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Man City stick with false nine in first game without KDB

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), the in-form Phil Foden (£6.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) start in a front three for Manchester City in their first game without the injured Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m).

Popular budget midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (£5.6m) is part of a midfield three, with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

John Stones (£5.1m) and Ruben Dias (£5.9m) hope to continue their impress partnership at centre-back, with Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) continues in goal.

Callum Robinson (£5.4m) is back up front for Sam Allardyce’s West Brom side.

Big Sam will be hoping Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) can continue his good form, alongside Karlan Grant (£5.8m), Robert Snodgrass (£5.7m), Jake Livermore (£4.7m) and Romaine Sawyers (£4.8m) in midfield.

Semi Ajayi (£4.8m) lines-up at centre-back with Dara O’Shea (£4.3m), with Kieran Gibbs (£4.3m) at left-back and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m) at right-back. Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) is in goal.

In the absence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £11.3m), Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m) starts up-front for Arsenal.

Bukayo Saka (£5.3m), Emile Smith Rowe (£4.5m) and Nicolas Pepe (£7.6m) are supporting Lacazette.

Granit Xhaka (£5.2m) and summer signing Thomas Partey (£4.9m) start in centre midfield.

With Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) missing through injury, Cedric Soares (£4.6m) starts at left-back, opposite Hector Bellerin (£5.1m).

Rob Holding (£4.5m) and David Luiz (£5.4m) line-up at centre back, with Bernd Leno (£5.0m) in goal.

Danny Ings (£8.3m) and Che Adams (£6.0m) are the Saints’ chosen front two, with Theo Walcott (£5.8m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) out wide.

Set piece specialist James Ward-Prowse (£6.1m) is in central midfield with Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m).

With both first choice full-backs missing, Yann Valery (4.7m) starts at right-back, with Jake Vokins (£3.9m) at left-back. Jan Bednarek (£4.9m) and Jake Stephens (£4.6m) continue at centre-back. Alex McCarthy (£4.7m) is in goal.

Man City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, Mahrez; Bernardo, Foden, Sterling

West Brom XI: Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs; Snodgrass, Sawyers, Livermore, Grant, Pereira; Robinson

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Vokins; Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Walcott; Ings, Adams

Arsenal XI: Leno; Bellerin, David Luiz Holding, Cedric Soares; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Smith Rowe, Pepe; Lacazette

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  1. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Dcl more important than Salah next 4-5 gws ?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lower ceiling so no

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

        Definitely high ceiling vs Newcastle and Leeds

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

      Really don’t understand this, they have 2 decent fixtures then United and Liverpool in the next 3, he’s by no means essential

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s my transfer in for Bamford for next game week ,... not looking to bring Salah back anytime soon.

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

      Not really, one goal since GW10
      Doesn't have a huge ceiling IMO
      But will see how he does this GW

  2. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    As things stand I have a net positive of 57 points from 3 hits in 2 GWs. Might just take a hit every week now

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing stuff

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

      Hits are fun. Took -8 for Salah + Bamford + Dallas > Maddison + Kane + Justin

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hits can pay back and open up further transfers

      In a back to back game week season a - 4 sometimes or even - 8 once or twice is OK.

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    i either need a ht from rashford tomorrow or a no show, no in between.

    1. Sarri-ball
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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

      Same here
      Soucek on the bench 😉

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Could do with him or Martial having the night off to be honest -

    4. Sarri-ball
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Iv got saka first sub. He becoming a problen as a 5th mid

  4. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best 80’s movie?

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

      Ghostbusters

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Great shout

      2. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        There's your winner

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      so many

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Name your favourites

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          scarface glory dressed to kill

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Trains,Planes and Automobiles

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Classic - John Candy was such a legend

        1. Del Griffith
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yep a true great alright 🙂

          Space balls was hilarious as well

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Uncle Buck 1988

    4. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Princess Bride

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mrs loves that film - timeless

    5. SackWenger
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was on the other day - that was a top movie

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

        This

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Need to watch this

    6. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pretty in Pink

    7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The Terminator

      1. SackWenger
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good but loved the 2nd one more early 90s

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is the sequel better?

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Personally I prefer the first one, it’s the dark noir atmosphere and Arnie as the bad guy that does it for me

    8. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Too many

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        My theory is it is the greatest decade for films

        1. Kellz86
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Second that

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

      Back to the future

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

      Die Hard

    11. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Back to the Future.

    12. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Once Upon a Time in America

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

      Scarface

    14. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The running man

    15. DickFranDyke
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Breakfast club... Reminds me of FFS

    16. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Agree with many above and Areoplane

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Airplane

    17. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Watched Coming to America and Trading Places the other day. Preferred the first but both amazing too.

    18. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Aliens

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

      la confidential

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        * 90s?

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        1997

    20. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Robocop

    21. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The Shinning 1980 ?

