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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. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ref bottled that, DCL should be off

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

    Minute by minute l get less points
    Amazing

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

    Rico staying on the bench: clean sheet and baps
    Rico coming off the bench: -1 point

  4. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Calvert-Losin should have got a straight red for that.

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling likely to come on??

    Got grealish 13 points waiting to come on

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I hope so

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not gonna happen

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

      Squeeking bum time now

    4. CMJC
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He’s waiting to come on...sorry

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

      Ouch!

    6. mattk lfc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

  6. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Love VAR now 😀

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

      Clear onside.

      Useless Lino.

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, clear onside but without VAR would not of been given.

  7. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Holy crap just realised I'm only on 15 points from 8!

    Pope 2
    Soy 6
    Rico -1
    Willian 2
    KDB 2
    Alli 2
    Jimenez 2
    Vardy 0

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Soy has bonus

    2. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *17

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

      Isn't Soy on 8 points?

    4. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch, rough that, no smooth

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

      10 from 6.

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Someone coming off the bench for Vardy.

    7. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      17 KdB vc makes 19, -1 from Rico from the bench. Martial, Mane, TAA to play

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry Ings +3 so close to 20pts

    8. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on 17 from 6. Let's hold hands.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    NOR-PAL watchers, many deductions for Todd?

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

      Yes. Will be tight with Wickham for 2 BAPS

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      yes.. at lesst he will get 1 imo

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

      Nope

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell got taken off before the goal. A bonus point itself

  10. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sidibé on 2 BAPs..

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      None now

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

      Sweet

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

      What on Earth!

    4. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My God, he's like Aurier with less yellows and reds.

  11. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do midfielders get more BAPs for assists than goals?

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

      No.

      12 a vs 18 g.

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So bizarre how Buendia has so many more than Cantwell then!

        1. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          he's a player! too overpiced at 6 mil though

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

      No.

      Assists 9bps
      Goalkeepers and defenders scoring a goal 12bps
      Midfielders scoring a goal 18bps
      Forwards scoring a goal 24bps

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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

    Opponent with Ings coming 3rd off bench due if Sterling stays on the bench. Jammy!

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

      Opponent can’t be that bright to put dings third on bench

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not much of an opponent if he has Ings 3rd on the bench!

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

        Well I'm losing LOL

  13. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Autosubs going to be painful this week - all those Cantwell first sub coming in.

    1. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And a few teams with Grealish too...

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling 1 pointer would be good

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Never gonna happen

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        just happened

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

      Only if injury - pep doesn't do subs for time wasting

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        OMG he is on 🙂

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          he was warming up, gettin ready ;-D

      2. adams_6
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Awkward

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    With KDB 2, Vardy 0, Kane 2, Sterling 0, Aguero 0 the real winners are United and LFC captains?

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      We'll find out if United capatiners are winners or losers tonight.

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

    Average top 10K around 35 (incl. sub) ... sadistic!

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That seems high

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

      Doing my best to lower it for you!

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

    No Sterling no Kun for now

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

      Oh my hahaha

  18. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Buendia is very good at BPS

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

      I noticed this too

    2. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He is a beast. Shame he doesn't score more often...

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Norwich desperate defending now

  20. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KdB non owner here but dont knos why Pep wasting KdB attacking potential on this role.

  21. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Only way to get anything from KDB today from the position he's playing would have been from a set piece.

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling inc

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

      Won't be enough time to get him on?

      1. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ...on with 45 seconds to spare!

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He's on

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Noooooo

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lovely!!!!

  25. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Raheem 1 pt nice.

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Noooo sterling 1 pointer

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

    Sterling incoming 😀

  28. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope to Ryan or Fabianski?

  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB dodged.. Your time to shine Salah(VC) 😉 😀

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

    nice