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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. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Would you do DCL ---> Jimenez?

    Or keep DCL for his extra fixtures?

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

      No i would not

    2. NorCal Villan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Neither

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

    De Bruyne to Bruno (c) for a hit success 😎

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

      Not yet, technically 😉

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Depends how much Salah scores for me. Had him (C) originally.

  3. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    So I get Brownhill off the bench for KDB. God dammit.

  4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Congrats Chelsk World club champion thingies.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      😎

    2. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      i had a free spreadex £25 free bet, thought of chelski but decided utd doh !

  5. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Will Salah rise tonight?

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

      Probably, he'll definitely rise before Inter. Probably twice by the deadline.

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

        It's a risk but he just the iron-man who is basically never injured. I think I'll just do the move.

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

          He might get covid or something (hope not), we wouldn't know. Best not to do early transfers

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

          Wait if you have the money.

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

      Likely

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

      Get him today or stay away rest of the season

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

        What?!

  6. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    getting in salah for fernandes before the price rise and before the gw & champions league is a silly idea right ?

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

      Fernandes is rising tonight if that helps you gain 0.1m

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        unfortunaltey it doesnt

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

      Indeed

    3. Gunneryank
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Considering this exactly.

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

    Watch Salah, Jota and Trent be rested for Europe too

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

      Don't think they can risk it.

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

      no chance with the league still winnable

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

        City have done it. Liverpool can play Mane, Firmino, Diaz, not exactly a weak forward line.

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

          Yes but City are way clear and have just won another. Liverpool can not afford a draw or worse against a Burnley side regaining their defensive steel

        2. Salan
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          It means you didn't watch football enough.

    3. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      wouldnt it be hilariousl if mane turned out to be the tc champ instead of mo

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

    Sterling monster score!

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

    Never a penalty wtf

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

    Can someone explain how that’s a pen but Maguire’s challenge earlier wasn’t?

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

      I cannot

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

      Nope. Maguire should have been a penalty

  11. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I own STERLINGggggggggggggg

    1. Dammit_182
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

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

      Noice

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

    That sums Sterling up.

  13. FCSB
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Question 1, Y or N?

    Ronaldo [lee] >> Kane [mci, bur] (-4)

    Question 2, Y or N?

    Martinelli [WOL] >> Olise / Odegaard / Ramsey (-4)

    Cheers

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Congrats Sterling owners. Big green for you!

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

    His penalty record is awful

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

    Lesson learned.... 20+ point haul > 0.1m.

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

      Missed the initial pen, guess that is something, lol.

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

      Well it's 19 so you're good 😆

  17. Dammit_182
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    So….whose coming off the benches this week due to pep roulette?

    I expect big things from you Matty cash! (And joao pedro’s 1 pointer)

  18. banskt
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling now has 4 missed penalties in his last 6.

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

      And yet he always scores the rebounds. Wtf

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        he had the norwich keeper as his (c)

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

      He's pretty consistent

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

    That is Sterling for you. A major haul about every now and then with next to nothing in between.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I never missed a penalty in my whole career ..... but I only took about 5 of them. None of them were very convincing but the goalies were crap.

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

      he's had decent returns this season. Just has seemed risky to get him in as he is expensive

  20. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Someone mentioned a Liverpool & City triple up... Why not throw Chelsea in the mix too?

    Mendy // Foster
    Trent, Robbo, Cancelo, Laporte, James
    Salah, Mahrez, Ziyech, Bowen // Ramsey
    Antonio // Dennis, Broja

    0.3 ITB.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Ziyech? Nah bruv.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Could be Mount with what's in the bank

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

      Is that for FH?

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Nah, someone was talking about a triple up, I've been contemplating this as my GW28 WC

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

          Has some great players but maybe too weighted to City, Chelsea and Pool CS. City defence very good but they will concede the odd goal and a lot of cash in defence. Mahrez and Ziyech rotate a bit. Spread the wealth a bit for more nailed on players, maybe a few not in Europe.

  21. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    33 points from 4 players for Fabio Borges.Ridiculous.

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

      Who is that?!

      1. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        no1 HOF

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That's why he's no 1

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      And false

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

      35 from 6 actually

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

      He’s just so good. Ignored the MUN hype and doubling up on Brighton defence vs. a Watford team that can’t score.

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

        He has Bruno captain

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

          He already had him though (brought him in for the 46 point captain in GW22) and he was still the rational captain choice this GW when thinking about ownership (only player with >100% EO)

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

        He has Bruno (C)

    6. putana
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      5 of his players have played including cpt, plus has king coming off bench for cancelo

  22. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    2 pens converted v 4 pens missed now for Sterling

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

    You almost want your keeper to face penalties given about 25% are missed iirc
    4.0m Gunn gets 6 points despite conceding 4, not bad, after getting 9 and 4 in his previous two. Had he made one more save and he’s have 8-9 most likely including bps too.

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

      After your keeper concedes two, pen conceded is perfect!

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

      Yep, once they have conceded, I always hope they face a pen.

    3. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Saving a pen factors WAY too highly in BPS. You shouldn't be anywhere near the bonus point as a keeper if you let in 4 goals.

    4. Free Hat
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Doesnt the percentage goes up when its either Sterling or Jesus...?

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

      What percent of games have penalties?

  24. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I’ve had to play Williams 4 times this season and each time he’s scored 0 ffs

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

      I have Cancelo and Rudiger and Williams on bench. Upside us he wasn't sent off like my DGW captain Dennis a few weeks ago! I captained McAllister today sure. Better finishing 9m that 900K!

  25. Dammit_182
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Well done to the 3% Sterling owners!!

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

      except my not changing team ever rival ,absolute sickener

  26. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    11 from 6.
    Two of which didn't start... Bench?

    Non-existent.

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Finally some jam. Keane coming on for Cancelo.

    1. mox81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Whoop whoop, me too!

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

    Very very disappointed in the Pukki blank

  29. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    No end of bad luck right now. My ML rivals keep hitting big numbers. Guy above has Foden, guy below has Sterling and I have Cancelo + Laporte

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

      Guy above's Foden blanked for 4 weeks in a row, whilst Cancelo and Laporte racked up the clean sheets?

  30. Ibra
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I considered Sterling -> Salah this gw but luckily I did Coufal -> Robbo. Sterling has been a great differential last two gws.