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De Bruyne and Gundogan benched as Sterling misses Man City’s Fulham trip

Pep Guardiola took his rotation policy to a whole new level for Manchester City’s Gameweek 28 trip to Fulham.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m), Ilkay Gundogan (£6.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) are all on the bench tonight where they are joined by Phil Foden (£6.1m).

After missing Manchester City’s second Double Gameweek 27 match against Southampton, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely tonight.

There are fewer rotation casualties in defence as it looks as if Guardiola has switched to a rather unprecedented back-three.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) joins Ruben Dias (£6.1m) and John Stones (£5.3m) in the team while Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) and João Cancelo (£6.2m) are set for full-back roles.

Even more intriguing is that Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) start together for the first time since March 2020.

While that prospect sounds dangerous on paper, it will be interesting to see how the two players gel at Craven Cottage considering they have 15 minutes on the pitch at the same time this season.

Meanwhile, Fulham have seemingly set up to defend tonight, André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) coming in for Josh Maja (£5.5m) to join Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) in the central-midfield trio.

Gameweek 28 Line-ups

Fulham XI: Areola; Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Tete; Lemina, Reed, Anguissa; Lookman, Cavaleiro, Loftus-Cheek.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Laporte, Dias, Stones; Mendy, Rodrigo, B Silva, Cancelo; Torres; Jesus, Aguero.

Gameweek 28 so far…

Despite Everton suffering yet another home defeat this season, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m) finally rewarded his patient owners with his 14th goal of the campaign.

It was his first since Gameweek 23 while the in-form Richarlison (£8.0m) blanked for the second successive match after getting four goals in the previous four.

Burnley’s Chris Wood (£6.2m) got his first away goal since Gameweek 2 and has now netted in back-to-back league games for the first time in 2020/21.

That ensured more frustration for owners of Everton defensive assets, of which Lucas Digne (£6.2m) is the most popular (10.1%).

The Toffees have now conceded at least twice in four of their last seven league matches.

Meanwhile, first-choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) was forced off in the first half to be replaced by João Virgínia (£4.3m).

Provisional bonus points

  • 3 – Dwight McNeil
  • 2 – Chris Wood
  • 1 – Tom Davies

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1,094 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Dias Subbed. Fulham goal guaranteed.

  2. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Dias clean sheet locked. Fulham goal incoming

  3. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    More defensive subbs pep. I like it!

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Subs*

  4. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Cancelo on 3 BAPs

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Wouldn’t mind them conceding now

  6. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Cancelo 3 bonus
    Stones holding onto 2

    (Insert Jose ripping off headphones meme)

  7. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Who are the two best City defenders to own going forward

    A. Stones
    B. Dias
    C. Cancelo

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Just B

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      AB

    3. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      AB

    4. Fintroy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      None - as you have no idea who will play...

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Grab a goal Fulham!

  9. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    of course my rival has KDB and Gundo in mid with Strujik 2nd on bench...

  10. Jersey Boy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Fulham goal now please

  11. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Gundo to come on and bag an OG

  12. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Cancelo on for 3 baps

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      This system is sooooo broken

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Does Mark own him?

  13. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Get Gundo on. Don't need that 1 pointer from Tark.

  14. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    What on Earth is going on with the BPS?!?! Lol

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    We want Kevin, Pep!

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Second this

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Please!

  16. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Aguero for Gundog final sub

  17. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    KDB on 84' please

  18. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Cancelo Dias Stones treble up - boom!

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Beautiful

      How long have you been on it?

      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Since GW19

        Hasn’t been great tbh as have never owned Gundo but I’ve had some very good weeks from it

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Must have been some tough times recently but just for the day - truly beautiful

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Wow nice, hope you have a pacemaker for that

  19. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    If Ageuro's pace is gone, like it seemed there, I expect he's finished like Michael Owen was

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It's his first proper game in so long. Gotta cut him some slack

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      His posture when Jesus scored was very .. “that would have been me.”

  20. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Ugh, of course Fulham will get a goal now that Dias was subbed (Cancelo + Stones owner)

  21. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    KDB PLS

  22. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Get another goal Stones!

  23. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Aguero still on, getting minutes

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Passenger

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Give the man a few minutes to get back into the groove, sheesh!

        1. Bennerman
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          There's been quite a lot of this tonight. Armchair experts writing Aguero off after an injury return game, crazy.

  24. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Need Gundo on

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      And score an og

  25. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    No more subs pep..

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Mitrovic 90th minute goal to reward patient GW1 owners?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      He was thought to be more nailed than even Fernandes in preseason.

  27. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Zinc - Mendy maybe ?

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    My rival is so,so lucky.

    Getting Dallas and Strujk from the bench for Gundogan and KDB.

    While me am getting Bamford on for Gundo with Dallas 2nd on the bench.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I'm getting Bamford, Struijk 3rd on my bench. My closest 2 rivals are getting Lascelles and Rudiger off their bench

  29. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    C'mon Fulham don't score anything.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Reverse psychology...nice one

  30. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Other way round I mean