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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. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Enzo on 9 defcons already - that sort of game. He's an Aldi version of Bruno Fernandez.

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

      Temu

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

    Nearly pefect G

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

    quite a few foden to haaland shots that have been close but no cigar recently

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Ahhhhhhhhh why don't those just go effing in ffs

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

    HOW

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

      Did that not go in

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

        Hit the post

        stanchion?

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    I'm all out of luck honestly I'm cursed Haaland and Foden are blanking it's written

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

    Sofascore notification thought that was a goal

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

    Not watching. How is Rodri doing?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Good. Controlling the midfield.

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

        He’ll do well eventually. New rules look good for him.

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

      Nothing

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

    Norwegian wood (goalpost)

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      lolorama

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

      Pine

    3. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Ha

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    You know you’ve played a good WC when your WC team outscores previous week despite selling Thiago and Wilson!

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Reijnders back after xmas break

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

    Goal

    Man CITY

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

      On the break

      Sort of

      Reijnders again

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

    Reindeer G

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

      Haaland A

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

        Nope

      2. Ninja Škrtel
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        i don't think so

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

    Jörgensen > Sanchez

  15. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Got to love Reijnders trolling us all 🙂

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

    no assist right?

  17. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    TJ is now back

  18. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Told ye cursed

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

    Badiashile things

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

    Did Haaland touch that?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Yeah should be assist

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      argh he didn't

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

      Off his heel, A

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Argh. Game over. City should go on to win this by a few now.

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Lets hope so

  22. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    No assist surely?

  23. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Whos assist ?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      No, it comes off Chelsea defender

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

        Ty

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      No one

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Ref having a mare. Should have been the third YC for Chelsea

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Sounds like the ref from our game.

  25. fusen
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    I hate owning Reijnders. The only time he gets points are when he is on my bench and he is never high enough to be auto-subbed.

    Looking forward to eventually getting rid when I have a free transfer to use up on my 14th player

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Plus he takes away another City slot.

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

    Zzz season over if Haaland C and Foden get zilch here. Especially after Thiago casuals getting an undeserved haul

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Big differentials them

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Err not really. Everyone has Haaland captain.
      Thiago owners are not casuals.

  27. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    I had Reijnders for weeks. He didn't start most games and didn't score while I lost money on him. I sold him and he can't stop scoring.

  28. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Did Michael Oliver forget his cards or is the threshold for booking England Internationals too high?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Crazy to watch

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

        Both Palmer and James should have been carded by now

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 1 hour ago

          Minimum

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            5 days, 1 hour ago

            Gusto as well

    2. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Sounds like our game v Toon

  29. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    This game is absolutely cruel

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Haaland Foden fail