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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. GoonerByron
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bojan owners unite!! 😉

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      *tumbleweed*

    2. mipola
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      \O/

    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1st sub 🙁

    4. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bench at the min

    5. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Arnautovic owners cry...

    6. Goodricke
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I hear you brother!!!

  2. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    This season I've only got 1 clean sheet out of 5 players pretty rubbish

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      in fairness there were very few cleanies last week anyway

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      There have only been 3 clean sheets.

      West Brom GW1
      Swansea GW1
      United GW2

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        No wonder it's all clear now

      2. Mr. Blonde
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Had two on my bench GW2

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Had double West Brom playing GW1, but benched Amat.

  3. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Studying form of these players over this weekend (and maybe holding my free until after gw3 has happened)

    OUT Lukaku Bojan Tadic

    IN Ibrahimovic Chamberlain Hojbjerg/Lewis Cook

    I have no united or arsenal coverage up front at moment

    I'd appreciate any expert thoughts please?
    My other attackers are Carroll aguero firming hazard Philips

    1. MFPL
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why transfer out Bojan? He looks a great pick a 6m, having pens and classified as a mid. I would keep him, especially over Chamberlain

      I understand the Lukaku trade, but Tadic has good underlying stats.

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Keeping bojan and tadic here

      2. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I had typed that before his goal, thinking he might get chopped

        I'd need to downgrade Tadic to gain funds for Ibrahimovic though, meaning a midfielder below 5.0m ?

  4. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Rage transferred Zlatan for a hit last night

    If I WC now does that remove my hit? Cheers

    1. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Bubz

    2. Big Sum
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yes

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks pal

      2. thepeen555
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Does it? Didn't know that

    3. Clump
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    4. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you WC to undo a -4 hit?

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Just wondering 🙂

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe swapped Kun? 🙂

        1. twoplustwo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          🙂 not that daft!

    5. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

  5. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Don't even think Mark Hughes thought that was a peno.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      exactly, nonsense

  6. Ha.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So much for 'boring early kick-off' game

  7. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Great signs so far this season for Oscar, Rooney & Vardy owners with so many pens been given, oh waittt...

    1. Mull
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy no more on peno

      1. Tired and weary
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        That's the joke

  8. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Corners are basically penalties now

  9. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thats the most ridiculous penalty ever. I know theres knew rules but jesus christ

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed.

    2. Studgie G
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Its cause he made a mistake not giving them one earlier so he evened it up

    3. Supertrooper
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep absolute madness. On shaw it was clear but this was nothing at all.

  10. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mark Hughes didnt even think that was a PK. This is awesome

  11. Rogue Todd
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    wtf was 4ft 8 Sterling doing marking 6ft 9 Shawcross anyway?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It was zonal.

      1. Rogue Todd
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        It was awful

  12. Norfolk&Chance
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling makes ambitious runs but ultimately can't seem to deliver anything of real quality or significance.

    1. Mull
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      All fart and no poo.

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  13. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So attack template becomes something like :

    Ibra - Kun and a third one, right? And a weaker mid.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It always was

  14. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Also, congratulations Gray owners because Skrtel is going to concede 3 penalties later today

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I hope so.

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      told you today was our day

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Which Turkish club did Gray move to?

      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Oh I forgot he moved 😆

    4. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Something's wrong with that statement can't quite put my finger on it? Oh you said 3 pens not 4

    5. Clump
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gone. Thankfully.

    6. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Trolling in the deep.

    7. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sure more no will give 3 away!

    8. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      *moreno

  15. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Will football one day be a non-contact sport?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Kinda like basketball

    2. Oooof
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I used to enjoy a good sliding tackle

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling back to his old self this half

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I think we might see penos been given outside the box this season.

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

    2. the axolotl
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      🙂 about time too

  18. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    We should be able to pick a ref and get 5 points evertime he gives a pen, 4 per red card and 2 per yellow.

    1. The Donald
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Dean(c)

    2. Spectator
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This

  19. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bojan off of my bench would be treat without having Zlatan

  20. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Caballero's distribution is lol.

    1. The Donald
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He's not very good is he?

  21. GummiG
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So whats the next match Mike Dean will be refereeing and who are the pen takers?

  22. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie should have hit that first time.

  23. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    No way I'm ever captaining a player who's not on penalties

  24. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Outstanding distribution by Caballero.

  25. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    corner - penalty

  26. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez,Hazard and Gray penos today:)

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      2+3 is nice

    2. Smythe
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Own 'em all, plus Ibra and Aguero.

  27. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fair enough, Hart doesn't suit Pep's system, but Caballero's distribution is woeful.

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Just seems odd to me. Fine he's not great with his feet, but surely it's more important that your GK can actually goalkeep first and foremost

    2. mazzington☘
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Cabellero isn't getting played because he's better than Hart, he's being played as part of a ploy to force out Hart. Willy will be back bench warming as soon as Hart's replacement has been signed.

  28. willl
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait for Moreno to give Burnley a couple of penalties.

  29. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I think Pep will think twice about benching Hart next week.

  30. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Guardiola sneezes

    MIKE DEAN POINTS TO THE SPOT