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Dugout Discussion May 8

Man City v Newcastle team news: Bernardo, Foden and Mahrez all benched

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In the final Premier League match of the day, Manchester City host Everton at the Etihad Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the side that lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez drop out, while Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling come into the starting XI.

As for Newcastle, they make three changes, as Jamaal Lascelles, Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood replace Fabian Schar, Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Willock.

Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson, meanwhile, make their returns from injury as substitutes.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Sterling, Grealish, Jesus

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Burn, Targett, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wood

Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Schar, Wilson, Ritchie, Trippier, Manquillo, Murphy, Gayle

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  1. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Dias + Cancelo for me in this game 😀

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

    Anyone got the Cancelo, Dias, Laporte combo?

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Look up

      Close but no cigar 😀

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    2. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      HMC went triple defence I think

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    3. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      No laporte and ederson here.
      But very happy with that laporte goal.

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    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      There was someone on here earlier who had 3 City defenders but I don't know who they were.

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

        Yeah, FPLreview actually recommended that I just do Robbo to Dias this GW to triple up - should have followed the algo!

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    5. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo, Laporte and foden(maybe he’ll come on)

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  3. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Just a KDB return of any sort needed now.

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

      With my luck won't happen 🙁

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    2. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A cs point enough?

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      1. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        No!

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    3. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I think given the way a certain prominent FPL Twitter account has carried himself re Son/Salah in recent weeks, I’d be happy for no return from my captain KDB this week

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  4. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo(c) and Laporte owner. This basically turned dgw from hell to pretty solid one

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    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      And nketia for me 🙂

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  5. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    This is going to be one of those games where KDB keeps putting it on a plate and these donkeys keep missing it and he will end up on 2-3 points when he should have had a hatful

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  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Returns from Cancelo(c), Laporte and Dias so far. Dreamland!!

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Filthy!

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      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I don't care if they concede now

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        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          I mean you should 😆

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    2. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Damn I thought the Laporte Cancelo double up was good

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  7. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Ruing not doing James to Laporte 🙁

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  8. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Where the feck is Gabriel Jesus in all of this.

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Souness may have some answers

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    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      He’s had his points for the season.

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

    Nothing for KdB. Nothing for Jesus. I feel like SuperSaints here 🙁

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  10. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Captained Salah over Cancelo and went Matip over Laporte - bad times

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  11. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    This is how scary City will look next season

    Ederson
    Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo
    Pogba Rodri KDB
    Bilva Haaland Foden/Grealish

    Haaland will be ESSENTIAL with all these people feeding him

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    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba to City?

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      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah they're looking to sign him

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba wont get in the team. Gundo is better

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      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Why are they trying to sign him then?

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        1. AleksaMaster
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Because he is free agent

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        2. ZimZalabim
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          trying to trick united into overpaying another diva just for the jokes

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    3. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba won’t go to them

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I tend to agree. He already has the ultimate prize (WC winner) so he'd just want to play. Every week.

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

          Not sure if he’d have the work rate that Pep demands either
          Though there is the theory that he makes bad teams better and good teams much better, so could fit in really well

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    4. AleksaMaster
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Lol pogba is not getting in that team, he is bang average

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    5. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Haaland injury prone. New Aguero, timing is key.

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  12. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte... !!!!

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  13. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    As a KDB owener I feel robbed here

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

    Dias assist not given in FPL yet?

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

      Nvm, added

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      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        And with 2bonus points to go with it

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    2. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Given now

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  15. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Got Dias instead or Laporte :S

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Me too

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  16. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Will that be given as a Dias assist?

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    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Should be

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    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Should be

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    3. Make Arrows Green Again
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Should be

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  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Ofc my rival has Laporte and Cancelo and I only have Dias ffs

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

    2nd half of the season has been brutal. Nothing has paid off.

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

      I got greedy. Sitting 20k in Jan and kept trying to be risky / out of the box rather than playing it safe (which got me to 20k haha).

      Now 60k and season gone

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      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Dropping rank is tough, but still gonna end the season with a really good OR result! Congrats!

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  19. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    It's over. Congrats City on winning the prem

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    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Sherlock is that you

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      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Man utd fan is that you

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

    Game wrapped up now, I’d rest KDB at half time 😉

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    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, 2goal lead, how could that go wrong!

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      This

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    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yea defo give foden a little run out

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  21. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Yeeeees CB duo
    Get inn

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  22. JBG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Had to be Laporte... Went Dias instead because I thought Laporte was going to be rested.

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    1. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Laporte seems to be an ever present now. Why will laporte be rested now with city fighting to atleast win the premier league after throwing away the cl?

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  23. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Did Kane + White + Amartey ➡ Richarlison + Cancelo + Dias this gw for -8

    So far so good 😀

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  24. jack88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Why Didn't rodgers start madison. They were losing.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 1 month ago

        He was upset at losing before the game kicked off

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      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Carrying a knock?

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

        Wasn’t even on bench so assume injury?

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

          Or illness more likely?

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    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      The current highest score has 43 points on the bench!

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Blimey, nearly as many as I have in my XI!

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      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Gordon Bennett!! That's Doosra's record under threat.

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    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      KDB (c), Laporte, Cancelo.
      Let's hope KDB (c) does something....

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      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Vamosssss

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      2. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Got the same 3. Really need something from KDB.

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      3. Big Mac 24
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Same here. He’s ahead of Cancelo and Laporte who’ve pontes so he must be dictating everything i assume, a goal and he’s pushing for for max baps

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    4. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty nice day as nketiah and laporte owner. C salah though won't make it a great gw.

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    5. Casualspotted
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Cancelo. We want more

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Everyone has him, so chill.

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        1. AleksaMaster
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Not evryone has him as captain.

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          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Indeed. That had already had bene taken into account.

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    6. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      C'mon, Jesus! Get in the game!

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    7. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      What does Grealish add to this City team??

      Absolutely nuffin

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      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Nice hair

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      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I was gg to ask... Weakest link

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      3. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        About the same as Sancho adds for the same price

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      4. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        He’s been asked to change his natural game he played all his life.

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