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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will KDB make 60’?

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

      My exact question previous page

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My exact hope last page. 3 points looks good rn

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

    England doesnt have better GK than this donkey Pickford?

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB AAA

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Battery?

      1. the wise one
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No its KDB

  4. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Theo on for Seamus

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB involved in the secondary celebrations.

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

    Jesus > Wood is now a Mighty Fail

    Goddammit !! 🙂

  7. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB playing Where's Wally.

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

      Pretty sure you can’t miss his red face.

  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Two goal lead... KdB will be getting his rest now 🙁

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Horrible watching KDBC so deep and knowing he will get subbed soon 🙁

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Does it matter with his ownership?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Of course, he’s nowhere near the highest captain

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Er he is actually, most VCed.

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Still want a haul as captain though

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I was coming from the angle of non capper. 😉

          2. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Is he...crikey....Get him off.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If captained, yes.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, plodding along in 2nd gear.

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

    Norwich all over Palace. But still only 1-0 up

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

    Everton more open.

    KDB time!

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

      Time to go - We need him for UCL

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

    Coleman off
    Walcott on

  13. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy to Jesus

  14. the wise one
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Moyes out

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Enough is enough

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Red card?

  15. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So glad I VCed Salah and not Kdb...cmon Mo!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ok cheers

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      2 pointer for Mo

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hello wildcard my old friend...

    1. the wise one
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hi

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

    1 more for Jesus and he will match Salah's goals this season

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

      Lol

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

      Bruh

  18. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Walcott's tired legs against less tired legs.

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

    Rich is awful today. Constantly losing the ball

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

    Hurry up and put Aguero on your Spanish Egghead! ;/

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

      Catalonian*

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

        *foreign

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

          *irreligious

  21. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This may have been posted already but tweet from James Maddison half an hour ago is pretty funny. The link is to a video of his goal:

    Happy New Year to all you FPL managers who transferred me out this week

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FPL is now bigger than the PL itself 🙂

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      They are becoming self aware.

  22. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico, vardy, KDB (vc), sterling, Maupay.

    SHOCKER OF A START TO 2020

  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Made it up to 13 points. Flying now.

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

      Man Utd and Liverpool will save you.

  24. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB will get subbed off any moment now

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

      Excruciating just sub him already

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

    needs a wildcard?

    Guaita

    soyuncu Hanley Rico

    Ali kdb mane salah Richarlison

    Ings vardy

    Bench ~Button,Greenwood,Lundstram,Targett..

  26. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    anyone know where digne is playing today?

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

      Manchester

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ta

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Etihad and LWB I think

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

    Kev actually sat between Fern & Garcia.

  28. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Dilva is coming on soon?

  29. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    FPL's hard.

    1. the wise one
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Calm down

  30. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Take him off Pep - We need him for UCL