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25 August 2018 2172 comments
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Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) leads the Manchester City attack for a third Premier League match in a row, much to the delight of his 46 percent ownership.

Only Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) has more backing than the Argentinian ahead of Gameweek 3, and 22 percent of those who voted in our poll are putting the captain armband on him.

Generally speaking there was little to be worried about by Pep Guardiola’s rotation for today’s meeting with Wolves at Molineux.

The popular Benjamin Mendy (£6.3m) keeps his place at left-back after registering four assists in his first two appearances of the season.

In fact there is some excitment for the 11 percent in possession of Bernardo Silva (7.6m) as the Portuguese international will be deployed on the right-wing of a 4-3-3.

Raheem Sterling (£11.0m) earned an expected recall to the side, still backed by just three percent.

The three main options to miss out were Gabriel Jesus (£10.5m), John Stones (£5.5m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.9m) as they were named only on the bench.

Set piece specialist Rúben Neves (£5.1m) remains the most popular of Wolves’ Fantasy options with none of his colleagues coming close to his 22 percent ownership.

With the suspension of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.1m) and last week’s surprising absence for Lee Peltier (£4.0m), Wolves centre-back Ryan Bennett (£4.0m) remains one of just a few active defensive options from the very cheapest price bracket.

WOLVES XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jiménez, Costa.

MANCHESTER CITY XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Mendy, Laporte, Kompany, Walker; Fernandinho, Gündogan, D Silva; Sterling, Aguero, B Silva.

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  1. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Pep will get them up at halftime with a peach of a speech.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      A peachy speech

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Only used to get a slice of orange when I played

      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Premier league mate..they go all out.

    3. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nobody talk !!

      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Haha!! Exactly. “Sit down.shut up!!”

      2. Bragazeti
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Some of you play beteer when you are angry with me, so be angry

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      The wipeboard and discs will come out!

      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I can see him now...:shuffling the discs like an over caffeinated spaz. You go here, they go here, you go there, you shoot the f’ing ball!!

  2. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Time to sub on Jesus for - er... Aguero

  3. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Vincent Kompany is living off a reputation from 4 years ago.

    As for Fernandinho, he has work rate but is below par at starting moves from deep. Jorginho would have made City even more frightening

    1. CostaCoffee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      City with Jorginho would be really really scary

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Dinho is class

    3. Bragazeti
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Neves is auditioning to take Fernandinho's place

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Only casuals captained Kun today

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      And people who forgot to change from last week.

    2. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      This

  5. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Wolves with real good underlying defensive stats before this game so no surprise to see City struggle to score

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Wolves conceeded 4 goals in 2 games ?!

      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        They've been unlucky

      2. CostaCoffee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He said underlying stats

      3. Differential C (Mark)
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        "Underlying"

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Lol

      4. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        UNDERLYING

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Glad to see someone paying attention

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Underling from the Championship against teams like Brentford

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    The last we've seen from Mendy and Bilva for a few weeks?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      😆

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Time to sell Aguero!

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeh you sell him mate and gl with that.

    2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah you sell him mate. Newcastle at home next, you would be a nervous wreck for that match.

      1. CostaCoffee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Think he was joking bud

  8. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Will Peltier and Hamer start?

    A) One will

    B) Both will

    C) Neither will

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Over /under should be 0.5

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Knew what I was doing when I started Boly... 😎

    1. Mic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Getting 1 point

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    One of a few plans next week was to go Bilva to Pedro, but I actually like what I'm seeing from him and think he can be in the points 2nd half

  11. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero 2nd half brace incoming..

  12. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero hasn't scored for 45 minutes. Who shall I drop him for?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus

    2. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Auba

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Danny Ings, but you've missed his brace today

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Gundogan off sane on

    Push Silva back into gundogan role and Bernardo as no 10

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Confirmed?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        No my opinion only sorry

        Pep has been working on sane and walker alot this week apparently

      2. King Carlos
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        No

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      no way. Would provide too little defensive cover.

