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Brentford v Man City team news: Doku benched

5 October 2025 530 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 7 – and the last Premier League fixture before the October international break – sees Brentford and Manchester City square off at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes three changes to the team which drew 2-2 at Monaco in midweek.

Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb and Savinho come in for John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Jeremy Doku, who drop to the bench.

Rodri is fit to start in central midfield.

As for Brentford, Kristoffer Ajer comes in for Dango Ouattara, as Keith Andrews reverts to a back five formation.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Ajer, Collins, van den Berg, Kayode, Damsgaard, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Hickey, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Carvalho, Onyeka, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Janelt

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Foden, Bobb, Savinho, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Nico, Bernardo, Lewis

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  1. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Come on Haaland Captainers.. save my gW

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Hattrick would be huge

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Never scored on this pitch

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        He has now

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Cool, unstoppable

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      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        That aged well

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  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Doku...

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  3. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Currently on 19pts, only a hat trick will do, after the euphoria of 74pts last week... reality check for me and probably be dumped out of LMS..

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    1. MJF
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Sounds like a lot of bad luck. I got 27 in GW3, I think you will beat that.

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        1. Bigbars
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Clean sheet for O'reilly and a Haaland monster haul may save my blushes, tried to be too clever banking FT's for the IB that it may have backfired, especially when I could have done with Everton Palace being 0-0

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      • keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Just checked your linked team
        A clean sheet for O'Reilly plus some involvement might help
        Along with a captain haul
        You really need Semenyo though

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        1. Bigbars
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Thanks
          yeah, ive been incredibly stubborn in hindsight, he will be joining my team imminently

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

      My midfield filler Josh Cullen with 20 DC and 2 bps. What a beast, needed him this GW as well

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      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Leeds at home & Wolves away up next
        From a fellow owner
        Btw is 20 defcon a record for a midfielder this season ?

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    3. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Expecting Reijnders to punish me here

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    4. TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Who's the better option going forward?! Enzo or Caicedo?!

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      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Enzo short term
        Caicedo longer

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    5. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Just checked out the Afcon participant countries, relieved there is no Ghana in the tournament. Kudus Semenyo stay

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      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        I've been reluctant to get Semenyo, but now I have to eat a heavy slice of humble pie and get him in, jettisoning Bruno in the process

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

      Bring in Wolfe or Bowen?

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      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Wolfe, I was thinking of ditching JP for him, spread the money on other fires.

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

        Like Wolte & fixtures

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Wolle over Gordon on WC, or both?

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    7. Pringle
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      What do you prefer next gw?

      A. Verbruggen + Saka
      B. Raya + Bruno

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        B

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          You have both Raya and Verbruggen? Too much money tied up for GK’s especially when Brighton don’t keep clean sheets.

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    8. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      20points on BB. Not sure how I feel about it

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      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        From your bench or in total from your squad ? If from your bench that's amazing. If from your squad, that's a tough pill to swallow

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          If it was 20 points from his squad he would definitely know how to feel.

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        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          lol, no, from the 4 players I benched (that I would have benched had I not been on BB)

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        What would you class as a good bench boost return?

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          I’m not sure. Used to using it in dgw’s when there was only one of them and I feel 20 would definitely be considered low then. In a sgw however I reckon it’s probably slightly above average?

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 10 days ago

            5 points per player has to be viewed as a success. More often than not the chip fails and people get low scores. I would take 20 for sure.

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    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      need a good performance from foden

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    10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Has anyone not captained Haaland?

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      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Salah worshippers

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      2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        me

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

        195+ EO in any serious rank bracket.

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        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Yea but it’s 22k rank uplift per point still. Better than nothing

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      4. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Some Egyptians have C Mo

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    11. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Reijnders missed cheap Rodri A:(

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    12. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Switched C from Saka to Haaland last minute. Have a feeling I shouldn't have.

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Oh

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    13. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Horrible GW!

      Cya after the IB

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    14. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Lollll

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    15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      OMG haaland

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    16. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Robot… water is wet

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    17. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      haaland wtf beast g
      gvardiol a

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    18. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Easy

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    19. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Haaaaaallllaaand

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    20. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Points for everyone

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        The best kind

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      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Wife is happy - she TC'd him.

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    21. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Salah who

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    22. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      well that didn't take long

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    23. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Braut force from Haaland

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      1. Ode
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Ridiculous lol 3 defenders on him and not a chance

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    24. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Gyokeres should take some notes

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Not on the same level to compare

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          This

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    25. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Haaland wow

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    26. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Haalalujahland

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    27. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Gvardiol A when I have Rodri snd Reijnders. Should have picked Gvardiol over VvD on WC.

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    28. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Haaland hatrick incoming

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