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19 December 2020 1821 comments
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Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) have been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Southampton in Gameweek 14.

The club released an official statement with their Saturday team-sheet which explained the two players were “not fully fit” for the trip to St Mary’s Stadium.

“Sergio Aguero is amongst the substitutes for Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Southampton, but Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte are not fully fit and have been left out of the matchday squad.” – Manchester City press release

Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) is still only ready enough for a place on the bench so it looks to be either Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) occupying the centre-forward role from the start this afternoon.

Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) complete the front-four, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) left on the bench for the second successive Premier League match.

John Stones (£4.8m) earns his place back, starting alongside Ruben Dias (£5.6m) at centre-back, with João Cancelo (£5.5m) starting for the fourth match in a row, Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back.

Southampton are in their traditional 4-2-2-2 shape, Danny Ings (£ and Che Adams (£ leading the line with Theo Walcott (£ and Moussa Djenepo (£ providing the width.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Walker; Rodrigo, Gündogan; Torres, De Bruyne, B Silva; Sterling.

  1. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    16 points from Salah but lost 30k in rank 🙂

    1. CaptMidnight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You still have loads of players left. Your rank will be fine as long as they do well.

      1. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This

      2. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        25k down here, was never going to captain a benched player so can't be too miffed with this.

      3. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Down 20k here. I have him but no (c)

        1. CaptMidnight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I didn't captain Salah either but I still got a small rise thanks to owning Robertson. It's not all about that captain, the rest of your team needs to be good too.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool pts have destroyed LiveFPL.

      1. Ragabolly
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        They did, but should be working now 🙂 Tbh, even official site went down after the brace 😀

    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’m just happy Robbo kept a clean sheet

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Snap. I’ve doubted him but kept all season and just keeps contributing

    4. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      NEVER captain a player in an early kick-off

    5. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      People sold Salah before West Brom... imagine

    6. jia you
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I should've went with my gut feeling on Bobby but chickened out of it!

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looking confident - could be a good one to have going forward

    7. Lucackadoodledoo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      KdB haul incoming

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Only haul he is getting is in the BPS mate

        His teammates are useless

      2. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yes Please. Only 26.4% with Kdb. I need that haul

      3. Salah(c)
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Help please with 2 FT
        1)adams
        2)antonio

        A)ziyech
        B)pulisic
        C)keep mahrez

        1. Keep Calm and Play On
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          1C

      4. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        So. How much of a red arrow is 0 points from that match xD

      5. Pedram
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not a native English speaker. I keep seeing the word "hokey cokey" here, what does it mean?

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          It means you ballsed up

          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            No it means swapping one player for another then back again the next week

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              5 years, 4 months ago

              No it doesn't

          3. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Swap around.

            Hokey cokey the big hitters.

          4. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It’s in reference to a song, putting one in and taking one out. Ie. switching Salah and KDB in and out every week and most likely captaining them

          5. riot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            To swap in and out regularly

          6. Alan The Llama
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It's a dance ,mainly for kids.

            "You put your left leg in, you take your left leg out. In, out, in, out and shake it all about."

            So hokey cokey would be used to describe taking players in and out.

            1. FPLHaggis
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Mainly for kids?? 😆

            2. Plant Based FPLer
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              In USA it's hokey pokey.

              Also in USA, going back and forth is called flip flopping, popularized by someone in politics 20 years ago.

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Taking the armband off of Salah because he wasn’t starting was a good decision.

          Yes the outcome looks bad but the decision was sound.

          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Agree, Kane/Bruno for 90 > Salah for 30. It was a fine decision, enjoy the points he did get.

          2. CRO KLOPP
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I agree

          3. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            If everyone knew he was benched then they wouldn't have captained. Constant use of hindsight on here is hilarious.

          4. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yup, no way anyone could have predicted that palace collapse

            1. GENERATION X
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Last week they battled like lions at the back

          5. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Dark side of probability. The real surprise was he got 35 mins not 20 or less

        3. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          KDB to Bruno if he blanks today?

          1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Or downgrade Robbo to Dier and upgrade Grealish to Bruno ?

          2. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Why would you bring in Bruno when he blanks?

            1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              KDB blanking

        4. FPLtfs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah owners and cappers so lucky. That headed goal... lol. And the 2nd. He usually has 1 out of 20 of those, and today 1 / 1 🙂

          1. Benjustjamin
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Stay salty

            1. FPLtfs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Ok, boss (y)

          2. Dion D's Solo Shower
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            How is that luck?
            If anything, us Salah cappers were unlucky that he didn't start this game.. We missed out on a point here, mind you

            1. FPLtfs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              He literally gets hit in the head by the ball, and it goes in. Do I have to explain how that is luck? And my points stands on that 2nd goal, he tries that a lot, but usually need 5-10 attempts.

            2. jdoyle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              4 points, he'd have got the CS too

          3. FPLHaggis
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Owners no, cappers possibly.

          4. BoleynWin
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            You’ll be receiving an arrow of a similar colour to your grav in the morning.

