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

    Guessing Taylor to Stones -4 was a good investment

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

      Yeah hardly worth shouting about though.

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

        Appreciate your support
        If I was shouting I WOULD HAVE USED CAPITAL LETTERS

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

        Umm now I can shout haha

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

      Yeah I did this too

  2. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Assist for second goal?

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

      None

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

      No assists

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      None

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

      None

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

      Nun

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

      Pep

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

      None

    8. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Off Townsend so none

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

    Just saying earlier, only realised I could have got Gundo for Soucek, the more I think about the formations the more the mistake becomes clearer, oh well another game to go.

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

      Soucek has West Brom next, they're very poor from set pieces.

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

        Yep that’s what I’m thinking/hoping

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

    Stop it, Kevin.

    Wow.

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

      Whatever you and your buddy Kevin are up to, can you give it a rest please 😉

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

        Appreciate true greatness 😉

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

    Foden being City's top scorer so far fits the script of this decade

  6. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FODEN WASTES KDB ASSIST >:(

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was going at some serious pace mind!

  7. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Still cant believe Leeds Southampton got called off. From 9 DGW players down to 4. And ML leader used his wildcard to get 11

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

      tbf we knew if was off before deadline

      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well yeah but I wanted to save my wildcard tho. Arrrghhh

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

    That pass by KDB to Foden

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

    Foden wastes KDB assist

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

    Foden not fit to wash KDBs underwear

  11. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB getting a little too deep for my liking

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

    Gundogan get your thieving hands off my guys’ BAP’s - Would love a KDB & Stones (3), whoever (2)

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

    Salah (C) still looks the favorite

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

    Much prefer KDB in the creative role

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

      Better FPL wise playing false 9

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

        Feel like his finishing from short range hasn't been good enough to justify it

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

      Definitely, he can't finish

  15. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Close from kdb

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2 yards wide

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

    BPS at 60 mins
    Stones 40
    Gundo 32
    KdB 29
    Dias 29
    Walker 23

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

      Increasing that BPS would be lovely KDB

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

      lovely stuff

  17. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Time to get KdB off

  18. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kevin is ridiculous. I’ve come out from behind the sofa just to watch the man play. Forget not owning him

    1. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

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

      Antonio, Stones, and now Gundogan. Everyone I've brought in this week for hits has now scored 😀

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

        Nice! Always a good feeling when that comes off...or so I've heard. 🙂

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

          It is nice but I forgot to do Bednarek -> Dawson before the deadline so watching that deficit grow still hurts :/

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

        Your 6yrs of experience

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

          Hardly mate, the game is 90% luck

      3. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who could have your luck!?

        Not quite the same story for me 😆

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

          Haha well I'm bench-boosting a grand total of 5 points, so I wouldn't exactly call it luck 😀

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Mate mine is 6pts boosted all out. Plus.... I took a -12 (thought it was a -8 but made a mistake lol)

            Stones is saving me though!

    3. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So, how are we kdb TCers feeling? Feel like need another goal/assist for a good return

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        need more!

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

      If only Cancelo started I’d be in heaven right now

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

      Cancelo can come on for Stones now

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

      Really need Dias to scoop up that last bonus by himself. Nothing for the KdB casuals, please.

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

      What price should KdB be next year. 7.5, 8m?

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

      Stones on 3 baps

      1. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Delicious

        • Stoic
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Astonishing

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

        Cancelo even less likely to come on now...

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

          Cameo

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

            Word up

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

          I know nothing...

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

        Need another KDB contribution.

        As it stands he’s only 3 points ahead of Salah.

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

          Ye no good just 1 assist.

          I have him TC

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

          4

      4. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If only Crystal Palace could score today

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

        Sterling captain fail again

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

        Another Stones goal wouldn't go amiss (KDB assist as well)

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

          I SAID ITTTTTTTT

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

          Wow