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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. Hits Central
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Eze the past 3 weeks, the gift that keeps on giving!

    1. Wet Bandits
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      No when Konsa was your first Sub..

  2. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Evening all, currently leading my cash ML by about 40 points which move for 1FT?

    1. Wood > Evanilson
    2. Isak > Evanilson
    3. Neither.

    Thanks in advance

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

      1 if Isak fit

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Many thanks

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

    How do you keep 15 points lead here?

    My:
    KDB/Bowen/Rogers/Haaland

    vs his:
    Salah/Saka/Wissa/Cunha

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      You sell Haaland for Wissa.

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

        I can sell Mateta for Wissa to bench Sarr, I reckon he could sell Elanga or Rashford for the last attacking spot in XI

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Haaland to Wissa, KDB to Salah

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

        That’s a hit

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    10 points behind in one ML (£40)
    5 points ahead in another (£500)

    Raya
    Kivowr Gvardiol Digne
    Mbeumo(C) Bowen(vc) Salah Rogers
    Evanilson Wissa Marmoush

    Martinez, Palmer, Munoz, Bradley.

    Am I right to bench Palmer?

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

      Looks like honestly

  5. simong1
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Best mid to bring in?

    A) Saka
    B) Trossard
    C) Bowen

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

      C

  6. Skout
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    What happened to Savinho? Wasn’t even on the bench

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      What do you mean? Last four GW mins 0,0,14,0!

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Left out the squad due to tactical reasons/ too many players available to choose from

    3. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      He's not played well in ages, not sure why he was dropped into cup final team.

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    If isak is out
    Isak to
    A Evanilson
    B havertz
    C strand larsen

    If Isak is fit to play
    Sarr to
    1 odegaard
    2 semenyo

    Cheers and GL 🙂

    1. DannyD
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      A2

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Cheers

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

      Larsen came off injured?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Oh well that limits the options then 🙂

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Will Isak play on Sunday?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Ask that question after Friday pressers

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Yes, 100%*

      * answer provided to assuage anxiety of nudist.

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Are you concerned he has a good johnson?

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      I'll start him even if a doubt I think and will have Murphy first on bench. Will sell for Evanilson if he s out.

  9. rjcv177
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Best last gw punt?

    Raya
    Gvardiol, konsa, livra
    Salah, kdb, mbeumo, Rogers, murphy
    Isak, wissa

    Martinez, Beto, Munoz, saliba

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

      Not sure to what degree of a punt you're looking at but KDB -> Bowen is the stand out imo

  10. Viper
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    It doesn't sound very promising for KDB playing at the weekend does it? I don't think it was mentioned once that they still have a game to play?

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

      It's confusing because all the articles specify that it's his last home game, so he was saying goodbye to the fans and all that.

      It sounds like it's his last match in the articles, but I can't see anything that says he won't play the last game either.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      City season isn't over yet, I expect KDB to be in the squad

      1. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Last 20 mins off the bench I'd say

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Maybe - I wouldn't rule out the possibility of him starting, subbed after 69 minutes tonight and will have a 4-5 day rest period

  11. SalahFingers
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Who would you prefer for the last game?

    A) Evanilson
    B) Kluivert
    C) Semenyo
    D) Eze
    E) Palmer
    F) KDB
    G) Wood

    1. Ronnies
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      A

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Yep a probably

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      b

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        The man doesn’t get minutes anymore

  12. Last Man Standing Final Results!
    TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Last Man Standing Grand Final Results (5 teams)

    Congrats to Gary Whitaker (To Mee To You) for winning with a score of 71

    He outlasted 1877 others to win by 10 points.

    https://prnt.sc/qOEFJaj7PcgM

    His reaction can be found here - https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/27206125

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Congratulations to him amazing stuff !

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Is it arguably more difficult to win LMS than FPL because you can't have a bad gameweek otherwise you're out?

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

        I would say no because it's only 1877 total players, and one is guaranteed to win even if they have a 'bad' score every week. The important part is that it's enough to pass the round. Do that in normal FPL and your rank will be terrible.

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Interesting. A completely different dynamic then.

    3. To Mee To You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Thanks again for running this TM. I've always enjoyed playing it over the years.
      Got quite nervy when I saw Eze was benched!

  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Few decent captain options this GW.
    Arsenal and Bournemouth attack. Salah. Bowen. Who are you going for ???

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Wouldn’t go near Arsenal Bournemouth or Salah for captain

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Lol 🙂 who are your picks ?

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Bowen

      2. No Kane No Gain
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Salah due and hungry

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Yeah that's what I am hoping for...

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

      I'm going Salah.

      I think he's a due a haul.

  14. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Bless Bournemouth - 90+6mins cost me at least 8 points
    sums up season

    Roll on GW38 total shoot out when the unexpected will happen

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Isak to Evanilson?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Not if Isak is fit imo

  16. WVA
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    No auto subs this game week?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      In the morning.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Thanks

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        ....you know you won't remember a thing
        In the morning, you know it's gonna be alright

        1. The-Red-1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Love this!

  17. Joyce1998
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Diaz, Beto >> Saka, Evanilson -4??

  18. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Salah to saka and capt him for last gw ?

