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30 January 2021 1778 comments
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Pep Guardiola has dealt Fantasy Premier League arguably the harshest blow of the season so far with his Gameweek 21 team-sheet.

Raheem Sterling (ยฃ11.6m), Riyad Mahrez (ยฃ8.1m), Joao Cancelo (ยฃ6.0m) and John Stones (ยฃ5.2m) are all among the substitutes as Manchester City host Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon.

Ilkay Gรผndogan (ยฃ5.8m), Phil Foden (ยฃ6.3m) and Ruben Dias (ยฃ5.9m) hold onto their starting berths amid all the changes.

Gabriel Jesus (ยฃ9.1m) returns to Manchester City’s line-up for the first time since the first match of Gameweek 19 while Foden and Ferran Torres (ยฃ6.9m) staff the flanks either side of him.

Aymeric Laporte (ยฃ6.0m) comes in for Stones at centre-back with Oleksandr Zinchenko (ยฃ5.5m) and Kyle Walker (ยฃ6.1m) on the left and right-hand side of defence respectively.

Sheffield United, as ever, line-up in a 3-5-2 formation with John Fleck (ยฃ5.6m), John Lundstram (ยฃ4.9m) and Oliver Norwood (ยฃ4.5m) in midfield while Rhian Brewster (ยฃ4.5m) and Oliver Burke (ยฃ4.2m) are up-front.

Also of encouragement for the Blades is a return on the bench for Oli McBurnie (ยฃ5.6m).

Manchester City are not the only team to rotate this afternoon as Tyrick Mitchell (ยฃ3.9m) drops to the bench for Patrick van Aanholt (ยฃ5.4m) to come in.

Jordan Ayew (ยฃ5.6m) and Michy Batshuayi (ยฃ5.7m) are paired up-front for Crystal Palace with Wilfried Zaha (ยฃ7.2m) dropping back to replace Andros Townsend (ยฃ5.6m) on the flanks of midfield.

Ruben Neves (ยฃ5.2m) and Adama Traorรฉ (ยฃ6.0m) are on the bench for Wolves with Joรฃo Moutinho (ยฃ5.2m) and new signing Willian Josรฉ (ยฃ7.0m) come into the side.

Max Kilman (ยฃ4.0m) earns another start in the back-three while Romain Saรฏss (ยฃ5.0m) is not in the matchday squad.

West Bromwich Albion are in 5-4-1 for the meeting with Fulham featuring Robert Snodgrass (ยฃ5.7m) and Matheus Pereira (ยฃ5.6m) staffing the left and right-hand side of midfield.

And Ivan Cavaleiro (ยฃ5.3m) is the fall-guy at Fulham, dropping to the bench so Aleksandar Mitroviฤ‡ (ยฃ5.5m) can lead their 3-4-2-1 formation.

Gameweek 21 Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyatรฉ, Clyne; Zaha, McCarthy, Milivojevic, Eze; Ayew, Batshuayi.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Semedo, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Hoever; Neto, Willian Josรฉ, Podence.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Fernandinho, Gรผndogan; Torres, Jesus, Foden.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Ampadu, Egan, Basham; Bogle, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, Brewster.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, Bartley, O’Shea, Ajayi, Furlong; M Pereira, Gallagher, Livermore, Snodgrass; C Robinson.

Fulham XI: Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Anguissa, Lemina, De Cordova-Reid; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek; Mitroviฤ‡.

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

    Gündogan really missing the delivery from Cancelo. Torres and Foden are wasting everything.

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

    Stonewall pen

    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      For who? There's 3 games on

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How much is Stonewall? Seems to score a peno every week....

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That's OG

        Every time off the bench in my old match day programmes!

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Goo defending according to commentary

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *good

  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Oh screw this GW. Digne fail, Cancelo Stones bench, Gundo(c) fail and now even Areola has reverted to being crap the one week I play him over Martinez.

    So frustrating

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

      25 mins left though.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Gundo probably gonna be hooked early, likely to get cameos from Cancelo/Stones at best, and dead and buried with Areola. Martinez haul locked in ๐Ÿ™

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

    Well my starting defence are all rested, and Gundogan(c) not great, but took no hits, saved a transfer, so this week might pan out ok after all.

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

    So hard to call anything at the minute ๐Ÿ™

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

      This game is all luck

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

      Justifies a cautious approach, I think. Lots in my ML are taking hits around me, so I'm gaining ground even with no huge scores.

  6. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What's your template rating?

    Mine is a low 21. Should I be worried.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      template options are all hit or miss atm

  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Periera finally returning consistently to reward patient owners from GW3

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

      I had him gw3 but don't anymore!

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Time to bring Raz on

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

      No pep

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not gonna happen...maybe Cancelo (C) 2min cameo

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This

  9. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sounds like lots of people are having bad GWs so far. So it can't be that bad then...

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

      “Good week for a bad week” shite in overdrive the next few days so.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Such a crazy season because I didn't score points when actually I wanted to score points.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This is a microcosm of the 7.5 million

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Somewhat representative, though. People are catasphrophising that their popular picks are not doing well while other peoples's popular picks aren't doing well.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          catastrophising*

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

    3 - Jesus (31)
    2 - Fernandinho (26)
    1 - Laporte, Walker, Dias (25)

    Zinchenko (24)
    Ederson (21)

    Tight!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Where's Fernandinho's customary YC when you need it?

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Gundogan? Foden? Stones?

  11. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That matheus Pereira pick a few weeks ago is looking prophetic

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fair dos to Allardyce, he called him out and he’s scored 4 since and assisted one

    2. Earwicker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I was tempted for a 2 week punt this GW for Soucek...went J Rod instead ๐Ÿ™

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Gundagon please do something.

    I can’t believe I’m typing this. What a weird season

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte passes back more than fwd

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    3 - Jesus (31)
    2 - Walker (27)
    1 - Fernandinho (26)

    Laporte (25)
    Dias (25)
    Zinchenko (24)

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sold Jesus for a hit so I could buy and captain Sterling

      ๐Ÿ™„

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

    Any chance Cancelo plays/

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Of course.

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Don’t EVER suggest you need 5 subs again Pep!!

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    ‘No luck in fpl’

    Pep ‘Hold my drink’

  18. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Zinchenko can shoot

  19. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Maybe Digne?

    No Mbaye Diagne !

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Zinch messes up Foden A

  21. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So my wild card calls
    - not getting Guaita as he’s a trap and going cheap gks
    - Barnes over Perreria (might be ok)
    - captain Cancelo. Very nervous

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Stones would of had two today!

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Gundogan assist almost

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

      No points for almosts

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    sterling coming on?

    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You’d think so but it appears not

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Saka & Tierney not starting for Arsenal

  26. squ1rrel
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My Digne(c) was masterclass

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Get foden off those set pieces.

  28. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I would take an assist from Gundo

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      For sure.

  29. MoSalad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hope Pep makes no changes now!

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

    Foden should really stop taking set-pieces.

    1. zip it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Me too, Cancelo captain