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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.

1,596 Comments Post a Comment
  1. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Should be changed right?

    Clearly hit Foden on the way through

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Should be changed yes

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Already changed 😎

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Foden goal given

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Absolute joke

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

        Why?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          The whole game is a joke

          1. Art Vandelay
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Are you aware of the rules of football. It hit Foden it is his goal. IT is the other way round for OGs.

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Lol at you

        2. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Because he doesn't own him probably

  3. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What a jammy Foden brace 😆

  4. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    At least give the assist to Jesus?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 4 months ago

        He'll get the assist, definite Foden goal

        First goal however could be an og

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      PL gave that goal to Jesus

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Just slow, relax it's 100% gonna change

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Foden probably the best Raphinha replacement?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Mount scored more today so he's the one atm.

          1. Herman Toothrot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Against Norwich.

            1. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Leeds, though.

              Norwich could win that one.

              I have Raphina and Meslier and at this stage I'd WC both out. Leeds look like they're going to do a Sheffield United second season Swan dive.

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Obviously given to Foden. Jesus assist.

      4. GE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Son instead of Foden hurts..I guess

        1. Baby Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Son 4 goal haul I’m feeling….this luck has to change at some point

          1. GE
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Haha, hope you’re right

      5. We Go Again
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        After the horror that is Havertz (C), thank God for Foden!

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          ditto

      6. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Is Mount > Foden too sideways?

        1. liner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Do it for a hit!!! Mount will never score again, maybe never play again...

          Dont be stupid...

      7. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Which is more urgent to transfer out:

        Marcal
        Duffy

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Marcal

        2. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Marcal

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Marcal by far
          Duffy will be back

        4. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Both

        5. Zebras
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Duffy just a formation change, he’ll be back

      8. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Of course Jesus scores a brace when I was gonna bring him in, of couuurse

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          He hasn't even scored one.....

      9. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Really surprises me how many people don’t know the basic rules of football on hear

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

          here*

      10. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Going to be some monster scores this GW

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Really?

      11. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Second one is clearly a Foden goal. First one will surely be changed to OG

        1. Walter White (WW)
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Yes. This is what it should be

        2. F4L
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          they'll have to slow it down but it looked like Burn/Foden both made contact with the ball

      12. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Of course I went Son over Mount or Foden.

        1. Baby Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Son could easily outscore both tbf

        2. GE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Same

      13. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Not a bad wc start… Rudiger, Foden and Hwang. Shame I benched Livra and Borja for Raph but you can’t win them all 🙂

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Very well played

      14. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        2 goals for Foden here is funny. One could have been an OG and the other kicked at him. Owners will be delighted

        1. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Pardon my language but I'm chuffed to buggery.

          1. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Nicely done

      15. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        A gw to remember 😀

        Need a KDB appearance now 😛

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          You’re smashing it! Great work

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Just one of those weeks in FPL career

      16. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Just logged back on.

        Damn, Foden looking tasty.

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Don't do it to yourself!

      17. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yes Foden

      18. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Surely Mahrez dont need to come on

      19. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        PL have awarded goal to Foden

      20. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Foden meant that too.

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

          Lovely flick

      21. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Will be funny when the first goal becomes OG and 2nd one goes to Jesus

      22. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Foden benching ESR for ya! Not too bad now 😛

      23. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        How have FPL given that to Foden? Never a Foden goal

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Because of rules.

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          What? Why not?

        3. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Lol what?

      24. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Need two more attacking returns for Grealish after playing him ahead of ESR

      25. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Foden has 2 goals and i'm nervous they will be taken from me.. Weird feeling this

      26. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Of. Course rivals have Foden above me, of course

        Screw this game, logging off, the whole thing is a joke