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

    Was thinking alonso + Raphina to James + Mount tonight before prices change. You reckon a good move? I wanted Raph for next week but it's possible he'll miss it!

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Leeds are gash, Raphinha not going to carry them.

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      doing transfers for the next GW before the current one is even over with fixtures in-between is no for me, price changes be damned

    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If you are forced by price rises and have your heart set on it go for it.
      But if you can I would wait. Raphinha looks bloody good and Leeds are starting to bubble under now.
      I don't really understand the rush to get James instead of Alonso. He could start the next day if you have a decent first sub you could be covered.

    5. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If it’s exact money today do it. Otherwise wait. I’ve just done Alonso & Raph to Cancelo & Foden. Tomorrow with price changes couldn’t be done.....

  2. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Andy on a 350% red arrow... thats rough

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gw not over and he’s still in top 50k. Hardly that rough

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

      Should have put Livramento 1st bench!

    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Heh, not this one. 53% green, back in the Top 10K, with cap Salah and my front 3 still to play (and that's with ESR on my bench!)

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Oh good to see you’re back. Lovely stuff.

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

      That’s rough

    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What I noticed from that 'mods and cons' league they all seem to copy each other - group think (bar one/two) very similar scores.

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

      You love to see it.

  3. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    That Foden haul is just absolutely disgusting

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Beautiful. All my transfers are paying off this season.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        All you need to sort out is your bench picks!.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          You’re not wrong.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think Az called it in the black box in fairness to him. He was spot on.

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A. Tierney, Gilmour to Chilwell, Mount for -4
    B. A.Armstrong to Toney
    C. Gilmour to Foden

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A does look good but I’d try and wait. The way injuries are going you never know what will happen

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Broja is yellow flagged.

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

    The jam. My wife doesn’t even much care for football but has Foden, Mount, Chillwell and Dennis off the bench…

    71 (-4) and she captained Havertz! 4 to go…

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/5204920/event/9

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh my sweet Lord.

    2. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      One of my ML player have foden captain, auba hwang, livra mount grey

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

        Some monster scores out there

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fair play to her.

  6. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz was the worst Chelsea player today. Why did I fall for that trap..
    He might get dropped even if they don’t have a CF - he was that bad.

    Mount looks tasty for the next 2-3 games though

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Only Chelsea player to blank today. Just unlucky, got to hold for Newcastle

      1. Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I’m holding but rage transferred Mount in..

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

    If this game is 75 percent luck, fabio borges wont finish like this > 1828, 1965, 95, 671, 1145

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fine lines in this game. What %age would you put down as luck?

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

        30-45

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Think that’s a bit low. Forget the casual player, anyone taking it seriously and using all the resource available should get top 50k most seasons and with a bit of luck have a top 10k season

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

        70%

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      When your team's doing well it's 90% skill.

      When it's doing shite it's 90% luck.

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        This sums it up nicely

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      True but on a probability curve with so many ‘good’ players working off similar information.

      You are likely to get a handful who across multiple seasons get the rub of the green. Especially now advice is so common place and active players in the millions.

      I think we won’t see such reliability high finishes over next 10 years

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

      The game is about probability. You can do that with Stats, Eye test, Form, and Fixtures. Football is unpredictable.

      I would have been very happy with a Man City CS and 30 odd points today.

      Was thinking about Mount>Saka for a -4 and bottled it, it was my decision, but that was only because I couldn't afford Havertz.

      Been top of mini-league since GW1, then a guy capts Mount with ESR in the team and has 86 points compared to my 22 points. Its the way it goes

  8. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Just rage transferred players for the first time ever playing this game. I actually did it before their matches were even finished. Today was just too much. Building up for 3 GWs of incredible bad luck transfers/no shows/wrong cap and today my roof just .... blew off! LOL

    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Did you get Mount in?

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A lot of salt here tonight. It's just a game. (I'm only on 21 points, mind)

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      12 here.

    2. SINGH
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I am on 14!!!!!

  10. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    66 pts with 3 to go. WC in week 8 has taken me from 160k where I was stuck for 3 weeks, to 3k with a 59% template team.

    Buzzing.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gorgeous. You must be buzzing.

      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks, I'm normally a very template player, so it feels nice to take risks that pay off - Foden, Reece in this week, Chilwell (C)

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          You complete nutter.

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

      Similar story here

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Well played

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great, well dine

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Done! But dine well too!!

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

      Nobody here is happy for you, they are all faking. They wish you were hacked

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

    All last minute GW 7 WCers having a horror gw

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

      Very true that, as expecting a red arrow but nothing like that 🙂

    2. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Extra info from waiting >>

  12. MaRooney 5
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with this mess:

    Raya, Foster
    Cancelo, Chilwell, James, Livramento,Manquillo
    Salah, Raphinha, KDB, Salah, Mbeumo
    Vardy, Hwang, Broja?