        5. Pukki Blinders
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Where’s the guy on here that benched Salah and played Soucek... must be in tears right about now

          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            😆

          2. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Cue Soucek hat trick lol

        6. Bruce Lee
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          The only good player in the City team is KDB... who didn't even get signed by Pep lollll

          Fraudulent signings

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Pep failing to secure top 4 with all those budget spent would be a thing of beauty.

        7. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          No Mahrez? Wthhh

        8. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Wtf is this weak excuse for Jesus not playing. "He was hit in his teeth last game and he's not ready" ... Absolutely pathetic

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Guaita owner ^

            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              no

        9. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Wtf is this weak excuse for Jesus not playing. "He was hit in his teeth last game and he's not ready" ... Absolutely pathetic

          1. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I could see Suarez missing a game for a hit to the teeth...his are an integral part of his game. Jesus doesn’t make sense

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

          Transferred Mo in this week but didn’t captain as spooked by the benching rumours. Not sure how to feel?

          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Perfectly fine and pleased? Decision was sound and that's what matters, you can't control the outcome.

          2. Gandalf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I'd feel good if I were you

          3. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Happy. You made a sound choice based on the (accurate) information. And at least you didn’t sell again- a few points lost can be made up; getting a good player back without lots of hits can be a real trial

          4. WE GO FOR IT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Most here have done that, as in not captain him post the news.

          5. Pukki Blinders
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thank the fear mongerers for that

          6. FPL Alaska
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Same, was still the right decision I think. Still on a greed arrow even though I didn't (C).

        11. Ruinenlust
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah is the perfect example of a player who’s good in FPL but terrible in real life

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            You clearly don't understand football then.

            1. Ragabolly
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Indeed

          2. XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Lol

          3. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Lol what

          4. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Literally laughed out loud at this

          5. WE GO FOR IT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

          6. Silecro
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah, top FPL scorer usually reeks of terrible

          7. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            A terrible person but a very good footballer

            1. Raul Madrid - That\'s …
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I'm not a Liverpool fan but in what way is he a terrible person?

              1. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Selfish, diver, doesnt care about covid regulations

                1. Zimo
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Lol 2/3 of those are football related. And the 3rd was him attending his brothers wedding.

          8. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Ummm.
            The whole point of the game is to put the ball in the other team's net, being able to do that is the most valuable skill there is.

          9. Balls of Steel
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            You nailed it, a perfect synopsis !!!

          10. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Nice catch 😎

          11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Most disrespected player in the League, phenomenal player (Arsenal fan)

        12. Flair
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Palace were absolute monsters vs Spurs. Shocked at this capitulation

          1. Steinburg FC
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            me too and they started well...

          2. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It was shocking considering they looked half decent for 30 mins and could have been 2-1 up

          3. GROBARI
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Guatia had some perfect saves that day and today he had 0 (ZERO) saves and 7 goals in his net

        13. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Puting salah in my team and not removing him until his leg falls off or the season finishes

          1. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yup!

        14. XabiAlonso
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          How is this midfield looking (and yes the rest of my team is pants)

          Son Bruno KDB Salah Grealish

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I’ve had this the past 5 weeks

          2. Vazza
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Same as mine with the exception of KDB.

            Good midfield

          3. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            The dream midfield

          4. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Too beautiful

          5. Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            With Kane instead of Grealish is the dream forward line

            1. XabiAlonso
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I'd have to sell Danny wellbeck to fit Kane in though

          6. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Rest of team should be ok i have this with Chilwell James Dallas Taylor Lamptey and DCL Bamford up front.

          7. Steinburg FC
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            i have Son, Bruno, KDB, Salah, i was planning to hoky coky Salah out for Kane gw 18 but not so sure now...

          8. Sonaldo Nazario
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I have all except KDB but the rest of my team is well balanced at the same time. Well yes, I have Soucek instead of KDB. That extra 6m is huge.

          9. FPL Alaska
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Almost went this way, but decided to lose Grealish over Robbo when I brought in Salah due to the doubles, couldn't afford both.

        15. Vazza
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Me: What a great performance by Mo Salah. He is such a joy to watch.

          Roy Keane: That’s his job!

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Graeme Souness : “Yes Salah scored twice but you have to ask yourself where’s Pogba?”

            1. Vazza
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Haha!!

        16. Garlana
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Jesus teeth injured...pep confirmed

        17. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Just wanted to let you know we have a KDB blank incoming.

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Highly probable the way City are playing so poorly and Southampton so well!

        18. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I guess we all know who will be the captain next week for anyone who owns Salah

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yet another boring week for captaincy choice then. EO will be well over 100.

            1. Zimo
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I wanted to do KDB but my heads turning

              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                I would have done the same but KDB will prob get benched in that, with Everton 48 hours later.

        19. Party time
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Kdb please haul

          • TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Really need KDB to go big today - the top 10k basically don’t own him. Him going big a few weeks in a row and Spurs blanking would really get things going

          • Canarinha
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            BRUNO OR KDB?!

            1. Vazza
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Bruno because he’s cheaper and enables you to upgrade elsewhere