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Cancelo returns for Man City as Aston Villa name full-strength XI at the Etihad

Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) is back in the Manchester City team after his recent Double Gameweek benching.

His 12.6% ownership will certainly feel they have some catching up to do after John Stones (£5.1m) and Ruben Dias (£5.8m) already registered double-digit hauls against Crystal Palace.

And if the full-back is to match their Double Gameweek 19 scores, he will have to put in some shift as the centre-backs are both in the team again tonight.

The only fit competition Stones and Dias face right now comes from Eric Garcia (£4.7m) who is named on the bench, while Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Nathan Aké (£5.4m) remain sidelined.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) are the only even remotely viable Fantasy assets benched by Pep Guardiola for the Aston Villa game.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.5m) both start in central midfield while Raheem Sterling (£11.4m), Phil Foden (£6.3m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) form the front-three.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa come to the Etihad Stadium with what looks, on paper, to be their best XI.

Following their recent coronavirus (COVID-19) postponements, Dean Smith has named an exceptionally strong side.

Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) is supported by an attacking midfield trio of Jack Grealish (£7.7m), Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) and the returning Ross Barkley (£5.9m) who makes his first start since Gameweek 9.

And Smith can draw on a first-choice back-four as well, which features Matt Targett (£4.6m), Tyrone Mings (£5.4m), Ezri Konsa (£4.7m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) with Emiliano Martínez (£5.1m) in goal.

Manchester City v Aston Villa Line-ups

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Walker; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gündogan; Sterling, Foden, B Silva.

Aston Villa XI (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; McGinn, D Luiz; Grealish, Barkley, B Traoré; Watkins.

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  1. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Last minute went from Kane to KDB for a -4 !!!

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

      Impossible!

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

    Martinez 3BPS... Hollldddd

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

    As it stands, despite having KDB as (c) I am on 101 points. So would love it it remain 0-0 now 😀

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

      110 here with no chips. Need clean sheets held!

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

      Same points as you pal (-4) but Soucek as captain. Complete fail there for me.

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

    One goal from Cancelo with CS can save me this week

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

    Anyone else notice KDB pull up when making a run in behind on the right-hand channel from a long ball about 2/3 mins before he came off? Looked like a muscle issue from afar, not necessarily the Grealish challenge imo.

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

      Well considering he's been one of the most played players in the squad and with the multitude of games, it was bound to happen

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

      Sure that’s the case

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

    Well now that Pep has ruined Kdbs chances of any return I want this to end 0-0 or even Villa to win it 1-0 with a Douglas Luiz goal.

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

    Gosh Barkley so poor

  8. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Please City score. Cannot have those Martinez owners smug

  9. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any Martinez & Double City def owners dare to look at their score.

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

      117

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

    Played Johnstone over Martinez over covid risks. Hilarious how it's actually played out

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

      I played BB. Happy with keeper cover, but crying at Big Fat Frank dropping Zouma.

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

      It's not over yet

  11. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Villa win with Watkins goal would actually save my week right now...

  12. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Trashford benched now.

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

      Tired legs

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

    When I watch city I wonder why I ever cap kdb, swans about most of the time and can’t finish

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

      Happens to whoever I captain not just KDB

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

    Post 60 bps

    Martínez (30)
    Cancelo (27)
    Dias (27)
    Ederson (25)
    Rodrigo (24)
    Stones (23)
    Mings (23)
    Targett (22)
    Cash (21)
    Konsa (20)

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

      Martinez, Cancelo and Dias owner... please stay 0-0

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

      Martinez and Cancelo hooolld

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

    Get Barkley off already.

  16. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb is not a captain material this season, he has 3 goals in this season n is not explosive

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

    Stones going oop almost costing City there

  18. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    this fk is grealish country

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

    I didn't captain KDB, but I know you did that on purpose Pep!

  20. caldracula
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t complain as a Martinez, Dias and Cancelo owner.

  21. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barkley ruining Watkin haul by not passing

    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s good at that

  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah to haunt and stun non cappers tomorrow night....

  23. Only a Hazard of time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Could have been worse lads, you could have Triple Captained Andy Carroll

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

      Could still outscore KDB

  24. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody TC on Stones? 😀

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      His mum

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

    Martinez, Cancelo and Stones owner here. This is torture

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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

      you're kidding? I've got martinez stones cancelo kdb grealish and watkins.

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

      Add Konsa too and welcome to my world 🙂 (&Grealish,KDB uncapped). Pleeeaaasssseeeee 0-0

  26. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Both teams HOOOLLLDDD

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Best I can hope for too

  27. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Greenwood this week. I had him for the last half dozen games. Wait for it..

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

    Not sure Grealish is worth it anymore, doesn't take any set pieces

  29. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barkley is a man down for Villa, that's how selfish he has tonight...

  30. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any ideas why El Ghazi is on the bench?

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

      Villa already have 11 players on the pitch