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Dias named alongside returning Aguero on Man City bench

Rúben Dias (£6.1m) is the latest victim of Pep Guardiola Roulette in the first game of Double Gameweek 24.

After missing Manchester City’s midweek FA Cup victory with illness, the centre-back finds himself on the bench for the first time in the Premier League.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.2m) are the heart of the Citizens’ back-four today with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and João Cancelo (£6.1m) occupying the left and right-back roles respectively.

Rodri (£5.3m) is fit which allows him to retain his holding midfield role and allow Ilkay Gündogan (£6.0m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) to take up more advanced roles when Manchester City are in possession.

Backers of the German international might be somewhat wary of Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) playing through the middle as a centre-forward this afternoon, considering he tends to perform better when Guardiola goes with a false-nine.

And those days of requiring midfield players to spearhead the front-three could finally be at their end now that Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) has recovered to take a place on the Manchester City bench.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) and Phil Foden (£6.1m) are on the flanks of the front-three today and it will be interesting to see which of them occupies the left-hand side of that.

Spurs are second only Southampton for chances conceded on the right-flank over the last six matches – and they have named centre-back Japhet Tanganga (£4.9m) at right-back at the Etihad Stadium today.

Ben Davies (£4.6m), Eric Dier (£4.9m) and Davinson Sánchez (£5.2m) join him in the back-four preparing to face Manchester City’s in-form attack.

Still, there will be plenty of interest in Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) tonight. They sit in 22.1% and 53.0% of squads worldwide respectively.

Double Gameweek 24 Line-ups

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Stones, Cancelo; B Silva, Rodri, Gündogan; Sterling, Jesus, Foden.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; B Davies, Dier, D Sánchez, Tanganga; Højbjerg, Ndombele; Son, Lamela, Moura; Kane.

Double Gameweek 24 so far…

Burnley got their Double Gameweek off to a relatively positive start, although it came at some cost.

As expected, they secured a clean sheet against a Crystal Palace attack still yet to score a Premier League goal without Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) in the team this season.

Nick Pope (£5.5m) secured an eight-point score thanks to three saves and a one bonus while Matt Lowton (£4.5m) score his first-ever goal for Burnley.

While it was a rare attacking return for the right-back, he capitalised on Crystal Palace’s well-documented problems defending their left flank of late, recently discussed in our Double Gameweek 24 preview article.

However, the second half produced two concerning injuries for Sean Dyche’s men.

Ben Mee (£5.0m) was taken off with a potentially serious head injury, receiving extensive treatment on the pitch and coming off wearing a brace.

And minutes later, Erik Pieters (£4.3m) felt a groin problem develop and was replaced by Phil Bardsley (£4.4m)

Fantasy managers invested in the Burnley defence will know the impact Mee has had this season and with Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) still sidelined, their left-back position could also be a problem against Fulham…

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1,678 Comments Post a Comment
  1. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo(c) here but quite glad he didn't take it!

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same feeling. Not very good at them is he?

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

        Nope. Poor record. Then again that was a poor pen by Rodri!

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yup. Seems like every City player struggles.

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

      Agreed

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

    Ederson next

  3. SM001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Poor pen. Gundo on the next one?

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

      Take a stab in the dark

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

    Get Cancelo on them

  5. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Great no more penalties for Gundo.

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

    Give the pen to Ederson next time.

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why isn’t gundo assist on?

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

      Chill out... may appear soon, it’s been 4 minutes

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

        See
        Now it’s on

        I wouldn’t wanna be your missus, so impatient

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Hahahahaha

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Chilled out now !!

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

      It's not his assist. It's Bruno's.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Assist given 🙄

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yeh seen that - and true should be more patient !!!

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

    Sterling captainers unite! (because he didn't take the pen)

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterlo and Foden switched wings

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

    All this talent and its Rodrigo on pens. Sickening.

    I actually think Ederson gets the next one. He was past the halfway mark now before they sent him back.

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

    Rodri goal is appalling for BPS...

    Bad bad taker for FPL.

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

    Captain assist at least.

  13. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson was thirsty for that pen. We may see it one day boys

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

    Oh so now Gundo is off pens?! Effing fantastic.

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

      Stop moaning. He got an assist and looks good.

  15. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo and Bruno owners but non cappers want them to blank anyways

  16. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson to take the next one for sure. That was bad penalty kick.

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

      Lol he wanted it. If 3-0 up wouldn't surprise me if he had a go

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

    Aguero will take the next penalty City get

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

    Gundo TC going well so far

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

      Hope for more return.

    2. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Already level with my gw19 Salah TC lol

  19. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan owner here but no way that was a penalty. Looks like he slipped off the ball

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

      How they can look at that again and still call penalty is beyond me. And I'm City fan.

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

      Most dont agree with you

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

    Shocking Peno

  21. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Poor penalty to take on Gundo. Just clumsy and foolish.

    Rodri penalty was abysmal. Very saveable.

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

    Happy with that Gundo assist

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

    Rodri contender for player of the season

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

    Lamela red?

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

      Dirty cheat ; would love it

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Never

  25. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should we just ask Stockley Park who’s going to be the top four and give the players the rest of the season off?

  26. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That tackle...

  27. Life_Ban
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Talk to me:

    How badly was Ben Mee injured?

    Is he likely to play the second game do you think?

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

      Head injury. Probable concussion. Likely to miss the next game.

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

        Oh for god's sake. Just typical

    2. NotNowKato
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bbc sport said that he was off stretcher and walking around unaided before the match finished.

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

    I'm just glad that Gundo is beating Sterling so far. Could really really do with a Sterling blank.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes totally agree. Justifies our decision not to bring him in

  29. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mee injured, Dias benched, not a good start of a double gameweek eh

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mee CS and looks ok

      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Concussion protocol will keep him out even if he’s feeling ok. Owner

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

    Terrible penalty. I find this whole penalty taker thing with City an utter nonsence. Just because a player misses a pen they have to be taken off them? Why? They are going to miss them on ocassions. So Rodri is on them now but only until he misses one? Just decide who is the pen taker and leave them on them! That was an awful strike of the ball from Rodri and it should have been saved.

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

      Gundo missed 3/6 not a good record. Right decision.

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

      True about the miss and just stick with the taker.

      But no aguero or kdb so I understand they are searching a bit. But changing every taker is indeed ludicrous.

      Except jesus, sterling cause they are awful at pens...