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Palace v Man City team news: Cancelo fit to start after illness

14 March 2022 387 comments
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Gameweek 29 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues at Selhurst Park this evening, with Crystal Palace hosting table toppers Manchester City at 20:00 GMT.

Pep Guardiola sticks with the same XI that beat Manchester United so convincingly in Gameweek 28.

That means Joao Cancelo recovers from illness to feature at left-back, while Nathan Ake also returns to the matchday squad as a substitute.

Further forward, attacking trio Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden all start in Pep’s usual 4-3-3 formation.

Ruben Dias, meanwhile, misses the trip through injury as expected.

As for Palace, they are unchanged from the side that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 last time out.

Nathaniel Clyne retains his place at right-back, while the returning Joel Ward is named as a substitute.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Kouyate, Schlupp, Gallagher, Olise, Zaha, Mateta

Subs: Butland, Matthews, Ward, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Benteke, Edouard, Riedewald

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Grealish, Foden

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mbete

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  1. Rupert The Horse
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Up the Cancelo!

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    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Cancel up Cancelo?

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      1. Rupert The Horse
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        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Cancelo culture

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    2. Bubbles1985
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have Ramsey first sub, wanted Cancelo to be out! 🙁

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  2. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I need a hero
    I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
    He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
    And he's gotta be called Cancelo

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    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bravo

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  3. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo Strong

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  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    A lot of pressure for Cancelo this evening seems to be ...

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  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This means I just get Hwang off my bench, and not Digne as well.

    I spent ages picking who to bench this week and it didn't even matter.

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  6. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Interesting times when Cancelo is quite a differential.

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    1. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I really hoped he wouldn't play because i benched Coady. ahh well

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  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Oh, balls. Welp, that's Coady officially benched, then.

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  8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    10/1 The Palace at home!
    Bookies out on a limb here.
    C'mon the Palace!

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    1. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Until you realise Palace haven't won a pl home game since december 28

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Only not scored at home twice though. One of them was Chelsea, too.

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    2. Haalander
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      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’m sure the 2-0 loss to palace at home will be in pep’s head tonight and revenge

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  9. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Really really hard to see City losing the title from here

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    1. Haalander
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      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Let’s see what happens when they play Liverpool first. Granted they’re in the driving seat but still not done and dusted

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      1. Random Name
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        True. But if they can win these next 2 before liverpool, even a loss against pool i'd still have city as favourites. City have too easy of a run after pool

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    2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Fix your glasses mate

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      1. Random Name
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        haha

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        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Well Wednesday night will tell a lot. Pool are going to find it tough to get a result against Arsenal. But if they do then it’s game on

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    3. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      If Liverpool wins against Arsenal, it will be very, very difficult for Manchester City.

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  10. EffPeeEll
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    William Hill offering Man Citeh at 2.0 instead of 1.28.

    They know summat.

    No clean sheet for Citeh tonite Ladies.

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    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bookies sometimes get it wrong. Let’s hope they lose their shirts in Cheltenham this week!

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    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      just did City to win but both teams score on WH at 11/5

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  11. Totti
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any news on salah?
    Will he play against arsenal or i lost my triple captain? 🙂

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not seen in training today apparently

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  12. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    BBC saying Zaha looks "in some pain" on the pitch and was pictured taking medication and holding his foot

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, worrying

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  13. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This is all set for a Cancelo 18 pointer. The mass sell off for DGW players, the injury news, the blanks…

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    1. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Fine by me (kept Cancelo)

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’ll still be annoyed for starting Broja over Ramsey though

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  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Zaha on painkillers during warm up.

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    1. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      "Tell me how many goals you can see."

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  15. Rupert The Horse
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Glad I didn’t put a bet on Palace scoring.

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Townsend has moved on to EVE ...

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  16. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I can't decide on a 5th mid for GW30. I will have Son Coutinho Saka already. Please help

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    1. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Eriksen

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

      Barnes/Maddison

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    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Martinelli

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    4. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Any of the above two.

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    5. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Barnes

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  17. banskt
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mahrez looks lively on the pitch. That control! Today is going to be one of those Mahrez hauls. Bring it on.

