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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. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Cmon Haaland 1 more goal please

    1. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      One more yellow would be better!

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      No chance I'm afraid

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        You seem Very scared

      2. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Lol

      3. ggfussball
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Aged well

  2. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Chickened out from Maddison to Grealish for a hit, mehhh…

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Wasn’t an EV positive move for a -4 on paper

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah, gonna get him now for free after CL game

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Rightly so.

    3. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Sadly i'm stuck with the Donkey due BGW in a couple of weeks time....still at least it's 2 points per game....

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Wish I had chickened out of Gabriel to Chilwell!

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Chelsea crazy frauds right now

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Yep but Chilwell is an incredible FPL asset, could never of anticipated that benching

    5. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Same here, not too bad yet…. Is now

  3. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Kdb Haaland Grealish for 34 all day long

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      KDB was so bad to own earlier, think I'll just go Grealish Haaland

  4. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Same here, not too bad at the moment

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Grealish ruining riot

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I need to get him in. Maddison or Rashford to make way.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        As will everyone else

      2. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I don't think that's a difficult call even if Marcus injured

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

    Ake getting quite advanced there!

  7. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Need Haaland off

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      He's on a yellow too, don't try to be a hero Pep!

    2. ggfussball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      LOL

  8. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaland goal

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

      Grealish a

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Dreamland with that combo.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I love you

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaland over head G

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    KDB should have 3 assists.

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Hal G
    Gre A

  12. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    It’s a HAUL!!!

  13. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    That's quite a finish

  14. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    HÅÅÅLUND

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaland you beautiful man!!!

  16. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Amazing!

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Omg omg

  18. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    What a gosl!

  19. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Filthy

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      dirty

  20. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Joke

  21. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    All my strikers booked. Urgh.

    Will take that brace, though

  22. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Lovely goal

  23. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaaaaaaland!!!!!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Zen?

  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Acrobatic robot

  25. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    A moment of silence

    Hauland semi bicycle
    And
    Assist by grealish -4 paying bigly

    Those Non c of hauland ....

  26. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    What a monster

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Captain fantastic.

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Means he stays on for his hattrick!

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    So glad I kept and forgot multiple deadlines

  30. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Yeah, I'm not coming out from behind the sofa anytime soon, am I...