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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. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    People did some weird benchings this week by the sound of it

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      This

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Every week Bubz.

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

      Yeah who knew Kelly would significantly outscore Lundstram...

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

        He didn't

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

      My bench is gobshite so I don't need to worry

    5. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Well I certainly did - Traore and Grealish ........ (couldn;t decide which to play, so went for Robbo instead ..... That's really gonna work out well!)

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

    Need Everton to score to give me a chance at 550 quid have Chelsea later only shining light ..

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

      Get what they deserve... was always going to be high scoring

  3. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine sell Ings for Jimenez. Lol. Amateurs.

    1. nip-tuck
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Everyone did it so it doesn’t matter, right?

  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Cantwell is my top scorer so far. 15 points with TAA, Salah and Vardy left to go. All this on a WC, mind.

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

    I'm on a hot streak with the triple call-out. Let's try it one more time:

    Ings Ings Ings

  6. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish I Love Ya

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

    All those KDB (C) experts

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Top post fella.

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

      This

    3. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Booooooo!!

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

    Ings looked like scoring at all?

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I sold Jimi and benched Traore for Cantwell.

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Same mate harsh old game

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

    Jimi down injured. Possible concussion?

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

      Nosebleed only.

  11. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Started Cantwell over Traore.

    In hindsight was it a mistake or sensible?

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I did the same, wont do it again, was stupid

    2. Sif
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      In hindsight it was 100% mistake, but that's the benefit of hindsight...

  12. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Benched Traoré for cantwell.... savage

  13. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish & Holgate on the bench. Perfect...

    1. Quality Quality Qualit
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Cheer up I played Ryan and Lundstram and have Gazzaniga and Kelly on the bench...

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

    I waited all games for Ings to go quiet, finally did it this week Jimi to Ings.

    This game defies logic.

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

    Benched Jimmy for Cantwell. Worst decision of the season.

    1. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Me too.

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

      Same, sigh. Group hug. Feels like a kick in the balls from them fpl gods

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

      WTF, I've never benched non fodder forwards.

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

    I sold Grealish for doucoure

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

      You dumb mofo.

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

      Not wise move at all. Get him back

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

    Aguero

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

    Kun goal

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

    Falling 5k despite 20pts from 5.

    Grealish mugging me off. Need an Ings goal or some McCarthy saves

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

    Kun

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

    Kun goal

  22. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Benched Grealish for Cantwell this morning

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

    Kun G
    Jesus A

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

    Of course Jimi and Grealish score, of course, just one week, but no.

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

    Jesus assist

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

    why have people benched so many points ?

  27. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jimmy vice captain here. It hurts, I must confess

  28. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    AGUEROOOO!!!

  29. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Finalllyyyyyy