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Manchester City face Southampton in the penultimate fixture of Gameweek 33+ and the last Premier League match to take place on a busy Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 19:00 BST.

Rotation was always a possibility after City’s hectic week in league and cup and Pep Guardiola has made six changes to his starting XI from the side that beat Liverpool on Thursday.

The most high-profile changes see Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) and Phil Foden (£5.3m) drop to the bench after their double-digit hauls in Gameweek 32+.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£5.6m) also make way in the full-back positions, while Rodri (£5.4m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) are rested in central midfield.

There is better news for owners of Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), who starts after his benching against the newly crowned league champions.

Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) also keep their places in attack, while Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) and budget FPL defender Eric Garcia (£4.5m) start again at centre-half.

Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Fernandinho (£5.1m) are the other players handed a recall.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has made three changes from Southampton’s 3-1 victory over Watford, meanwhile.

Che Adams (£5.3m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) are handed starts, replacing Shane Long (£4.6m), the injured Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m) and Will Smallbone (£4.5m).

Adams joins Danny Ings (£7.3m) in attack, with the in-form striker looking to continue his push for the Golden Boot on the south coast this evening.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Garcia, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Best game of the gw with no one in this game

  2. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Salah Capo next week to be a great differential 😀

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Not a bad shout against a brighton team that needs to win

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Do they need to win?

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Nah I'm done with Pool captains.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Fool me once shame on you

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        when did that happen? lol

  3. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Well, Son for Mahrez as my deadly differential went well... Now I need a sofa for tomorrow because my ML rival has 3 Spurs players.

    1. Gomolon
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Yep, my mini league rival has Son left and is only two points behind me, if Son could just get appearance points or better yet just sit on the bench all game that would be ideal

  4. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Man City clearly struggle against teams that are sober

    1. Gomolon
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      At least Norwich will be drinking for consolation on last day of the season, until then it's a tricky run of sober fixtures to come

  5. sandman58
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    So what are you all doin with Salah??
    If selling...who for??

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Antonio, Son, Sterling, Willian

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Why sell?

      1. sandman58
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Liverpool are on the beach
        No pressing or high fullbacks today...goin through the motions and some tricky fixtures ahead

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Bruno. Don't ask. Easiest transfer I'll ever make.

    4. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      only a noob would sell him

      1. sandman58
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Only a nob can't spell nob lol

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 21 days ago

          an extra 'o' completely changes the meaning you ultra noob.

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Won't be selling

  6. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    What.a.week, feel like a dirty Pope owner with that gorgeous McCarthy haul!

    73 plus Kane and Son to go tomorrow!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Nice mate

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Wow, congrats, could be a huge week

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Thanks

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Oh forgot the -8 hit (which was for Bruno, Greenwood and Saiss)

    4. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Feel just as dirty McCarthy on BB

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Brilliant

  7. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Liverpool can win ugly. Man City can't. That's the difference this season

  8. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Son and dcl to save my gw and ml chances tomorrow!

  9. Jullepuu
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Duda to Foden for gw 34?

    Pope Krul
    TAA Doherty Lascelles Egan Basham
    Salah KDB Bruno Mahrez Duda
    Greenwood Rashford Jota

  10. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    I have Aurier to autosub Alonso. Is it asking for too much expecting a Hattie, cleanse and full bonus lol.

    Over 70 points so far with Salah(c) and bonus points pending.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      I actually don't think he's gonna start. But I have him too. Want at least what you've asked for. I'm only on 40 points tho so I need it

    2. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      he may not play, was hooked off last game for making errors. Mou holds grudges.

  11. mrodgers91
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Can someone ease 3explain how city beat liverpool 4-0 then lose to southampton 3 days later

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Liverpool had a bad day at the office.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Home game vs away game.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        No fans though

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 21 days ago

          City are goals better at home.

          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 21 days ago

            Don’t make sense though, should be the same, still grass and a goal.
            I get home support etc but no excuses there

            1. Tempestic
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 21 days ago

              They like the dressing rooms

    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      real footy is all about luck..

    4. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Same Man City that had three shots on target against Newcastle in the cup, but needed a penalty to break the deadlock despite dominating possession.

