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Laporte starts alongside Dias and Stones as Foden benched for Man City

Phil Foden (£6.2m) is the only Fantasy Premier League asset of note to fall foul of Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy in Gameweek 22.

The England international had started each of the last three league matches but finds himself on the bench for Manchester City’s trip to Burnley tonight.

He is joined there by Kyle Walker (£6.1m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) who appear to have lost their full-back place to Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) in Gameweek 22.

The Frenchman has managed to secure a start alongside Ruben Dias (£6.0m), John Stones (£5.2m) and João Cancelo (£6.0m) suggesting he is back in the left-back role has been known to play in the past.

It is worth saying that his inclusion could mean a back-three for Manchester City with Cancelo used in a midfield role.

Ilkay Gündogan (£5.8m) extends his run of Premier League starts to 10 matches as he is included in midfield alongside Rodri (£5.3m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

Whether or not he has the opportunity to press into dangerous areas could depend on Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) though.

As we recently discovered, the Brazilian’s presence in the team usually limits how close Gündogan gets to the goal and he leads the line tonight, flanked by Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m). The Algerian has scored in each of his last four Premier League meetings with Burnley.

As ever, the Clarets turn up in a 4-4-2 formation but they are not quite at full-strength.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) are both missing with injury which means Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) and Matej Vydra (£4.8m) lead the line.

Meanwhile, Jack Cork (£5.0m) earns his second league start of the campaign in light of Josh Brownhill‘s (£4.9m) enforced absence with a foot problem.

Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) remains sidelined with a hamstring injury so Erik Pieters (£4.3m) keeps his place at left-back.

Elsewhere, Leicester travel to Fulham with Brendan Rodgers following through on his promise to select a replacement for Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) based on the fixture.

After two matches at centre-forward, Ayoze Pérez (£6.0m) moves into a right-wing berth, pushing Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) to the bench and allowing Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m) to start up-front.

Harvey Barnes (£6.9m), who has blanked just once in his last seven Premier League appearances, starts on the left-hand side of the attack while James Maddison (£7.3m) is in the hole.

Rodgers has also tweaked defensive personnel following a 3-1 home defeat to Leeds with Hamza Choudhury (£4.7m) coming in for holding midfield Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) while Wesley Fofana (£5.0m), stricken with a hamstring problem drops out for Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.3m).

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) earns his first Premier League start of 2020/21, coming in for the injured Timothy Castagne (£5.7m).

Fulham keep faith in their 3-4-3 formation although Kenny Tete (£4.3m) replaces the benched Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) as the right wing-back.

After starting, and assisting, against West Bromwich Albion, Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m) leads the Fulham attack with Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) either side of him and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) on the bench.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Vydra, Rodriguez.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Laporte, Dias, Stones, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodri, B Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Fulham XI: Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Anguissa, Reed, Tete; Lookman, Mitrović, Loftus-Cheek.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Justin, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Tielemans; H Barnes, Maddison, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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

    Stones, Dias and Gundo. Let’s destroy them. And maybe a little 5 minute cameo for those poor Foden owners.

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

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

      +1

    3. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same but Gundo (c) Burnley are city’s bunnies

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

        Yeah they really love playing them. Think the last 7
        Games is 28-1

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep!

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

    Hello

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

      It's me.

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

        You’re looking for

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

      Is it me you’re looking for

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

        Hello

    3. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Zuko here

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can you hear me?

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

    DCL seems angry on my bench 🙁

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

      He’ll get a 6 pointer so no drama

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

        It was him or Son so id take a Son blank and a DCL 6 pointer right now.

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      hoping he can break his longspell not scoring

  4. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one please.
    a)Dias
    b)Ogbonna
    c)Stones
    d)Coufal

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      b

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

      B

  5. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So this line up is bad for Gundogon right? Playing really deep with Rodri.

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

      I still think he’ll grab something tonight, possibly a pen

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe Pope will grab his pen

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

          Quite possibly! Would be just my luck

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      all he need is a penalty then he will good

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

      4-3-3

      Feeding Sterling or Jesus and Mahrez looks fine to me.

