Fulham (H) - Sat 2nd Sept, 15:00 l PL | Pre-Match Thread

[birchwoodgingerste]

Pretty sure Nunes is suspended

Even better news as it looks like Palhinha is leaving Fulham.

For me City 3-0

................Ederson...............

.....Walker....Dias....Gvardiol

.........Rodri....Stones......

..Silva.. Kovacic...Foden.....Grealish

..............Haaland...............

Or drop Kovacic back for Stones and bring in Alvarez

One game ban he's already served it.

 

[Zenmanc]

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Yikes. I'm on our side and that lineup scares me.

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

Will John Stones be back for this one. They said 2nd September. So hopefully he’ll be there.

Come on City. THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD.

I heard after the International break, and the FPL app is noting this on Stones' status:

Muscle injury - Expected back 16 Sep

This site indicating the same thing, with a possible/hopeful return for Akanji on Saturday.

Man City injury, suspension list vs. Fulham

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension

www.sportsmole.co.uk

 

[The Black Shed]

A Portu gal?

Played sir

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I'm never happier that BlueMoon doesn't pick the team than I am a few days before an "easy" fixture on the pre-match thread.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Not many pages for this match day thread. Unusual.

Tough side Fulham, but I'd imagine will have too much for them, especially being at home.

Hopefully Foden starts. The lad looks like he's about to unleash his full talent on the league.

 

[WallyA]

So this is the outfield team unless im forgetting anybody:

7 Defenders
Walker
Lewis
Stones (back Sept 16, so 6 fit defenders)
Akanji
Dias
Gvardiol
Ake

and

9 Midfield/Attackers
Grealish
Doku
Haaland
Alvarez
Foden
Bernie
Rodri
Nunes (suspended, so 8 fit players)
Kovacic


And there is alot of you guys posting formations in a 3241 with 3 defenders (so your benching 3 of them), and playing 7 midfield/attackers (with only 1 on the bench). Bobb, Gomez, and McAtee are not serious options imo.

I don't see Pep benching that many defenders, although I like some formations having Rodri do the CB to DM role, but this just seems extremely unlikely.

 

[celf]

One game ban he's already served it.

If he hasn't trained for a few days I don't think he will be involved.

Be ready after the international bore.

 

[Ric]

Difficult team to predict, even with the relatively limited options available. At a push I'd go for:

Ederson
Akanji
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol
Rodri
Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo
Grealish
Haaland

 

[Haaland94]

Difficult team to predict, even with the relatively limited options available. At a push I'd go for:

Ederson
Akanji
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol
Rodri
Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo
Grealish
Haaland

That's my guess as well. Having said that, we might opt for Bernardo on the bench just because he spent the week in Portugal with his wife (congratulations to him on becoming a father). Perhaps a golden opportunity to start Doku?

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol

Rodri
Kovacic
Foden

Bernardo
Haaland
Grealish

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Its the medication doctor honest, I bloody well thought it was away......:-) revised score line 4-1

The meds can play silly buggers. I turned up a couple of hours before a 3pm kick off some seasons back and when I got to City square i thought WhereTF is everybody, and checking the website found it was a 5.30!

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Time for Haaland's first hattrick of the season? He's not had his shooting boots on this season yet so he's due a clinical game.

Inb4 'dont be so arrogant, Fulham are a tough team'

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Paulinha travelling to Munich makes this game easier than it would have been.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Who does Foden replace?

Either Alvarez, or Kovacic. I’d go Kovacic at home to Fulham.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

1-0 will do

 

[TinFoilHat]

Just get the three points.


Surelye were due a dodgy VAR win?
:)

 

[hammocity]

Paulinha will probably not play but they’re going for Hojberg and Iwobi, neither those won’t be registered in time, weakens Fulham.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Difficult team to predict, even with the relatively limited options available. At a push I'd go for:

Ederson
Akanji
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol
Rodri
Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo
Grealish
Haaland

thats a good team. Well good enough to beat Fulham although they will be as tricky as they were last season. I personally don't think we will see the two new boys until Pep is back and gives them some face time. Maybe 10 mins off the bench if we are comfortable.

 

[Claytop]

Paulinha will probably not play but they’re going for Hojberg and Iwobi, neither those won’t be registered in time, weakens Fulham.

Prefer Iwobi to be registered.