    5. XabiAlonso
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Sometimes all your shots go in and sometimes you play against McCarthy

    6. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Just one of those things mate, it’s what makes fpl and football bets so difficult

    7. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Pep dropped KdB and Foden who were the catalysts for the Liverpool result.

    8. mrodgers91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Surprised nobody said liverpool had been on the lash for a week

  12. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Bench one:

    a) Mahrez (NEW)
    b) Foden (NEW)
    c) Jimi (shu)
    d) Greenwood (avl)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      C

    2. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Easy...Jimi

    3. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      C. And that's why I'm getting rid

  13. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Thought Pep would take Bernardo and Jesus off when I saw Foden and KDB. Both were poor in the first half and got worse as the game went on.

  14. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Pep must've played too much Championship Manager back in the day. Still doesn't realise that you can't rotate your whole team from game to game and get the same level of performance.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Its been working for the past few weeks

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Son better reward the patience now

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      He will punish all of us who sold him for Mahrez

  16. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Salah to...

    A Willian
    B Pulisic
    C Sterling

    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Has to be Sterling

    2. Visionaries
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Don't get Sterling Christ.
      Just had him on my FH, livid

  17. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Man City 4-0 Liverpool
    FFS: Time to triple up on City

    HT: Liverpool 0-0 Villa
    FFS: Liverpool are not the same, time to ditch and spread the funds around

    FT: Southampton 1-0 Man City
    FFS: Time to get rid of City players and load up on Pool

  18. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    From one bad GW to worse after WC, rank in free fall

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Welcome to the club

      Would you like a drink? We only have black coffee and warm water

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Ditto. It's brutal out there.

  19. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    If Messi does leave Barca I'd love to see him move to Juve and play alongside Ronaldo. What a sight that would be...

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      That would be insane

      Wouldn't be fun for the other teams in Serie A though

  20. Nas
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    I didn’t watch the game, about to pull the trigger on foden, can someone confirm he didn’t pull up lame or start limping at the end etc

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 21 days ago

      What if he just played terribly

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      he was poor today

  21. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Jesus benched and Sterling up top v Newcastle?

    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Absolutely...Jesus is pants

  22. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Will Watford thump Norwich?

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Hope so after I've stuck with Sarr all this time

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      nah, probable lose

  23. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Rashford & Duda to Greenwood & Foden worth a hit?

    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Dont sell Rashford

  24. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    But anyway, best gk for rest of season?
    A Pope
    B Henderson
    C Lloris
    D anyone else

    1. Kaiser123
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      A - I had most of the season.Wish I kept him.

  25. Kaiser123
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    So my ML rival has FH to chase my 45 point lead now whittled down to 32. I still have Aur and DCL left to play. I think with my FH left I feel quite happy.

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      FH chip does not automatically mean more points. It could have a negative effect.

      1. Kaiser123
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        True, but I rather have it than not. GW 36 looks plum for FH.Thoughts folks

  26. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Worst wildcard ever. 55 points.
    Team before wildcard score..78(without double captain points).
    Martial > Salah
    Saka > Foden
    Egan > Stevens
    Greenwood benched
    Son > Pulisic. (Remains to be seen whether this was a good move or not yet.

  27. TAT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Salah > Sterling for a hit?

    Foster
    TAA - Doherty - Aurier
    Mahrez - KDB - Fernandes - Salah
    Jiménez - Greenwood - Rashford
    (McCarthy - Fernández - Stephens - Hayden)

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Not for me.

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Rank has dropped like a stone since the restart, and I need to do something…

  28. marquinhos
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Start Jimi or DCL?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      Jimmy

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 21 days ago

      DCL plays tomorrow.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 21 days ago

        Yes, he could change our minds

  29. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    My FFS H2H opponent this week has a bench of
    Macarthy 11
    Egan 10
    Stephen's 6
    Saka 10
    A total of 37 points on the bench !!!
    Bloody hell, I bet he is gutted.

  30. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 21 days ago

    Any Chelsea fan here? Thoughts on Giroud playing in the next 3?