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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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1,995 Comments Post a Comment
  1. dang_wood_chuck
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    .. i lose my cup round cuz my opponent picked gundogan over kdb and captained antonio. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because he made better choices than you.

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

    Pen save incoming

  3. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bildogan to take it?

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

    SAVE IT EMI

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pen??

  6. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We will never get those Cancelo attacking points right

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

    Cancelo getting no attacking returns while Stones gets two is despicable (and I own neither).

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

    Jammy jammy gundo owners

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan G
    Jesus A

    Martinez owners spewing

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

    EMI I’m begging you bigman, cmon!!!!

  11. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Villa robbed.

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

    What an anti climax this game has been....

  13. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench boost with McCarthy (1), Coufal (12), Soucek (4) and Justin (14). I’d say that’s a win.

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

    Martínez -1

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

    Rival has Gundo

    F

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

    No. Just no. ML leader again. Buggaaaaaaa!

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

    Tempted to do KDB to Gundo so I can get Kane

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good moves.

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

    Screw you City. Screw you.

  19. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan has to be the jammiest of jammy picks

  20. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So whats the deal with KDB injury, I missed it. What happened?

  21. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Flair loving the Gundogan goal and City CS.

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

    Grealish to Gundogan done

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

    McManaman is absolutely clueless.

  24. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stupid Cash.

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

    Villa have been well and truly robbed today. Shocking

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

    Targett essential against Newcastle!!

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

      If he's fit.. Or are you wuuming?

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

    Gundogan owners the real winners.

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

    And now out if cup with this shaite goal

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

    Pxss off!

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

    Great. Gundo blanks in the BGW when I have him, and hauls in the DGW when I don’t, taking a pen KDB could’ve as well

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same. Officially hate Man City now.

    3. Steve Chance
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You're not a glass half full lad are you?

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

        How can you be in a game like this

        1. Steve Chance
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It helps. And btw, I'm in the same boat on this bit of bad luck.

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same here. And changed at the last minute for Soueck as I wanted to keep the City spot open hahahah