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Id prefer Salah captain

  19. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Travelling for the 90 mins pre deadline on Sunday! Flight due to land at 2.30 so may get lucky landing 5 mins early…

    Raya
    Kiwior Livra Gvardiol
    Salah (c) Bowen Mbeumo Eze
    Isak Watkins Wissa

    Martinez Kluivert Konsa Munoz

    1) right first 11 / bench order?
    2) would you make any transfers pre flight?

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Liverpool are leaking goals, are you sure Munoz bench?!

  20. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Does anyone know why the capains poll hasn't been reset?

    I swear this site is being held together by scotch tape.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      No such thing as a capains poll.
      Captains poll will probably be sorted in the morning.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        That's great. Luckily it's not an important week for captaincy.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Will there also be a capuchins poll?

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Scout staff are already on the beach, sipping cocktails and listening to Chris Rea.

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Tis the annual ORTBO I believe, where all the Mods come together to work as a team and do it Skonto’s way!

        2. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Prefer a flat white

  21. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Salah and beto out for welbeck and saka for -4?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      No way. A hit isn't worth it for one gameweek.

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      salah out for - 4 when a lot will captain him is mad

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

      Saka is shocking

  22. Eightball
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Raya
    Kiwior Gvardiol Livramento (Munoz N.Williams)
    Salah Boomo KDB Eze Bowen
    Wissa Cunha (Mateta)

    Assistant manager: Pep

    I am 15 points off the top 10k, I think it will be a struggle to crack it. A was my original plan but feels like its a bit too template. Tempted by a Bowen captain.

    A) Mateta + KDB to Saka + Evanilson
    B) Cunha + Mateta to Evanilson + Watkins

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      B out of those as I personally don’t think Saka starts this weekend

  23. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    1FT, seems daft, but maybe a defensive transfer is the best thing to do here? Milenkovic to Kiwior perhaps, and bench Munoz?

    Alisson
    Saliba Gvardiol Munoz
    Salah Palmer Bowen Mbuemo
    Isak Watkins Wissa

    Sels Rogers Milenkovic Greaves

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Maybe saliba to kiwior?! I think saliba season is done

  24. GW37 Rough with the Smooth
    RedLightning
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Rough with the Smooth, GW37.

    How did your Gameweek go?

    You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Smooth - Konsa
      Rough - mbeumo pen miss, kdb miss

    2. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Smooth: Gibbs-White (my top scorer with 11 points) promoted from bench to replace Isak
      Brought in Bowen (8 points) to replace Bruno Fernandes (1)
      Wissa 10.

      Rough: Captain Mbeumo’s penalty saved
      Took a hit to replace Milenkovic (8 points) with Gvardiol (2).

      Green arrow, but still by far my worst season ever.

    3. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      meh

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

      Rough: Isak, Saliba, Tripps; Gvard's cs wiped at 90+6'

      Smooth: Konsa and Bowen, Wissa and Watkins (c); plus Mo and Boomo didn't hurt me, while latter trickled some pts., as did Sarr; also grateful that KdB and the Blonde Meat Robot didn't hurt me either.

      65 pts for the GW; OR rose by 28% from 50k to 35k

      One more! Shooting for over 2550 pts and OR under 25k. We'll see.

    5. To Mee To You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Smooth. Won Last man Standing and into the top 6k.
      Rough. Don't think I can ever top this, maybe time to retire!

    6. Sterling Archer
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Rough Benched Raya and Kiwior, KDB miss!
      Smooth, Konsa!

    7. TallestJohn
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Smooth: Martinez, Milenkovic, Bowen, Rogers, Marmoush. Got Sarr's assist off the bench for Isak.

      Rough: No regrets going for it, but Beto (C) didn't pay off. Got the Neco Williams vs. Muñoz decision wrong for a second week in a row.

    8. MissouriMarten
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Smooth - Wissa, plus Mbuemo's penalty miss meant that I didn't get more harshly punished for Watkins ©
      Rough - Going the wrong way on two 50/50 calls cost me dearly - Potter instead of Huerzeler as AM and Areola over Raya in goal. Story of my season though.

  25. SpaceCadet
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Anything worth a hit here? 2.2m itb. Don’t see the bench getting many mins in case of rotation.

    Raya
    Gvardiol Munoz Konsa
    Salah Bowen mbeumo rogers
    Watkins wood wissa

    Areola savinho bradley saliba

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Maybe konsa out to Kerkez?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Konsa might do well against a tired united team. Anyway to get in a bou attacker? Maybe wood > Evanilson?

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

          This.

  26. marpy016
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Which option for my FT:

    A) KDB to Bowen
    B) Marmoush to Evanilson

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      A

  27. Sterling Archer
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Sitting 2nd in main ML, 30 points off top and 31 points ahead of 3rd.
    184 points clear in the work league.
    Not much jeopardy left in the final week!

  28. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    5 points off top spot in ML.
    Top guy has 2 FT’s. I only have 1.
    Would a hit be too risky?
    I know he will bring in Saka and Evanilson.. so I’m thinking Martinelli or Salah for kdb.
    Already have Trossard
    Thoughts?