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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. Pascal
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Keep JRod for Fulham or get rid ?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keep

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

    Useless Fulham, try to get a goal, push the keeper forward as well. Need that Barnes breakaway goal.

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

      He's already subbed

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

        Oh lol, thanks!

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

      Oh

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

    Score a goal Gundo ffs

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

      He's ticking along nicely

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

        Sadly my OR is not this week, despite almost 40 already pre-captain 🙁

  4. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How is the top 10k average 50 with 6 played? Crazy good

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

      Justin

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

        He really is a rank killer if you don’t own him

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

      Triple City points for everyone. Bruno. United defenders. Justin. Maddison.

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

      Bruno, Double City Defence, Justin, Gundogan

  5. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thank God Cancelo played 60 mins .... That was close !

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

    Imagine owning Coufal

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

      What’s he done, he’s on my bench this week?

    2. aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What do you mean by that?

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

    Best forward for 9.5? Except Firmino, DCL, Jesus & Antonio.

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

      Watkins or whichever Chelsea fwd finds some form.

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

    Foden cameo incoming. I can feel it. Need those Justin points!

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

    Everton 1 nil up

  10. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Leess 0-1 everton

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

      Siggy g

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

    Goal - not DCL
    Assist - not DCL

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

      FFS

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

        Take it back. Digne assist 😀

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

      F**K sake

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

      Lol

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

      Damn

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

      That’s very informative

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

      Assist Digne?

    7. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Helpful

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

    If Salah hauls it's going to be a crazy high scoring GW

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

    Siggy G
    Digne A

    Brilliant cross.

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

      Ooooh Digne assist, lovely!

  14. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL on my bench

  15. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy G
    Digne A

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

    Errr that's not DCL

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

    One of Maddison/Justin essential? Who to drop from:

    Cancelo Stones Digne // Coufal Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Gundogan // Soucek

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

      No, fixtures are grim

    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could be Son if he continues this atrocious form

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

    For goodness sake why was that not DCL in the middle?!

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

      Literally the one spot he nearly always is (rolls eyes)

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Because he was jogging

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

          So typical

    3. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Digneeeeeeeeeeee

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

      Oh ffs dcl do something you Usless sack of crap

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

      Digne assist. Mmmmm

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

      Let’s go. Digne owners unite!

    7. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yay, Digne! I'll take it. Especially playing him over Bamford.

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

      DIGNE YESSSSS

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

      Yes Digne

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

      What a ball from Digne tho

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

      Yes Digne A

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

      Awful marking in the box

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

      DIGNEEEEEEEE

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

      DCL should be there not Siggy.

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

        THIS! I actually already started celebrating assuming it was him