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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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    nunes g
    doku a

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

      lmfao, what is this garbage

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

    That's why they're the Champs

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

    ffs marmoush why werent you getitng in at the back stick

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

      He’s an utter joke

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

      There’s no urgency to his place, useless

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

        Play*

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  4. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    They slept for 45 minutes, now they both feel like they could win it.

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  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Fcking lol, points for no one

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

    Of course it’s a nothing goal

    Of course

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

    Damn i thought it's marmoush
    But nunes it is

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  8. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Unreal

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

    Wow zero points for everyone goal

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    1. Haul or Nothing
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Worse! -1 for villa defs

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  10. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    does this kill KDB 2 bonus?!

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

      probably nunes getting 2 now

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    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      He might still get 1 bonus

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    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      For sure, might grab one

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

      Yep

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

    They let Doku touch the ball

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

    world class from doku

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

    What a pass Doku

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

    well deserved emery

    ridiculous team selection it was only a matter of time

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

      TBF this MC team is mostly toothless

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  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Oh Villa 🙁

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  16. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Marmoush hugely involved in celebrations

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  17. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    4 pts from 4 players tonight honestly this is awful

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

      I know, painful

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  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Real damage limitation tonight....

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  19. Viper
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Is 7 points from 5 including captain any good?

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

      No.

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

      Elite

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  20. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Pep is celebrating like its something big. Sad

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

      ucl is big for city

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

    Doku’s poor first touch allowed his to beat his man and deliver a fine pass for the goal!

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

    Digne ends the DGW at 0.

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

      Better than Munoz last week!

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

    KDB still gets 1 bonus at least

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  24. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Matheus No One Owns Nunes

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  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    I'm not even gonna get excited for Saka points given what happened last time.

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 10 days ago

      Don’t think he’s going to start, mate. Such a harsh outcome.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 10 days ago

        That's what everyone said last time.

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  26. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    damn it that goal cost me a marti point and a kdb baps point... not much but anything helps in my ML battle 🙁

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

    Konsa lost a point from that goal right? Fantastic

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

    Cities' fixtures look pretty simple

    2 from Newcastle, Forest, Chelsea, Villa. who do you think gets it?

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

    Marmoush leaving Salah cappers in the mud.

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  30. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 10 days ago

    Kdb down to 1bp

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