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

    Pep you tosspot.

    Keeps Gundo nailed at least 🙁

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

      He is nailed.... especially without KDB

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

    Boooo thought Dias or stones was coming off

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gunfire?!? Wtf

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gundo even haha

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

    RP

    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

    1. Werder Bremner
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You won't get many replies when there are big games on

      For what it's worth I'd look at DCL tomorrow. If he looks good then he's the one

  4. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Foden 1 point must hurt. Sorry if you took the risk

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

    Wtf.
    Why he off?

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

      Key player for them.. games done, why not bring him off?

      Pep is not concerned about fpl!

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

    Gundoff

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

    Ah the fraud in fine form this evening I see.

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

      hahaha

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

    Cancelo playing false 9

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

    Gundo off 51 mins?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rested

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

      Foden as well mate

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

    Gundogan fail...oh, wait...

    Sounds like Zinchenko is playing in MF.

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

    Laporte straight to LB...

  12. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What is the point in this game anymore, everything i do is awful. How could putting Foden in instead of Cancelo punish this badly....

    1. MIDIMAN2010
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Give up

  13. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Foden starting next game then, are Foden owners holding?

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

      Foden owners are in a mental institution by now

      1. Fer Fuch's Ake
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Can verify I'm in a padded room

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

    Subbing those 2 off is effectively closing up shop.

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

    Laporte LB,

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

    Why bother subbing them 5min after HT wtf Pep

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

      With Mahrez limping at the time, thought he would wait.

  17. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan is guaranteed to start next match

    1. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Strange timing

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

    omfg gundogan .... I HATE THIS GAME

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

      Lol

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

    I played Adams ahead of Soucek. Just big LoL to me.

  20. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Foden to Gundog = No brainer, right??

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

      Unless you think that Foden won't start the next game I would keep him.

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

      Do it and don't second guess it again

  21. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At least Gundo losses 2 points

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

    Who is next in the pecking order on pens?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      mahrez / sterling

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

      Sterling or Mahrez would take I imagine.

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

      think Mahrez would take it now

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

      Mahrez used to take them didn’t he?

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

      But Mahrez record is as bad as Sterling’s!

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

      I think Bilva

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

    Gundo off wtF
    Its not about 2 points only. He could have scored more

  24. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cup opponent with Foden.

      Thank you Pep

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Raz, grab a brace.

    • Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Non. Stop. Pain. Lol unbelievably bad night.

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

        What's your pain?

        1. Ozzy smith
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Foden in, no gundo, no cancelo, soucek benched, bam 1 pointer, dallas meh.

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

      Wish that was Dias not Gundo ffs Pep

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Man of mystery at times, Pep.

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

          Up his own arse

    • TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who takes city penalty? Mahrez?

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I guess it is between him and Sterling

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

        Sterling cos Mahrez pulled his hammy

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Foden the 'differential' option for next GW if you want a one GW punt.

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saints defence so bad without their fullbacks

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

        No Romeu, no KWP, no Bertrand. Significant downgrade.