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Norwich City v Manchester City brings the curtain down on Saturday’s Gameweek 25 action, with kick-off at Carrow Road at 17:30 GMT.

As anticipated, Pep Guardiola has made a number of changes to his starting XI with perhaps more than one eye on Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League clash against Sporting Lisbon.

There are five alterations in all from the win over Brentford, with well-owned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) assets Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo and Kevin De Bruyne all benched.

Rodri and John Stones also make way as Kyle Walker, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nathan Ake, Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho come in.

One player who we thought might get a run-out tonight is Jack Grealish but the former Aston Villa man is not part of the matchday squad, with City confirming he is “unavailable”.

Initial journalist reports suggested Grealish could be out for a month but Guardiola said his midfielder could even be back in midweek – although did stress that further assessment would be required on what the City boss said was a recurrence of an issue the player struggled with at Villa in 2020/21.

Norwich make two changes from the side that drew with Crystal Palace in the week: Billy Gilmour and Josh Sargent come in for Adam Idah and Przemyslaw Placheta, which sees the Canaries move to a more defensive 4-3-3.


Norwich City XI: Gunn; Williams, Gibson, Hanley, Aarons; Gilmour, Lees-Melou, McLean, Rashica; Pukkio, Sargent.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Dowell, Placheta, Normann, Tzolis, Rowe, Giannouilis

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Ake, Dias, Walker; Fernandinho, Gundogan, Foden; Mahrez, Silva, Sterling.

Subs: Carson, Stones, Laporte, Rodri, De Bruyne, Cancelo, Kayky, Delap, McAtee.

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  1. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Can anyone confirm whether Dennis is now on 9 yellows (inc cups) and would not have a double if he gets booked in the first game of dgw 26?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Reds carry over, yellows don't.

      He has 7 PL YCs.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        You mean carry over from the 19th Prem game reset?

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          No.

          Red in a cup means a ban in the league. Yellow in a cup doesn't add to Prem total.

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone considering just rocking triple city and triple Liverpool regardless of fixtures/DGWs rest of season?
    No other team seem worth it, too unreliable

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Thinking Robbo, Salah, Trent, Cancelo, KdB and Sterling

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Well as my two City players are Cancelo and KDB, it sounds like a terrible idea.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah this week a bit annoying but you know they’ll be pretty much ever present for the remainder

    3. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Many other good players; digne, Coutinho , Ramsey, Bowen, broja, r James, Son, Kane (arguably, but he will get some braces before the season ends).. many ways ti skin a cat. But i almost always have triple Liverpool, they are just and endless source of points.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yep got 5 already ... need another one

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        That’s all sports

    5. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Most already have triple pool and double city. Triple city not really needed. There are other options

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Got no City atm!

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Ooh tell a lie I forgot Cancelo

  3. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Foden to Bruno going well lol

  4. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Was watching an epic game in the rugby, so missed the team news. Got pepped.

    Need Johnson on in the WHU game now. I've both Laporte and Cancelo in my XI.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Did you not hear? Rugby not a sport supposedly

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Not when Ireland has loads of Southern Hemisphere players it isn't anyway 😉

        1. JohnnyCroat
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Some game though. Antonio and Johnson on for me now. Which is okay I guess. The team is playing to win. In both halves, unlike United.

  5. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Who's everyone getting off the bench for KDB and Cancelo?

    I'm gonna receive Bowen and Maddison tomorrow.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Ramsey for me

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      No-one for Cancelo so could really do with an unlikely appearance

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      King :s

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Coady (tot)

    5. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Dennis' precious one pointer

    6. Mweene
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Coufal

    7. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Coady and no-one

    8. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Weghorst and Ait-Nouri. Or Dennis if no Ait-Nouri

  6. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Raz G
    Dias A

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sold Dias and Sterling for a hit

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Sorry meant Dias and Foden

  8. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    DIAS essential

  9. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling cap working out ok

    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Oh nice shout.

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Your link needs updating as according to team that links to Ronaldo is captain

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Blimey, I’ve not checked my link for ages. That’s not me!

      2. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Done it.

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Looks good! Nice overall rank for week so far

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks Dunas. Sometimes you just get the luck go your way

  10. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    oh fekk off sterling

  11. Pinturicchio10
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Benching Laporte for Emerson Royal is just silly stuff, isn't it? Poxy dgw tomfoolery.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      azpil on penalties 😯

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        havertz

    • Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Hope no one on here did Sterling -> KDB

      1. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        No, luckily for me I just sold Sterling for a hit to get in Fernandes.

