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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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  1. WashedKing
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Should've just got rid of Davies for Castagne smh that -4 would've been worth it Spurs conceding that penalty was a kick in the teeth

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Another pen for Leicester!

  3. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Playing at home seems to be a disadvantage now

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Pennnnn for Vaardyyyyyyyy

  5. SAY MY NAME
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    penalty Leicester

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

    Any 1 tempted to get all the penalty takers in starting xi???

  7. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus Vardy wtf

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

    wtf penalty again

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Took out Richy & Vardy on WC 🙁

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This is ridiculous

  11. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Wow a hatrick for Vardy against City

  12. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy penalty. Hattrick

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Stat before the game only Messi and Vardy have h/t v City. Vardy only one to have 2.

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Ah jaysus

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Another penalty

  15. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    KDB deeper now

  16. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Man city look so dull throughout the game. Their passes just aren't clicking today....

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This Justin James is excellent

  18. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This is crazy (penalties thing)

  19. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy EO%

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      ?

  20. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    And they said Brendan Rodgers was the fraud lol

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This season 😆

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    oh ffs. Vardy hattrick incoming wtaf

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I’m going to have to get vardy

    *sigh*

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      You don't have Vardy? wow

  24. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy hat-trick 😆

  25. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester pen

  26. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Well, it’s been nice fellas, i wish everyone the very best of luck.

  27. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    You have to laugh, snowflake penalties

  28. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Penalty

  29. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    City will regress again this season...

  30. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This season is going great, said no one ever.