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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, 2 months ago

    Ev playing with Fire.

  2. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Early days and will wait until nearer deadline but which looks better?

    A) Kane,Traore > Greenwood,Sterling (placeholder for Mane gw24)

    B) Kane,Traore,Aurier > Greenwood,Mane,Dunk(-4)

    C) Kane,Aurier > Rashford,Sidibe (tough to get Mane in gw24)

    D) Kane,Aurier > Rashford,Robbo

    E) Kane,Maupay > Rashford,Ings

    F) Kane,Maupay > Rashford,Jiminez

    1. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Team is

      Ramsdale
      TAA Soy Lund
      Salah KDB Grealish Martial Traore
      Vardy Kane*

      McGovern Maupay Rico Aurier

  3. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Everton haven't had a penalty in ages. Come on Siggmeister

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

    1. Kane & Martial > KDB & rashford (-4)
    2. Kane > aguero

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

      Surely A

  5. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell off the bench111

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

    Guiata my boy 🙁

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      timing

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

        🙁

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings: lei, WOL, cpl, liv

    It’s finally time for the 4 game hokey:

    DCL: BHA, whm, NEW, wat
    Callum: WAT, nor, BHA, AVL
    Jim: NEW, sou, LIV, mun

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Deulofeu?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s got the form if not exactly the fixtures

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One does not hokey Danny Ings.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        *Aragorn.meme*

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

      Playing with fire buddy

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yep 🙂

    4. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Step away from the callum

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Those fixtures are filthy though

  8. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial or Maddison?

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

      Maddison

    2. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Avoid Utd, and any Mourinho team

      1. Deeney-is-a-god
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Rashford is a great option tbf

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

    Goddamn Cantwell... he's killing me

  10. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Caaaaaanwell!

  11. LSP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell subbing on for Vardy woo

  12. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yess cantwelll !

  13. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lord Cantwell

  14. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    OMG YES

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

    Cantwell scores when he's needed most.
    Gutted that i sold him for Donkey

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

      I started him. Shows how much luck there is in FPL.

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

        Excellent TM !!
        Ahead of whom ??

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

          Trossard

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

            Wow

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

      First sub for Vardy!
      Better than his cameo 1 pter last gw
      Missed few of his pts on my bench, as I’m sure most have

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell at home when he starts...

    Baby KDB!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ^^

  17. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell in for Vardy

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

      Same

      🙂

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kelly terible and blame for the Cantwell goal

  19. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantweeeee

  20. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    We love you TODD

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

    Yes, a 15 points goal!

  22. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    oh my god. I captained Vardy, thinking solid, no worries. So I left my VC on Cantwell...

    Thought I was in for a dumper of a week

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

    ‪Isn’t it somewhat a but sad when we can’t celebrate our captain doing anything‬ because of EO? KDB well over 100%?

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

    So many bench points coming off for people. I'm kettled this weekend!

  25. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sell alli or not??
    Now mou is destroying spurs

  26. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My LMS position under threat this week I reckon!

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

    That’s a shame Guiata

    Hopefully Hanley holds on..

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cantwell is a legend. Delivers when needed. Ruins my ranking nonetheless he is fpl legend

  29. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Todd you beautiful little man.

  30. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    double Palace Defense!