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Jesus returns to lead the line for City as KDB drops back into midfield

Pep Guardiola has recalled Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) into his attack for the first of two fixtures in Double Gameweek 19 for Manchester City against Crystal Palace.

Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) is also back for City, despite skying a penalty against Brighton. Bernardo Silva appears (£7.4m) in the other attacking position.

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captainers of Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) will be hoping the City talisman can deliver returns in a more familiar midfield role after Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) both blanked earlier.

Ilkay Gundogan (£5.5m) and a returning Fernandinho (£5.4m), classed as an FPL defender, make up the rest of City’s midfield three.

Ruben Dias (£5.8m) and John Stones (£5.0m) partner each other in central defence, with popular FPL asset Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) benched in favour of Kyle Walker (£6.1m)

Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) continues at left-back, and Ederson (£6.0m) remains in goal for the Cityzens.

Roy Hodgson is without Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m), who has been left out of the line-up completely.

Out-of-position Andros Townsend (£5.6m) is paired up front with Jordan Ayew (£5.6m).

In Roy Hodgson’s conventional 4-4-2, James McCarthy (£4.3m) and Luka Milivojevic (£5.6m) play in centre-midfield, with Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) and James McArthur (£5.2m) occupying the wings.

Veteran Gary Cahill (£4.5m) returns in central defence alongside James Tomkins (£4.5m), with Joel Ward (£4.3m) at right-back.

Budget defender Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) continues at left-back after ousting Patrick Van Aanholt (£5.4m) from the team.

Vincente Guaita (£4.8m) is between the sticks.

Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, B. Silva, Jesus

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Cahill, Ward; McArthur, McCarthy, Milivojevic, Townsend; Eze, Ayew

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  1. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Go KDB, Dias and Stones!

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

      Really regret not getting Dias instead of Cancelo.

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I was on Cancelo then read Peps Comment on Cancelo.

        1. RonnayBarkay
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          So why is Cancelo on the ScoutPicks!?? We all listen to these fantasy football pundits to do the research for us!
          We select Cancelo over Dias because of this....fuming

          1. stevieme
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            10 years playing the game and still can't make your own decisions
            Sad

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

            I brought in Cancelo over Stones even I knew he might be benched. Cancelo is almost a forward with CS and I plan to keep him for more than this DGW.

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dias rested next game?

        1. mojoindojo
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Pep roulette can strike anyone

          1. RonnayBarkay
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            No, Dias is dead cert...

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

          Pep will want his first XI for Villa away. Then it’s the Cup.

          1. RonnayBarkay
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Bloody hope so

            1. RonnayBarkay
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I see Mahrez doesn’t get a look in these days....pff

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

              But it’s still Pep

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

            Its at home against Villa.

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

              I stand corrected

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Go babies go

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

    Just stones here

    City cleanie is good for me right?

    Especially with no cancelo?

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

      Just stines from defenders

      Kdb too

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  3. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    fking PEP... Cancelo missing 🙁

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      On bench

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pep is annoying for us.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This is not news.

    3. Booked4Dissent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hope he misses both games so I get Justin points, but unlikely

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

      Is that really surprising tho. Cant expect full backs to start 3 games in a week

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

    Witches ain't sh!t but Mo does tricks
    Kick through these nuts and meg Carrick

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My eyes hurt

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

      Yesss, shout out to Snoop and the Zambian Witch doctor!

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    nO cITY pLAYERS

    Sofa time

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

      Ye get behind it mate! TC KDB here

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

      Same here.

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’ll av some of that... 😉

  6. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Right, Ederson and Dias, nothing silly now.

  7. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No Zaha as I said....

    COME ON KDB

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good call

  8. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brace from Stones needed!

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Horrible teeth

    2. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Somethings never happen

      1. MoSalad
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Do they not?

      2. Huddersfield
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        lol

  9. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fact how widely Cancelo's benching is celebrated by non-owners just shows how much they bricking themselves every time he plays.

