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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. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Completely shafted myself triple capping Sterling over Gundogan

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Literally everything falling for Gundo atm, full Yaya Toure.

  2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    currently 73 with 14 left to play, with bench boost planned in week 26.
    what a weird season

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

      Nice

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        more luck than judgement, as the rest of my season proves! 😀

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

          Enjoy it!

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

    I guess with Gundogan and Sterling and just Cancelo at the back a Son goal ain't the worst thing...

    Taking a streak out of the ruthlessly on here?

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

    How serious did Gundo's injury look?

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

      Groin

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

      Twinge.

      Grimacing but could play Wednesday.

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

      May expect 1 to 2 weeks out

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

        May expect hat trick wednesday

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

      Holding groin can see him missing everton

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’d predict somewhere between 0-8 weeks

  5. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Gündogan (53)
    2 - Ederson (36)
    1 - Rodrigo (33)

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

      Gundo on 38 pts .would have been on 70 if continued playing

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why don't you have him?

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

          Tbf I’ve only just bought him this week (and capped)

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

            Late to the party

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

              Very!

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

              But nice to get his biggest haul of the season!

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

    Come ooooon Sterling!!!! Scoreee

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      this please

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        :' (

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I tried to be smarter with captaining Pope over Gundo... 😐

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

      At least Pope is guaranteed 2 games

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

      Well you got 8 points and 1 game left. So not the end of the world.

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

      Same, (C)ancelo from a few weeks back has made me go with some questionable captaincy choices these past few weeks.

    4. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same. But it’s not finished yet. Need to hope Gundo doesn’t play against Everton and Pope does well.

  8. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    25% rank drop caused by Gundogan haul 🙁

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

      Painful

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

      He's essential

  9. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling need a goal tonight

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

      I am praying to fantasy gods for it

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

    Really wish DCL hadn't gotten injured so I didn't need to play Son.. sigh.

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

      Same mate! Bad luck

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

    82 points from 6.....

    Is this real life

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

      Inception Im afraid

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      58 from 5 pre-bps
      Nice week for a change.

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

      79 here. Kudos!

  12. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ederson, Stones & Gündoğan(C)

      This is beautiful

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

        Hold yer whist

    • HaveYassineChikhaoui
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Villa please save me from humiliation.

    • jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All the disbelievers with me triple captaining Gundo. WOW

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

        Doubt there was many

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

        Well played geez

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

        TC here too. I have looked for fellow TCs all week you are the first I have found. We got lucky on that Jam.

      4. jayzico
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'll move up a few 1000 places I hope

    • C_G
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      76 with Kane and Son blanks, cant complain. shouldve played Soucek over Son

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo, need you to join the rest of the party with a goal yourself.

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

      Can you guys believe that I actually switched my captain from Bruno to Gundogan at the last minute just coz he played 2 games. Thank god I did that switch and didn't go Bruno captain

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan injured or ?

    • 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Edersoj and Gundo captain!!!!!!

    • Dele
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      59 points Gundo injured, failed DGW?

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        too early to say

      2. as33
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not really, i think nothing seriuos

      3. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        TC?

        Id be happy with that to be fair

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

      We trust in you Raheem

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

        Please deliver

        1. as33
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          lets do it

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

      Repost.

      Anyone know what was up with Son to miss out?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Great repost.

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

          😆 just playing. where you at TM? Having a good season?

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

      Gundo, Mee and Dias injured, this double GW is slowly turning into a single GW for me...

    • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      74 even without Dias

    • estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      77 points so far with Grealish, Bruno, Shaw, Antonio and Bam to play!

      My first 100+ this season.

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

      Dias not coming on?

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling not scoring a goal tonight is he?

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

        Nope =[

      2. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully rested for the 2nd game

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

      50:50 on Sterling or Gundogan (TC).

      Still time but damn

    • keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Quick poll Gundo owners when did you bring him in
      Gameweek 19 for me when he had scored 3 in his last 5

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

        19

      2. TOPCAT1960
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cannot remember exactly - may have been 12 or 13

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

      Grealish 30 pointer to get my to the tonne, come on big boy!

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

        *me

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

          Are you the big boy x

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

            Haha

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

        I'm 15 away from the tonne with Martinez and Grealish to go

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

          Wow!! Fudgy where has this come from?!

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

          Must be something to moan about still?

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

            Yeah. Gutted I kept son, was set on a hit to rashy of hamez, feel awful about it. Also Barnes hit failed . I made mistakes

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

              Congrats on a great week so far

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

                Cheers