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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.

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

    Let aguero take it

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

      😆

  2. nibby
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Which move makes sense?

    A) Gaston > Ozil
    B) Gaston + Benteke > Alexis + 6.6 Forward (Suggest plz)

    Current Team:
    Foster
    Jagielka/Evans/Souare
    Hazard/Mirallas/Gaston/Redmond
    Kun/ibra/Benteke

    jaku/Friend/Smith/Watson

    TIA

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

    The only way I can see Kun scoring is from the penalty spot

    1. NATSTER
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Let's hope.

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

    Prince Harry close....

    1. devils advocate
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Put George on!!

  5. sminkypinky
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Man. Suddenly my team isn't so hot anymore.

    1. Tatty Bojangles
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty sure I say this almost every single week.

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

    We've made a mistake captaining Kun lads...

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

      60 mins for him today

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

      Honours even with Ibra anyway

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So nice of West Ham to accommodate KDB's need for free kick reps.

  8. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Aguero still essential?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

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

      He's essential yes, just having an awful game.

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

      nope, planning to sell him for Rondon

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

    Aguero out for Ibra 100%. Doing it RIGHT NOW. 20 minutes no goal= FAILURE.

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      or have both.

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

        >Owning both Aguero AND Ibra in 2016

        1. Worzel Gummidge
          10 years, 1 month ago

          No idea what this means.

    2. devils advocate
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I agree.

      I don't watch the games and base all my transfers on the comments here, so based on that Aguero is terrible, can't score goals from anywhere but the penalty spot, and is so bad he'll be the first to be subbed off.

      Aguero out and Rooney plus cash in.

  10. Jamie_GAWA
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard-Ozil-Snoddy-Puncheon
    Aguero-Ibra-8.0

    Too lightweight?

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

    Kun out for Lukaku

  12. Assisting you all day
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Stones Injured... Yesss

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

      Ban

      1. Assisting you all day
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        stones owner?

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

          Caring person*

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Reported

    3. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      kn0b3end comment alert

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

    Stones down...

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

    Stones down 😯

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

      Stones up

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

        Bad brickwork?

  15. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    No Bemba, he's not

  16. BPlease
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Pep's half-time talk better encourage Kun get his name of the scoreboard.

    This is a matter of life and death bruh

  17. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    NOOOO STONES

  18. VS10_
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Masuaku should be off, probably ruining Stones cs. 🙁

  19. MDunning
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Get up stones

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

    Pleased for Sterling to be kicking on

  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If you can't handle Aguero not being involved in every City goal you are going to have a horrible time. You own and captain him because he is great and they score loads. The rest is up to the FPL gods.

  22. Too Mane Men
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I don't mean to spread hate but does anyone else loath the majority of Man City fans?

    40% glory supporters since the takeover and when I cast my eyes over crowd I see plenty of melty looking people who are shouting gibberish or have no idea what's going on.

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

      Happens at a lot of big clubs including Utd

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

      I like them, and Leeds fans too 🙂

    3. devils advocate
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lol.

      I like you. 😉

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

      Most football fans of all clubs are scum, tbf.

    5. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Please tell me this isn't a Man U fan calling other fan base glory hunters LOL

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

        No one can call United fans glory hunters after the past 3 years 😀

      2. Too Mane Men
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Newcastle United till I die. In Rafa we trust.

    6. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      The most bitter fans in the league.

      I can't bear my City supporting cousin who was a United fan until the age of about 16. He started supporting them around about the time the Sheikhs took over iirc. Now he despises United, go figure.

  23. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I knew this was gonna happen. Choice between Lallana and Sterling, Sterling thrashing him this GW and no need to tell you who I went for.

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/08/27/the-dugout-discussion-spurs-vs-liverpool/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_13924123

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

      Don't know who advised you to go for Lallana, but that was always a poor choice.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Most shots by midfielder in first two GWs and decent start to the season too.

  24. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    NOOOOOOO STONES

  25. indiangunner
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Barkley and gray or Lamela and Defoe??? I've used my wc pls help...

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

    Stones up and running

  27. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Stones injured

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

      No

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

    Rashford close

  29. Scholes Balls
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus Fletcher how did not you score that

  30. NATSTER
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Stones is back. Just a minor injury.