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The final match of Gameweek 20 sees Manchester City and Chelsea square off at the Etihad Stadium.

Kick-off is at 5.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes three changes from Thursday’s goalless draw at Sunderland.

Josko Gvardiol, Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders come into the starting XI.

Nathan Ake drops to the bench, while Nico Gonzalez and Savinho are injured.

Nico O’Reilly starts for the hosts at left-back.

Calum McFarlane will be in the dugout for Chelsea today after Enzo Maresca’s sudden departure.

He makes five alterations to the side that drew with Bournemouth.

In come Filip Jorgensen, Benoit Badiashile, Reece James, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.

Robert Sanchez (muscle), Wesley Fofana (illness) and Moises Caicedo (suspension) miss out, while Alejandro Garnacho and Liam Delap are named among the substitutes.

Marc Cucurella remains absent.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Doku, Khusanov, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni, Heskey

Chelsea XI: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, Badiashile, Gusto, James, Enzo, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Slonina, Merrick, Tosin, Hato, Santos, Garnacho, Gittens, Delap, Guiu

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Enzo on 9 defcons already - that sort of game. He's an Aldi version of Bruno Fernandez.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Temu

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Nearly pefect G

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    quite a few foden to haaland shots that have been close but no cigar recently

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Ahhhhhhhhh why don't those just go effing in ffs

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    HOW

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Did that not go in

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        Hit the post

        stanchion?

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

    I'm all out of luck honestly I'm cursed Haaland and Foden are blanking it's written

  7. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Sofascore notification thought that was a goal

  8. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Not watching. How is Rodri doing?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Good. Controlling the midfield.

      1. MVDP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        He’ll do well eventually. New rules look good for him.

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Nothing

  9. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Norwegian wood (goalpost)

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      lolorama

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Pine

    3. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Ha

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    You know you’ve played a good WC when your WC team outscores previous week despite selling Thiago and Wilson!

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Reijnders back after xmas break

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Goal

    Man CITY

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      On the break

      Sort of

      Reijnders again

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Reindeer G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Haaland A

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        Nope

      2. Ninja Škrtel
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        i don't think so

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Jörgensen > Sanchez

  15. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Got to love Reijnders trolling us all 🙂

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    no assist right?

  17. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    TJ is now back

  18. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Told ye cursed

  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Badiashile things

  20. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Did Haaland touch that?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Yeah should be assist

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      argh he didn't

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Off his heel, A

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Argh. Game over. City should go on to win this by a few now.

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Lets hope so

  22. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    No assist surely?

  23. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Whos assist ?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      No, it comes off Chelsea defender

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        Ty

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      No one

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Ref having a mare. Should have been the third YC for Chelsea

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Sounds like the ref from our game.

  25. fusen
    • 14 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    I hate owning Reijnders. The only time he gets points are when he is on my bench and he is never high enough to be auto-subbed.

    Looking forward to eventually getting rid when I have a free transfer to use up on my 14th player

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 8 hours ago

      Plus he takes away another City slot.

  26. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Zzz season over if Haaland C and Foden get zilch here. Especially after Thiago casuals getting an undeserved haul

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Big differentials them

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Err not really. Everyone has Haaland captain.
      Thiago owners are not casuals.

  27. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    I had Reijnders for weeks. He didn't start most games and didn't score while I lost money on him. I sold him and he can't stop scoring.

  28. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Did Michael Oliver forget his cards or is the threshold for booking England Internationals too high?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Crazy to watch

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 9 hours ago

        Both Palmer and James should have been carded by now

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          4 days, 9 hours ago

          Minimum

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            4 days, 9 hours ago

            Gusto as well

    2. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 9 hours ago

      Sounds like our game v Toon

  29. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    This game is absolutely cruel

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 9 hours ago

    Haaland Foden fail