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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. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Marmoush should have had a hatty

  2. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    KDB makes City 10 times better rly

  3. Waylander
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    I'm in the mud now. Benched Marmoush for Watkins...

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Benched Palmer for Watkins

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

    Rogers starts

    What's happened to Watkins?

    Rashford no.9 again

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

    that could be a 7 point miss 😥

  6. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    If Mateta was a tactical sub, have to say it has worked out horribly wrong

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

      tbh would think by now they would have confirmation if it was an injury. have no clue why it happened, maybe his ear got caught in a tackle or something

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Why? City had come back before his substitution and he had no impact on the first half. Fewest touches on the pitch with 5

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

    Konsa an Roger’s on few benches, put few off BB cause of rotation
    Emery will want job done, then make changes

  8. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Konsa on my bench. Damn it

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Southampton v Aston Villa (15:00 BST)

    Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Manning, Ugochukwu, Archer, Fernandes, Sulemana, Onuachu

    Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Bree, Wood, Sugawara, Dibling, Robinson

    Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, Ramsey, Rashford

    Subs: Olsen, Disasi, McGinn, Watkins, Digne, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Kamara

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Malen over Rogers for me is an awful choice

      1. EWH2020
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 2 days ago

        Was the right move. Just luck

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 2 days ago

          It wasn’t, Rogesrs hadn’t been benched all season. Sometimes we assume things we shouldn’t.

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

    Backed out of bench boosting Rogers and Konsa and they start
    Fml!

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

      Ouch

      Who were the other 2?

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

      All about BB next week!

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I've started both but
      Benched Marmoush out of my front 8
      Might still get his points if Saka no show

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Evanilson to Mateta switch was a big fail damn

    At least everyone has Mateta anyway

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Almost did the same. Glad I kept Evanilson for mnf

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

    Come on Asensio!

  13. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Forest v Everton

    Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Dominguez, Morato, Milenkovic, Moreno, Williams, Silva, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

    Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Broja.

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

      What's up with Murillo?

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

    Yohooo ...let's go Rogers.... punish all the benchers

  15. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Wtfffff why keep bench watkins!!!!!! Fker emery

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

      Fitness, out of favour?

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Hasn’t he got an important game midweek?

  16. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Getting Konsa autosub for Munoz, nice

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

      Flol

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

    Isak > Watkins 33 move in the mud. Might just roll with Isak

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    XI: Hermansen, Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, Mavididi, El Khannouss, McAteer, Vardy

    Subs: Stolarczyk, Ricardo, Coulibaly, Skipp, Aluko, De Cordova-Reid, Ayew, Evans, Daka

    XI: Verbruggen, Estupinan, Dunk, Hinshelwood, O’Riley, Baleba, Ayari, Adingra, Minteh, Welbeck, Joao Pedro

    Subs: Rushworth, March, Gruda, Cashin, Gomez, Wieffer, Tasker, Simmonds, Howell

  19. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Foden to KDB

    Murphy to Rogers

    likely to be the standard moves?

  20. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze off injured?

    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Not yet atleast

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

    Eze injured

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

      Palace implosion

  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze looks done

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

    Buzzing I switched from Gvardiol to Rogers at the last minute

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

    Eze injured

  25. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Mateta fail

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

      Eze done?

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

      Looks that way atm

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

    Just take Eze off and bring Mateta back on

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Sadly does not work that way.

  27. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Ederson assist on BB, nice

    1. Cold Palms
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 2 days ago

      But not in his double g/w which is strange

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

    Marmoush's underlying stats since moving to striker are off the charts good

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

    To much scaremongering over rotation

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Yeah, Rogers was the pick and I went Malen lol have to sell him to Rogers next gw and I’ll have acccumulated -8 in the meantime

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      This. I completely blocked out the noise. People trying to be too smart.

      Villa can still get top 4.

  30. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Damn sad, really should have start saka over watkins! Damn u emery

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Did uou start McAtee?