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

    Salah starts

    Official

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

      Source?

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

        Team sheets

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They're not until 7.15 are they?

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

        Leaked

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

    Fulham close

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

      Yeah. Just round the corner.

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

    Sterling misses an absolute sitter

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's a waste of space when running in on keeper, more often than not by far he gets it wrong.

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    who to lose for son ? gundo or soucek ? thanks

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you lose Gundo for a worse pick?

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

    Sterling wtf

  6. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks to Pat Bonner, Mighty Hippo and TShelby for helping me start Justin over Dallas. People just blame this community when advice goes other way without realizing repliers give their most calculated opinion. Cheers to green arrow this gw too

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

    Now he has Robbo starting 😆

    Liverpool line-ups always a sheetshow.

    https://twitter.com/TheKopHQ/status/1357042734473895946

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

      Hope this is correct. ML rival has Justin 1st bench.

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

    Been asking for weeks whether I should bring Justin in, of course I haven't!

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just make your own decision then or don't moan about it

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

    Reliable source just tweeted this...

    #LFC v Brighton:

    Kelleher, Trent Henderson Phillips Robertson, Wijnaldum Milner Thiago, Salah Firmino Shaqiri

    Thankfully it doesn’t really matter at this stage...

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

      Salah in it so still not happy

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

        Robbo as well.. Ugh.

      2. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why not happy is Salah is starting, I have Salah and Bruno vc

    2. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Salah and Trent

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

    I know Sterling scored a goal, but still not good enough

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

    Robbo starts

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

    Justin double-pointer get in

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

    Absolutely incredible what Sterling missed

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

      Should have squared it to Mahrez

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

    Sterling 1on1... Bottles it!

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

    Wish I captained Bruno 3 in a row. He was my captain for 2 blanks in a row

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

    Robbo plays

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

    Robbo is starting hehehe

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

    Klopp doesn’t own Justin so Robertson starts.

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

      Probably

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

    Sterling getting his misses out early in the second half...... I hope

  20. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The 2 defenders I was considering to bring in this week - Shaw and Justin. Decided to save FT instead. Classic

  21. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why is it only my captains (Sterling) that misses thoses chances.

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

    Need another return from Raz

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same mate

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

      Big time, with no Gundo involvement

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

      Hope so waiting

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

    Raz HUNGRY

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

    At least wipe out that Leicester clean sheet Fulham

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pleease

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

      No chance

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

      This

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Please!

    5. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Please!

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

      Pleeassee

      And a Maddi yellow wouldn’t go amiss

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

        And Justin

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

      Please

    8. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get another Justin! Show the haters!!

  25. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Counting down till 60min.

    Dont want a Cancelo sub before.

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

    few mins left to 59.30 when Pep subs your player off

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

    Down 45% in OR so far for the GW with a “great team on paper”

    Can’t catch a break!

    Now I’ll get a LEI mid in for next week and they’ll blank for the next few won’t they 😆

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

    Need Salah benched

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

      Playing.

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

      Sorry

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

    Salah captain
    Bruno vice captain

    Let's hope for a couple for Mo...

    He plays tonight!

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

    Come on Fulham. Just one goal.