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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. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I captained Kun instead of Zlatan

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why?

      1. Big Sum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        really?

      2. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Kun owners get to see a rise. Possible red arrow for Zlatan captainers today 😎

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Excatly

        2. ktk_interista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Not if you have both.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            I meant Kun captainers, but you catch my drift.

    2. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Shuddup

    3. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Well that literally doesn't make sense as they drew.

  2. Richd
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Get a real job bus driver.

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Really enjoying my stones clean sheets

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A steal at 5.0m!

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        So salty

    2. Supertrooper
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Started with both him and cabba gw1, think they are both gone by start of gw3.

  4. Siggy in the Middle
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Damnit Alli

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      My WC decision has been vindicated then...

  5. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Kidney Stones.

    Painful.

  6. devils advocate
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Zabaleta looks like a malnutritioned Caballero in the post match interview.

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I think he looks like Guardiola's younger brother 😀

  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Busdriver, when the fun stops, stop.

  8. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Need a brace from Vardy to make up for Aguero's lucky points. Chances of that happening?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      99-100%

    2. MesQueUnClub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      50%, it either happens or not 😛

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Slim to none.

    4. The Legend Squad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Look at the bookmakers odds

    5. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      2% according to my calculator.

  9. Francescoli
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    2,480,605 Overall Rank.... #fml

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      What does fml stand for?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Fantasy Mini League

      2. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        F*uck my life

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Or this.

        2. Epic Fail
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Reported.

      3. MesQueUnClub
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        f*** my life

  10. PlayON
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Killian here from PlayON,

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Hi Killian.

  11. The Donald
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    "Aguero is awful guys he can't score from open play total donkey looked invisible overrated poor value"
    -thebusdriver

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sounds like a quote from Donald.

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

        SAD!

        1. The Donald
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Wow that's funny

      2. The Donald
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Sad!

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn't say thebusdriver has many passengers

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      The guy just posts utter BS constantly. Absolute plank of a poster.

    4. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      he only knows buses

    5. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      his bus will explode if he doesn't keep posting inane nonsense. speed 4

    6. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I didn't say that.

    7. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Said, he was never going to score from open play today, and he didn't. Said he was almost invisible for 82 minutes and he was.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        You're posting on the wrong forum for that information. He can become fully invisible if he scores two every week I captain him!

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        The wheels on your bus appear to have come off.

  12. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Unhappy with Alli not starting. My shortlist of replacements:

    Martial (Playing Hull) - 9.5M
    Sterling - 8.0M
    Barkley - 7.6M
    Walcott - 7.5M
    Oscar - 7.5M
    Lamela - 7.1M
    Bolasie - 6.5M

    Missing anyone? Thinking of punting on Martial/Walcott.
    Already own Hazard/Firmino/Redmond.

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Lamela or Oscar for me. Not sold on the rest at all.

    3. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Deulofeu.

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nolito?

      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Monitoring him for sure. Price puts me off a bit.

    5. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Thats a long list

      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Lots of options!

    6. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Short punt: Cazorla before you WC
      Long time: Lamela

      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Possibility of him getting dropped? Especially with Europe this year?

        1. Mark-O
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Which him are you referring to?

    7. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic or Pogba

  13. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Hazard (c)

  14. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Right lads, not going to see my Firmino (c) play 🙁

    Heading down to Cork for some fishing until tomorrow evening, nice 3 and a half hour drive ahead

    1. Francescoli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      hope you catch all the carp.

      i'm with you on the Firmino (c)....

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Watch him score a brace

    3. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Is the weather great in Ireland now? 😮

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        cracking day

        1. Mark-O
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Typical English weather losing out on that unfortunately!

      2. Siggy in the Middle
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Bad as always. Today it's so changeable, it looks like it will will be sunnyome minute and rain the next.

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That sounds great . Enjoy Bows .

    5. Scholes Balls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I am praying for a miracle as well. (c) him ahead of Kun and Ibra.

  15. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Rooney and Alli > ibra and ?. Budget 5.9m

    Oscar tadic townsend alli fletcher
    kun rooney vardy

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ramirez but that midfield is shocking TBH.

  16. Zombie
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    8 players for me in these 5 matches..what about you guys?

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      7 and Vardy

    2. Scratch
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      9 players

      1. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Don't have any Southampton player?

        1. Scratch
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Nope just Shaw and Aguero so far

          1. Zombie
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Shaw over Valencia worked out nicely

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I'm done after these games - sh*t or bust

      1. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Same here - no player in last 3 matches

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Depressing unless we do well here

          1. Zombie
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            We will rock it!

    4. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Just Hazard

      1. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        😯

        How many from first two matches?

        1. Podge
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          6 and 4 tomorrow

    5. Call Me Guybrush
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Just three - Foster, Amat and Firmino.

  17. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Zlatan captainers got their rank boost last night - our turn tonight.

  18. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Any news on Feghouli? I really want Stones to stay on my bench 🙂

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Starts up front

  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Cant believe Alli isn't playing. FFS!

    1. davies
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Did you make transfers last night?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Yep

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Think you and I have a very similar team.. My WC decision has been vindicated now

      1. Fischy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        sad 🙁 anyone think he will come in early in the game?

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Sooo... To all who said dont captain Ibra cause the Saints won 1-0 the last two years at OT & to avoid Kun cause its a windy day in Stoke, who did you captain?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero.... Psych.

    2. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Probably Lamela or Coutinho

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Haz

    4. Scholes Balls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino

  21. Lallana's Bananas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Opinions
    Negredo or Defoe?

    1. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ask that tomorrow for a better assessment

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Points chasing FTW

    2. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Defoe.

  22. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I still just don't understand why Sterling was marking Shawcross. Blows my mind.

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      PepsiCology

    2. Francescoli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      was thinking the same parm. such a mismatch...

  23. Mull
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Reading some of the replies you'd have thought that TheBusDriver stole your grandmother's pension.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He did.

      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Optical fibre?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Indeed. i take it you live in the wilderness? 🙁

          1. Epic Fail
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            I was gonna say Wales, but Evs might be lurking.

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Pfft, as if my grandmother's financial security is as important as Aguero being a great FPL pick.

    3. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He did.

  24. FFPro
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Alli benched sucks seeing as he is likely to come on for a 1pter looking at that bench.

  25. southernpacific
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Need delofeu to step up today

    1. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sold him for Countinho. Regretting it now.

  26. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Stones - 1 pt
    Alli not playing 🙁

    -4 inbound for me on transfers this week I reckon

  27. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I can see a Watford walloping. Hope Hazard keeps quiet, as a non owner

  28. RD
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Should we sell Firmino if he does nothing today?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      His price will certainly fall

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      We? I'm not sharing my team.

    3. polis
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Long season. Very few players score big points every single week.

  29. Sauzée
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    It's almost Firmino time!

  30. Oooof
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Got Zlatan (c), Aguero and Shaw...yet might still lose my h2h this week!!

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Cheesus 😯

    2. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      zlatan kun (c) and shaw im still behind in mine