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

    Kane misses easy chance 1 vs 1

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

      that's good news

  2. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Etheridge to UTD when De Gea leaves!

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep sign him up!

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

    Hazard outscoring Pogba + Aguero + Young combined

  4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any update on mili please?

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

    FFS Kane!!! 👿

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ton up but could go back down below again.need city to keep it clean

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

      And Chelsea!

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

    Can Pep just sub on Sterling/Dilva pls.. and not in the 90+3 minute

  8. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Never even thought about Hazard ©.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He’s my VC!

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

        Well done !!
        I Failed there too.
        Raz VC 😀

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Lol I get nothing for it tho. Just a sense of closeness haha

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

      Good reason to though mate

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

        Yeah
        Agreed

  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Batsh*t!!

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

    what are people on atm?

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

      Gin & Tonic

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

      114 if bonus holds and clean sheets hold. So probably 85

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

      101 pre BAPS. But need City and Chelsea to keep their CS.

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

      Some pretty strong stuff...

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

      96 pre-baps...bonus will take it over 100...need the Cleanies to stay as they are tho!

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

      92 with bonus likely to take me over the ton

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

      115 pre bonus, assuming CS

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

      Like 87 or some crap

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

    Sarri has found his best 11 🙂

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It was an obvious eleven though!?
      He was willfully blind for so long

  12. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Average top 1k prediction according to fffix is currently 90 on the nose

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son gets the goal I think

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

      FPL Twitter confirmed it.

  14. MGD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon some Higgy and Sterling action!

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

    Why oh why did some of us fall for triple City attack...

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Because it was “more exciting” 🙁

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      More exciting looking I suppose two potential high scoring games?
      I am happy with ederson anyway,
      You can't get them all right.

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

    Etheridge 9th save

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

    Etheridge is so good

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

    Winks on, Rose off

  19. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I have Kane. Rival has Son and Eriksen. I can't win

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

    I need Higgy sub-on to get to 100pts. 1st of the season. Come on Sarri

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

    I hate Double Lameweeks

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

    SON GOAL CONFIRMED

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

      🙂

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

      🙁

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

    RLC best player of the week. WOW

  24. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How has Laporte not scored?

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

      He will

    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Someone is looking out for us non-owners

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I just blindfolded him 😉

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Regret going Ederson over him for sure, he's so good.

  25. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    31 points on the bench....

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

      congrats on using BB

  26. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kante what a chance :O

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Misses from 2m, would have been Hazard assist

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

    Non City defence owners huddle together in tears

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

      Was a bad call to go without City D...had best chance at 2, or 1 cs this DGW

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

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

      Ederson was a very boring but easy 12 points this week

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling not even warming up, get lost pep

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

    Etheridge would be good for Bournemouth given how often they keep changing GKs.

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

    Couple guys here tried to convince me to bring Kane for DGW... thx God i didnt listen them.

    Overpriced for at least 3.0 M imo and i wouldnt C him...

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

      Even if he scores now, still wasnt worth it...esp w Pool away..

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

        this