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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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Eddie Howe needs to lose his pride and go back to long ball football. Bournemouth are at their best when they hoof it to C.Wilson and then he holds it up.

  2. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I have no confidence that even the use of 2nd WC will do any good to my team. Just been that kind of a season.

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

      Exactly. Save for the doubles.

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

    Lucky Kev

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

      What happened

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

        Cynical City fouling.

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

          Classic

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

    When’s the last time Rico kept a clean sheet

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

      The trees had leafs.

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

      When he was last third on my bench!

  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Haller doing Ibra 🙂

    What a shot.

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Haller lovely scissor kick finish

    The Moyesiah has arrived

  7. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico -1

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

      He better play 60

  8. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I think I should downgrade Rico to 3.9 fodder to avoid negative points and get Dendo 2 pts...

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

    KDB wondering why he is stuck with the B team.

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

    The Choosen One

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

    My missus doesn’t know football, tried FPL this year and is up to 8k (55 points so far with KDB captain playing)

    I spend hours on this, am at 600k and currently on 12 points. End me.

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

      Because you are getting caught in group think on FFS.

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

      Maybe she just knows football?

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

      Shes a Witch

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shows how much luck is involved in this game

    5. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bwahaha that’s embarrassing bud. I would log off and delete my team ❗

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

    WHam two

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

    The Moyes effect at West Ham

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

    Rico minus 1 and counting!

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

    Haller G

  16. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Massive win for us if we can pull it off tonight!

    COYI !

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

    I feel sick from these -1 to 1 point from my defenders the last 3 gw's.

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

      And there is Rico with 0 already, could go to -1 hahahahaaa

  18. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys, what’s your opinion?

    Out: Kane / Alli
    In: Calvert-Lewin +

    A) Sterling (Crystal Palace & Sheffield)
    B) Salah (Spurs & Manchester United)

    I need advice for GW22 and GW23 only, then I will own Salah for GW24 and the double Liverpool game. I already have Mané

    Cheers

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

      Salah

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

    Moyes' honeymoon period starts

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

    Will 3 West Ham be enough for the DGW?

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Let's go KDB!!!

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

      Doesn't look threatening 🙁

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

    My back three has -1 points so far. Cheers Rico, Willems and Tomori.

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

    Rico off the bench for Vardy for, at best, zero points more than likely. Yay.

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

      Rico goal incoming!

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

    F off bournemouth

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

    No good Rico having good fixtures coming up when he plays for a broken Bournemouth...

  26. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pissed cause i had Kiko. Went off 59 mins when 2-0 up.

    1. The Fed
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky bud

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

    Will Fraser outlive Howe at Bournemouth lmao.

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

      Wanted him at West Ham so badly so it would be very annoying if we’re the team that then makes him available

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        COYI !!

        We need a win tonight !

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

          Incredible so far really happy with that

  28. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jammy Rico points from bench. Where are you?

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

      You clearly haven’t been paying attention. He only gets points if he is rooted to our benches

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

      Here. Still time for a goal and assist though

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

    Mendy threatening

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

    Time to wildcard?

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

      Depends on your team.