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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. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek + Richarlison > Raphinha + Ings for a hit?

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

      Nah. Could be goals in Merseyside derby and Ings' fixtures and Soton's form cr@p.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah not convinced by Soton at all atm but DGW... Cheers

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

        How can you be confident in Everton scoring goals after that performance...and Richarlison is a Flop, no football brain

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

      I wouldn't take a hit tbh, just Soucek to Raphinha

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

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

      Ings definitely more likely to get a return for you than Rich

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

    Any reason KDB didn’t go down in price at all? Why are some players protected from price falls?

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      maybe his price is low already

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      High ownership in FPL Towers

    3. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Prices protection when red flagged

    4. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He may yet drop tonight?

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

    Cancelo is a recovery machine. Hope his knee is ok...

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

    So what is the deal on dgw26? Nothing confirmed?

    Any teams that definitely won’t have a double?

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

      Look at Ben Crellin's spreadsheet

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

      Most likely will be announced tomorrow

    3. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Possible confirmation tomorrow. Pep has already let slip that City-Wolves will be in 26.

      Teams who won't double: Arsenal, WHam, Brighton, Newcastle, Leeds. May be a couple of others.

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

        What did Pep say? If you know pls

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

    101 all out, nice. Appearance points getting me over the line

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

      99 all out for me

      We move

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

        Gotta find that extra point from somewhere mate

        Good stuff

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

      98

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

      98 here and moving up to 6k! Gutted I played Fabianski over Martinez tho.

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

      101 for me too!
      went into the game on 99 with Dias, Stones and (G)undo...juuust scraped by

    5. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      101 here too lol

    6. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice well done

  6. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    84pts and a drop from 6k to 8.5k, cheers Raheem

  7. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    And still don't know which teams have DGW 26 and use WC this GW or not ?

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just check the spreadsheet

      Plus pep said earlier they play wolves and Southampton

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pep interview before the game confirmed they’ll have a double so should be announced tomorrow I’d guess

    3. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers guys thank you

  8. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb going down in price tonight would be nice timing

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

      Got very little interest in him currently tbh.

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

        City with possible double in 26 and 27

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

          These doubles could come too early for KDB

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

            Agreed, might be a bit too soon but pep seems to play him when fit

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

              Considering he hasn't been missed. Could be eased back over a period of a few games.

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

          Maybe for 27 captaincy, but like my three City slots being used on 2 DEF + Gundo

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely no chance that happens

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

        Why?

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          His price is rigged

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

        On -102.3 so quite likely

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He's been on -100 for days lol

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

            Strange

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

        1. pablo discobar
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Prices rigged by fpl this season

  9. marcos11
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Better combo for gw25 and gw26?

    a) Dallas (gw25) and Mitchell (gw26) -4
    b) Struijk

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

      B

  10. OleBall
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone actually know if there is going to be a DGW26 or is it just Ben who has said it?

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

      There will be. Just be patient.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There will be, pep interview before the game told us they have a double so clubs have been told the fixtures

    3. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's not official yet, but expected to be announced shortly. In fact, it's only Ben who said it, but he pointed out that there are no other options due to European involvement of some clubs. Guess we need to be patient for a couple more days. Guardiola however mentioned before the game that they would have 2 more additional games now

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

    Start DCL or Stones?

  12. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Didnt cap gundo still went from 18k>16k, I'll take that. Now wildcard time. How does my draft look

    Martinez
    Dias Dallas Shaw
    Raphinha Son Salah Bruno
    Kane Watkins Bamford(C)

    Forster Gundogan Stones Targett

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

      basically my team without a wildcard so i like it.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looks decent but are you looking to BB in 26? Saints might have 3 doubles in a row so worth considering

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

      Find a way to get Ings in.

    4. adam wigan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good, 8 players for GW29 (if villa play spurs) as well so pretty well set up

  13. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 points from 2 extra games.
    That's what I call a DGW.

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

      They don't make 'em like they used to.

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

        sure dont, dgw used to mean magic

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

      I got 4 points from 4... Jesus

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

      Same with Gundo, Mee and Cancelo. Glad i brought Foden in instead of Sterling at least

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

    On Monday I was sitting on 95pts, with potentially 6 players including Gundo as captain to go. I was looking at a massive rank increase.

    Only 2 out of 6 actually played tonight - Pope and Cancello, and they both blanked.

    Finished on 99pts. Still a green arrow, but feels like a red. Sometimes I hate this game!

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

      Yeah, if I were you I would totally delete your account with a score like that

    2. MMN
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same, 4 points From gundo (c), stones, cancelo, areola, DCL and Mee ... What could have been.

