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De Bruyne and Duffy benched as Man City face Brighton in evening kick-off

Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City is the last of six Premier League matches being contested on Saturday.

Kick-off at the Amex is at 17:30 BST.

There are a couple of high-profile benchings on the south coast in the form of Shane Duffy (£4.4m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m) but no real shocks aside from that, with the other main players from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective all involved from kick-off.

Solly March‘s (£5.3m) recall and Duffy’s demotion to the bench is the one change that Graham Potter has made from the side that drew at Norwich last weekend, so Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) once again has to content himself with a place among the substitutes.

Pep Guardiola’s two changes from the midweek Champions League win at Club Bruges sees Gabriel Jesus (£8.6m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£7.2m) come in for De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez (£8.7m).

Raheem Sterling (£10.7m) misses out as a precaution.

All three of the Manchester City players who can boast a double-digit ownership, Ruben Dias (£6.2m), Joao Cancelo (£6.3m) and Jack Grealish (£7.9m), start this evening.

Cancelo is by some distance the most-owned City asset in the top 10k, with Phil Foden (£8.0m) a distance second:


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Dunk, Burn, Veltman, Gross, March, Lallana, Moder, Cucurella,Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Connolly, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Mwepu, Duffy, Richards.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Grealish, Foden Jesus.

Subs: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Edozie, Palmer.

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  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Walker YC

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great for Dias/Cancelo baps

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Selling Mahrez back to Son paying off so far I guess

  3. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Best Raph replacement:
    a) Mount
    b) Foden
    c) Gundo

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not the biggest fan of any, but I think A ticks over the best (when he plays) but B & C have more explosive potential. All will get rotated a few bit, especially with the busy period starting soon but if I had to pick one I'd go C, not much in it though

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

    4. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bernardo?

  4. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who is safest...Cancelo or Dias?

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks guys. LRL How is your week going? I have no MC players, so sweating it a bit.

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          So-so. At 25pts with no City player either. May finally use my WC.

          1. bso
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Who does one get in midfield though? I just brought in Son, who knows how it will turn out. Other than Salah, the rest are poor.
            Will get in a MC def and wait and see I think.
            Happy I missed the Havertz train!

            1. bso
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Pep roulette makes choosing a MC mid such a headache.

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saka > Mount is too kneejerki isn't it?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Where you considering Mount before today? Won't be on pens too often.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes I did when Lukaku was out but did not want -4 ... and could not afford Havertz

  6. TKC07
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is there a way to see comments on live chat stream?

  7. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish a foden g

  8. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I’ve not seen the injury to Raph and Biesla just said he didn’t know the extent of the injury. Is he definitely going to miss the Norwich game?

    1. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Can't be sure yet, but didn't look good

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not definitely, and anyone who says he will/won't before any reports come out is purely speculating

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Foden G
    Grealish A

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    FODENNNNNNNN

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Foden G
    Grealish A

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get innnnnnnnnnnn

    FODENNNNNN

    YESSSSSSS

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      OG

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You are smashing it this week
      Into top 1k?

  13. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    og maybe?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Should be

  14. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    OG??

  15. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Nice one Jacky boy assist - unlucky Phil Burn OG

  16. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bilva too good

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      City play so well when Bilva is playing well. Such a good player

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Azpi assist!

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bought Foden instead of Havertz 😎

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      OG fella

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Unlucky mate

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That’s an OG I’m afraid

  19. Podge
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Og surely

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks it to me.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Foden wouldn't have celebrated like that if he didn't touch it at all so he must have got something on it

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Sure he would.

    3. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nah, they can't take it away from Foden there surely

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I don’t think he touched it.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Did Foden touch the ball?

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Not that I can see.

    4. FFFoxy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That’s on own goal for sure

    5. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      One of those weeks again where none of my players do anything and everyone else’s do everything

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Who'd you captain, Kaptain?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Alonso LOL

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Same

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Lost count of how many weeks in a row now

    6. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      OG but they may give it to Foden. Typical PL

    7. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll settle for just 1 return this week other than rudiger

    8. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      jesus goal

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Cancelo assist or rule it out

    9. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Phil, claim that goal with your life.. its yours mate

    10. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Jesus G

    11. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Jesus...

    12. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Foden celebrating like it was his so possible he got the final touch

    13. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Foden 2nd goal