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De Bruyne starts but Sterling and Aguero benched as Guardiola rings the changes

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 17:30 GMT this evening.

David Moyes takes charge of West Ham United for the first time since his reappointment as head coach, with Bournemouth the visitors to the London Stadium.

Manchester City entertain Everton, while bottom-of-the-table Norwich City play host to Crystal Palace.

The headline team news comes from the Etihad, where Pep Guardiola has made five changes from Sunday’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United.

Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all drop to the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko misses out altogether.

Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden are the players recalled to Guardiola’s starting XI.

David Silva is among the substitutes after returning from injury.

Kevin De Bruyne – the second-most-captained player of Gameweek 21 – keeps his place amid the rotation.

Ederson misses out with illness, so Claudio Bravo keeps his place.

Carlo Ancelotti followed suit, initially making five alterations to his Everton side.

Fabian Delph, Lucas Digne, Yerry Mina, Bernard and Seamus Coleman came into the side, with Leighton Baines, Michael Keane, Theo Walcott, Tom Davies and Moise Kean making way.

However, Bernard was injured in the warm-up – so Davies keeps his place.

Moyes has made four changes to the West Ham team from Gameweek 20.

Aaron Cresswell, Robert Snodgrass, Mark Noble and Angelo Ogbonna are in for Arthur Masuaku, Carlos Sanchez, Manuel Lanzini and Issa Diop.

There is no Michail Antonio in the Hammers’ squad.

Daniel Farke has recalled three first-team regulars after handing them breathers last weekend.

Sam Byram, Todd Cantwell and Kenny McLean come in for Jamal Lewis, Marco Stiepermann and Onel Hernandez.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from the team that drew with Southampton on Saturday.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Francis, Cook, Mepham, Rico, L Cook, Lerma, Gosling, H Wilson, C Wilson, Solanke.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Fornals, Haller.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Cancelo, Fernandinho, E Garcia, Mendy, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden, De Bruyne, Jesus.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Sidibe, Delph, Sigurdsson, Digne, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Davies.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons, McLean, Tettey, Vrancic, Buendía, Pukki, Cantwell.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Kelly, Tomkins, Sakho, Riedewald, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur, Meyer, Zaha, Ayew.

2,047 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow. Pellegrini really was a fraud.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hugely underperforming with this squad.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Agree. Not a fraud but he was underperforming

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Zero motivational skills

    2. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      His problem was a combination of a stubborn approach and having no plan b. Completely devoid of creativity or critical thinking.

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think he pretty much downed tools after realising the board had no real ambition for success or progression

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

    Noble second goal incoming

  3. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Noble bandwagon starts now?

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bournemouth getting relegated 4 sure, what a crock of...

  5. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Goal

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Noble G
    No assist

  7. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really need him to miss the pen.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Noble husks

  8. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If Mahrez gets a point for every offside....

  9. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    De Bruyne owner hoping he blanks here, anyone else ?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. EO

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A return that’s all

    3. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Need Sterling to shine

    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    5. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fook off

    6. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    7. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB (c) here. I hope he blanks

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Vardy(c) KDB(vc). Everton fan

    8. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      o/

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Def

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sidibe is going forward a bit too much, leaving gaps behind if City can exploit it.

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Noble G

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

    KDB -> Noble done

    My TC!

  13. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli exodus in full flow, who to replace with?

    1. RyanMK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking Martial.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Please score Rico

  15. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico goodbye

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Traore > Noble bandwagon starting in...

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Flapyanski CS for now

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    It is times like today you realise that people saying Eddie Howe is not that good a manager. Results matter. Not the style of football. He has no Plan B.

  19. Orion
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bring Kun on

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This I actually captained him

      1. RealVirg
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nah just the lil hamster pls

      2. Orion
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pep doesn’t know what he’s doing 🙁

  20. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kabasele -1 Rico -1
    The nightmare continues

  21. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kneejerk on Noble incoming. New Traore.

  22. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I think signing Ramsdale a couple of game weeks ago was a mistake...

  23. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    All those cheap saves for Pickford... I

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs should have got Moyes

  25. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico points off the bench looking juicy

  26. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So Pope to Ramsdale is off the table I guess next gw. Despite the fixtures.
    Relegation material.

  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow Rico off the bench with 0 points. Nice.

    Though I'm expecting minus points to be honest.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      -1 so far actually. Another goal pretty much seals the negative haul!

  28. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez would be nailed to start if he wasnt so goddamn selfish

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He is better player than tapin boy

    2. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes he would bit lazy too

  29. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So this West Ham squad suddenly thinks they are good?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same with Spurs & Everton.

      Easy to down tools.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Some good players tbf

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

    We want 3 more, West Ham!