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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

2,067 Comments Post a Comment
  1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones red card plz fpl gods

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What a silly thing to say

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

      Ridiculous comment

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

    Off a corner or open play

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

      Open play

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

        would not have expected

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

    God the place is rocking tonight haha

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Always TC a City CB in a DGW

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

      Always TC defenders of best team

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

    People only own Stones because they cant afford Cancelo... Low TV casuals rewarded as usual

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I love your salty tears

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      cry more

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah mate I could have gotten Cancelo in but wasn’t prepared to take any more hits than needed. Doing just fine this GW ta 😉

    4. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I've got both

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

      Some of us just brought in Stones to own both. One thing right for me this week at least.

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

      Could easy afford Cancelo, I still went for Stones, so lol

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

      Cry cry

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

      I got both

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

      Wrong....... again

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

      (K)DB, Dias and Stones here 0/

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

        Same

    11. Bojam
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cry me a river....

    12. NejiHyuuga01
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo 0.8 more expensive to have 1 assist whole season. You re a bad manager

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bloody Stones. Where is my Ruben Dias goal

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

      Coming....

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

    Stones nailing his place in the City line up

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      thats what people said about Foden after last GW

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

        Played 8 out of last nine?

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

      Been nailed for a while imo

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This

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

      Most nailed City player after KDB

  8. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We want more!!!!

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

        Oh yesss

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones differential with Cancelo benched, you gotta love it

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

        Loving it.
        Even with Foden benched.

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      City 1-0 FT

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

        😆

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

      Anyone else kdb cap points still on 4? Or is that just because of the dgw?

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

        Give them some time to process the assist. It is Sunday night, after all.

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

          Don’t the captain results got added up and applied after both games played. For visual under the player, But is reflected in total score?

      2. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ah. Same

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

        Showing as 8 on mine

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The FFS picks are Lampety, Raphinha, Cancelo etc.

      Stones not a classic FFS pick. Just like KWP, Justin etc. But those 'crap' players have been quality.

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones proving better value than Cancelo and Dias so far lol

    • GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      SALAH I HATE YOU SO MUCH OMG,SO USELESS PLAYER EVERYTIME I HAS HIM

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

        How old are you ?

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

          128

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

            You mean 12 and three quarters?

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

              No,i know what i said

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

              And shut up,i dont need any problems with you casuals

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

          He might be 69

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

            You must be fun at parties

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Walker wasting KDB assist

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

      C'mon Dias now it's your turn.

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That goal shot me up 400k. KDB TC and Stones owner.

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

        And they said don’t take that many hits...ok brag over. It’s been a tough season.

    • Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anybody else’s app not updated the KDB points on captain. Showing 4 for me with the (c)?!

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

      Man City defense EO in top 10k

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

        ?

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

        Not too high

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

          Less than 100%?

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

            Stones 30% Cancelo 27% Dias 25% I think

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

              Nice one thanks

    • Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones, what a guy. Dias goal next please.

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB need rest bring Foden IN

    • Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Right now Stones is excellent value over the other two. You might have great underlying stats but you’ve got to deliver on those

    • OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones Goal is atleast beneficial to me in my ML.

    • The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This games depressing as hell. Budget option delivers. Changed TC from KDB to Salah at 10:59 lol

      Best perma cap for rest of season? Gonna ghost ship it

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

        Probably Salah tbf!

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

      KdB free kick goal coming up

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

        Hope so.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kevin wins a Kevin ranger.

    • Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Every match so far this weekend = marginal gains that Dave Brailsford would have been proud of
      The last 2 minutes = boom! Red arrow city.

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

      Tesco wine box finished, whisky time

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But I would not feel so all alone

      Everybody must get Stones

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-po_FUmvM

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

      KDB limping