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24 February 2019 1786 comments
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Gameweek 27 came to a conclusion earlier this afternoon with two matches held at Old Trafford and the Emirates, so our focus now switches to the EFL Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City.

Kick-off at Wembley is at 16:30 GMT.

Both of these sides blanked in Gameweek 27, of course, as a result of this tie.

Pep Guardiola has made only one change to his starting XI from the side that beat Schalke in midweek, with Oleksandr Zinchenko starting instead of Ilkay Gundogan.

That alteration means that Aymeric Laporte will move back over to centre-back, with Fernandinho pushed forward into his usual central midfield position.

Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling start in a front three with Bernardo Silva again.

Leroy Sane is among the substitutes, though Gabriel Jesus hasn’t recovered from injury to make the bench.

Eden Hazard starts as a central striker in Maurizio Sarri’s usual 4-3-3, with Gonzalo Higuain only among the substitutes.

Marcos Alonso is not part of the match-day squad, so Emerson Palmieri starts at left-back.

Both of these sides return to Premier League action on Wednesday evening: Chelsea face Spurs at Stamford Bridge, while City take on West Ham at the Etihad.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Emerson, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Willian, Hazard, Pedro.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson, Zinchenko, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker, Fernandinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

  1. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Feel like I got away with it a wee bit this week with Lacazette only getting one. Stupidly brought in and captained Anderson while my rival captained Lacazette. Was bricking it for today's game.

    Now, do I keep Anderson or get rid?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Get rid.. i belive more competiton lanzini back now.. he was subbed for lanzini

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Quite.

        I’m waiting a week or two on Lanzini. He could be ace in that mid spot

  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    City looking leggy here.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb does a luiz

  4. The Darkest Knight
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford injured for sure?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Apparently...not sure for how long ...

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

      Wait for presser. Will do well to play midweek.

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb a bad freekick

  6. QueefParkRangers
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lets just hope there's no extra time ffs.

    Sterling + Aguero will be benched mid week if there is

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe the whole City team will be benched 😮

    2. Orion
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Surely they won’t be benched

  7. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rudiger taking out half the City team there.

  8. rnrd
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kante’s volume of play is just insane

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Not looking good for Kun.. looks like extra time to me

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so. Accidentally priced myself out of Auba > Kun

  10. The Darkest Knight
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    If anybody watching the game...
    Please tell me if I should hold KDB (my only city player) or he is playing too deep?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hold for now.

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He is not the same anymore

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      If he plays deep in this game, will that mean plays deep in the next game?

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro 😆

  12. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    PEDRON STUPID

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    nooooooooooooooooo Pedrooooooooooooooooooooooo shoooooooooooooooooooooooot damn it

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    City on the ropes.

    More money needed!

  15. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sometimes Hazard just is not selfish enough.

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I need to bring in Hazard

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    what should else Hazard do with this amateurs playing with him? Damn

  18. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hudson on shortly.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gundo too.

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    City have been found out. Time to sell Sterling, Kun etc.

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Cya in 29, Hazard!

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea best club in England in the last 10 years. Period !!!

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. Too bad you’re on your period

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No, those are exclamation marks.

  22. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kun to Auba?

    Hmmm

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I am thinking this and Auba captain

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah my thinking

    2. QueefParkRangers
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Really, I'm thinking of opposite lol

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Have a feeling Kun wont start against WH

  23. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    i field 11 players
    my h2h dead opponent fields 6 playes,(incl. lingard) & no playing bench at all. his 3 strikers are kamara, quaner & wilson. LOL!

    But guess who ends up winning?? He does 30- 27 as he has Alisson in goal. What a terrible gw & terrible season.

    Thank u fkin emery for benching auba! Moron

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro should have just shot

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      amen

  25. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro you idiot

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      arh

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Damien Duff or Joe Colle in the days would have scored in Pedro's chance. #Nostalgic

  27. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    City's legs are gone.

  28. PlayPercentage
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I'm giving Almiron a try.
    Played really well yesterday, Newcastle have good fixtures, only 6.0 for a midfielder that scores goals.

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard always let down by his teammates!

  30. Cubillas
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Of the 4 starting defenders for ManU today, would you please list them in order of how likely they are to play the next 6 GW's in which MU has a match? 1 would be likeliest to play all 6 and 4 would be the least likeliest to play all 6.

    1 Shaw
    2 Lindelöf
    3 Smalling
    4 Young

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1. Lindelof
      2. Shaw
      3. Young
      4. Smalling

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think lindelof shaw and young are nailed if fit.
      Tbh I think smalling will be first choice with lindelof too, but hes just come back.