  15. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling great differential captain they said.... right.

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

      Be grateful you didn't TC lol

  16. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2 extra points from 5 DGW players. Got to love the doubles 😀

    1. Mile Plankton
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I thought my 3 pts were unbeatable

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

        Sterling x2, Mee, Gundo and Stones

        Will be a few in the same boat I expect. Haha

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

      All about timing, last year I had him for the 4 goal game, went from 300k to 20k instantly.

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

    Owning and captaining a player that “fails” in dgw = ups & downs of fpl

    Coming on here to read the mass smugness of said non owners takes away most of the joy in actually playing fpl

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

      Agreed

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

    Would you be happy with this gw 26 team? Want Kane but not sure he’s worth wildcarding. 11 dgwers

    Martinez
    Stones Dias Tark Digne
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundo
    DCL

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What are your 29 plans, and who's on your bench?

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

        Free hit 29 or WC 30

        Bench would be Bamford Ayling Antonio

        1. djman102
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Assuming Villa-Spurs gets put into 29, you can get 9 out that GW with FTs, so looks good then!

  19. Saka_me_sideways
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Already transferred Sterling out on my wildcard... might put him back in, so I can rage-transfer him back out again.

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one! 🙂

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

      🙂 🙂 🙂 lol.

  20. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well, never thought Digne would be my highest points scorer this evening!!! Thank goodness Barnsley won or it would have been miserable!! Haha

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

    play double city defence vs Arsenal?

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

      I'm not

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

      Yeah, we won't score.

    3. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If Laporte starts then Arsenal will score

  22. adam wigan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve been building up my transfer value and now working towards this team over the next few weeks:

    Martinez, Sanchez
    Shaw, stones, dallas, coufal, struijk
    Fernandes, Salah, KDB, son, gundo
    Kane, bamford, fodder

    Got all the big hitters I want in it, but wonder whether there are too many weaker players too.

    Shall I:
    A- go for that
    B- get fodder second goalie and improve defence
    C- get fodder goalie and downgrade somebody else to get a playing third striker (maybe Maja if he looks consistent)

    1. Scrumper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What’s your tv? 107.6 for me.

      Not sure if jump on KDB just yet

      1. adam wigan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        107.8

        Hopefully will be going up tonight as well! Thanks, he is one I’m keeping an eye on to get in a few weeks if he’s doing well. Kane is the first priority I think

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

        There is a pigeon in your bank account

  23. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do you think Stones will rise tonight?
    A) Yes
    B) No

    On WC if one to sell for Stones who would you sell first?
    A) Cancelo
    B) Dias

    Appreciated!

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

      C)Keep

      should be an option also

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        budget problems otherwise I would ofc kept them

    2. adam wigan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not, fpl statistics has him at 97.2% but rising slowly. It depends on the rest of your team, if you have enough bench options to cover for pep roulette I’d keep cancelo but otherwise maybe keep Dias

  24. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi....just wildcard and tc left. An to save wildcard to tidy up after bgw29.

    Team for this week as below. Cash for Bamford to Kane to hopefully give 11 dgws in 26.

    Am I good to save wildcard? Thanks

    pope (martinez)
    Cancelo dallas Lowton (dias coufal)
    Salah Bruno grealish gundogan raphinha
    Bamford dcl (watkins)

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

      I would do DCL to Kane personally.

      But yes, your team is fine. No WC

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

        Cheers.....I think dcl likely to have 2 good fixtures in 26.....thanks

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

    MCY possible double in 26 and 27.

    Don't ditch Sterling yet lads, he could easily haul 4 yellow cards

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

    Exact money for this team?

    Martinez
    Shaw Vestergaard Struijk
    Salah KDB Bruno Maddison (Raphina in 25)
    Kane Bamford Watkins (Ings in 25)
    Johnstone Stones Jorginho Aina

  27. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Old rank 128,926. New rank 128,858. Oh well, I’ll take the green.
    Tough week when 87 points gets you nowhere.

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

      Almost the fabled grey dot!

  28. FPL_WILDCARD
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For DGW26 to BGW29, is double Villa defence (Martinez + Targett) better than splitting with Lloris + Targett?

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

      Keep Martinez regardless.

      Maybe Dier Vs Target but even then Target a much better option and Villa may have another double before GW29

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

    Right ... hurry up and confirm the doubles so I can hit the wildcard and dump the duds.

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

      Just trust Ben Crellin. He’s lives for this sh*t

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

    Sterling to KDB for a hit worth it?

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

      Yes