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31 December 2017 4044 comments
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Sunday’s pair of Gameweek 21 matches get underway at midday as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park.

The latest teamsheet twist from Pep Guardiola sees both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling drop to the bench, with Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus joining Bernardo Silva in the front three.

Ranked fifth and seventh top captains for Gameweek 21, Aguero and Sterling have been backed by 7.2% and 4.8% with the armband against the only side yet to register a clean sheet in front of their own fans.

Over 219,00 FPL managers drafted in Sterling on the back of three successive double-digit returns, though it’s worth noting that he’s emerged from the bench to score in two of his three sub appearances this season.

A big haul from the ever-present Kevin De Bruyne could have an impact on the FPL standings – 4.05% have handed the Belgian the armband as he goes in search of a sixth double-figure haul of 2017/18.

City arrive with the league’s best defensive record on the road, claiming more shut-outs (six) and conceding fewer goals (five) away from home than any side.

Yet the Eagles have proven a reliable source of goals at home – indeed, they have scored exactly twice in seven successive matches at Selhurst Park, which includes clashes with Chelsea and Arsenal.

With a goal or assist in all but one of those seven encounters, Wilfried Zaha has played a pivotal part in their renaissance under Roy Hodgson.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    How many games will Zaha get banned for considering it is his second offense this season?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Think you've mistaken him for someone else. He has only missed games through injury.

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Oh ya i forgot he was not banned the last time he done it sorry.

    2. agueroooooney
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      2 matches

  2. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    That was mental.

  3. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I'll take that - Ota cleanie, Sterling 1point, Quaner subbing for Silva. At least I'll get 11 out. 44 + Foster.

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      That'll be 43 all out

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Same

        • shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          No chance of a clean sheet and pen save?! 🙂

    2. Goalosaurus
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Could have a week's worth of rough with the smooth for that match alone

    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Title race blown wide open!

    4. Football Heaven
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Ive had a shocker

    5. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Looking like 66 all out from 9 players. Dodged a bullet this week.

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Nice, 73 from 10 here

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Come on. if you're gonna boast do it properly.

        1. Point-one short
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Very happy with my score this week (makes a change), but could have gone badly with haz, christensen, sterling, RLC, Ogbonna, Kane.

      3. umerlfc
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah same
        63 all out from 9 players
        Hazard(c) Salah(Vc) saved me there
        Extremely lucky

    6. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling cap fail BTW, handy.

      1. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Same and with Salah in team

    7. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      That sweet Speroni/Hennessy double up pays off 😎

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Same here 😉

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        😎

      3. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Made a schoolboy error swapping Hennessy to Adrian and leaving Speroni for this match-at the time had to use a transfer but it was a risk...

    8. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      City repeating their first half of the season, with a draw in the second match. It's all wins from here.

      1. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

        1. AIRMILES
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          WDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD??????????????????

          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Shark team. The Ds are fins.

    9. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Hope puncheon is out just as long as KDB. I'd never say that any other time but that was disgusting

      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        How bad does it look for De Bruyne?

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Hard to say.

        2. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Leg brace bad

      2. Andy1
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Looks a horrible challenge. Not the first time kdb has been subjected to it this season.

        1. AIRMILES
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Was Alli the other horror tackle?

          1. Andy1
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Yes

      3. L'Aeroplanino
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        well said

    10. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Puncheon should be arrested for that tackle on KDB

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        By YC

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        What are you on about? Do you really think Puncheon was out to break KDB's leg? Same as Shawcross on Ramsey. Bad challenges happen and players get injured. It is not nice. If that is the case, Mane shuold be arrested for the foul on Ederson when he got a red card earlier in the season.

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Clearly can't start arresting players for bad tackles but imo he intentionally committed a very dangerous tackle knowing full well it could seriously hurt kdb so should get a substantial ban/fine. Might be inside next week anyway!

