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

    Haaland robbed!

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

      Opened the site to post this

      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        How else would I have posted it?

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

          I was talking about myself, sir

          1. AIRMILES
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            😀

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

            Haha. My bad! Apologies good sir

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

    Gundo

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

      Gund-no

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

    Alvarez pen...scored

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

    Grealish& KDB are coming for the BAPs!

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

      Alvarez too...

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      KDB making plays all over! He deserves a bonus!

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

        Deserves 3

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

        Deserves 5!

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

    Alvarez goal KDB assist

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

      King Kev

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

    Cannot believe this, now a pen! Ffs!

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

    Alvarez G

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Havertz > Haaland done!

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

      too late

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

        Lol

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

    Open dem flood gates

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

    Blew it up, ref!

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

      10 mins to go

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

    Another Alvarez goal could steal Haaland baps here

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

      could happen

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

    Thes annoying could have hat a hattrick

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

      Thats*

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yes but we Haaland owners knew he was not going to get the full 90 minutes, so I'm grateful for what I did get from him.

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

    Haaland would be hat trick

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

      could have been

      never mind

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

        Going to add it anyway and play fantasy-fantasy premier league

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

          enjoy

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

    FPL Live showing 68 points and almost a 100k rank rise with a gw rank of 196k

    fully realise these things shrink tho.
    .

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      We really don't need constant updates to your points total

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        true but i guess you can ignore that too

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

          fair enuff

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaland hatty robbed 🙁

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

      Poor form Pep

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

      Poor guy

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

    Rashford how bad is his injury...bak when or need to transfer out?

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

      We don't know yet obviously

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

      How would we know?

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I suspect Rashford doesn’t know how serious it is until scanned etc but it certainly looked bad

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

        Ok thx

    4. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Rash out
      Calves in

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Didn't look good, immediately pulled up and asked to come off, limped straight down the tunnel

      4 - 6 weeks

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

        Okk

    6. Paganoi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      He had a very noticeable limp slowly walking towards the tunnel. Doesn't look good.

  17. Mweene
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Amazing that Grealish is only 5% owned. Easy green arrows.

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

      Add a 0 to that for next week

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

    I need Kev money fast

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    City scored 21 goals in their last 4 games now

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

      not counting cups

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yeah, scary as an Arsenal fan. When they go on a run, it becomes.almost impossible to.stop them. We need to win tomorrow

  20. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Maddison to grealish looking fairly obvious ft

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

      Maddison will haul next week away to city. The fpl way.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I kind of don't care at this point. Even if Rashford retires from injury I'd still be tempted to ship Maddy first

    2. Mweene
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Did it for a hit this week thank god. Leicester are so bad.

    3. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Was until rashford injury. Rash 7.0m
      Lots will make the switch now unfortunately

    4. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Gonna wait til after the blank

      1. Mweene
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        City could score 7 against Leicester

        1. tsm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Yeah…no

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Rashford injured could be the one to go ...

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yes easy move but wait until after Tuesday

    7. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I did Madders to KDB. Think I'll drop Rashford for Jack.

    8. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Same unless Rashford ruled out for a long time

  21. Zambian FPL Addict
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Just having Ederson in my squad haunts me

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

    Hold BPS Grealish

  23. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Only 3 points difference between Kane and Haaland, i'll take it

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Me, too! I captained De Bruyne for fear Haaland wouldn't start.

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

      Should really have both

  24. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Ederson is the sh*ttiest keeper to own in fpl this season.

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

      Not sure why anyone would own him, ridiculous

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I do. Cant believe how many solo strikes he concedes every game.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Upgrade him to bazunu then 😉

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

    Grealish 90?

    His benching is written in the stars vs Leicester! 😆

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Benching? How?

      Cant see him being benched, no chance. He was played when he played sh*t, now he cant be benched

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Zebestee, meet pep.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          I can't see it. He is now slowly becoming Pep's go to man. Pep played him way many times when he was bad.

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Haaland (C) points still giving a nice rank boost wiih Saka and Martinelli to come

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

    It is crazy how City seem to manage to concede with the only shot on target against them each time against teams like this!

  28. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    3 points off my safety score with Saka and Zinchenko left.

    Reckon I can get a green arrow?

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

      nah

      Most have Saka and Liverpool should score

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      four here with saka and salah left

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      If Saka hauls and ARS CS yeah surely

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

      Obv

  29. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    I think Alvarez will play against Lei, so maybe get him instead of Haaland? FH32

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      No, get Haaland

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

    Leeds United need at least a point tomorrow