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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. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Berty struggling. The last time he went off Soton conceded 9 😯

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

    Mahrez in on my FH fail. Still a good week overall.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same but good week, 80 odd points or so, yourself?

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

        yeah 82 all out

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good week but it could've been so much better.

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

        81 on my FH but ditched Vardy last thing for Jimenez...bit annoying

  3. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I can't accept that Mahres got me 1 point as a captain its bs this game is all about captain choices

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      All luck and literally nothing else

  4. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Enough from Pep. Mahrez out Pulisic in. I’ve gone from 3k in world to 12k because of pep roulette

    1. DarkGreen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      i captain mahrez this gameweek as a differential. and he is off.... 59 mins haha. 1k OR currenty. expecting big red arrow

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

      Ha, ha, that has to be the subtlest brag I've seen on here...

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

    So Sterling, Mahrez, KDB, Foden surely start against Newcastle!

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

      No Shirley.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      nope

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling, KDB and Foden for sure.

    4. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Check your username. No surely about that clown.

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

      Most likely but not guaranteed. The Silvas won't start.

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

        This

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish to Foden for a hit?

    Already used my ft a week too late on Nketiah to Greenwood.

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

    I sold MCCarthy ffs

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I still reckon button will get close to him today. As if kdb isn't gonna score

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

    What’s a good rank this season?

    Asking for a drifter.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Top 100k is alright

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Anything below a million this season

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

        Top mill the new top 10k?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Just foe this season i’d say yes

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1k

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      7,579,787 players overall
      So being in the top 75k is in the top 1%, which is pretty good!

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

        How many active now?

        Probably gives the whole % finish more merit.

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          The stat I saw was something like 50% of teams were active pre-lockdown and 25% post-lockdown

      2. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That's what I am setting myself but out of 7.6m I reckon about half are Egyptian one week wonder and tops 1m are even remotely engaged.

    5. DF
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same as always...single figures excellent, double figures good, triple figures alright, 4 figures hold your head up, 5 figures sh1te

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lmao yeah ok

        1. DF
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Don't worry mate. Sh1te has been out of my reach for years

    6. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Never been outside top ~70k, usually top 5-50k. This season struggling to stay within 1m.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Same, absolute freak season

  9. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McCarthey 9.69% owned 1.04% EO

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      On my bench started Pope instead lmao!

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        You have lots of company

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yep shocking how Man City haven't scored and Pope couldn't keep clean sheet.

  10. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sell Mahrez or Salah for Foden?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah

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

    Walker-Pieters has been immense!

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I never wanted those Greenwood 13 points on the bench anyway

    🙁 🙁

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Avg bench points dropped more than 3 after that sub

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        3 I could’ve stomached...

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          3 pts avg is a lot, lots of Greenwoods in there

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If u benched him u kinda deserve it, he’s on form playing against Bournemouth.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Just assumed he’s get reduced mins. My front 8 was:
        Salah, KDB, Mahrez, Bruno, Pulisic
        Rash, Jimi, Greenwood

        Was a toss up between Greenwood and Jimi and I picked who I thought was nailed on for more mins.

        Clearly wrong decision but there we go!

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

      You dont deserve them, not even trying to be mean...

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

        Against BOU..

      2. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Just assumed he’s get reduced mins. My front 8 was:
        Salah, KDB, Mahrez, Bruno, Pulisic
        Rash, Jimi, Greenwood

        Was a toss up between Greenwood and Jimi and I picked who I thought was nailed on for more mins.

        Clearly wrong decision but there we go!

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It’s gonna happen a lot with similar lineups, gotta bench someone

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Yup. Lesson learnt. And that lesson is that this game can be a real b*tch sometimes!!!

  13. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    3 points from 3 City mids so far.
    So much for hopinh for a nice differential

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Game is a joke

  14. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This game needs some City goals. 😐

  15. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sell Salah or Son first?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd keep both one more week

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I want to get Foden

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Foden won't do miracles if the whole.team is on the beach imo.. Gl

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't sell Son before they play Bournemouth.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This

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

    My rival did McCarthy > Pope - 4 😀

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      lol

    2. teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You need better rivals

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Understandable on paper, but that’s FPL

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

    Jesus is so frustrating, chance after chance after chance

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

      Consistent at least.

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

        True

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why pep would take sterling off and leave him is beyond me

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        PL is currently Peps training ground

  18. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My triple city attack looks doing very well.

    1. Shuko
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling and Mahrez were my differentials to catch up in ML this week. It went so well.

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

        Lol

  19. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah Cappers, do you fee lucky because of the late gift or unlucky because of the performance

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lucky

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not unlucky cos no luck involved. Let down by a dire performance

  20. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Jesus! Just score already.

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No way jesus starts on wednesday

    Sterling false 9

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I think so, yep

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling (C)

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

        This

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

      Yes

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hopefully with Kdb, Foden & Mahrez behind him.

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Walker-Peters has played really well

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    GW from hell. 61points with just DCL left and 18k OR.. Any chance of making top 10k with just FH left ? 🙁

    1. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yep of course

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      no chance.. it is tough there.. sorry

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

      Nope season over

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

      Behave - 61 is a decent score

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

      I would be optimistic if I were you

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

      Yeah still a chance, you need to pick some good differential captains do to make ground.

    7. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Similar to me. Was 11k last week. 61 points with aurier to play and predicted rank of 18k. Cmon KDB and foden.
      I still hold out a hope of 10k finish and it is all tightly bunched around 10k mark.
      My main priority is to win my FFS H2H and to get promoted to the top league. Good luck to you, it's been a tough season.

  24. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Which one?

    a) Vardy & Hayden > Greenwood & Mahrez (-4)
    b) Vardy & Hayden > Greenwood & Martial (-4)
    c) Jota & Hayden > Greenwood & Foden (-4)
    d) Jota > Greenwood

  25. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That ain't KDB. Misplaced four passes already.

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Five.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Was his night off

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

    Kevin is human.

  27. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guys 84 with Kevin playing is good this week right?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yed

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yea

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      lol

  28. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like BB would’ve worked out nicely this week: McCarthy mooy Egan Lascelles

  29. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KDB having bad day

  30. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Folks, is Mendy a good option ?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Zinchenko hasn’t been great but he’ll still rest mendy again this season!