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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. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Damn why didn't I do Chillwell to Justin.. Instead I did Adams to Watkins and benched Soucek.. You know what's coming..

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

    Could really do with Cancelo scoring 2nd half.

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

      Ditto.... assisted by Gundogan

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

    Salah starts according to the usually reliable @TheKopHQ

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

      And he just posted this as well
      #LFC v Brighton:

      Kelleher, Trent Henderson Phillips Tsimikas, Wijnaldum Milner Jones, Salah Firmino Shaqiri

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

        That defence...wild. City attack might be one to target with Alisson out too!

  4. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Zaha fit, what do you guys think of these moves?

    Stones to WanBissaka
    Holding to Dallas
    ESR to Zaha

    For -4. Have triple city defense and some tough fixtures ahead

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

      no no and no

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Really? Zaha scored +20 against the teams ahead. If fit, should be a good punt.
        Stones seems like the one to drop out of Cancelo/Dias.
        Holding and ESR are cheapies warm benchers.
        Whats your reasoning?

  5. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Robbo tonight apparently

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

      Hope so

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

      Is it?

      Can't say the likes of him being out help the likes of Salah.

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

      That would really help me in the cup game.

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Depends who your opponent has coming off the bench...

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

          Ward Prowse

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

            Shame it’s not Bednarek

          2. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Oh...

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

    Might need to be dropping Digne for Justin or a United defender at this rate...

    Owning no Leicester this season certainly has hurt

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

      Or Stones (also own cancelo)

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

      Yeah I would.

    3. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      naah, look at the next 4 fixtures, not the time to get Justin imo

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

    #LFC v Brighton:

    Kelleher, Trent Henderson Phillips Tsimikas, Wijnaldum Milner Jones, Salah Firmino Shaqiri

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

      Nervous watching this then as a Robbo owner and Justin 1st sub 🙁

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

        Yeah there's quite of few of them around

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

        If struggling, he’ll be one of the first on, long evening ahead for you.

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

        Same

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Damn. Hope Salah was out

  8. dogtanion
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Never been so happy for Salah to start as a non owner

    1. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Be careful what you wish for

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

      Any danger of Milner having a day off

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

      Liking that Gundo assist...more of the same please

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

      Hope Salah goes absolutely nuts. Need it this week after Bruno

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

        He won't

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

        Same mate. GL !

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

      Salah starts as expected. I told you guyzzz !

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

        You should be banned

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He should be. Absolute joke and provides nothing to the forum. Mish mods did their job for once

      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bro what crap. You literally started a thread saying wish you captain bruno with a comment you "heard salah was injured"

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

            At least the deadline had passed.

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

        That’s the end of Robertson in my team. He has been a complete and utter disaster

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          This

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

          Shame really. He looked the Liverpool defender to get not long ago.

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

        Alright, I feel a fair bit better having done Robbo > Digne (-4) last week now.

        Still in the red, but one less concern this week. Would have sold him anyway ahead of City.

      5. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hate Robertson. Been awful since I got him.

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

          Did he just concede?

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Benched.

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

        livefpl
        RANK CHANGE PERCENTAGE -45.85%

        Thanks Justin :/

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

          I am on -72.08%

      7. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cancelo shot blocked yet again

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

        Justin goal a rank killer. FFS.

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

          He's getting near Son/Kane levels of rank killing

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

        Need LCFC cleanie ZAPPED

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Well done, cheers

        2. teddypicker
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

      10. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Did Mark started Justin?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          *start

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

          Who cares?

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

        Gundo looking good now.

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

        How many jammy Justin autosubs for Robertson will there be

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

          A lot

      13. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        James Justin should be in the next England squad.

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

        No Mane

        Or Allison

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

        Is Robertson on the bench?

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

          No lineups are declared

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

          Plays

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

        Sterling missed a 1 on 1, shock!

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

          Give the keepers some credit

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

        Sterling wtf

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

        Sterling you bloody idiot

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

        STERLING MESSES UP GUNDAGON ASSIST