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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. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I wonder what blackmail Lingard has on the board...

    1. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice one 😀

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bought Cresswell this week. Thank you VAR!!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What happened? Is he nailed? I consider getting him too

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just had a red changed to a yellow!

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I think Fredericks May be a better option too

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Creswell has 3 goals already and is a threat

  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DCL or Richa?

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      DCL

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      DCL

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    "I will leave." - Adama Traore

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pukki off

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus on the woodwork a bit early, no?

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

    Dilva time

  7. Effe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone watching Palace, how is Zaha doing? Think I’m gonna switch to Grealish regardless of his bad fixtures

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Which bad fixtures ?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        City, for one

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes I am, hes having a bad game. Our team look knackered and stretched with all the injuries across the squad, we even now resorted to bring on 1 of our 4 youth players of the bench. We really need new players this window.

  8. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Silva coming in

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pukki off
    Stiepermann on

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Gahhhhh

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dilva in. Let's see for who

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Gundo

  11. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Creswell rc overturned by var

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Moyes really is the chosen one!

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thank fook

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

    So lanky post, so lucky Flappy.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What?

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kelly off
    Pierrick on

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Phew, 2 point haul for Kelly banked.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        3 more than Rico

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

    Pukki haircut overdue!

  15. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli > Richarlison looks ideal, especially with Kane crocked

    1. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Or Maddison?

  16. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pretty sure the church frowns upon that...

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

      Are they not mad for that type of stuff?

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

    Stockport Barkley off.

  18. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has KDB been playing sweeper all game?

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

      2nd half.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's playing so deep, he's selling snacks in the home end.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Absolute joke, why has he played so damn deep?!

      1. CMJC
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Think for bit of a rest and to control the mid...my vc as well : (
        Didn’t even consider it this week, was so certain of Vardy start. Own fault...would have gone for Mané.

  19. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden off Silva on

  20. Ribus
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli to:
    A) Martial
    B) Richarlison

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Martial

    2. Wrong Captain Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tricky, though martial V NOR defence looks good

  21. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    With Kane knackered, Son plays up top?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      **** that, not doing the Son v Alli thing again.

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Only Son for me... Alli no more

  22. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb vc fail. Rico checking in for vardy

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      it will captain the player coming in, so Rico

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        expecto patronum

  23. Rushford
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why does KDB al of sudden play so deep? He is not even close to the box..

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

    david silva back.. time for KDB 》 Salah or Son

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need Rash and Martial blank for green arrow

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Need them to haul

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wickham goal offside. But being checked by VAR

  27. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Palace goal being VAR checked

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Plz Tell me it's Guaita's

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😉 hoping the same

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

    Looks on

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is kind to FPL managers by not bringing Sterling and Aguero on for cameos.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He brought Otamendi on in the 93rd minute to block Lundstrams 21 points for me!

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wickham is onside:

    Wickham G
    Zaha A