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

    Haller close

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Almost got him

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB captain fail for now

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

    Ings assist to be confirmed According to fpl.

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

      fpl knows nothing

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

    thats an ings assist

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

      Yes defo

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

        His flick

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

    City learning that palace is not Aston villa

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Come in Danny boy you can do it

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      *on

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Soton goal: https://streamja.com/p3bX

    Ings assist for me

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

      Clear assist

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He organized the celebration too. Assist surely 🙂

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

      JWP assist for me. Or no assist.

  8. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    OMG [insert Goalscorer name here]

    Let's see if we can make this work, comment who you want to score.
    First to 3 of same player and they get the next goal.

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Maupay

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

      ok

    3. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy Bullard

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

      KDB

    5. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      As stupid pointless exercises go this is way up there.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol imagine it works haha

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          And what do you think the chances of that happening are ?

          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            More than winning the lotto or super 6 🙂

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

      Saka

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

      Ings

    8. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      So far we have one bite each for:

      - Maupay
      - Ok
      - Jimmy Bullard
      - KdB
      - As stupid pointless exercises go this is way up there
      - Saka

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        *vote not bite lol

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Plus one for Ings

  9. @persecuted_by_mods
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I don't trust you guys on knowing the rules so instead of saying if it's an ings assist or not, could you just tell me what happened so I can make my own mind up 🙂

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't tell you what happened because you don't trust me anyways.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I said don't trust you on knowing the rules, not don't trust you at all.

  10. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Saints goal.

    https://streamja.com/p3bX

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

    Does Mark own Ings?

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

      Tedious

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He is in your league. Check it

  12. Balls of Steel
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Surely Ings assist no? Somebody did get a touch to the free kick!

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

    The guy at OPTA doesnt own Ings then. We already knows he owns Guaita, can soon determine his entire team.

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

    City look rubbish with sterling don't they?

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

      This

  15. amit1964
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    i have kdb sterling silva.......long affternoon with 9 points all together

  16. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    FPL have awarded an assist to James Ward-Prowse

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Boooooh

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

      Seems right to me. Not clear that Ings or anyone got a touch before it got to Bednarek. Went through a lot of players, but it looked like they all missed it.

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

      JWP to Sarr wondermove

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      *checks Jonty’s team*

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

      Confirmed or temporary?

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

    Ings didnt touch the ball

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He organized the celebration and was super happy for the goal. Surely that deserves an assist 🙂

  18. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    A Sheffield utd clean sheet would be beautiful

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

    Snodgrass offside goal

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

      Rightfully not allowed

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

    Imagine capping KDB when City have Sterling on the pitch

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

      You need to own Sterling to captain him. Most players don't want to own Sterling given how often he blanks.

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

        My point is City are turd when Sterling plays

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Think he means sterling brings city's performance down

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

    wolves are so leaky

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

      not much appeal in their players now defence or attack. Apart from Dodecahedron

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

    Pepe is awful.

    So much money!

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

      Real life and FPL.

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

    I've always said Sterling is a shocking footballer

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

      Agreed.

    2. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      and you haven't always been right...

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

    It was Ings hair which diverted ball to Bedra...fix it now FPL

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sadly he didn't go to Gareth McAuley's barber ☹️

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

    Mahrez is ten times better playern than Sterling

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

      Agreed

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling = English and overrated stat padder

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

        Agree. No tap ins no goals for him

    3. 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Strongly agreed with that

    4. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Agree...all round better player

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

    Ayew YC

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

    Did everyone forget how to score?

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

    Pickford saves from Haller to save Digne's bacon.

    West Ham on top here.

    1. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No Sidibe means I want them to concede 2 before half -time!

  29. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Haller should've had a brace. Come on son

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

    Don't worry new mahrez owners. He will get a 1 point cameo

    1. Party time
      6 years, 6 months ago

      😆