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

        3 at the back surely?

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Better than being on bench I guess

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

      Tough to say until we see them on the field. It could just be that Laporte is playing as a full-back, or it could mean that Cancelo and Bilva are playing as wing-back

      1. Heisenberg W. W.
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Defo 3 at the back with Cancelo playing as WB

    6. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He’s a machine he’ll find a way

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

    Salah hat-trick badly needed ...

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

      I'm not greedy.

      A brace will suffice.

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

        would be happy with a goal and assist honestly. Or just a goal even

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

      Captain for everyone so ..

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

        Well my cup opponent captained Bruno... so I need as many as possible from Salah even though most in my ML have captained him as well

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

    If Gundo plays quite deep again, him to Son?

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

      Depends if their is any other mid that you can drop. Otherwise, this looks fine.

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

        ESR I suppose but he’s so so cheap.

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

          I would keep Gundo over ESR as I find him useless.

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

            Well I play 3 up front and when I’ve needed him I’ve squeezed 3 assists out of him. Tough decision.

        2. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Not Saka?

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

            No. Love Saka though.

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

          I am doing Gundo to Grealish

    2. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm getting either Barnes or Grealish in as I already own Son

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

        Bought Grealish yesterday. Don’t think I should have.

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

      For a one off selection? Keep. Get Son when Kane is back.

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

        Yeah I suppose you’re right.

  8. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Pereira looks dangerous tonight he could end up being my Chilwell replacement...

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

    Gundogan playing left midfield in a conventional 4-3-3 with Man City fluidity looks good to me.

    Or have i got that wrong?

    1. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think its going to be a 3-4-3

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

        Looks a lot like

        Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez

        Gundogan, Rodri, Silva

        Back 4

        We will see shortly...

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

        Yup 3 CBs

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

    5 matches over 4 hours with loads of FPL relevant players. These pages are going to be flying faster than Superman when he was trying to make the Earth go backwards.

    1. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Buckle up

  11. zdrojo187
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (C)
    Stones
    Cancelo
    Justin

    LET'S GO!

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      In 7 mins.

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

      But Go where?

  12. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I think I'll watch the Leicester match instead. City will e too stressful. No Sterling and in need of a City CS.

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

      Yeah Leicester game is where its at

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

    Jesus to ruin City’s attack and Burnley to score a penalty to ruin City’s defence.

    Yours
    Harborer of Doom

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

      Sounds annoyingly likely

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

      Resignation tendered.

      Yours Harborer of Doom

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

    Sterling haul would be nice

  15. Earwicker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hoping lightning strikes twice, (C)ancello.

  16. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on you mighty Clarets! Though I do have a bad feeling about tonight. Only one City player in my team which is Stones !!

  17. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Sterling, you are in for one week and one week only, make it a good one.

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

    Seems no Alisson tonight and maybe for longer...

    https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1357024908618924034

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

      Any Salah sightings? 0.o

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

      Well that would suck for anyone who brought in TAA after one good showing

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If Salah was injured someone would hint it like this

  19. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just had a look at Gundogan's stats with and without Jesus. He's played 553 minutes without him and 667 with him. The attacking metrics per 90 are better for Gundo without Jesus but nothing significant. Not much in it.

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

    It's Me (Sterling (C)) vs the whole world (SALAH (C))

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

    Certainly lined up 4-3-3 with full backs pushing on with the ball.

    Into a 3 at the back... With the ball.

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

    I have a feeling that we will have many City early subs if they are up by more than 2 goals after the first half ! Sterling, Dias, Gundo, etc

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

    zzz useless goal

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Opens the floodgates hopefully

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

    1-0

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

    Man City early goal

  26. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ok bad start lads. Let's go again...

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

    Jesus

    Silva shot spilled

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

    Ok...a useless goal for us all this is !

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

    Have Dias & Gundo been subbed off yet?

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

    Selling Jesus for a hit last week, still killing me 🙁

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

      Not for DCL?

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

        Richarlison