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Man City stick with false nine in first game without KDB

26 January 2021 2297 comments
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Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), the in-form Phil Foden (£6.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) start in a front three for Manchester City in their first game without the injured Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m).

Popular budget midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (£5.6m) is part of a midfield three, with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

John Stones (£5.1m) and Ruben Dias (£5.9m) hope to continue their impress partnership at centre-back, with Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) continues in goal.

Callum Robinson (£5.4m) is back up front for Sam Allardyce’s West Brom side.

Big Sam will be hoping Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) can continue his good form, alongside Karlan Grant (£5.8m), Robert Snodgrass (£5.7m), Jake Livermore (£4.7m) and Romaine Sawyers (£4.8m) in midfield.

Semi Ajayi (£4.8m) lines-up at centre-back with Dara O’Shea (£4.3m), with Kieran Gibbs (£4.3m) at left-back and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m) at right-back. Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) is in goal.

In the absence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £11.3m), Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m) starts up-front for Arsenal.

Bukayo Saka (£5.3m), Emile Smith Rowe (£4.5m) and Nicolas Pepe (£7.6m) are supporting Lacazette.

Granit Xhaka (£5.2m) and summer signing Thomas Partey (£4.9m) start in centre midfield.

With Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) missing through injury, Cedric Soares (£4.6m) starts at left-back, opposite Hector Bellerin (£5.1m).

Rob Holding (£4.5m) and David Luiz (£5.4m) line-up at centre back, with Bernd Leno (£5.0m) in goal.

Danny Ings (£8.3m) and Che Adams (£6.0m) are the Saints’ chosen front two, with Theo Walcott (£5.8m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) out wide.

Set piece specialist James Ward-Prowse (£6.1m) is in central midfield with Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m).

With both first choice full-backs missing, Yann Valery (4.7m) starts at right-back, with Jake Vokins (£3.9m) at left-back. Jan Bednarek (£4.9m) and Jake Stephens (£4.6m) continue at centre-back. Alex McCarthy (£4.7m) is in goal.

Man City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, Mahrez; Bernardo, Foden, Sterling

West Brom XI: Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs; Snodgrass, Sawyers, Livermore, Grant, Pereira; Robinson

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Vokins; Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Walcott; Ings, Adams

Arsenal XI: Leno; Bellerin, David Luiz Holding, Cedric Soares; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Smith Rowe, Pepe; Lacazette

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 20?
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  1. YEAH PITCH!
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Ok who played Bamford and benched Soucek?

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Here

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    2. Tigers Time
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      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Me

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    3. djman102
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'll fess up.

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    4. jason_ni
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

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    5. Hybrid.power
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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    6. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Many. Including me.

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    7. Just For Kicks
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Guilty here

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    8. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Captained Bamford and transferred Soucek out

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      1. Sterling Malory
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ouch.

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        1. Coys96
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Dw, not even that bad by my standards

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    9. ZAMUNDA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Here, played 4 def with Coufal and Dallas, and Bamford upfront. Wouldn't have benched Bamford but I could have played 3-5-2

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      1. Amans94
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        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Same 🙁

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    10. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      o/

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    11. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I played bam and dallas ahead of him... and put coufal 1st bench just to be sure I dont get his points

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    12. AT
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, and Raphinha

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    13. Rupert The Horse
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Me

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    14. jdp219
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wilson over Soucek.

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    15. Scots Gooner
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Me. Hate myself.

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    16. Hazz
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Here 🙂

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    17. FPL Scoop
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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    18. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hulk this.

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    19. Hamstergod
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      me

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    20. Dele
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Benched Antonio played Bamford

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  2. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/01/20/rashford-benched-as-fernandes-owners-hope-for-return-to-away-day-form/?hc_page=3&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23253300

    Left Lookman and Pereira to go 😀

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    1. Rupert The Horse
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Amazing

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    2. Vlekz
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No raphinha. Fail

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  3. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Raheem assist!!!!!!!!

