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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. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son hamstring injury

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch, Mou said that?

  2. Cert
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Thinking of doing a wildcard... What should I change?

    Ryan (Nyland)
    TAA Justin KWP (Taylor Mitchell)
    Salah Auba Rashford Pereira (Bissouma)
    Mitro DCL Werner

    I think Werner has gotta go and KDB and Kane/Son has to come in

    Thoughts?

  3. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son hamstring injury. Sell sell sell.

    1. JJeyy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      luck didnt go early on jimenez

  4. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    SON HAMSTRING OUT FOR A WHILE - Alasdai Gold

    1. JJeyy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      guy who said ban, do some research before trolling

  5. Niho992
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    We could see about 300 penalties this season if this trend continue

  6. ZeBestee
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    I need KDB to get 5 pens today, so that he can dispatch 3 of them and give Mahrez and Foden the other 2. Fpl is simple eh.

  7. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    I need Fernandes ASAP

  8. The Legend Squad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    What’s going on with Jesus... did he get injured?

    1. JJeyy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      yes pep said for at least a month

  9. Party time
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Sonset

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 9.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Lol

  11. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    To make a more interesting debate, who is the Worst penalty taker?

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Palermo used to miss three penalties in one game for Argentina.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Rooney

  12. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    4-5 players including (C) coming up in the next 2, need big performances

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son injury confirms WC

    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Injury confirmed?

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        dont know.. it is rumour

    2. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Was already destined to happen, as I brought him in on WC 🙁

  14. Podge
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Who takes penos for Leeds ?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      klich

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Ta

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Klich

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Klich

  15. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Surely KDB doesn't blank here

    1. The 12th Man
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      3 points

  16. davies
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Currently on wildcard... genuinely feel I should be targeting pen takers

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      I genuinely agree with you.

  17. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    The 'foul' that led to the free kick that led to the 'handball'

    Bunch of morons

    https://twitter.com/HenrikGranly9/status/1310233562998870017

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      no VAR? joke

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      So not a free kick, then an offside and then not a handball.

      Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

    3. Home Late From Age
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      VAR only applies however and whenever they want. Morons

  18. yalala
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    I sense a Vardy party coming

    1. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Hope so. He loves it against city. City defence is suspect too

  19. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 11 months ago

    If it's a minor hamstring, international break could see him back fast

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Never mind says "out for a while"

  20. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Here we go again.... Son -> Mahrez

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son to Sterling for -8?

    1. Harry the Hack
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      only for -12

    2. yalala
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Watch the match first lol

  22. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson or Ings for Martial?

    To afford Son to Bruno.

  23. kobewan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son hit the post twice, he was bound to score

    Karma Jose, Karma

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Karma for subbing an injured player?

      1. kobewan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        heard it was rotation

  24. ZeBestee
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Tbh, I don't care Newcastle were given pen today, just like all other decisions that went against my picks previously, including United being given a pen after the final whistle was blown.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      You get some, you lose some.

  25. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Welp there goes my plan to not take a -4 hit this week.

  26. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Jose Mourinho just told me that Son Heung-min picked up a hamstring injury and is going to be out for a while.

    https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1310238761184358400

  27. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Son hammy gone