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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. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I hope Ferran and Jesus score a brace each and Sterling doesn't come on

    1. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He will probably still come on, pep mostly uses 3 subs every game.

  2. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Time to delete my team? 🙁

    Sterling (C) -- Benched
    Stones-- Benched
    Cancelo- Benched (sold Dias)
    Mitchell- Benched
    Took a hit for DCL: 2 pointer

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      DCL (vc) between

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Omg

      2. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mate.

    2. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      that is so rough, although selling dias wasnt wise. the rest is ridiculously unlucky

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

      Brought Cancelo /dcl /
      Digne (c) in for a - 8 and have Stones lol.

      4 - 8 at the minute capt played.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This deserves a moment of silence.

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yep season over

    5. elchilangles
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      unlucky bad week, you will recover soon though!

    6. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Selling Dias to Cancelo was not a good move at all, you've seen him benched before. Trying to chase last weeks points is always going to end up in tears.

  3. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sheff wearing the same kit they beat ManU in. Probably didn't wash them either.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This made me chuckle.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wilder lives by the Wild Philosophy

    3. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That's 'cos they plan to...ahem...clean up...today

  4. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This is just the start, City's upcoming fixture list is very congested and the DGWs will make it even worse.

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep a playing bench, anyone without that and Man City players, is playing with fire

  5. MoSalad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Sheff UTD!

  6. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I give up..
    28 points benched midweek.

    Now after one game 13 points wilson on bench (took -4 to get in dcl)

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brewsters goal day.

  8. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With all the City nonsense, people are overlooking the fact Mitchell is f**king benched. Shocker of a gameweek

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That’s what he’s There for isn’t it? He’s 3.9

      1. BenDavies
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He's been a starter for Palace!

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Just so many on here saying PVA would rotate with him so I didn’t go near him.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson > DCL for a hit ....

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Stones & Cancelo have had their hauls...it is Dias’ turn today!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dias header from Gundogan FK would be fantastic

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

        THIS

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Brewdog. This is your moment. Wreck them cleans!

  11. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wonder if Laporte is even fit to play 90 here

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Forgot the Cheltenham game, probably 90.

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's not an issue of fitness, he's third choice CB and Stones is being rested, he'll be back next game.

  12. HashAttack
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Captains in my ML - 1st Sterling, 2nd Foden, 3rd Gundo, 4th Cancelo

    I'm 3rd 🙂

  13. themaindanger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Transferred in DCL and Stones, and captained Cancello. Not a great start to the weekend☹

  14. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So Mitchell back out of favour just in time for Palaces run of good fixtures...:(

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      PvA must have finished his defender hypnotherapy sessions

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    It's not working Pep...bring Cancelo on!

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This. No shots at all, pathetic.

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    ...Pep.

  17. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dias' turn to haul

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This would be nice.

  18. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    "Pep Guardiola has dealt Fantasy Premier League arguably the harshest blow of the season"

    I am sure the league will never recover

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm grand, all my city players are playing 🙂

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Owners well and truly stunned!

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      "Fantasy Premier League DEMOLISHED after Pep's benchings are more APOCALYPTIC than entire games being postponed"

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It’s not that bad. Sterling is a bad pick anyway.

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gundagon playing high

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      As expected

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Somebody should nick his stash on Saturday mornings.

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

      3. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😀

    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      High on what?

  20. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan is playing centre back basically...

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He’s playing high?

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dude

  21. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am on my knees for a Gundogan (C) haul.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Zip.

  22. HaveYassineChikhaoui
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy and Kane to who? Nearly did a -4 to bring in DCL but thankfully didn't. Honestly can't see any great FWD options. Can't go Antonio because of dud keeper Martin taking up the third spot. Watkins is a potential shout, maybe Lacazette as a differential? The options really are bleak.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino as a punt?

      1. HaveYassineChikhaoui
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Firmino and Liverpool in general haven't really been on the ball, especially recently. Going forward I don't particularly like their fixtures. If it wasn't for the fact that Salah is so heavily owned I'd have no Liverpool assets in right now.

  23. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I'm guessing everyone is watching the City sidelines

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm looking at Zinchenko and Walkers hamstrings first 29 minutes

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

    Could have, should have, was going to, didn’t mean to, changed my mind at the last minute, shouldn’t have listened to advice when I asked for it .... zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  25. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Love city to concede here and was going to say a foden goal but I don't expect miricales

  26. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    this is one of those funny weeks where Gundo goes off on 59 and Sterling comes on for a brace I can see it

  27. Says
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How many goals would Wilson score if he played in this City side instead of Jesus?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jesus goal

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This aged well

      1. Says
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I'm sure Wilson would have scored that too, and without getting it stuck under himself first.

    3. Oggle22
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Say summat negative about foden see if it works for my punt for him over gundo

    4. jammie26
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Highly amusing.

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

    Chances or Sheff Utd punishing Pep for his changes?

    1. aborg
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I wish as it will teach him.

  29. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fun fact: The last time Sheffield beat City away from home was in 1987. Chris Wilder played the full 90 minutes in that game.

  30. aborg
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lol still not one player playing or who has played in my team so far. Still on 0 points 🙂