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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. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    City attackers are just not worth owning in FPL. Wissa is a far better pick than Marmoush for example. KDB is past it, and the rest are all minutes risks. The only player worth owning is Gvard, and he's nothing special.

    Triple City, and the only return is a Gvard cleanie. Beyond a joke.

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  2. Noé Pamarot
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Goodness, what a shocking bench boost week...

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      5 points in total for mine

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        How many weeks deciding when to play?

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      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        5 points for me too haha!

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    gvardiol yc

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Joy of joys

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  4. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Feeling cheated as a KDB captain given his copious minutes

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  5. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    This season has been absolutely shocking NGL

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  6. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Rashford doing trash things

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  7. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Cheers Gvardiol. The GW that keeps on giving. All FRAUDS

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  8. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Cheers Gvardiol

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  9. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Low quality football low quality fpl

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Ain’t see the 34 results yet?

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  10. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    All my outfield players in the game have now been booked

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Are you Sam Dyche?

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  11. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Trashford Gvardlol Marmuud HasbeenDeBruyne

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      And Watmins?

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      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        Watkins coming on for his match winning goal.

        Assisted by Asensio.

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          11 months, 10 days ago

          Hopefully.

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    2. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Lol

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  12. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Doku on mcatee off

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  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    do you think Liverpool players who play FPL want their Arsenal players to do well tomorrow?

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      surely pool want arsenal to win tomorrow so they can the league at anfield

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        yeah fair enough

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Why wouldn’t they?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        idk pressure off, job done sort of thing. i guess it isnt tight enough at the top to really matter

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 10 days ago

          Yeah it’s like asking if they want Brentford to win or not

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  14. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    why are watkins and asesnio still on the bench. villa look toothless going forward

    is emery waiting for city to score

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Yea, bizarre. Why is Watkins not on. Emery doesn't want to win. 10mins for Watkins at the end if we are lucky. Rashford should have been off on 65mins max.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        Oh finally he brings them on.

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  15. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Doku on

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  16. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Konsa + Rogers + Gvardiol + Marmoush(c) = 8

    smashing

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Winning

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  17. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    The downfall for Foden is unreal from a year ago

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  18. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Marmoush spotted..

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  19. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Watkins on

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    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Ollie, Ollie, Ollie.....

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  20. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Surely only Savinho can save the match!

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Will take his 1 pt cameo !

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  21. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Asensio coming on

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Whoopie! A point

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    2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Azza, Azza, Azza...

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  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Asensio coming on for another pen miss

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  23. SM001
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Can we do away with the BB chip now?

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      3 assmen next season

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    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      i used mine in gw1 and thats part of the reason why the 2nd half of season has been unbelievably good for me. used all the chips when it felt right instead of reserving this spot for bb

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        and the wc

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  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Following both FPL and PL this season feels lile a disease. Awful entertainment and level all over.

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Yup trolling our time

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      I remember saying this last season and a load of the regulars accused me of not being a “true football fan”

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        Are you a fan this season?

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 10 days ago

          Unfortunately aye

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          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            11 months, 10 days ago

            This season is testing me

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            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              11 months, 10 days ago

              If we don’t win Europa, it’s a wrap

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              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                11 months, 10 days ago

                100%

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  25. Eightball
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Come on KDB, do something please mate.

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    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Looks set for a couple of Baps

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  26. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Marmoush offside.

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  27. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Why the late flag?

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      cuz there is a chance the linesman gets it wrong

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Same as always

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  28. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    11 from 6 tonight so far tonight. 6 pts from 5 games on my bench. I love this game

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      how many left for tomorrow?

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      The dreams of 100+ ahhhhhh

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  29. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Of course he’s offside……..of course

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  30. Skout
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Marmoush is a bit rubbish. Barely runs up and then when he does he can’t be bothered to get back onside

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