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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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1,424 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison assist I think

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

      Yep

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Madders!!!

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

    Maddison assit

  4. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was Gundogan a big dumb Trap?

    I feel like I own Emre Can again. Trap and unwise.

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

      Yep. I’m selling

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would rather have gundo at that price, I’m paying for sterling lol

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

    Yeeaaah go Maddie!

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

    Sterling wastes Stones assist

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

      Noooo

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

      This is heartbreaking

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would’ve been oerfect

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

    Maddest

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

    Ihnancho stealing Barnes goals. Rivals have Maddison - Do something Barnes

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

    Sterling is so awful

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Proud owner 🙂

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

    Iheanacho goal??

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

      Nachos well and fully dipped.

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

    Where was Pope going there? Off to the Vatican ffs

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

    Sterling is a shocking footballer

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

      Wet. Water

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He does have electric pace

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

    Useless Sterling.

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

      You should have told me before captain ing him

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

    Burnley not had their wood and nails today.

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

      Dyche is playing the look-alike game with his starting XI today.

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

    Sterling running with the ball looks like a baby bird flapping its wings for the first time

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

      Or a promiscuous T-Rex

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

    Sterling left back tonight

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

      In the dressing room.

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

    Sterling is dreadful out of my team next week for sure!

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

      I’m baffled every week by people’s trust in him

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

        I’ve only had him for 3 weeks that’s enough. Welcome Son.

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

        Team with the most chances in the league . . you might hope he'd have one of them.

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

    Sterling do something

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

    Brilliant assist from Madison. Wish I had owned him

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling bby what you doin' to me, my capitan

  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Down from 75k > 97k so far.

    Not going to be my GW I feel!!

    Soucek > Maddi looking good

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

    Sterling (C) Fail idiot

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That's right, you picked him

  23. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling is just an overpriced Nathan Redmond.

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

      dont insult Redmond

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

      You sure

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

    Hamez Maddison! Finally some hope.

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

      Tiago Carlos da Silva do Nacimiento Maddison ... if he played for Wolves

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WTF Sterling?! Do something!

  26. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Last week for Mr Sterling. Please be kind, Raheem, and score at least twice.

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

    Sterling to Son no brainer next GW

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

      100%

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

    Tonight’s the night City lose their run of clean sheets. I hope I’m wrong though

  29. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling should play for Arsenal!

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

    12th Gameweek captaincy fail thanks sterling

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You have to start looking at yourself at some point

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

        Harsh but fair...

        Just stick on the form players rather than pick and choose?