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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    All the top City picks returning.

    Points for everyone!

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

      Cancelo...

    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I get more than average with stones and Dias

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

      KDB non-cap and Cancelo owner. 7 point megahaul.

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

      Dallas

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

    Some people punted on TC Sterling lol he's been so so bad and they still get rewarded

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

      He’s also played 90 ... so will he start game 2?

    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jam at its finest

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Robbo Davis Mitchell to Cancelo Antonio Stones (-8) paying off so far then

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

      Swell

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

    Stones bent over in the wall during Sterling’s free kick, no assist?!!

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

      lol

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Whoopie!
    I have Ederson,Stones,Cancelo,Sterling and Gundogan in draft team.

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

    Long term starting with next GW I think I might go with Sterling over KDB.

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

    Useless Raz. Where was that last week. Now that better be the outcome next week.

  8. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mitchell to Stones this gw one of my better transfers!

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB over Sterling massive fail. I deserve this for being a sheep

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

    OMG STERRRLLINNNGGGGGG...

    KDB (C) + STONES + STERLING!!!!!
    YESSSSSSSS

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

      Wow!

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

      Oh man, that's rough.

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

      It's kinda fair though. His only City asset who have the two best fixtures imo.

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

      Wasn’t an unreasonable shout

      100% nailed and almost guaranteed at least 6 points

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

      Had one City player ; best fixtures, best option

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

      I don’t think that’s jammy either. Well done that man

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

      Not a wholly unreasonable pick, given his team, tbf.
      Would’ve never done it myself, mind.

  11. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    what an annoying goal.

    Ripped up my FH team to get sterling in and he blasts a pen over and now he starts and scores a freekick

    I guess shaving off those shitlocks made all the difference

  12. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bye Bruno, welcome back Raz

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

    Triple City more or less essential

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

    City are going to destroy the league.

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

      or get beat by Villa

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine them having Haaland up top.

  15. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is there anyone in the entire FPL world who didn't get a full complement of Clean sheets from their defenders and goalies this weekend?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, Dallas Cancelo Pieters Areola here. Coufal and Stones have delivered, Martinez to come

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

      5/5 CS with 5 more to go, lovely

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saw one in my ML tonight.

  16. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone who had a Stones + Dias double up?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If only, went Cancelo Stones

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

      Stones Dias KDB (c)

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

      Many

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

      Yep right here amigo!

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

        PlusKDB (C)

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

      I have these two gentlements

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

      Yeah but TC on Mo so...

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

      Plenty.

      Got Stones, Dias & KDB.
      Salah is my captain though.

    8. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones / Dias / KDB (c)

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

      Yep Stones, Dias and (K)DB - City's most nailed trio so it makes sense 😉

    10. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, went for Stones + Gundogan.

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

      My rival did. I have Cancelo

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

      Magnus Carlsen

  17. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    John Stones he scores goals

  18. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Always easier to say in hindsight, I know, but Stones and Dias were such great captain options. Both nailed in a team that doesn't concede at the moment with two nice home games. At least one cleanie was certain, and 2 very likely. Even without any attacking returns they would have returned decent points that our big hitters would not have easily matched.

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

      I always tell myself I'll captain a defender in a DGW, then I never actually do.

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

        This.

        A guy who hasn't scored in the league for 6 years I think?

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

      City CBs especially. Laporte did it, now Stones. DGW magic!

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

    John hungry for it

  20. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    41 points, ten to go. Any worse?

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

      It's true - he's out here pointing for the cross! Wants that hattie.

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

      21 after my hit. It's over.

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

        What a week to have a bad score, right? 🙁

        Feels like a season ruined kinda gameweek.

  21. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Relax everyone
    There's still no guarantee the City v Villa game on Wednesday is on

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

      Called off?

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

      It’ll be on

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

      Lol source?

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The commentator on sky mentioned it at the end of the game

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

    Kevs kept his bap 🙂

    1. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Beautiful

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

      Lots of FH players from last week scoring now. Could bode well for owners of Arsenal assets tomorrow.

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

        Nothing bodes well for Arsenal assets. Arteta will see to it.

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

      No chance KDB gets a BAP now

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

        What changed?

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

      Why are people saying Foden and Torres assist? Who is it?? I’m not watching

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

        Torres won the freek kick so his assist

      2. Mile Plankton
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Torres.

    5. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo to Dias to avoid the pep roulette? Dias is set and forget. Truly the new Kompany.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not now

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

      Looking forward to have Antonio and Coufal against Crystal Palace next week

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        And Soucek on headers here too! Dream

    7. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      With Gundo returning the week after my FH, I bet Lacazette and Tierney go big a week too late 🙁

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

      So much rubbing salt to the wounds

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

        I love it!