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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. NejiHyuuga01
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guys a bit late but why didn't Chilwell get an assist at Mount's goal? Because his last name isn't Kane?

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

      Because it was a cross that was punched out by the GK. Mount was not the intended target. Chilwell cross wasn't even close to the area that Mount was standing in.

      His cross was so bad it was fortunate that Chelsea got a goal from it at all.

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

      Sounds about right.

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

      Deemed a shot.

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

        cross*

  2. Genji3lade
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How many minutes does Salah play against Burnley given they play United in the FA Cup 3 days later?

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

      Plays till the game is won

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

        Klopp doesn’t care about the Cup

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

      90

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

      Why would Salah play United when they can keep him quiet?

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

      Irrelevant a blank is a blank

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      probably starts on the bench

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

    LMS EO this game starting

    KDB 139, Stones 46, Dias 35

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So Stones and Dias are my differntials

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

    Post-pandemic FFS Zambia field trip?

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

      Oh wow there he is!

  5. Zambian FPL Addict
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I warned you not to TC Salah but you didn't listen? Luckily for you am barred from returning to England for a while as fate would have it so am considering taking a drive to Livingstone and having the witch doctor break the curse ask me nicely though.

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

      No need.

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

      Let's meet up after the pandemic

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

      If salah blanks vs burnley ill be in awe

      1. Zambian FPL Addict
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        lol

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

      No please keep the curse going

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      😮

      Who's your next target?

      1. Zambian FPL Addict
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        son

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          When??

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

          Thank God it’s not Son

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              ...

          2. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Please throw Kane into the mix

            • Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Phew just sold...

        3. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Any chance the witch doctor can make KDB score a hattrick tonight? I’ll give you a tenner

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

          Curse needs to stay

          1. Zambian FPL Addict
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            am going to seek KDB good fortune next game

        5. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          If it works for 5 matches you can start a business soon 🙂

        6. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Keep that curse

            1. Zambian FPL Addict
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              due to popular demand the curse stays no more curses from now on it was just a fiver didn't think much of it was worth a shot!

              1. Party time
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Thanks buddy

            2. Herman Toothrot
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Did you send me an email about my rich uncle?

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

                He's Zambian. Not Nigerian.....

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

                  😆

            3. aleksaa2
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Why is this not a hot topic?

            4. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Can you ask for next weeks Tuesday Euromillion numbers?

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

                Need a fortune teller there...

                Or crystal ball.

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

            What a lot of pundits forget is just how important Henderson and Fabinho are for our attack. With them at CB were a different side. Plus with no tall CB’s to get forward for corners we are way too short to be a threat.

            1. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Missing the extra reach of Matip!

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

                Zip

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

              It also inhibits the wing backs

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

                Basically our all round play.

            3. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Struggling for goals these days. I might offload Mo next gw.

            4. Baines on Toast...
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Sky did mention this during Commentary today

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

                Ok bud.
                Didn’t hear that at all. If it was pre match I was out for a walk. Didn’t hear it throughout the game or post match.

            5. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Good points there. With Thiago fit one of them as cb is not a biggie, but both as cb is not ideal for the reason you mentioned. My take is that with either one of matip or Gomez fit for most games plus Thiago not injured we would have had a lot more points. People taking of No vvd is the huge difference im not so dyre if since the system Liverpool plays are so drilled. Gomez faster than vvd so we would not be that susceptible for counters, and Matip would be the aerial threath on set pieces.

              1. bench boost for every gamew…
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Talking and sure, not taking and dyre...

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

                Yeah it’s such a shame. Looking like we won’t sign a CB either.

            6. Feed tha Sheep
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Why not play Nat Phillips or Williams then?and allow Henderson to go to midfield? Fab as been better in defence than Midfield IMO

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

                I haven’t a clue.

              2. bench boost for every gamew…
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Not good enough
                Fabinho has been one of the best defensive midfielder if not the best for the past 2 seasons.

                1. Feed tha Sheep
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Disagree completely but each to their own

          • Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            KDB might get hamstring injury with no rest

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

              Yeah maybe maybe

          • Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I have suggested already with TC Robertson

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

              Not a bad SHOUT.

          • Davros
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Where the xxxx is cancelo???

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

              On the bench like Pep intimated

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

              Canceled

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

              Was never starting both.

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

              Same place KDB will be after 59 minutes 😛

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

              Manchester.

          • Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Any Zambians here fancy a trip to Livingstone? I can give you £10 for expenses.

            1. Zambian FPL Addict
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              lol make it 30£ consider it done

          • Baines on Toast...
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            This Palace team screams five nil defeat

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Fill your boots Gundo.

