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De Bruyne fit to feature as Foden gets another start for injury-hit Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) has recovered from a midweek blow to the head to start for an injury-ravaged Manchester City in their first home league match of the season.

Leicester City are the visitors to the Etihad, with kick-off at 16:30 BST.

The pre-deadline rumours surrounding a possible absence for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) turned out to be true, with the Brazilian ruled out for a month by his manager in quotes released on Saturday night.

With Sergio Aguero (£10.4m) also sidelined until the end of October at the earliest, one of Pep Guardiola’s midfielders will be leading the line against the Foxes this afternoon.

De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Phil Foden (£6.6m) all keep their places, while Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) steps up in place of the injured Jesus.

Guardiola’s only other alteration from Gameweek 2 sees Eric Garcia (£4.9m) replace John Stones (£5.0m) at centre-half.

It’s wasn’t far off a case of the City starting XI picking itself, particularly in attack: Ferran Torres (£7.0m), who hardly has bags of experience himself, is the only senior midfielder or foward available to Guardiola on the bench.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) are fit enough for substitute roles, at least, with the defensive pair having had their starts to 2020/21 disrupted by illness and injury.

Teenage striker Liam Delap (£4.5m) is also among the hosts’ replacements.

Brendan Rodgers, like his opposite number, has made two changes for this fixture.

The injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m), who had been operating as a makeshift centre-back, is replaced by Jonny Evans (£5.5m), who returns from suspension.

Ayoze Perez (£6.4m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with budget FPL defender Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) making a rare start.

James Maddison (£7.0m) is again only amongst the substitutes.

De Bruyne is the most-captained Fantasy asset of Gameweek 3, with just under one million managers handing the armband to the Belgian.

Over 800,000 FPL bosses brought De Bruyne into their sides following his 13-point haul at Molineux last Monday.

James Justin (£4.7m) has overtaken Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) as Leicester’s most-owned FPL asset, with more than one in five of us now owning the budget defender.

Timothy Castagne (£5.6m) is the leading points-scorer among FPL defenders, with both he and Justin registering attacking returns in each of their appearances so far.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Vardy.

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3,205 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son + Watkins -> Foden + Ings (-4) no brainer?

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

      Yes

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jimenez > Ings

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Have Jimmy already 🙂

    3. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I would watch the match first

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not doing it right now of course. Will wait till the cup games.

      2. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly this 😀

    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Only one penalty taker? Back to the board 🙂

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ings Zaha possible? Pen takers 😉

  2. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB and Vardy discussing the 20 pens each they'll be getting this season

  3. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    In other news.
    Hoffenheim 4-1 Bayern

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good job hoffenheim

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

    If Son is out I’m wildcarding in absolute unparalleled rage at this joke of a season

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      🙄

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He's out.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Enjoy

  5. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Pulisic. Now is your time.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Too early...

  6. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Time to do Son > Bruno permanent captain.

  7. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I just want to see comments along the lines of: "How do I get Sterling in my team?" "Knew I should've gone for Sterling"

    That too much to ask?

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son to Mahrez !

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

    Hammy usually circa 2 weeks right?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      or 6

  10. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jose Mourinho just told me that Son Heung-min picked up a hamstring injury and is going to be out for a while.

    https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1310238761184358400 ....ffff

  11. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What pen takers would you get on wildcard?

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      All of them

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Salah KDB Bruno Ings Maupay

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The ones in teams that attack.

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        This - but ones that have a lot of shots in the box, so the expensive ones

    4. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Baines

      1. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        RVP

    5. All about the galacticos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I did that this week. Salah,kdb,bruno,ings,jimi,mitrovic for 6.

    6. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Fernandes, Jimenez, Salah, KDB

    7. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      auba

  12. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Glad I went with Kane now

  13. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Quite impressive to transfer Son out twice in four gameweeks and miss four goals... In a way

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any goalkeepers on penalties?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rogerio Ceni

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Chilavert

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What did the players take the knee for?

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      King in the North

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Saw on commentary lol

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Please ignore the resident dunce

        1. TyroneGAA
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Lmao

      • Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        vaccines

    4. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes alongside Vardy?!

      1. ElliotJHP
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm looking at Son to Barnes

    5. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son to Mahrez on the cards

      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You are already falling in Pep's roulette, mate..

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          And he scores it's a sign mate

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

      Mourinho playing Son Sartuday, Thurs, Sunday. Of course he is bound to get injured.

    7. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Well, just all goals from Sterling and everyone except KDB and Foden to round off yet another absolute waste of a GW

    8. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez goal

    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      MAHREZZZZZZZZZ

    10. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Holy Mahrez

      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Just knew it 🙁

    11. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      OMG Mahrez

    12. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wow Mahrez 🙁

    13. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez G

    14. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son>Bruno>Son>Bruno

      My season in one sentence

    15. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Assist?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Justin headed it out - no assist.

    16. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      uhhhh, who's got Riyad?

    17. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez!!!!!

    18. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Already maxed out on City mids - who's the got-to Son replacement? Don't want to stretch to Salah for him