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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. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Captain

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      America?

  2. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Yes lads!!

  3. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Will be ruled out

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

      Handball

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Disallowed

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Oh...

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Ugh. 50/50s just uber punishing me form some reason.

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

    Handball var

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Phew

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 14 days ago

        Yep!

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    YESSSSSS

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      NOOOOO

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Just typical for that to be disallowed, just unbelievable, nothing given what so ever

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Days before var it’s given

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 14 days ago

        Indeed

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

      A blatant handball...

      Be odd to allow it.

  9. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Let it stand

  10. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Haaland on

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Mahrez off 3 pts bagged

  11. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Mahrez off. Great

  12. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    No run out for Haaland then?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Um

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Timing

  13. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Haaland on

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Mahrez off

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 14 days ago

        That's a painful minute for Mahrez owners

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 14 days ago

          Me, but used to pain, horrendous season, horrendous game

  14. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Booooo

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

    Let’s go captaino

  16. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    I wonder if they could keep the assist?

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

      How?

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Lol.

  17. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Great nice one Mahrez. Absolute waster

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      He is an absolute clown

  18. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Haaland on mahrez off

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

    That's Mahrez's CS banked /s

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      I’m taking every small win

  20. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Who are you captaining gw38? Eze for me.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Eze for me too, I'm captaining Haaland.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 14 days ago

        Lol

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Salah

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    18 min hatrick needed

  22. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    You just know Haaland braces here 😆

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Mahrez failes every time I get him

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Been unlucky

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Grateful to get 3 points out of him, to be honest.

  24. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Mahrez off = phew
    Captain on = yay!

  25. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    This hurts as an Alvarez owner. Needed another goal

  26. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    One person's pain is another person's joy.

  27. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Grateful it wasn't a Mahrez yc

  28. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Akanji 1
    Stones 1
    Beauty

  29. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Ha ha just my luck this week, Mahrez assist ruled out and now subbed!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

      Handball and luck?

  30. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 14 days ago

    Mahrez to Gakpo for final
    Week ??