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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. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB haul in match 2 then!

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

    Cancelo coming on 🙂

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

      Phew there you are, thought you quit

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

        I have no clue who you are

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nothing less than a hat trick will do.

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

    Don’t own stones but fair play to him, he’s been awesome this season.. I’ll happily take the Dias 11 pointer

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

      "happily"

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hasn't scored a goal all season and suddenly pops up with 2. I hate all you Stones owners! So jealous

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

      Remind me of Thuram v Croatia in 98

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Don't bring those memories mate please,I have Dias and Stones so Great stuff

  6. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones will take the penalty now.

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

      Imagine...

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

      That sounds possible indeed.

    3. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      and hopefully miss, as per City tradition

  7. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones broke livefpl

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

    Hello Brosstan?

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

      whats that fool been saying now?

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

    3 baps wrapped up for Stonesy? I think so! This performance is reminiscent of that Laporte double that he got during that DGW not too long ago.

  10. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don't mind that as a KDB TC, pretty confident of a start against Villa now

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

      If the match goes ahead

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

        LOL right

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

    6 points as KDB non-cap is perfect. Bring on 4 Salah goals against Burnley.

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

      Keep dreaming, Salah YC and that’s all he’ll get

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

    And just like that, Stones no longer differential, pleased to have him though for this mega haul with Dias and KDB

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

      Still a differential

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

    KDB (c) Stones and Dias. Fantastic. Absolute season ended if you dont own 1 of these 3

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB 6p???

  14. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      73 points with 10 to go.

      Sorry if I sound arrogant, I am just absolutely buzzing

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

        Top marks!

        1. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers

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

          Me too! Buzzing!!!

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

          I'm on 20. Literally 20.

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Tough. Good luck with the remaining games buddy

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

            Inc baps?

            1. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah

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

              68 with 12 left. Feeling a lot better about the game week after this match!

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

                Oh 71 with baps

              2. Party time
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  75 if they give Kdb 1 bap

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

                65 with 11, so far so good

                1. Party time
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Well done

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

                  With FH or without? You feast !!!

                  1. Party time
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      With WC.

                      We feast!!! :lol;

                    • Party time
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        😆

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

                    Currently on for 61 with 11 to play and about 300ml bloodloss

                    1. Party time
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        Beautiful

                    2. Danstoke82
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Hit the TC on KDB. I’ll take the assist could of been worse hopefully him coming off means he plays the next one too?

                      1. Ozzy smith
                        • 9 Years
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        I’ll happily take any returns on a TC. Was always going to start both these games and come off if comfortable. Hopefully that little bit fresher for midweek against a Covid out of sorts Villa!

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

                      Come on Cancelo join the party

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

                      Stones throwing stones on Non owners

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

                        Really realy bad. Abysmal.

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

                          Sinking like a Stone...

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

                      Bad week to have a bad week as they say. Give my back the blank week when I had 8 players.

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

                      Someone somewhere must've TC'd Stones you lucky sod

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

                        Find him

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

                      Stones saving my season!

                    8. Sun Jihai
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Cancelo needs an attacking return now

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

                      I know i should go for Stones before Dias. Congrats for Stones owners,you can celebrate

                      1. Hybrid.power
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        Omg

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

                        Wow, hats off to him. Brave and well done.

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

                        wow, sick

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

                        What in th actual F

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

                      Take a break Gundo and KDB. Job done.

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

                      Pleased to have Stones but was I stupid getting Cancelo over Dias?

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

                        IMO no mate.

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

                        No not at all

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

                      Did KdB get baps for being subbed? Went from 30 to 33.

                    13. Qaiss
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Did anyone captain Stones or Dias?

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

                        Out of 7 million players?

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

                          No, of people here.

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

                      BB but not the over think from weeks ago with the Leeds Southampton match distraction was always the way to go.

                      Until there is a haul on Tuesday or Wednesday!

                    15. Do I Not Like Orange
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Can that Zambian witch doctor do Stones next, please.