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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

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

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    At least Asensio is not taking

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  2. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Game is dead

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  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ruben gets ball!?

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  4. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    How can that be overturned.... ridiculous decision

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  5. HelmutCool
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Rashford to take it.

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  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    who'd be a defender nowadays. dont stand a chance

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  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    hate citeh but that's never a pen

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      agreed

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    2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      What? He runs into his legs. He was too late to win the ball and trips/kicks him. When he runs across the attacker like that then that's what he's risking.

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      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yes - and it looked like a dive to me.

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  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wish Rogers was on pens lol

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  9. HelmutCool
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Rashfors G

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  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    John Stones DGW legend

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

    rashford g
    ramsey a

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  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ramsey A

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  13. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Rashford G!!!

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Gvardiol CS lost, but prolly good thing anyway 🙂

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  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Nice Gvardiol dgw

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    damn marmoush close

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  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    That's cost me double City CS.

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Same here, plus Marmie's denied assist 🙁

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

        Same 🙁

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    2. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      They were never getting a clean in this game

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

        Tbf I prefer it this way to a 90+4 blowout

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  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Marmoush yet again cant score a 1on1

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

      It’s coming

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

      just needed a slightly better first touch. martinez was all over the place

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  18. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Well, there goes my H2H. Rival has Rashy and ive got Marmoush(c)

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  19. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who's on pens for Citeh?

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    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Probably KDB

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    2. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      KDB

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      marmoush is 8 from 9 pens

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  20. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hattie, Marcus, hattie please!!!

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not asking for much, are ya...

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  21. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Also never a pen...

    Clear and obvious, ey VAR?

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

      It's a farce

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    2. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Clear pen

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    3. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Clear pen
      I have double city defence so not happy about it, but if that's not a pen nothing is

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

      Clear pen

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

    Pep with a well-deserved YC. You just can’t talk to the officials like that.

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    1. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      We need a show of emotion from Emery or it's the Wicker Man!

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    2. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Pep deserved a red card. He slapped that official on the back several times.

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        heimlich manoeuvre

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  23. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    If they do AM chip next season, do you think they should apply point deductions when the manager gets carded?

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

      Nah

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes. And no points if suspended or ill, and +/- points for subs that go well or badly.

      It's a stupid chip anyway so might as well go the whole hog.

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    3. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I think that would be good!

      Also things like points for bringing on a sub who scores or assists.

      At the moment it's just the "pick a team" chip. Nothing to do with the manager

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    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Either change the name to call it the 'Team' chip, or make it more specific to the manager so they get deductions for YC and RC

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  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    marmoush looking so sharp. will be painful if he blanks

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

      Marmoush is playing the role of decoy

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  25. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    The AM chip shd have included yellows and red for managers just for the lols

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  26. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    KDB SOT

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  27. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    KDB C'mon get a goal

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    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He won’t, I own him

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  28. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    No Marmoush assist given for that first goal? He kicked it, it reached a teammate who then scored.

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not intended target

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

        But a rebound off a shot is? Ridiculous rule

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Rules and their interpretations have been ridiculous as long as I have played this game. I expect improvement when Mark S starts his job. Or next season, I mean.

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        2. Feanor
          • 17 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          yes, because a rebound goes directly to the goal scorer without being touched, unlike this deflected pass

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    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Seems harsh not to award it I think

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    3. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      More deflected than mbeumos
      At least they're a bit consistent

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      they dont give these anymore. remember garnacho at anfield as an even smaller deflection, just a tiny nick and wasnt given the assist

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  29. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I can't believe VAR got involved in that penalty incident. Being used completely incorrectly.

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    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Obviously error no?

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      1. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Not obvious, no. I think people would be split 50/50 on whether it is it or not.

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I disagree. Clear and obvious pen.

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    3. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeah. Clearly a coming together. One of the worst car overturns I have seen

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      slow-mo is ruining football

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

      Clear pen IMO. Already looked a pen in live but even easier to confirm from replay.

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

    Ramsey red card ?

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