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19 January 2023 1623 comments
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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. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gifts from Rodri and Ederson. They should retire.

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

    Cancelo > [Any City defender] for a minus 4, a bust. Love to see it!

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

      Depends what you did with the cash

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

      Nailed Ederson on 1 point in a DGW, love to see it

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

      Well in most cases it led to an upgrade elsewhere like Kane so not really

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

        Drink it in!

  3. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hahahahah who ask u bench kdb for this game!

  4. MADCHESTER UTD
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else think ake isn’t very good? Never rated him at Chelsea or Bournemouth and was surprised city got him. They miss Dias and laporte

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

      Got Dias on the bench who was brilliant last season, but Peps decided he's not playing anymore

      1. MADCHESTER UTD
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pep always does it; one season laporte is his main man then he’s bombed out following season. Then cancelo is his boy and was brilliant last season then he’s different player this season. It’s almost as if pep thinks start of season “ake Akanji are my guys all season. Then next season it’s stones Dias”

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

    why would that not be kane assist? rebound from his shot

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

      was a cross

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

      Royale with Cheese not intended target. Wasn't a shot.

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

        Now that’s a tasty header

  6. Snake Juice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The mighty Spurs. Cheers.

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

    Utd title favourites again

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ok

  8. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 changes at HT?

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

    please be no kane assist LOL

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

    Answer the call Kev

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

    Kane cross?

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

      Kane SOT pushed away by Ederson scored by Emerson

  12. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Serves him right for benching my players.

  13. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soooo … KDB and Cancelo on at HT ….

  14. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    All those bench points sacrificed for City defenders

  15. Maxroma22
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB on at half time. Needs to...

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

    Arsenal fans in dreamland!

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

      Another season similar to the Leicester title it seems

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

    Lol City suck

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

    They're totally finished, end of an era

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

      This

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

      Nah. They’ve dipped before and won it. This is daft.

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Let us play 5-5-0 next season, Towers

  20. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Updated WC after some advice. Any further recommendations on this?

    Ederson Sanchez
    Robertson Trippier Shaw White Lewis
    Bruno Rashford Odegaard Martinelli Mitoma
    Haaland Kane Toney

    0.7M

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Drop the city players

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ederson is nailed, Lewis is cheap.
        City have another double GW23.
        Still think I should drop both? then who do I get instead?

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

      Haaland OUT

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        U 4 realz?

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

        I dare you...

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

    Pep is a bald joke lol

  22. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That cant be a Kane assist suuuurlry

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Given

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on ownership in Towers

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

      Simple really, was he shooting or crossing it?

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Crossing to no one

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

          Are you watching the game?

          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Yup

          2. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Just not entirely sure of the criteria for assists

    4. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone is happy 🙂

  23. white91
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gambled big on this DGW and it’s backfired spectacularly

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

      Didn't buy into this one or the last one, and it hasn't gone much better.

  24. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well we can expect KDB to come on at start of 2nd half

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

    Ederson’s main weakness is 1on1s…comes off his line too quickly when he doesn’t need to. Bruno goal and first goal tonight

    1. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes you’re right. The best gk analysis account on Twitter said it 2 yes ago

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

    Arsenal have no challengers left. The title is theirs!

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

      I dunno. Arteta has a Keegan-style meltdown in him.

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

      Brighton at this rate

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

      nerves could kick in, inexperienced group of players

  27. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pep hahaha!

  28. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Guardiola without Liverpool breathing down his neck turns into Brendan Rodgers

  29. Maxroma22
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What is the bald genius doing leaving his most creative player on the bench, knowing Spurs will defend with 11 men....

  30. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Buckle up, going to be spectacular second half