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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. Klein
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro or wilson?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro

    2. crazysnakeman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro

  2. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi to:

    a) Fraser
    b) Richarlison

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      B

  3. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Chilwell first on bench with Wan-B second 🙂 yaaaay.

  4. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Do i need to wildcard this mess

    Ederson stekelenberg
    Alonso Mendy Robbo Awb Bennett
    Haz Salah Maddison Fraser Gunarsson
    Kun King Mitro

    0 itb

    1. Caleb's Kitties
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Trolling?

    2. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      C’mon, really?

    3. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Seriously? Looks like you have had a great week. Awful humble brag.

    4. BooYaKasha
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      U been smoking?

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

      no, salah to haz, gunarson to richarlison

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

        sorry didnt see haz

    6. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      You just scored over 80 points? Weirdest humble brag ever.

    7. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What a d3ck

    8. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ban

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

    Anyone else have a horrendous week? Currently on 27 points with 4 to play...

    Trying to be patient and not wildcard, but B Silva and Pedro out for D Silva and Fraser (-4) sounds pretty decent right?

    Rest of the team is:

    Fab, Foster
    Alonso, Mendy, Robertson, Wan-B, Bennett
    Salah, Mane, Silva, Pedro, Stephens
    Aguero, Arnie, Ings

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

      29 here.

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

        You two deserve up votes for your honesty and not coming on saying “is this any good?? 100 points with 5 to play?” With no link to the team...

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. If AWB's BAPs hold I'll be on 38 with Patricio & Ings to go. Thinking Pedro could cover Hazard turned out to be a disastrous shout.

    3. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      49 but only 2 to go and played TC. So yeah count me in

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

    Hopefully Bennett gets a nice rest, deserves it...

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

      Agreed
      And Arnie

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

    Anyone live in London fancy doing a hit on Arnie for me? 🙂

    Oh and Bennett as well please in Wolverhampton

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Sure just give me your login.

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          He is talking about different hit 😛

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      75 pts after baps and no Hazard. :0

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

        nice

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        F off

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          😉

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      FPL proving a bit like poker for me, spotting all the angles but not following through! Not captaining Hazard hurts!!

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Nah. Hazard never scores an hatty. Fair play to them who took a punt remember the Kaku brace 😉

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Haha, as KK famously once said: .I'd love, I'd love it....

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

          This

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

      Virg still moaning about Andy pressing the Wildcard button? 😉

    5. davies
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Worth -8?

      Mkhi > Richarlison
      Walcott > Maddison
      Schneiderlin > Fraser
      Wilson > Ings

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

        Looks good but Ings can’t play next week

      2. crazysnakeman
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Just get rich and fraser imo

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

          This

    6. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Bernardo Silva was awesome today.. motm for me. His stats will be through the roof too. So frustrating owning him though.. today should ve been a haul. Keeping one more week before saying goodbye for Richie mostly.

    7. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone know if Aguero sub was tactical or because of injury?

    8. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Gundogan > Fraser.....easiest transfer I will make all season surely

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

      Firmino, mhki and Pedro

      To

      Hazard, moura and Deeney?

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

        Wouldn’t be bringing in Moura as part of a hit

    10. squ1rrel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      4.0 ITB, would you do Guendouzi -> Ozil as a differential or get rid of Ings?

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

        Leave Ings.
        No to Ozil.
        Lots of great options at 5–6.6m
        Upgrade with the rest

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

      Anybody have one of those spreadsheets or just a prediction of what a new Total Points of 329 will get me OR-wise?

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

        anybody have any patience ?

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Relax!

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

          Lol I'm excited. GW 2 3 4 were sh!te

      3. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        The fpl discovery one won’t be up until later

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Not a good enough total to get ahead of my team 😉

      5. manchesterisblue
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        guess 60k

    12. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Pedro?

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Wait to see who starts Europe

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

      Would you get rid of Pedro now?

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        He can rot

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

        Yes

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

        If for Haz, yes.

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

        Depends on if its him or Willian playing on Thursday.

      5. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Not a priority really, he almost scored today. He's going to keep rotating with Willian but as Joe says, he's guaranteed 60 minutes or 30 minutes basically, could be worse.

    14. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jimenez was fit, right?

    15. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      if you activate wc now who would you rather have kane or aguero ?

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Kun

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

        Kun by miles

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Not kane from what I saw

        • Limbo
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Kanes' himself a hard act to follow

        • Rock n Grohl
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Lukaku

      4. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        How's this for next GW?

        Arnie + Mkhi -> Richarlison/Fraser + Mitrovic (-4)

      5. The Baby-faced Assassin
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        If you had to pick 1 -

        A) Mitrovic/Wilson & Sterling
        B) Lukaku & Maddison

        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. crazysnakeman
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          A with Mitro

      6. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Wait a minute...what happened to Kun?

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

          Apparently took a slight knock late on in the first half, was limping a tad. Subbed off after 50-something minutes, but was able to walk off the pitch and some saying it was tactical anyway. Hopefully be fine to start next weekend

      7. TerryVenables
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Pedro>Fraser?

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

        ozil, only 8.3m

        1. squ1rrel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          THIS

        2. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Only?

        3. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Only

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

          ill give you 6.0

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

          Only plays north of Manchester every 5 years, not much use.

      9. sweglet
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        mane and mkhi -> haz and fraser

        or

        salah and kamara -> haz and wilson

        both for a -4

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

          Mikky + Kamara for Frazer + Wilson work?

        2. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          first one

      10. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Benched Wan-Bissaka after the Tomkins doubt talk. Blocked off the bench by stupid Mkhi again. Find out he got 3 bonus.

        But hey, Hazard (c) so who cares about the rest.

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

        Best keeper for 5.0m or under?

        Have DDG and despite the decent upcoming fixtures, he's not been great.

      12. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Mane or Salah to Haz? Not just kneejerking as obviously thought about it this week but made a poor decision, but Haz has the fixtures, form, pens and bps.

        1. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Mane

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

            Only thing putting me off is that everyone in my ML has him (instead of Salah). Also had him at 9.5 so will lose a lot of value.

        2. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Mane

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

          Mane

        4. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Sell mane