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Crystal Palace kick off their ‘double’ in Gameweek 32 with a trip to Manchester City this Saturday lunchtime.

The action at the Etihad gets underway at 12:30 BST.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner, not renowned for his rotation, makes just one change to his starting XI today.

It’s an enforced alteration, too, as Marc Guehi is suspended. He’ll return for the second of the Eagles’ Gameweek 32 fixtures against Newcastle United in midweek.

Chris Richards, back from a calf issue, replaces Guehi in defence.

Maxence Lacroix was passed fit by Glasner on Friday and keeps his place at centre-half, while the heavily owned contingent of Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze and Daniel Munoz all start as expected.

From one manager not known for his changes to another who tinkers all too much.

Pep Guardiola has made three alterations to his line-up following the goalless draw with Manchester United last Sunday.

The most surprising inclusion is that of James McAtee, who gets his first-ever Premier League start for the Cityzens.

Rico Lewis and Nico Gonzalez also return to the starting XI.

Matheus Nunes and Bernardo Silva both drop to the bench, while Phil Foden is absent entirely. Guardiola had revealed Foden was a doubt with a knock in the embargoed section of Friday’s presser.

Despite the City attack misfiring at Old Trafford last weekend, Savinho, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are again reduced to substitute duty.

These sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture in December, with Munoz among the goalscorers at Selhurst Park.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Gundogan, McAtee, De Bruyne, Marmoush.

Substitutes: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Substitutes: Matthews, Ward, Clyne, Chilwell, Kporha, Hughes, Devenny, França, Umeh.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Do or die game. Got too many players in this one, but that is what happens with DGW fever.

  2. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Good BB team?

    Allison
    Estupinan Cucurella Burn
    Salah Eze Sarr Murphy Palmer
    Isak Mateta

    Verbruggen Pedro Konate Murillo

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Yer might aswell

  3. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Freehit activated, exciting!

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      What's the team look like?

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Raya
        Gvardiol Munoz Bradley
        Salah Diaz Bowen Eze Rogers
        Marmoush Mateta

        Areola Dibling Todibo Burgess

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          Sorry not Dibling, but Beto.

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          Nice. I am FH as well

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 2 days ago

            Lots to confirm this week - need to see rotation etc.

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

          See this is what I don't get.

          Many teams will be stacked with those players without FH...

          And able to BB too or TC.

          1. Haa-lala-land
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 2 days ago

            Those on BB will have two or three Newcastle Vs Villa, that's not ideal
            FH is not a bad shout in 33, allowing you to cherry pick

          2. The Mentaculus
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 2 days ago

            I guess if this is your FH team you probably have quite a differential main team with more Liverpool & Forest or something like that...?

            1. Athletic Nasherbo
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 1 day ago

              Leno
              Gvardiol Munoz RAN
              Salah Palmer Mbeumo Bowen
              Isak Mateta Evanilson

              Fabianski Elanga RAN Mykolenko

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Where is the width in that City team?!

    Pep going for control and a boring 0-0/1-0 result

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      As someone who started Gvardiol over Neco, I'll take it.

    2. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Got to hope that Palace score 1st then (Gvardiol on bench)

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

      The full backs

  5. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Fu Savinho. First time for a long time I had the chance to wait for the leaks and then for some reason this time we didn't get the City leaks.

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Savinho a mistake on WC31... Tick

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      And foden

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Unfortunately massive mistake for my team and Rogers was the safe pick regardless of mins in 32

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Yer think I'll just sell foden for Rogers, then watch them haul!

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Yes hindsight...

  7. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Who shall I sell foden for?

    Raya-martinez
    Saliba-gvardiiol-milenkovic-trippier-munoz
    Salaha-saka-foden-murphy-sarr
    Marmoush -isak-mateta

    0 itb, 2ft, bench boost..

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Clue: Forget City mids.

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Might just go rogers

  8. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    City in complete deconstruction, that's a chaotic line-up.

    1. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Bordering on sabotage.

      1. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        It's old mixed with new, mixed with not very good.

    2. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Auditioning for the Foxes job.

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      They're getting ready for The Championship following the points deduction.

  9. Count Olaf
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Damn, Pep roulette and stuff, but Savio has been one of the few decent City players this season. Why would he bench him twice in a row?

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I have Savinho too. But you just have to accept this is what Pep does.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      He might not be fit or training well. There's a whole bunch of stuff we don't know.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Garnacho has 4x the goals and he’s having a stinker of a season - Savinho has not been “decent”

  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Wish I went Glasner, that City team is a car crash

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Pep playing to be fired lol

  11. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Next week I have a big dilemma, I have to bench one of Salah or Isak next week as all my other attackers have a DGW

    1. Conners
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Pretty easy decision if you ask me.

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Not a big dilemma. There is no way you can bench Salah against Leicester.

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Yeah that's where I am as of now but it's pretty tough to bench Isak as well

    3. boc610
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Benching mo v leicester might get you mentioned in parliament

    4. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I'd bench most of my team even doublers before Salah away at Lei regardless of form.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        DGW blindness lol

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Funny thing is Gonzalez always seems to start but nobody picks him haha

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Who?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        City mid

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          Oh yeah, Nico

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Because he's a DM

  13. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    With the limited info we have, starting Savinho was the right decision imo.

    Owning Savinho is the questionable part

    1. Count Olaf
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 2 days ago

      He started 6-7 games in a row, wasn't entirely unreasonable in my opinion, also taking into account their fixtures.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Both ok decisions. I am also an owner.

      He has played a lot of minutes and everyone else is in bad form. I am very surprised that he is benched today. And slightly disappointed since we very often get leaks for early KO.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I own him and consciously benched him. Better options this week.

      Got me a lovely 9 pointer in GW30. Been benched the two times I'd advantaged me.

