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There’s one more Double Gameweek 20 match to go and it’s a big one.

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur is the fixture in question, with kick-off at the Etihad Stadium set for 20:00 GMT.

Four Man City assets boast double-digit ownerships in the top 10k, but two of them aren’t part of Pep Guardiola’s starting XI tonight. It’s Ederson and the heavily captained Erling Haaland who get the nod, with Joao Cancelo and Kevin De Bruyne on the bench.

Above: FPL assets sorted by ‘effective ownership’ in the top 10k (via LiveFPL)

Guardiola makes five changes overall from Saturday’s defeat at Old Trafford: Kyle Walker, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are replaced by John Stones, Rico Lewis, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez.

Antonio Conte, meanwhile, makes four alterations after losing 2-0 at home to Arsenal, with Ben Davies, Emerson Royal, Ivan Perisic and Rodrigo Bentancur coming in for Clement Lenglet, Matt Doherty, Ryan Sessegnon and Pape Sarr.

Harry Kane – who has scored three of his four goals against Man City in all competitions at the Etihad – leads the line, flanked by Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish, Mahrez, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Laporte, Walker, Phillips, Dias, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Sanchez, Doherty, Sessegnon, Tanganga, Sarr, Lenglet, Bissouma, Richarlison

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  1. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    5 Goals this DGW for City. Consider myself and others VERY lucky as Haaland non Captainers.

  2. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Alvarez booty! Worth the wait!

  3. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a game this was, I LOVE THE PREMIER LEAGUE!!

    1. Londongeezaa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Said no Spurs fan ever 🙂

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham vs Spurs should end GW21 with a bang

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This certainly didn't put me off Mitrovic (C)

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain Haaland against Wolves?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I might take a KDB punt

    2. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez

    3. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Every time fella

    4. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mitrovic against this spurs trash

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      looked exhausted might be rested, bit of a rest after wolves though so who knows

    6. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What about Trippier (c)?

  6. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    98 pts thanks to Mahrez mostly. Halland TC was a mistake...will get back at me eventually so I'm not pleased at all.

    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Our hearts bleed for you

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What are you on about? It's a good score.

    3. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’d take 98 even with a TC
      there is no guarantee with a TC ……and he scored!

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Relax. You had a good week. Enjoy the score. TC isn’t that important a chip

    5. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      whoops people didn't get i was being sarcastic. 98 is fantastic and god bless Mahrez.

      1. alsybach
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        There was no sarcasm in that post

      2. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nah you've had a shocker here mate. Just put your balls on the table and say you were bragging about your return. Don't back down now with some blatant lies about sarcasm 😆

  7. Vjm6891
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who do I swap Cancelo with this week. I have

    Gk: Ward
    Def: Guehi, N. Williams (sub), Shaw and Tripper

    A) an Arsenal Defender - Zinchenko?
    b) DOuble up on Newcastle defence?
    c) another City Defender
    D) any other suggestions

    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ben White

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I was gonna double up on Toon. Next three fixtures look favourable.

  8. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which one needs to go first? Cucu or Cancelo > Botman?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cucu. Cancelo might start v wolves. Still need rid though

  9. MFC86
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez pushing me to 100 points, no doubt he’s benched next game

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If he comes on after 59 min (for Foden) he will still haul.

  10. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kepa
    Trippier, Saliba, Shaw
    KDB, Rashford, Martinelli, Almiron
    Haaland, Darwin*, Kane

    (Ward, Andreas, Castagne, Bueno) + 0.8 itb

    A) Darwin > Toney
    B) Andreas > Mitoma
    C) Castagne > Stones
    D) Darwin + Almiron > Toney + Odegaard (-4)
    E) Roll transfer

  11. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mitro back in for Spurs?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why wouldn’t he?

      1. alsybach
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He’s not asking whether he would or wouldn’t he is asking whether transferring mitro in for his match against spurs is a good idea……..have you not played this before then?

        1. Scalper
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          No todays my first day. I’m also transferring mahrez in after his stellar performance. He surely won’t get benched!

  12. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you, Mr. Mahrez.

    NEW PRE-SUBS 3,182 OLD 5,356
    NEW POST-SUBS 3,298 CHANGE % 38.42%

    1. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What the feck does that all mean?!?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It mrans look at me mummy

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Great rank lad

    3. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic!

  13. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah and greenwood to Kane and Rodrigo for free?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds got new striker

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      would pick Gnonto over Rodrigo tbh

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

      Kane getting the assist tonight is the worst decision since they gave John Terry a goal for a blatant (and later confirmed) own goal by Tim Howard back in 2014.

      I own him like most so it doesn't really matter to me but it's a shocking decision. In no universe is Kane shooting there and for them to credit him as such is doing a disservice to his actual shooting ability.

