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The clash between Manchester City and Southampton this evening brings to a close the fourth Double Gameweek in a row in Fantasy Premier League.

Kick-off at the Etihad is at 18:00 GMT.

Part one of City’s Gameweek 27 double-header was underwhelming to say the least, with the Manchester derby going the way of United and not one of Pep Guardiola’s squad managing anything more than appearance points.

Southampton’s weekend fixture went a little better for those Fantasy managers backing the Saints, with Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side banking their first clean sheet since Gameweek 17.

It wasn’t all good news, however, with Danny Ings succumbing to a muscle injury that curtailed his Double Gameweek 27 involvement.

With both clubs in action three times in the space of a week, changes always looked likely this evening – and there are 11 in all across the two teams.

Guardiola has made five of them, with Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Raheem Sterling, Rodri and Gabriel Jesus all making way.

The City boss brings Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden back into his starting XI.

Sergio Aguero is again only among the substitutes.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has gone one better than his opposite number, changing over half of his team.

Ings is among the six alterations but the other five are unenforced, with Fraser Forster, Kyle Walker-Peters, Ibrahima Diallo, Takumi Minamino and Nathan Tella dropping to the bench.

Forster’s omission means that Alex McCarthy returns to the side after a two-game absence.

Jack Stephens, Mohammed Salisu, Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond and Che Adams are also recalled for this tricky-looking clash.

Four of ten most-captained players are involved tonight, although one of them, Sterling, is only among the substitutes.

Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Ruben Dias are the other three in question.


Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Dias, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden, Silva.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Stephens, Salisu, Bertrand, Djenepo, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Adams.

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  1. Triggy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Just through in the Members Cup 83-83 and tiebreaker of overall rank! I thought the Vestergard assist was going to sink me. A bit more comfortable in the Open Cup 83-70. Looking forward to the next round!

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Wow, congrats mate

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Wrong team linked?

      1. Triggy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks and team link updated!

        1. Gunners in Haaland
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Nice 🙂

  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    The ginger prince has put me up to 2.1k. In touching distance of the promised land

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Well played, top 1k coming

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I’ve been in the top 10k since GW3 and still haven’t broke into the top 1k this season!

      Was 1,300 tonight, with KdB & Gundogan - thought I’d done but rank barely changed!

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Wow thats a pretty crazy and consistent run in the top 10k!

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          I know, thanks mainly to Kane and Son.
          So frustrating I can’t seem to break into it, good luck and congrats

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        That’s a great rank, sure you’ll get to top 1k. I’ve been on the verge of top 10k for a couple of weeks but had a shocker this week so back to 19k! Two steps forward and one back

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Cheers, FH and BB left so hope so!

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Great position, although BB is a more a hindrance sometimes!

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              True, own McCarthy so if he’s still no.1 that will help

      3. ORaghallaigh
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Only 3 points off 1k now so well done!

    3. HippY
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Up to 13k, room on the rocketship for one more? 🙂

  3. jason_ni
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Crazy to consider losing cancelo before Fulham getting fed up with his rotation, but he should start Fulham...

    Own cancelo, dias, gundo.

    Considering with 2fts
    Salah and cancelo out for kdb and dallas(can be anyone really)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Quite like the idea of shifting from 2 city defenders to kdb if you can so I’d do it

      1. jason_ni
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Salah goes and scores in cl as soon as I consider this lol...

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Haha always the fear that he’ll start scoring again!

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Won’t play Leipzig every week

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I like that move. KDB a decent cap pick but City will have a tough game against Fulham though.

    3. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Keep him for Fulham. Well rested

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    RP - I can't seem to make much progress in rank in the last 4GWs.

    I was planning to roll but any of these transfers worth bringing forward for GW28?

    A. Barnes to Bale/Saka
    B. DCL to Antonio
    C. Salah to Bale/Auba/Saka
    D. Another suggestion

    WC31 FH33

    1FT 2.6itb
    Martinez
    Cancelo Stones Digne Cresswell
    Gundo Raphinha Son Salah
    Kane DCL
    (Fabri Bamford Holding Barnes)

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Bale

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers. If I bring in Bale, who would you bench?

        1. Gunners in Haaland
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Have the same headache but I'd probably bench Cresswell

  5. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Heeeelp, What to do ?
    2ft
    0.4 in the bank

    Areola, Forster
    Maguire, Dias, Cancelo, Targett, Dier,
    Salah, Gundogan, Son, Fernandes, Rapinha,
    Dcl, kane, Brewster

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      What is your GW29 plans?

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Salah goal in the Champions League.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      He’s back!

      1. not_astarte
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        yeah right, that's what he did first leg then at EPL he does what he does best.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Relax

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      2 nil now.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Mane.

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      "CL = farmers league" (what happened to Leipzig?)

