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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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    fcking finally foden

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

    Damn, Foden second just tipped the balance in favour of the FH teams 🙁

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

    All the FH picks hauling

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland Doku Reijnders fail

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

      yea - I had TC on Haaland -wish I had got Foden in this week instead of Rogers
      & put TC on Thiago

  5. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Schade over Dango was the wrong move but looks like a lot done it

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      It was the right move. It had the wrong ending this time.

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

      With hindsight, yes. It was a punt that I could have taken later in the season, but I was expecting Dango to be the minutes risk man who is likely to get one assist only for the pen that he always wins.

  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    FODENNNNNNNNN

  7. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Argh. Foden. I genuinely thought his working class/chav wife had drained him of his energy. Clearly I was wrong.

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

    all Foden owners - congrats on double plus bonus points - excellent finish

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      yas!

  9. Apollo Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    What the hell are we supposed to do this season? There's no form, no consistency, no patterns, no reliability, absolutely nothing to go off. I'm just going to randomly generate a player from the list and transfer them in each week, because that's what it feels like. Random people doing well each week and crap the next. Teams looking brilliant one week and in crisis the next. Fixtures mean nothing.

    1. LOS BLANCOS
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Absolutely agree

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Free hitters big winners over Haaland TC 🙁

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

      Yep especially with foden, not doku though!

  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Doku fail on FH

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Dude got him and schade instead of foden and dango. I don't think I'll recover from that one....

  12. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Cherkiiiiiii asssissdt.....

    *who I got instead of Foden

  13. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Changed from Doku to Foden on FH yesterday after going through stats for last 4 home games. Thank gawd!

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    doku shouldve got at least one assist today 🙁

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Dango wasn't really adding up as a great pick this week to me...

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        I went Foden after all xD

      2. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        But mate, be fair, he also exploded because Pep set the team a bit differently today

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

          Well done for backing yourself...

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      He had 2 shots last 3 games and played less minutes as well lol

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

        That’s FPL for you in a nutshell

  16. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    It’s safe to say that FH’ers have won, high fives all around Borat style!!!

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      I don't think I ve won anything on FH !!!

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Fh teams who went foden , Thiago oreilly etc must be feeling good v t/c teams

  18. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Didnt FH but brought in Foden. 🙂

    Also have Thiago.

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

      Perfect. Got the two big returners

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        Yeah. Saving the FH for another gw, but not sure it will necessarily pay off.

  19. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Can’t wait for all the usual waffle-talkers to pop up later talking about how TC’ers still made the right choice and FH was for sheep and blahblahblah

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Why didn't you post this before the game week started?

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        It wouldn’t have made much sense then would it

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          4 months, 6 days ago

          Would have helped me to know what the obvious choice was

          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 6 days ago

            I never claimed to know that, my beef is with all ones who hop on and chat absolute bubble cos they backed the wrong horse

            1. Gentle_Turks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 months, 6 days ago

              Talking of chatting absolute bubble...

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

    Mateta/Enzo -> Thiago/Foden feeling good atm!

  21. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Feels weird to be celebrating a blank from your captain, but here we are. Too many TCers out there

  22. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Semenyo is such a spanner, guaranteed to pick up the needless yellow card after contributing nothing. Anyone else selling asap?

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

      Contributing nothing?

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

        Fantasy Football?

        Points?

        Semenyo 1?

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

          True but he’s so crucial to Bournemouth playing well. Very unlucky not to have attacking returns from this game

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

            Fair enough but hard luck stories don’t do our teams any good, if anything it’s more frustrating because you hang onto players who still threaten and almost get returns for much longer and it does grate over time.

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      I’m planning to bring in Cuhna if Amorim says he’s back for WHam.

  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    I took 0.1m loss in keeping Foden, should get that back this week

  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Okay FH so far. Though could've been gold if I didn't switch from Dango to Schade last minute.

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

      Schade was clear in terms of goal threat stats

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        It's ironic but I picked schade cos he plays more mins....

      2. FPL DONKEY
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 6 days ago

        Burnley are weaker defensively on their left which is why I went Dango. Schade was up against Walker

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

          Fair play, I didn’t consider that.

          You should create a content channel 🙂

  25. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland second best on Defcons for City

  26. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Doku off
    Stones on

  27. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Senesi YC - 5th yellow and suspended next GW

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Damn, no WC left 😛

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Ceiling of 3 points for him nowadays. Tough to miss next GW though as there will be decent rotation I assume

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Semen very little potency lately, time to get out

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

      Pomegranate juice

  29. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Cherki assist and Burnley goal was the worst thing that could have happened.

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 6 days ago

    Collins 21 DCs 😆

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 6 days ago

      Should get double DC for 20+