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

      His haul is inevitable

    2. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol.

        Love to see it

      • Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How many attacking returns does he have

        Fools gold

      • GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bricking themselves over a fantasy sport game.

    3. EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As a non KDB owner and with all my ML with him as TC I expect this to be the end of my season

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        All of them have triple captained him? I'm guessing not even a majority of your minileague have triple captained him.

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

      LMS safety score currently 20

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

      Maguire was the one to get last week

      Great fixtures too now

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

      Glad I own Kdb at least after my Salah (c) blank and not even a bonus for Robbo. Give frm green to red selling Son /Kane

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo was awful

    7. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is Raheem now reborn after he cut his pigtails?

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

      Did they put less salt in pot noodles or do I have covid

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

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

          Cheers

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

        Log off and isolate?

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I think you're allowed to use the internet when isolating

          1. Podge
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Internet viruses abound

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

            Good to hear, plenty of virus on there too.

    9. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My next two transfers:
      Salah > Sterling
      Pulisic > Pogba

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That Spurs vs. Liverpool match could well be 0-0, too.

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Next three: Burnley, Spurs, West Ham. All managed by three managers that specialise in sitting back. With Pool struggling to break down teams, i think it's time to move Salah on.

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

        Salah has another game this GW. See how he goes.

        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not expecting much

    10. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Posting 'first' at the top of articles is against the rules? 😆

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

        He didn't post PLAY UP POMPEY. Simple, and I support the decision.

    11. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mistake capping Salah?

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

        Only time will tell.

      2. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        We'll find out soon enough

      3. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

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

        Could get a hatrick against Burnley.

        Stranger things have happened.

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

      Imagine kdb gets a hattrick as my TC. My shirt will be off, the house will be bouncing.

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

        ... the season will no longer be over.

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

        For once Fudgy I’m with you. Desperately need your season not to be over

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

          My TC luck has been horrendous, hopefully today it changes

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

        He'll play CDM to preserve energy.

      4. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Think he'll get subbed off after 58. mins after scoring one dodgy pen.

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

          I'd 100% take it

      5. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Will expect hamstring injury

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

      Fodinho benched yet again

    14. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is Spurs less energy sapping, boring to watch, counter attacking football part of the reason the previously injury-prone Son and Kane, look fairly fresh compared to likes of Bruno and Salah, whose game workload seems to be causing a dip in form? A good S&C regime for a club can surely reap rewards.

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

        All I know is I trust those two more than any other premiums at the moment unless KDB bangs today

    15. 420king
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Feel sick to my stomach. Almost every DGW defender got a CS so far and I got Dier!!!

      Meanwhile my draft team is on course for 100 pts...FML.
      https://draft.premierleague.com/entry/759378/event/19

    16. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Next GW transfer:
      Salah + Gundogan > KDB + ???

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pog ?

      2. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Guess I'm keeping Gundog

    17. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kev 2-pointer needed bigly.

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Don't be greedy.

        3 is ok

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

        This season is going so bad, I would take 2 points from my KdB(C) and run.

    18. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Foden brace off bench you heard it here

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

      Want 0-0 ft

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Please

    20. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kdb not owned by 42% in the top 10k

      Not capping him not as bad as i initally thought. Just owning him limits any damage he causes

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

        Top 10k EO is 115%. So owning is fine. What hurts / will hurt is not owning Salah, Fernandes, or KDB when they haul. As recently they have all been over 100% EO.

      2. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The 58% that own him all captained him though

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nah

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

      We'll be 50% of the way through this GW after tonight. Interesting to see how people have done so far.

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

        More interested when the GW is over.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Milner

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

        Sh#te

    22. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hit by the Pep Roulette - Cancel noooooooo

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Should get 1 game though

        1. French Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          “Should have could have didn’t ?”

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

      10 minutes until the disappointment starts.

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

        Palace to hack City.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Wouldn't surprise me .... but no Zaha.