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Dugout Discussion – Stoke vs Man City

Gameweek 30 concludes at the bet365 Stadium tonight as Stoke City entertain champions-elect Manchester City.

The third most-captained player in Fantasy Premier League, Sergio Aguero, misses out due to a knee injury, with Pep Guardiola affording the fit-again Gabriel Jesus a first start since Gameweek 21.

Handed the armband by 1.16% of FPL managers, the Brazilian returned to the teamsheet with a goal against FC Basel in midweek.

Jesus is one of three players in the visitors’ starting line-up – along with Kevin De Bruyne (3.34%) and Leroy Sane (0.88%) – ranked in the top 20 captain picks for Gameweek 30 as they look for a repeat of the 7-2 win over the Potters back in Gameweek 8.

Sane heads into tonight’s match as the most bought player for this round of fixtures, acquired by 192,000+ new owners.

Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling – sold by a massive 339,000+ ahead of Saturday’s deadline – is fit to return and is named in the starting XI, as Bernardo Silva drops to the bench despite back-to-back strikes against Arsenal and Chelsea.

Guardiola’s side arrive on the back of successive clean sheets and boast the league’s tightest away record, conceding just ten goals in 14 road trips.

After scoring in three of his previous four league appearances, Xherdan Shaqiri is the man most likely to breach that resilience for Paul Lambert’s side, with tonight’s match affording us the chance to scout the Potters’ potential ahead of Gameweek 31’s reduced set of fixtures.

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

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  1. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Got rid of Otamendi the same week my rival transferred in Ederson alongside Otamendi 🙂 It has been a horrendous experience

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    not one of KDB's better performances today a little below par for his quality

  3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    74 from 10 players and Kane (c) lol

    Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Nice humble brag sir

  4. Farke in hell
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    39 points. Did I make it above average?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Depending on autosubs.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Average is 40

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        41 before hits.

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Take the Sane profit and run?

  6. FPL_Hazards
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone selling Ota on WCGW32?

    1. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      yes too expensive and might be rotated

      1. BobBradleysOpportunity
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        otamendi has missed 30 mins of premier league football when he's been available (one match he was suspended)

  7. Tombory
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Lossl
    Vvd Coleman
    Mane salah Walcott
    Niasse jrod(waste)

    No hits for this team.. 2ft.. who to get?
    A)Stanislas + Ake
    B)Benteke + Stanislas/Shaq
    C) Something else?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Stanislas, Zaha

  8. Bleach †
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    72p with Kane (c) 😎

    #NotAHumbleBraggie

    1. niko mate
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Nice. I got only 66.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Huge, well done

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Gtfo

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

          Complimenting someone on a good week? Ok, I'll tell him to go **** himself next time! 😆

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            😉

      2. Bleach †
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate. 😀

  9. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Literally the only players in my team that didn’t blank played tonight. City saving my GW (to a degree)

  10. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    If your wildcarding gw 32/33, are you doing it in 32 or 33?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      32

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      32

    3. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      32 for me. Depends on state of your team

    4. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      32

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      33. Because I have no Spurs or Chelsea who play each other GW32. So my Liverpool, CIty, Arsenal and Utd players look good in GW32.

  11. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    48 all out. 50/50 between buying Sane/Silva and of course I chose the wrong one lol

    1. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Same here. Sane looked explosive on the eye test, but oh well.

    2. RashFraud
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Same. Captained too 🙁

  12. vanillasky639
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    GW31 -
    VVD Baeur Schindler
    salah shaq
    quaner wilson

    subs - kane* kdb mahrez ramsey alonso chilwell pope adrian

    kane to firmino ?
    KDB to mane ?
    save ft ?
    or something else?

    1. Tombory
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Mane more of a differential

    2. ooooo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kane to Firmino

    3. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Both

      1. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Ah see you have vvd

  13. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Probably doing something like this for FH

    Butland
    Schindler Baines Ake
    Salah Mane Shaq Zaha Stanislas
    Firmino Mounie

    Tosun PVA Coleman

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      But you can't FH and BB

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

        Yes but I'd rather my potential auto-subs have a fixture.

