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Dias recalled for benched Stones as injured Gundogan and Calvert-Lewin miss out

Double Gameweek 24 comes to a conclusion as Everton and Manchester City meet at Goodison Park.

Kick-off on Merseyside is at 20:15 GMT.

The two most-owned players from these two teams don’t feature tonight although the no-shows from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£6.1m) aren’t shocks, with their managers having previously ruled them out in their pre-match press conferences.

Pep Guardiola gave an update on Gundogan ahead of kick-off:

The injured Gundogan is one of three players who started the win over Tottenham Hotspur who doesn’t feature in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI.

The other two are Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and John Stones (£5.2m), who both drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker (£6.1m), Ruben Dias (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) all return to the visitors’ side.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) makes his return to the City matchday squad following a month on the sidelines and is among the substitutes, along with Sergio Aguero (£10.3m).

Guardiola has threatened more changes when City head to Arsenal this weekend, saying:

If you see the schedule that we have… we have a game every three or four days, everybody is going to play. Against Arsenal, we are going to play new ones.

Carlo Ancelotti has gone one better than his opposite number, making four alterations from the defeat to Fulham at the weekend.

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) returns from a rib injury, with Robin Olsen (£4.5m) making way to accommodate the England international’s comeback.

Yerry Mina (£5.5m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) are also back in the line-up, with Seamus Coleman (£4.8m), James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Andre Gomes (£5.3m) all dropping to the bench.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Silva, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

Everton XI: Pickford, Mina, Keane, Holgate, Godfrey, Davies, Doucoure, Digne, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Richarlison.

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1,725 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    It would be nice to get a first half sterling return to settle the nerves.

    Hardly seen him so far!

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

      Nah, the CS point doesn't get added until 60 mins 😉

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        LOL

  2. theoldgit
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Signed back in defense

    1. theoldgit
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Signed and delivered!!!

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Iiiii'm yours...

  3. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You'd never think Alf-Inge could produce something this good at attacking.

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like 0:0 is on the cards unless the tempo changes

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

      Wouldn't be the end off the world as a Digne owner.

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mina off is good news for Sterling owners

    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Playing opposite sides weren't they?

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City double double confirmed.

    Ok, pick the best 3 players

    Dias , Gundo and ???

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The Cancel-o Culture Club

    2. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      kdb

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

    4. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        KDB? Really? Even at that price?

    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I am going KDB, Gundo, Cancelo

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

        Cancelo will probably be rotated. Played two games in a row within a week

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Enough on the bench to cover him. I would definitely want him over Stones/ Dias. He has the potential to outscore them in one game.

    6. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Where?

    7. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Confirmed where?

      1. Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pep let slip their matches in pre-match interview

    8. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus misses a sitter

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rodri assist

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brought sterling and capped him so he could stand out left and not touch the ball

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      To be fair he was sat in the stands most of the last game and still returned.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jaysis.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      JayZ

  10. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mina off injured ... Coleman on.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ings double double also confirmed. Bye bye Bamford

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dont like the fixtures though!

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

      Against Chelsea and City. Might as well be two SGWs

    3. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s a single it’s a SHU and 2 points

    4. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Confirmed where?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Guardiola confirmed it

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yeah nice one Jesus

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

    Jesus is honestly so bad. Only thing Pep wants him for is pressing

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cant stand the guy

  14. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus the bonus point magnet

  15. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Twitter went wild

  16. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Walker .... joker.

  17. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Amazon Prime really does have poor picture quality for the football.

    1. dando89
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks fine in UHD

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        4K here

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks fine on Oled

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    looks like rodri is the new gundogan

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Sterling not capable of playing the nr.9 role?

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

      Only Falafel 9.

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s only learned to play the left wing role the last few weeks never mind striker

  20. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Key to KDB bandwagon turned on...

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

     Hayes

    @ColmVHayes

    ·

    18m

    Guardiola on rotation: "...see the schedule we have at the end of February and especially all March, when Premier League included two more games in that period against Wolves and Southampton..."

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

      rotation galore

  22. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    am i the only one who thinks Gabriel Jesus looks like Karl Pilkington when he looks over at the assistant ref to complain?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Now that you mention it

  23. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pep finally reveals something useful...

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    TC Man City player in 27 against Southampton?

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

      SGW

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

        Southampton and United no?

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

          For most City players.

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends what happens in their first game v Monchengladbach

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus is absolute garbage

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling just waiting for the return . . . nah . .

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t bring religion into it

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So true ... he’s the oppositions 12th man

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus you plank just give it back to sterling

  27. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundog would have scored a hat trick by now #JustSaying

  28. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On a WC,

    A. Cancelo Stones
    B. Dias and Targett

    1. Gemma817
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Given you'd play Martinez in goal.
      Probably A. But Dias instead of Canc

  29. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get Stones on up front.

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I honestly can’t watch a game with Jesus in it

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      +1
      Cant believe he is playing for any big club

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      one for the disciples

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Abysmal player ... just stops the flow.

    4. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Watch Life of Brian instead