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          🙂

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Doubt anyone bought a City attacker this week, just hoped they didn't sell the ones who started.

      3. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Sold kdb>Mo, kept Foden

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Nice

      4. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I did it 2 weeks ago so can't complain

    • Silecro
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      HAAAAAAAVEEEEERRRTTZZZZ

    • have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      City subbing on a fan who won a competition

    • FCSB
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno Alonso >> Salah White (-4)

      Do it now to avoid being priced out??

      1. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        No, gw is not over yet and there may be injuries, covid etc.

    • DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Wow so I ditched Foden.
      Rival has Dias.
      What an awful day 🙁

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Sold both

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Sad times 🙁

    • mdm
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Who to sell for Salah?

      A. Foden
      B. Sterling

      Thanks.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling.

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling -> Bruno went well. My god.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Ooppss

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Sterling for Salah last week. Also caused me not to captain Jota. Probably about a 40 point swing. When will the misery if this season end.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        That's rough. So much luck in this game.

        All we can do is focus on making the best possible decisions. Everything else is outside our control.

        C'est la Vie.

      2. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Made me sad.

      3. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Even more now...!

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks for pointing that out

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nice to see Foden gettinng -bps for Pukki slipping over

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Crazy

    • GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Will Klopp rotate with Inter game in mind?

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Not the players who matter. Two new mids in, maybe.

    • One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Is it 2am when the price changes go through? Might set the clock so I can finally get Dennis and Fernandes out of my team

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        1:30
        Bruno will rise
        Dennis might drop, though he’s been predicted to for weeks and it hasn’t happened

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Doubt Bruno will rise after a blank surely

          1. One More Hit
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Today's transfers ahead of the deadline have pushed him above 110% on FPLStatistics. That said, I can't remember if it resets after the deadline or not?

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah it does

              1. One More Hit
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 11 months ago

                So are we seeing a distorted figure or an updated one? Either way, will wait until tomorrow.

                1. Scapegoat Salah
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 11 months ago

                  Must be, unless he’s randomly been bought by loads since deadline

          2. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Have the impact of all the mad transfers before the deadline this morning (hence funny to see Pogba, Varane, DDG all predicted to rise - DGW hype!)

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 11 months ago

              But it resets after deadline

              1. Sun Jihai
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 11 months ago

                Wasn’t aware that was the case?

                1. Sun Jihai
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 11 months ago

                  Would have thought FPLstats has been around enough to adjust for that if it were the case, intruiging.

        2. Radzio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Do we expect Salah to rise tonight? I'm buying him and Cornet(?) for Bilva and Gundo, not sure If I should wait

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Why r u waiting?

        1. One More Hit
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          If Bruno goes up 0.1m to 11.8m I can bank the 0.1, bought him at 11.6.

          1. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Ah ok

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Pill Foden off, Delap on

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        As predicted, Foden scores as soon as I sell him.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Long term probably a wise decision but before Norwich was always going to have risks. I own Cancelo and Kdb but held them even though I didn’t expect to start. Could/should have done Kdb to Salah but held off due to the fixture

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Did it to get Mo and foolishly keep Ronaldo.

            Can’t wait to get shot of Ronaldo.

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Kayky gonna be next one on isn't he

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Called it

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          The disrespect for Norwich 😆

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      No Cancelo or KDB today.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Phew. King and Livramento autosubs safe.

    • Hooky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea are the best team in the World! And nobody cares 😆

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Are they though?

      2. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Us Chelsea fans absolutely do! This was the only one that was missing

        1. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Good for you bud. Get's no press in this country which is strange. The South Amercans love it!

      3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Very small club historically

    • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Dias saving my GW. Don’t get a second yellow

    • Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Keane auto sub in for Cancelo. Pure skill, no luck at all

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Some people have all the luck on this world.

      2. Hooky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Same. We are geniuses

    • Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Cancelo off
      Gordon on

      +14 points.

      Gigajam.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Beautiful, hoping Ramsey can do similar for me 2 weeks on the trot!

      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Gordon is a good lad. Don't have him but like how he stood up to Trippier the other night when his teammates had no stomach for the fight.