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Southampton v Manchester City brings a busy day of Premier League football to a close.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 17:30 BST.

There’s only one place to start with the team news and that’s with the visitors, who are able to include Erling Haaland in a starting line-up for the first time since mid-March.

He replaces Julian Alvarez up top for the reigning champions, who go full strength for this evening’s game.

That much-anticipated change in attack is the only one that Pep Guardiola has made from the 4-1 win over Liverpool.

By contrast, Southampton boss Ruben Selles has made four alterations from the side defeated by West Ham United last Sunday.

In come Armel Bella-Kotchap, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carlos Alcaraz and Kamaldeen Sulemana as Duje Caleta-Car, Romain Perraud, Stuart Armstrong and Sekou Mara drop to the bench.

Haaland was the most-bought player of Gameweek 30, with the removal of his flag on Friday helping him on his way to not far off 590,000 transfers in.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Maitland-Niles, Alcaraz, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Walcott, Sulemana.

Subs: McCarthy, Caleta-Car, Onuachu, Perraud, Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Diallo.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Stones, Rodri, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Silva, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis.



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  1. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Perfect time to get a goal for Haaland. Can nick another and then get his rest

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ditto

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brace or hattrick for Haaland 2nd half?

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yes please

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has to last 70 plus mins

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      i’ll take one more goal

  3. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Congrats KDB & Haaland owners

    I hope Haaland scores in first 15mins of second half
    prior to be sub maybe in the 70th min - got one which is brilliant
    news - currently tops with BPS another one or more would be nice

  4. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wish I'd captained Ha Ha... 😥 🙁

  5. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on Rashford possible goin injury?

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

      Expect a scan and news after that

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lucky I switched from Rashford to Haaland because of Gandhi and EO
    Rashford 4 big chances in 1st half, 0 return and -12bps
    Haaland 1 big chance, scores it and 29bps
    Man Utd need to be more clinical!

  7. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Template strikers all delivering

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

      Crazy contrast to last season where people wanted zero forwards

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yup - Uncle, Kane and Haaland 🙂

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Trouble brewing for Leicester next week

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We've alreadt fermented to the point of being totally flat

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I really thought they were too good to go down, but they look bang in trouble now

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Was a particularly dismal performance today . I watched a fair bit of it.

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

      Brewing? They look boiled!

  9. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sky have wheeled Harry out from his Sandbanks mansion. How much did that cost them ?

  10. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish & Stones doing anything worthwhile? Noticed Stones did get a yellow 🙁

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish assisted the assist. Seems involved.

      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good stuff

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jack Grealish is really starting to blossom, what a footballer!

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

      Amazing ball control. Probably best in league. Seldom loses the ball.

      1. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Still holds onto the ball too long sometimes but he's definitely improving in that regard.

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lol what a joke chelsea are. They might just stay up this season.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sadly there's an even worse joke of a football club not a few miles away in West London.

      Sad times

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so but will be close

  13. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    March over Mitoma and captain Haaland working out well, nice to get lucky every once in a while! Looking to bring in KDB but could be tricky with the price point, when Foden is back I think he'll get a few goals and assists in the run-in.

  14. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Surely play both March and Mitoma v CHE next week and bench Rashford?

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

      With Frank in charge ( lol) I wouldn't discourage anyone from this

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😉

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pending on injury recovery time

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Course

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Any news on Rashford GW31 - no GW32!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Need to wait for news I guess

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford unlikely to be able to play.

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not crazy if you don’t mind a price drop or two and are FH32

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        FH32, need to get rid Maddison first

  15. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Now I've got the Kane or Haaland conundrum as I've planned to keep Salah until 34 before getting rid...

    Can get him in for Toney, but need considerable amount of hits.

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      YC to watch

  16. Pies Have Come
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How's Haaland on 3 BPS? He's only touched the ball twice. What's good for the goose....

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

      27 for the goal alone.

      3 for being on the pitch, -1 for a miss.

      1. Pies Have Come
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'm retiring *big sigh* crap game if this counts as 3 BPS as it currently stands.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Wait for the clean sheets to kick in, it could all change then

          1. Pies Have Come
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I gambled on Kane Watkins and Toney. Was going to do a -4 Toney to Haaland but decided against it. Everyone in in my ML has Haaland captain. I'm living by the seat of my pants here.

  17. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one ?

    Chilwell (Home to Brighton) -
    [rested like today for Champion League game against Real Madrid ]

    Tarkowski(Home to Fulham) no Aleksandar Mitrović

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would play Chilwell and hope for the best.

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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

      Tark, can’t see Chelsea keeping Brighton out

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    60 with Saka to go walloping my 99 points last week...

    relatively speaking.

  19. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get him off at halftime Pep...game's in the bag.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      give it 74 mins!

  20. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Southampton get relegated JWP could be gold at a decent PL club

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea need a striker?

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

        As well as a manager and a clear strategy

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          this

          scatter gun approach

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

            This is the problem with an owner who gets involved in signings but knows stuff all about football. He needs to take a back seat and leave it to the manager. Potter was not someone who would not stand up to him

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

              * not someone who would stand up to him*

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        free kick taker?

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry JWP not a striker- ignore me

      1. Herger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He’d score more for them than Havertz and Felix tbf

    3. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's a proper money all signing. Great player for Southampton but I think he'd be fantastic in a more systems driven team like Brentford.

  21. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good performance from Ings...?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      not for a while

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo messes up Grealish A

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo close 'oh

  24. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland gamble failed
    Red arrows incoming
    End of season incoming
    Anti FPL mood incoming

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland will get a huge chance here on the counter, scoring will guarantee 13 points, a big miss + City CS and he'll probably end on 6 points.

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

      YC, RIP.

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pep fraudulence incoming

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      chief baldy

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    and the Man City subs begin

    Silva and Walker

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

      You just can’t own a defender with these 5x minute subs

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haa YC

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

    Hal yc

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    MASSIVE YC for Haaland