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

              City only do 2-0s these days

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

                Not tonight

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

              Yeah I'm afraid so

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

              I hope 0-0

          • The Train Driver
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Basically a guaranteed CS for City with that C Palace team... Unfortunately my only City def is Cancelo...

          • No Salah
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Feels good not even owning Salah 🙂
            Here we go KDB (c)

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Feels silly owning KdB and not capped him.

              1. No Salah
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                At least you’ll get his points!

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

            This is a very attack minded City, could be mayhem tonight

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

              Theres another soulless league to win!

              Time for them to put the foot down.

          • Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Need a KDB hatrick.

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

              Had he ever had one ?

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

                *has

            2. No Salah
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Let’s not be greedy.
              1G1A in this one and again in the Next one - reasonable ask 🙂

              1. Homer21
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                This

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

              KDB doesn’t do goals anymore.

              1. Shatner's Bassoon
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Will settle for 5 assists then

          • Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sterling and Jesus will share points

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

              KDB and Sterling

          • BeWater
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            What is the most popular comment type here:

            A. Laughing at other people's misfortune
            B. Calling everyone who has a player you don't a causal
            C. Hindsight merchants who start sentences with 'I knew I should have....'
            D. Reverse psychology statements

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

              E. Fudgy

              1. g40steve
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Fudge,
                Brostan
                Up the stancion
                Any other trolls

                1. Salah’s Sonnet
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Stanchion top of the list lol, a true mug

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

              C
              A
              B
              D

              Close call tbf, changes by the day.

            3. djman102
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              D during the games; C after

            4. The Ilfordian
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              G. Words of love and fraternal (or sosorial) advice typical of a close community with a shared goal

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

                That's communism

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

                  More communityism? The love bit anyway. Not the sharing bit. That is a little communist

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

              F. Sarcasm

              1. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Didn't Chelsea sign him and loan him out?

            6. Homer21
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              B
              A
              D
              C

          • Oggle22
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Foden on yet haha

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

              Pepped

              1. Oggle22
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                For the 3rd time this season

          • Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            KDB hauls here today and FPL Family will be playing the divorce chip

            1. Chandler Bing
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Why's that? Haven't been following them recently

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

              Haha. Brilliant. Never heard of them until today though.

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

              Sam went KDB and Lee went Salah TC?

            4. FFSbet.com
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Who is he?

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

              Is Family Court open in tier 5?

          • For Fuchs Sake
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            When are people using their WC? Tempted to hit mine now after ripping up my team for DGW.

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

              25 I reckon

          • The Train Driver
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sold Salah the time he started on bench and hauled. Felt like sh*t, but turned out good after that...

            1. For Fuchs Sake
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Only half time my friend

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

                No goal in 4 games, 12.5m...

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

              Nice. Himself & the other two are miles off it atm.

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

              You never deserve Salah

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

              Brilliant move- he’s been snake bit since

              Not playing badly, just not scoring and the team around him has stalled

              Burnley is next, Liverpool 8-0 coming soon

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

              I did too so brought him straight back in 😆

          • Says
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            KDB plays the false #9 role

            And Zinchenko plays the false KDB role.

          • For Fuchs Sake
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sterling looks so much better without that previous hair style! Might make him play better too, a bit like a reverse Samson 🙂

          • Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sterling on pens ?

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              No chance

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

              Stones

            3. Traction Engine Foot
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He should never ever be

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

                Just chill joking

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

              Only from 85th minute onwards

          • Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Need Stones header

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

              This

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

              Guys, this is family friendly site, stop with your dark fantasies...

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

              You’ve got it

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

            Bilva popping up in Mitchell's pocket

          • Corona is not good 4 U
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Will the City vs. Villa game take place or will it be canceled like the Villa vs. Newcastle game? In this case it would not have been worth it to bring so many City players into my Fantasy team.

            Thank you!

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

              It’s on. Who plays for Villa is the only issue.

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

                Sounds like no Grealish, no Targett, Watkins OK.

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

              1% off.

            3. Corona is not good 4 U
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              ... sorry Villa vs. Everton game. With all the game cancellations you lose track of everything.

              1. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Villa v Everton???

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

                Already got postponed.

            4. Corona is not good 4 U
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Thank you both!

          • RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Another dissapointing dgw match where our expensive players blanks or have Max an assist?

          • Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Just realised I could have got Gundo instead of Soucek

          • Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Is it time to sell Salah?

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

              Never

            2. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yep

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

              I may sell to fund Kane

              Martinez
              Cancelo Justin Coufal
              KDB Bruno Son Grealish
              Kane Bamford Antonio
              Johnstone Soucek Holding KWP

            4. Homer21
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              2 weeks too late