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20 August 2016 2578 comments
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Saturday treats us to seven more Gameweek 2 matches, with Stoke entertaining Man City in the early lunchtime kick-off.

Sergio Aguero will be hoping to continue the momentum that’s already harvested six goals in his first four outings under Pep Guardiola.

Having seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic score twice and rack up 13 points last night, though, the Argentine has plenty to do to vindicate his place at the top of this week’s captain poll.

City warmed up for this one with a 5-0 hammering of Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday evening, and their manager has been reluctant to make changes – Pep Guardiola makes just one alteration from that match in Romania, with Nolito replaced by Jesus Navas on the flank.

For the Potters, Shay Given once again deputises for the stricken Jack Butland, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury sustained in training prior to Gameweek 1.

Mark Hughes makes one enforced change for the hosts, with the injured Xherdan Shaqiri repalced by Joe Allen. Bojan is expected to switch to the right flank to allow Allen to tuck in behind Mame Biram Diouf.

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  1. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones' pricing may have backfired on a few. Survived another week without him scoring a devastating 6pts 😉

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yup!

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Benched him this week, ownership scared me tbh GB.

  2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Mike Dean - limelight whore

  3. Max Gradel to the grave
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Good consistent refereeing, more of the same please.

    1. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Consistently ridiculous

  4. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Loving this GW so far.

  5. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Just buy all penalty takers.

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Only got 8 forward/mid slots in my team.

  6. Donnie Brasco´s
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What is this??
    It will be 4 Penalties until the end of the game!
    Total rubish of Ref!
    Mike Dean sucks!

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Arnie not on pens anymore?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Apparently not

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie has never taken a penalty when Bojan has been on the pitch.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ah okay, Bojan was out a lot last season wasn't he

    3. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not since his hair cut

    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Said it preseason, Bojan takes the pens.

  8. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bojan and KDB are annoying point scorers for my ML

  9. The Donald
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones a useless pick

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You missed out an r

      1. Rich_20
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      *r

  10. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones will just have to go and score a header now 😕

  11. Studgie G
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bojan is classified as a mid this season by the way

  12. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    New tactic. Transfer in penalty takers for Mike Dean matches.

  13. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones was just a kneejerk selection for me lol. Dont want him anymore

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    C'mon Stoke, just 1 more goal.

  15. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Steaua Bucharest made City's defence look so great 🙁

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Stoke scored a pen. They didn't exactly carve the defence open.

      1. Mark-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes I know that!

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones will be booked now 🙂

  17. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I feel like the Referee Commitee or whatever they're called told Mike Dean to set the new pen standard today...and it's really dumb.

  18. Oooof
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Paul Phoenix impeded there.

  19. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I triple captained Ibra
    Vice captained Aguero
    Also own KDB, Shaw and De Gea

    But I'm so so sick of you guys bragging when your players do good. You're all so annoying!! Just keep it to yourselves guys!

    1. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You should've triple captained Kun mate 😉

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Oh stop. Most of the time fantasy football is painful, it makes the days when everything comes together even sweeter.

    4. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Shameless attempt at a boast!
      🙂

  20. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Loving that Stoke goal as a non-Stones owner

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    When you remember that you benched Stones 😎

  22. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Noble and Milner essential this season with the new peno rules.

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Milner to play as a full back not sure about him

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Gini might just be LIV peno taker now.

  23. Norfolk&Chance
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Its alright - Stones will get an assist or two.

  24. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Navas is better than Sterling, there I said it

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats you've said something incredibly untrue

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Both are crap but really Sterling is awful.

    2. willl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You're just wrong.

  25. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone know if my boy Mirallas is starting this week?

  26. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    stones stay in my team anyway

  27. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Peno mayhem, gonna be a great season if this carries on....

  28. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How long into the season is Chambers expected to play for Arsenal?

    1. Pazzify
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Depends. Gabriel out 1-2 months mertesacker till after Christmas. Definitely signing a cb though

  29. Capitan_K
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero.Ibra.Kane (C)

    Dont know if i should cheer or cry..
    Kane blank incomeing?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. Confirmed

  30. Clump
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Corner. Penno next!