      1. Silver_and_Gold
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agree. Initially save was given to Ederson, but it was removed minutes later. Should not be an assist for Kane.
        Another question is an assist for Mahrez for the first City goal. Several deflections, ping pong in the penalty area, and still assist stands...

        1. CrouchDown
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Mahrez got assist for 2nd goal only

          1. Silver_and_Gold
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            You're right. My bad! Cheers!

      2. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So Kane is not worth getting in?

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

          Haha yes, I got carried away and forgot to add context. I'm considering selling to Toney. Fulham away will be tough then he has City again and Spurs look terrible right now.

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

        I got too lost in my rant sorry. My general point was that I wouldn't be looking to get Kane in and his return tonight is totally misleading 😆

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Hahah cheers Begbie! Will look for some else to replace greenwood and Salah

  14. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Here comes the annual FPL trap.
    Mahrez hauls, 500k transfers in, Pep benches him.
    I've fallen for it at least once, maybe more than once.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As an owner, I’d be surprised if he plays on Sunday after just playing 180 mins

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I own a mini disc player from 2005 and I would be surprised if he wasn't...

    2. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He was a wizard in his pomp. Still is to be fair. Wasted at City. Rich, but wasted.

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

      The real trap was not getting him in sooner because we were afraid it was a trap.

      Trapception.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And that's the real quiz

  15. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    He's just hauled but I'm taking out Mahrez I think. Got lucky this week but I just don't trust pep enough

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      surely you cant sell him b4 the wolves game??

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He looked knackered so would have thought rested anyway for Arsenal next Friday

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I might just hope for half hour or some Pep rhythm thing

    4. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      madness with another dgw coming in 23

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For an Arsenal midfielder?

      1. The-Red-1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Will be getting in Odegaard

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GW21 time now !
    A) Save FT - Zaha (NEW)
    B) Odegaard (MUN)
    C) Mahrez (WOL) -4

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who's first on your bench?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Andreas (TOT) or white (MUN)

        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Okay well even though it will be a tough game you probably will want Ode going forward so B.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      save imo

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I also have zaha and keeping one more week. i am more hopeful with bruno injury. mind you i need to get rid of mount as well 🙂

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Oooo didn’t realise there was a Bruno injury that helps the decision a bit

            1. Bartowski
              • 15 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I would agree with this. Fixtures would say save and reassess.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That’s what I was initially leaning to most

  17. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Keep Almiron or get Odegard?

    1. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is that a real question?

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        All questions are real...

        1. alsybach
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Are they?

          1. Bartowski
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Huh?

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wait a week

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thx

  18. Podorsky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Botman or Estupian?

    1. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Botospian!

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Botamendi

    3. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Manpian

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    mount to

    a mitoma
    b odegaard
    c mahrez

    cheers

    1. jumbob
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I think it's finally time. I'm going to captain Trippier

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did a blank 🙂

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *due

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bring back down votes.

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

    Not selling Cancelo to one of his team mates for a -4 feels a nice relief now.

    If he can somehow start vs Wolves it would be massive before he is banished!

    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep!

    2. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You CAN sell for someone who plays for another team you know……….

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

        Oh I know, should have just got Botman.

  22. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Again Grealish contributes nothing.

  23. alsybach
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    God I hate Man City with their money and a bench of superstars…..BS

  24. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Bruno for Mahrez and Mitrovic for Kane,

    Small win

  25. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How are Haaland (TCs) feeling?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could’ve/should’ve been more tonight so not great but not a disaster. Chip value is around 13pts

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ok. TC is over-rated.

    3. Mirror Man
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It's a very poor and disappointing return.

      • TallestJohn
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Slightly disappointed but had worse (Sane and Mane) in previous seasons.

        Got 179 mins, City scored 5 goals. The fact that quite a lot of managers didn't go for it was part of the appeal, I preferred these fixtures to the ones in GW23 and still got the other chips for the later DGWs.

    4. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Even one point each from kdb ,cancelo would have been nice...clutching at straws

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

      Start Shaw or White next gw?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        White I think

      2. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Have both, starting White.

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

        White for sure.

      4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        White. Arsenal favourites with Casemiro out.

      5. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm going White for what it's worth.

      6. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Might play both & bench Almiron?

    6. AD2110
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo has to go….

      A) Burn
      B) Gabriel

      1. jumbob
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B

    7. jumbob
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      On WC, any advice?
      Keep Shaw or swap for someone Else?

      Ramsdale
      Gabriel, Trippier, Shaw
      KdB, Rash, Ødegaard, Almirón
      Haaland, Kane, Toney
      (Ward, Estupinan, March, Bueno)

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why WC? I’d be tempted to double or even triple on arsenal mids/fwds. So much value there

      2. Fit_to_drop
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why would you sign KDB on a WC? Look at his points return. If it’s because of the upcoming DGW, he will get rested as this week proved. There is far better out there.

    8. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So glad I triple-captained Mahrez this GW!

      jk

      1. alsybach
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        #metoo