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

    Should have bought Messi

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

    That KDB cross, wow. Best midfielder in the world by far. What a player

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

      A thing of beauty!

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

      no one is in doubt unless someone is a united fan

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

      Foden a close 2nd.

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

        No place for Tommy Doyle?

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

      Obviously haven’t seen Granit Xhaka recently

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

      Agree, stunned ...

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

      No,Lingard is better

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

      I’d take Bruno

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

        You’re mad.

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

          After seeing him turning your sorry lot respectable, I’d like to see what he can do in a real side.

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

      Imagine if they had a decent CF

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

      Pogba plays golf?

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

        He should

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

    Palace without Zaha are as bad as Sheffield

  4. Mario Balofail
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have to admit I hate how Guardiola keeps spitting those little saliva bunches all over the place. Disgusting... 🙂

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

    Kyle Walker is garbage.

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

      Always has been, track star

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

      Get Cancelo in

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

        Exactly, so much more to offer!

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

      Genius from Hodgson to keep Zaha a secret. Pep playing Walker only for pace

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

        Bang on!

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

      His parties are legendary though or so I've heard...

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was about to post words to the same effect. Terrible player , terrible human being.

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

      He's largely OK, just inconsistent and reckless.

    7. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Agree...he is crude and unable to find a pass out of defence. Any threat from Palace so far, has come from his errors

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

    Don't like City as a MU fan, but they really should try and sell Jesus and get a new striker in. He's such a bad goalscorer.

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

      Haaland would be great

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

      Bamford time

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

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

      Haaland time

  7. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City playing walking football is so boring

  8. Hypnos
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Captained stones please let this be ny surge back into the top 1 million, been desperately needed for so long

    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kudos on those big balls

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

      Wow you deserve the huge rank rise coming your way!

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

      congratz

    4. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Great shout mate. Well done!

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

      Well done, love seeing a left field armband punt come off.

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

      Please tell me how you manage to sleep at night, navigating around those massive testicles taking up your whole bed!

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

      Well done to you, what's your team ID? You could well be featuring on the scout cast if true!
      I woke up on Saturday morning with an idea to transfer Dallas to Stones for a -12. Spent the rest of the time to the deadline talking my self out of it. Trust your gut is the lesson here!

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

      Very ballsy move, fair play well done mate

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

      ta all, it must have been years since last posting here always appreciate this community's togetherness!

  9. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Adams and Dallas to Antonio and Stones for a bit is working out well.

    Wasting my bench boost on Bamford, Neto and GK with covid isn't working out so well

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

    That 3D camera thingy they did with the Stones goal was pretty cool

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

      Incredible outside of the foot cross by Kdb, really cool seeing it in 3D.

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

        Indeed, especially as a (K)DB and Stones owner 😉

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

    Kdb (c) stones dias perfect half

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

      Should have captained Stones

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

      Hopefully more to come .....

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

      Hear hear!

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

      KDB non-(c), Cancelo. When's it over?

  12. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City need Foden on, someone tell Pep

  13. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I got Dias over Stones for the security...

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

      Should have gone for both

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

      Some did that and doubled up with Cancelo for the attacking threat

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

        Yep !

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

        I doubled on the CBs (a few weeks ago) for security of starts. No doubt Cancelo is more of a threat stats wise but always a risk of rotation. With Laporte and Garcia out with injuries and the Dias-Stones pairing looking so good, was a bit of a no brainer tbh.

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

          Stones over Cancelo no brainer only if you have 5.0M left ITB

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

            Disagree. I wanted security of starts. Clean sheets first and foremost. Attacking returns a bonus. And Cancelo has one assist and zero PL goals all season. So not that impressive (despite the stats)!

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

      Cancelo and Stones here

      Bittersweat

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

      Me too 🙁

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

      I got Cancelo over Dias for attacking threat...

      already have stones.

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

        Dias here 0/, but you have pulled away recently 🙂

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

    How come United defence gets better?

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

      Big bus, Firmino shite.

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

        Hardly a bus, had the best chances

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

          Same tactic as the other big 6 games.

          Sit and hope.

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

          Breaking from the bus. The bus was massive.

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

      Luke Shaw was outstanding

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

        One my next three to buy

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

    Gonna take a shot every time Pep spits; who is with me?

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

      One day Pep won’t be able to control himself and he will spit at Geoff Shreeves in the post match interview.

      Surprised he’s never done it

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

      Good luck already tried that wasted!

  16. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why the hell didn't Benteke start?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe because he's a dreadful player ?

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

        Plenty shouldn't start then.

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

    Palace going to do a Brighton and defend a 1-0 loss, aren't they?

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

      Seems likely, whether they will be able to pull it off or not is a different story

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As long as they prevent Sterling from scoring, I’ll be happy

      (Sold for Salah this week)

  18. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This will finish 1-0

    City not looking to score and Palace not able to score

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

    Inter vs juv

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

      Inter boyzzz

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

        Inter 1-0

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

      Tired of juve domination,happy for milan clubs,they are back

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

    Extra orange slices for KDB at the half please

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

      Just give him a whole one. And some speed.

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

    Don't mind KDB in this role. He isn't a clinical finisher so much better if he gets the assists and scores some screamers than miss those one-on-ones and destroy his bps.

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

      Still much less likely to score tho

      Missed chances vs chelsea but ended up with a haul

    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This is the best position for him, it's where he likes to play as well. He goes down that channel and the crosses are outstanding...

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

    Plz take kdb off pep villa the tougher game

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

      Yes actually

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

      Villa U17s again maybe?

      Matt Targetts transfers might be a clue...

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

        Hourihane transfers a bigger clue no?

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

    Stones, Cancelo and KDB owner but Salah capper

    How should I feel about that.

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

      However you want to feel my love

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

      should cry

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones, Dias and KDB owner but Salah capper.

      6 points from Mo is not the end. Maybe he can get a hatty in the next one.

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

        At least you got Dias instead of Cancelo.

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Points are good

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

    I will take this result with KDB TC

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

      thats my boy!!!

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

      Fudgy with his hand in the jam jar with that Stones goal.

  25. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    To think my team name last year was Taxi for Stones...

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

      Bery memorable that was!

  26. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Uhh. That's that. Season over tbh. This was the week to make huge gains. So many blanks and unexpected benchings.

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

      Literally only half way

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So far behind, only TC & WC left. Feel like everything I do doesn't work; opposite of last season.

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

      Pro tip. when you want to make huge gains don't captain Rashford.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Oh yes cos Salah would've done so much better....

        Bet Salah blanks vs Burnley and Rashford gets something vs Fulham.

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

          I was half joking mate, it was a decent punt that could still work out. Salah was useless as well. Hope Rashford smashes it for you.

          1. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks, still optimistic of something tbh - thought it was genius pre deadline. Returned in every away game this season, against a make-shift L'Pool defence on counter. Anyway, Fulham was the main target!

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

      Long weeks, ups and downs. I got Meslier and Zouma but Stones bright light in team so far

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well done on Stones. Cresswell & Coufal my only players to return of the 12 players so far...

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

    KDB goal needed, still a captain fail

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

      He’ll score

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

      KDB scoring, LOL.

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

    Any KDB TCers who TCd Mane last time?

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

      Here

  29. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A KDB goal in the second half would be a thing of beauty

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

      He doesn't score anymore unfortunately

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

      Bubz getting positive...

  30. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How attacking are mancity?

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

      Attack minded