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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. JOELIO8701
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Got Foden and Richarlison !!!! Pleaaaaase sterling return!

  2. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The horror

  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City cleanie busted

  4. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Richarl what a Worldy finish goal of the season

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

    I own Richarlison but lost a potential 8 points from CS loss

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

      Smooth, rough

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No one owns him so i think you gain from it.

  6. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    RICH DIGNE!!

  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great finish

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

    I think Richarlison goal and no assist

  9. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No assist?

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

      Yep. The defender assisted

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

      Digne assist

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

      I have a horrible feeling he’s not getting this assist as is came back off the post? Gutted if not.

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

    What. Teams can’t score v city.

    That should be a digne assist but stolen on the line =[

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It will be, won't it?

  11. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Off the post in in off him no other way he would score.

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone but Richarlison..........

  13. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OMG please be Digne assist, Richarlison goal! Didn’t think I’d get anything from my 3 tonight but all returned in 5 minutes!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow

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

      Laughing

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

    Oh lol not a Digne ass?

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

    Richarlison owners uniteeeeeeeee

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      At least one good thing. Phew!

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

    Urghhhh

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

    Wow that was so close to a Digne goal...

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

    Come oooon Sterling!!!

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

      Think I'll get rid.

      So frustrating to own.

    2. CrouchDown
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s dead to me

      1. JOELIO8701
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dead to me too. I’m a fool for going near him. He’ll prob end up top scorer in all other comps tho

  19. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    GET IN RICHARLISON!!!!

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ok ok ok I’ll take that assist.

    Cancelo G time cmon

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

      Surely a Digne assist?

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

      Cancelo Assist, Dias Goal would suit me

  21. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does Digne get an assist for that?

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

      Yes

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

      They gave it for now, not sure about the rules...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, I’ve seen them not given when it’s a shot off the post and not a deliberate pass or a shot rebounding off the keeper.

        Hope it stays!

  22. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Time to drop City double defence on WC

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

      You thought they would never concede again?

  23. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison punt actually working out

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

      You thought they would never concede again?

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

        Reply fail to Shark Team

  24. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City CS run had to end eventually I guess

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No Stones no CS 😉

  26. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Delete team...or WC

  27. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No-look, no problem! Lol.

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

    Anyone knows City defense EO% tonight?

  29. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Time to sleep

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

    Digne -BPS shot that gets an assist 😀