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18 January 2020 2126 comments
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Pep Guardiola has frustrated Fantasy Premier League managers once again by leaving Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) on the bench.

That move sees Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) come back into the side for the visit of Crystal Palace.

There is better news for owners of Kevin de Bruyne (£10.7m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) who both keep their places from the win at Aston Villa.

Owners of Martin Kelly (£4.4m) have some reasons to be encouraged, even if they are benching him for the Eagles’ trip to the Etihad Stadium.

Despite Joel Ward‘s (£4.3m) return to fitness, the budget defender starts at right-back while Cenk Tosun (£5.7m) is set to make his Palace debut, named up-front alongside Jordan Ayew (£5.0m).

It is Moise Kean (£6.4m) who replaces the injured Richarlison (£8.1m) for Everton, while Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m) is benched in favour of Seamus Coleman (£5.3m).

Jack Grealish (£6.5m) looks set for another outing as a centre-forward for Aston Villa as Dean Smith lines up in a 3-4-3 formation, with the midfielder at the apex.

There is a return for Matt Targett (£4.4m), who looks to operating as a left wing-back in front of a back-three.

Opponents Brighton have gone with a front-three of Leandro Trossard (£5.8m), Neal Maupay (£5.9m) and Aaron Connolly (£4.4m).

Despite suggestions of rotation at Southampton, Danny Ings (£6.9m) holds onto his starting berth against Wolves.

Mikel Arteta is forced into a change at the back for Arsenal, Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£4.9m) out with illness. That sees Shkodran Mustafi (£5.2m) replace him at centre-back.

Meanwhile, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) holds onto his right-back berth although Hector Bellerín (£5.4m) is back on the bench.

Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) comes in for the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.7m).

Opponents Sheffield United are without David McGoldrick (£5.4m) who has suffered a minor foot injury, which means Lys Mousset (£4.7m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) lead the line, supported by key midfielder John Lundstram (£5.1m).

Norwich have handed an immediate debut to new signing Duda (£5.0m) while there are starts in their attack for Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) and Teemu Pukki (£6.5m).

Bournemouth have lined-up in a 4-3-3 formation with Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) and Harry Wilson (£5.9m) either side of Callum Wilson (£7.4m).

Arsenal XI: Leno; Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, D Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Xhaka, Ozil; Pepe, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; McBurnie, Mousset.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Alzate, Dunk, Webster, Bernardo; Mooy, Stephens, Propper; Trossard, Maupay, Connolly.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Konsa, Mings, Hause; Guilbert, Drinkwater, Nakamba, Targett; Trezeguet, Grealish, El Ghazi

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Fernandinho, Stones, Cancelo; D Silva, de Bruyne, Gundogan; Sterling, Aguero, B Silva

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Riedewald, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly; Zaha, Kouyaté, McCarthy, McArthur; Ayew, Tosun.

Norwich XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Duda, Cantwell, Buendía; Pukki.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Aké, S Cook, A Smith; Billing, Gosling, Lerma; Fraser, C Wilson, H Wilson.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cédric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Armstrong; S Long, Ings.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Neto, Jiménez, Traoré.

West Ham XI: Randolph; Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Zabaleta; Rice, Noble; Snodgrass, Lanzini, Fornals; Haller.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Holgate, Mina, Coleman; Bernard, Delph, T Davies, Walcott; Kean, Calvert-Lewin

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  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    starting to worry about my KDB captaincy

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You are not alone mate

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Me too

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sidibe blocking my Lundstram points

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

      point*

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      What pts?

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      🙁 if only there were Lundstram points. Goal would be lovely, and due

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Knew it, soon as i brought Ings in. Typical.
    So damn glad City are playing trash though so silver linings

    1. Sharkytect
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Has he been subbed off?

  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Budget strikers making a difficult decision for my Jimmy replacement

    DCL? Tosun? Maupay? Martinelli for the uber punt?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      DCL. His underlying stats are great. Watching the game, I'm very pleased with my choice.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers for feedback. Interesting, based on upcoming fixtures I was leaning towards Maupay instead, thoughts on him?

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Not worried by the fixture turn?

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          He has 3 great fixtures left. That's plenty of time for him to deliver and for me to reconsider what to do with him.

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Not sure if I’d classify wat CRY as great tbh on current form!

            Surely bou whu better?

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      DCL. I got him last week and have been very impressed

  5. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sad birthday for pep

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No manager has ever won a PL match on their birthday

    2. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      It was yesterday?

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    How much added time needed for Sidibe to get CS points?

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Masuaku v tired legs

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

      PLEASE

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Is he not up against Sidibe?

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

        Kinda. Sidibe RW.

  8. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling just get a RC so we don't have to consider thinking about you for a good while

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ings isn't going to score is he

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He will

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Doubtful. Off soon for a rest.

    3. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Probably not. He was never going to win the golden boot, was he?

  10. Soto Ayam
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    De bryne the safe option. Love it.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      he does have around 140% EO

      1. Soto Ayam
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Oh I have him to. Just love it when the majority are wrong, makes things interesting

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Dont thibk there was any safe bet this week.

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    time to only allocate 5 mins a week to fantasy. Isnt fun anymore, isnt predictable at all. Its been horrendous GWs so often this season. So bored of it

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Absolute gash isnt it... Watching my player miss sitters every single week..

      1. Party time
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

        I know how it feels

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I have never seen a season b4 where so many GWs I have genuinely been concerned I may get my lowest ever GW score in history. This is about the fifth week this season wheres its had the potential to be, this week im guessing it is.... I dont see myself getting over 25 this week, literally just appearance points im getting

    2. Soto Ayam
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Who would like something predictable?

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You're bored because it's not predictable? Sounds counterintuitive...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        palace beating city lol come on

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          You said it's not fun anymore, I find that quite fun.

  12. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Digne and Grealish!

  13. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Martibelli welcome to my team

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Over DCL/Maupay?

  14. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB captain fail

  15. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sidibe blocking Kelly pts. Sooso unfortunate. On 6 from 6. Lol Anybody doing worse?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Kelly won’t have points come FT.

  16. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    My team is transferring a binary message I believe

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Check again.. There is no 2 in binary.. Lol

  17. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus on

  18. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus on

  19. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus on
    Dilva off

  20. El-Kloppico
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling should have gone too.. So crap. Back to his LIV days

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus on for who?

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      David

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Masuaku, make some magic.

  23. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Please hold on Palace...

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, could do with a Gundo goal or something - too many Guaita owners

  24. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    A KDB blank and hopefully same for Vardy would at least do some damage control to an otherwise bleak GW

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

      Vardy hat-trick.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy is gonna smash it

  25. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Well this is utter shite

  26. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VAR check for Wolves pen...it should be Jimenez's turn to take.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      God I need a goal

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What a move!

    Jesus close.

  28. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jimi pen

  29. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Wolves pen

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jiminez goal

  30. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I'm on 36 now if everything stays put. But I'll probably lose the CS's at the end.