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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. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Senesi yc

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      And I wanted to hold off the FH think Bournemouth would do well in this game. Both Semenyo and Senesi yellows

      1. jacob1989
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Have these 2 dumbos too

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 months, 28 days ago

          me2

  2. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Wie Schade that I didn't get Dango on my FH...

  3. Nomar
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Doku literally never ever again.

  4. F4L
    10 months, 28 days ago

    ffs senesi banned now?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yes

      1. F4L
        10 months, 28 days ago

        ah christ what an awful gw to do it ahead of everton at home. my cover goes to anfield, brilliant 😐

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Bad timing

        1. F4L
          10 months, 28 days ago

          you tempted to sell? fixtures dont look great bar burnley for a while now

  5. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Ballard 5 mins to get one more DC

  6. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Doku over Foden
    Schade over Dango

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Why can’t just one go for me

  7. SligoRovers1928
    10 months, 28 days ago

    I went doku
    Fml

  8. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Big free hit fail. What a surprise. Doku and Shade terrible picks. Can't wait to get my old team back.

    1. F4L
      10 months, 28 days ago

      doku cant help his team mates missing all the chances he creates tbh.

      1. x.jim.x
        10 months, 28 days ago

        1 big chance created?

        1. F4L
          10 months, 28 days ago

          think he had at least 3 chances created again, and close to an assist from og.

          with that big chance created pretty sure iirc he was equal for most big chances created this season, now outright leader

          he's having a stormer of a season

          1. x.jim.x
            10 months, 28 days ago

            “Chances created” is a terrible stat, means nothing.

            He’s scored 1 goal as a winger in a City team, “stormer” is extremely generous.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I have Senesi and Pope coming back. Or are they coming back actually...

    3. Manani
      10 months, 28 days ago

      still got 3 villa i assume in the FH team, could still be good week overall

  9. Flying Dutchman
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Didn’t play FH to triple captain Halaand and got Doku in. What a game.

  10. jacob1989
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Terrible start to gw. On 7 pts right now, no chips. But rank drops only from 30k to 69k as of now. Could have been worse

    1. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I have worse, 5 points

      Won't get better, I expect Woltemade to be garbage as usual and Mateta does nothing when I start him

  11. Manani
    10 months, 28 days ago

    got this backline for next week:
    Pope (Dub)
    Timber VVD ORilley (Senesi Mukiele)

    sell Pope or Senesi first?

  12. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 28 days ago

    FT City 3-2 Leeds

  13. gibson1314
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Every other player I have has goal or assist except my triple captain. Classic fantasy day.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      You'll probably do fine then, if you had quite a few playing already?

    2. gibson1314
      10 months, 28 days ago

      3 goals and an assist. Senesi actually didn't do so well.

  14. JammySprat
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Triple Captain active but happy for Haaland blank. Salah time!

    1. Bluetiger1
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I really hope Salah starts / Liverpool play a defender at right back & he scores a hat trick

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    TC Haaland dead

    Victory to FH on Foden etc.

  16. Tonyawesome69
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Haaland had only 1 shot against Leeds...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Half chance at that

    2. Bushwhacker
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Should've known he'd never screw over his Dad

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 28 days ago

        At 2-2 it must have been prime for him to get more involved tbf

  17. JBG
    10 months, 28 days ago

    OverCooked RC

  18. lilmessipran
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Schade over Dango for the Xmins and he gets subbed off in the 75th.. ofcourse

  19. wiseguy
    10 months, 28 days ago

    TC'ers rightfully punished for starting the season with Salad and not being able to use it in GW6.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I had a Salad for starter, but still got to Haaland TC6, thank f**k!

    2. Yes Ndidi
      10 months, 28 days ago

      We were very fortunate GW6 turned out like it did for Haaland TC though. It looked much like today for about 88 minutes.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Exactly. Was almost a flop too

    3. Deulofail
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I had neither in GW6, captained Semenyo against Leeds, who did better than Haaland did against them today

  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Haaland didn't try a leg today. Didn't want to score against Leeds. Big useless lump.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I doubt that

  21. Absolutely Muñozed
    10 months, 28 days ago

    We can safely say TC Haaland has been fecked ahahahaha loving it

  22. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    People still going to raise Thiago prices with Arsenal next week?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Do whatever, I’ll be benching him

  23. Babit1967
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Pros Thiago & Foden on FH
    Cons Schade & Doku & losing Thiago again for next week.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Dont think it’s too bad not having Thiago for next week.

      1. Babit1967
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Aye just seen the fixture, good point.

  24. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Ballard makes defcon 😎

  25. Bluetiger1
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Sunderland up to 4th in the table

  26. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Worst possible WC BB and FH this season!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Pure luck those chips. I had a disaster on all three last year.

      Managed Haaland TC in GW6 and BB with VdV on the bench at the time for his monster haul this year! Complete fluke.

    2. Bluetiger1
      10 months, 28 days ago

      feel your pain - plus if second chance after xmas with all

  27. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Just saw what Nunes did now for the first Leeds goal, crikey, just shocking 😆

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Will get the humble-brag out of the way before the rest of the gameweek goes tits up.

    50 from 6
    (Haaland, Foden, O'Reilly, Thiago, Dango, Kayode)

    Kayode misses DC by 1. A minor 'rough'...

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Filth. Thought I got away with it, but Foden’s 2nd didn’t help the cause.

      20 from 5

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 months, 28 days ago

        That was a mad minute as Dango had just scored a second before it.

        Super fine margins with Schade, Doku etc.

    2. Gizzachance
      10 months, 28 days ago

      24 from 5, no fh

  29. Nightcrawler
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Decent score on FH so far but should i consider it a fail anyway cuz it was a sheep move to play it in the most obvious gameweek?

    1. x.jim.x
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Should have TC’d Haaland like all the other free-thinkers mate

      1. Nightcrawler
        10 months, 28 days ago

        LOL

    2. Bluetiger1
      10 months, 28 days ago

      how many points at the moment?

      1. Nightcrawler
        10 months, 28 days ago

        41 from 6. could have onnly got 1 of foden or thiago in normal team so i will take it. dont want either for now

        1. Bluetiger1
          10 months, 28 days ago

          congrats Nightcrawler - really pleased

          who to play?

    3. FPL DONKEY
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Depends on who you got in. If you have Foden and Dango you're laughing.

  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Foden and Thiago make it a FH success! First time ever I think for me lol

    1. Gizzachance
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Foden yeah, Thiago was already in few teams though