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Gameweek 20 team news: Lukaku, Foden and Grealish start as Alonso is benched

Gameweek 20 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with two more matches this evening.

Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion is first up at 19:30 GMT, with Brentford v Manchester City getting underway 45 minutes after that.

On the team news front, Thomas Tuchel has made four changes to the Chelsea side that defeated Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

Romelu Lukaku, Andreas Christensen, Mateo Kovacic and Cesar Azpilicueta return to the Blues’ line-up, with Trevoh Chalobah, Marcos Alonso and N’Golo Kante dropping to the bench. Thiago Silva misses out altogether after picking up an injury in Gameweek 19.

Kai Havertz is back on the hosts’ bench after his reported recent spell in self-isolation.

Brighton won for the first time in three months on Sunday but Graham Potter has nevertheless made three changes to the starting XI who impressed against Brentford, with injury forcing his hand in one instance.

There is no Leandro Trossard, who has a hamstring problem, while Adam Webster and Enock Mwepu drop to the bench.

Yves Bissouma, Solly March and the fit-again Joel Veltman return to the Seagulls’ starting XI.

Shane Duffy is back among the visitors’ substitutes after missing out on Boxing Day.

In the other match in west London, Pep Guardiola makes four changes to the side that beat Leicester City 6-3 three days ago.

Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden make up the all-new front three, with Nathan Ake coming in for a start at left-back.

Raheem Sterling, Rihad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleksandr Zinchenko all drop to the bench.

Two of Thomas Frank’s three changes are enforced, as Bryan Mbeumo is injured and Christian Norgaard is suspended.

Yoane Wissa, Frank Onyeka and Mads Roerslev are brought into the side, with Sergi Canos only a substitute.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi, Mount, Pulisic, Lukaku.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Kante, Chalobah, Saul, Barkley, Ziyech, Havertz, Sarr.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Veltman, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, March, Moder, Mac Allister, Maupay.

Subs: Webster, Mwepu, Gross, Alzate, Welbeck, Steele, Duffy, Richards, Ferguson.


Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson, Sorensen, Roerslev, Baptiste, Jensen, Onyeka, Thompson, Wissa, Toney.

Subs: Canos, Forss, Ghoddos, Peart-Harris, Bidstrup, Stevens, Cox.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Grealish.

Subs: Sterling, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Steffen, Mahrez, Carson, Mbete-Tabu, Palmer.

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1,967 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lol Brentford have just about made 100 passes and City almost 500

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Bruh.

    2. gonzalocampos
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Possession does not give you goals in football.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, but it does prevent the other team from scoring. Can’t score if you don’t have the ball

  2. BigKeith
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Should I use my WC or this

    Current team
    Sanchez, Steele
    Rudiger, James, Regulion, TAA, Cancelo
    Salah, BSilva, Jota, Gallagher, Bissouma
    Watkins, Antonio, Broja

    WC team
    Sanchez, Steele
    Regulion, TAA, Cancelo, Tierney, Amartey
    KDB, Son, Jota, Bowen, Odegaard
    Antonio, Watkins, Edouard

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Niet

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

      Jawohl

    3. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Live a little and make more changes. Also what happens if a Brighton game gets called off, you’ve got no keeper

  3. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I sold James/Alonso for hits this week. Feels great.

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

      For whom?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Amartey and Castagne

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

          😆

      2. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Regulion (Fail)

        Laporte (We'll see)

        Was purely rage transfers in all honestly, but was time to get off them and saves transfers this week

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

          So for one its close to breaking even & if two hits a net loss?

          1. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Don't mind a small loss to lose a constant nuisance from the team

      3. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Keane and Holgate

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

    Did the casuals lose interest during the covid postponements?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I did

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

      Same

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

      I've lost interest during Christmas & these performances. Christmas fixtures overrated.

    4. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Disengaging from the game seems a pretty healthy decision

    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No

  5. space mercenary
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Wow, Jesus not up to the same level as the rest of the team. Glad I dropped him a while back.

    1. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I'm dropping him before shipping out James! He has been an utter fail 🙁

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Neither is Grealish

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

      Been the case for years

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus essential.

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

    Come on Foden, one more ffs

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

    Bonus Points
    3 - Foden (29)
    2 - De Bruyne (26)
    1 - Laporte, Ederson (24)

    Dias (23)
    Aké (23)
    Cancelo (18)

  8. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Badly need City to keep this clean sheet. Will be on 57 with Ronaldo(C) to go

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

      How.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Impressive. Will be some way above average

  9. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    First green in ages coming and with a great score. I deserve this after the postponement farces. 8)

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

    If only Brentford had a go, don't think this city defence is as stable as feared

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Without Walker and Rodri they are suspect. Look what Leicester did to them

  11. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Stay on the bench Mahrez, please. Dennis 7 pointer waiting

  12. banskt
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Time to sell Bernardo Silva?

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes - he just isn't getting into goalscoring positions anymore

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

      & Rudi, James

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      My original idea was to keep him and sell sell Salah and Laca for Son and Kane. Now I am considering Bilva to Son and betting on that Salah + 4 overscores Kane.

  13. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte beginning to shape up as the better option to Cancello.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Till Cancelo scores and assists one

    2. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Get both.

      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I have

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Or perfect partner

  14. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku's come back right when we don't need him in FPL

    Thinking of getting him for DCL in GW27

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Crikey you really do plan ahead..
      What’s your plan for DGW21 as the teams that may double are the best to FH on?

      1. Fish up a tree
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        are not

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Would do unspeakable things just for a Bernardo assist the assister

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Assisted KDB post there

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        He's back!

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

    KDB post, Bernardo pass

  17. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ahhhhh so nearly a KDB goal 🙁

  18. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Why are Cancelo baps so low.

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

      Hasn't completed his passes yet.

      Fouls.

  19. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Need Zinch one-pointer.

  20. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    havent checked average or ovr stats but surely 40 is a terrible score right?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Double mine

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

      Great score

    3. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Very poor. 8m on 125. With DDG, Cavani and Ronaldo(c) to go.

    4. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on for 48 (incl BAPs), and I'm going from 227k to 178k.

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

    Any form of KDB return on top of his assist will do me wonders

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

      This

    2. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Good to know you're so selfish 😛

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

    Bernardo is playing LWB.

  23. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo G and Foden A would be glorious.

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Foden and Dias combo even more so

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte G Cancelo A too and you've got a deal

  24. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lol Brentford, it’s the hope that kills you.

  25. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb been a bit off the boil

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

    Sterling going to come on?

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

      Nah

  27. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    People here begging for baps and more goals and I'm thinking a possible 11 pointer for Foden and 2pts for Alonso is pretty bloody good the way I expected tonight may go with benchings

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Haha yeah I'm over the moon with my James, Alonso and Bilva points. Could have been so much worse.

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

      Foden points massive tonight after Alonso covered James & Rudiger...

  28. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Brentford toying with city.

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

    Bilva to Sterling for a hit?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ayyyyyy nooooooo

  30. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus has been more horrible than usual and I didn't think that was possible...