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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. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    West Brom and Fulham both looking like decent team. Mitrovic gets a shot on target. Weird season!!

  2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any subs yet for Man City?

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

      Zilch

      1. Sif
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Zilchenko?

      2. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Zilchenko has been on since the start

    2. tambourineman
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cue mass rotation Wednesday

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

    Guardiola wreaks havoc on my overall ranking

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

    Guaita on form today

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

    City have been poor today. Very lethargic.

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

      Probably doesn’t help playing a second string team

  6. JJO
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    F off Pep

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

    Raz C
    DCL vc

    Lovely

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      4 point haul, happy days.

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

    Can one of my players please just do one thing good? One return?

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

    How many times has pep complained about the fixture congestion, and player welfare, bla bla, and here he is, not a single sub made 82 mins into a game!

    Not like he doesn't have options from the bench.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Almost every player is already well rested

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

        They always are.. he was also one of those who kept going on about getting 5 subs to make.

        He just contradicts himself withhis words and his actions!

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

          To be fair i thought Klopp was far more vocal on that front.

    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He also didn't make a sub against Burnley.

    3. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Because it's 1-0 and he's already benched some of his players that have played a lot?

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s a bald troll

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

    Do something for a bit of excitement, Pep.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Like triple change on the 90th min?

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

    Anyone else saw that grin on Peps face when he got reminded to play my captain, Sterling with just 1 minute left? Just wait and see.

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

    Wolves goal would be sweet. Although does anyone own a Palace defender not called Mitchell?

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

      Wolves goal is useless, will hurt more with Neto owners down there.

    2. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mitchell starting for me and yes i would love a Wolves goal ๐Ÿ™‚

    3. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yep

    4. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      King of the week will have triple palace defense and Wilson captained

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

    Missing De Bruyne today big time.

  14. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Very suspicous from Pep. Making absoolutely 0 substitutions.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's got history for this

  15. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sheffield goal incoming believe me !

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

      missed their chance

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Half chance

  16. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Another disastrous GW. Worst season I've had playing this game.

  17. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Got Cancelo c for a hit, DCL vc. Stones...

    But I did KdB to Pereira!

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

    I mean, you’re moaning, but I actually sold Jesus to bring in Sterling (c)
    I mean!!!!

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oof

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

    Sheff Utd close

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

    Fleck close

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

    Fleck close!

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Inches from the bald fraud paying the price

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

    So Flecking close.

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

    Fleck close

  24. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Get Sterling on! Don't want any jammy Salah VC points.

  25. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Diminutive City players pinging off Sheffield like it's Land of The Giants.

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Flecks sake

  27. _Make
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fleck off Pep

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

    Come on SHU!!

  29. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fleckin hell

    • REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      damn that was close