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Jesus and Laporte ‘not fully fit’ for Man City’s Southampton trip

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.

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  1. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Winning goal baps?!

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    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Already factored in

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    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not enough to get all 3bp

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    3. FPL_Motty
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol sterling must be on 2bps to start eith, make no difference

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  2. KAALI_DAAL
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dias on 3 BPs as it stands

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  3. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Almost got rid of Cancelo 4 weeks ago. He has returned 21 pts in that period.

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

    KDB to Salah? Salah hitting good form.

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  5. OleBall
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dias 3bps?

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  6. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Keep or sell KDB? Either option looks like it will end in premium tears.

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    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      KDB (c) locked in for next week.

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      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sounds as risky as it could be rewarding.

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    2. BeWater
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      I have my WC. Going to look at drafts without him. So much money tied up in a guy that doesn't look like scoring and has players round him that can't finish his assists.

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

        He'll get a random 20 pointer and everyone will be like how to get him in. Salah Bruno are clearly better options but if u already have them and Son who is there left to get. I guess Kane but he's only done a little bit better over the last few weeks and unless u have 2FTs you'd have to take a hit to get.

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        1. BeWater
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I would switch to Kane on my WC but Spurs are not exactly free scoring themselves.

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

            Yeah there's that too. I just don't see many good options to replace.

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    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
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      Son option gives 2.6m to appreciate elsewhere

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  7. tafrère
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    8 from 2.

    Decent start of the gameweek.

    McCarthy and De Bruyne, my cheap options not blanking once again.

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    1. TOLV TUMS
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      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      28 from 1 😉

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      1. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Better than 1 from 28.

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        1. TOLV TUMS
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          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          That was me last Gameweek

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          1. tafrère
            • 9 Years
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            The wind changes.

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    2. Parsnips
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      34 from 4

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  8. yalala
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    DCL blank please

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    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you do that to me ?

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  9. Sterling Archer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    In absolute free fall, was in top 100k few weeks ago now live rank is 600k lol!

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    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tough. Go grab a beer.

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    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not bad. A lot here are not even in top 1000000.

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    3. Steve The Spud
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Could be worse, I’m 3.4m and plummeting like the titanic

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      1. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What have happened to you ?

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        1. Steve The Spud
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          • 6 Years
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          Just a lot of bad decisions and some bad luck

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          1. tafrère
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Depressing.

            But if you take good advantage of the blanks and doubles, + make consistent progress, you could still end up in the top 100k.

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  10. Steve The Spud
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    No salah or City defence smarting !

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  11. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Humblebrag points from 4! Captain KaneDB still to go

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  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My causal rival just banging in a Dias 9 pointer to destroy my KDB differential!

    Hardest season ever?

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  13. Kodap
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    19 so far from Salah & KDB...

    Could be worse!

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
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      Kane will score that in the first 10 minutes probably

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      1. Kodap
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane's my captain so let's hope so...

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    2. Cookie Kid
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salah 2 bonus too!

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  14. LǝgleSs e|even
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    Brought in Mahrez for Jota and now dreading it.. should have just got Neto/Soucek instead...

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  15. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bizarrely, my daft mistake not to get Salah this week hasn't turned out too badly. I wouldn't have captained him based on the rumours. He scored 16, KDB and Cancelo scored 13 and I've had taken a hit to remove them both.

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  16. Isco Disco
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    That's 4 CS from John Stones since I bought him in 5 GWs ago. Such a steal at that price.
    What a lad!

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    1. TOLV TUMS
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      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think he can keep it up?? I'm considering him or Dias

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      1. Isco Disco
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He will be benched occasionally but I believe he'll deliver the CS when he plays

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  17. F_Ivanovic
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is trying to copy his idol of Mourinho and make the most boring team possible

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  18. jia you
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    Walker, Cancelo, KdB, Salah & Robbo all hauling...I'll take that (makes up for getting truly Pepped last GW!) despite being a little annoyed that I didn't go with my gut feeling on getting in Bobby!

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    1. yalala
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wow

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    2. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No one ever had a gut feeling about BobbyF

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      1. TOLV TUMS
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        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nope.

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      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well I did and was so close in getting him and Neto in for Grealish & Bamford but didn't go with it in the end.

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      3. Twisted Saltergater
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        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Jia did. Very nearly got him in last night. Look at the fixtures.

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        1. De Gea is GOAT
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          You sure did Jia. And i take back what i said XD

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  19. pundit of punts
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    5 years, 3 months ago

    30 points from 3

    Recipe for a great gw

    Just need Bruno(c) to deliver

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
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      Congrats

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  20. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine Az watching those missed chances by Mahrez.

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  21. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
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    Cancelo looks nailed now? No reason to lose him right?

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
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      It’s Pep though

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    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
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      You would guess he misses one of the next three. But decent bench could cover

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just get bench cover.

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  22. Party time
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sell Kdb now or hold fire?!!

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      1. yalala
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Auba

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

        Might as well keep for Newcastle. Unless u don't have Salah

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      3. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I hold for Newcastle, will captain him.

        And then he's out and Salah in.

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      4. MagicMessi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        To be fair it's not right to sell before NEW

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      5. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I know what hope s when I do it

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      6. Party time
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks all

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      7. pundit of punts
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        5 years, 3 months ago

        Dias has been a stellar buy for me

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      8. Konstaapeli
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        KDB + Chilly to Salah + Cancelo for free?

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      9. Isco Disco
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        John Stones has to be one of the best transfers I've made this season. 4 CS in the last 5 games and way cheaper than Dias too.
        What a stellar buy

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        1. Steve The Spud
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          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Really? You just made this same post 5 comments up ffs

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          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Lol wants to be noticed

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

            Let him be happyy

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          3. Isco Disco
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            In the earlier one I didn't mention he was one of the best transfers I made this season so had to post it here 🙂

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        2. fusen
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          5 years, 3 months ago

          Get Dias and Stones, perfect combo

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          1. Isco Disco
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Definitely going to think about it.
            Guess double City defense will work out in the next few weeks

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      10. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Just before I get too hasty, is there any real need for me to sell KDB here?

        Martinez
        James - Dallas - Chillwell
        Grealish - Salah - KDB - Bruno - Son
        Bamford - DCL

        Does it make any sense to keep him?

        Really struggling as I wanna boot him out right now!

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        1. OLLY G
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          5 years, 3 months ago

          Depends on your transfers imo. I have 2FT and no pressing issues so l kind of feel obliged to get him out. If l only had one l would hold seeing as it's Newcastle H next.

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      11. HollywoodXI
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sold KDB for Salah this week. Phew.

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        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Same, and also phew. Just took a look - KDB's been outscored by 14 players so far this season, and only one has a higher price. I don't understand the die-hard holders when you can acquire points for less (way less in many cases) and use funds elsewhere. And City look super, super FLAT.

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      12. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Did Sterling just eat 10 kg of carrots?

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      13. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        58 points from 6. I'm actually getting quite excited now.

        Robbo
        TAA
        Salah (de-captained today, alas)
        Ederson
        Dias
        Stones

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        1. Dreams
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Nice one Andy. 45 from 4 without bonus. Hope we really nail it this gameweek.

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          1. Andy_Social
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yes, a beacon in an otherwise miserable season.

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      14. fusen
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Transferred in Stones last week. He didn't play so I got Coufal off the bench for 8 points

        This week I played both Dias and Stones - 17 points 🙂

        Good start to the Christmas crunch

        #brag

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