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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. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Hmm Cancelo off now please

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey gonna have him on toast

  2. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Literally got none of the big scorers this week, Rudiger and Livramento is all

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

    Ycancelo

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo coming off soon?

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

    Piss off Cancelo

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

      You've got 5 points from him so far.

  6. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Walker and Cancelo booked. Horrible gameweek

    Apart from having Mount, James and Foden I guess

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

      Subtle brag. Nice.

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

        Not subtle but worth bragging

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

          Livramento and Hwang on the bench too.

          Fuming.

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

    Get Cancelo off!

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

    It's only been 1 day and I've already got 3 flags (Raphinha, Tierney, Marcal).

    Was planning to get rid of the latter 2 anyway... But still annoying.

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

    Lamptey is gonna get Cancelo offf here

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully pep gets him off first

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Another Ederson save!

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

    Brighton goal imminent

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

    How did that stay out, Brighton alive!

  13. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Can see City conceding here

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

    Scenes if Brighton concede now

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

    Ederson making great saves here.

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

    It's all Brighton now

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

    Get Zinchenko on. I'll take the 5 points and run from Cancelo.

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Same

  18. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    sub Cancelo please, i am happy with 5

  19. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I feel lucky I got Foden for this GW. Pep might be trolling all of those transferring him in come next week

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah it's great that he starts this one.

      Benched midweek in the cup and then plays the next PL game.

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

        Hope you're right!

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      For him last week. Going well so far. He’ll definitely play next week as I have him.

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

      Same. One of the few punts I've taken that actually worked out lmao

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

      He’s their best player

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Just come back on. What was the reason people didn’t think Foden scored his second? He flicked the ball in. What’s the debate?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      In the bag.

      Enjoy your Foden points to make up for ESR.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Oof. Yeah that was silly from me. Last on the bench makes me question what I’m doing.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          You're trotting on nicely

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks mate.

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

      The one where Jesus shot and it hit Foden was clear as day. It's the Foden's 1st goal that we though was an OG.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I was sure on the first.
        Just saw quite a few saying it was no way a Foden goal but without them saying why.

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

      offside nooooo

  21. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Holy fck... Ederson saving my City double up in defence.

  22. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez currently on 1 bap

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

      Don’t worry, he’ll get a 90th minute YC to wipe it

  23. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed.
    Anyone who saw it live,chances of raphinha starting next week?

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

        Such a joke that wasn’t given as a red

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

          Yeah, terrible tackle

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

    Please score Brighton

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

    So they’re seriously giving Foden the goal and not an OG?

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

      The goal Foden got the last touch to?

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He did touch it. What are you complaining about ?

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

        Not the Jesus Shot. The first goal

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

          He scored that too

  26. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I find it funny that Sanchez has almost the same amount of points as Cancelo in this game so far.
    5 v 4

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Lamp Tea is back!

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

    Man City has decided not to turn up to the second half

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

    Lamptey doing Lamptey things!

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

    TAL

    Trent Alexander Lamptey