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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. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2BP from Dias, lovely

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

      Really? Wow what a beast

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

      Nice!!!

    3. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Remember some time ago someone said he wasn't worth £5.5, yeah right. And he hasn't even scored yet.

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s a machine

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

    Gundogan(c)
    Cancelo (Dallas bench)
    Stones (Coufal bench)
    Digne (bought with FT)
    Areola (failure, played over Martinez)

    A clean sweep of fails so far!

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

      Love it!

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

        Will be impressive if I get 11/11!

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

      Take a few valiums dude

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

        Maybe a z00t. Such an irritating game this can be sometimes

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You need a bear! Or couple.

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

        Beer ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

    Madison vc, meguire and targett coming in for sterling (c) and cancelo. Not that bad, right ?

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

    Brewster off the bench for Cancelo lol

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

      He got double the points he normally does.

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

    Of course, my biggest ML rival has Sterling as captain and Son as VC, while Gündogan plays 90 minutes straight and gets cheated out of a clear handball penalty.

  6. Andre W
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Just realised I’m down to 9 with no Saka..

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Who is on your bench?

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Not even a cameo appearance from Mitchell, down to max 9 players for the week!

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling (c)
    Son (vc)

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

      Same pinch

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

      so lucky

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

      Sterling (c)
      Richarlison (vc)

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch

    4. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salah here

  9. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lucky Sterling Cancelo captainers lol

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno (vc) it is

    2. aborg
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Do you think that bench players like Soucek and Coufal against Liverpool would have done much better against a Sterling/Cancelo cameo ?

  10. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    12 from 2,will take it

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

      8 from 2

      Well... Not counting Cancelo or Stones

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

      Humble jam brag....

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Switched cap from Dias to Dias just before deadline,hardly any luck...

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          DCL*

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      0 so far lol! Sterling c Mitchell stones

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

    Bench of Bamford, Dier and Holding.

    Will that make a difference?

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sure

  12. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pages flying

  13. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can't see Cancelo being benched again anytime soon.

  14. aborg
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City just deserved a draw today

  15. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling, Stones out & Bamford, Dallas in with Son (c) amazing

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

      Wait, What

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

    Time to captain Dias every week I think

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

      Agreed

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

    Thank you Dias and Ederson. No thanks Gundo.

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Subtle brag aha

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

    That could have been so much worse.

    Mane (c) it is and I’ll still have 11 players.

    Furious at myself for not getting Perreria, Barnes let’s see you match that 13

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mane rumoured to be not playing btw

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Unlikely

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

      Dias owners only have him because they can’t afford Stones and aren’t brave enough to get Cancelo....

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

        Always preferred Dias over Cancelo due to naildness

      2. It's Fergie Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I have both

      3. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What? Stones is cheaper than Dias?

      4. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Because they can't afford Stones?

      5. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ๐Ÿ™‚

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Holding in for Cancelo. Christ.

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

      Wish Gundo had just been benched too to give a shot at Son(c). I know he’ll somehow haul now that I swapped the armband near deadline

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

      love you Ruben Dias

      all on you Salah (C)

    6. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Punishment for going stones over dias

      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Stones still a great pick Fudgy.

        #positivity4fudgy

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

      Ml rival..
      Sterling(c) , cancelo(vc) and stones.

      Gotta hurt.

    8. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pep masterclass, rested key players and solidified top spot

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

      Don’t mind that Gundo blank at all after getting his points last GW.

      Nice % of captain fails.

    10. That Was Easy!
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling (C), Barnes (VC), Wilson off the bench

    11. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice to get a CS from Mitchell off the bench.

      ...

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

        Have him and Guaita was counting on double CS lol

    12. MarcoHammy111
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling captain -Jesus vice captain . Could be worse

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

      So when I dont own Gundogan City score 5. When I own him they get a cagey 1-0 win. Pathetic...

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

        Next week other way around