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Foden benched for second consecutive Premier League match

Phil Foden (£6.6m) finds himself on the Manchester City bench for the second time in two Gameweeks as his side travels to face Sheffield United.

Despite coming into Gameweek 7 as the Citizens’ top option for shots in the box, big chances and shots on target this season, Foden will have hope for an impact substitute role again.

That said, the England international did the job last time out, coming onto score and register six points in a 1-1 draw with West Ham in Gameweek 6.

And, of course, this back-to-back benching is sure to slightly sure up his chances of start in Gameweek 8, although you never can tell with Pep Guardiola.

The two most popular Fantasy asset in Manchester City’s squad is in the starting line-up though, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m) lining up in central midfield.

At 7.3% ownership, Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) remains something of a differential, despite averaging 5.8 points per game this season.

The Englishman is joined the front-three by Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and it will be interesting to see if he occupies the false-nine position again with Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.3m) still both out injured.

Pre-match reports suggest that Torres could be leading the line, as he did against Marseilles, which might benefit Sterling better, considering his ability to cause problems in wide areas.

Guardiola confirmed the Spaniard is occupying the striker role in his pre-match comments.

Meanwhile, Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) starts up-front for Sheffield United again. It has only taken him attracting 6.8% ownership to be the Blades’ most fashionable option for Gameweek 7.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Stevens, Egan, Basham; Lowe, Osborn, Ampadu, Berge, Baldock; Brewster, McBurnie.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker; Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Torres, B Silva, Mahrez; Sterling.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 7

1,117 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    City holding on for the points

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Filthy stuff

  3. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lordstram chance

  4. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    damn it lundstram so close

  5. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez isn't very smart is he

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

    Big Lundstram chance

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

    Lord miss, above the bar.

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brewster misses a one on one, was offside anyway

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

    Brewster misses 1-on-1

    Then flagged offside

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

    Werner not even in squad

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

      Nvm, saw him

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

        Mendy, James, Silva, Zouma, Chilwell, Mount, Kante, Havertz, Ziyech, Abraham, Puligod

    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Niiiiiiiiiiice

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

      How did you see he wasn’t playing before the lineup, I can see anything on twitter earlier than 2pm?

  11. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Werner officially benched

  12. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How’s Brewster looking?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Super apparently given it’s City

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

      Nothing special, but it's City they're playing anyway.

    3. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No service can't really do much. Just hit an offside opportunity straight at the goalkeeper though

  13. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I thought brewster was a clinical finisher

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ederson was better

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Offside

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Still a bad finish though

  14. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get Foden on!!##

  15. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Someone update me on lockdown in the UK, what's going on?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Football.

      Lockdown on Monday for a month?

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      BJ addressing the nation at 4pm

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Likely to get announced on Monday. Its almost certainly going to happen.

  16. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jeez i knew that Werner could get a rest.

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

    NO WERNER OR JORGINHO

    Casuals look away NOWW!

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      casuals blown away...

  18. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brewster big chance missed

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Werner

  20. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chilwell..

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

      Is he starting please tell me he is

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

        Yes he is

  21. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Burnley: Mendy, James, Silva, Zouma, Chilwell, Kante, Pulisic, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Abraham.
    Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Jorginho, Werner, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta.

    BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Chelsea: Pope, Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Taylor, Stephens, Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil, Barnes, Wood.
    Subs: Peacock-Frrell, Dunne, Richardson, Brady, Rodriguez, Vydra, Thompson.

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

      Ta!

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

      Get in

    3. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilly check.. Taylor and stephens check too.. really needed both of them to start to cover Saiss and Hamez... 😀

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Love this Chelsea team.

      Kante Havertz Mount in a 433 I presume. Excited to see how that does. Also James overlapping Ziyech on the right is going to cause so many problems...

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

        Agree GB

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

      Zouma looks nailed

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

      Stephens starts too. Get in

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

      Imagine Chilwell on pens

  22. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Really thought Sterling would be in the points this GW after his midweek form. Nearly captained too.

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

      I'm so disappointed getting nothing from him both this and last week.

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        IKR. Had all season but will probably sell now.

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

          I would keep vs Liverpool, then him to Rashford maybe.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Only saving grace that we didn't. Time to get rid?

  23. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Getting closer...

    C'mon Sheffield!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1.1 incoming??

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

    Brewster kind of disappointed me

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He had a one on one, but Ederson saved it.

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

    No Werner CHE 0 BUR 0

  26. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Out of interest, when the flag stays down but the player would have been offside, but the shot is saved and play is waved on.... is that recoded as a shot on target?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's a good question

  27. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chilwell & Mendy double up..now just to pay off xD

  28. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh James. only starts or gets CS when hes not in my team.

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

    @Camzy. Foden warming up

  30. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who else dropped James before last game? Going to go on a little tear isn’t he?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I kept him and played him. Let's hope he delivers!

      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        +1 to this