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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. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The saddest thing with KDB troll is that we all knew after that miss in the early minutes, he would never score a goal in this game from open play. Just that type of his game, extremely frustrating fpl player. I just hate him as an fpl player, he never ever delivers when one needs him the most. Never!

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

      LOL. Apart from pretty much all of last season when he was a bargain!

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I am TC next GW if the Villa game is on

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I know... Such an annoying FPL asset.

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

      ...Is this your first season playing?

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This season**

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

      yes

      Kane and Bruno are better assests imo

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

    Jesus plays terribly

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice dive for a free kick when he ran the ball out though.

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Group hug Maguire and Cancelo combo owners 🙁 robbed of 30 pts and in a FH week that is like 50 easily

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Checking in, could have been a huge score

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haha Cancelo not robbed at at all. Maguire was unlucky tho.

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

        Have you been watching the game?

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    kdb just isn't worth the price this season

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not really

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      TC next week

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

      And Salah scored 7 points total vs WBA new sou.

      This season is weird. Still would rather put my faith in players that have FPL royalty pedigree.

    4. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Needs Aguero

  5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Non-FHers are winning so far

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Non-FPL players are doing better 😛

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No we're not

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH = 29.82 points
      No chip = 15.11 points
      Working well at the moment

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Only winning by 14 with this mighty Chip is a big Loss, huge Loss for the FH'ers

        Only a victory if the non FH already used the chip in a silly way.

        But now we get to use it on a tasty future DGW

  6. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hooooolf

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Come again?

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gone soft now

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

    Jesus really is awful.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jupp.. Said it many times, works hard sure. But awful striker imo.

  8. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus doesn't deserve a place in the Man City squad, let alone the first team.

  9. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    came for the KDB meltdown.

  10. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus having an absolute nightmare.

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

    FFS JESUS IT IS TOO MUCH

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pep to transfer Jesus back out? Haha.

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’d sooner have Andy from let’s talk fpl up front then Jesus, bloke is useless

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He played yesterday, had a disallowed goal.

  13. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This will end 2-0 city. Not quite the KDB mega haul I wanted but fair play to Brighton

    Been way better than other times I’ve watched

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    city have been shocking second half

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, making Brighton look like Barca

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bit of an overreaction

      Cancelo, KDB, Bilva all had great chances

      Combination of meh finishing/decent goalkeeping, but not shocking

      Jesus has given the ball away soooo many times though, and Pep has stuck him on the left wing for some mad reason

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        *Gundogan chance too

  15. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get Raz on damn it

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We haven't had a Kane hattrick in a while

  17. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City trying their best to conceed

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

    Jesus is pure excrement.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Such a poor player.

  19. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Southampton have confirmed the Leeds postponement.
    https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1349438567953563649?s=19

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      thanks God

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh that's a shame

    4. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good to know. Klich prob out then keeping Son & Kane.

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dial up?

      1. tambourineman
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It's the first official confirmation

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Was a hot topic for 20 minutes. 😎

          1. tambourineman
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Based off a journo's tweet

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

    Jesus knows he isn't first choice now. Even with Aguero out. Trying too hard to impress.

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why oh why is Lookman benched? Wildcard in tatters

  22. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus is absolutely woeful on the left

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Begging for a Gundo KDB combo here

    1. Napoleon IV
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      we'd better put someone on suicide watch in case that doesn't happen.

  24. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Seen enough of Jesus already. Get him off.

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

    KdB looks absolutely shattered.

  26. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pleasssseeeee do something ginger!!

    1. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan kicks it out

  28. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I can smell a brighton goal here.

  29. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    jesus is a joke

  30. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal TC in GW19? 😉