    22. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Aliens

    23. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raising Arizona
      ET
      Back to the Future

    24. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Midnight Run

    25. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Flash Gordon

  5. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which for FT?

    A) Bamford ➡ DCL
    B) Raphinha ➡ Gundo
    C) Raphinha ➡ Maddison

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

      B

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      A

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

      A+B for -4

    5. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Id do both A and B

    6. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A and B for a hit.

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

    Ridiculous that KDB hasn't dropped in price yet

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who cares 😆
      Feck those price changes tbh.

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

      KDB is gonna need to play DM for Gondo

      Haul the water for new #10

      Shocking!

      Or KDB play CF and make this an unstoppable force.

  7. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo looks tired, sub him.

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

      After his hatty

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

    Can't believe GW20 could actually be even better than GW19. I'm in dreamland these days.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Link your team mom frère

  9. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I feel sick. I was so close to Robbo to Cancelo for a hit. I hate FPL.

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe robbo scores more?

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

      50/50 decisions go wrong for everyone. Don't be so fudgy man. Relax

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    4 goals and 1 bloody assist for Sterling. Lol

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Useless so far pray he gets a goal this half

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

      He is a bit crap.

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

      Imagine owning Foden

  11. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just 7 points off my ML leader. Few GWs ago I was like 80 points behind. Crazy

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well done mate. You really deserve it.

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        cheers

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

        thanks for your Gundo advice - remember i was calling him trap before you convinced me. Thanks again 😀

  12. Sarri-ball
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane or sterling for next 4

    3/5/2 or 3/4/3

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

      kane

    2. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane by a mile

    3. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling. Good fixtures.

    4. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane, very easily.

  13. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling goal needed 2nd half to not massively regret choosing him over Gundog!

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This!

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It’s a shame their prices weren’t the other way round then it wouldn’t feel so bad!

  14. Hktrader88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leno

    Dias - Stones - Coufal - Dallas - (Telles)

    Bruno  - Salah - Gundogan - (El Ghazi) - (Riederwald)

    Kane - Bamford - Watkins

    £5.6mITB, 1FT

    Theres 3 transfers that I want to do, and move Coufal and Dallas to the bench. 

    A.  El Ghazi to Son use the FT
    B. Bamford to DCL for-4
    C. Telles to Digne for -4

    Worth to take hits

  15. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Whoever Captained Gundo or Cancelo, well done.

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

    I bet West Brom score to punish my double city defence without Cancelo. There. Reverse jinx played.

  17. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just came to collect Fudgy tears...

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

      You just missed them /\

  18. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Raphinha & Gundogan coming through as solid differentials.

    Cancelo not too shabby either.

    Love rank 1m places climbed in the last 3 weeks.

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

      Live* laugh love

  19. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why did cancelo didn't took a shot when that ball played through by gundo..will be another 9 points..

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wanted a sympathy tap in for Sterling

  20. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Could do with another Gundo return just to make sure the captaincy choice over Fernandes was a good one

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Big balls, well done for now

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jammysprat

  21. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nervous to know who will be subbed..

  22. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Now let's wait for Sterling snatching the Penalty from Gundog

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

    Rough: Soucek benched to allow Antonio Bamford 🙁 Watkins front 3
    Smooth: Gundo in for KDB alongside Cancelo!

    So far, improving as the week goes on lol

    1. DickFranDyke
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Let it go.... karma!

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

        What the hell are you on about karma you fool?

        1. DickFranDyke
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You call me a fool. Lolz.

  24. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling to Gundo probably needs to be done right?

    I welcomed the points over KDB last week but the price saving is just mad!

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

      I still thinking doubling up is better.

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

        *think

  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    rashford and wilson to dcl and maddison for free, thoughts ?

  26. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No way my cap Gundo makes it past 70mins, gotta rest your star ma so let's get some more GOOOALS

  27. Hooky
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bilic is probably too nice to be laughing at the WBA board so I'll do it on his behalf. Mugs

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers mate,appreciate it

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

        Legend

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

    Bamford > DCL a no brainer?

    1. Lokomotiv
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That's my thinking also.

  29. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    All.
    Advice please happy with squad bar 2 forwards

    TIA

    Mart
    Coufal Stone Dias (Lowton)(WP)
    Salah Son Bruno Souk (Harris)
    Kane Adams Bam

    1ft
    2m in bank

    Bam -> Ant
    Adams -> Ant
    Bam-> Ings
    something else

  30. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Last defender to get the hat trick of returns?
    (Goal, assist and clean sheet)

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

      Either Alonso or Baines, just random guess

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chilwell?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes it is isn’t it!

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

      stones scored two and kept a CS

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

      Maybe TAA vs Leicester last season

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Likely LIV

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        TAA or Robbo more likely