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

    Sterling owners are actually lucky he managed to get a goal last match if you really think about it...

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

      He didn't.

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

      An assist

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

      ... oh 😉

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

    7 points for Raheem in a DGW is a fail IMO

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

      Pope and Tarkowski outscored him

    2. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No shi*

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

      3.5 ppg

    4. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My cap to, t/c kdb last dgw city had
      Thoughts dgw were meant to be fun

  3. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only thing I can be thankful for is that i didn’t TC this fraud Sterling I was so close to...

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

      Always a silver lining mate.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yessir

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

      Don't speak too soon. Your triple captain could be a one pointer when you use it.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I’d rather use it on a one pointer..

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

    Just transfered sterling out

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

      Haha brilliant

  5. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    One away from a red Sterling, go on 😆

  6. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling scuppering my chances of triple digits, ffs.

  7. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling you utter trash.

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling areola lowton cancelo

    7 points 🙂

  9. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    F off you fraud

  10. Jönny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling has been absolutely nowhere for both games... as a captainer I count myself lucky to have even an assist

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

      I jokingly posted above but that's simply not true for the Spurs match. He was pretty involved and had a good game.

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

        He had moments but he spent waaaay too much time out on the wings. Not enough time in the box for my liking.

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

    My rival matching my Pope, Tarko, Dias, Cancelo 9 points with his Andersen and Stones(0) !

  12. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling absolutely useless
    On WC Sterling to KDB??

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

      Yes

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

    Why do I have Sterling in my team?

    Remind me?

  14. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling fail again!
    Get out of my team

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Everytime. Such a fraud.

  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goodbye Cancelo, you have no end product

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

      Jeez, I'm watching this as a non owner scared out of my whits

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

    Instead of selling him for Gundo I gave him the armband. Amateur move and stupid one frome me (and us)

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

    Duncan Ferguson makes a fine 4th official.

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

      No one would argue how many extra minutes would be added.

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

    Hamez styling his hair before coming on

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

      His hair isn’t the only thing going up...

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

    getting the feeling cancelo is an expensive version of lamptey

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

      Haha!!

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

      Lamptey still recovering well from December

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

      Only difference is he stays fit

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

    Sterling YC takes me down from 100 to 98 🙁

  21. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I've got effectively 4 players in this game and 3 of them have yellows. What a pathetic season!

  22. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I think Sterling is going on my "never again" list, pathetic display - can't even control.the ball.

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

      Yep. Never ever ever again list

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

    2 pts from my captain tonight. Who can beat me ?

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

      gundo got 0

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

        He got 38

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

          Not tonight.

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

      Same

    3. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      0 tonight from my captian tonight

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

      Plenty of DCL cappers out there

    5. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mr rivals TC is on 3 points tonight. So yeah, he beats you.

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

    This is worse than I thought as a Sterling capper

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

      Yes. Too much patience with him at his price. Really pi55 poor.

  25. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    James on. Everton down to 10 man defence.

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

    One goal, Joao or Lucas

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

      Seconded. 1 goal for each of us?

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

    LOL at Sterling booked but Holgate literally tackles him round the head . . .no card.

  28. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oh sterling. So wide. Bye bye.

  29. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any help appreciated

    A) Gw25- Coufal -> Dallas
    Gw26- Antonio -> brewster
    Raphinha -> Son

    B) Gw25- Antonio -> Ings
    Gw26- Ings -> Brewster
    Raphinha -> Son

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

    On 99 pts 🙁
    Rodriguez, Dias or Cancelo do something :/

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

      Rodriguez isnt even playing...

      1. Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's come on

      2. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha casuals

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

          Ha ha he is actually playing lol

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

        Just came on. Up to 97!

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

        He entered the game 5 mins ago...