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

    LAACCCAAAAAAA!

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

    Relieved Saka scored and assisted tonight! Had Soucek on bench

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

    Sakaaaa, I'm in dreamland...

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

    Soucek Gundo Saka Rafinha Harrison is all we need in midfield.

    1. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you did that this week you'd have tonnes of points!

  5. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    46 after BAPs, with Grealish, Bruno (c), Martinez and Kane (v) coming. 820K to 580K as it stands right now. Guess I can't be TOO salty from Soucek's 15 on the bench, but boy what wouldn't I give for a Grealish no-show...

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

    Christ.... not enough room to fit Saka in too ;(

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The free hit template from about 2 weeks ago is absolutely smashing it this week

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

    If you own any of Cancelo, Gundo or Sterling kudos to you.

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2 out of 3 no Gundo

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

    A) Zouma to Cancelo triple defence
    B) Soucek/Grealish to Gundo

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

    Gundo sub was due to injury or tactical?

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

      Tac

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

      just Pep being Pep

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

      Tactical. Saved for the weekend

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

      Game won. Resting his most important forward.

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

    Saka you legend

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

      He's been one of my better transfers.

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

    Saka on for 3 bonus

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

    Lol shame this didn’t happen on my FH in the BGW....

    Laca Gundo Cancelo Saka Wilson for starters

  14. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is there a risk mcarthy loses his place ?

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

    Come on Raz, score another pleaseee

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

    2. HD7
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, please

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

    Might just hold laca !

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

      Good move for Cancelo?

  17. jia you
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    -8 weeks make it hard for one of your outs not to bite you in the ass... Lacazette in my case 🙁

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

    Why did I bench Soucek?
    Why did I buy Son over Sterling?
    Ahh

  19. Vlekz
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Now just need kane and son to do nothing this week.

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

        To do nothing other than score a brace each!

    • Mweene
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Think I should do Coufal to Dias/Cancelo or Soucek to Sterling?

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

        Coufal to Cancelo

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

          My main ML rival has Sterling though so a little worried.

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

            I’d never be worried over a rival having sterling

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Time to ditch 6m+ assets, team with 50m can do very well

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don't just hug the touchline Raz. Get in the damn game.

    • Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who cares power 5 now

      Gundo Saka Soucek...

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

        This GW

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

      Cancelo has been astonishing tonight.

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

      I heard Bilic bought a ticket to Zambia right after he got sacked.

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

        That's a long train ride

    • DaniCT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      71 with all the bonus points. Is this real life?

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

        Source

        1. DaniCT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/290184/event/20 triple Bruno left to go.

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

            Do not believe

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

            Nice.

            I hate you! 😀

            1. DaniCT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Just one of those rare days when I enjoy playing Fantasy cuz the planets lined up my way. . Haha. We all get our days of glory. Hang in there fellow managers

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

        Or is it fantasy?

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Caught in a landslide

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

        Damn, just 66 here 500k rise. Well done. Waiting for the West Brom goal to ruin things

      4. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hold to to City clean sheet first and enjoy

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

        What a score. Congrats

      6. Davros
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Very very nice , and 5 to play well done

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

        WOOW

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

        congrats amazing

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

      Take Zinchenko off corners ffs

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

      Cancelo's been excellent today. Definitely earned his rest this weekend 😉

    • Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Soucek Saka Raphinha Gundo.

      Is it time to ditch the under-performing ‘big guns’?

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

        Changes every week. This place is so fickle.

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They haven't even played yet beyond Raheem and he delivered!

        It's just a high scoring week