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Sterling, Silva and Bernardo benched as Guardiola rotates heavily

Double Gameweek 32 comes to a head on Wednesday evening with three Premier League matches that all kick off at 19:45 BST.

Crystal Palace are the visitors to Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, while Manchester City and Chelsea host Cardiff City and Brighton and Hove Albion respectively.

The headline team news at the Etihad sees Pep Guardiola make seven changes, with Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and David Silva among the players to drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gündogan are also among the substitutes, while Nicolas Otamendi drops out of the match-day squad.

Guardiola had previously ruled Sergio Aguero out of tonight’s match, so it is no shock to see Gabriel Jesus leading the line for City.

Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez will flank the Brazilian, while there is a first Premier League start of the season for Phil Foden.

Fernandinho, John Stones and Danilo are also recalled.

Neil Warnock has made only one change, with Harry Arter being replaced in the starting XI by Joe Ralls.

Maurizio Sarri has matched Guardiola in making seven alterations.

Eden Hazard returns to the Chelsea starting XI following his benching at Cardiff on Sunday, while there is a full Premier League debut for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Gonzalo Higuain makes way for Olivier Giroud, while Emerson Palmieri replaces the injured Marcos Alonso.

N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andreas Christensen are recalled as Willian, Pedro, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic and Antonio Rudiger drop out.

Chris Hughton has made four changes, the most eye-catching of which sees the fit-again Florin Andone replace Glenn Murray up front.

Solly March, Bruno and Gaetan Bong all start at the expense of Anthony Knockaert, Martin Montoya and Bernardo.

Son Heung-min returns to the Spurs starting XI, replacing Lucas Moura in the Lilywhites’ attack.

Ben Davies is preferred to Davinson Sanchez in Mauricio Pochettino’s only other change.

Roy Hodgson has brought Cheikhou Kouyate, James McArthur and Martin Kelly into his starting XI and benched Scott Dann, Max Meyer and Andros Townsend.

That means Jeffrey Schlupp will move even further upfield on the left of a front three, with Wilfried Zaha switching to the right flank.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Hazard.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Bissouma, Stephens, Propper, March, Andone, Jahanbakhsh.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Zinchenko, Stones, Laporte, Danilo, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Camarasa, Murphy, Hoilett, Niasse.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose, Alli, Son, Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Batshuayi, Schlupp.

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  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Give Laporte 3 BAPS for winning assist !

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ML lead shattered. Anyone else having a stinker with their 50/50 decisions?

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain+Ryan instead of Jimenez + Kepa

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I went higuain and Lindelof instead of Jiménez and Azpilicueta.

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch. David Silva Duffy Hig over Milivojevic Laporte Jim

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mine was all a butterfly effect from removing Tomkins due to the fake lineup. Meant I have Luiz over Azpi.. plus Boly instead of Tomkins. Just all a big bag of bum

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yeah, not 50/50 decisions but going without Jimenez was a mistake for sure

    5. 5os
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Went with Young, Dilva, Bats over Laporte, Son, Martial. 36 point difference. Shoulda, woulda, coulda of course.

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had all the big scorers in my team over the week. Jiminez, Rashford, Milo, Azpi...

      Sacrificed most to get Kane in alongside Aguero. Ended up with the likes of Batman and Duffy 😐

    7. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yepp. Shaw and Dilva over Laporte and Martial for me.

    8. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I let Yellow Flags affect my decisions too much: Had Jimenez, Martial, and Rashford, Luiz took them out for Kane, Young and some scrubs.

      I pick Babel so could worst.

  3. azz007
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone trusting Kane dgw35

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, nope

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Of course not

    4. azz007
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh went for him myself. Bad returns.

      But he'll still be most popular 35 with auba

  4. BEEZUS
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ship one of:

    Fabianski
    Rice
    Fanderson
    Higuain

    Or 2 for a hit?

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rice. Bad fixtures

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      rice

  5. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Overjoyed Sterling ain’t seeing any mins

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      :@

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man City 2-0 Cardiff FT

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ederson collecting his obligatory 12.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The only predictable player. Thanks Ederson. Should have captained him.

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Laporte?

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            More rotation risk with Laporte than Ederson!

          2. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Ha my point was Ederson we all said would get 12. Laporte had a wider range but obviously scored more !

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    SGW Sterling!

    He covers Oriel Romeu.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

  8. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Goals this gw
    Watford 5
    Manchester City 4

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watford - 3 points
      Man City - 6 points

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    2. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Goals concede

      Man City 0
      Watford 3

      That’s what I care about.

      D-Fence

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The Son has set, Wanyama on

  10. Geezer
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Free hit fail 🙁

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What score?

      1. Geezer
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        80. Chose Dilva over Laporte.

  11. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible performance by city. Only 2-0 wins against relegated Cardiff and Fulham. No attacker played both games. What a joke.tc Kun and sterling owner. No they will smash 6 against spurs move hen nobody will captain them.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pep does not care about your FPL team.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea CSs out the gate!

  13. ludaslol
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best F.Andersson replacement for next week Only?

    7.9 to work with

    1. ludaslol
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Or do I keep him and move Fab out?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      McNeil

  14. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    94 I'll take it. Laporte goal and the extra 2 baps would've been nice for the 100. But made 30 points on my ML Rival and gone up 12k 😀

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same’ish, 85 here after the -8 deducted (103)

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        95*

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same score here. I am still upset, going Kane 12.5 and does a big fat nothing.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Similar feeling with Hig but Laporte, Jota and Haz paid off

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ole back to 6th!

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      tell me how good does it feel

  16. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Might just scrape through and get exact 100.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I should finish with 100 on the nose myself.

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My captain luck has been atrocious all season. Sterling this time...

    1. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same.

  18. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haz captain gw33 then? West ham home, surely a good option

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Either he or Mané. Think I'll go Haz, though...

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Seems obvious.

    3. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      As long as he's not dropped again

  19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    106 with Kane (C), can't complain 🙂

  20. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    88 for me. Red arrow. Joy.

    1. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      86 here. Dreams of top 10k fading. I suck.

    2. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That’s a decent score... won’t be a big red arrow I wouldn’t have thought.

      Had a chat with you earlier this week about Eriksen... thankfully decided to stick with him, I’d be kicking myself right now otherwise. Sorry it wasn’t the GW you hoped for but there’s a long way to go mate!

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s only a small red !

        Oh I remember the chat and thought of you when he scored! So glad you stuck with him. It sounded like you’d be mortified if you didn’t so fair play for sticking to your gut. I was very wrong about him ! 🙂

  21. Longlatini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No chance of a Kane assist is there? Sofascore showing he assisted the second goal?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

      1. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good hope not!

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should be if Jimi and Salah get one. See if mark owns him.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No consistency with FPL, Salah gets a joke of an assist, but Kane won't get this one 🙁

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      they will give to jiminez

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Huuuge save by Guiata!!
    2-0 FT

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    An ok game week. What could have been.

  24. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Double Chelsea CS 😀

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      defence*

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      o/

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    109 if BAPs not change. Not bad, especially after yesterday. From 13 to 7 K.

  26. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I couldn't afford any Chelsea defender. In hindsight should have gone b silva and azpi than sterling and schlupp

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You were always gonna have Sterling.

  27. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    101 all out Hazard (C) and Doucoure the differentials came in

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Trippier on for a bap. Nice suprise if he keeps it.

  29. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    104 all out if Hazard(3) and Laporte(1) keep their BAPS

  30. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    115 if BAPs remain 😀