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Southampton v Man City team news: Dias returns in Guardiola’s only change

The final Premier League match of the day sees Southampton play host to Manchester City.

Kick-off at the St Mary’s Stadium is at 17:30 GMT.

Pep Guardiola has kept his tinkering to a minimum for the Saturday night match, with Ruben Dias replacing John Stones in his one and only change from the side that defeated Chelsea last weekend.

Ralph Hasenhuttl make three alterations following Southampton’s defeat at Wolves, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Stuart Armstong and Che Adams coming into the side.

Lyanco, Nathan Tella and Ibrahima Diallo make way for the hosts as the Saints’ head coach seemingly returns to his trusty 4-2-2-2 set-up after a dalliance with a wing-back system in recent weeks.

Most of the interest from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective focuses on City assets, unsurprisingly, with the ownership figures within the top 10k (taken from LiveFPL) listed below:

Armando Broja is owned by not far off 8% of managers in the top 10k but 95% of those bosses have benched him this week.

GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Bednarek, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Redmond, Adams, Broja.

Subs: Caballero, Valery, Lyanco, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Walcott, Diallo, Long, A. Armstrong.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Grealish, Foden.

Subs: Carson, Slicker, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Jesus, Fernandinho, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand.

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1,055 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    KDB has been anonymous bad the free kick yet has 3 bps? Not even in the top 10 players on the pitch

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

      You're bad at reading games

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Has the most BPS.

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

        That’s kinda the point. Sat watching and noticed the odd bad pass but nothing much else. Where did they come from?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Crosses, it's in the members area.
          Same system for years now, should be obvious.

    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      It’s all a conspiracy

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

      My main rival captained him while I have him vice so he automatically gets 3 BAPS

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

      Low bps scores all round, both goals from defenders (who get fewer bps for a goal than mids/fwds) and no CS. KDB plenty of chances created and high pass completion.

    6. On The Other Hand I've…
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      C'mon, whatever system. If Salisu not M.O.M. today the system got it wrong.

      One of the best individual defensive performances I have ever seen in my life.

  2. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    17 pts from 9

    Murderous

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No need ro gloat mate

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

      Look at the show off with double digits

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

    3. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Stop bragging!

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Im sorry...

        🙁

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

      Big Willie style!

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

    This week really has been pretty abysmal hasn’t it

    7pts from 7 including captain, 5 to go

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

      It's all random luck wouldn't worry about it.

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      It has stunk the place out, and we now have 3 weeks to look at our scores.

      Only consolation for me is I didn't spend any transfers on this shower of youknowwhat.

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        3 weeks of imagining King's hattrick vs Burnley

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      My is better -1 from 8

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

      9 points with 5 to go. Not looking good.

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

      Fact is, anyone with a 'decent' team has done awfully. My players left are all highly owned, so any good scores for them tomorrow will help everyone else just a much as me. My only return today is sitting second on my bench.

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

    My options were;
    A) Keane -> Laporte
    B) Bruno -> KdB
    C) Antonio -> Joao Pedro (tg not Dennis)

    Of course I chose the wrong one, but could’ve been worse.

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

    Salisu has to be MOTM

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

    So Fergie time today and now Pep time?

  7. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Salisu's tackle to KDB more satisfying than a nutmeg

  8. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance Laporte steals the 3 bps??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      yes

      1. Thanos
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so!!

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

          8 baps for me - (K)ev and Aymeric.

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Let's hope so 🙂

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      3 for both would be nice

  9. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Another superb ball in from KdB

  10. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    My team is in double digits now !!

    Shameless brag.

  11. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Give Salisu 3 bonus points!

  12. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best two to bring into this mess

    Ramsdale

    Cancelo Alexander-Arnold Lamptey

    Gallagher Bowen Bernardo Jota Fernandes

    Antonio Dennis

    Guaita Broja James Livramento

    2 free 4.2 itb

    Thinking Digne for James and KDB for Bernardo

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Salah?

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah soon

      2. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Not back for next fixture and a blank after that

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

          Thought he would be back for GW24?

          1. fantasyfog
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Nope

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

              Very good chance he is

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

      Salah and Laporte

  13. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    King goal v Burnley and it's been a good gameweek

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      The way it's going I settle for game being played and King starting.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah odds are game will get called off

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

          It should. No reason for Burnley to spread more COVID

  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I'm absolutely smashing it, I'm to good, -1 from 8 🙂

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      For real?

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No chance

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

      How?

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

        Took 3 hits

      2. evilfish
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        A -12 hit is involved.

    4. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      2 from 6 including the -4.

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

      12 pt hit... oft.

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

    Cheers Kev. Ginger glow in a dim Gameweek.

  16. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Well played Saints!

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Incredible result
      People writing us off on here before the game are clueless

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

        Didn't you write your own team off like 10 minutes ago? 😆

  17. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Need to get rid of either Bernardo or Foden soon

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

    Damn Soton have created a fortress at home. Haven't lost in quite a few games.

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

    Digne the only good thing from today!

  20. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance of staying in LMS with 8 from 6 inc (c)?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      Safety score is 8.

      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cutting it close xD

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Big green with (K)DB and Laporte 🙂

  22. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Salisu UNREAL performance

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

      MOOOOOOOO SALISUU

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Pool will sign him next.

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

    Bonus
    3 KDB (28)
    2 Laporte (27)
    1 Salisu (27)

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

      As if KWP doesn’t get any

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

      2 for Salisu if matched.

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

        Sorry, typo for some reason, it’s 24 for him. Should be max bonus in ‘real’ world though - immense game!

  24. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb assist feels like a haul, but could have been so much more!

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

      8 points is a haul this week

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I guess. Was just hoping for something to make up for missing out on the Bruno haul last week!

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

      Yeah looks good for the kind run of fixtures. Not sure if Pep will rotate him when CL is back though.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Possibly, but that's not a reason to have him, for me

  25. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you captain Kev, and cheers Aymeric. Back from the dead, outside 30K into the Top 10K in a moment!

  26. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Just give Salisu max baps please.

  27. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got any hope looking at the players they have left? I'm hoping Maddison could do a bit.

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

      Ramsdale 3 pen saves the most likely.

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

      Nope

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      5 left, Robbo, TAA, Jota, Kane and Foster. Theres potentially a lot of points there if Pool keep a CS

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Jota 3 point haul

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

      Yeah, Trent Jota ramsdale and Gallagher

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

      Martinelli and Kane ... 7,000 rank rise per point (New LiveFPL graphics are great)

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

      Have Maddison, Robbo and Tierney still to go

    7. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lowton!!!!

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

    Can’t recall a worse gameweek. A Jota haul will surely finish me off.

    Congratulations to owners!

  29. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    6 BAPS (Digne & KDB) feels like the win of the day

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

      Thats massive!!

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

        Mine come from (K)ev, Laporte and Digger. Pretty good!