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A busy Sunday of Premier League football gets underway with three matches at 2pm BST.

Arsenal kick off their Double Gameweek 33 with a trip to Ipswich Town.

Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard get recalls, with Jurrien Timber, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Thomas Partey dropping out.

That means Bukayo Saka starts in the Premier League for the first time since Gameweek 17.

Kieran McKenna, meanwhile, makes just one change to his Ipswich side. Jacob Greaves for Cameron Burgess is the only alteration.

Liam Delap continues on the bench.

Marco Silva makes just two changes to his Fulham line-up in west London.

Kenny Tete and Raul Jimenez come into the starting XI, replacing Timothy Castagne and Rodrigo Muniz, who is absent from the matchday squad.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has made seven changes to a losing side, following Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Legia Warsaw.

Robert Sanchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke and Pedro Neto start.

Out go Filip Jorgensen, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabiyo, Benoit Badiashile, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jadon Sancho and Christopher Nkunku.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim makes five alterations after Thursday’s last-gasp win over Lyon.

Victor Lindelof, Tyler Fredricson and Harry Amass come into the backline, with Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro and Diogo Dalot dropping to the bench.

Further forward, Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen replace Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes.

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Vitor Pereira makes two changes to his line-up: Santiago Bueno and Matheus Cunha start, with Matt Doherty and the injured Jean-Ricner Bellegarde the men replaced.

*Jose Sa has been injured in the warm-up. Dan Bentley replaces him in goal, with Tom King now starting on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Sessegnon, Pereira, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Benda, Castagne, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, Wilson, Adama, Willian, Vinicius

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, Lavia, Dewsbury Hall, Sancho, George


Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Johnson, Enciso, J Clarke, Hirst

Subs: Walton, Godfrey, Woolfenden, Burgess, Boniface, Luongo, Taylor, Chaplin, Delap

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard, Merino, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Partey, Timber, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji, Henry-Francis, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri


Manchester United XI: Onana, Mazraoui, Lindelof, Fredricson, Dorgu, Eriksen, Ugarte, Amass, Garnacho, Mainoo, Hojlund

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Evans, Yoro, Casemiro, Maguire, Fernandes, Mount, Obi

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Bentley, Bueno, Agbadou, Toti, Semedo, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Cunha, Strand Larsen

Subs: Doyle, Sarabia, Doherty, R Gomes, Forbs, Traore, Djiga, Mane, King

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Damn would have been a Saka goal too with Nwanieri scoring!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      and assist

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        Yes!

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

    Much as I hate the AM chip, with Howe, Howe, Arteta it's been very kind to me.

    46 points with a game to play

    1. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Which player from Newcastle and Arsenal has it come at the expense of ?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        That's what I hate about the chip to be fair, really hard to work out success.

        Murphy was the one for Newcastle, so that's a big chunk of that score.fpe the first game week. A big win with random scorers is the ideal, so today that works out fine.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 7 days ago

          If you had Saka plus one from defence, you can say you are 6 ahead of 2nd defender owners.

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            8 months, 7 days ago

            There's also the fact you can't bench boost etc - although most BB teams don't seem to have fared too well from what I can see.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              8 months, 7 days ago

              12 for me with Munoz and Konza to go. So probably 13.

              1. how now brown cow
                • 11 Years
                8 months, 7 days ago

                I normally think 20 is a great BB. A TC that gets 3*10+ is ok.

                Obviously depends what else is going on.

                I've had so many big bench scores this season, but feel I've left BB too late really

  3. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Has anyone else noticed that JSL isn't as prolific with Cunha on field as without him?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Cunha probably whispers naughty things in his ears.

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      I wonder why...

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Cunha sees more of the ball when he's playing, which ruins it for JSL. Also they play a different way it seems.

  4. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Raya was the obvious cap pick this GW

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Why?!

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Almost had it right on the "Saka sub bingo"

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/27165008

  6. Qaiss
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Chickened out and went Saka + Williams instead of Bowen + Saliba, currently a 14 point swing

    Not feeling too bothered though, because Saka should really have hauled there

    1. boc610
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      That's the spirit..celebrate the points you nearly got 🙂

      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        I don’t get frustrated by outcome but rather the decision. I see a lot of people unable to do that. Saka started the game which was surprising

  7. boc610
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    So Saka will have the night off v palace, maybe he could go see Minecraft...CHICKEN JOCKEY!!

  8. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Got to laugh really - while I went for saka in and bottled out of Kiwior for a hit, I told my kid to get Dias and Agbadou for his bench boost.

    Transfer advice is so easy to give when it's not your team.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      this

  9. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Salah can't hurt anyone, only help those who've captained him. Not bad...

  10. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    How many points for KDB midweek? Any chance of a start do we think?

    Nervous capper here!

    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      I’m a capper too, I think he starts, an important game…

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      I don't have high expectations, expecting a blank tbh.

    3. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Will start but never captain material

      Eg 2-0 city after 65 mins and even if he has two involvements he gets pulled

      Why I went Trossard
      Likely mins about 160 in the double

  11. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Anyone else bench boosted Burn?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Me

    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      No Pope, Kerkez Robinson and Bruno.. 12 points..

    3. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Areola losing CS right at the end didn't help either

    4. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Nearly did but went FH instead phew!

  12. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    AM chip mid season has made this an asterix season anyway

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Any other asterix seasons?

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        Any season with these silly chips really

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        Probably the covid one. Basically where random changes happen mid season.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 7 days ago

          Yep, my worse season when my FH got wasted when the season broke down.

      3. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24.

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 7 days ago

          Fine with that certainly 2014-15 was genuine

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

      I agree that revealing rules mid-season, and chips that aren't available all weeks is daft.

      I wonder how FPL judge the success of it? Probably levels of engagement.

      Worry it could be something different every season.

      .

  13. Fintroy
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Mud the Captainers in Saka 🙂

  14. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Gk and all 3 defenders get clean sheets and it's still a terrible GW 🙁

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Same. Mad GW.

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      cause we loaded on CP players

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    I was really tempted by Zinny and close to getting him. Bet he starts the next game too.

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      You two mates now? Zinny?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        I don’t understand? Do I have to be his mate to call him Zinny?

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          8 months, 7 days ago

          Sure sounds like you are, is all

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    3 points bench boost, see ya next season can’t wait for my luck to change 😆

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Stick with 1 team, all the luck stays there.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        It does! But it’s all down to my play style with it for sure

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Karma 😉

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 7 days ago

        Might have to flip the manager names around 😆

  17. Jamz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    How does Cunha consistently get so many BAPs as a Fwd? Total magnet

    1. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Bc he's playing №10

    2. Jamz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      I’ve played this game for years and I don’t think anyone fully understands the calculation methodology (and frankly it’s too boring to deep down into anyway)

  18. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Vardy the fker gonna rise to the occasion and ruin my Konate CS, ain't he....

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Don't think he's on free kicks.

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 7 days ago

    Its pretty tricky to call who starts for Newcastle next week. I have a feeling Gordon will get a start, so Murphy or Barnes to the bench. Hopefully I'm wrong. Anyone got any thoughts?

  20. Punned It
      8 months, 7 days ago

      Can Salah and/or Diaz please do something a little goal-like, it's only blooming Leicester!