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Gameweek 37 comes to a conclusion this evening with two more Premier League matches.

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City v Bournemouth both get underway at 20:00 BST.

The match at Selhurst Park is a bit of a dead rubber, but the other fixture is of huge importance in the race for the Champions League – if Pep Guardiola’s side win or draw at the Etihad, they move up to third.

Above image from BBC Sport

Guardiola makes four changes to his line-up.

Ederson, Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan come in, with Stefan Ortega, Nico O’Reilly, Savinho and Jeremy Doku ousted.

Kevin De Bruyne starts in his final home match for City, while Rodri makes his eagerly anticipated return from injury as a substitute.

As for Bournemouth, two changes see Julian Araujo and Justin Kluivert replace Adam Smith and Alex Scott.

At Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has made six alterations to his starting XI.

Joel Ward, Ben Chilwell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Romain Esse and Eddie Nketiah all come into the team.

Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta are benched, while Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton are unavailable.

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira also makes six changes, bringing in Dan Bentley, Nasser Djiga, Rodrigo Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Jose Sa is missing from the squad altogether, while Matt Doherty, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Marshall Munetsi and Matheus Cunha are substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Ward, Lacroix, Richards, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Chilwell, Sarr, Esse, Nketiah

Subs: Turner, Mitchell, Eze, Franca, Mateta, Clyne, Kamada, Devenny, Kporha

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Bentley, Djiga, Agbadou, Toti, R Gomes, Andre, Bellegarde, Ait-Nouri, Sarabia, Guedes, Strand Larsen

Subs: King, Doherty, Bueno, Munetsi, J Gomes, Cunha, Hwang, Semedo, Lima


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Ake, Grealish, Doku, Gonzalez, Rodri, Foden, Bobb, O’Reilly

Bournemouth XI: Kepa, Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Smith, Soler, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry, Akinmboni, Winterburn

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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    KdB should’ve a haul and 3 bonus wrapped up by now

    1. ButterB
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      He's playing the occasion and not the game..a few uncharacteristic touches from the big man

  2. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Marmoush far better at Foden's role than Foden is

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Everton should see if he wants to replace Doucoure

  3. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    shoot there marmoush...

  4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Sarr and KdB owner \o/ at least they’re involved in the celebrations

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Saliba coming in for Cunha at the moment. No chance of getting Milenkovic's 8 points now.

    Marmoush in for Isak is nice though.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Cunha better sit there and not block my Bowen points coming in 🙁

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        He'll come at half time probably if this result stands

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Ah go away with you’re nonsense

      2. GREEN JUMPERS
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        I’m hoping for Pau’s 7

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      You actually did Marmoush in for Isak?!

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Marmoush 1st sub

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Evan post

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      City don't concede

  7. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    evanilson hits post

  8. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    2-1 Sarr assist / Nketiah goal

  9. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Get in Sarr!

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Heart in mouth moment with double City def

  11. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    ok nketiah brace sarr a

  12. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Eddie G
    Sarr A

  13. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Where's Munoz?

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Was heavily involved in celebrations

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Assisted the assister

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Jammy sarr points off the bench u love to see it

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Oh yes we do

  15. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Munoz assisting the assister Sarr there, lovely play 🙂

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Would do unspeakable things for a Bournemouth goal

  17. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Haaland and KDB goals could have wrapped up my ML by now…

  18. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Ederson does a Raya

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    City still using ancient Gundogan rather than £60m Nico Gonzalez

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Got to save him for the important CL final... oh wait

    2. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Most of the January signings were crap. What happened to that Khusanov fella?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Pep seems to prefer Akanji

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Huijsen YC

  21. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Huijsen should be off pulling KDB

  22. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    sarr: 3 shots, 0 goals, 1 assist

    will take the points, but .... some finishing would be nice, too.

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Bilva G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Gundog A

  24. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    2-0 city. Silva G

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Assist Gundo

  25. F4L
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    silva g
    gundo a

    lovely goal

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Great goal city

  27. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Can Haaland do something useless fembot

  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    No KDB sad

  29. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    A nothing city goal, at least it might shore up Pep AM

  30. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Haaland what are you doing