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  4. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Throw the towel in. This is going to get ugly.

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  5. el polako
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    People taking the piss out of Sterling but truth be told he made few good runs and wasn't picked up plus his & Mahrez's movement stretching WBA defense - no points from FPL perspective for it but important work for the team.

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    1. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He was playing too wide as well.

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  6. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Brewster + KDB to Kane + Gundo for -4pts or add Taylor/Alioski to Cancelo for -8pts

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  7. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    It's some kind of a curse, always when I decide to wait one week to bring someone in he decides to run riot, Fraser, Antonio, Stones, Chilwell, Hazard Gundogan or whoever.

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  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Have only 2 Man City players. Season over

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

      Wouldn't be so bad if they were Cancelo & Gundogan.

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  9. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Did KdB to Gundogan. Good to get something right.

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    1. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      template

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  10. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Worried of Pep's half time substitutions

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    1. Sting in the Tail
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      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Can see Laporte coming on

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  11. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Nothing for Foden.

    I'm in utter disbelief. This season actually couldn't being going worse. I'm awful

    Can't believe I was so set on Cancelo for Coufal and did Soucek to Foden instead...

    OK I'll shut up now

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sickener. I was disconsolate after benching Soucek for the Leeds trash, but Gundo & Cancelo have spared my blushes somewhat.

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      1. Coys96
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I also captained Bamford...

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

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

      Unlucky mate

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  12. Capocannonieri
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    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Like I TOLD all you Causals....

    Without KDB !!

    MCI might not ever score another goal this season !!

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Shh

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  13. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I can only get 1 of Gundo/Cancelo, which one should be priority?

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    1. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Cancelo

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    2. Forza
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      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on the rest of your team. Probably Cancelo as he has 2 viable routes to points.

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

      You know the answer.

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      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I really dont.

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  14. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Big Sam needs to get his three key signings in - a CF, a DM, a CB. If he doesn't then WBA are screwed, Running low on time now too.

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

      They're done

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  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any not on 157 points yet this GW?

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    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      160. That good?

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    2. bitm2007
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not but I will probably end up scoring more than my 80 this GW.

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    3. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      only 107 behind

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  16. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Finally some joy. Vardy kdb lamptey to Kane gundo cancelo -8

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    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nice!

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Well done

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  17. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So bunch of peoples said Liverpool will win the title after win over palace right ?
    What a dreams lol

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  18. badgerboy
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    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    'The goals are drying up' they said. 'More clean sheets' they said. 'Play five at the back' they said.

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  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Forget Fury vs Joshua
    https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1354169028105875456

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

      Who wins that fight? Zlatan has some fancy kicks, but got Lukaku via ground and pound

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    2. Do I Not Like Orange
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Zlatan all day. Got some sort of blackbelt, I think.

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  20. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hmm...seems strange,thinking about selling Dias to make space for Gundo

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  21. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Gundog captain v Sheffield at weekend??

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Very viable option.

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  22. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can City hold onto that CS now?

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  23. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    pep take cancelo off before 60 plzzz

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    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Woldn't put it past him! This would be the type of game he does it in as well.

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  24. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pep said something towards the bench..half time sub coming..walker for cancelo???

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sent the bench home, not needed tonight

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  25. Peter Ouch
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Just imagine having only foden in this game

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

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  26. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else feel they have 100 points already and realise they only have 30 odd

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  27. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kane or Gundo captain next week?

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Gundo is ‘due’ to blank so Kane

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  28. Bennyboy1907
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What a start
    Benched Coufal for raphina at 16:28
    Have Antonio
    Cancelo
    Gundogan

    Up from 140k to 65k Come onnnn!!

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  29. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Not a single goal in a dreadful DGW19, 4 goals from my two budget midfielders already tonight. Strange season.

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

      wow! How did you not get a goal in DWG19?

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    2. Tinkermania
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Liar! 🙂

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/683011/event/19

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  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Halftime wishes:

    Sterling brace
    McCarthy penalty save

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