    1 FT, 0.3m ITB
    Thanks in advance!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good. Captain one of the salahs

      1. Will Kane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

      2. MaRooney 5
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I did,

    2. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      the other Salah is Havertz

  13. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Great week for people not
    Being sheep

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What about whales?

  14. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why was the penalty for Brighton awarded when one of their players' was offside in the build up?

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

      Because it’s the PL where refs aren’t consistent. They make wrong calls all the time

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        yeah I guess 🙂

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good question.

    3. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Because it was 3-0 and city were cruising so who gives a sht just give them something to cheer about

  15. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ye good olde FPL tale of woe:

    Get Alonso, stops scoring as he gets dropped.

    Gets Torres, immediately dropped then injured.

    Replaces Torres with Townsend, immediately stops scoring.

    GW4 Ronaldo and Torres in for Toney and Bruno. Since then, Ronny and Torres have scored 27 points combined. Toney and Bruno in that same period, 43 points.

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

    Can't wait for the good GW for a bad GW shite to be thrown about...

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Been using excuse that for the last 4 gws

  17. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bad luck as Cancelo owner, better luck for James and Chilwell owners. Still thinking one premium high rotation risk / high reward defender is enough in the current volatile state of most top teams.

    How many defenders from City/Chelsea do you currently have , and which ones?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cancelo Rudiger

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I have those two + Christensen. Latter has to go whenever I can catch a breath

    2. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      3 from Chelsea -city.

    3. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cancelo/ TAA / Azpi

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Guess TAA goes as low risk , high reward 😉

        1. Arn De Gothia
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Lol, sry. Yes but hes been benched a few games

          1. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            If he's benched tomorrow, at least I'll get the Gray 5 pointer

            1. Arn De Gothia
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              That’s ok. I’ll get Jansson

  18. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Roll the transfer or Townsend to Son?

    Current team:
    Ramsdale
    Trent Cancelo James Azpi
    Raphina Salah Townsend Mbuemo
    Vardy Toney

    Subs: Livramento, Allan, Maupay

    1. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Roll, but depends on Raphinha

  19. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Not had much luck with Chelsea defenders
    GW1 to 4 ~ didn’t have any
    GW5 to 6 ~ James score 0 then 1 then injured
    GW7 to 9 ~ Alonso for 0,0,0

    FFS knee jerking Alonso to Chillwell this week

  20. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I wasn't on phone until now and when I saw that Chelsea won 7:0 on livescore, I couldn't be more excited to see how did my captain Havertz perform. You should've seen my facial expresions when I was scrolling from top to bottom. I simply couldn't believe it. 7 goals, 14 possibilities to be involved in goals, 3 points. What a joke.

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Has to go down as one of the most shambolic fpl moments of all time

  21. SINGH
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    would anyone do KDB to Foden with 1FT?

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

      or Azpili to Rudiger?

    2. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Could be, and get the prices rises
      But next week could be the other way, KDB hauling and Fonden benched

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nope. KDB will start next week and Foden due a rest.

      Pick and stick with one for the short term. Wish I had gone Foden

  22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez to Foden this week? Or wait a week and do Mahrez, Antonio to Toney, Son?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It might be mahrez turn next week

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        But if he Starts EFL cup surely he'll be benched in the league I guess? Hardly starts in the league

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Wait and see what happens. Hard to second guess pep but I’d be tempted to hold

    2. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think Foden and Mount look sexy fpl assets for a while longer. Not even point chasing. They just look great value.

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    My midfield is a mess.

    Townsend, Raphinha and Odegarrd stinking up the team.

    Looks like another hit incoming.

  24. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ugh. I’ve green arrowed thus far. But the Wolves trap from back in early game weeks has me shook.

    I’ve got semedo, Traore and Jimi. Their fixtures remain ok. But I’ve given up big point hauls from others to save face.

    I never FT before deadline day. But I feel like one of Foden/Mount - for many reasons is a move I might have to make.

    Traore > Mount (just enough money tonight)

    Raphina > Foden? Could wait until next Friday.

    I kinda want both. But then I have to Jimi > Hwang or Antonio > Toney.

    Shall I just minus 8 and feel 100 times better about my team?

    Ffs.

    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You just have to get rid of Traore...

      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Can do. For exact pennies right now. Worth it?

        1. im1974
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Yes

  25. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    -8 for Foden and Chilly done. Exact money before rises, living life on the edge

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      They're both rising tonight, so had to be now.

  26. Pranked
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can't believe i sold KDB and a 4.5 for Mount and Foden and cash.

    ...

    Next week

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you rather have

    A Raphina Gray Antonio
    B Mount Foden Broja

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B by a country mir

  28. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dennis bringing more points in than the rest of my team put together! How is this possible?

  29. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you do

    James to chilwell

  30. Critical Observer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livramento 1st on the bench. 🙁 I'm not liking the odds of either TAA, Mbeumo, Salah, Toney or Antonio pulling a no-show.