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The final match of Gameweek 20 sees Manchester City and Chelsea square off at the Etihad Stadium.

Kick-off is at 5.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes three changes from Thursday’s goalless draw at Sunderland.

Josko Gvardiol, Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders come into the starting XI.

Nathan Ake drops to the bench, while Nico Gonzalez and Savinho are injured.

Nico O’Reilly starts for the hosts at left-back.

Calum McFarlane will be in the dugout for Chelsea today after Enzo Maresca’s sudden departure.

He makes five alterations to the side that drew with Bournemouth.

In come Filip Jorgensen, Benoit Badiashile, Reece James, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.

Robert Sanchez (muscle), Wesley Fofana (illness) and Moises Caicedo (suspension) miss out, while Alejandro Garnacho and Liam Delap are named among the substitutes.

Marc Cucurella remains absent.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Doku, Khusanov, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni, Heskey

Chelsea XI: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, Badiashile, Gusto, James, Enzo, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Slonina, Merrick, Tosin, Hato, Santos, Garnacho, Gittens, Delap, Guiu

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Etikite > Watkins?

    1. terranullius
      • 1 Year
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      yes.

    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Etikite->Thiago?

      1. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Yes

        1. terranullius
          • 1 Year
          5 days, 1 hour ago

          Bowen->Thiago? Now or 2 GW23?

      2. Koflok
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Still have Thiago..

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        i am doing this in the most kneejerk move in my fpl history lol

  2. terranullius
    • 1 Year
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    What a gw!

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Not much outside of Gabriel and Thiago

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Yer not like rice scored many PTS!

  3. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    OReilly to haul as I sold him

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      well done for keeping thiago though.

  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    100k rank drop because of the donkey Thiago hauling. What a joke

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Sold him for a hit, didn’t expect him to start and could never have predicted Everton shipping 4 at home like that. Painful but shows the lucky rollercoaster of this game

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        He is a season hold though, started at £6m

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        what did you think he would be benched? i also sold him lol

    2. Tic Tacs
      • 5 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Benched (third), absolute catastrophe. Have played him every week up to now.

  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    who to lose first
    a. Szob
    b. Ekitike

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      i am losing both but I would drop szbo first and hope ekitike is fit for burnley

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

      A is the 2nd worst pick in the whole game after Timber

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 7 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        to Rice, Wilson ??

    3. Manani
      • 14 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      a

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    honestly can fpl towers please just get rid of -4 bps for goals conceded for defenders. i know defenders are getting more points this season but teams concede goal, not individuals. bps system is mainly about individual actions

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      so defenders should not get clean sheet points too??

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        defenders need to get bps boosts for a clean sheet otherwise they'd never be in the conversation for bonus. but its still only 12 bps for clean sheet, defenders get most of their bps from individual actions

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      no. if your team concedes, a defender shouldnt get bps unless in execptional circumstances

  7. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    The Wirtz goal really looks offside.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      it was i thought. the freeze frame they used his foot was in the air but that was too early, his foot clearly offside when the ball left bradley's foot

    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      It looked like it. Maybe they stopped the image a bit late.

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      It's okay Fulham will get an "apology" later in the week
      That will make everything fine

    4. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      I've always thought they pick and choose the line and thickness and moment of frame freeze to suit. They never clearly broadcast when and where semi automated VAR is in effect. And it is so frustrating that Sky get to hear their dialogue

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Anyone contemplating deleting their teams ???

    No Rice
    No Gabriel
    No Thiago
    No Bruno G
    No Thiaw
    No Wirtz
    No rogers or watkins
    No verbruggen
    Raya VVD Tark Dorgu Saka Ekitike Andersen Lacroix in the team

    Dropped out of top 25k

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Nope

      1. mookie
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Speaking on behalf of everyone.

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Must be elite

    3. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Most on here would happily trade ranks with you, including myself

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Try being around 350 k and then come back to me.

    5. Tic Tacs
      • 5 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      At 25K? Ridiculous

  9. mookie
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    There are bad days, and there are legendary bad days.
    Can Cherki turn a legendary in a regular one?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      No but Palmer & Foden can 😉

      1. mookie
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Foden is too highly owned.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      lol

  10. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    How many left to play?

