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De Bruyne starts but Sterling and Aguero benched as Guardiola rings the changes

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 17:30 GMT this evening.

David Moyes takes charge of West Ham United for the first time since his reappointment as head coach, with Bournemouth the visitors to the London Stadium.

Manchester City entertain Everton, while bottom-of-the-table Norwich City play host to Crystal Palace.

The headline team news comes from the Etihad, where Pep Guardiola has made five changes from Sunday’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United.

Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all drop to the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko misses out altogether.

Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden are the players recalled to Guardiola’s starting XI.

David Silva is among the substitutes after returning from injury.

Kevin De Bruyne – the second-most-captained player of Gameweek 21 – keeps his place amid the rotation.

Ederson misses out with illness, so Claudio Bravo keeps his place.

Carlo Ancelotti followed suit, initially making five alterations to his Everton side.

Fabian Delph, Lucas Digne, Yerry Mina, Bernard and Seamus Coleman came into the side, with Leighton Baines, Michael Keane, Theo Walcott, Tom Davies and Moise Kean making way.

However, Bernard was injured in the warm-up – so Davies keeps his place.

Moyes has made four changes to the West Ham team from Gameweek 20.

Aaron Cresswell, Robert Snodgrass, Mark Noble and Angelo Ogbonna are in for Arthur Masuaku, Carlos Sanchez, Manuel Lanzini and Issa Diop.

There is no Michail Antonio in the Hammers’ squad.

Daniel Farke has recalled three first-team regulars after handing them breathers last weekend.

Sam Byram, Todd Cantwell and Kenny McLean come in for Jamal Lewis, Marco Stiepermann and Onel Hernandez.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from the team that drew with Southampton on Saturday.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Francis, Cook, Mepham, Rico, L Cook, Lerma, Gosling, H Wilson, C Wilson, Solanke.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Fornals, Haller.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Cancelo, Fernandinho, E Garcia, Mendy, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden, De Bruyne, Jesus.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Sidibe, Delph, Sigurdsson, Digne, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Davies.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons, McLean, Tettey, Vrancic, Buendía, Pukki, Cantwell.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Kelly, Tomkins, Sakho, Riedewald, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur, Meyer, Zaha, Ayew.

2,047 Comments Post a Comment
  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pukki and Zaha doing anything at all?

  2. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    needs a wildcard?

    Guaita

    soyuncu Hanley Rico

    Ali kdb mane salah Richarlison

    Ings vardy

    Bench ~Button,Greenwood,Lundstram,Targett

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why?

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Guiata,Targett,Ali.Rico just a few

        Could upgrade also some other players also?

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus G
    Gundo A

    Lovely goal, T-Rex arms too small.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks Jesus
      Done your bit
      Get Kun asap

  4. RealVirg
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please no more goals

    Pretty pls

    This will force pep's chubby lil hand!!!

    #TeamSterling

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bugger

  5. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Armpit check.

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good goal.

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Armpit off?

  7. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yesss

    More cirt random goals without kdb involvement

    Sterling might stay on the bench then

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimenez to Ings or DCL?

    1. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why sell Jim?

      1. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ings hurts too much, that’s the case for me at least

    2. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Y not hold ?

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep

    4. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No. Ings playing away Leicester and Jimenez home to Newcastle. Could be sorry for that.

  9. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nothing goal . Irrelevant to FPL

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not if u have sterling

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe a few Sidibe/Digne / Pickford owners

  10. SteJ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is Rico on -ve BP's?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Negative points.

  11. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Darn. Had just started hoping Digne might sneak a CS

  12. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bringing in Pukki a couple of weeks ago was a silly move

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He has been a bit unlucky

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I couldn't afford Ings at the time. Should have 4.5ed the slot.

  13. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus reborn in 2020.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Every year

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is that useless turd Rico off?

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

  15. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Duncan grabbing the substitutes screen.

  16. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rico to Fredericks ?

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DCL close with a header from a Siggy corner

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DCL should do better

  19. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is it time for Alli to go?

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DCL good header

  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will KDB reach 60 mins?

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who u think coming on?

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling

  22. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nice now take Kdb off!! And bring Kun on

  23. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guaita save point

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Woo hoo

  24. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So Gundo makes KDB deeper and then decides to Rob his assists. You little grrr

  25. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need an Everton equaliser then they'll have to throw Aguero on :/

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB is saving energy it seems

  27. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB playing deeper than Kane

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Standard, capped him so ofc its DM time

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah he's so deep, might as well be at Old Trafford.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is Jimenez really worth keeping over DCL/Ings?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        1 blank is enough to get rid?

      2. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Over DCL but not ings

    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB playing CB now

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Baps for CS locked

      2. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I don’t think he’s entered the forward third at all!!

    4. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      TAA better start, otherwise its a whopping - 1 off the bench

      1. Sasquatch Slayer
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A TAA and robbo resting would do my ML good