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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. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Freak week 2020

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      *Year

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

    Who else has McCarthy just sitting on the bench?

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

      Him and Stephens!

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

        Stephens has been a monster this match

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

          Done absolutely nothing in the games I've played him…

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

  3. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus yc

  4. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus finally did something! Lost me another point.

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      lol same, looking an inspired point.

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Getting him in for -4 and C Mahrez was a differential alright...

        1. One More Hit
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          If you're going to do badly, at least do it whole heartedly. Well done sir I applaud your efforts.

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Live by the sword, die by the sword. Just waiting for the second yellow for diving in the 96th minute.

        2. Superflymonk
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Ouch! Was tempted by Mahrez but just couldn't ignore that leaky Bournemouth defence

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    jesus yc

  6. Patron
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How’s the Sterling (c) “punt” next week?

  7. TwiggsJameson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus yellow

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

    Jesus is getting booked for having 100 shots and not scoring. Ref said he is trying to fix the game.

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus YC

  10. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    JAYSUS YOU ********.

  11. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb been awful

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    City blanks help my rank 🙂

  13. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Every time ken gets injured, thousands of owners fall into the Jesus trap

  14. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kun really needs the magic injections in Barcelona if City want to win the UCL.

    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Haha what’s this urban legend? I’m interested

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

    kdb is poor man Ox

  16. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Is Zinchenko KDB’s cousin?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He's his son.

  17. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    My Mahrez cover for KdB was sufficient...

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

    3 points from Jesus, Sterling, Mahrez. Pathetic

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

      meanwhile just the 42 points from Bruno, Martial and Greenwood

  19. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Zinchenko doing his best Ashley Young impression here

  20. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Had high expectations with Mahrez and Jesus in this game, it's the hope that kills you.

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

      Always 🙁

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

      One thought City will at least score 1

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

    The City blanks are excellent for me. Good outcome for this game.

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same! Not so good as a City fan but from an FPL perspective it's the best outcome

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

      Ask me hoop

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

    Shafted once again by Pep, ya lankey streak of misery

  23. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    KDB + Mahrez double up!

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      And Foden

  24. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Even KWP is defending well.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Well he is 2 players.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        😆

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

      He has actually had a fantastic game

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Oh well one of the worst defending teams at home that City would walk in the park ... few minutes more to prove!

  26. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you so much Jesus, thanks so much season.

  27. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Not getting any points.
    But I'm enjoying this
    LOL

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

      United could sneak 2nd yet 😮

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Don't give me hope 😀

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Good man football fan

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      This!

  28. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    City played way better with Sterling and Mahrez on the pitch

  29. Strchld
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Zinchenko and Jesus... I have no words. Both should be benched rest of games.

  30. Iggypop
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson with the save point the highest scoring city player