2nd try 🙂

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

      Tough but getting rid

  14. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah Gakpo Maddy Gs
    TAA and Barnes A

  15. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    BBC: "Johnny Evans has played one minute of Premier League football since 8 October". Oh dear