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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. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What's going on??! How is that not a pen!?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wondering the same. So confusing what VAR does/doesn't do

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

      Because Mike Dean.

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

      Horrible decision

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

        Do the VAR officials not speak in the ear of the ref??!!

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

          Morons

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

    clear pen

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

    “Jesus plays for City, not United, no pen”

    - VAR booth.

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

    2nd pen in two GWs denied for Gundogan!

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

    Last three gameweeks was hell for me, Soucek benched, then Bamford gone, and now all players I don't own just pouring in points 🙂

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

    39 from 4 and 55% rank drop .... 😮

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

      Exact same here!

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

      38 from 4 61%

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

      I'm on less from more players, better not look.

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

      Same score and 47% drop for me to 110k from 75k. Feel sick!

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

    VAR!!! What are you doing?

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

      Crap

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

    Watkins or Bamford?

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That is so ridiculously clearly a penalty. How didn't VAR pick that up??

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

    Gundo haul in spirit

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

    Really need Grealish and DCL mega hauls after this Sterling fail

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

      Didn't meet high expectations but hardly a fail. Still time.

  12. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Gundo penalty yet?

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

    71 but zero players from villa WH

    Time to hit the sofa

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

    Do you think Walker (maybe more defensive and quicker) will start vs Liv or still Cancelo...

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

      Walker is absolute dross defensively.

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

      Maybe both

  15. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo plays very well

  16. Scoring freely
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not watching the game, but it was a definite pen. Gundo owner here

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

      If it was United it would be a pen and red card no question

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

        It would be repeated after miss and GK not on the line.

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

        🙄

  17. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Booby get a goal.

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

      Whoops

  18. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo should’ve hauled tonight with that pen and the assists he’s been serving up to incompetent finishers

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

      Agreed. Why did VAT not check that?

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

        Referee not the tax man

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

          They both screw us over

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

        Beyond me mate

  19. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mitchel to Periera?

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

    Gundo in for any baps?

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

      3

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

      yes, 3

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

        Nice one

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

    Gundog denied a stone wall pen. VAR really is an utter joke. Clear and obvious error by the ref not to give it.

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

      Var is not the joke, the people running it are

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

        Yes indeed

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

    oh look another corrupt decision

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

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/781065/event/22

    Yeah just a rival absolutely killing it, the luck

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

      How has he been lucky? Looks a fairly template team with no bench points.

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

      Best team I've seen so far - killing it this week!
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/4696567/event/22

  24. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oh my god. Hope Foden stays on that bench (JUSTIN) but can’t see it

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

    Ederson YC

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seriously? Sake.

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

    wtf is jesus doing for these baps

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

      scoring helps?

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

        your point?

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

          rest my case

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

            alright mate

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

    Absolute clown 😆

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

    that should be red for Ederson

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

    VAR and officiating in England really is atrocious

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

    need a lee-eve goal fest, bammy and dcl hatty each

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

      This

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes please
      Same here

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

      DCL will blank

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

        Water is wet