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De Bruyne ‘not fully fit’ to face Chelsea side without Mount or Chilwell

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) misses out on Manchester City’s meeting with Chelsea because he is “not fully fit”.

That is according to a club press release issued on Saturday afternoon as Pep Guardiola names a rather unconventional side at the Etihad Stadium.

With John Stones (£5.1m) serving the last of his three-match ban, the Manchester City manager has chosen three centre-backs in Nathan Aké (£5.4m), Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Ruben Dias (£6.0m).

Two wing-backs appear in the team, namely João Cancelo (£5.8m) and Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) but Rodrigo (£5.3m) is the only recognised central midfielder.

Wingers Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.0m) also start as well as two centre-forwards in Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m).

Chelsea’s line-up is more straight forward as Thomas Tuchel goes with his usual 3-4-3 although there are key absences there too.

Mason Mount (£7.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) miss out on the matchday squad entirely while Kai Havertz (£8.3m) and Kurt Zouma (£5.3m) drop to the bench.

César Azpilicueta (£5.9m) is in the back-three with Andreas Christensen (£4.7m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£4.7m) while Reece James (£5.1m) and Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) are in the wing-back roles. The latter makes only his second start since Gameweek 31.

Billy Gilmour (£4.3m) earns back-to-back league starts and features alongside N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m).

Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) start either side of Timo Werner (£9.2m) in the front-three.

Triple Gameweek 35 Line-ups

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Torres, Sterling, Aguero, Jesus.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Rüdiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Alonso, Kanté, Gilmour, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Ziyech.

Triple Gameweek 35 so far…

Christian Benteke (£5.5m) opened the scoring as Crystal Palace beat Sheffield United 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.

It was his third goal in his last five away matches and he could have walked away from Bramall Lane with more to his name.

The former Liverpool man had one fine effort blocked before the woodwork denied him in the second half.

However, Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) proved to be the star of the show, registering an assist and scoring in the second half to claim maximum bonus points.

By contrast, Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) was relatively peripheral, stationed on the left-hand side of attacking midfield rather than in in his usual out-of-position centre-forward berth.

Meanwhile, there was a clean sheet for Crystal Palace’s defenders, Gary Cahill (£4.5m) benefitting the most thanks to his assist for Eze’s goal while Joel Ward (£4.3m) picked up a first-half yellow card.

Provisional bonus points

  • 3 – Eberechi Eze
  • 2 – Christian Benteke, Gary Cahill

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707 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LIVERPOOL : Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Williams, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Wijnaldum (C), Jota, Mane, Salah
    Subs: Adrian, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Woodburn, Williams, Koumetio

    SOUTHAMPTON : Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestegaard, Stephens, Tella, Ward-Prowse (C), Armstrong, Redmond, Walcott, Adams
    Subs: McCarthy, Djenepo, Obafemi, Salisu, Diallo, Ramsay, N'Lundulu, Ferry, Jankewitz

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Trent, Jota and Salah. Nice. Where’s Kabak?

      1. Will Kane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        In my team 🙁

      2. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I see - FPL slacking with his red flag

        1. Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Fail

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He's injured. Supposedly.

        https://twitter.com/SecretPrem/status/1391048355653033985?s=19

  2. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Jota, Salah, Phillips all start woo hoo

    1. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have those too. Probably Jota off after 60 and Firmino on. Hopefully comes off with some points.

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How hasn’t Sterling been sent off twice?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He didn't dive.

      He was clipped.

      Zouma stood on him 3 times!

  4. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why on earth did Liverpool buy Ben Davies then?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He’s been injured since he joined

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I see - FPL slacking with his red flag

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Profit.

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They were looking for someone to cover Robertson but made an administrative error.

  5. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Need Jota to feast and Salah to blank.

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    VAR... Where are you?

    Penally

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Penalty all day long.

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I have to agree

      2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        great defending

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          He got away with it.

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    That Liverpool bench 😆

    How did Klopp ever compete with Pep’s City...

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Trent Jota Salah. Cmon boys.

    And cmon Rudiger get a GI mate

  9. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No penalty? Really?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      His reputation done him.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Clearly not

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If it had been a penalty, imagine if someone did the Paneka!

  11. justaguy9
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Benched mendy for schmeichel.
    Sold azpilcueta and son.

    But a mendy penalty save and azpi assist is something that can never be imagined vs city.

  12. gellinmagellan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Was nervous about getting Mendy in for a -4 for Leno (esp since he doesn't play next week). What luck for it to have paid off!!

  13. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Theres something so satisfying about getting a GK haul.

    As someone who (regrettably) never owned Martinez this season, this Mendy haul is so nice

  14. Will Kane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Need an absolute haul from Salah to have any chance of not finishing bottom of my ML... exciting times....

  15. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Phillps, Jota + Salah. Lets gooo

  16. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Alonso goal

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Alonso G

  18. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mendy 3 baps on

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Wow

    1 2 Chelski

  20. Avery
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mendy 3 BAPS - hold on

  21. Lord.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lol

  22. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Tuchel is a top coach.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I was thinking this too. The transformation under him has been amazing.

  23. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Of course Alonso scores after I transfer him out.....

  24. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Sooooo, who sold Alonso this week?

    1. Ejaaz11
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      My mini league leader for digne

  25. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This means man utd will put out strong teams, since the title is still on... lol

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Alonso sellers punished

  27. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    this is all on kun

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Full deserved for Chelsea.

    If Pep rolls 3 CBs out in Istanbul/Villa Park...

  29. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Sutherns spewing

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chelsea in their heads now for the final!