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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. Defcons are for Kinnear
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    I have a feeling that all the big hitters will deliver this GW

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

      As a saints fan. I’m very worried. I think we might see an Aguero masterclass as we chase the game and lose 5-2

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      1. GROBARI
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        At least nothing is as bad as 0-9 last year,GL!

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      2. Defcons are for Kinnear
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        I bet you were wishing for 9-0 against Palace

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    2. FPL Scoop
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      As long as Bruno doesn’t mess it up again...

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    3. Sun Jihai
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      • 14 Years
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      Nah
      All will blank to spite all us on here who actually care enough about FPL to pay attention to leaks!

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  2. Defcons are for Kinnear
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Do we want Bruno to also be benched?

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  3. fedolefan
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    Come on Kev, need you brah!

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  4. Plant Based FPLer
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    How's the wind in Southampton? A McCarthy goal would be nice.

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  5. sully29
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool smashing Palace 7-0 a few days after Spurs struggled to a 1-1 draw with them feels like a telling indicator of where the two teams will finish relative to each other and why. Probably even more so than Liverpool actually beating Spurs.

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    1. diesel001
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Depends whether opposition managers are wise to how Spurs play. So far, only Lampard and Klopp have figured it out. Let's see if Rodgers will be as smart.

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    2. ilikewud
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Broken logic imo (not to say that pool won’t win it again)

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    3. Pukki Blinders
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      Spurs will go nowhere with Mou's weak defence mentality

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      1. Shaw must go on
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        Dou you meant to say winning mentality??

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  6. Amartey Partey
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    24K already transferred in Salah today.

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    1. Flair
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can see a double rise before WBA (H)

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  7. PlayUpPompey
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’m on my first wildcard. Was planning to wait until GW16 but don’t have Salah and didn’t want to take a hit! Which option would you go for?

    A) Giroud + Robertson
    B) Firmino + Coufal

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    1. ilikewud
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Should have taken the hit

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  8. Defcons are for Kinnear
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    I keep forgetting that I own Cancelo. He's like a bonus player

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  9. Niho992
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hodgson : "The best team lost today"

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    1. GROBARI
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool was lucky today

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      1. The Ilfordian
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        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Any other day they’d never have got more than 5 or 6

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    2. Brosstan
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      If the ref cabal hadnt sent off Benteke last game so he couldnt play against their favorite Loverpool, Palace would have won easily. Rigged

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  10. tommo123
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Wish I didn't come here and see the salah news before choosing my captain!

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  11. ilikewud
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    The only thing that frustrates me about the Salah benching is I switched my c to Bruno and I honestly don’t know how that Leeds United game will go.

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    1. tommo123
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Did the exact same, so frustrating, especially when others in league have just set salah to default C and were expecting him to start today, not punished at all

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  12. aborg
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    I doubt my captain Bruno which plays the whole game, will match Salah’s points today !!

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  13. Pukki Party
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    Let's go Kevin and João

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  14. DandyDon
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    At half time with Mane Captain I was up 600k places. After his early subbing and Salah's epic cameo I'm only up 60k!

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    1. ilikewud
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      That 600k wasn’t going to stay regardless of Salah. It was one game and your captain.

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  15. Hotdogs for Tea
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    Does Az still own Mahrez ?

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    1. Pukki Blinders
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      You'd hope not or season over

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    2. Flair
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      I think so

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  16. Defcons are for Kinnear
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hodgson: "VAR has cost us once again".

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  17. Nightcrawler
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    34% in the top 10k still dont have Salah wow

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  18. WE GO FOR IT
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/12/18/fpl-gameweek-14-injury-and-team-news-updates-on-de-bruyne-lamptey-and-more/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_22999411

    Anyone wants a punt? 3 goals in 2 games. 2 of Liverpool's next 3 are away, so he shouldn't be goal shy. 9.2 m is too expensive but surely worth a look if you're chasing someone far ahead.

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    1. Jack Burton
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      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      May do DCL to him over Xmas period

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      1. WE GO FOR IT
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        Could be a great punt

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  19. Wenger Wishes
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    salah haul!!! successfully humiliated the people trying to tell me he would start and grabbed tons of points, it's too easy 😆

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    1. CaptMidnight
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      You didn't humiliate anyone except yourself, cretin.

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    2. Wirtzle Gummidge
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Google Natural Selection and question why you're here.

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    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd half expected you to have deleted your account...

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  20. Rolls-Royce
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Che Adams and Danny Ings sudition for the DGW

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    1. Rolls-Royce
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      audition* 😆

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      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
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        Vs Man City unfair

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  21. The Polymath
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    If Klopp had told everyone he was definitely bringing on Salah in the last 30 minutes, none of the moaners would have captained him.

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    1. ilikewud
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Exactly

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  22. GROBARI
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hodgson: "It was a penalty when result was 0-3,if referee gived a penalty we could make a comeback just like 2014"

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  23. EffPeeEll
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Let us get one thing straight here, and I am a Salah captainer here, FPL Rockstar merely gave the starting line-up.

    He gave the line-up and that's all he did. How you react to it is your choice.

    I would sacrifice all my FPL points if Klopp reassures us that Salah is part of his long term plans and that Mo says he is happy to stay at the club.

    If you can't take the bad beats then give the game up .

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    1. The Polymath
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Well said!

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  24. Scots Gooner
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can't see KDB getting much here

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

      I think he isnt Messi to be so good in 6 minutes lmao

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      1. Scots Gooner
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        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Of course, its only 6 mins in.

        Just a feel for how the game's started. Southampton are pressing well, pressing Ederson particularly. Had a corner already...

        Going to be a tricky game for City.

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        1. GROBARI
          • 5 Years
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          Yeah,Soton is very good team this year

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    2. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He’ll score from the spot

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  25. Pedram
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    KDB fail imminent

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

      See you after the game

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    2. Wicked Weapon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How imminent ?

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  26. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Yeah definitely selling kdb soon

    If kane hauls now this is going to be a huge red arrow

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  27. Champions League Varane
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ffs can’t even get rid of kdb before newcatske

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  28. Weeb Kakashi
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    City struggling. Flair was right.

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

      It hurts

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      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Who did you cap? One goal might open floodgates

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

          Went Bruno in the end, thought deeply about it and decided to back the worst defense in Leeds

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

      Flair right? It can't be

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

        Yeah, about as common as Salah scoring points

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  29. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    At end of day you can’t moan as you make your own decisions!

    Hope next week this happens again with a premium benching or leaked news as it’s more fun on here

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  30. Defcons are for Kinnear
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    So in theory, Villa should score 14 past Palace

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    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
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      Makes sense

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