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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. Miro
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will I be able to play a Free hit chip if I transfer out a player normally first ?

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

      Yes but tgat transfer wont count

      1. Miro
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Oh that's a shame..

    2. DanLFC1
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Also wondering as I’ve already made 3 transfers...

    3. AndyCook
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yes but undoes you’re transfers

    4. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I thought Sterling got a yellow card for the dive by Zaha?

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

        Fernandinho for complaining.

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

        A yellow card for Zaha's dive?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          They are all the same innit. Casual racism.

      3. Matamatics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No it was Fernandinho for protesting

      4. Rash
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Apparently fernandinho got the yc

      5. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no ref was pointing the card in a different direction, cant remember which city got it may have been Fernandinho

    5. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      anyone feels that this is a good week to use free hit chip?

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

        Tens of thousands.

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

        Aye, could be.

      3. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        if you can save it for a big dgw it would be better imo

      4. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        always for the dgw

    6. I Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Foster
      Otamendi, Christensen, Jones, Masuaku
      De Bruyne, Salah, Sterling, Son, Arnautovic
      Kane

      Elliot; Quaner, Calvert-Lewin, Mee.

      Already on a -4.

      A) De Bruyne -> Eriksen/Alli (-4 so -8 total)
      B) Free Hit

    7. mrwinner
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like KDB is fine after all, just seen on Twitter he is walking it off. Perhaps just a minor bruise. Footballer's these days eh?

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Said he is OK.

      2. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        maybe, he'll still miss burnley tho imo

    8. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      As 0-0's go that was as good as it gets I suppose...

    9. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can someone give me reliable information on Coutinho? Is he injured or not?

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not injured, but head may not be in the right place. / Demba

      2. KJT123
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no but he may be a barcelona player

      3. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He’s not injured idk where this is coming from...

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

      Adrian (De Gea)
      Alonso Otamendi Robertson Ogbonna (Jones)
      Salah Sterling Son Lingard (Carroll)
      Kane Aguero (Quaner)

      Good WC team?

      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Nice team. Not sure i'd have Robertson. Klopp said Moreno will be back soon.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Middle of Jan.

      2. pricycle
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Rlc instead of Carroll

    11. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pick 2 out of alli, son and eriksen?

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

        Im going Erik for consistent returns, and Son because I cant afford Alli

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

      Pep on Jesus

      "Jesus is injured, hopefully not too long maybe 1 or 2 months"

      On kevin

      "We are lucky with him, I don't know yet but we are lucky".

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Hmmm

        • Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          1 or 2 months wow

        • barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Is this 100% correct? Out ofr at least for a month? Kun coming straight in.

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

            look below

        • NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          That lucky sounds positive.

        • Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Bloody hell 🙁 Sanchez is a must now for City.

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

        What to do with coutinho?

        1. That Was Easy!
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Keep.

      3. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        ML rival that’s falling ass backwards into the title....brings in Danilo this week for double MC cleanies. Unreal.

      4. Melania
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts on Fabianski, Mariappa, Gross, Hazard ➡ Lloris, Ogbonna, Arnautovic, Alli for a -8?

        Currently have have Kane on for the DGW.

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

        Aguero bandwagon!

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Miserable owner here. Haven't been much worth for 2 games

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Have Aguero, might have to buy Kane to play alongside.

          Preferring myself for the biggest let down in Sports Entertainment history.

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

        Guardiola says Jesus could be out for one or two months. On KDB he says he doesn't know what will happen in the future

        https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/947473055147847680

      7. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pick one from each

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

          1. Dele
          2. Eriksen

          A. Son
          B. Arnautovic

          Cheers !

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

            1B

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

              Leaning towards it too. Thanks 😉

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

          That one

      8. Kane Train
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Which one?

        A) Eriksen
        B) Son
        C) Alli

      9. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts?

        Fabianski
        Otamendi Christensen Wimmer
        Sterling Coutinho* Salah Haz* Richarlison*
        Kane Depoitre

        Elliot - DCL - Kenny - Ward

        2fts, 1.1itb.

        A. Haz + Richarlison + Coutinho to Arnautovic + Son + Alli/Eriksen for -4
        Or
        B. A + (Elliot to Adrian) for -8
        Or
        C. A + (Ward to Ogbonna) for -8

      10. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Think I'm GTG, question is who to captain?

        A) Son
        B) Kane
        C) other?

        Adrian
        Kenny Dunk Ogbonna
        Arnie Sterling Salah Son
        Firmino Morata Kane

        Ryan Christensen RLC Kabasele

      11. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Just said goodbye to kdb. Not a broken leg but I reckon enough to keep him out for at least 3 weeks and with alli with a dgw...

      12. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        KDB says he is OK.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Did they let him talk?

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

            Maybe he's delirious.

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

            Spoke to Ian Darke - the BT commentator. Darke reported that KDB said he was OK

            1. Rash
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Is that the same commentator who said sterling got the yellow card?

          3. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Spoke to a reporter.

          4. ramunas
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            He spoke to BT commentator when walking about and apparently told him that he "was fine"

            1. Celt Abroad
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              He was actually talking to Fernandinho.

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

          link?

      13. jam sandwich
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Richarlison, Lingard, Morata > Arnautovic, Son, Vardy -8?

        a) yes
        b) no

      14. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Im on -8

        Should I replace Lukaku for someone for -12 or should I believe in Quaner ?

      15. KJT123
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero essential now that he's nailed.

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

          He is?

        2. MTPockets
            8 years, 1 month ago

            No but a better pick.

          • Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            What score did he get today?

          • FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            not necessarily essential

        3. Demel
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I have updated the link to my team (for those responding about my dgw post).

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

            Finally! Been eagerly anticipating it all day!

            1. Demel
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Your wish has been answered

          2. Evasivo
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            You don't have Salah 😮

        4. MGD
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          A) Grob
          B) RLC

          To

          1) Eriksen
          2) Alli

          For free. Don't want Son, minutes seems threatened.

        5. davysteen
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone a link to the mod and contributors league?

        6. mrwinner
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Otamendi is such a bonus point magnet, looks like it will be at least 1 bonus point again today!

        7. Sims
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          FOR -8

          Hazard Sane Gomes Loftus-cheek OUT

          Eriksen Son Adiran Arnautovic IN

          Worth it?

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yes

        8. Don Rogers FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Guys, who as the Irish fella in the BT sport studio with Michael Owen?

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

            Richard Dunne. Ex Man-City defender (and other PL teams)

            1. Don Rogers FC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers

          2. Don Rogers FC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            * who was*