      Fingers crossed back involved next GW.

  14. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    That's why I am going for Pep AM next week and trebling up on city, apart from Gvardiol and Marmoush, it's very difficult to pick the third city asset

    Already have 3 ARS, CPL and doubled up on AVL

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      You could just not have 3 of them.

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I'm actually considering Ruben as 3rd City. Not great options 🙁

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Kdb now an option? Suddenly starts two in a row since announcing retirement

    His last hurrah perhaps

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      His manager puts me off any City mids. Still subject to roulette

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Hasn't exactly been like Dilva though... who, if I remember correctly, hauled couple of times before he ended his City career. KDB looks pretty dry atm, points wise.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      How many games did Savinho start in a row?

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Bad news for Rogers benchers, McGinn (active player) has him in his XI.

    Also sold Watkins...

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Would he know you think?

  17. Merlin the Wraith
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Updated.

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Savinho to AV mid on the cards then

    1. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Or he could start in DGW next 🙂

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Probably keep for dgw an hope!
      Do Murphy with dgw to Roger’s

  19. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    So many content creators sat with Foden & Saka on the bench and 4atb lol. How are they explaining this stuff to their followers?

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      It’s pretty obvious these two won’t play

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Why own them? Serious question I sort of get Saka for the double but I think hes a pretty bad own after then as the Champions League semis become the focus and he'll probably get rotated again. Fodens been a bad own for a long time even when he was fit.

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          I would sell Foden yes, Saka is a good keeper imo even with benching

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      It's pretty obvious that both aren't likely to play even without any leaks.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Yeah but what about the flip happens and they do unexpectedly start and the CC also happen to start them lol

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          *when

    3. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Not hard to understand really, if you are paying attention

    4. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Anti-CC posts usually do so well but this has gone down like a cup of sick hahahah

      1. Merlin the Wraith
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Regurgatated even...

    5. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I did this without any reference to ccs, became pretty obvious with Saka risk & Foden flag. Having sold Gabriel for Bradley I wanted to fit him in alongside Munoz/Milenkovic/Livramento.

    6. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      The zombies don't need explanations, they'll be there for the next spoon feeding regardless.

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Loooool

      2. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        I'm just waiting for the latest outburst from the unsullied one. Whining about how copying content didn't go perfectly.

    7. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Not difficult to explain...

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        The ownership part is very difficult to understand imo. It wasn't meant to be anti CC per se its more that these guys and girls have all the time in the world and they've formulated a plan where they bench them until the double? Baffling.

        1. Haa-lala-land
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          I think history is being rewritten a bit
          At the time most had Palmer, and wanted rid and to keep that price point with Haaland still fit, in comes Saka or Foden.
          Unknowingly, Foden didn't find form, and Arsenal beat Real.
          It's easy to criticise CC when their predictions don't bear fruit, but not always correct to lambast them with the power of hindsight

  20. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Bus team.

    Play one

    A. Konate vs LEI(A)
    B. Isak vs AVL(A)

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      B

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      b

  21. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Have 2FT going into GW33. Would you BB this lot after losing two NEW players or just roll and BB later with 3 FT?

    Raya
    Munoz - Konsa - Gvardiol
    Salah - Saka - Sarr  - Rogers
    Isak - Marmoush - Mateta

    Sels - Milenkovic - Murphy - Livra

  22. Gubborr
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Do you think I made the right decision here? Benchboosted with Saka +4 (and possibly saved a transfer for GW33) instead of Minteh?

    I’m 5 points behind ML rival who will likely play Saka this GW. The rest of my team should outperform the rest of his team this and next gw.

  23. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Marmoush hattrick, Eze hattrick and Mateta 3x assists

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Top 10k effective ownership:

    Isak 218.8 😮
    M.Salah 103.9
    Mateta 85.2
    Marmoush 84.7
    Muñoz 82.3
    J.Murphy 77.9
    I.Sarr 56.6
    Gvardiol 56
    Livramento 45.8
    Raya 43.6
    Palmer 34.9
    Burn 27.6
    Saka 26.6
    Eze 26.2
    Rogers 25.2
    Saliba 22.7
    Sels 14.8
    Milenković 14.3
    Martinez 13.5
    Henderson 12.8
    Mbeumo 11.4
    Kerkez 10

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      My team has never been this template all season. 🙁

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Same

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      God I need Gvardiol to conceed today

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Surprised Rogers is that low

    4. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Wait, I need both Isak (c) and Salah to blank?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        No because that’s only top 10k.

  25. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Not just saying this is a Savinho owner but I dont get that City line up. No width, not much pace in it. Seems strange not even starting one of doku or savinho

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      They're playing slowly, through the middle.

    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Tony made a good point a few days ago that this is how he approached United(similar setup with wingbacks), but since that didn't work out well, I didn't think he'll double down on it.

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        This is why I fully expected Sav to return to the line up. Currently 5th place, games to play for and utd game didnt work out so thought he was a strong starter for this week. Hope Palace go beat them now

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    BB next week?

    Pope | Isak | Burn | Wan Bissaka

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Yeah

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Thanks

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      XI:

      Areola
      Gvardiol | Munoz | Konsa
      Salah | Palmer | Bruno | Rogers | Sarr
      Marmoush | Mateta

  27. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    FPL can take a back seat...

    Sunny day at Paradise!

    COYBIG

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Enjoy with feet up fella. Job done. 🙂

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      James Forrest winner incoming

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Get it done today and the sheep win tomorrow, it's all done.

      Make mine a treble.

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Just bet on Rico Lewis to score
    Done nothing for me for 20 weeks and just sold him on my WC

  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    COYP!

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Hopefully (M)ateta can do the business today. and then Newcastle away is just a bonus if he gets something there