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After a mixed bag of Fantasy Premier League points returns in the 3pm kick-offs, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur meet in the eighth and final Double Gameweek 26 match of the day.

The action at the Etihad gets underway at 17:30 GMT.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the team that thrashed Sporting Lisbon 5-0 in the Champions League in midweek.

Kyle Walker, who was suspended for the tie in Portugal, returns at right-back, with John Stones dropping to the bench.

Ilkay Gundogan is recalled at the expense of the in-form Riyad Mahrez, meanwhile, which will necessitate a bit of a reshuffle in midfield and one of Bernardo Silva or Kevin De Bruyne playing further forward.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte makes four changes from the side that lost to Wolves last weekend, with Sweden international Dejan Kulusevski handed his first start for the club.

Eric Dier and Emerson Royal are back in defence and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg returns in midfield, while Davinson Sanchez, Matt Doherty, Harry Winks and Lucas Moura drop to the bench.

Sergio Reguilon confirmed on social media ahead of kick-off that he has Covid-19, so he sits out this game.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

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  1. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Gray to

    A) Coutinho
    B) Cornet
    C) Ward Prowse

    1. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      C

    2. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      He might be back for GW27, no?

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

    63 with 13-14 to go depending on whether Firmino/Cornet play

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

      Ok

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks for letting me know

    3. Roy Hudd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Not a great score tbh

  3. Jdpz
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Who was the best and the worst player of Spurs and City today?

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

      Everyone stood up to be counted for Spurs today. Even Lloris after his error.

      City, I would probably say Sterling or Foden. Neither affected the game at all, at any point for me.

  4. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    52 (-12) my lack of luck is just unbelievable

    1. Tic Tacs
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I'll make you feel better with my bad luck in the last few weeks

  5. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    People with 2 FH’s are you planning on using one on 27 still, or have the new fixtures changed your mind?

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Activated it just now

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Can get 11 in 27 with a -4. So, might use one in 28/29 and keep one for later.

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

      I’m lucky to hopefully field 11 so am holding 2 x FHs until 30

    4. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Can put 11 out with no hits so not me

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

      Depending on Tarkowski and Cornet news. If they are fit I’ll just use a transfer or take a hit

    6. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Planning for GW28, as I have 10 playing (if Dennis out), and no WC to play in 28. Also the doubles in GW28 include quite a few teams I dont want to load up on

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

        Dennis out?

    7. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I can get 10 but it doesn't have son/Kane/city mids so undecided

  6. Rabb05
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    What an absolute roller coaster of a day!

    Guita,Cornet, Dennis all injured (admittedly Dennis did score)
    Then that Brentford goal a thing of beautiy for all us non arsenal defenders .
    Then Harry Kane saves the day!

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Only Guaita is a proper injury.

      The rest seem like slight knocks. Should be fine.

    2. Tic Tacs
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Double Arsenal defence for me so that Brentford goal was very upsetting

  7. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    68 (-12) with 12 players left

    Only Saka returned, hits for VVD and Tierney not in the money yet

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

      Great score with no Salah!

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Salah TC! meant out of the hits, only Saka returned

  8. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Benched Livramento for Digne + Cancelo.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      On paper, it was a good decision

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

    Got both FH chips left.
    Make sense to use one next week?

    Got 8 players plus Lowton (if he’s back)

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

      Yep with 8/9, FH is guaranteed gains

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

      Yessir

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

        Thanks both, time to tinker!

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

      FH especially if you have and King/Dennis.

  10. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Tempted to press the button tonight on Edouard > Weghorst.
    Anyone know if his injury flag is new (from todays game) or a carry over from gw25?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely do not do it.

      Weghorst has shown he gets random knocks and there's still one more game to go...

      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah thanks Camzy. Was thinking it feels like a trap

      2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Cornet injury … didn’t see it .. chance he makes the second game?

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

    The signs were there for the Kane pop off game... he has had a crazy amount of shots on target under Conte

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    70 with 12 to play! Free hit is up and running !

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

      Nice score

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

      Nice!
      61 with 14 to go here.

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

        Oh Sorry. 63 with 14 to go (getting Zaha in instead of Firmino)

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

      Great score with no FH and hence no TC Salah

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

        *with a FH.

  13. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Time to get rid of Reguilon?

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

      Been a while

  14. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Which Burnley def for DGW27?

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

      Mee

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

    Need Livramento to drop to afford my WC. Fingers crossed.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Following a 12 pointer is unlikely.

  16. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Just when I want to get out it drags me back in!

