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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. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ederson racking up the saves now

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

    I will rage transfer Martinez back in if he hauls AGAIN

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

    Barkley has been awful today

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

    Let it stay 0-0.

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

      This

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

    What a game this is.

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

    Targett is playing amazingly.

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

    KDB captain fail, Rashford benched, Villa owners with Martinez hauling completely undeservedly, Vardy double blank in a double game week... Meanwhile everyone casual punt pays off. This game is an absolute joke. Just imagine pretending even for an attosecond that there is a single iota of skill involved in determining ranks in this 100% luck based game.

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

      How many pts are you on?

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

      KDB captain was the ultimate casual punt, Martinez is the best goalkeeper in FPL, Vardy blank a surprise for sure though.

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

      Have you got some sort of personality disorder?

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

        Yea, Massively Unlucky Disorder

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

    City so so lucky to be level

  9. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    With the possible exception of Kane - there aren't many big guns who are justifying their price at the moment, or justifying the captaincy on them.

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

      Haven't owned Kane all season, desperately want him

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

        Sold Kane for Vardy this week. Had him and Son most season.

    2. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hey, Kane and Son are keepers for me but the other 3 just can't justify their price at the moment, already got rid of Salah for KDB, will ship him for Gundogan I think

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

    I got 30 points on my bench.

    Didn't use bench boost.

    Feel sad and empty now

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      who you got?

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

        Saka, Tierney, Martinez and Mitchell.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3 - Martínez (30)
    2 - Dias, Cancelo (28)

    Dias is a machine

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

    To think I’d get a single KDB assist as captain in a DGW. Useless man.

    Should’ve just punted on someone else

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

      Antonio?

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

        I wish

  13. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Damn...have to join a work call. Keep it 0-0, fam...

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

    Stones Cancelo KDB Martinez Grealish Watkins gang?

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      all the same - with a side helping of being a Villa fan too

      exhausting

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

    Wow Mings 😮

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

    A Grealish goal here would be perfect.

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

    Who's on pens for City?

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

      Gundo?

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

    Omg

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

    After that KDB(c) fail, Stones and Cancelo please hold.

    Crazy game. Could be 3-3.

  20. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB (TC) failed..

    Need a Martinez CS now

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

    OMGGG

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

      Target?

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

        😛

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

    Great game of football this.

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

    My heart can't take this

  24. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    what a cracking game to watch btw

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

    Villa are flagging

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

    Are Villa setting a record for blocked shots in a match?

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    There won’t be a goal if they play all night. It’s one of those game

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

      I think Villa will concede, even 0-0 would be great for my team.

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

    Another big save from Martinez, what a game this is...

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez is great

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

    Martinez getting a clean sheet and max bonus will somewhat make up for the TC fail I guess

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

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

      Haha