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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. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mitchell need to do lots of hardwork to keep 0-0

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

    The commentator just mistook Zinchenko for KDB 🙂

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Easy mistake to make 🙂

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      To be fair, his nickname from team mates at City is Kev 🙂

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chance Cancelo to be subbed-in zero-ish right? Unless any injuries?

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

      Correct

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

      Depends on score.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leading or chasing?

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

      Walker first start since he tested positive, mightn’t see the game out.

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

        For COVID that is. Not sure what else does be spreading at his parties.

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ahh there is hope

      3. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He played the full 90 in the FA Cup

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

      Looking at that bench, he's one of 3/4 if he is going to make a sub, that I'd expect him to make.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Minute hope 🙁

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

      Oui

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

      Could see him coming on if it stays 0-0 until second half. But unlikely

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pep is like the boy who cried wolf. He actually tipped us off about Cancelo but nobody took any notice because he’s such a bullshitter

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He said that about Sterling in previous game, then put him on bench, saying that, he should have stayed there after stealing those points off Kev with that shocking pen 😉

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

    KDB fail

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

      Bore off

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

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

      Premature much?

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

    TC KDB looking very poor so far

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

      Bore off

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

      Oh jesus here we go lol

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

      10 minutes too late

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

      Who had 14th minute?

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

        Lmao

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

      Short firmly on & about to burn down the house instead?

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

      This people don't know there is 90min game & extra time

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

        These*

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

    I just need Sterling to score more than 1 point to do better than the last two seasons when I’ve used the chip.

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

      Sane and Mane?

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

        Kane and Manè

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

          Sane must have been the year before for me then. Hoping to break the streak later this season.

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

            I have it on Sterling this week. Not sure why, I was worried about owning him after his penalty miss let along triple captaining. At over 2m in rank, I’ve not much to play for this season, it’s been a bad one.

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

    Townsend over Benteke and Batshuayi as a striker is... Weird

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

      They want another banger from him.

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

    This game screams 0-0

    """""""""""Super""""""""""""" Sunday

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

      That'd be ideal.

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

      Will have party bro if this happens

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

      All luck right?

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Man City will win by 7-0 (reversed your jinx)

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

      Dream result

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

      Yawn

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

    Like liverpool even City struggles to score

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone is. Rubbish season without fans

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

        Ya no fans no fun

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

    Why is suddenly shitchenko nailed?

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

      Leftie.

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

      Because Walker and Mendy are horrible defensively

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

      Zambian blessing

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

    Zaha Covid?

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

      No, injured

  13. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    anyone else think KdB looks like Sherminator from the American pie films?

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

      A bit yeah

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

      Haha

    3. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely related

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      can you guys should a little tact?

      I got company if you know what I mean. She's hot

  14. gonzalocampos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is going to end 1-0 or 0-0 (KDB owner).

  15. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    It’s not too much to ask for a Dias and Stones goal today

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

      Yes it's too much. Now you'll be punished for your greediness. Clean sheet.osses incoming.

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

      I’d just like a defender that turns up. (Zouma and Cancelo owner)

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

      Cancelo subbed in and scores the winner...you can take this as a notification

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

      It’s as if City don’t even try from corners. No wonder they always play it short. They don’t want to commit too many forward. Only chance is from a free kick imo

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

      No, not at all

      As a fellow owner, thank you

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

    Nailedness aside shouts of Cancelo (C) make more and more sense by the day

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

    Cancelo gone down the tunnel, might be on before 30.

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

      Lovely stuff

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

      Would be wonderful.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ugh

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

      Or needs a dump?

  18. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Uh ohs no cancelo. Got him in last night >.

    1. swobe
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pep said he wasn't immune from rotation last week but Walker is clearly the worse of the two

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

    City playing poor, so far.. :/.

  20. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kyle Walker is terrible

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

      Always has been, best place for him is sweeper in a back 3/5

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

    KDB Playing the same role wich made me decide never to captain him again

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

      Yep bad news with Jesus there

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

    When is Keita back?

    I'll only captain Salah when he's back.

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

    The scouts should be sacked lol look at those picks!

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

      Work of the professionals.

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

      Did you pick them too?

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

        Ummm yes but only the ones that played, Coufal Antonio Salah KDB Bruno Stones

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      GW pretty far from over

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

      You were saying.....

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

        I've got both

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

    Walker is holding City back and has done the past few seasons

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

      Pep is the one playing him

    2. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Disastrous player who if he plays for England in the euros this summer will cost us the game in knockout phase.

  25. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank god someone cut Sterling's hair

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

      They cut off one worm for every missed opportunity.

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

        haha

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

    Hoping for Jesus to come off before 60 mins and kdb back up front

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

    Ffs...

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

      What?

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

        Just frustrating to watch Palace defend like this.

    2. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What’s up buddy?

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

    Damn... KDB sitter missed... looks like the 14th captain fail of the season

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

      Lol

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

    Remember at the start of the season when goals were flying in

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Miss that

  30. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City missing Cancelo in midfield today

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Get him on now!