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The penultimate Premier League match of the day sees Manchester City attempt to reduce Arsenal’s advantage at the top of the Premier League, following the Gunners’ victory over Leicester City.

The reigning champions are away at Bournemouth, who dropped to 19th in the table after wins for Leeds United and West Ham United in the 3pm kick-offs.

The action at the Vitality Stadium gets underway at 17:30 GMT.

After he talked of “fatigue” in Friday’s pre-match press conference, it always looked likely that Pep Guardiola would make changes for today’s clash on the south coast.

He’s made four in total from last Saturday’s draw at Nottingham Forest, although two are influenced by illness: Aymeric Laporte doesn’t make the squad, while Kevin De Bruyne is only fit enough for substitute duty.

Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva are benched, meanwhile, as Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis and Julian Alvarez are handed starts.

Riyad Mahrez, who failed to get onto the pitch at Forest, is only among the substitutes again.

Bournemouth’s only change from last Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers is an enforced one, as defender Chris Mepham comes in for injured midfielder Marcus Tavernier.

We’re probably looking at a system change to a back five, then, as the Cherries attempt to take a Premier League point off the Citizens at the 13th time of asking.

GAMEWEEK 25 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Stephens, Mepham, Senesi, Zemura, Lerma, Billing, Ouattara, Traore, Solanke.

Substitutes: Travers, Randolph, Fredericks, Stacey, Rothwell, Christie, Semenyo, Anthony, Moore.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Foden, Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland.

Substitutes: Moreno, Carson, Walker, Phillips, Perrone, Gomez, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez.


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

    Take him off at HT Pep.

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

      Why?

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

        Cause his points are hurting my rank

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

    Ake looks like he’s struggling slightly

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might be subbed at half time. Not worth the risk.

  3. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez was not happy when pep took him off against asnl, all started then 🙁

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

      You've got to keep smiling and pretending that that master is always right.

  4. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez is never coming on

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

      Naa

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

      Good thing I've got Mitoma off the bench

  5. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really liking the status at the top on LiveFPL

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

    Foden goal

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

      Quite a few on here got him!

  7. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Faith in Salah vanishing on here

    Rightly so

    1. Zidane's Floor
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I know he has been terrible so far today

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

    Foden getting the points I'd hoped from Mahrez this game 🙁

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

      This

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

      Same

  9. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fil Phoden

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

    Martinez gets full bonus despite being the only one from Villa picking up a YC? Highly owned by towers?

  11. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Foden been a brutal own...until this evening!!! 😀 😀 😀

    1. Zidane's Floor
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wow huge patience, congrats

  12. james 101
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do we reckon mahrez comes on?

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

      I have him, so, no!

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

        Hopefully not...I have 6 points on the bench if he does. I don't think I'll get lucky - I very rarely do!! 🙁

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

          How on earth do you have players on the bench this week lol, did you free hit or something?

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so even for last 10 mins but Can’t see pep bringing on KDB, mahrez and silva

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

      Why would he?

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

        😮

  13. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pep roulette junkies already lining up this move...

    Mahrez ➡ Foden

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

    Foden is the one fpl player I will never ever get in my team again

  15. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez ...never again...

    (Until again)

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He'll come on and brace now

  16. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How can City have only 2 players that are nailed?? Crazy really.

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

      Foden probably back to being nailed from here on

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        For 2 weeks

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lack of cranial follicles.

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ah man KdB would have had a dream monster haul here, still might I guess but shame didn’t start

  18. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    We need Dr Palace to make everything okay and let Salah score 2

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

      No we don't

      1. Zidane's Floor
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Okay, as a Salah capper, because you said this I hope Salah blanks

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

    surely with the win secured, Halaand is subbed off for a much needed rest.

  20. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play?

    1. Darwin v MUN (H)
    2. Mahrez v NEW (H)
    3. Trippier v MCI (A)

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

      Darwin to Toney or Watkins

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        thats for GW27

  21. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland highlighting the dangers of FHing him out in GW29

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

      Bench Boosting with Haaland!

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm benching him

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

        against Liverpool?

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

          BB

  22. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland off at HT for Mahrez - what are the chances for this?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly zero

  23. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What does Grealish have that Foden/Mahrez et all don't?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Better hair for sho

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

        Lol.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      100m price tag

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

      The naked head loves rhe naked calves.

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

      More women.

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

    Sooo…. Foden anyone?

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

      Hahahaha

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

      There's a guy in my H2H league that played FH and he has Foden. Genius.

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

      Never

  25. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Question:

    Does Zinchenko get 1 bonus as things stand? I thought it was just 3 awarded for the 26 BPS guys?

    Thanks.

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

      Yeah

  26. ‘Tis the Season
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol Everton defenders was always a bad idea. Who on earth started that bandwagon

    1. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      not me for sure

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Trap ALL day long

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

      One in my mini league got triple Everton defence for -12

      True story

  27. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Time to sell Salah?

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

      Sold yesterday before the blank

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

      Just waiting to see if he scores and goes up in price again. Then selling for Bruno.

  28. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Darwin definitely out today?

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

      Wait 15 min

    2. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly not definitely

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

      A definite maybe

  29. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ugh, why do so many people still own Martinelli?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Because I thought it was a sideway move to switch to another Arsenal midfielder...

    2. Etihader
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Because he has same underlying stats as other Arsenal attackers.

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

        He does not, at least Saka Checked before making the move last week.

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

      Because they didn't have any spare transfers and it wasn't worth a hit, Saka Odegaard will probably outscore him long term though.

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

      To be fair these were the stats before today:

      Last 6GW non-penalty xG:
      Nketiah 5.3
      Martinelli 1.8
      Odegaard 1.5
      Saka 1.2

      xA:
      Martinelli 1.6
      Saka 1.6
      Odegaard 1.4
      Nketiah 0.6

    5. The Abyss
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Because he’s class.

    6. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Forgot to take him out!

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

    Time for Grealish to be rested surely. Foden switch to left and Mahrez on for brace- please!

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

      This!!!

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

      rested for what? Mahrez gets the FA Cup game on Tuesday

    3. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No reason to bring Mahrez on.

      Can save him for midweek.