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

    Get out of my team Sterling you waste of space.

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

    Sterling off, completely usless, massive cap fail

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

    Sterling off
    KDB on
    DGW FAIL!

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

    Thanks Raheem. That was well played triple captain!

  5. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a GW disaster

  6. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling(c) huge fail
    Kdb in the mix for the upcoming double as well now

  7. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling captain fail 🙁

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

      Yep

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

    Sorry but YESSSSS Rival has Sterling TC, was laughing at my Gundo non start

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

      lol

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

    Damn oh well never again

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

      we all said again, for yet another season

  10. bored by december
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Decide on one:

    Sterling -> Salah (-4)
    Antonio -> Kane (-4)

    Team:
    Pope
    Cancelo Stones Maguire Dallas Coufal
    Sterling* Son Bruno Barnes Raphinha
    Antonio Bamford Brewster

  11. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to KDB confirmed

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

      Pretty much yes. Sterling has to go now.

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

    Cancelo has been a huge let down this dgw

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

      HE has outscored stones and Dias so what’s the problem

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

      True. Was a decent captaincy punt

  13. mattk lfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    You’ve earned the rest Raheem, good lad

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

      Hahahahahahahhaah

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

    Get rid of Sterling for a hit?

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

      You know as soon as you get rid he will haul

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

        Most probably benched against Arsenal

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

          Not if pep took him off early today

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

      I am this week to bring in Ings and raphinha

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

      For a -8.

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      Unfortunately I’ll keep for another week. Plan is/was to fund Kane

  15. tuturututu
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you captain

    A) Bruno
    B) Bamford

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

      Bruno

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

      Bam

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

    Welcome back KDB. Bye Ster Lo

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

      KDB back to end City's winning streak. Possibly end it next game.

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

      Don’t think will bother with either
      Ster cap this week
      Kdb t/c previously, kdb 3 goals, only 1 from open play ?
      Cant guesss the silva, foden, mahrez appearances / pts etc

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

    I think the only rule I’ve ever stuck to for the last two seasons is to never ever trust Sterling, not owned him once since, guy is absolute trash.

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

      This

      So much this

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

      I owned him at the end of last season and he did amazing. It's just about the timing really.

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

      We have had no Sterling bashing here for the last few weeks. He has been getting some returns. He blanks today, and it begins!

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

        I am however his biggest critic, and I despise him so there’s always that as well haha!

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

      He's a crap footballer

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

        That's why he is playing for the worst team ever and a clueless manager 😉

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

        Strange lad

    5. SackWenger
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Absolute drivel

  18. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo return needed for a green arrow... maybe Stones coming on would do it too... Minor red incoming, but already set for 25

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who gets dropped for KDB in this team

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

      Mahrez, Bernardo, Foden.

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

      Foden

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

      Sterling. Foden or silva get moved wide and sterling can sit in the corner until he remembers where he left his ability

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

    ouch sterling owners

  21. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling hopefully out on a WC this week never in my FPL team ever again - did well enough last season but now in the troll pile.

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

    Sterling owners hoping for a bonus point or two now I guess now

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

    Absolutely beautiful Sterling fail after the smugness over Gundo being out.

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      10 MINUTES left

      stereo still has a chance

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Who is sterio?

  24. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On 99 points, thanks for that YC Sterling. Digne or Cancelo could still get me that 3d triple digit score this season...

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

      Weird flex, but ok

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

    Im just gonna take anothet hit for JWP
    What an awfull player Sterling is

  26. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Loving Sterling today

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

    Sterling you useless talentless punk.

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

    Sterling 1 pointer!

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

    Sterling is on my never again list. I’ve wanted to believe the hype but I’ve never seen him play well

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I just stated the same and I mean it.

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

    On 99 pts. Can’t believe they took that save off Pope.

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

      Same here 🙁

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

      I didn’t see that. Why did they do that? Makes no sense?