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Guardiola wreaks havoc as Sterling, Cancelo and Stones all benched for Man City

Pep Guardiola has dealt Fantasy Premier League arguably the harshest blow of the season so far with his Gameweek 21 team-sheet.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m), Joao Cancelo (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.2m) are all among the substitutes as Manchester City host Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon.

Ilkay Gündogan (£5.8m), Phil Foden (£6.3m) and Ruben Dias (£5.9m) hold onto their starting berths amid all the changes.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) returns to Manchester City’s line-up for the first time since the first match of Gameweek 19 while Foden and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) staff the flanks either side of him.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) comes in for Stones at centre-back with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) on the left and right-hand side of defence respectively.

Sheffield United, as ever, line-up in a 3-5-2 formation with John Fleck (£5.6m), John Lundstram (£4.9m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.5m) in midfield while Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) and Oliver Burke (£4.2m) are up-front.

Also of encouragement for the Blades is a return on the bench for Oli McBurnie (£5.6m).

Manchester City are not the only team to rotate this afternoon as Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) drops to the bench for Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) to come in.

Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) and Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m) are paired up-front for Crystal Palace with Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) dropping back to replace Andros Townsend (£5.6m) on the flanks of midfield.

Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) are on the bench for Wolves with João Moutinho (£5.2m) and new signing Willian José (£7.0m) come into the side.

Max Kilman (£4.0m) earns another start in the back-three while Romain Saïss (£5.0m) is not in the matchday squad.

West Bromwich Albion are in 5-4-1 for the meeting with Fulham featuring Robert Snodgrass (£5.7m) and Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) staffing the left and right-hand side of midfield.

And Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) is the fall-guy at Fulham, dropping to the bench so Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.5m) can lead their 3-4-2-1 formation.

Gameweek 21 Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyaté, Clyne; Zaha, McCarthy, Milivojevic, Eze; Ayew, Batshuayi.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Semedo, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Hoever; Neto, Willian José, Podence.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Fernandinho, Gündogan; Torres, Jesus, Foden.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Ampadu, Egan, Basham; Bogle, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, Brewster.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, Bartley, O’Shea, Ajayi, Furlong; M Pereira, Gallagher, Livermore, Snodgrass; C Robinson.

Fulham XI: Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Anguissa, Lemina, De Cordova-Reid; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek; Mitrović.

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  1. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Ferran and Jesus score a brace each and Sterling doesn't come on

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He will probably still come on, pep mostly uses 3 subs every game.

  2. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Time to delete my team? 🙁

    Sterling (C) -- Benched
    Stones-- Benched
    Cancelo- Benched (sold Dias)
    Mitchell- Benched
    Took a hit for DCL: 2 pointer

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL (vc) between

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Omg

      2. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mate.

    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      that is so rough, although selling dias wasnt wise. the rest is ridiculously unlucky

    3. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brought Cancelo /dcl /
      Digne (c) in for a - 8 and have Stones lol.

      4 - 8 at the minute capt played.

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

        This deserves a moment of silence.

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yep season over

    5. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      unlucky bad week, you will recover soon though!

    6. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Selling Dias to Cancelo was not a good move at all, you've seen him benched before. Trying to chase last weeks points is always going to end up in tears.

  3. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sheff wearing the same kit they beat ManU in. Probably didn't wash them either.

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

      This made me chuckle.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wilder lives by the Wild Philosophy

    3. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That's 'cos they plan to...ahem...clean up...today

  4. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This is just the start, City's upcoming fixture list is very congested and the DGWs will make it even worse.

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keep a playing bench, anyone without that and Man City players, is playing with fire

  5. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Sheff UTD!

  6. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I give up..
    28 points benched midweek.

    Now after one game 13 points wilson on bench (took -4 to get in dcl)

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brewsters goal day.

  8. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    With all the City nonsense, people are overlooking the fact Mitchell is f**king benched. Shocker of a gameweek

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

      That’s what he’s There for isn’t it? He’s 3.9

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's been a starter for Palace!

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

          Just so many on here saying PVA would rotate with him so I didn’t go near him.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson > DCL for a hit ....

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones & Cancelo have had their hauls...it is Dias’ turn today!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias header from Gundogan FK would be fantastic

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        THIS

  10. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Brewdog. This is your moment. Wreck them cleans!

  11. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wonder if Laporte is even fit to play 90 here

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Forgot the Cheltenham game, probably 90.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's not an issue of fitness, he's third choice CB and Stones is being rested, he'll be back next game.

  12. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captains in my ML - 1st Sterling, 2nd Foden, 3rd Gundo, 4th Cancelo

    I'm 3rd 🙂

  13. themaindanger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Transferred in DCL and Stones, and captained Cancello. Not a great start to the weekend☹

  14. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So Mitchell back out of favour just in time for Palaces run of good fixtures...:(

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      PvA must have finished his defender hypnotherapy sessions

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    It's not working Pep...bring Cancelo on!

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This. No shots at all, pathetic.

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ...Pep.

  17. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dias' turn to haul

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

      This would be nice.

  18. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    "Pep Guardiola has dealt Fantasy Premier League arguably the harshest blow of the season"

    I am sure the league will never recover

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

      I'm grand, all my city players are playing 🙂

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Owners well and truly stunned!

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      "Fantasy Premier League DEMOLISHED after Pep's benchings are more APOCALYPTIC than entire games being postponed"

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

      It’s not that bad. Sterling is a bad pick anyway.

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundagon playing high

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

      As expected

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Somebody should nick his stash on Saturday mornings.

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        😆

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

        😆

      3. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      High on what?

  20. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan is playing centre back basically...

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He’s playing high?

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

      Dude

  21. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I am on my knees for a Gundogan (C) haul.

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

      Zip.

  22. HaveYassineChikhaoui
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy and Kane to who? Nearly did a -4 to bring in DCL but thankfully didn't. Honestly can't see any great FWD options. Can't go Antonio because of dud keeper Martin taking up the third spot. Watkins is a potential shout, maybe Lacazette as a differential? The options really are bleak.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino as a punt?

      1. HaveYassineChikhaoui
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Firmino and Liverpool in general haven't really been on the ball, especially recently. Going forward I don't particularly like their fixtures. If it wasn't for the fact that Salah is so heavily owned I'd have no Liverpool assets in right now.

  23. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'm guessing everyone is watching the City sidelines

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm looking at Zinchenko and Walkers hamstrings first 29 minutes

  24. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Could have, should have, was going to, didn’t mean to, changed my mind at the last minute, shouldn’t have listened to advice when I asked for it .... zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  25. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Love city to concede here and was going to say a foden goal but I don't expect miricales

  26. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    this is one of those funny weeks where Gundo goes off on 59 and Sterling comes on for a brace I can see it

  27. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many goals would Wilson score if he played in this City side instead of Jesus?

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

      Jesus goal

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This aged well

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure Wilson would have scored that too, and without getting it stuck under himself first.

    3. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Say summat negative about foden see if it works for my punt for him over gundo

    4. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Highly amusing.

  28. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chances or Sheff Utd punishing Pep for his changes?

    1. aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I wish as it will teach him.

  29. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fun fact: The last time Sheffield beat City away from home was in 1987. Chris Wilder played the full 90 minutes in that game.

  30. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol still not one player playing or who has played in my team so far. Still on 0 points 🙂