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De Bruyne continues in false-nine role for Man City against Brighton

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) is set to continue in a false nine role for Manchester City with Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) left on the bench for the game against Brighton.

The mercurial Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) and in-form Phil Foden (£6.2m) will flank the German, with no room for Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) in the starting XI.

Behind De Bruyne is budget midfield favourite Ilkay Gundogan (£5.5m), with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

Pep Guardiola has stuck with the same back four with John Stones (£5.0m) and Ruben Dias (£5.8m) at centre-back. Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) continue at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) returns in goal, replacing Zack Steffen (£4.4m).

Graham Potter has yet again had Fantasy Premier League managers tearing their hair out with another much changed lineup.

Classed as a midfielder on the game, Percy Tau (£5.5m) looks to be making his Premier League debut up-front, supported by Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m).

With the impressive Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) suspended, Davy Propper (£4.8m) comes into the side to partner Ben White (£4.4m) in centre midfield.

Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) lineup at wing-back. Adam Webster (£4.4m), Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) are the three centre-halves.

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) keeps his place in goal.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden; Bernardo Silva

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Bernardo, Veltman; Propper, White, Mac Allister, Trossard; Tau

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  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo would be on double digit fffsssss

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same every week! Due so many hauls at this point.

      And watch he won’t play both the DGW games

  2. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez ruining a cancelo assist and 2 baps

  3. Earwicker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno fail. De Bruyne possible fail. Can't wait for my Salah (C) to save my gameweek...

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Eh?

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I see what you did there..

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

    Gundo so unlucky

  5. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ooooo wanted Reguilon but didn't risk him! Lloris Son Kane let's go

  6. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo is a gem at 5.5. Pep giving gifts to FPL managers this season and they still complain

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

      Only a gift if he can deliver

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

    FULHAM TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Tottenham: Areola, Tete, Aina, Robinson, Anderson, Adarabioyo, Anguissa, Reed, Loftus-Cheek, Cavaleiro, Decordova-Reid
    Subs: Rodak, Hector, Kebano, Ream, Bryan, Kamara, Lookman, Onomah, Kongolo

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Fulham: Lloris, Aurier, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Winks, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Sissoko, Kane, Son
    Subs: Hart, Lamela, Alli, Moura, Vinicius, Bale, Alderwiereld, Doherty, Davies

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    60 minutes up. Gundogan and Mahrez owners loving the CS point.

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

    60 minutes!

  10. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Man city needs Son, clinical with one shot one goal

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

    Lloris CS pen save 12 saves and max BAPs too much to ask for?

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

    Mahrez cocking up a Cancelo assist. The wait goes on for an attacking return from Cancelo.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep 🙁

  13. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    OT.

    For all awfulness that is listening to Phil Neville, most of the remaining NBC colour commentators (Beglin, Townsend, Holland, Higginbotham, Allen, etc) are top notch. A far cry from what we had here stateside in the past with the PL.

  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    2 bus teams from Spurs and Fulham

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

    Percy very lively.

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

      Another crap pick though?

      Brighton. Don't score many goals. Don't keep many clean sheets.

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

        Oh yeah. Useless FPL pick but good for Brighton.

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Quite like the look of this lad percey towell

  17. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    60 mins 1-0
    HOOOOOOOLD Stones and Dias

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

    Only time before MacAllister gets a Scotland cap.

  19. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City need a second. Brighton might sneak one late if City don't score another.

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

    Mahrez you absolute clown. When will I get my Cancelo assist, it's been 45 minutes of owning him and I feel robbed FFS

  21. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Imma lose my double CS here wont I

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

    3 - Foden (35)
    2 - Zinchenko (29)
    1 - Cancelo (28)

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Absolute joke, should be KDB Dias Cancelo

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

        Can't work out why?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          😆

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Dias (27)
        Stones (25)
        Ederson (21)
        Bernardo Silva (18)
        De Bruyne (15)
        Rodrigo (15)
        Gündogan (14)
        Burn (12)
        Tau (12)
        Sánchez (12)

  23. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bernardo has has been poor. Both of them.

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

    Sub Cancelo before the CS inevitably vanished please

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

    Walker or Lamptey?

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should have captain Kane!

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Areola and Kane cap so let’s go for a kane hatrick none assisted by son and 2 penalty misses

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Feck feck feck I refreshed my points page and viewed my Cancelo and Dias cs points! I’m so sorry!

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

      Damn it man. You've doomed us all!

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

        To be honest I’d love Brighton to rob some points from them. Who cares about fantasy.

  29. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Year is 2023 and we are still waiting for Cancelo attacking return

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

    Tears imminent for some.