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Iheanacho benched as Man City make mixed start to Brighton clash

Kelechi Iheancho (£6.2m) is on the bench for Leicester as they visit Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

It is the first time he has missed out on a Premier League starting line-up since Gameweek 25, Ayoze Pérez (£6.0m) his replacement tonight.

Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) keeps his place in the side while James Maddison (£7.2m) returns after featuring from the bench against Manchester United.

Chelsea are in 3-4-3 as per usual, with Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£7.3m) either side of Timo Werner (£9.2m).

Elsewhere, there was a mixed start to Manchester City’s trip to Brighton.

Ferran Torres (£7.0m) earned a fourth successive start but it lasted no more than 15 minutes after João Cancelo (£5.8m) earned an early red card.

Torres was being used as a number nine, in the middle of Phil Foden (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) after Pep Guardiola had praised his credentials for that role earlier this week.

Foden and Mahrez are making their first appearances since Gameweek 35 and 32 respectively with Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) deemed “not fully fit” according to the club website.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) returns from his recent muscle injury on the bench, where he is joined by Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m).

Goalscorer Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) are either side of Rodrigo (£5.3m) in midfield while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m), Ruben Dias (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.1m) are in the back four which now features Eric Garcia (£4.7m) on for Torres.

Leandro Trossard (£5.5m) was on the Brighton bench tonight with Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m) selected to support Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) in attack.

However, the Belgian international came on 30 minutes into the encounter following a thigh injury for Welbeck.

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sánchez; Burn, Webster, White; Moder, Bissouma, Alzate, Groß; Mac Allister, Jahanbakhsh; Welbeck.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo, B Silva; Foden, Torres, Mahrez.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Rüdiger, T Silva, Azpilicueta; Chilwell, Jorginho, Kanté, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Mount.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Fofana, Castagne; Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Maddison; Pérez, Vardy.

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1,035 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I am getting goose bumps with that goal and the fans

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Now what you getting?

    2. Steve McCroskey
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Werner really is utter bobbins

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Dave assist. Werner goal.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      and VAR'd

  3. justaguy9
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    werner scores again. but ruled out again. handball

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No goal :((((((((

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

    No Goal

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oh toss off you pleb

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How has he missed that with his head...

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Awful positioning of his body

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Timo unlucky

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nohing related to bad luck here. Should have hit it better

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Damn it Werner you have to score. You have to. YOU HAVE TO!!!!

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why TF was werner celebrating so hard????

    Hahaa

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

    Nooo Azpi would’ve got the assist

  13. The White Pele
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Torres starts last GW?

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs, that assist would have been a treat

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chelsea fans think that Werner 'goal' should stand, even though Werner used his hand. Shows how stupid or hypocritical the fans are

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Oh calm down man. No one is denying the handball and even worse to generalise

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Fans in the stadium are literally singing "it's not football anymore" after the disallowed goal

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Maybe they are referring to Werner's poor finish 😀

          1. Zilla
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            That's possible too 😀

  16. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    The absolute talent Timo has to not score in new and spectacular ways is truly incredible

  17. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    that Werner goal given???

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nah. Hand ball

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Leicester need to liven up pronto.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They have the referees on their side

  19. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Glad I don't celebrate goals anymore...

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Werner will be great next season

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      From 29 goals to 6

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nice try...

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      People said that when he signed

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    More poor play from the truly aweful Werner. Easy finish but he has to handball it. Laughable

  22. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chelsea fans must hate VAR lol

  23. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger hoooooooollllllllddddddd!!!!!!!!

  24. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why did Kante leave the pitch? Was he injured or something?

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

  25. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Wtf wrong with the refs

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They hate Chelsea

      1. Big Hands Barry
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Who doesnt

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Second time clear penalty not given to Chelsea.

    And I don't get it how come VAR checked the handball multiple times and not the penalty?

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Cheelsea crowd singing f*** VAR. Why?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Are crowds/mobs of any sort generally known for their balanced & fair rationalising of events?

  28. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    STOP CRYING TIMO WERNER!!

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Come ooooon Timooooo Werneeeeer

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Can we all just take a moment to say that we just

    LOVE tonsee this oh yes we do!