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Brentford v Man City team news: Doku benched

5 October 2025 530 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 7 – and the last Premier League fixture before the October international break – sees Brentford and Manchester City square off at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes three changes to the team which drew 2-2 at Monaco in midweek.

Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb and Savinho come in for John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Jeremy Doku, who drop to the bench.

Rodri is fit to start in central midfield.

As for Brentford, Kristoffer Ajer comes in for Dango Ouattara, as Keith Andrews reverts to a back five formation.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Ajer, Collins, van den Berg, Kayode, Damsgaard, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Hickey, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Carvalho, Onyeka, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Janelt

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Foden, Bobb, Savinho, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Nico, Bernardo, Lewis

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  1. Bigbars
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Come on Haaland Captainers.. save my gW

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Hattrick would be huge

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Never scored on this pitch

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        He has now

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 2 days ago

          Cool, unstoppable

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      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        That aged well

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  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Doku...

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  3. Bigbars
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Currently on 19pts, only a hat trick will do, after the euphoria of 74pts last week... reality check for me and probably be dumped out of LMS..

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    1. White Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Sounds like a lot of bad luck. I got 27 in GW3, I think you will beat that.

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      1. Bigbars
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Clean sheet for O'reilly and a Haaland monster haul may save my blushes, tried to be too clever banking FT's for the IB that it may have backfired, especially when I could have done with Everton Palace being 0-0

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Just checked your linked team
      A clean sheet for O'Reilly plus some involvement might help
      Along with a captain haul
      You really need Semenyo though

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      1. Bigbars
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Thanks
        yeah, ive been incredibly stubborn in hindsight, he will be joining my team imminently

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  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    My midfield filler Josh Cullen with 20 DC and 2 bps. What a beast, needed him this GW as well

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Leeds at home & Wolves away up next
      From a fellow owner
      Btw is 20 defcon a record for a midfielder this season ?

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  5. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Expecting Reijnders to punish me here

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  6. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Who's the better option going forward?! Enzo or Caicedo?!

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Enzo short term
      Caicedo longer

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  7. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Just checked out the Afcon participant countries, relieved there is no Ghana in the tournament. Kudus Semenyo stay

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    1. Bigbars
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      I've been reluctant to get Semenyo, but now I have to eat a heavy slice of humble pie and get him in, jettisoning Bruno in the process

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  8. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Bring in Wolfe or Bowen?

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    1. Bigbars
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Wolfe, I was thinking of ditching JP for him, spread the money on other fires.

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Like Wolte & fixtures

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Wolle over Gordon on WC, or both?

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  9. Pringle
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    What do you prefer next gw?

    A. Verbruggen + Saka
    B. Raya + Bruno

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      B

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        You have both Raya and Verbruggen? Too much money tied up for GK’s especially when Brighton don’t keep clean sheets.

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  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    20points on BB. Not sure how I feel about it

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    1. Bigbars
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      From your bench or in total from your squad ? If from your bench that's amazing. If from your squad, that's a tough pill to swallow

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        If it was 20 points from his squad he would definitely know how to feel.

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      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        lol, no, from the 4 players I benched (that I would have benched had I not been on BB)

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      What would you class as a good bench boost return?

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        I’m not sure. Used to using it in dgw’s when there was only one of them and I feel 20 would definitely be considered low then. In a sgw however I reckon it’s probably slightly above average?

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          2 months, 2 days ago

          5 points per player has to be viewed as a success. More often than not the chip fails and people get low scores. I would take 20 for sure.

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  11. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    need a good performance from foden

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Has anyone not captained Haaland?

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Salah worshippers

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    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      me

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    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      195+ EO in any serious rank bracket.

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      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        Yea but it’s 22k rank uplift per point still. Better than nothing

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    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Some Egyptians have C Mo

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  13. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Reijnders missed cheap Rodri A:(

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  14. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Switched C from Saka to Haaland last minute. Have a feeling I shouldn't have.

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Oh

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  15. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Horrible GW!

    Cya after the IB

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  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Lollll

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  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    OMG haaland

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  18. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Robot… water is wet

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  19. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    haaland wtf beast g
    gvardiol a

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  20. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Easy

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  21. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Haaaaaallllaaand

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  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Points for everyone

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      The best kind

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Wife is happy - she TC'd him.

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  23. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Salah who

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  24. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    well that didn't take long

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  25. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Braut force from Haaland

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    1. Ode
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Ridiculous lol 3 defenders on him and not a chance

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  26. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Gyokeres should take some notes

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 2 days ago

      Not on the same level to compare

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 2 days ago

        This

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  27. Totalfootball
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Haaland wow

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  28. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Haalalujahland

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  29. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Gvardiol A when I have Rodri snd Reijnders. Should have picked Gvardiol over VvD on WC.

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  30. Digital-Real
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 2 days ago

    Haaland hatrick incoming

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