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Man City v Villa team news: Rashford over Watkins, Savinho benched

22 April 2025 764 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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Double Gameweek 33 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with a huge match in the chase for Champions League qualification, so here’s the Manchester City and Aston Villa team news.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side that won at Everton. Savinho (£6.2m) and Nico Gonzalez (£6.0m) make way for Mateo Kovacic (£5.4m) and James McAtee (£4.6m).

This means that Kevin De Bruyne (£9.4m) and Omar Marmoush (£7.7m) keep their place and winger Jeremy Doku (£6.2m) remains on the bench. Just like Saturday’s unused Phil Foden (£9.1m).

Both sides have a Wembley weekend after this, taking part in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Therefore, Villa continue to showcase their new squad depth by making five lineup changes, aiming for a sixth successive league win.

Marcus Rashford (£6.7m) takes the spot of weekend hero Ollie Watkins (£8.9m), with Marco Asensio (£6.2m) and John McGinn (£5.2m) also on the sidelines. Lucas Digne (£4.5m) replaces Ian Maatsen (£4.5m) at left-back, plus Pau Torres (£4.2m) enters proceedings.

As always, Morgan Rogers (£5.7m) is starting. He hauled against his former club in Gameweek 17’s reverse meeting, a 2-1 Villa win.

GAMEWEEK 33 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ortega; Nunes, Ruben, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, Gundogan; Bernardo, De Bruyne, McAtee; Marmoush

Subs: Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Kamara, Onana, Tielemans; Rogers, Rashford, Ramsey

Subs: Olsen, Maatsen, A Garcia, Disasi, McGinn, Barkley, Malen, Asensio, Watkins

FPL team previews – Liverpool: Best players, predicted XI + more

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Since when did City start to play so utterly boring?

    Yes, I’m trying to jinx something

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      It worked? Hehe!

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  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Dammit, Villa…

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Silva was the intended target for sure, do the right thing FPL towers!

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  4. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Marmoush assist?

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Not intended target?

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      no sadly. but you never know. maybe if it was Lewis Hall.....

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  5. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Marmoush A
    Bilva G
    Martinez WTAF

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  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    That is never an assist for Marmoush

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    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Intended area!

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    2. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Don’t do your Solly March magic on me

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      thing is silva wouldve run onto that with no touch anyways.

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    4. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      I've got Marmoush(C) but agree that shouldn't be an assist. And I don't care. Just happy to see the ball go straight through Martinez and into the goal.

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    5. langey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Could claim it was an OG, saved it and hit his legs and then in ?

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  7. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Haha Martinez. Bite it.

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  8. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Guessing Marmoush gets an Assist

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  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Big deflection. Crap, probably no assist for Marm

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      agreed

      If Saka doesn't get assist for the first goal on Sunday then this is not an assist

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      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 26 days ago

        There was no other City player in the intended area than Silva though so he might get it.

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 26 days ago

          Mcateer

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          1. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 months, 26 days ago

            Ah yes just seen the replay. I didn't initially see him in the picture. Yeah no assist.

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      2. GeordieZebras
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 26 days ago

        Irrelevant. Odegaard had the assist v Ipswich. No other city player touched it so if they think it’s the intended target, he might get it. Even if not, non comparable.

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  10. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Triple Villa. No City. A good start.

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  11. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    We getting the was for that?

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  12. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Martinez on Bench boost wasn’t great then

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  13. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Love Emi, but he does have some stinkers

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Yeah true

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  14. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Marmoush assist not given

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Typical

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    2. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      ffs

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  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Pep AM from 35-37 with a Man City potential DGW

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  16. Prinzhorn
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Solly March redemption

    Give Marmoush the assist @FPL Towers

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      This game is bankrupt

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    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      I was on Solly boat. That almost cost me an ML.

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    3. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Goal - BERNARDO
      Assist - none

      Man City 1-0 Aston Villa (7 mins)

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  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    thats not an OG is it like? lol

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  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Almost an OG by Martinez

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  19. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Martinez donut hands

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  20. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    I believe he was rather aiming at Nunes

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  21. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    In slo mo looks more like Martinez howler. Comes off his knee at the end. Possible OG?

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Could be

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  22. Cantonesque
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    That's a Martinez own goal lol

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  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Marmoush assist, when?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      needs to change his name to Lewis Hall, then it'll be given 😛

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    2. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      2-pointer incoming they robbed us

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      he will assist the 2nd goal tonight

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  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    OG?

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Was saved initially then off Marty's knee and in.

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  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Beating a man and cutting it back to the middle of the box with a minor deflection isn’t an assist, but getting questionable studs on a miscontrolled pass, is.

    Ok FPL Towers

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  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Should be OG C'mon FPL towers do the right thing

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      You smoking something or watching a different game? Never an OG

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    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Please no, that would then be two OG’s for me on BB

      Cursed

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  27. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Cmon city punish those BBs with villa defenders

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  28. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    villa gonna get a pen

    ramsey fouled

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 26 days ago

      *likely Rashford takes

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  29. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    That is an assist for marmoush, he was passing in the box

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  30. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Villa penalty

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