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Dugout Discussion December 19

Jesus and Laporte ‘not fully fit’ for Man City’s Southampton trip

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Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) have been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Southampton in Gameweek 14.

The club released an official statement with their Saturday team-sheet which explained the two players were “not fully fit” for the trip to St Mary’s Stadium.

“Sergio Aguero is amongst the substitutes for Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Southampton, but Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte are not fully fit and have been left out of the matchday squad.” – Manchester City press release

Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) is still only ready enough for a place on the bench so it looks to be either Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) occupying the centre-forward role from the start this afternoon.

Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) complete the front-four, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) left on the bench for the second successive Premier League match.

John Stones (£4.8m) earns his place back, starting alongside Ruben Dias (£5.6m) at centre-back, with João Cancelo (£5.5m) starting for the fourth match in a row, Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back.

Southampton are in their traditional 4-2-2-2 shape, Danny Ings (£ and Che Adams (£ leading the line with Theo Walcott (£ and Moussa Djenepo (£ providing the width.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Ings, Adams.

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

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  1. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Was going to lose Cancelo to raise funds for another transfer, but he keeps getting points. Too early to lose DCL for someone like Adams?

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

      Adams looks awful. But somehow he gets points, so yeah go ahead!

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    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cancelo is so good.. 5.5 he is hard to beat, and due a monster haul soon!

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  2. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pep Guardrinho

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

    Total and utter gash. KdB gone

    KdB/James ---> Salah/TAA

    Exact money. Done and dusted. Pray for no injuries

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    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hmm I'd have gotten robbo over trent

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

        Na, he's back

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        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          In the team? Sure. But Robertson is doing better this season and has actually taken more indirect freekicks and corners over him now. There's no contest in open play. So robbo is a better option. I guess direct freekicks could still help u.

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    2. Where dahoud at
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go robertson low ownership and get the points every week

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  4. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is a triple up off Robertson, Salah and firmino wise over the festive season?

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    1. Better off with a pin and a…
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      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Firminho isn't a good fantasy asset IMO. Go cheap up top and get TAA if you want a triple up.

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      1. Where dahoud at
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That's a fair point, I'd love another good striker to partner kane, if Rashford keeps his form I'd also be tempted, he looked good against Sheffield United

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  5. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo 2 BAPS, we'll take that.

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  6. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Cancelo for Dier last night. Good job me!

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

      Cancelo might not play Newcastle

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      1. seanie3
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Oh not this nonsense again

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    2. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      At least you didn’t sell him weeks ago when he was rested for mendy and the masses inc myself got rid for James, big mistake

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  7. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dias and Robertson hehe

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

      Same. Love it!

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    2. TOLV TUMS
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      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Indeed

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  8. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another Stones CS...Woohoo
    Was expecting more from KDB in this game tho

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

    City are such a good defense

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

      Not really, they could have concede 2 goals easily.

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  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo you troll.

    Ah well - wouldn’t have gotten Salah in if I didn’t sell him

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    1. Steve Chance
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yasn.

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

    Well it isn't a fail at least... Not gonna captain KdB again for the rest of the year.

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    1. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It depends on what Bruno does tomorrow

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    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got Salah, Grealish, Son and Bruno already..

      KDB to who?

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      1. Aidan269
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wait till after fixtures this weekend

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

          Fair

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    3. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Think I will say goodbye to KDB after Newcastle!

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Think I will do it this week for Salah

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

      4th clean sheet Dias brought home since I sold Chilwell for him.

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      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        3 bps too

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

          After that Salah disaster, have him but captained Bruno aware of is eminent benching, I needed that.

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

        In 5 GW.

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

        Why would you sell Chilwell, thats not going to age well. Dias+Chilwell needed

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

          Because I knew Chelsea had/has bad fixtures until GW18. Double Chelsea defence not very wise.

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    5. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      14 from 2 normally would be decent but with no Salah it’s really not

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

        25 from 2, pretty happy but those City CS's grate on me a bit :l

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

      City so infuriating to watch

      Last game for kdb vs newc then he's gone

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      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Will he start though?

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      2. Mile Plankton
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Not waitning Newcastle. Selling for Salah today.

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        1. Mile Plankton
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          waiting*

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    7. Mile Plankton
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Stones delivers! 😎

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    8. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who would you sell only for this week? WC in 16! Same value on both.

      A. Kane
      B. Bruno

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

      Cheers stones

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

        A positive comment.

        Tis the season

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    10. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      11.8 for a player that hasn't scored all season from open play.

      And I call others casuals...

      I should look in the mirror more often. Pretty face but clueless thoughts lmao.

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      1. Cruyff Turn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        The past is irrelevant. Hold.

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    11. PlayPercentage
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No BPs for Sterling, the only goal scored?

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Must have been wasteful

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

      Stones.

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    13. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Those Dias points will be the most valuable of the gw for me. Feel a tad fortunate thought tbh!

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

      I'll give KDB one more chance next week and then he's gone. Not that he's been bad, but his team mates have been absolute sh*te.

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      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        KDB doesn't look his energetic self to me...maybe he's been told he's got to play every game so managing himself to get safely through each game without any injuries!

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    15. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts? Let's be honest, it's a real kick in the nutz when you see your keepers / defenders clean sheet points whipped off your FPL score after they concede late in the game...

      Clean sheet points are "in play" and therefore not consistent with other points that are generally locked in - goals, assists, minutes played, yellow cards etc (barring them being overturned)

      I would much prefer it to be consistent and get the morale boost of seeing them added afterwards (or if they are subbed with clean sheet intact...) rather than the disappointment of having them there and then removed!!!

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Just don't check lol

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

        Nah. I like it the way it is.

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      3. Cruyff Turn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed. Shared the same sentiment a bit earlier...

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/12/19/jesus-and-laporte-not-fully-fit-for-man-citys-southampton-trip/?hc_page=17&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23007943

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    16. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dias repays og last week with a 8/9pter

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

      Benched Dias for Lamptey, did not see it backfiring this badly smh. 3 BPS and Saints not scoring with those missed pen calls

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      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Can't bench a defender playing for the best defence (statistically) in the league mate. Wrong call imo.

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        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Disagree, Lamptey was a better option this week. More likely I could have benched him for James but either way, CS fairly fortunate

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

            Play 4 at the back? Or you shouldn't be having a benching headache like that. Dias wasn't fortunate, they have a very good defence and have been relying on it. Lamptey not a bad choice, but surely both could have played, both good fixtures

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    18. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      51 from 3 .

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

        Thank you 🙂

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      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Very nice

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      3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wow

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        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          The wife’s score.
          Salah(c), Firminio and McCarthy

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          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Ahhh

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      4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Just looked, it’s 30 from 3 isn’t it?

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        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          That’s me.

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      5. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yikes 100+ for you hopefully

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

      Kdb > Son after newcastle is the easiest transfer ever.

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep on the cards for me.
        Extra cash can fund a Liverpool defender.

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

      Is Henderson (Pool) an actual FPL option? He has proven before in the past that he can be At 5.4 he is a nice price, could be a 3rd Pool option in 19.
      Could be a pick right now, wont be surprised in the slightest to see him get returns in the coming weeks

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