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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. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus is useless

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

      How he plays for City is beyond me. Pep made him a career out of nothing

    2. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Blasphemous

  2. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The way Everton are playing atm making it hard to get rid of Lewin if a DGW coming

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

    C'mon Pep. Nice time to take off Sterling on 58' 😛

    In all seriousness, KdB probably coming on soon-ish. Bernardo likely to be sacrificed.

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

      You are close towards a ban 🙂 😛

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

    Phew, a rival has Jesus lol

  5. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why are you playing defensive LB???

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Typical Everton. Crap against Fulham and stubborn vs Man City.

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

    Jesus would get exposed like iheanacho if he left city

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

      Can’t believe Aguero still not been given any minutes yet

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

        Yeah, he is Nacho quality

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

        I know. Why bench him if he's unfit?

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

          20 minute run out would make sense.

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

      +1
      Even more

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

      Managed to have the most big chances missed of any player in the league last season (24)!

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

    Everton con’d me by getting battered by Fulham

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

    Cancelo playing central and Sterling hugging the touchline..I (c)an't

  10. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which teams have a double in gw26? Do we know yet?

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

      No confirmation yet, just very likely possibilities

      1. mr messi
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

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

    Sterling to Gundogan for a hit?

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

      Make sure you do it before the GW24 deadline & you may get the points.

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

    Sterling prove the haters wrong and score 2 goals
    Leggo!!

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

      Come oooon, prove the haters wrong

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Won't happen...subbed out soon

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

    Camera shows Stones

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

    This is rubbish from City, really rubbish

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

      Shows how important Gundogan has been the last few weeks...........

  15. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Did I just hear grunting?

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

      Sounded awful whatever it was

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

    Brewdog will score more goals for City than Jesus.

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

      For sure

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

      Keinan Davis will score more goals for City than Jesus

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

        Connor Wickham will score more goals for City than Jesus.

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

          Indiana Vassilev will score more goals for City than Jesus

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

            My third striker!! He’s not set my team on fire yet. Not sure he’s turning up to training.

    3. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus is just a serial troll

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

      Werner will score more goals for City than Jesus

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

      Benteke will score more goals for City than Jesus.

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

        No one is beating this and I consider this thread closed.

  17. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do you think Che Adams starts the next 2?

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

      You still have Adams?!

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

        Even worse I'm thinking of bringing him in 😀

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

          Wow 🙂

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

      They haven't done well without him so you never know

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

    If he doesn't score i am never owning again. Never . Ever

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

    Jesus isn't very good is he

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

      He is a fluke saved by Pep all this years

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

        These

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

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

      An average striker lucky to be playing in a team that creates a lot of chances

  20. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Gundo, no party?

  21. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Dias one of these corners...

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

      we can wish

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

    Rodri miss from Foden corner

  23. Fit_to_drop
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this BB GW25. Allows me to get it out of the way. Was meant to do it this week with Lowton but missed the boat. Sigh.

    pope (WBA) struijk Rapinha (wol, SOU) rudiger (sou)

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Surely Raphinha goes in your starting 11?

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

        He is a new signing. Hence not part of my original team. Otherwise guys would be posting they have Salah, Kane etc on the bench.

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

    Rodri almost becoming the highest scoring player in the doublen

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

      That wouldn't have made him the highest scoring.

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

    Yes, Sterling 60th minute point banked!

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

    Give Pebbles some minutes!

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sake, if City could finish from these corners Foden would be on mega points!

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

    Ings looking likely to rise tonight so decision time:

    Antonio > Ings or....Grealish > Raphina?

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

    If DCL played for City he would have been on 30 goals

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

    16 points for sterling cappers. That's a haul in my opinion.

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

      Dont