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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling could have 4 goals today useless fraud

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

      When was the last time he did the opposite?

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

    Need Digne to match AWB

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

      Got him too, no chance..

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

      Tough ask! Will probably concede knowing Everton.

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

      Not this week

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

      Surely won’t... benched him myself.

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

        Benched Digne or AWB?

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

    Sterling is a frustrating player to have in your team.

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

    C'mon Fulham just one goal

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

    is son essential v west brom ? need to sell either gundo or soucek and not keen on either move

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

      Don't think he is.

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

        thanks

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

      1 assist in 4 games. 1pt last time he played WBA ......

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

    Still time for Gundo assist and Dias goal from this corner. Jesús messing that up too.

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

      1m 30s left. Think it's over.

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

        Gundo MOTM though!

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

          True. Was great.

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

    Any other Foden starters Justin first subbers?
    Fodens going to come on in injury time right just for extra pain?

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

      Just getting stripped off now..

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

      Less than 1 min to go. You're safe.

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

    Sterling needs to be reclassified as a forward for him to get bonus given the amount of chances he misses

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

    Meh happy I punted on Cancelo (c), would have been sterling so only 2 points lost.

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

      Definitely worse choices. Beat my captains the last 2 weeks.

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

    Again 15p first on bench, Justin. Last week when I got double City def bench I got nothing useful from bench. When does this end? 😀

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

      When you get the squad balance and picks flowing...

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

    Gundog up to 3 again

    Gündogan (37)
    Jesus (37)
    Laporte (27)
    Sterling (26)
    Dias (25)

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

      Just had 1 taken away literally for nothing

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

        🙁

  12. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow! All my 10 players start tonight and Bednarek stays firmly on my bench as 1st sub. I guess finding religion, praying and Googling exorcist rituals helped. I particularly liked:

    "I CAST YOU OUT BEDNAREK AND YOUR ABOMINABLE MINUS SEVEN. YOU CORRUPTER OF FPL TEAMS. YOU WILL NOT ENTER. BE GONE! IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN."

    It seemed to do the trick.

    Phew! Time for a lie-down.

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

      Cue Salah injured in warm up

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

        This!

        Bruno VC

        1. JohnnyRev7
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bruno vc is a double edged sword but +10 (17 - 7) overall. Hopefully Salah can better that.

      2. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nah. I'm sure Klopp's coaching team are searching the pitch for parts of his daughter's Lego as we speak.

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

    Gundo 3 baps again

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

      Jesus’s winning goal to be added right?

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

        No, gets added during the games now.

  14. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justin has been a thorn in my side at various points this season. Oh well. Some big scores in my league this week.

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

    Hold Gundo!

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

    Lateriser finally having a good week with triple City defence and Bruno(c).

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

      Until salah scoes 4

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

      All city players delivered and Salah should come close to Bruno.

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

    Wtf there was still time left

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

    FT

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

    Gundo man of the match and rightly so.

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

    Dammit Fulham why can’t you score this week

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

    Alioski hits the post

  22. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For those with double City defence are we selling any for tough fixtures?

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

      No chance, not going anywhere for me.

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

      Nah

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

    3 BAPs with only an assist in a CS win is KDB levels of FPL.

    Hold, Gundo!

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

      2

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

    Congratulations City for the title

  25. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would usually be happy about a triple City clean sheet but feels like all the other defenders are hitting double digits.

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

    Bamford shot saved

  27. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Bamford over Digne they said

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

      I played both...

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

    City are just so efficient right now.

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

    Leeds looking lively and Bamford involved.

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

    Alioski unlucky, great strike.