    Haaland C Palmer Foden NOR

    1. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Same. Expect Cherki, Nunes and Ruben to run away with the points

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Trollago scoring a hatrick away to Everton is just laughable.

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

      People benching him and still getting the points is even worse

  12. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Ekitike, Wirtz => Thiago, Palmer

    Free

    Good moves?

    1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 4 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      If Ekitike hauls against Burlney, you will have a breakdown

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Benching both Virgil and Ekitike GW21 (ars) and save FT, too much money idle?

    Will give them BUR GW22 and ship them out then.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      That’s fine. Many will be in same boat

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Same here

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    What a bonkers WC. Some big purchases and so horrible sales 😯

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      *and some

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Kept Wilson and Thiago, but on the other hand also kept VVD and have no Newcastle, so it can never be too good

  16. Dubem_FC
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    That sounds you hear is FPL managers activating their WC.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      You can hear last week? 😯

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    O'Reilly off bench, just beat 4 please.

    Haaland Foden O'Reilly to go with 54pts

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Haaland (c)

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    miley is playing so well at RB, wonder if he even keeps his spot there with Livra back

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Doubt it very much

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    I assume hall subbed off was just to give him a rest?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      yeah

  20. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Why people's selling Saka and Timber?
    I don't get it

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

      Need Gabriel and Rice. Some people already have 3 Arsenal and needing to sell to create space

      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Are both rice and Gabriel that important? More then timber and Saka?

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          5 days, 1 hour ago

          Some weeks yes, some weeks no, some weeks the same. That's the issue.

          But cheaper is much cheaper, which helps....

          1. Jafooli
            • 13 Years
            5 days, 1 hour ago

            *Rice is cheaper

    2. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabriel

    3. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Mid week snow expected in London could affect the Arsenal game. Snow drifts of up to 1cm may cause major disruption. Maybe?

      Two foot drifts for the Newcastle game have even led to police advising folk to put a coat on.

  21. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Ekitike to Watkins?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Or Thiago?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Got him

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    My team is dropping another 40k post subs. Lucky ducks

  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Palmer 4% EO! What an opportunity.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      I’ll take a scabby penalty

  24. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    dub (alison)
    gabriel keane mukiele clyne (richards)
    gordon foden saka rice (king)
    tiago haland (ekitike)

    which ?

    a) saka king to 2 of rogers enzo cherki wilson, bench clyne
    b) saka clyne king -4 to cherki timber garner (or) enzo timber wilson
    c) ekitike clyne to watkins alderete (or) richar enzo/cherki/wilson (or) bowen/pedro garner
    d) saka clyne to cherki/enzo/rogers/wilson timber

  25. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    That Wirtz goal took the fun out of FPL. Clearly offside and most of my rivals got him.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Looking at the lines in the grass very offside, can see it being another VAR apology layer

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        A cert

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      There was one frame that showed his foot clearly over the grass line, with the defender clearly behind. They should be fired.

  26. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Prediction? City 4-0?

    1. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      0-1

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Score draw

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      3-2

    4. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      4-1

    5. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      0-0

  27. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Has Sanchez lost the GK spot? Or rest/rotation?

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      slightly injured. back next game prob

    2. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Minor niggle according to Daily Mail

    3. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Cheers both, don’t need another issue to deal with in addition to:

      Ekitika, Cunha, Guehi, VDB, Dorgu & Esteve, yikes....

  28. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Tarkowski to Munoz will be popular once he's back

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Tarkowski worth keeping imo

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      tark feels abit overpriced tbf. i dont mind owning for now, everton had a similar odd match spurs at home when they shipped 3 and barely competed, so can happen. was unlucky with a header cleared off the line

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    thiago took his goals so well today. starting striker for brazil at the world cup?

    1. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Would be for me

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Probably, since main competition is Richard & Jesus?

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        *Richarlison

    3. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Vini false 9 with Raphina/Estevao on the wings?

  30. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Any chance Guehi grabs another defcon for 2pts, currently on 9 DCs