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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.

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  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

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

      2 matches

  2. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    That was mental.

  3. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 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
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      That'll be 43 all out

      1. MTPockets
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Same

      2. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

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

  4. Goalosaurus
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

  5. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Title race blown wide open!

  6. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Ive had a shocker

  7. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Nice, 73 from 10 here

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

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

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

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

    Sterling cap fail BTW, handy.

    1. Football Heaven
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Same and with Salah in team

  9. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    That sweet Speroni/Hennessy double up pays off 😎

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Same here 😉

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      😎

    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 6 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...

  10. AIRMILES
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 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
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

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

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

          Shark team. The Ds are fins.

  11. Yozzer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

      How bad does it look for De Bruyne?

      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Hard to say.

      2. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Leg brace bad

    2. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

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

      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Was Alli the other horror tackle?

        1. Andy1
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Yes

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      well said

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Puncheon should be arrested for that tackle on KDB

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      By YC

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

  13. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

  14. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

  15. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 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 :)?

  16. Tosa86
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 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

  17. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 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.

  18. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

      Nice; you must have jumped up the ranks.

  19. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I already played mine.

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

  20. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Then Man City fans are idiots.

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

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

  21. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Well at least Pogba is satisfied

  22. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

      Wow

    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      so he had a sub too?

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        oh shit, 3 baps.
        Lol.

      2. Viper
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Evans

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

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

  23. AF90
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

      The West Ham DGWers aren't worth the trouble.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Go for it 🙂

  24. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Son, Ali or Erikson ?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Son

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Son

  25. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      The guy is a criminal.

  26. Podge
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Looking like 68 all out, happy with that.

  27. Ramboros
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 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.

  28. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    52 all out from 7

    Could have been a lot lot worse

  29. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

      Thinking the same myself

  30. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I hope Puncheon ended his career! What a jerk.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 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
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Yes, he was.

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

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

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Ok

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

      Youre stupid

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Not like you are any better