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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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1,778 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Handballll ffs

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Handball clearly

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

      Yes

      But no but

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

      Absolutely not

  3. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (c) but he is not playing. That is annoying. I have Son (vc)

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

      Be very happy

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

      Bruno (vc) here

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    that's never pen well done Coote

  5. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fleck the lot of you, sick of the poor advice on this forum.....

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

      Lol

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

      Burke

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fleck you too

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

    Captain Sterling VC Son and Stones didn't start I have Bamford & Dallas on Bench

    1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could be worse

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

        Let's.see

  7. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I like Bilva but that was a $h*t move to fake a head injury. Happy to prance around after he didn't get the foul.

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

      He'd be better with a ponytail?!

  8. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo owners and cappers unlucky

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

      Thanks that helps

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

      Why? He’s done nothing

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

    Lucky it’s not 0-0 that would have been a rough call to make.

  10. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo (TC) penalty stolen by bad referee....

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Stolen by logic and the rules of the game

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What is a hand ball nowadays.

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

      Not that

  12. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    10 captain fails in a row now with Gundogan. Have I seriously not suffered enough by now?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 9 from last 10 (one KDB assist in that time). Next week I'm gonna do a random number generator or something. Honestly no clue anymore.

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

        I really don’t know what the hell to do right in this game anymore.

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

    Thanks for ruining everyone’s weekend Pep!!!

  14. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I can't remember the last time my c scored a goal or got an assist

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

      This is my 10th fail in a row.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm going to (c) Dias from now on. You know you will get at least 12

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I thought this last week, but then Kane had to go and get injured so I couldn't buy Dias.

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Trust me, the moment I get him he’ll drop dead or lose a leg in a freak gardening accident, or some such nonsense that will stop him getting any points.

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo(c) the big losers.

    Cancelo(c) and Sterling(c) got their (vc) at least. Even owners have their subs.

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

      No, my vc is Richarlison

  16. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan peno denied 🙂

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

    Dias' is such a monster. Return after return every week. Incredible player and FPL asset.

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

      He’s absolutely fantastic to watch

      Great all round awareness and positioning is great

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

    Jesus messes up Foden A

  19. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That should be a pen lmao, what the actual f ?

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow.. I would have been so much better off if I C Dias last 7 GWs.

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

    Such a terrible finisher Jesus

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

    Massive Jesus miss, Foden pass.

  23. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale what a save

  24. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale saves Foden assist

  25. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Put on Sterling

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

    Hand away from body, ridiculous not to give a penalty for that

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The sodium chloride is strong in this one

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

      Come on now.. gundo owner, but that is never a hand ball.

  27. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    what a save

  28. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Crystal clear penalty not given, crazy.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      VAR my Lord.

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

    Gundo wide open.. play him in foden!!

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

    Genuinely didn’t know Bernardo was playing.