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Sterling and Zinchenko rested as Guardiola spins the roulette wheel

Pep Guardiola ‘Roulette’ has struck once again as the Manchester City manager named his team sheet for the visit of Watford.

Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) has been dropped to the bench for the first time this season, replaced in the starting line-up by Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m).

Also missing from the starting XI is Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.6m), who has not even made it onto the bench.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) has come into the side in his place to start at left-back.

Key options Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) and Kevin de Bruyne (£9.8m) are both in the starting line-up.

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has named an interesting formation as he prepares for a tough afternoon of football.

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.2m) has been chosen to lead the line while defender Kiko Femenía (£4.4m) is deployed on the right flank of attacking midfield.

A new budget defender has emerged in Dimitri Foulquier (£4.0m) who starts the match at right-back.

There will be plenty of interest in events at Turf Moor this afternoon as Burnley take on Norwich.

The 10% invested in Ashley Barnes (£6.7m) may be giving him his last chance as he starts against the porous Norwich defence.

Meanwhile, Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) and Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) both start for the Canaries amid continued transfer activity for both players.

Finally, Everton manager Marco Silva has trusted Moise Kean (£6.7m) another chance at leading the line this afternoon.

He and Bernard (£6.5m) represent two changes from the side that lost at Bournemouth in Gameweek 5.

Sheffield United also make a change in attack with Callum Robinson (£5.3m) coming in for David McGoldrick (£5.5m) to lead the line with Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Byram; Tettey, McLean; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Delph, Schneiderlin; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Kean.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Robinson, McBurnie.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker; Rodrigo, De Bruyne, D Silva; Mahrez, Aguero, B Silva.

Watford XI: Foster; Holebas, Dawson, Mariappa, Foulquier; Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes, Cleverley, Femenía; Deulofeu.

2,288 Comments Post a Comment
  1. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No bonus for Kun. Could've been much worse.

  2. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I can never get the captain right

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I feel this

  3. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I count myself very lucky. I captained Sterling and vice captained KDB. I did start Lundstram though. Mount first sub, second sub Rico.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Well done with the Lundstram move.

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Exactly same

    3. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’m cruising in the same boat as you mate - Sterling (c) KDB (VC) - Rico and Lundstram both coming off the bench for Zinchenko and Sterling.
      Where’s Big Rod Stewart when you need him ... Sailing... We are...

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    KDB 2 BAPS?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      3

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If lucky

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t wait for my Auba C blank tomorrow

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No save point pen BAP.

    Pope fail!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      or BAP*

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lol.

  7. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Of course when I need 10+ player to come on for injured player he miraculously become fit

  8. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Worth point out that those getting VC points as a result of captaining Sterling aren't *that* jammy as it was highlighted beforehand that there was a good chance he wouldn't feature at all if he was benched.

    It's when you add in surviving Aguero, Lundstram, Rico etc. that we end up deep in jam land.

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    so cheap at the back looks the way based on this gw. I have lunds, rico and lowton all returned. Lowton on bench for digne, go figure..

  10. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    64 with 7 to play any good?

    Get in!!!

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cool

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      72 points with 5 to play here, not sure what I'd rather have !

  11. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Only on 50 after baps but still got Auba captain to go.. please don't flop

  12. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    chances of Mount playing? got bloody lunds 2nd behind him.on bench

  13. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Did it ever happened in FPL for player who scored hattrick,not to get max bps?

  14. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    To be perfectly honest, feel very lucky as a Kun non-owner that he only registered 1 goal in this goal fest!!

  15. Alan Watts
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Too much jam today with vvs and subs ...must be highest jam scoring gw

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  17. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Has anyone seen Ragabolly's python anywhere?

  18. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Would you do these moves?
    Zinchenko+Robertson+Mount
    To
    Aurier+Lowton+KDB

    I have Sterling and Otamendi already

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn't

  19. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kun owners the losers here. Pick him for his penalties I guess unlucky

  20. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got off lightly there as an aguero none owner, need Salah to tear Chelsea a new one!

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need Mount not to feature for Lundstram points. Many in the same boat I imagine

  22. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That started badly (captained Sterling), but I'm on 72 points once KDB is upgrade from VC to C and Lundstram's 12 off the bench are added. I never been more pleased that my captain did play !

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same. Felt we got off with Kun and now KDB and Lundstram saved me. I just need Montoya to top of off with my Zinchenko no show.

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Zinchenko to Ota last GW, was also a blessing.

  23. Cholito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Now peoples who brought in 1 city player on WC (or 0) will do -8 / -12 to get them, so funny
    City is the owner of this league for 3 seasons, just accept it and play with 3x players in fantasy

  24. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A rather sideways gameweek, I suppose.

    Sterling as C with Salah as VC.
    Have KDB at least.
    Lunds is second on bench.
    Finally drop Wood and he gets a brace.
    But added Otamendi.

  25. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance Dendoncker doesn’t play? Can’t seem to catch a break this season

  26. danlynch13
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lundstrom off my bench for sterling and KDB VC anyone else have this luck??

    1. MB10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, blessed !

    2. MC Hammer
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Loads

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fook, Lund my 3rd sub. Had him on bench last time as well when he hauled.

    4. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This

    5. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The guy leading my ML, unfortunately.

  27. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why is the comment section so short today?

  28. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pending bonus from KDB I am on 48pts with Mane, Salah, TAA and McGinn to go.

    Sterling no show will see low average GW points for today 🙂

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      50 from 4 so far

  29. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Day started with Zinchenko and Sterling (C) benched.

    Finished with KDB (VC) and Lundy second off the bench.

    Badly needed this as I’m ranked 3m...

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same and my OR needed the boost was well.

  30. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Aurier, Mina, Kun(c) and choosing Cantwell over Lowton. Just another day at the office.