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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 (£11.6m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m), Joao Cancelo (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.2m) are all among the substitutes as Manchester City host Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon.

Ilkay Gündogan (£5.8m), Phil Foden (£6.3m) and Ruben Dias (£5.9m) hold onto their starting berths amid all the changes.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) returns to Manchester City’s line-up for the first time since the first match of Gameweek 19 while Foden and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) staff the flanks either side of him.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) comes in for Stones at centre-back with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) 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 (£5.6m), John Lundstram (£4.9m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.5m) in midfield while Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) and Oliver Burke (£4.2m) are up-front.

Also of encouragement for the Blades is a return on the bench for Oli McBurnie (£5.6m).

Manchester City are not the only team to rotate this afternoon as Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) drops to the bench for Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) to come in.

Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) and Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m) are paired up-front for Crystal Palace with Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) dropping back to replace Andros Townsend (£5.6m) on the flanks of midfield.

Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) are on the bench for Wolves with João Moutinho (£5.2m) and new signing Willian José (£7.0m) come into the side.

Max Kilman (£4.0m) earns another start in the back-three while Romain Saïss (£5.0m) is not in the matchday squad.

West Bromwich Albion are in 5-4-1 for the meeting with Fulham featuring Robert Snodgrass (£5.7m) and Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) staffing the left and right-hand side of midfield.

And Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) is the fall-guy at Fulham, dropping to the bench so Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.5m) can lead their 3-4-2-1 formation.

Gameweek 21 Line-ups

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

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

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Fernandinho, Gündogan; 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; Mitrović.

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  1. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

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

  2. djoker_nole
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Stonewall pen

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

      For who? There's 3 games on

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Goo defending according to commentary

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

        *good

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

      25 mins left though.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month 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 🙁

  4. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    So hard to call anything at the minute 🙁

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This game is all luck

    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      template options are all hit or miss atm

  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Periera finally returning consistently to reward patient owners from GW3

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I had him gw3 but don't anymore!

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Time to bring Raz on

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

      No pep

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      This

  9. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      This is a microcosm of the 7.5 million

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

          catastrophising*

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan? Foden? Stones?

  11. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That matheus Pereira pick a few weeks ago is looking prophetic

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

      I was tempted for a 2 week punt this GW for Soucek...went J Rod instead 🙁

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gundagon please do something.

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

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte passes back more than fwd

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

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

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

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

      🙄

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

    Any chance Cancelo plays/

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

      Of course.

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

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

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ‘No luck in fpl’

    Pep ‘Hold my drink’

  18. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Zinchenko can shoot

  19. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe Digne?

    No Mbaye Diagne !

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Zinch messes up Foden A

  21. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    Stones would of had two today!

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan assist almost

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

      No points for almosts

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    sterling coming on?

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

      You’d think so but it appears not

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Saka & Tierney not starting for Arsenal

  26. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My Digne(c) was masterclass

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get foden off those set pieces.

  28. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I would take an assist from Gundo

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

      For sure.

  29. MoSalad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hope Pep makes no changes now!

  30. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Foden should really stop taking set-pieces.

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

      Me too, Cancelo captain