    2. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      King in for Tosun for me. Can see Bournemouth thrashing WBA

  14. Kermit Special
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    6 points from 2 yesss 😀

  15. Naboo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know the top 10k average? 56 (10 tonight) at 5.5k likely to be a green?

      1. Naboo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers TM. Bookmarked

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      With the current bonus, your rank will be 5846

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Solid green

  16. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    29 all out

    Chance of top 4.5m GW rank? 😎

    1. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Haha you'll be fine for that

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      23 all out here. Absolute shocker

  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    defenders for wc team ? i find it so hard to do because of rotation. morgan and naughton are nice options for the cheap ones. christensen , maybe vert ? any thoughts ? thanks

    1. Babit1967
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I quite fancy Valencia, Davies and Alonso good picks too

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        indeed. i will get ddg so might not double up on utd defence. unless i get a cheap keeper. thanks

        1. klavan
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          yep ddg is better value than valencia

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            cheers

    2. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      lowton, morgan, naughton(or fernandez), janmaat nice fixtures, also mustafi if fit

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        what about more premium ones ?

        1. klavan
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          only alonso for me, maybe davies if rose is injured

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            cheers.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Cheap options:

      Morgan 4.4
      Yedlin 4.4
      Lowton 4.4 or Tarkowski 4.5
      Fernandez 4.5 or Van der Hoorn 4.4
      Dubravka in goal for 4.5

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      stephens a good option too from southampton actually

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      thanks all 🙂

  18. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Choose one option:

    A sterling to stanislas for -4
    B Kane to mounie for -4
    C don't take the hit

  19. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Really disappointed with KDBs returns, Thinking of bringing in Silva and Sane on wc

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Sane worse

    2. RashFraud
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      KDB plying waaaay too deep IMO

    3. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      KDB gotta go. Sane doesn't deliver attacking, consistent returns. Silva/Sterling for WC.

      1. Babit1967
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah that may be better actually

  20. TallestJohn
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Made some bad decisions with City.

    Got rid of Otamendi instead of Azpi 3 weeks ago. 🙁

    Kept Sterling for the two weeks he didn't play, got rid for Siggy ahead of GW30. 🙁

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      haha extacly did the same thing

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Me too

      I’m just chalking this week up to a dip I can recover hopefully with chips

      23pts all out. Must be one of the worst out there

  21. Ludwig
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Hello! If i have 2FT for next gameweek but decide to use the free chip for the next gameweek, will i have 2FT for the gameweek afterwards?

    Help appreciated!

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No, you will only have 1

      1. Ludwig
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate!

      1. Ludwig
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Torresmagic. I hope you embrace your influence around here and feel appreciated. Keep on rocking for the love of this hell of a game!

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    How bad is the damage Ragabolly - 44937?

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      22301 🙁

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers, hopefully you'll be 1 too many 🙂

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Haha, yeah that would be nice

  23. RashFraud
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    DDG Elliot
    ota vvd mariappa Bardsley Cuco
    Salah sane Mahrez shaq Walcott
    Kane Bobby Wilson

    WC 32/33?
    TIA

  24. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    I sold Sterling this week for Mahrez.
    How did he look on the pitch? Is he worth bringing back on wc in gw32/33?

    1. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Looked sharp

    2. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      yes sterling and d.silva are best attacking options from city

  25. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with Kane? Is he out with injury for good? Keep / Sell?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Wait. WC32 makes it easier.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Bapsamendi is back!

  27. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy >??
    Back to sterling? Stanislas

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Average is 41.3pts

  29. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Kompany one of the top blokes in football

  30. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    So is everybody doing WC GW32??

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Might hold til 33

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      i do 🙂

    3. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      yes

    4. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      yass

    5. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Not everyone. I am, some others too. Haven't counted soz

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      GW33 for me.

    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I am...can't wait

      WC32 gives you 2FTs to use before GW34 if necessary

    8. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      33

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        i d love 33 but my team would be just too bad

    9. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      not sure yet but likely WC33 and BB 34

    10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully no but it depends - if it looks like I'll lose too many points from 32-34 over typical WC teams then it might force me.

    11. Strchld
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Probably GW33.
      Only Spurs and Chelsea are Alonso and Kane.