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De Bruyne and Foden benched as Guardiola makes six changes for Saints clash

Manchester City face Southampton in the penultimate fixture of Gameweek 33+ and the last Premier League match to take place on a busy Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 19:00 BST.

Rotation was always a possibility after City’s hectic week in league and cup and Pep Guardiola has made six changes to his starting XI from the side that beat Liverpool on Thursday.

The most high-profile changes see Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) and Phil Foden (£5.3m) drop to the bench after their double-digit hauls in Gameweek 32+.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£5.6m) also make way in the full-back positions, while Rodri (£5.4m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) are rested in central midfield.

There is better news for owners of Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), who starts after his benching against the newly crowned league champions.

Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) also keep their places in attack, while Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) and budget FPL defender Eric Garcia (£4.5m) start again at centre-half.

Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Fernandinho (£5.1m) are the other players handed a recall.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has made three changes from Southampton’s 3-1 victory over Watford, meanwhile.

Che Adams (£5.3m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) are handed starts, replacing Shane Long (£4.6m), the injured Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m) and Will Smallbone (£4.5m).

Adams joins Danny Ings (£7.3m) in attack, with the in-form striker looking to continue his push for the Golden Boot on the south coast this evening.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Garcia, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Zinchenko not good enough for this team. Would be a great CM for mid table teams though.

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Top post. Sorry, Oleksander..

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Redmond 🙂

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why always me 🙂

  4. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez looks uninterested

  5. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McCarthy, Armstrong > Pope, Douglas Luiz not looking too clever now.

    Don't chase points kids.

  6. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Remind aiming for the goal in someone's backyard there.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Redmond*

  7. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Redmond wanted to do Adams

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    City starting to realise they won’t play Liverpool every week.

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why would you field 2 tap in merchants at the same time? You cant tap in the same goal twice. Pep exposed yet again...

  10. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get KDB, Foden and Otamendi on

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

      One of those is not like the others

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mount & Jimenez to Antonio & Ings for -4?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Antonio? Nah he's injured kind of always

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He's fit, playing upfront and scoring!

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Won't argue against that. Just my general thoughts about him!

    2. VictimPanda
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nice shout to be fair. Antonio looks lively fighting to stay up.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I know right! He's looking hungry!

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You know where I stand, yes for me!

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers fam

  12. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I wonder if I'll be tricked into starting the season with Redmond again next time...

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm pretty sure i have started 5 seasons with Tadic

  13. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just bring KdB from the start of 2nd half Pep !

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling looks hungry. I am considering him

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Me too, how much rotation risks do you reckon he is?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Slim

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Highest chance to play most minutes till the end imo

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          This

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The way Mahrez is playing, he'll surely score the equaliser!

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Jesus blocked Mahrez shot

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez wasteman

  18. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Man C vs Pool

    If you were selecting the Brazilian squad who would you pick?

    1. Fabinho 2. Fernandinho
    1. Alisson 2. Ederson
    1. Firmino 2. Jesus

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      111

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

      Not now.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      211

      Currently.

    4. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      2
      1
      2

    5. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Pool

      • Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        2
        2 but very close
        1 by a mile

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        112

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Jesus over Firmino?

      • Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Firmino plays the non-goalscoring forward role much better than Jesus.

      • Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Very close, my pool bias says 1
        1
        Easy 1

    6. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez denied twice. Once by McCarthy, one a block from defender

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sterling will score

      2. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Third time the charm hopefully

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dilva down. It might be KDB going in

    8. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      City need
      A CB
      A RB
      A DM to replace Fernandinho
      A Striker to replace Aguero (it’s not Jesus!)

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I meant LB not RB

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They bought players for all of those positions this year.

      3. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A

    9. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dilva down after clash of heads

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

      Nathan Redmond = Poor man's Raheem Sterling

      You can see why Pep was getting angry at Redmond a few seasons ago. Got talent, but hasn't made the most of it.

    11. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I've a question. If Soton get penalty, will Ings be taking it because of the Golden Boot race?

      1. Party time
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I believe so tbh

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Stay on bench KDB,Egan 10pts first sub

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Unlucky

        2. NATSTER
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Same to my league rival. I don't think KDB will stay on bench though.

        3. VictimPanda
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No chance

        4. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Same here but no chance mate at this rate

        5. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Same here mate

      3. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        How was Mahrez output without KDB on the pitch?

      4. Hits from the Bong
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        KDB warming up, good to see

      5. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Best defender for 5.2?

        Aurier?

        1. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Saiss/Boly

        2. Hog Roast Junkie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Soy keeps racking the points up

      6. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Concussion protocol ignored yet again. What a joke these physios are.

      7. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Time to WC these guys?

        Pope (Hendo)
        TAA, Saiss, AWB (Taylor, Lascelles)
        Mo, Bruno, KDB, Saka (Dendoncker)
        Ings, Jimi, Rashford ???

        Draft no. 321 below

        Pope Foster
        TAA Azip Doherty Lamptey Taylor
        Salah Fernandes Martial KDB Pulisic
        Ings Greenwood Jimi

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Sure go for it. However imho no point having 2 playing keepers unless u still have BB to play. Also gonna be a nightmare benching one of that front 8 every week...

          1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Got the BB to play...

        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yes imo