    4. Athletico Underachieving
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Such an easy swap to KDB but I look at Salah’s fixtures 33 onwards and feel like there’s major points there

  7. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    bottomed.. which double-up...

    a - Gundo & KDB
    b - Son & Bale

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Not a great question as you prob want a combination of the 2 options

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Surely spurs with the extra fixture in 29

  8. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Salah no longer due

  9. flipmode_1
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    2FT 0.5ITB

    Martinez
    Digne Cancelo Stones
    Salah Bruno Gundo Son
    Bamford Antonio DCL

    Pope, Soucek, Coufal, Dallas

    Need to chop a defender I feel this week, then next week use two transfers to get rid of Salah and a forward for Kane. Which one shall I get rid of?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Tough as could easily backfire. Would expect stones and cancelo to play Fulham but who knows! Maybe just downgrade Pope if you’ve used BB

      1. flipmode_1
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I’ve used all my chips now.

        Good call will probably get Sanchez

  10. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Points in his last 7 gameweeks which has included 3 DGW's

    0, 6, 2, 8, 5, 2, 1

    The most over-hyped player that I can recall on here in a long time ........

    1. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Cancelo?

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Indeed

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Meanwhile Aina from Fulham

      1, 0, 0 , 20, 8, 3, 6

  11. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Pretty frustrating gameweek. DGW blinkers meant I played Cancelo and Stones, benched Shaw, and captained Gundo over Kane. What might have been.

    Just wondering if I should pull the trigger on Salah > Bale/Son or save. Trying to play the percentages and not make any rash decisions in frustration!

    Martinez / Pope
    Cancelo / Shaw / Targett / Dallas / Stones
    Salah / Bruno / Gundogan / Raphinha / Lookman
    Bamford / Kane / Antonio

    1. Plagued by indecision
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      WC31, FH33

    2. flipmode_1
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I’d get rid of Salah.
      I’m getting rid next week as my only route to Kane other than Bruno and he’s staying

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Save

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Did you even consider playing shaw over city players? Hardly DGW blinkers, just a logical decision? I have shaw on my bench as well.

      I’d save this week and keep salah

      1. Plagued by indecision
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks. Yeah, probably not blinkers. Just frustrating. Could have been out of sight of my mini league rival but for benching nightmares. He had Mahrez tonight to keep him in it.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          I have areola shaw and targett on my bench! Outscoring my BB of dgwers last week haha. That’s fantasy football for you, plan for BB for weeks

          1. Plagued by indecision
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Oof that is brutal. I’ve had consistent double figures on the bench in recent weeks, missing out on Justin, Martinez and Shaw hauls. The week I BBd I got a grand total of 10 extra points!

  12. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Coufal or Dawson?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Dawson

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Dawson has scored two goals since Coufal got his last attacking return. Dawson has 3 goals in 12 starts, decent ratio.

  13. HollywoodXI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    I might just get Ederson, Dias and KDB so I don’t have to keep suffering at the hands of Pep roulette.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I am considering just having Gundo from citeh.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Ederson is such a dull pick for me, limited upside and would fancy an areola to outscore him by end of season. Other 2 look most nailed

  14. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Best option for Barnes? Will FH in 29 and probably wildcard in 34.

    A. Mount
    B. Neto
    C. JWP
    D. BTraore
    E. Someone else

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Raphinha or grealish if fit

  15. adr3nalin
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Planning to bench boost 28, have Sterling, Gundo, Cancelo, is Pep gonna screw me?

    Considering Sterling to KDB, only have Kane from spurs but think it's enough (am also going to FH 29)

    Suggestions?

  16. Rahul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Which two should I start from Sterling, Gundogan, Raphinha and Bamford?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      City

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling and Raphinha

  17. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Quiet on here tonight. Folk getting burn out this season? I’m starting to lose a bit of interest these last few weeks I have to say

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      A lot of the games have been quite boring lately - too many live games - and with the title more or less decided and the Pep and now Tuchel roulette, lack of interest is kicking in a bit

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        This sums it up well for me!

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Midweek, CL games barely finished, games every day? 2 week IB needed.

  18. Bart82
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    WC team

    Martínez - Button
    Dallas-Shaw-Cresswell-Veltman-Aina
    Bruno-Bale-Son-Lingard-Raphinha
    Kane-Antonio-Bamford

    12 BGW

    3,4 in bank and 2FT to GW30 do switch someone

    GTG for 2-3 GW?

  19. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Newcastle's best fixtures until gw37 are Villa and Brighton.I guess we will see some reaction from them and they will probably score.

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Brighton will surely concede, not sure why Pottinkerer abandoned 3 atb (4 consecutive CS replaced by 1 in the last 4).

  20. Dank Squid
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Two years ago, Laporte in the starting XI almost guaranteed a clean sheet while Stones was the complete opposite. Things change (or minutes change/"Lingard revival").

    City have scored less but also conceded less as the end of the season comes closer, if I recall correctly. Pep now has more CB/defense lineups at his disposal, though, making it harder to predict.