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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. Miro
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Will I be able to play a Free hit chip if I transfer out a player normally first ?

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes but tgat transfer wont count

      1. Miro
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Oh that's a shame..

    2. DanLFC1
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Also wondering as I’ve already made 3 transfers...

    3. AndyCook
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes but undoes you’re transfers

    4. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I thought Sterling got a yellow card for the dive by Zaha?

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Fernandinho for complaining.

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        A yellow card for Zaha's dive?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          They are all the same innit. Casual racism.

      3. Matamatics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        No it was Fernandinho for protesting

      4. Rash
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Apparently fernandinho got the yc

      5. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        no ref was pointing the card in a different direction, cant remember which city got it may have been Fernandinho

    5. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      anyone feels that this is a good week to use free hit chip?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Tens of thousands.

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Aye, could be.

      3. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        if you can save it for a big dgw it would be better imo

      4. Jebiga
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        always for the dgw

    6. I Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Foster
      Otamendi, Christensen, Jones, Masuaku
      De Bruyne, Salah, Sterling, Son, Arnautovic
      Kane

      Elliot; Quaner, Calvert-Lewin, Mee.

      Already on a -4.

      A) De Bruyne -> Eriksen/Alli (-4 so -8 total)
      B) Free Hit

    7. mrwinner
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like KDB is fine after all, just seen on Twitter he is walking it off. Perhaps just a minor bruise. Footballer's these days eh?

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Said he is OK.

      2. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        maybe, he'll still miss burnley tho imo

    8. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      As 0-0's go that was as good as it gets I suppose...

    9. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Can someone give me reliable information on Coutinho? Is he injured or not?

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Not injured, but head may not be in the right place. / Demba

      2. KJT123
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        no but he may be a barcelona player

      3. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        He’s not injured idk where this is coming from...

    10. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Adrian (De Gea)
      Alonso Otamendi Robertson Ogbonna (Jones)
      Salah Sterling Son Lingard (Carroll)
      Kane Aguero (Quaner)

      Good WC team?

      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Nice team. Not sure i'd have Robertson. Klopp said Moreno will be back soon.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Middle of Jan.

      2. pricycle
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Rlc instead of Carroll

    11. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Pick 2 out of alli, son and eriksen?

      1. Fpldonny
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Im going Erik for consistent returns, and Son because I cant afford Alli

    12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Pep on Jesus

      "Jesus is injured, hopefully not too long maybe 1 or 2 months"

      On kevin

      "We are lucky with him, I don't know yet but we are lucky".

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Hmmm

        • Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          1 or 2 months wow

        • barracuda
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Is this 100% correct? Out ofr at least for a month? Kun coming straight in.

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            look below

        • NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          That lucky sounds positive.

        • Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Bloody hell 🙁 Sanchez is a must now for City.

      2. barracuda
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        What to do with coutinho?

        1. That Was Easy!
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Keep.

      3. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        ML rival that’s falling ass backwards into the title....brings in Danilo this week for double MC cleanies. Unreal.

      4. Melania
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts on Fabianski, Mariappa, Gross, Hazard ➡ Lloris, Ogbonna, Arnautovic, Alli for a -8?

        Currently have have Kane on for the DGW.

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero bandwagon!

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Miserable owner here. Haven't been much worth for 2 games

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Have Aguero, might have to buy Kane to play alongside.

          Preferring myself for the biggest let down in Sports Entertainment history.

      6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Guardiola says Jesus could be out for one or two months. On KDB he says he doesn't know what will happen in the future

        https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/947473055147847680

      7. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Pick one from each

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          1. Dele
          2. Eriksen

          A. Son
          B. Arnautovic

          Cheers !

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            1B

            1. Atimis
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Leaning towards it too. Thanks 😉

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          That one

      8. Kane Train
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Which one?

        A) Eriksen
        B) Son
        C) Alli

      9. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts?

        Fabianski
        Otamendi Christensen Wimmer
        Sterling Coutinho* Salah Haz* Richarlison*
        Kane Depoitre

        Elliot - DCL - Kenny - Ward

        2fts, 1.1itb.

        A. Haz + Richarlison + Coutinho to Arnautovic + Son + Alli/Eriksen for -4
        Or
        B. A + (Elliot to Adrian) for -8
        Or
        C. A + (Ward to Ogbonna) for -8

      10. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Think I'm GTG, question is who to captain?

        A) Son
        B) Kane
        C) other?

        Adrian
        Kenny Dunk Ogbonna
        Arnie Sterling Salah Son
        Firmino Morata Kane

        Ryan Christensen RLC Kabasele

      11. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Just said goodbye to kdb. Not a broken leg but I reckon enough to keep him out for at least 3 weeks and with alli with a dgw...

      12. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        KDB says he is OK.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Did they let him talk?

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe he's delirious.

          2. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Spoke to Ian Darke - the BT commentator. Darke reported that KDB said he was OK

            1. Rash
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Is that the same commentator who said sterling got the yellow card?

          3. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Spoke to a reporter.

          4. ramunas
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            He spoke to BT commentator when walking about and apparently told him that he "was fine"

            1. Celt Abroad
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              He was actually talking to Fernandinho.

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

          link?

      13. jam sandwich
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Richarlison, Lingard, Morata > Arnautovic, Son, Vardy -8?

        a) yes
        b) no

      14. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Im on -8

        Should I replace Lukaku for someone for -12 or should I believe in Quaner ?

      15. KJT123
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero essential now that he's nailed.

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          He is?

        2. MTPockets
            8 years, 3 months ago

            No but a better pick.

          • Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            What score did he get today?

          • FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            not necessarily essential

        3. Demel
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I have updated the link to my team (for those responding about my dgw post).

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Finally! Been eagerly anticipating it all day!

            1. Demel
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Your wish has been answered

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

            You don't have Salah 😮

        4. MGD
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          A) Grob
          B) RLC

          To

          1) Eriksen
          2) Alli

          For free. Don't want Son, minutes seems threatened.

        5. davysteen
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone a link to the mod and contributors league?

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

          Otamendi is such a bonus point magnet, looks like it will be at least 1 bonus point again today!

        7. Sims
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          FOR -8

          Hazard Sane Gomes Loftus-cheek OUT

          Eriksen Son Adiran Arnautovic IN

          Worth it?

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Yes

        8. Don Rogers FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Guys, who as the Irish fella in the BT sport studio with Michael Owen?

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Richard Dunne. Ex Man-City defender (and other PL teams)

            1. Don Rogers FC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Cheers

          2. Don Rogers FC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            * who was*