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With no lunchtime match, Gameweek 13 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with a trio of 3pm GMT kick-offs:

TEAM NEWS

After making 10 changes for the midweek defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, Pep Guardiola mostly turns back to the players he sent out at Newcastle United last Saturday.

There’s one alteration, however: Tijjani Reijnders comes in for Rayan Cherki.

Nico O’Reilly, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are back in the team after their UEFA Champions League breathers.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has swung the axe, Brian Park-style. 

He’s made five changes from Gameweek 12, although two of them are enforced thanks to injuries sustained by Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach.

Gabriel Gudmundsson, Brenden Aaronson and Noah Okafor drop to the bench as Daniel James, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Wilfried Gnonto and Ilia Gruev get promotions to the starting XI.

At the Stadium of Light, the big news is the return to fitness of Antoine Semenyo.

Adam Smith and Amine Adli also get recalls as Lewis Cook, Junior Kroupi and David Brooks make way.

As for the hosts, another semi-popular Fantasy option, Omar Alderete, is handed a first start since Gameweek 8.

Chemsdine Talbi gets his chance, too, as Lutsharel Geertruida and Trai Hume drop to the bench.

Finally, in west London, there are two changes apiece.

Aaron Hickey and Mathias Jensen replace Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk for Brentford.

Burnley boss Scott Parker prefers Lyle Foster and Hannibal Mejbri to Lesley Ugochukwu and Jaidon Anthony.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Hickey, Henderson, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Nelson, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Hartman, Cullen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Mejbri, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Laurent.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Haaland, Doku.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Ait Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Lewis.

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gruev, Gnonto, Nmecha, James.

Subs: Meslier, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Aaronson, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Byram.


Sunderland XI: Roefe, Mukiele, Ballard, Mandava, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Talbi, Isidor, Traore.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Mayenda, Mundle, Adingra, Hume.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Semenyo, Tavernier, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Kluivert, Jimenez, Kroupi, Unal, Milosavljevic.

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  1. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Doku, Foden and Haaland to haul each please.

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Cherki transfer paid off 🙁

    2. wiseguy
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Just Foden tbh no need to be greedy now

  2. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland TC. GL to all.

  3. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland to blank

  4. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Need to bench two from this team next week!?

    Pope
    Timber Chalobah VVD Guehi Senesi
    Saka Semenyo Mbeumo Sarr
    Haaland Thiago Pedro
    Dub ???? ???? King

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Two defenders shirley?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Defenders outscouring strikers in general

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Yeah I wouldn't want to be in your shoes, major benching headache every week.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Currently on Thiago Pedro

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I reckon he busts Ars

  5. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Don’t you bank a free transfer the week you use FH?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I hate you even more now 😉

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      I thought so but only 1 🙁

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Who wins this week

    A) Martinez kayode N Williams

    B) Kelleher VVD Szobozlai

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      A

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        That's not what I like to see

  7. Deer-in-headlights
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    As a non-Haaland TCer, a robot blank with a missed pen and own goal capped off with a red card would be great.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      And a doku hatty all assisted by o’reilly

  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Gudmundsson finally dropped. Its a great pleasure to look at my team with him no longer in it.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Last on my bench

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        He was always on my bench but it still pissed me off having him in the team. The two times I played him he scored an OG in 96th minute and the other time blocked a benched 10 pointer.

  9. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Dropped 5 k places on live fpl despite not taking a hit. How is this possible?

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Same. Has to be wrong?

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No 1 in the world? 😛

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      For some reason it has safety score at 1 point before any games have been played.

    4. Manani
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      did u FH?
      I think the ranks are sorted by least transfer made if points are the same

  10. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland hatty all assisted by Foden who also grabs a goal. 4-1 to city, let’s have it!!

  11. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    6/11 players across 2 games at 3pm. Either going to make or break the gameweek

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Foden G

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Ffs. I own him.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Nunes A

    3. wiseguy
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Done and dusted, might as well give Haaland a rest now

  13. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    FODEN

  14. Bob_the_builder
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    I made a transfer before playing FH for this GW. Now that transfer is also reversed for the next week. Is this something new or was always there? I assumed that the transfer made before playing FH should be permanent.

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Not its always been the case, FH cancel transfers already made.

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No it was always like that. You assumed wrong.

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Nunes was the pick over OReilly

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      2 mins played to be fair haha.

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Foden INSTANT return you LOVE to see it.

    Nunes too. I went O'Reilly but positionally Nunes the better pick so well done if you got him!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      The spot the differential article spelled out how weak Leeds were down that side. Couldn't bring myself to make the last minute change tho.

  17. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Nunes A beautiful

  18. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    FODEN!

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Haaland waiting behind if Foden missed connection with the ball...

  19. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Friggin' Baggies. You gotta be bleepin' me.

  20. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    FHers already won. Game week over.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Not quite. I decided against FH which I would have had Foden on but used my FT to get Nunes in.

  21. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    I have had Foden for 6 weeks… next to nothing. Play my FH and kept him in my team 🙂

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      did an M night Shyamalan here 😉

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        couldn’t resist 😉

  22. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Fh off to good start

  23. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Foden & nunes was on my FH but didnt FH at the end

    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Why??!

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Bournemouth G...who will it be?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Adli G

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Who the…

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          exactly!

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 14 days ago

            Adli Stanley!

            1. tiger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 14 days ago

              * drinks milk

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Alderete

  25. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Adli G

  26. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Hooray, picked doku over foden.

  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Watch City destroy Leeds now and Doku and Haaland get nothing between them!

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      This is the way

  28. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Just one Leeds goal to fend off all those filthy City clean sheets for the free hitters, is that too much to ask for?

  29. Voronins Pony Tail
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Definitely took Semenyo out this week….who will 100% get a brace an assist today

  30. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Evan misses sitter & SemybA