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

    Target off and CS banked

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

    We're not even at 80 mins yet.

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Targett CS banked. Lateriser celebrating.

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

    Lucky Targett owners, locked min. 6 points

  5. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I can't believe I am relying on Chris Wood at Anfield to save my season

  6. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just waking up here in New Zealand - did KDB go off injured?

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah 🙁

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's 830am lazy bones

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        haha I'm on annual leave gimme a break lol

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, just as a fraud after Traore embarrassed him

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

      Screw you De Blank

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

      A red arrow from this game in isolation with KDB and 2 City defenders. What is the point of playing this hellish joke of a game

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

      McManaman's constant sniffing really annoying anyone else? I mean we get it dude you like the white stuff.

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Almost own goal from stones

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Dias

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

      Target to get max baps if this ends 1-1.

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

      Perfect result for this City fan with Targett on his BB. Now, put one of these away, City!

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

      TARGETT JUHUU. Chucky strikes back

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        lol

    11. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Targett CS banked but probably only a single GW...

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

        Will take it

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

      If Villa score I will lose my sh*t

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I won't

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

        I’ve lost mine 20 times the past half an hour

      3. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Actually I will in a positive way

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

      Is that counted as a save from Edison to Martinez? 😀

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

      If it stays 0-0 I’m on 110 pts with no chips. Hoooooolllllllddddddddd

    15. Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vlean sheet locked but probably misses the 2nd match..

    16. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t believe I benched Targett for Fraudford

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

      Sub off Martinez,im so happy with his points now.

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

      I remember Villa looked very poor last season.

      What happened to them this season? New training regimen?

    19. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nearly another Dias OG

    20. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kdb capper...somehow am sitting on 30 from this game.. need it to stay 0-0!!!

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

        Same need it so badly!

    21. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish earnd that yc today

      1. tuturututu
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Deserved*

    22. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Feel free to score now City, Targett CS banked

    23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      McGinn is drunk

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

      Dias soooo lucky there! Should be +BAPS though

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

      Hhhooooooooolldddddd!!! Please for the love of god!!

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

      Genuinely tempted to sell De Bruyne. So disappointing

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Aren’t they all disappointing in a very disappointing season?

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

        I don't have salah.. but then question is, do I want salah!

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

      Ederson SOT

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

        what? saved or he shot?

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

          Shot!