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

    Well at least it's not a cap fail with Cancelo (c). I'll take it I guess. Now just gotta jinx Salah... Where's my witch doctor at?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I kidnapped the fecker

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

      It is a fail tbf.

      The Bruno chap did alright...

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

        It's better than my last 3 captains including my TC lol.

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

      Zambian is on vacation.

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

      Was he injured or just replaced for tactics / rotation?

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

    Whould should I replace Bednarek with?

    A) Cresswell
    - Higher attacking threat
    - Lower Top10k Ownership (22.96%)
    - On set pieces

    B) Coufal
    - Cheaper price point
    - Higher Top10k Ownership (49.88%)
    - Next opponents (Ful & Shu) prone to conced from his side

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

      A

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A. B is crap

      • TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        cresswell has become overpriced. B

      • Team Bobcat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Both play for the same team and appear as nailed as each other. Coufal looks more value for money. Ig a choice between the two then coufal.

        Targett not a bad competing option imo

      • HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cresswell has 30 points more than Coufal - that's good value for 1m

      • HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Worth having a look at Ben Mee

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

      Wheres Mitro when you need em?

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone going Antonio(c) this weekend?

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

        Currently on Son(c) Antonio(vc) but may be swayed

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

        Already locked in. Rash>Son and captain is my only other option

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

      Anyone getting SON for the west brom game?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If I don’t cap Antonio. See above

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

      Justin please get booked or concede or score an OG or something lad

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This!!!

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

        Come on Fulham

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

        Bednatrick Please.

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

      Robbie Savage has had enough of his co-commentator. Just gone silent 😆

    8. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      (C)ancelo 6 pointer sealed and delivered

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

      Jesus wastes a Gundo assist then dives...

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

      Oh brilliant from gundo, some player

    11. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling Justin Gundogan AWB Bruno Maddison

      Cup opponent has none of them love to see it

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

        Oh, how we've swiftly revised expectations.

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

        Wouldn't call someone without Bruno an "opponent"

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

          Magic of the cup

    12. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hmm to watch Liverpool vs Brighton or Villa vs West Ham

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

      Give Stones an early rest too Pep? Then Burnley G time

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

      penalty city incoming

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

        Ban

    15. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I know it's had its ups and downs but this season of FPL is just epic

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

      Who is the better pick between Justin and Rudiger?

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

        Justin

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

        Justin better asset, rudiger has better fixtures right now

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

      Are VAR just sleeping in the City game or what? That's ridiculous.

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

      That’s only a pen for the red side of Manchester.

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

      How was that not a pen!?

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

        Because Mike Dean.

    20. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How is that NOT a penalty?

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

      Clear penalty

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

      Zero from consistency from var, more contact there form tark than form Bednarek last night

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1000% agree.......I dont understand the rules or VAR anymore

    23. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo is a fantastic player.

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

      Gundogan denied pen. Would have been too jammy for the jammiest of owners.

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

      God Gundo is good.

    26. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If thats utd mike dean given a pen eyes closed

    27. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      When you see the replay, quite the dramatic pause between Jesus getting pushed and him going to ground.

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

      Ive seen pens given for lesser contact this year.

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

      Come on Fulham

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

        Ban

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

      Martinez Watkins Antonio Salah(c) coming up... Coufal Soucek benchees.

      Nervous