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19 February 2020 1358 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 26 is one that should have been contested ten days ago.

Manchester City v West Ham United was the only Premier League fixture to fall victim to Storm Ciara, with the postponed clash at the Etihad swiftly being rearranged for tonight.

This evening’s game brings to an end the longest Gameweek of the season (possibly ever?) and it could be one that has a significant bearing on many Fantasy managers’ overall rank.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) is owned by just 30.11% of the top 10,000, with over half of those having handed the armband to the Argentinean striker.

Whatever Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) does tonight will be less significant for his owners, with the Belgian’s effective ownership at 98.91%.

Both of those players start this evening.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), the only other player from Pep Guardiola’s side who can boast an ownership of higher than 1% in the top 10k, is only among the substitutes.

Guardiola has made five changes in total from the side that lost 2-0 at Spurs earlier this month, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) and David Silva (£7.4m) all returning.

Fernandinho (£5.2m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Mahrez drop to the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) is suspended and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) injured.

Leroy Sane (£9.3m) is not involved in City’s matchday squad despite a return to training.

Interest in West Ham’s FPL assets is more muted, with Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m) the only one of the Hammers’ squad who has an effective ownership of more than 1% among managers in the top 10,000.

Snodgrass keeps his place, with David Moyes making only one change to the West Ham starting XI that drew 3-3 with Brighton and Hove Albion over a fortnight ago: Arthur Masuaku (£4.2m) ousting Sebastien Haller (£6.9m) in what is clearly a signal of Moyes’ intentions this evening.

Felipe Anderson (£6.6m) returns from injury and is among the substitutes, along with new signing Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m).

The reverse fixture of this evening’s game ended 5-0 to City in Gameweek 1, with Sterling bagging a 20-point haul and Mahrez registering a hat-trick of assists.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Jesus, Aguero.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Soucek, Snodgrass, Antonio.

  1. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    9th chance

  2. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Love owning Mendy

  3. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb a rodri g

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

      Unless laporte stole it

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    KDB A

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

      Rhodri G

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I have a feeling people really dont understand the VAR rules.... How can that be a reviewable penalty when the whistle has been blown.

    Doesnt matter if the offisde call was right or wrong, the play stopped the instant it was called offside

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I thought the idea was to let play develop rather than blowing for offside for exactly this reason? A goal can always be chalked off after it's scored for offside but a team cannot get their goalscoring chance back if play has already been stopped. So why on earth are they giving the offside in the first place?

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

    Laporte touch?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Looked like it in real time

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

        All clear.

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Post then I guess? Took a weird direction change

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Defo touch

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    City scores from its 10th chance

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Chance every 3 minutes

  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    YES!

  9. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte goal?

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score currently 41.

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      OMFG I'm on 42

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        46 now.

        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Very tight tho, I'll be gutted if I'm out this week

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers TM

    3. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      This could be tight!

  11. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like Laporte got a touch before it was 100 pct over the line

  12. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte strike stealing KDB assist?

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Laporte might have touched it yes. But IF he did it was after it crossed the line. Even I could see that in Slo-Mo

    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Probably

    3. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Looked like it, depends how closely they analyse it.

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

    perfect, an irrelevant city goal

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    KDB was the real captain

  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    KDB points irrelevant anyway, squeaky bum time for cappers.

  16. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte possibly denies KDB assist

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Nah.

  17. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte from Rodri steals an assist from KdB (might have gone wide if not, though).

  18. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Fredericks poor.

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Wishful thinking to take Kun off at half time if he hasn’t scored? 😀

  20. Thescaff
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else think the watch list should be updated more often?
    Not changed since the 3rd!

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      It will change tonight. Long gameweek has messed this one up

  21. kime67
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    laporte goal rodri assist

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      This

  22. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte touch before over line

  23. kime67
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    clear touch on goal line

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Given for now to KdB, but would expect him to lose it.

  25. JRD
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    was it laporte goal or against the post?

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero off at HT now they are ahead 🙂
    15 mins to go

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Unlucky cappers.

  28. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I dont think they will give that goal to Laporte even if he might have gotten a last second touch. Similar thing happened a few years ago when Lukaku at Everton, tried to steal a goal by Tom Davies, looked like he got a last second touch on it but they gave the goal to Davies anyway.

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      In fpl?

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

        OPTA, official stats and thus FPL.

  29. aborg
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Damn, Aguero or KDB not involved in goal.
    Might as well remained goalless...don’t care what city do or don’t do unless Aguero(c) is involved.

  30. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Clear Laporte's touch

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      After line though

    2. kime67
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      on line clearly

    3. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't even touch it