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10 March 2021 1673 comments
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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. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo looking utter trash

    1. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Getting rid for Mount. Leeds up next

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

    Switching off, Gundog has no intention of getting in the box today.

  3. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My 2-1 saints win. JWP and Adams bet looking pretty sweet right now

  4. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I would like to issue a sincere apology to the user I told JWP was a terrible choice for the DGW.

    I really hope you ignored my useless advice.

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

    Come on Gundo get in the mixer

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Patrolling the back line well at DM tbf, very involved.

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Pebbles, no clean sheet...

    When will Pep learn?

  7. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The nightmare is getting darker and darker. Now CS for Dias gone, of course by well owned JWP. Just waiting for Gundo(C) red card. RED ARROWS RED ARROWS RED ARROWS

  8. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man City tonight is well below-par

  9. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The amount of times Laporte costs City is shocking. Pep needs to suck it up and start the stronger players sometimes. This rotation fiasco is why they never succeed in the Champions League, no two ways about it.

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

    McCarthy howler

  11. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy is so bad 😆

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That’s a pen

  13. Forgetmeknot
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just logging in as a JWP and Vest owner, nothing to see here

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Foden might have won a pen.

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City set up

    Obviously there's been talk of false 9's but City's shape is more like a midfield box - with Fernandinho and Gundogan at the bottom and KDB/Bernardo at the top - with Foden and Mahrez wide

    https://twitter.com/SamLee/status/1369714070769852419?s=19

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

    Pen?

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

    Penalty city

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

      Or not, thought that was nailed on

  18. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rival in another ML capped JWP, the luck!

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf that’s a clear pen

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

    Penalty this?

  21. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Awful decision 😆

  22. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Again... Who knew that Shaw would outscore all the City defenders?

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

      Shaw more quadrupled all of my other defenders put together...

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

    That's clear peno

  24. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Clear pen

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

    What tf.is that

  26. MoSalad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Surely that’s a penalty for City

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

      Didn't touch him I don' think.

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

    Bernardo waltzing past Gundo primed to shoot . . .

  28. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Please not KdB

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wow not even a pen. Looked clear contact with Foden's left foot.

  29. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It was harder to stay up then fall down Phil

  30. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Stay down Phil