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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. jammie26
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte get him off.

  2. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yesss wipe that Dias cleanie

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes

  3. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This is what you get when you pick The Door over Stones.

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Peps taken it up dias

  4. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty to Saints

  5. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ha, Cancelo and Stone benched and McCarthy comes on to steal Martinez's points for an inevitable 0/1 pointer. Shoot me now.

  6. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte will never start another game this season.

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Unfortunately, 'will' has to be replaced with 'should'

  7. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte a liability

  8. not_astarte
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I feel like laughing at my self.

    cancelo
    sterling
    stones

    this is the actual killing joke.

  9. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well captaining Dias was stupid.

  10. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    JWP Goal

    No Stones no cleanie

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh fck off bad to worse Dias cs wiped

  12. Gross Blank Point
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Double City defence is so last week lol

  13. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FFS Laporte you idiot

  14. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who needs KDB when JWP IS ON

  15. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte is shite

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get in, Dias CS busted

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bugger

  18. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sub Laporte for Cancelo...such a awful play

  19. MagicMessi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I love JWP

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      DGW legend status

      1. MagicMessi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My Vice captain I'm so stupid I captained sterling :((((

  20. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So JWP was the guy to get.

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Meeeee

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

    He fell over.

    Touch on the shoulder.

    Goal.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Idiotic pull. Clear penalty, totally unecessary.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This
      Lightest touch
      The one on KDB was more of a touch

  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vestergard assist - yes !!!

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yoohooo

    2. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yaaaaaaaaaas i don't care about Sterling clown captain now 😀

  23. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    JWP

  24. LeytonOrient
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Confused. If I use a transfer before using my free hit chip. Will that transfer still stand when my team reverts next game week? Or will it be wiped?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wiped

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, It's wiped.

    3. LeytonOrient
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shite in a bucket. Thanks

  25. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Justice for Stones and Cancelo owners 😀

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Amen

    2. moz_1983
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I feel slightly better now, but I'm still missing out on their appearance points :/

  26. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cleania gone...Pep will you ever learn

  27. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That KDB(C)+Foden combo literally halved my rank, 54% increase according to livefpl. Gonna break into 100k with 100 points this week.

  28. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    YAASSSSSSSS JWP

    1. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With beautiful Fixtures to essential? 😀

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Was gonna sell but think i'll keep until Ings is back for pens

  29. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man City clean sheets, is a thing of the past.

  30. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep punished for not playing Stones