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Mendy misses out for Man City as Bernardo Silva returns

Benjamin Mendy (£6.5m) was the surprise absentee for Manchester City on Saturday afternoon as he was not even named in the match-day squad to face Fulham.

Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) kept his place in the starting line-up while Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) came back in with Gabriel Jesus (£10.4m) dropping to the bench.

Nicolas Otamendi (£6.2m) made his first start of the season alongside Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m), who has now featured from the beginning in every match so far.

Ryan Sessegnon (£6.3m) returned to the Fulham side facing the champions today, but he has been deployed at left-back with Luciano Vietto (£5.5m) and Andre Schurrle (£5.9m) flanking Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.8m).

Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) was named in the Bournemouth starting XI after an injury scare while Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) returns from suspension for the visitors.

Popular Chelsea trio of Marcos Alonso (£6.8m), Eden Hazard (£10.7m) and Pedro (£6.8m) all start for the Blues. Meanwhile, there was a second consecutive start up front for Cardiff City’s FPL midfield option Danny Ward (£4.5m).

Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) was named in the starting XI for Crystal Palace as they face Huddersfield with James Tomkins (£4.4m) coming back too.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.2m) was on the Arsenal bench for a second match in a row, with Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) starting again.

BOURNEMOUTH XI: Begovic, Cook, Ake, Smith, Lerma, Gosling, Rico, Brooks, Fraser, Wilson, King

LEICESTER CITY XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Ghezzal, Maddison, Gray, Vardy

CHELSEA XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Pedro, Giroud, Hazard.

CARDIFF CITY XI: Etheridge, Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Camarasa, Ralls, Arter, Hoilett, Ward, Reid.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Schindler, Zanka, Kongolo, Lowe, Billing, Mooy, Kachunga, Van La Parra, Mounie

CRYSTAL PALACE XI: Hennessey, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Ayew, Zaha

MAN CITY XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Delph, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Sane, Aguero, Sterling

FULHAM XI: Bettinelli, Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Sessegnon, Johansen, McDonald, Seri, Vietto, Mitrovic, Schürrle

NEWCASTLE UNITED XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett, Murphy, Diame, Hayden, Ritchie, Perez, Joselu

ARSENAL XI: Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Aubameyang, Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette

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3,016 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    As if my rivals Hazard (c) wasn’t enough, they are getting TAA off the bench

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    13 points lost from Aguero (c) + Hazard

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Its coz of that early sub for Kun… he probably would have got more. It was always a close call, there was no way of knowing.

  3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    City finally keep a CS when Mendy doesn’t play. Mendy out, you heard it here first 😉

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      and sane stars

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    (C) Hazard D.Silva Ederson & AWB doing the business for me this GW

  5. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is 61 with one to go ok, genuinely - seems average given some off the scores being chucked about

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Well above

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      it is, 80+ is very common this week

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      its good, this isnt a great place to judge as best scores shout loudest here

    4. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      People here aren't reaching 40 mate.. you've done well

    5. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ok thanks

  6. MagnetBPS
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    if vardy didnt have a knock, things would be different. Also, Fraser fooled me with his injury 🙁

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Wan-Bissaka and Hazard are two beautiful men.

  8. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Did Aguero injury look serious?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      wasnt injured so no

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Oh, i was reading sky sports live feed and they said he injured his knee which was why he was coming off.

        Hopefully your right!

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He jarred his knee jumping, who knows? At least there is CL to give us answers

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        That’s true!

        Cheers.

        1. Yoshioka
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          He'll be rested in CL and be back in the league, so don't kick him out of bed yet.

  9. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah > Frazeldinho no brainer right?

  10. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    If I just did better at captaining I’d be running away with my leagues this season. VCed Aguero 20, Hazard 11, and now Hazard 20

  11. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Wan Biss should be 100% owned.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison must have the 3 luckiest returns ever?!?!

    Deflected long shot
    Missed control assist
    Pen cause Vardy off

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Spells well for when he starts playing well?

  13. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi --> Pedro --> Fraser.

    Still no Hazard.

  14. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy just can't do anything wrong, assists galore, baps when he blanks, a 9 pointer off the bench when he misses a game, the points just don't stop.

  15. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Palace with Tomkins and Zaha in the side are a completely different prospect

  16. nkhoughton
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Would you make a change here?

    Hennesy
    Mendy Alonso Holebas
    Mane Hazard Pedro Maddison
    Wilson Lukaku Kun

    Hamer Bennet AWB Hojberg

    1. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro to Fraser?

  17. Viper
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    This midfield + frontline has to be wildcarded yeah?

    Salah Mane Walcott Pedro Stephens

    Aguero Zaha Ings

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      salah, walcott, pedro, stephens and ings out

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Not this week. Wally could play. Pedro to Fraser. Salah + Mane at home to Saints.

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Not this week no

  18. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys, is Ings cup tied for the game next week?

    Cheers

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      yeh cant play

  19. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah/Eriksen to Hazard/Mane for free?

    1. Lionel Ronaldo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Haz/Eriksen better

  20. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    81 mofo points.

    🙂

  21. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Should be on 94 with Neves to play.

    Any idea what will be my gameweek rank?

  22. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Shame for that Alonso assist

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    AWB > RAM

  24. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What to do with Bilva? Played well but no FPL points..

  25. Lionel Ronaldo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi/Bilva/Pedro -> Haz/Fraser/5.0 ?

  26. Ribus
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva&Pedro to Sterling&Fraser for -4?

  27. Petrichor II
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    So 13million for no attacking return is so great right.... Hehe

    Meanwhile 10.5 or 107m Hazard got hattrick.

  28. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    did Vardy come off injured?

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Probably would have got more if Aguero played more than 53mins, but I'll take it and run. Just happy I at least had Hazard in my squad too.

  30. Zebrahimović
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hopefully Doherty is dropped tomorrow, got him first on the bench and i need those Wan Bissaka points.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No chance unfortunately mate

      1. Zebrahimović
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Damn my line up meddling.

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I wish I had a dollar for every time this season somebody has posted “I need X to be a no show so I get AWB’s points from the bench”