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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. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get Sterling On BALD NOOB

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

      Need some Sriracha sauce in the mix

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

    Fulham 2.2

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GET IN

    2. jason_ni
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thought the bbc had got the dud 3pm ko!

  3. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep thinks he's a genius

  4. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo & Mitchel benched, GundoC blank..this week has ended sooner then I thought 🙁

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have cancelo, Mitchell and stones and gundogan captain

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Almost the same, only Dias over Stones. XD

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same here Fudgy

        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Feels bad

  5. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    @Fudgy

    At least you don't own Saka.

    #positivity4fudgy

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's true but likely soucek haul off the bench for saka punters

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

        Most people that have saka won't have soucek given they're in the same price bracket as a 4th mid

  6. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte down with head knock

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham 2-2
    Cavaleiro

  8. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow.. some bench luck..
    Wilson coming in for saka.

    Is saka injured or what?!

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Huge jam donut!!!

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

        Lol, feels a bit better having missed soucek and saka midweek on the bench! 28 points down the toilet.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Baby apparently??

    3. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same 😀

    4. aleksaa2
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sore hip

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

    Cav G
    Reed A

  10. In Bale We Trust
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte nasty head collision. Will be surprised if he stays on

    1. In Bale We Trust
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well he seems back up and at it after all. Fair play to him

  11. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Subs combine
    Cavaleiro G Reed A

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

    God this is bad... nothing going right at all

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same for everyone ; 80% of players are the same for any non dead team ; the problem is taking hits this week like I of course did...

  13. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I don't even own Brewster anymore but I always hope he will score one day

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He’ll score loads next year in the championship

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Soon as Wilder goes he may stand a chance

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

      Sentimental

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

    Laporte fine

  15. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Easy United win. Without 2 best players Saka and Tierney.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      0-0

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

    Areola, Cancelo, Stones, Gundo (C), and now Saka !

    At least I have Wilson lol.

  17. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte appears fine

  18. The Frenchie
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I fell asleep during 1half of City game, just wake up now..

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You’ll be back snoring shortly

  19. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I think i will end this GW on minus points...

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

      Same

  20. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I blame Harry Kane for my sh*te gameweek

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And then he’ll play and score a brace

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha yeah about right

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

    Mahrez big points vs Burnley incoming.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pep is known to bench people 2 games in a row

  22. Parsnips
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This gameweek going horribly wrong. No Saka no stones no cancelo. Captain fail. Blanks on Digne and Dcl!!!

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

      But you can roast some parsnips to make up for it

  23. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many baps for Mitchell, Stones and Cancelo?

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

      3, 2, 3

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

    If Pep can’t have 5 subs he doesn’t want any...

  25. aborg
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep no intention to sub anyone yet !

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

      My bench is not enough

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

    8 points from 5, captain included.

    Awesome...

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      12 (-8) from 2 xD With GundoC

    2. squits
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha same here. Less if C cancelo comes on and stops the big dvl vice points

    3. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      8 from 4 here including captain

  27. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo and Stones owner, but thankful I didn’t captain Gundogan.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo my v/c
      Ster cap !

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        With covid and winter you shouldn't do that.

      2. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pep likes to inflict this sort of pain in people.

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          True

  28. fusen
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is anyone else not bothered about Gundo blanking?

    I brought him in this week pretty much entirely because I felt forced to bring him in as absolutely everyone around me now has him. In my main paid league, all top 10 players now have him since this week and 8 of them captained him including me.

    If he blanks, everyone blanks. Meh...

    I'm looking forward to when his purple patch ends so I can get rid again.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      His purple patch ended today. Pep remembered that he is a DM

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Its ended.

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

      No. I like points.

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My league aren't all sheep

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

    Foden gliding.

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't count anymore how many times [C] failed this season!

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

      5 out of my last 6

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’m that bad a picking a captain, my four year old daughter is going to choose from now on!