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

    I wAs GoinG to Put ReiD and JeSus in bUt bUt I DidNt

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

    BobbyDR no way you beauty!!!

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

    Areola penalty save would be dreamy

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

    The 3 Mitro owners happy.

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Never ever play Johnstone again

  6. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine ever starting Johnstone

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

      I can’t. It’s just too weird.

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

      No, imagine ever owning Johnstone

      1. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        To be honest he’s decent back up as an emergency goalie in these Covid days. I’d rather have 1 than not as was proved when a villas games got cancelled late on

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

      Why does the scout even bother recommending him? The best you can hope for is a pen save and save points.

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Even Mitrovic outscoring DCL this GW

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

    Fat Sam getting sacked after their loss next week.

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

    Good bye West Brom clean sheet too.

    What a wonderful day

  10. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    suddenly I regret playing Johnstone over Sanchez

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

      After he concedes? Understandable

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    RMT is shite, thanks Johnstone

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

      You don't need RMT to know WBA are terrible.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        When the tool is predicting points, needs scraping

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

    It seems that West Brom have not improved defensively at all. Annoying for Johnstone owners.

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

    Mitrovic outscoring DCL...

  14. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry lads, the run continues with sterling!!

    Captain picks

    Gw1 - Auba - 7
    Gw 2 - auba - 5
    Gw3 - KDB - 2
    Gw4 - KDB - 2
    Gw5 - son - 13
    Gw6 - salah - 2
    Gw7 - salah - 8
    Gw 8 - Kane - 9
    Gw 9 - Bruno - 11
    Gw 10 - Vardy - 5
    GW 11 - Mahrez - 4
    GW 12 - Kane - 9
    GW 13 - Bruno - 2
    GW 14 - Kane - 2
    Gw 15 - salah - 2
    Gw 16 - salah - 3
    Gw 17 - Son - 13
    Gw 18 - KDB - 6
    Gw 18 - KDB - 7 (TC) - fail IMO
    Gw 19 - Bruno - 2
    Gw 20 - Sterling - benched

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

      Who’s your next captain

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

      please advise who you are captaining next week so we can avoid!

    3. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Next week?

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

      What does this prove? There's enough returns in there. No one is entitled to 24 point captaincy hauls every week.

      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        does not prove anything other then poor luck with returns via captain that is all. Just showing that I have picked very poorly which is my fault, wasnt to prove anything

    5. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah (H) Next Week Gents..... please avoid

    6. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tbf you were laughing GW7 to GW9

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

      you shd inform blackbox and scoutcast of captain choices every week so that everyone knows who to avoid

      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        hahah will do

        SALAH (C) VS Brighton

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

    got rid of Decordova-Reid on a wildcard, could have come on for Cancelo!

  16. abhirup780
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yesssss... Bobby Reid.... After letting me down in the DWG. Finally..

    1. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Finally 🙂

        Congrats buddy. Just waiting for Lookman now to get in on the act

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

      Why the eff did I captain gundogan lol. I deserve this blank.

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

        14 mins

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

          You don't know football if you think he's getting returns

          1. Sterling Malory
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Sounds like you know all about it.

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

            All he needs is a pen Fudgy.

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

            You somehow manage to come up with fresh drivel every week

          4. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Oh dear I feel sorry for your brain man

      2. 7_Dan_7
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Patience

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

        Bit dramatic early in the game ha!

    3. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All of my City players benched

      DCL blanks

      At least I avoided Degne (-4)....was so close to doing it

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

        For who?

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hate watching my captain play

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

        At least your captain's playing...

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Haha

      2. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I hate watching my captain watching others captains play

      3. squits
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'd take this to have a playing cap. Lol

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Haha unlucky mate

      4. Scoring freely
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Subtle brag after everyone benched.

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

      Pep will save my GW if he at least doesn't sub in Sterling.

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

      Hope Fulham get a penalty now. Guaranteed Johnstone save.

    7. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looking difficult for Gundog, Sheffield are intent on sitting back in the penalty box here

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I disagree

    8. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Any decent manager should have known getting Lewis and Wilson in, not Digne and DCL....

      I am so bad...

    9. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This gonna be a shite gameweek

    10. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kilman off the bench to save my gw

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

        3rd sub :(. Might yet need him though

    11. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Decordova Reid second on my bench

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

      Guess I'm watching palace game, looks more exciting.

    13. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Chances off cancelo and stones coming on

      1. squits
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cancelo 90
        Stones 10

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

        Hopefully Cancelo and Sterling stay glued to the bench

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Both is quite low.

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

          Pep likes this.

    14. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Should have never put DCL in...form over fixtures always