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21 May 2023 640 comments
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Having secured their third Premier League title in a row on Saturday, Manchester City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium for their final home game of the season.

Kick-off is at 16:00 BST.

As for the all-important team news, Pep Guardiola has ripped up his usual team-sheet and makes nine changes from the side that beat Real Madrid on Wednesday.

That means Ederson, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and, most importantly, Erling Haaland are all on the bench.

Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji are the only players who keep their place in the starting XI, which includes Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez as the front three.

As for Chelsea, they make five alterations, as Frank Lampard brings in Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Kai Havertz.

The players to drop out are Edouard Mendy, Benoit Badiashile, Mateo Kovacic, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Laporte, Gomez, Lewis, Phillips, Mahrez, Palmer, Foden, Alvarez

Subs: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Rodri, Grealish, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Haaland

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Fofana, Silva, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Enzo, Gallagher, Hall, Sterling, Havertz

Subs: Mendy, Koulibaly, Chukwuemeka, Pulisic, Mudryk, Ziyech, Fofana, Madueke, Joao Felix

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  1. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone have Palmer by chance?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      0.1%

  2. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Yes Alvarez. New signing might just win me my minileague.

  3. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Yaaaaaaaay

  4. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    JOOOOLIEEE!!!

  5. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    De Bruyne biting his fingernails. Hasn't anyone told him they've already won The League?

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    WE WANT 2 MORE ALVAREZ

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Captaining Bruno over Alvarez was just stupid

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Owning 3 City players who don't play was just stupid

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Lol unlucky man

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Utd play Chelsea next. Possible haul with Rashford fit.

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Fingers crossed man

      2. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Doubt it. Will probably be 1-1.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Nah, disagree. Captain Hindsight.

    4. TanN
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Exactly the same situation here

    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't say it was stupid. We can only judge our decisions after the second match.

  8. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pep sides make football look so easy.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Have taken football to another level, tactically

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I think I'm ready to accept that Pep is the GOAT.

      2. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He's one of the greatest tactical managers of all time

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Playing FFM with cheats on

  9. Nas
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    These Brighton mids flatter to deceive.
    I got a total of 4 assists (combined with a lot of no shows, benchings, sub appearances with yellow cards) from my combinations of mitoma, March and macA since gw31 and have wasted transfers and swerved good players on their account. Smh!

  10. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    RCB off to a flyer here

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Roy’s Caller Ben?

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      See no one cares

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    City B-side giving Chelski a real mauling here

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alternative angle of the Gross goal: https://streamable.com/7uy6gg

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks, not clear in the slightest

    2. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Only way the ball moves back from that angle is with a defender touch, not Colwill! Opta got it wrong

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah the angle 0:43 shows it quite clear - even if it did come off Colwill, Gross wasn’t the intended target - I’m confused how they’ve given that!

  13. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    lol - Chelsea look terrible, please keep them in 12th below us City! 🙂

  14. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alvarez close to second return. Shame that two of my closest rivals got him this week.

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It's nice that you guys are close.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks mate, it is what keeps you going before Monday.

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Wished I’d done the isak to Alvarez move, but pep roulette
      How long will he get in both games? Lot of city’s big players benched today after ars lost

  15. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Does anyone know how Abramovich could lend Chelsea FC all these interest free loans, and then write them off, and it didn't incur the wraith of any regulatory body?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Directors and owners loans can be written off because most clubs lose money due to wage bills.

      It's allowed officially.

      The source of the funds should have been of more interest.

      Stolen Russian oil and gas interests fuelled the Chelsea trophy cabinet via the kleptocrats as he was given the nod at home and in London.

      Politically the Tory government were also happy to take Russian largesse.

  16. it lies in the proles
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I think best sentence of the week goes to “Enciso looks better in the eyes than Ferguson”.

  17. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    So annoying got ederson and stones (don’t think I really want them to play only v Brighton) and Haaland as well as Rashford. Can see both attackers getting some minutes but would rather get Isak off the bench now.
    As good as last weeks dgw was this has been as poor and it’s barely started!

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    People think Grealish and Haaland will get a couple of minutes?

    1. harrysponge
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish should get 10 mins in both games

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish to come on for some shithousery at the end. Me be get a YC

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He's got a 2 point ceiling in a DGW. What a guy.

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          The G-real guy. The best guy. Such Alice band, much calves

  19. harrysponge
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    KDB and Watkins to Alvarez and Salah looking good so far

  20. TanN
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    So then, 5 minutes before this week's deadline I switched my captaincy from Alvarez to Bruno Fernando's. What an effing joke I am haha. If I'd captained Alvarez I'd be in with a good chance of winning my ML

  21. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Well at least my Isak to Alvarez gamble paid off! Not much else gone well this week.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Hasn't paid off yet

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        2 for Isak against Leicester?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Possible because it's Leicester

        2. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          I flippin hope so. Nothing going right this week. I suspect it would’ve been more likely if Leeds had relegated them earlier

        3. Arteta
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          2 points or 2 goals?

  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Leeds sold Raphina and Philips. How did they spend all that money?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Manager severance fees?

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        This or physio for Bamford

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Master Daniel James

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      BFS spent on pints of wine

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Jean-Kevin Augustin

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Could cost them £40 million for 48 mins on the pitch...

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Auba should start ahead of havertz. A semi fit off form auba is about ten times better. Everytime I see havertz he’s so weak and just jogs around

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sorry but disagree. Auba has looked worse in our XI than Havertz. That's how poor he's been for us, at least how we play (which is also crap). Doesn't even last 90 mins.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Big time Havertz!

  24. Our Tiny Windows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Do we think Mahrez and Foden might score?

    1. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      chelsea look terrible so there's every chance

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Probably not

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Have a juicy bet on a Mahrez goal.

      1. Our Tiny Windows
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Let’s hear it?

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks for asking.

  25. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    the atmosphere really speaks volumes - they just won the league ffs. Their players are getting roughed up and even then the crowd is silent

  26. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Got in Alvarez for -4, lets hope he scores 2 more!

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

      Really hope so

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Okay don't jinx it then

  27. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I swear City press with 15 players. Suffocating.

  28. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Was listening on the radio and sounded like Kepa was having to make save after save. Yet he has nothing to show for it.

    1. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      media was always biased towards City

  29. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to captain in gw38?

    Doubt haaland starts.

    Salah at saints?

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Or Kane

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Eze could be nice

    3. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Haaland to (K)ane

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      15 days before the CL final? Can see him starting to stay sharp. Also wants more goals.

  30. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That's it this match ends 1-0. Go to sleep

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Already added my Ederson CS points. Easy work.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Congrats

      2. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Very high percentage he doesn't concede, this match