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  18. Bubbles1985
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FH for next GW is not as easy as I thought...

    Not many big hitters to choose from in the first eleven!

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    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hence best used later on.

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      1. Bubbles1985
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I have 2 FH, but agree otherwise.

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    2. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Its not that difficult. There are two approaches:

      (1) choose a few teams that you think will score a lot or keep in clean sheets and bring in all attacking / defensive players from those teams. Example, 3 Leicester / Spurs attackers, double Wolves defense, etc.

      (2) distribute your risk by choosing the 7 taslisman in the attack of 7 teams, 3 fullbacks + 1GK from 4 teams with highest chance of clean sheet.

      Choose your strategy and the team will then pick itself.

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      1. Bubbles1985
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Fantastic reply.

        Thanks a lot for this.

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        1. banskt
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Now, which strategy do you think is better?

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Dartboard.
            Names.
            Dart.

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            1. banskt
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Not really I think. If you can choose one of the strategies I said above, picking the actual team is pretty easy in my opinion.

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          2. Bubbles1985
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            2.

            Not enough/any clear cut fixtures this week, IMO.

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            1. banskt
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Same in my opinion. just get the best attacking player from each team, whoever scores.

              That would mean Barnes, Coutinho, Saka, Raphinha, Kane, Jimenez and one of Benrahma / Eriksen / Toney. Plus, 3 defenders + 1 GK from Leicester, Spurs, Wolves and Arsenal -- mix and match.

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              1. Bubbles1985
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Thanks again.

                Was pretty much the player list I had in my notes.

                Coin toss between Toney and Benrahma. Thinking Benrahma due to other injuries.

                GK is Ramsdale. Set and hope!

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  19. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What a bloody waste from Zaha, so selfish

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  20. Camzy
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    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone here with a City player that isn't Cancelo? Seems like everyone managed to sell them off quickly for DGW guys.

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Still holding foden. My season's fallen apart though!

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

      Mahrez and Canceling here.

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

        Cancelo

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I wish I had kept Mahrez last week. But I was 0.3m short of James so had to downgrade him to Raphinha...

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    3. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mahrez owner here. Easy to guess from my other comments on this page, lol.

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    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mahrez

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    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, sold Laporte for R James earlier and then needed funds elsewhere.

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    6. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not now but already planning on getting Mahrez in next week for Son

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I am also wondering whether to keep Son. I think I prefer KdB over Mahrez, but if I get Mahrez I can afford both Havertz (over Raphinha) and Robbo instead of Laporte instead of only one of them.

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        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I have had him and Kane together since GW26, it has done me well but keeping Kane was always priority. I may end up considering punting on Sancho instead with ManUtd's fixtures but regardless I think one Spurs attacker is enough considering the cost and looking at fixtures for the likes of City, Chelsea and ManUtd

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        2. banskt
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Buying both Mahrez and Havertz would require a strong, rather a very strong bench in my opinion.

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    7. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      KDB and Cancelo here

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

      Starting laporte over cancelo

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  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The way this game is going Cancelo gets 2 pts 🙁

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  22. 2EyedTurk
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo in XI, Ramsey first on bench.....James also in XI woop 🙂

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  23. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    When did Mateta start playing like this? I watched him earlier in the season and he was dreadful, could barely jog let alone run

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's been better for a while. Last season was more of an issue, wasn't in it. Palace mate said the same. He offers at lot more than Edouard.

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  24. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can see Palace scoring tonight.

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    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      At this rate, Palace will definitely score. But, City will score more - so nothing to worry.

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Cancelo Gi is the question...

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        1. banskt
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, but he would score / assist.

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      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Cancelo owner though.

        Nearly got an assist as I type.

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  25. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Every time I see Olise play I'm impressed. Great bit of skill there.

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He was one of the shining lights for us last season despite being a bit inconsistent, think the Palace move has been good for him, he's very talented and Vieira is getting some good defensive work out of him as well which he didn't do too much before

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  26. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    City very shaky at the back

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It's coming....

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  27. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What a save

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  28. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo off the post

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  29. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo post

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  30. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo close

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