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31 December 2017 4044 comments
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Sunday’s pair of Gameweek 21 matches get underway at midday as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park.

The latest teamsheet twist from Pep Guardiola sees both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling drop to the bench, with Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus joining Bernardo Silva in the front three.

Ranked fifth and seventh top captains for Gameweek 21, Aguero and Sterling have been backed by 7.2% and 4.8% with the armband against the only side yet to register a clean sheet in front of their own fans.

Over 219,00 FPL managers drafted in Sterling on the back of three successive double-digit returns, though it’s worth noting that he’s emerged from the bench to score in two of his three sub appearances this season.

A big haul from the ever-present Kevin De Bruyne could have an impact on the FPL standings – 4.05% have handed the Belgian the armband as he goes in search of a sixth double-figure haul of 2017/18.

City arrive with the league’s best defensive record on the road, claiming more shut-outs (six) and conceding fewer goals (five) away from home than any side.

Yet the Eagles have proven a reliable source of goals at home – indeed, they have scored exactly twice in seven successive matches at Selhurst Park, which includes clashes with Chelsea and Arsenal.

With a goal or assist in all but one of those seven encounters, Wilfried Zaha has played a pivotal part in their renaissance under Roy Hodgson.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan off
    Sterling on

  2. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Take Sane off before 60minutes please

  3. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dunno if I'm being unfair because I own him, but this Sane performance is the worst I've seen since the days of watching Shambles Brambles falling about in the Newcastle defense

  4. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf? Gundogan off.

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tfft

  5. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling on for Gundogan

  6. KUN+10
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Keep your panties on...Sterling hasnt even warmed up yet

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Panties are off now

      1. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        oh oh...lets
        hope out boy makes us proud

      2. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That's why Raheem has no many kids.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's on the pitch.

    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      So you're saying he may suffer an injury due to not warming?

  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Has Sterling scored yet?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's scored 1 point for my team of no showers.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Smelly bunch

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          They are indeed a filthy bunch.

      2. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No showers? Your team must stink!

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Your team must stink.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, he's a father.

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan off means no Silva vs Watford?

    1. alex5
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Means City need to bring on an extra attacker because they aren't winning this game.

  9. UshFPL
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yeeeeessssss

    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      BAN

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hold Henno/Loleroni combo, hold...

  11. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hold Ham Sane.

  12. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thank God Sterling came on. Phew.

  13. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Are we likely to have any Kane news before tomorrow’s deadline?

    I’m considering Kun to Kane but I’m unlikely to be awake in the morning before the deadline.

  14. J T
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For anyone having a bad week, you’re not alone.

    Hazard(C) Sterling(VC) Christensen Gomez Elliot Ogbonna Kane Quaner racking me up a sumptuous 3points so far..

    1. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh but we all know Sterling is gonna grab the winner

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I’ll never be happier to reach 30 points if that happens 😀

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Condolences

  15. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    yay 9 players now

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Same here

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ota 😎

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ?

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        on for 3bps

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Really need to get him in my team

    3. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sick skillz

  17. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If David Silva is out for the next game is Baernado likely to play? Worth a one week punt in the draft game?

  18. fusen
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Some poor touches by Sterling so far, looks off the boil a little

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It's Sterling

      • Speédy
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        They look lively after he came on

      • Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling doesn't do great touches he just scores infront of an open goal

      • Ha.
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Your stream must be lagginng

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Palace need to have a sub ready for Milivojevic or Cabaye. And for Benteke after 70 mins.

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling runs like a t-rex

      1. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Or is it Hazard limping?

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If Salah is out worth - 4 for this team with 3.2 m in bank to get Salah back?

      Reckon if Salah fell .1 m then would lose .3m value but TV 105.5 so could live with that. Changes would be
      Salah to Alli
      Hazard to Son
      Richarlison to Arnie

      Pope
      Otamendi Christensen Ogbonna Alonso
      Sterling Son Alli Arnie
      Firmino Kane (c)

      Elliot DCL RLC Kenny

    5. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero bandwagon with Jesue injury?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe not while it's the DGW.

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Genius or madness?

      Hazard+Coutinho+DCL >> Son+Arnie+Aguero (-4)?

      Fabianski
      Masuaku • Otamendi • Duffy
      Salah • Richarlison • Sterling • Son • Arnie
      Kane • Aguero

      (Elliot / Christensen / Depoitre / Kiko*)

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        madnius

    7. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero close

    8. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bonus Points System
      Otamendi (31)
      Mangala (26)
      Walker (25)
      Danilo (25)

    9. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Best Sane replacement for 8.9?
      Already have Son and Sterling

      1. Fuchs Mane Kante
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Arnie short term.

    10. Dutchboy
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can't decide between Son, Alli and Eriksen for the DGW and maybe couple more GWs
      Son cheaper but likely to be rotated in the DGW..
      Thoughts?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I'd say that's right. He's the least nailed. But has the highest potential.

    11. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I should know this, but jusy checking - does the second wildcard only apply to the january transfer window, or for the second half of the season?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Half

      2. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Half

      3. Sharkytect
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I mean when is it available?

      4. MTPockets
          8 years, 1 month ago

          2nd half

      5. Fuchs Mane Kante
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Best Gw ever.

        Better than last Gw.

        Up 1 million in 3 Gws.

      6. The Alli Way
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pope (Elliot)
        Azpi Otamendi Ogbonna (Mee (Naughton))
        Hazard Salah Sterling Choupo RLC
        Kane Firmino (DCL)

        A) Hazard > Alli & Pope > Lloris
        B) Hazard > Alli & Choupo > Son

        Thanks 🙂

        1. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          B