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

    One manager happy for Mitrovic ... Ake on the bench!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/143403/event/25/

  2. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Never again, Ederson, never again

  3. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kepa to Ederson in GW21 is by biggest mistake of the season. 5 one pointers in a row

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Makes Ward look good.

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I feel bad for Ederson owners that zahaesque trolling

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

      Thanks, also a KdB owner - unreal

      Salah will smash it now guaranteed

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    "Ederson is the easiest way to City defense".

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

      Buy why do you need the easiest way to something that is useless? People!

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

      The road to hell is often paved with good intentions.

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

      This is 100% true

      And misses the fact that the City defence is about as solid as strawberry trifle

    4. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It was factually correct.

  6. romperstomper
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ditching ederson for keeps has been my one solid decision all year. Without ederson there are zero city defenders to choose from

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

    Salt in the wounds as an Ederson owner and someone who forgot deadline this week 🙁

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You will meet fpl_virgin in the "who is the best moaner" final

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

        You would too trust me!

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

        Super Saints knocked out in Semis?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

  8. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What is the custom in this game when something goes in your favour?

    I had Ake bank his clean sheet points before Bournemouth scored.

    I had something go for me once, in a GW in season 2007/08 but can't remember what I did.

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No idea, it's never happened.

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

    What a disaster of a week

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

    Lucky Ake owners

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Makes up for the ten points he cost me last week.

      'Cost me' by coming on in the 90th minute at 1-1.

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

        Fair enough

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

    Inside the box! Where is VAR?

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

      that was awful, he was fouled inside the box

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

      Seemed close at least. And keeper was totally lost in the fk so that being so close was also salt in wounds.

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

    Ohh ffs... why not a pen?

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

    All is well if my Salah TC comes off.

    Feel like it's a mistake. Should have been on rashford in his week and I'm relying on good fortune, but fingers crossed.

  14. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez robbed a peno there

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

      He stole one in DGW23. Justice has been served.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

  15. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    All things considered this GW is going fairly well. Just once Egyptian fella that can ruin it now.

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

    Well done Ake owners!

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

      All 2 of them

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

        4.6% 🙄

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

          2 not far off 4.6 😉

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

    Has he still not put KdB on? Wtf

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

      Be patient. I gave Pep a call; should be any time now

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

        Ok thanks, not gonna stop until I see him on the pitch, even if it is not until next week

  18. NJ MetroStars
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    glad I have bueno bench cover for darwin. still, what a disaster

  19. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yet again, people missing the obvious transfers this week, Alvarez, Foden and Ings. Points for everyone

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

      Surprised how even those who FH did not have any of them

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

    Wishlist:

    Pool concede
    Gakpo 1 pointer
    Salah hat trick

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

      Exact opposite of my wishlist

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pool clean sheet
      Salah blank
      Trent haul

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

    Watkins owners unlucky denied a clear penalty when Pickford hacked him in similar fashion to VVD.

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

    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Three times because TC? 😀

  23. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else think City were poor and the game would have finished 2-2 on another day?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No.

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

    Gakpo brace please, both Trent assists, and Salah missed peno please

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

      Snap. Gakpo captain, got TAA, not got salah. Still peed off though; in FanTeam I have Nunez captain with nothing on the bench

  25. Jaok
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    As an Nunez owner..

    Did internett/twitter know that Nunez was injuried?

    Such a stupid move!

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

    No Nunez means mo Mo Salah

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

    7 seconds before the deadline - Kane to Darwin for-4. After i had decided I won't take any hits this week.

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

      Would’ve been genius if his shoulder had eased up and he’d got a brace in each match, while Kane stubbed his toe while coming out of White Hart Lane station

      Narrow margins

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

      Only hope is Nunez scores 2 midweek and Kane blanks. Or Nunez doesn’t play midweek and your vice captain scores well

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

        If you captained Nunez that is

  28. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chris Sutton got the City score spot on. He’s gone 1-1 for Liverpool Palace.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would be surprised if they scored only once, they will miss Zaha but come on

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One game is not the largest sample size. He tends to get many more incorrect than he gets right

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

        I agree. He’s getting better but he’s no Lawro

  29. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Darwin to Watkins done.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rather premature . Shed load of games left yet

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

    Ake owners deserve the 6 points, the fact is City may not have conceded if Ake was still on the pitch

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Defend the jam!!