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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. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dean Smith captainers absolutely nowhere to hide

    • Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      YES !

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Phew. Was worried about a Martinez haul. Assist?

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

        Rodri

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

        Rodrigo

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

        Not KDB

      4. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Rodri A
        Bilva G

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

      Please score Cancelo

    • KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why do people own Dean Smith?

    • Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      People saying offside when Mings had the ball omfg

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

        Never offside, awful play from Martinez and Ming's

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

        He was in an offside position before Mings had the ball & surely gained an advantage so I think it should have been disallowed

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinez and Ming's completely messed that up, horrendous from both

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

      Villa down to 11 men.

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Target owners unite !! First time I have got lucky in this hellish season 😀

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish goal incoming?

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

        Sure

    • jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Honestly.. that is bizarre.

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

      3 - Rodrigo (34)
      2 - Dias (29)
      1 - Cancelo, Targett (28)

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

        3 Baps yuppie

    • Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Feel sick. 7 points up in smoke in an instant!!!!

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

      Looks like I got away with not doing Mane>KdB for a -4. Been sweating on it all week! Having to trade DCL made me hold on.

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

      Rodrigo (34)
      Dias (29)
      Cancelo (28)
      Targett (28)
      Ederson (27)
      Bernardo Silva (26)

    • GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow. This was clear offside. Wtf is people in VAR doing?

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

      Villa robbed by VAR multiple times and no offside check. Joke of a league

    • Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As a non Martinez owner this week that goal was huge 🙂

    • Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How would that ever have been offside?

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

        Buildup

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          How? Mings had possession. Rodri dispossessed him. You can tackle someone from behind them

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Not when the ball was played to you in an offside position and then you tackle the intercepting defender

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

          Clearly was offside.

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

          Do u even watch the game...

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

          So he is way offside, the ball is played up to him.

          Then proceeds to interfere with play.

          Bt sport ref just confirmed he was surprised it was confirmed.

          I mean, very very strange goal to give, seen so many examples where slightest interference and its flagged.

          Yet tackle the player its OK.

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

        Please stay like this

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

        How can that not be offside.. hilarious

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Why would that be offside? you can tackle someone in an offside position

      4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thats his issue. Mings always has this casual moment in every game.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yup, many a villa CS lost because he starts thinking he's better than he is

            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He is good at blocking and clearing the ball. But the moment he has some tme on the ball he seems to lose it all.

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

          Come ooooooon Cancelooooo

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

          So Dias was a much better pick than Cancelo.

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

          Stones and Dias Robbed

        5. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Come
          On
          Watkins
          You
          Donkey

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

          Massive relief for non Martinez owners

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

            And yet not really, still doing well

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

            Massive smugness from targett owners!

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

          I hate KDB at this moment. And last week

        8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Mahrez 😆

        9. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          livescore.com has

          Bernardo Silva (Goal)
          Ruben Dias (Assist)
          Rodri (2nd Assist)

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Commentator on Bt is convinced it’s gundogan