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2 January 2017 2743 comments
Mark Mark
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The Gameweek continues with a quartet of three o’clock fixtures with our attention drawn, in particular, to the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s has started 2017 by reinforcing his growing reputation as a villain amongst the Fantasy Football community by opting to bench Sergio Aguero against Burnley.

Brought in by more than 135,000 and handed the armband by 11% of all FPL managers, the Argentine will share his owners frustration having returned from a four-match ban with a blank at Anfield on Saturday.

Kelechi Iheanacho starts for City up front, Jesus Navas, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna also get the nod.

Elsewhere, Daniel Sturridge earns a first start since Gameweek eight as Jordan Henderson misses out with a heel injury for Liverpool at Sunderland. Divock Origi is benched again.

Fantasy managers will have high hopes of a convincing victory for Jurgen Klopp’s side at the Stadium of Light having witnessed the Black Cats’ capitulation at Turf Moor on Saturday. Adam Lallana was the top transfer target ahead of today’s deadline and has been captained by more than 100,000.

Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku will be seeking a revival of his goalscoring form against Southampton at Goodison Park and, at The Hawthorns, Matt Phillips will carry the hopes of his 222,000 new owners ahead of a clash with Hull City.

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

  1. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Defoe is such an easy choice as third striker isn't he?

    1. Bleach †
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Benteke is going to have good fixtures soon. Otherwise yes.

    2. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Expensive though, and Sunderland are awful.

    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      +1(got rid of him for Origi pre xmas)

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Nyom on - CS incoming

  3. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Milner YC

  4. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Nyom cs on the cards

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    milner yellow

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      See I told you he was dangerous.

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

    I have Cedric, Valdes and Evans.

    Now relying on Phil Jones to stay injury free. 😆

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      To be fair it looks good on paper - just unlucky with injuries

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Cedric has been a disaster area for me.

  7. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Will Nyom get CS if Hull doesnt score anymore?

    😀

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

      Yes

  8. Bleach †
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Time to ditch Firmino?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      That question was so 2016

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

      No, that was 2 months ago

  9. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Nyom on for CS and 3baps.

  10. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Defender coming on near 30 mins played.

    Cue another 500 pages of pointless questions.

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

    Come on Nyom-no more goals-could be my one lucky break?....

    1. Neeskens Under Matip
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He's not playing!

      1. Neeskens Under Matip
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        My bad, he's come on...

  12. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Started Evans ahead of Can!

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

    The moment i sold snoddy, he went up $0.1m and score two goals now...fml

    I held him so longgg

  14. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    City look like scoring anytime soon?

    1. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      they can't take The Heat!

  15. O Fenomeno
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sunderland > Man City

  16. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Valdes, Evans, Origi

    Why do I bother?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Valdes was out of the blue, Evans has an injury history. Origi was always sub on type player, only because Klopp wants to run Mane into the ground before he goes AFCON.

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    phillips gone to wing back

  18. Neeskens Under Matip
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Everton vs Southampton is a tedious affair... Davies has started as predicted though.

    I imagine we'll have a lot of second half goals across all the games once the cramp kicks in, aguero will enjoy himself then!

  19. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    What happened to Cedric?

  20. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pool being Pool

  21. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    now i'm waiting for siggy double digit score tomorrow to hate this gw even more

    1. FPLord
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      haha, definite thing

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    red card fernandinho

    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      soft....

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

    Evans is such a junk yard.....

  24. Fergietime
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Took a -8 to get Aguero in, like a boss 🙂 come to think of it took a hit to get him out too last month, costly.

  25. -SB-
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Fernandinho red card...

  26. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Red card Fernandinho

  27. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Fernabdino red card

  28. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    lol @ city

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

    Fernandinho off again. 😆

  30. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Man City down to 10 men. Fernandinho off!