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28 August 2016 3827 comments
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After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. SamH123
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    combined City defence is less than 50% grrr

    Stones 4 points this season...

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Really wanna sell him, but no chance yet.

  2. devils advocate
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stones = soft and injury prone.

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

      We need to buy defenders with rock hard eye balls. 😛

      1. devils advocate
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'm sure you'll be more than happy to tell us which ones to get with that insightful football brain of yours, lol.

  3. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ibra looking less and less essential...

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why?

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Better use for the money...

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Such as

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

      City has not kept a CS thus far

      Derby upcoming

  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Get in!! 60 mins for Aguero 😀

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

      😀

  5. Wurstmuncher
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    time to drop Stones

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Needed Stones to play 60 mins to win my H2H 🙁

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bad luck mate.

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

    Another two minutes and we might have had a CS locked in >:(

  8. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I know this is really childish and I hate when someone says it about a player I have, but here it anyway Ha Ha Stones owners 🙂

    1. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Stones owners have been really unlucky, decided not to go with him from the start but expected at least one CS from him so far

      1. JayBomb
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        TBH I had him from GW 1 but sold him for McAuley just can't see City getting cleanies until team is fully settled

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

    strongly considering WC at this point

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

      I think many of us are.

  10. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Might actually just do Stones > Valencia tonight, I've had enough

  11. Styles_X
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Did the sub happen on 59 mins?

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

      58 or 59

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

        Has guardiola never heard of fpl

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

    Masuaki got a fair few final warnings before that assist

  13. LAMB TEA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero > Sanchez go or no?

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

      go go go

    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      How's that work?

  14. Okladomah
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Common sense said 'Stones is a crap defender' and yet I still brought him in.

  15. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I'm selling Stones and Townsend tonight. Can't stand those two in my team anymore.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Im looking at the same, Antonio and Williams or Jags in

  16. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I'm such a happy Martial and Stones owner...

    1. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm in this awful club

  17. Jafoole_88
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Yes!!! Stones cleaney gone!

  18. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Not owning Stones has worked out lovely 🙂

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

      I know, we've dodged bullets all over the place

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

      Yep 🙂

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

    I actually think this will be my worst GW ever 😀

    1. Still Unsure
        9 years, 7 months ago

        What you on dude?

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

          Don't dare look.....sub 30 😆

          1. Still Unsure
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Lots of low scores about though I think

      • Sz21
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Stones - Baines with 0.5m in bank..

        No brainer??

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I'm keeping.

        2. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Good move.

          On the hindsight, I wish I did Stones -> Williams instead of Gray -> Rondon.

        3. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          If you're WC or have many transfers. I would prioritize attacking moves. Man city and Arsenal are the two teams that score a lot. Chelsea seem to be scoring, too.

        4. Big Bad Diego
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          If you don't have Man U defenders, get one ASAP. If you do, then go wth the one above, or save money and go Williams or Morgan

      • Jonathan Feddema
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Foster/Robinson

        Williams/Morgan/McAuley

        Capoue/Barkley/Mane/Pogba/tadic

        Aguero/Ibra

        Walker/Collins/Diomande

        A. Pogba/Tadic/Walker > Ozil/Lamela/best remaining 5 or below def (-8 hit)
        B. Pogba/Tadic/Morgan > Ozil/Lamela/best remaining 4.4 or below def (-8 hit)
        C. Tadic > Lamela
        D. Tadic > Cazorla
        E. Tadic > Antonio

        First 2 gw have not gone well. Thinking E at the moment

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

          There's a match on.

        2. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          You're spamming at this point - please stop it.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            That comment history 😀

      • Licky
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Arthur Masuaku. 😎

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

        Was thinking between Williams and Masuaku...just transferred Williams in...should have waited...

      • zes
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        People slagging off Stones... but what other 5m defender's gonna get more CS points this season? Williams may be the only one.

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

          Evans so far

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

            Aye so far, I said over the season

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Kolarov

        3. Wurstmuncher
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          City haven't managed 1 yet against very tame opposition

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

            2nd most clean sheets last year and Stones costs 5m

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Kolarov Bandwagon!

        What a hero. Coming on to make up for the dodgy defensive work of the first team. Sterling has missed setting up Kolarov on the overlap.

      • Shultan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        damn it, lost out on 2 points with martial yesterday & now stones!

      • TokyoRisingSun
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Who's ditching Stones after tonight?

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

          Me

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Not me.

        3. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          o/

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Stones warming up, he's coming back on...

      • Arceus
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ibra cappers now laughing at Kun cappers

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

          ??

        2. fiveyears
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          How does that work?

      • Keno
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Best 5.5 defender to own going forward?

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

          Baines

        2. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Shaw

        3. M.A.G
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Baines/Valencia imo

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

          Stones 🙂