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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. Dr. Agabuse
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lund off

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

      2 points banked, in case they concede again.

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

      I stupidly played him over Traoré

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Rested for Manchester City...

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

    CMOON Lundy, Grealish, Traore, INGS

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

      Lund off

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      lol. lund just left

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

    Mark got rid of Jimmy & Traore this week... for a hit...

    Ouch

    1. Party time
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Mark knows

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Hes been poor this season. Terrible decisions

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          At the end of the day we only really make about 50-ish decisions in any FPL season

          Select our GW1 team
          Decide on 38 free transfers
          Choose two wildcard teams
          Choose 3 chip strategies
          Make 0-10 extra transfers for hits

          50 is a pretty tiny sample in the grand scheme of things so it should very possible to have massively bad or massively good luck in a single season or two

          Obviously Mark’s overall record shows his FPL logic is generally sound as a pound - but I personally think his avoidance of Vardy this year was very odd

          1. Yozzer
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            A good season requires a lot of luck. If you don't have it, it don't matter what you do. His failure to pick Vardy, KDB and his sterling ( C) punts have not been good decisions. Maybe he isn't looking at it 24/7 anymore and it's showing.

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

            Not if you do 100 transfers per season

    2. pulpy77
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Who did he bring in?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling, captained him, and Ings

        Sterling goal & it doesn’t look as bad though

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      The luckiest player in the game has played all his cards. Downhill from here

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

    Hooked twice, benching coming for the Lord.

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

      Yeah, his place could be under threat.

  5. Robin Cook
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Haaland in for his first Dortmund game in 59th min with Dortmund trailing 3:1
    He needs 3 mins to score.
    At the end of match he has first hatrick in first game and Dortmund win 3:5. 😮

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Pathetic. Hope he enjoys his mickey mouse league.

      1. Mikeharbrw
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Such salt....

      2. Regin
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol
        Bundesliga Mickey mouse league?
        U English r so arrogant

        1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          I’m American

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

    @Kaptain Kane I said "DCL DCL DCL" earlier and it worked, so here goes again:

    Grealish Grealish Grealish

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes please

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Should have told me earlier when i had Sarr Son playing 😀

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

    Are DCL’s upcoming fixtures good enough?
    NEW wat CRY ars MUN che LIV.

    Even the first 3 aren’t super easy. Not like bou whu for Maupay... 😉

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

      I'm holding.

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

      Simple switch to Maupay maybe?

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

        Well I’m getting one in for Jim

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      his form is good enough

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

      Everton is better team

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

    Pukki misses a one on one

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Aghh

  9. Dr. Agabuse
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Neto Wolves mid 5.0 nailed as a striker and second score in 3weeks

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

      Fixtures though.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Was considering him but fixtures aren't good

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      ...have you seen the fixtures? Even for Wolves, that's quite the stretch

  10. TyroneGAA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I binned jimmy and dcl on my wild card lol everyone laugh at me please just laugh

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahahahhaha

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

        Thank you

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

      They've both been good though?

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      understand jimi but not dcl

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

        I have aguero Vardy Abraham

    4. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      We’ve all done similar...

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    come on sidibe lad score please

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

      This pleaseeeee

  12. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    This is set up nicely for a Vardy haul

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

      Another hat-trick will do.

    2. Hiddenpaw
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Or Salah

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal feeling the pressure

  14. WVA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB my lowest scoring player, guess who i captained!

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Changed C from Vardy to him today...

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

    Pukki 1on1, Ramsdale saved

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    city pen

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

    Ffs Kevin get an assist at least pal

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

    my bench is beating my team by one point and I have Rico and Zaha on my bench...

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

    Cancelo wins pen

  20. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Casemiro double. Well done cappers.

  21. Dr. Agabuse
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Almost penalty arsenal. VAR says no. could have gone either way

  22. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    City pen

  23. bialk
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Kun penalty

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

    Pen city

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

    How’s Maupay looked?

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

    VAR again,ffs

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pen City

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

    Va r

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

    City pen noooo 🙁

  30. WVA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    No not Aguero anyone but Aguero