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            No chance he went out to hurt KDB. He was trying to stop a counter attack. Same as Harry Kane a few weeks ago against City. He maybe should have a red, but you can't be arresting people FFS.

            1. WVA
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Actually having watched the tackle again i agree, don't think he did try to hurt him

    11. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      54 points with 9 players and foster to go. Nailed on for -1

    12. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      58 all out if Bonus stays as it is, not too bad 🙂

    13. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      So in my cup game it's 66 (me) - 67 (him), he played the BB with Elliot, McBurnie, Mbemba and Rangel on it seems like the assist of Mcburnie will make the difference..

      I'm all out he has still got Hegazi chances of hegazi getting a -2 :)?

    14. Tosa86
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      News about kane?
      i'm thinking to play the free hit bonus and ism doing the new team for double match of spurs and west ham in below way:

      Adrian (Ryan)
      Otamendi Jones Ogbonna Arnold (Dunk)
      Sterling Eriksen Son Arnautovic (Carrol)
      Aguero Kane (Folivi)

      in bank i have 1.6.
      My doubts are:
      Kane play?
      salah or coutinho as 5 midfielder and down the defenders.
      all or eriksen?
      how to spend 1.6 to grow up defender line?

      someone can help me?!
      thanks

    15. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Cup opponent has +8 points & Wilshere and I’ve got Aguero, Bellerin and Foster.

      Looking at his bench I need a Wilshere cameo or 1 pointer, a Bellerin cleanie and a few saves by Foster. Great.

    16. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      63 all out from 10 . To follow up 92 and 86 . Has been a good few weeks.

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Nice; you must have jumped up the ranks.

    17. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      If kDB salah are out can see a lot FH chips being played

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I already played mine.

        Adrian
        Otamendi, Cresswell, Duffy
        Salah, Alli, Sterling, Son, Arnautovic
        Kane, Firmino

    18. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Puncheon death threats from city fans impending if severe damage done to KDB.. ouch

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Then Man City fans are idiots.

        1. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Every club has some (not that it's justified).

    19. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Well at least Pogba is satisfied

    20. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Just got knocked out of the cup. Pre match it was

      Me: Sterling, RLC +12 points

      Him: Ederson

      You couldn't write it 😆

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Wow

      2. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        so he had a sub too?

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          oh shit, 3 baps.
          Lol.

        2. Viper
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Evans

      3. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Christ. Been an awful gw. Been some right lucky players. Horrible on the other end of it

    21. AF90
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      This GW has got to be the best time for a Free hit?!

      Allows me 6 DGW's for free whereas I'd be on 3 DGW's with -4 without using. Also allows me to keep Salah, Richarlison, Hazard, Morata when others are selling. They all have decent fixtures after this week.

      1. faux_C
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        The West Ham DGWers aren't worth the trouble.

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Go for it 🙂

    22. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Son, Ali or Erikson ?

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Son

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Son

    23. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I hope Puncheon gets banned for the rest of the season.

      1. Kermit Special
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        The guy is a criminal.

    24. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Looking like 68 all out, happy with that.

    25. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      My cup opponent brought in Ederson before this round and doubled up on City defence. He nearly caught up to my 25 point lead.

    26. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      52 all out from 7

      Could have been a lot lot worse

    27. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Son to Silva after the double seeing as KDB is injued?

      1. Andy1
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I was going to get Silva in when he was back anyway. Just more important to city now

      2. slove
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Thinking the same myself

    28. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I hope Puncheon ended his career! What a jerk.

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        What are you on about? Do you really think Puncheon was out to break KDB's leg? Same as Shawcross on Ramsey. Bad challenges happen and players get injured. It is not nice. If that is the case, Mane should be arrested for the foul on Ederson when he got a red card earlier in the season.

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, he was.

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            That is why you aren't a football ref or law official. Thankfully.

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Ok

      2. MadridistaRants
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Youre stupid

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Not like you are any better