  17. Tic Tacs
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    That last minute Brentford goal was a real kick in the nuts today, only time I've had Arsenal double defence all season! Ramsdale normally hurts me as a non-owner... hopefully my run of horrendous bad luck mixed with bad decisions ends soon...

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah ..l lots of us felt that one …

    2. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      it wasn't a bad decision

      1. Tic Tacs
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, I feel a lot of my decisions lately aren't bad ones but they're ending with terrible outcomes...

  18. MrJobby
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Digne was poor at Everton so I got rid and I have no idea what drove me to bring him in again . Think be better off with livramento or tierney Ben white any of those

    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Villa not blanking next gw is the only reason I’m holding. Otherwise I’d probably have rage transferred him out after the final whistle today.

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

        Me too I’ve gotta play him cos I’m already 1 player short of a full team

  19. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Current team for BGW27
    Sanchez
    Cancelo - Digne - Ait Nouri - Amartey
    Bowen - Coutinho - Ramsey
    Kane - Weghorst - Edouard
    Bench : Salah, Saka, TAA, Ramsdale

    6 games to go in this GW, but I think I will make these moves tonight.
    Exact fund for Bowen + Edouard -> Son + Broja

    Go?

  20. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    This has to be one of the best GW so far. 73pts despite taking 12pts hit.

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

      Likewise. 69 on a -12. Would have been even more if Arsenal kept that clean sheet!

  21. Jump in Micah
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    -8 to get 11 out or FH for GW27? Tend to prefer using FH on DGWs but may make sense I guess

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

    Some of the players I have are likely to go up in price tonight - do I still get these rises once FH played? If so is it better to wait until after price rises gained before hitting FH button?

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

      Don’t sell any player on FH who is going up yet basically so you get better selling value

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

        Cheers so probably will just get Weghorst tonight as his price likely to rise

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

      Yes you get these price rises until the deadline.

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

        Thanks- So that means safe to play FH now and make transfers for draft 27 team.

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

    i should have just done foden to son for a hit.

    literally every person i asked here said not to do it......

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

      Ok. So who's responsible for that decision?

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

      Most have made decisions that haven't panned out mate, don't go blaming others for yours

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

      If you bought Son, thing might be different and Foden scored.

  24. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Ddg
    Cancelo cash ait nouri reguilon
    Bowen son
    Watkins king jimenez

    Foster jota saka trent salah

    1FT to field 11 or FH??

    Saka or jota

    To cornet ot jwp??

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

    Got 2 FH left, but 10 players for gw27 plus ft. Not the best players, but.. worth saving the chip?

    This is my team:

    Sanchez (AVL)

    Lamprey (AVL) - Dawson (WOL) - Cancelo (eve) - Emerson (lee)

    Foden - Bowen - Ramsey (bri)

    Kane (lee) - King (mun)

    FH i would probably bring in Bruno, son, pope, weghorst, and maybe a united defender. Would you use it?

  26. asr
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Still have 2 FH chips. Would you FH for GW27? 10 playing

    Foster
    Cancelo Laporte Cash
    Coutinho Bowen Ramsey Salah*
    Kane DCL Broja

    3.9 TAA Saka Tierney

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

      3.4 ITB. Tempted to deploy the cash for the FH

  27. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    How’s this FH team please
    Pope (vc)
    Varane, mee & cancello
    Mahrez Bruno Bowen son
    Borja weghurst (c) Kane
    Subs foster JWP livra Tsimi

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Think I'm going to pass on Bowen v Wolves. Similar to what I'm thinking otherwise, possibly Sterling over Bruno

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers agree about Bowen so now need to look at alternatives

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      & I think I'll play Ward-Prowse with Broja on bench

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        May play both and bench Bowen

  28. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sa
    Cancelo Livramento (TAA VVD Tierney)
    Bruno Bowen Ramsey (Salah Saka)
    Kane Dennis

    8 players for BGW27 assuming Livra and Dennis play

    Would you take hits or FH? no cash to play around so needs to sell Arsenal/Pool players

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

      I’d hit it. Dennis injury could be bad and Livramento not a nailed starter if Perraud comes back from COVID soon

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

      If you have 2xFH, use one

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

    56 & 14 to play...though maybe only 12 show up. Green arrow. United and Wolves tomorrow and maybe I break back into the 200K bracket.

  30. Toothis
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    66 (-8) with 9 fixtures left.. Pretty average?

    Is this the template fh team...

    Pope
    Cancelo laporte dalot
    Bruno son mahrez bowen Cornet
    Kane weghorst

    One decent bench player (digne maybe) and fodder...