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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. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Beginning to feel Gundo wasn’t such a trap after all

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

      He isn's and wasn't. I think the analysis article on here was overplayed, he was still getting in plenty of attacking positions last game but it just panned out the ball didn't find him that time.

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

    Barnes, do something!

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

      please

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

      Amen

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

    Robbo starts.

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

      Yes

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

    Why listen to Salah rumours?

    Same every game.

    He almost always starts.

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

      Always drama on here 30 mins before kick off

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

        Every time.

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

        never understand this, nothing anyone can do. can't change your team or c/vc so who cares

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

          Exactly mate. Don't get it either

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

      Because everyone loves a rumour

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison is on fire lately. Went with Grealish over both him and Barnes last week due to Vardy being injured...

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

      Yeah same.

  6. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley. 29% possession, zero shots. Man City are a machine.

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

      Burnley are just crap.

      Even Pope is stalling when 2 0 down

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

    In seasons past, if Liverpool’s game was a deadline one with that Robbo news 😮

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

      I'm pleased they moved the deadline to 90 mins.

      Makes sense.

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

        Absolutely, much better. Just imagine the moaning 😆

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I guess that’s one good thing about the 1.5 hour deadline change!

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

    Commentator is really going for it on the pronunciation front. Glad Santi Cazorla has gone.

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

      Latest thing I learnt is how to pronounce Bruno's last name correctly.

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

        My wife is Hungarian. Impossible language.

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KATHORLEH

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

        Good ebening.

  9. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can VAR be used for Offside when they ball is in net ?

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

    Could be anything here with VAR and their lines...

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

    I have Dias, Cancelo, Stones, Konsa, and Mitchell. GW 23 I need to play

    Cancelo Stones Justin/Rudiger

    So I do Mitchell to:
    A. Justin
    B. Rudiger

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

      Rudiger. But I wouldn't make that transfer this week.

  12. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justin is GOATed man. He can blank for 2/3 weeks but then he'll haul in the next 2. Would much rather have that than a player who goes on a run then blanks for about 10 weeks

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

      Agree. Guy is massively underrated as a FPL asset on here. Noone ever talks about him.

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

      Shipped him in gw3 since common opinion was he'd lose his spot to Pereira any time. Worst decision of the season by far

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I recon var is just mike dean at stockley Park drawing lines on an etchasketch

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

    Salah injury?

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

      ha

  15. Sherif halawa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justin for cup opponent, DCL hatty and Bamford blank my only chance

  16. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Noooo ! Really needed that Mahrez (C) goal

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

      Restecp

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

    Thank goodness Mike Dean is doing VAR again. Thank you Mike

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

    Salah (c) fail

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

      Oh. Dear.

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

    Lingard starts Antonio Hatty confirmed....!

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

    Everyone starts for everyone

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

    Cancelo is terrible.

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What??....Really??

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

    Sterling back to wandering aimlessly around the touchline it seems...

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

    Salah haul confirmed with no Mane!

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

      Hope so my cup game relies on this.

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

    Lingard starts!

  25. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS – NO ALISSON; FIRMINO STARTS

    Team to play Brighton: Kelleher, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Phillips, Milner, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Salah, Shaqiri, Firmino

    Subs: Adrian, Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, R Williams, N Williams, Davies, Cain

    BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS – BURN, ALZATE START

    Team to play Liverpool: Sanchez, Burn, Webster, Dunk, White, March, Bissouma, Alzate, Gross, Trossard, Maupay

    Subs: Walton, Connolly, Lallana, Moder, McGill, Wier, Tau, Zeqiri, Karbownik

    ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS

    Team to play West Ham: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, El Ghazi, Barkley, Grealish, Watkins.

    Subs: Heaton, Traore, Trezeguet, Nakamba, Engels, Sanson, El Mohamady, Davis, Ramsey.

    WEST HAM TEAM NEWS – LINGARD STARTS

    Team to play Aston Villa: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Fredericks, Rice, Soucek, Lingard, Benrahma, Antonio.

    Subs: Martin, Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Fornals, Bowen, Diop, Johnson, Odubeko.

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

      LoL @ Lingard starts in caps. The lord is back troll naysayers...

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No -7 Bednerak points coming off the bench (1st Sub) ... yeah

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

      2 right backs for Grealish

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Good spot

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard starts!

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

      😆
      Brilliant stuff.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    zinchenko coming on

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

      is it 60 minutes yet?

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

    Bloody Salah. Bruno VC points in the bin.

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

    Rest Dias now !

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

    Zinchenko going to come on apparently.