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Iheanacho benched as Man City make mixed start to Brighton clash

Kelechi Iheancho (£6.2m) is on the bench for Leicester as they visit Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

It is the first time he has missed out on a Premier League starting line-up since Gameweek 25, Ayoze Pérez (£6.0m) his replacement tonight.

Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) keeps his place in the side while James Maddison (£7.2m) returns after featuring from the bench against Manchester United.

Chelsea are in 3-4-3 as per usual, with Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£7.3m) either side of Timo Werner (£9.2m).

Elsewhere, there was a mixed start to Manchester City’s trip to Brighton.

Ferran Torres (£7.0m) earned a fourth successive start but it lasted no more than 15 minutes after João Cancelo (£5.8m) earned an early red card.

Torres was being used as a number nine, in the middle of Phil Foden (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) after Pep Guardiola had praised his credentials for that role earlier this week.

Foden and Mahrez are making their first appearances since Gameweek 35 and 32 respectively with Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) deemed “not fully fit” according to the club website.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) returns from his recent muscle injury on the bench, where he is joined by Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m).

Goalscorer Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) are either side of Rodrigo (£5.3m) in midfield while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m), Ruben Dias (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.1m) are in the back four which now features Eric Garcia (£4.7m) on for Torres.

Leandro Trossard (£5.5m) was on the Brighton bench tonight with Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m) selected to support Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) in attack.

However, the Belgian international came on 30 minutes into the encounter following a thigh injury for Welbeck.

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sánchez; Burn, Webster, White; Moder, Bissouma, Alzate, Groß; Mac Allister, Jahanbakhsh; Welbeck.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo, B Silva; Foden, Torres, Mahrez.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Rüdiger, T Silva, Azpilicueta; Chilwell, Jorginho, Kanté, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Mount.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Fofana, Castagne; Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Maddison; Pérez, Vardy.

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1,035 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chilly assist there?

  2. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger third on bench lol

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

      Second on mine 🙂

  3. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Yessssssss!!!!!’
    This the thing I needed to get back into top 1k !!!

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nice

  4. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who is that masked man? Lol.

  5. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Get in there Rudiger, you beautiful big man!!!!! 😀

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

    Rodgers - hero to zero. Nacho was essential today.

  7. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Thank heavens for that.

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

      Surely disallowed for being a Chelsea player though???

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

    Bl**dy h**l - now he scores, the beggar

  9. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger 3rd on bench. Might just have cost me my ML. *passing out*

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

    Brutal goal that

    second on my bench and main rivals have started him

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

    Seriously.....rival has Rudiger ffs

  12. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Messaged my mate "what I wouldn't give for a 1-0 Rudiger headed goal" and literally 30 or 40 seconds later, that happens. Unreal!!!!

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ruuuudiiiigeeeeeeeerrrrr juhuuuuuuuu

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

    Well at least it wasn’t the EXACT week I sold him.... but screw you, Rudiger

  15. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bamford kept me out of top 10k.

  16. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Another Rudiger owner who benched him...2nd on my bench behind Iheancho

  17. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Yeeeeeeeesssss Toni!!!!

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

    Am i the only one with bloody Chilly ?

  19. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mendy cleanie banked

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      That's what hurts the most, with his ownership

  20. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Just woken up, watched the United highlights.... why has that assist been awarded to Bruno (he didn’t touch it)... is it because it’s Fernandes?

    1. Bob.
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Exactly.

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

      Var said they couldn't be sure he didn't touch it and that it's Bruno. The var technician (not the var ref) is called Joe and he has Bruno capt.

  21. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    bringing Shaw in for 35 continues to cost me massive points

  22. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    last week i got 17 points and this week i have Bamford and Rudiger on bench....kill me

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ouch rough.

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

      +1. Lets jump of the cliff together.

  23. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudi first on the bench here.

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

    I don't care for the rank drop. Feast Chelsea, feast.

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Our talisman Mount is injured

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

        He's fine

  25. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Started Rudi over Nacho.

    Just about makes up for the random Meslier benching. Wahoo. Keep that cleany.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So did I! Well done Us! 😎

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

  26. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger and Bamford having a party on my bench. You love to see it! Any chance Everton game is cancelled?

  27. ZAMUNDA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rudiger on bench kills

  28. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chelsea players dropping like flies before the final

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

    Well that Rudiger goal makes up for the benching in 35

  30. ManUtdFan977
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Any recommendations for a son replacement for the last gwk have 11.5m budget already got Bruno salah lingard raphinha

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why not Son?

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

      Keep Son. Bruno won't play.