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Sterling and Laporte benched as Guardiola rings changes

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) has been benched for the third time this season as Pep Guardiola rang the changes for Manchester City’s trip to Watford.

That will be of huge frustration to those who have signed him off the back of his recent incredible form.

However, the England international was not the only important player left on the bench by Guardiola with ever-present Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) named there for the first time this season.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Vincent Kompany (£5.2m) were the two that came in for them.

Elsewhere in the side there was a return for Kyle Walker (£6.5m) and Fabian Delph (£5.3m) at full-back and David Silva (£8.7m) in midfield.

Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) kept their places in the attacking line.

Opponents Watford made just one change to the side that lost to Leicester with the suspended Etienne Capoue (£5.1m) replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.5m).

In the earlier kick-offs David Brooks (£5.1m) returned to the Bournemouth side while Laurent Depoitre (£5.2m) replaced the suspended Steve Mounié (£5.8m) for Huddersfield.

Crystal Palace named an unchanged side from the one which beat Burnley while Glenn Murray (£6.7m) came back in for Brighton.

Finally, Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) was named on the bench for West Ham while Felipe Anderson (£7.1m) and Marko Arnautovic (£7.2m) both start.

The Line-Ups

Bournemouth XI: Begovic; Daniels, Aké, S Cook, Francis; Fraser, Lerma, L Cook, Brooks; King, Wilson

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Kongolo, Billing, Zanka, Schindler, Hogg, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Mooy, Pritchard, Depoitre.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; March, Pröpper, Bissouma, Izquierdo; Groß; Murray.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Snodgrass, Rice, Noble, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito, Arnautovic.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Camarasa, Ralls, Arter, Hoilett; Paterson.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, Delph, Fernandinho, D. Silva, B. Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Doucouré, Chalobah; Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney, Success.

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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Camon Watford!

  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Looooolllllll :-)))
    This game is killing me tonight
    Althought it was awful, one of the best fpl nights EVER

  3. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sturbridge stays on the bench. Sane (C) locked in.

  4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That Laporte sub hurts

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Might be an extra point

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      13.7%?

  5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like AWB is on for Sterling

  6. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No Sterling. Lots of jammy captains will be about like at the weekend now.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      VC is not “jammy”

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling never comes on when hes benched.

  7. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso worth keeping? Enables upgrades, if nothing else.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      keeper all season

  8. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    UKG dont speak to soon "Yes city clean sheet gone (Laporte owner)

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah he can do one

  9. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Unbelieveable, i'm at -1 points with 3 players used. Duff, Arnie, WanB

  10. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson YC!

  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    One more save Ederson, come on

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Needs 4 now

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

    Ederson YC 🙂

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson wasting time YC LOL

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    4 min addded time

  15. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaas no clean sheets :DDDDDDDDD

  16. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    YESS no sterling contribution confirmed. Wilson vc

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice!

    2. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice VC

  17. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) D Silva, Balbuena/Diop and Lloris
    Or
    B) B Silva, Trippier and Fabianski

  18. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Nice one Laporte on, now i won't get Taylor tomorrow.

  19. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson 5 saves

  20. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    ederson ya mug

  21. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damn this game. Bye Ederson you waste of space!

  22. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson no-look YC

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why would he bring Laporte on?

  24. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No CS guys. Come back tomrrow

  25. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson outscores Laporte.

    This is chaos.

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What a mad GW

    what the hell is in store tomorrow

  27. YouJumpedOverTheFenceBaby
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling (C) to Wilson (V). I'll take it.

  28. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte G Sane A please...

  29. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Balbuena back next GW?

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Score or put it wide, Watford.

    Nothing else!