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

    I absolutely hate you Aguero

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

    rank plummets

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

    Guiata owners in tears

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Guaita 🙁

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

      We were so close

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

        Yeah damn it

  5. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    ...and there goes my gameweek down the drain

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

    Palace CS was never gonna stand, just get a goal Ings!

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

    Of course Fleck scores.

  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Cheers Merson 😀

  9. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Kdb get the winner!!!

  10. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What even is this week

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

    Fleck ball in goal hole for the Sheffield Warriors

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

    Should’ve been Lund

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

    Norwich the only team to keep a CS so far in the 15.00 KOs

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

      And of course Hanley doesn’t play

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

        There he is...

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

    Who said they got in fleck and aguero?

    Looking good now!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Me. But I benched Fleck

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

      One of two. Was considering Fleck for the longest time but just HAD to triple up on City with Mahrez.

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

    That Aguero goal dropped me 80k places.

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

    fleckkkk

  17. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That Aguero goal and my Mahrez(c) is going to really hurt in my ML. Fml.

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

    Norwich the only CS left in all these 3pm kick offs

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

    Kun cant be very highly owned in the top 10k? Whys everyone upset he scored

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

      Guaita owners?

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

      a fair few will have got him in off the back of his hatty.....its a tad annoying

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

        Even more annoying is that they got him cause they had Kane so all luck!

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Because I picked the wrong between him and Sterling

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

      ML rival ranked 1800 exactly brought him in last week and captained him and again this week

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

      He had a lot of transfers in this week

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Norwich the only clean sheet. Loooool

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

    Right, well, at least that's not an entire week w@nked for me.

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

      That can lead to blindness

  22. SB8
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Clean sheets for everyone!

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

      Not for the post above

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

      Just 10 man Norwich.

      Shows how bad Bournemouth are lately

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        They have been bad but they've been playing with 10 men longer....

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

    Of course Jimi Aguero and Grealish score, i mean why not

  24. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    For Fleck sake.

  25. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Wow finally did something right this week.... I hope.

    Vardy & Martial > Aguero(c) & Grealish

    Dire season so had to try something.

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

      Until Vardy plays...

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Surely have to see how Vardy does.

      1. Maddi Son
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lucky I wrote "I hope" in my comment then isn't it.

  26. jimmyabs1987
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Why did I bench fleck over Martial

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

      He has not even played yet lad

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

      because Martial is a better FPL asset ?

  27. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hello darkness my old friend.....

  28. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Aguerrrooooo C

  29. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB and Ings involvement needed to save my season..

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

      Everyone has them anyway

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

    It's all over. Season finished