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Sterling, Silva and Bernardo benched as Guardiola rotates heavily

Double Gameweek 32 comes to a head on Wednesday evening with three Premier League matches that all kick off at 19:45 BST.

Crystal Palace are the visitors to Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, while Manchester City and Chelsea host Cardiff City and Brighton and Hove Albion respectively.

The headline team news at the Etihad sees Pep Guardiola make seven changes, with Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and David Silva among the players to drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gรผndogan are also among the substitutes, while Nicolas Otamendi drops out of the match-day squad.

Guardiola had previously ruled Sergio Aguero out of tonight’s match, so it is no shock to see Gabriel Jesus leading the line for City.

Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez will flank the Brazilian, while there is a first Premier League start of the season for Phil Foden.

Fernandinho, John Stones and Danilo are also recalled.

Neil Warnock has made only one change, with Harry Arter being replaced in the starting XI by Joe Ralls.

Maurizio Sarri has matched Guardiola in making seven alterations.

Eden Hazard returns to the Chelsea starting XI following his benching at Cardiff on Sunday, while there is a full Premier League debut for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Gonzalo Higuain makes way for Olivier Giroud, while Emerson Palmieri replaces the injured Marcos Alonso.

N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andreas Christensen are recalled as Willian, Pedro, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic and Antonio Rudiger drop out.

Chris Hughton has made four changes, the most eye-catching of which sees the fit-again Florin Andone replace Glenn Murray up front.

Solly March, Bruno and Gaetan Bong all start at the expense of Anthony Knockaert, Martin Montoya and Bernardo.

Son Heung-min returns to the Spurs starting XI, replacing Lucas Moura in the Lilywhites’ attack.

Ben Davies is preferred to Davinson Sanchez in Mauricio Pochettino’s only other change.

Roy Hodgson has brought Cheikhou Kouyate, James McArthur and Martin Kelly into his starting XI and benched Scott Dann, Max Meyer and Andros Townsend.

That means Jeffrey Schlupp will move even further upfield on the left of a front three, with Wilfried Zaha switching to the right flank.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Hazard.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Bissouma, Stephens, Propper, March, Andone, Jahanbakhsh.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Zinchenko, Stones, Laporte, Danilo, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Camarasa, Murphy, Hoilett, Niasse.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose, Alli, Son, Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Batshuayi, Schlupp.

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  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son G

  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son g

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    NICE ONE SONNYYYYY

    Lets have another one!

  4. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    common spurs

  5. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Milo OG

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2-0?

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        1-0

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

      As if

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Big deflection

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      FPL gave it to Son

    5. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ๐Ÿ˜†

    6. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Changes direction

    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Looked like a pretty big deflection tbh

    8. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      As a Mili owner I feel lucky

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Template midfield three have been utterly horrendous. Crazy with those fixtures

  7. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Go get a yellow card ya chump

    Come on Kane don't let him steal it all

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Noooooo

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn Son

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sonny saving GW. Come on Hazzo !

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      THANK YOU !! NOW KEEP CS

  11. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Looked like a Luka own goal from that angle.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do not need this. Give it to Son....

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I believe you had a pretty good angle on that one

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    If you asked Kane, which option would he have preferred?

    A) Score the first goal at the new stadium, lose 1-2
    B) Not score, win 1-0

    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B)

    2. Nailed Jesus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      giving up his daughter's life for A

  13. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Love a good Song. Any recommendations?

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Love

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

      Song

  14. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    God damn Son, he scores whenever I don't own.

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same here

  15. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    AWB, Guiata and Son. Meh.

  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Own goal, Son assist

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jimmy assist?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Another one?

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

    Son assist

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Told ya

  19. aborg
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sonnnnnnnn

  20. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    best outcome... guita concedes, son scores!

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      kane 0 involvement

  21. Wetdream
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nice one Son !

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Schlupp certainly not a BAPs machine

  23. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why was white hart lane demolished? Why did spurs move to this new stadium?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard + Son.....finally ๐Ÿ˜€

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So literally most of the players I genuinely considered but that didn’t end up in my final XI... wicked ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Milli repaying owners

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      How?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He scored didn't he ?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’ve no idea lol

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Go on my Son. Finally some DGW joy

  27. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    OFFICIAL from @officialfpl

    goal - tbc
    assist - tbc

    Hope that clears it up

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Looked an OG

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Danilo playing v well tonight

  29. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is it a possible Mili OG?

  30. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haz g!!!!