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Dias recalled for benched Stones as injured Gundogan and Calvert-Lewin miss out

Double Gameweek 24 comes to a conclusion as Everton and Manchester City meet at Goodison Park.

Kick-off on Merseyside is at 20:15 GMT.

The two most-owned players from these two teams don’t feature tonight although the no-shows from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£6.1m) aren’t shocks, with their managers having previously ruled them out in their pre-match press conferences.

Pep Guardiola gave an update on Gundogan ahead of kick-off:

The injured Gundogan is one of three players who started the win over Tottenham Hotspur who doesn’t feature in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI.

The other two are Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and John Stones (£5.2m), who both drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker (£6.1m), Ruben Dias (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) all return to the visitors’ side.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) makes his return to the City matchday squad following a month on the sidelines and is among the substitutes, along with Sergio Aguero (£10.3m).

Guardiola has threatened more changes when City head to Arsenal this weekend, saying:

If you see the schedule that we have… we have a game every three or four days, everybody is going to play. Against Arsenal, we are going to play new ones.

Carlo Ancelotti has gone one better than his opposite number, making four alterations from the defeat to Fulham at the weekend.

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) returns from a rib injury, with Robin Olsen (£4.5m) making way to accommodate the England international’s comeback.

Yerry Mina (£5.5m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) are also back in the line-up, with Seamus Coleman (£4.8m), James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Andre Gomes (£5.3m) all dropping to the bench.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Silva, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

Everton XI: Pickford, Mina, Keane, Holgate, Godfrey, Davies, Doucoure, Digne, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Richarlison.

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1,725 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tosun > Jesus

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez G
    Bilva A

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez wonder goal

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As jammy as you.

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez 🙁

  5. Towsor44
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez goal, Bilva assist

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez G

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez screamer!

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone delivers besides Sterling 🙁

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

    2. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have I missed something? Has the game finished now?

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What a goal!

  10. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling are you Acc fr man

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    World No. 1 had Bernardo Silva

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ... at the expense of Gundogan for weeks.

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No Gundogan though

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

      So what?

  12. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez’s left foot >

  13. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Gw25- Coufal -> Dallas
    Gw26- Antonio -> brewster
    Raphinha -> Son
    B) Gw25- Antonio -> Ings
    Gw26- Ings -> Brewster
    Raphinha -> Son

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  14. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BS

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Touch the f’ing ball at least sterling

  16. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This goal means nothing for FPL

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -1 pt for Digne owners

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dammit, needed that to be Cancelo

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Sterling god famn it

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2 city goals and no Sterling points

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not at left back for sure

  20. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Was hoping sterling to be the scorer but that was a brilliant strike

  21. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bilva transforming to Dilva

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cracking 2 yard pass to an open man that.

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Irrelevant Goal, irrelevant assist.

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not for world number 1

  23. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OMG Mahrez

  24. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sub Sterling please, no need to risk injury

  25. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That shape on that was gorgeous

  26. dogtanion
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bad goal for anyone who captained Sterling.. more likely to be taken off now they're winning

  27. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Post Goal
    Mahrez Assist

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OR1's Bilva punt actually delivering something

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Insane luck

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You would know . . .

  29. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    world no.1 has Bilva

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Classic Mahrez goal.