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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. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden G

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

    Foden G
    Cancelo A

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yuck

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

    Everton under pressure.

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

      Timing!

  4. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    In a small ML 3 of 5 rivals have Cantwell first on bench coming in for Vardy.

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

      Same. So lucky 🙁

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

    Foden goal

  6. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Days like this that the false economy of having dross like Dendoncker & Reid on your bench really starts to bite.

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah like Donkey and Cantwell were virtually the same price for a long time, Cantwell every day.

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

    Foden G
    Cancelo A

  8. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cantwell in for Vardy. I will take it.

  9. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cantwell is pushing Lundstram as fantasy player of the season

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Simmer down.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        4.5 mil
        6 goals 2 assists 2 CS 8* Baps

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    last 3 times Cantwell scored he was stuck on my bench. Loving a jammy autosub for me this time.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Saame

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

    Alli > Foden

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

    Not KdB G
    Not KdB A

    1. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ban

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

      Not Foden G either...VAR.

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

    Buendia finally turning xAs into As.

    Will be ignored this season due to Cantwell but a great player!

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Var says no as usual

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Correct

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

    VAR check

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

      Offside

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Great news

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

    Var

  17. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I started Cantwell 🙂

  18. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Var

  19. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not liking KDB position. That goal for foden is bad news

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

    Assist?

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VAR

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

    No goal

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

    Offside Mahrez

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

    VAR time

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

    Can’t argue with that one

  25. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Correct decision

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

    Not Foden G either.

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

    Lol
    Ruled out

  28. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    no goal

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dilva replacement scores

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      or not 😀