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De Bruyne fit to feature as Foden gets another start for injury-hit Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) has recovered from a midweek blow to the head to start for an injury-ravaged Manchester City in their first home league match of the season.

Leicester City are the visitors to the Etihad, with kick-off at 16:30 BST.

The pre-deadline rumours surrounding a possible absence for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) turned out to be true, with the Brazilian ruled out for a month by his manager in quotes released on Saturday night.

With Sergio Aguero (£10.4m) also sidelined until the end of October at the earliest, one of Pep Guardiola’s midfielders will be leading the line against the Foxes this afternoon.

De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Phil Foden (£6.6m) all keep their places, while Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) steps up in place of the injured Jesus.

Guardiola’s only other alteration from Gameweek 2 sees Eric Garcia (£4.9m) replace John Stones (£5.0m) at centre-half.

It’s wasn’t far off a case of the City starting XI picking itself, particularly in attack: Ferran Torres (£7.0m), who hardly has bags of experience himself, is the only senior midfielder or foward available to Guardiola on the bench.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) are fit enough for substitute roles, at least, with the defensive pair having had their starts to 2020/21 disrupted by illness and injury.

Teenage striker Liam Delap (£4.5m) is also among the hosts’ replacements.

Brendan Rodgers, like his opposite number, has made two changes for this fixture.

The injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m), who had been operating as a makeshift centre-back, is replaced by Jonny Evans (£5.5m), who returns from suspension.

Ayoze Perez (£6.4m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with budget FPL defender Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) making a rare start.

James Maddison (£7.0m) is again only amongst the substitutes.

De Bruyne is the most-captained Fantasy asset of Gameweek 3, with just under one million managers handing the armband to the Belgian.

Over 800,000 FPL bosses brought De Bruyne into their sides following his 13-point haul at Molineux last Monday.

James Justin (£4.7m) has overtaken Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) as Leicester’s most-owned FPL asset, with more than one in five of us now owning the budget defender.

Timothy Castagne (£5.6m) is the leading points-scorer among FPL defenders, with both he and Justin registering attacking returns in each of their appearances so far.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Vardy.

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3,205 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KDB steps up to take it

  2. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy party is back!!

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Kyle Walker loves a party !

  3. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Walker is woeful absolutely woeful what on earth was he thinking how can a professional footballer with that experience do that

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cmon KDB and Foden

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just accept now that they’ll do nothing

  5. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Leicester to go on and win.

  6. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is it possible to get 10 penalty takers in your team?

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If defenders took any yes

    2. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      There are no defenders on pens

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No

    4. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I've got 8. Play 7, bench 1.

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Which 8??

  7. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy, the pen master

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy to Werner for a hit haunting me

  9. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy punishing the sellers!

  10. Joyce1998
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    penalty lol

  11. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Chat shite get banged

  12. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Walker needs to come off at h/t. Sheer liability.

  13. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    That's a -2 points for my KDB and Foden double up... Was hoping for CS points

  14. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fantasy penalty league

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I surely feel penalized this GW

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Turning into this

  15. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Soft pen, VAR ruining the game.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That was a clear pen

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Var didn't even give it u dumdum

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Sarcasm lads....

        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Just having a laugh over people complaining about VAR and the rules.

    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      it is clear pen

    4. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      clown

  16. MSTRKRFTSMN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Walker must have the lowest IQ in the league. Total moron

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    4.6m OR and falling FFS

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Flying..... 5.2m

    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      4.8 here!

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Literally zero point in playing anymore

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn't care anymore this isn't football

    5. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Went up 2m places since Saturday morning, chin up guys, one good GW and you're up a lot.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        It's the good GW bit I'm struggling with.

  18. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    To be fair.. it was stupid from Walker

    it is always a pen in this situation

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Has a FFS member ever finished last in fpl ?

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'll get back on this in 35 GW's

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      one of the Mods probably will this year 😉

  20. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy's won 3 penalties already, damn

  21. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy has to be the best pen taker in the league atm

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bruno by some distance

      1. Ode
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Vardy hits them hard and precisely, no one’s saving those. Bruno has been lucky keepers are diving the wrong way

  22. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who remembers having to wait on the Bap Chap to post 😀

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      me

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haha yes!

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      😆 yeh

  23. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty taker
    Penalty taker, penalty taker, penalty taker
    Penalty taker, penalty taker, penalty taker, penalty taker
    Penalty taker (c), penalty taker, penalty taker

    Good to go?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Thinking the same thing. Will the template reward or punish us?

  24. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy's penalties are so good, high and hard

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sounds dodgy that

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Think you may be describing something else

  25. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Yet another penalty. Ha ha

  26. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    3 shots 3 pens 3 goals from Vardy this season... rubbish

  27. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Son + Rich > DCL + Rash for -4?

  28. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Well as a basic KDB owner, I close the gap on captainers by one point. It all counts.

  29. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Give me city penalty

  30. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    With VAR they should make a separate fantasy game for penalties and penalty takers.