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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. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    As a non- FH or TC'er this gw, is it safe to come out from behind the sofa now?

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      yep

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Cautiously

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    City struggling for a while

  3. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Wow Thiago, 3rd week of owning him

  4. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Is it time to start going against Haaland captain for a while now.

    Or am I immediately asking for trouble next Gw by doing that? Not sure who I would captain anyway. Dare I say Mbeumo, maybe Rice!

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      if theres one team City always beat its Fulham tbh

  5. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I can't believe how shite City have been. Tired from Champs League?

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      yeah right - rested the first team & lost - serves them right - win the game/the rest players - bad week for city (awful second half) (DCL amazing second half)

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        oh yeah! forgot that!

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      How can they be tired from CL where they rested 10 players?

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Most rested m week, and a home game

  6. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Is this the GW City out of Premier Title?

    Looks all Arsenal now with nothing to stop them as City / Liverpool keep losing...!!!

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      what a recovery - City Arsenal main threat on paper still their

  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Thiago off
    KLP on

  8. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I can't believe I don't have Thisgo but have Woltemade

    This shaggy fraud tricked me

    The shaggy baffoon might get a shot on goal this week.

    Should have done the -4

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Newcastle’s fixtures get nice now, while Brentford have a couple of tricky ones

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Not tricky for Thiago

  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Thiago subbed off, poor owners only getting 2 goals

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Dango goal

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Hendo assist

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Unchained!

  11. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Dango G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Henderson A

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

    Thiago giving me a red

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    was thiago injured?

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    So glad I played FH instead of TC Haaland now.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Wished I had!
      Would of had foden over semenyo, O’Reilly assist

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

    Just had a feeling with Thiago Captain armband over Haaland which good thing I did do and not moved off him

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Brave move with Haaland EO being over 200%. Enjoy the rewards

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

    Damn, all the obvious FH picks are doing well. Hope holding for gw16 pays off.

  17. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Schade over Dango on FH has killed my season

  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Ouattara was the one

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Foden goal

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

    FODEN OMG

  21. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    FODENNNNNNN GOAALLLL

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Chekri assist

  22. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Doku over Foden, Shade over Dango. Brilliant.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      It's not brilliant, mate. It's poor.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Wow. Clever boy.

  23. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Should've capped Foden ffs

  24. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Cherki A

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

    Semenyo YC

  26. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    GET IN FODEN!!!!!!!!!!!

  27. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Damn Dango, ffs...

  28. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Every man and his dog gonna be rushing to buy Thiago now. I’m probably going to bench him 🙂

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

      Arsenal away next game for him

  29. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Foden x2!

  30. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Foden!!!!!!