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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. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bravo is a tool.

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

    DCL do something!

  3. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bravo should play every week, he's hilarious.

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Richalison.

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone having Richarlison?

    1. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      sold him this week

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

      Yes!! Finally something good happening this GW

    3. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  6. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Juliet bravo would be better in goal

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

    Rich!

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

    Bravo hahaha

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB CS point 🙁

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah cause that’s what us KDB captainers we’re looking for 3 points and now we are so upset it’s just 2

  10. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli to Richarlison looks obvious ...

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

    I presume DCL didn't get the assist because that goal only generated about 3 posts and not 3 pages...

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

    What was richarlison doing over to the ballboy

  13. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Bravo but that also means KDB to play 90 minutes 🙁

  14. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Pep sub Kun on

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    ARS: Leno, Sokratis, David Luiz, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, Aubameyang, Özil, Pépé, Torreira, Xhaka, Lacazette
    Subs: Martínez, Holding, Saka, Ceballos, Guendouzi, Willock, Nelson

    MUN: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelöf, Shaw, Rashford, Fred, Lingard, Matic, James, Martial
    Subs: Romero, Young, Jones, Williams, Pereira, Mata, Greenwood

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No Mustafi, great

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

      Arsenal are going to get mauled. Pepe, Auba, Laca and Pepe. Not a defensive bone in their body.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Jesus this week...

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

      My condolences

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

      Two GW's ago ah well

    3. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus have mercy

  17. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jia you in heaven

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Norwich play attacking football. But they are so open. Question for them is whether they are happy to be relegated and see it as a long term project. If they keep their players they could develop something decent, but it is going to take them another 2 years.

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

    So bravo wipes the KDB Cs and now forces sterling and Aguero to probs come on. What a guy

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

    Only City can concede a goal like this. And of course the scorer is the only Everton player wit more than 5% ownership...

  21. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bravo is a clown

  22. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale conceding 4 with no saves is rather impressive

    1. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He’s learnt from Begovic. He used to always do the same 🙂

    3. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oh dear, minileague rival took a punt on cresswell

  23. kraftwerker
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    richarlison goal
    walcott assist

  24. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    United as expected

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

      Pogba bossing the midfield, Ole? Oh...

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Injured still?

    2. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Greenwood starts then?

  25. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh no, it's an Everton goal. 🙂

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Now YC for KdB would be fantastic.

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

    Please run arsenal ragged Rashford(c) and Martial

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only Martial pls

  28. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The punt on Pukki was really lame... brain fart 😮

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

      Yeah. Whenever I'm brave enough to punt it always fails

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think I'll resort to playing boring... bloody gut feel!

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

      Can I join the Pukki owners haters club?

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Open to all mate 🙂

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

    RICHARLISONN

    thank you!

  30. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I believe KDB is playing deep to rest him