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21 September 2019 2288 comments
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Pep Guardiola ‘Roulette’ has struck once again as the Manchester City manager named his team sheet for the visit of Watford.

Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) has been dropped to the bench for the first time this season, replaced in the starting line-up by Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m).

Also missing from the starting XI is Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.6m), who has not even made it onto the bench.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) has come into the side in his place to start at left-back.

Key options Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) and Kevin de Bruyne (£9.8m) are both in the starting line-up.

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has named an interesting formation as he prepares for a tough afternoon of football.

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.2m) has been chosen to lead the line while defender Kiko Femenía (£4.4m) is deployed on the right flank of attacking midfield.

A new budget defender has emerged in Dimitri Foulquier (£4.0m) who starts the match at right-back.

There will be plenty of interest in events at Turf Moor this afternoon as Burnley take on Norwich.

The 10% invested in Ashley Barnes (£6.7m) may be giving him his last chance as he starts against the porous Norwich defence.

Meanwhile, Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) and Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) both start for the Canaries amid continued transfer activity for both players.

Finally, Everton manager Marco Silva has trusted Moise Kean (£6.7m) another chance at leading the line this afternoon.

He and Bernard (£6.5m) represent two changes from the side that lost at Bournemouth in Gameweek 5.

Sheffield United also make a change in attack with Callum Robinson (£5.3m) coming in for David McGoldrick (£5.5m) to lead the line with Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Byram; Tettey, McLean; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Delph, Schneiderlin; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Kean.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Robinson, McBurnie.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker; Rodrigo, De Bruyne, D Silva; Mahrez, Aguero, B Silva.

Watford XI: Foster; Holebas, Dawson, Mariappa, Foulquier; Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes, Cleverley, Femenía; Deulofeu.

  1. WVA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Guarantee Sterling stays on bench and rival gets Kun C

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yep 100%

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Who assisted the penalty?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pep would be an idiot putting Sterling on.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Take it you don’t have Sterling?

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    omg pukki was 1 on 1 with keeper and missed it 🙁

  5. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Who’s already transferred Sterling out?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Me

    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Did it last week for Mane

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I’m doing it tonight

    3. _Make
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      On WC. I'll bring him back eventually

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki sitter

  7. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Big fat red arrow incoming. Hoping Salah (C) can damage control tomorrow.

  8. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    At this rate Sterling doesn’t need to come on, but maybe he will just to increase confidence last 10mins

    1. DaniCT
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Haha. That is what everybody wants to know.

  9. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki clean through. No goal.

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Wood rises high and scores

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    If after six (yes, 6) GWs people don’t own the two forwards who return every game, along with Pukki (optional), are they a serious player?

    Sign of a casual if ever that was one.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Tammy over Wilson

    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      So you're proposing a Wilson / Kane frontline?

  12. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero maybe rested as soon as jesus comeback from injury

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      LOL who start up front vs Shaktar?

  13. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Predictable Pep. Saw this coming a mile off.

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez wins dangerous free.

    KDB range.

  15. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB free kick range...cmon pal

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    No Cantwell cleanie 🙁

  17. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Wood goal

  18. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone still own Chris Wood?

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez to take

  20. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    wood

  21. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez is unplayable at this moment

  22. Lev Yashin
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Woods goal ruled out?

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling no cameo confirmed

  24. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    OMG Mahrez

  25. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez goal

  26. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jaysus Mahrez laser G

  27. Lev Yashin
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Feck me...

  28. _Make
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That third goal didn't take long.

  29. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I now need a KDB-assisted Aguero goal

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    When I said they can score 9 I might have been too pessimistic