  14. Delta Varane'iant
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    How on earth is Mendy on for 3. He's been shite this first half.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nope just peeps on here expecting miracles

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Not even that good attacking

      Pep has asked him to be more defensive and he's poor at that

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Oh dear

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Joint most BPS.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      He's not a good defender

    5. Keno
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Few good crosses tho

    6. Skalla
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      He has been bad defensively but prob had the most touches and successfull passes on the left there.

    7. Delta Varane'iant
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Pfft. He's lost the ball a few times, Costa had the beating of him a few times as well.

  15. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Boly having a blinder

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Sold him this week 😎

  16. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I am a non-Aguero captainer and a Bilva bencher. Just another 45 minutes...

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Are you hoping for a Kun blank?

    2. slasken
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lol. If you bench Bernardo Silva you need to fix your team. Your bench is to strong.

    3. nelluckram
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Surely there was a better option than Bilva! Team?

      1. SirStevieG
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        DDG
        Robertson, Mendy, Daniels
        Salah (c), Mkhi, Richarlison, Fraser
        Aguero, Firmino, Ings

        Hamer, Bernardo, Peltier, WAB

    4. Gandolph
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      So you don’t want Aguero to return any points?

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Wolves are going to win this match

  18. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Getting rid of Boly & Jimenez might have been a bit hasty! They've been good!

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Wolves are a much more difficult match-up for City than other, ostensibly 'better', teams. I'm going to pretend that it's what put me off captaining Aguero, instead of the early kick-off 😀

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        People on here writing Aguero off are obviously not watching the game, could easily have scored a couple and he'll get more chances second half...I hope!

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I have both
      Raul looks sharp, and is a bargain striker

      Boly has potential to be picked up by a top 4 club

  19. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero (c) fail.

    1. Mic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lmao

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      been a bit unlucky could have easily had a brace by now!

  20. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I can’t decide between Hazard and Aubameyang, so think I’m gonna get both.

    Worth a hit to do Firmino, Salah, Bilva > Auba, Mane, Hazard?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      A hit to remove Salah, eh maybe think that over a while.

    2. Gandolph
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      What’s your city coverage?

      1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Mendy, Bilva and Aguero atm.

        1. Gandolph
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          You’ll most likely regret selling Salah, Firm will come good. I’m an owner also, worth holding onto him for a little while longer

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

  21. Pasqualinho
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    My player is playing brilliantly. But the ones I haven’t got are having a mare and need to be subbed off.

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ya for sure. Doherty looks amaaazing value...

        1. Alex_thekid
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Just got rid for Bennett so I could do Jota to Mhkitaryan think I'm going to regret them transfers

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mendy to Bavies
      &
      Kun to Lukaku

      1. Mic
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Is a bad move because United suck

      2. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        -4 right after wildcarding?

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          lol hardly with NEW up next, just banter!

          1. Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Haha, personally, you got me because of the precedent - they wouldn't have been the craziest moves you've ever made! 😀

            1. jia you
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              lol

      3. HNI
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Why remove mendy?! Look at his matches and attacking form

      4. Gandolph
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Do it

      5. RichRover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Why sell Mendy?
        Fickle

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Lol hardly, season keeper, was banter!

      6. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Lmao at these moves

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          lmao at people thinking I'm serious 😉

    3. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Which two to start next GW?

      A. Kun (New h)
      B. Kamara (Bri a)
      C. Auba (Car a)

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Funny

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Kanata and toss a coin on there other two

    4. Baked baines
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      How is Mendy on 3 BPS.......laughable

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Throw ins on the pitch ++++bps

    5. CostaCoffee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I’ll be more than happy with a 0-0, means City drop points, gives me 2 cs and seeing as nearly everyone has Kun wouldn’t hurt too much if he doesn’t score

    6. pedro-tacuara
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mendy not enough to provide width today, Pep needs Sane on

    7. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Fun first half. Expecting goals in the second half, Wolves have done well on last ditch challenges. Not losing faith as a Aguero(c)

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        45 mins is long enough for him to explode

      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He could easily have scored a brace by now, think most on here don't watch the games only goal alerts lol
        Cmon Aguero(C)

    8. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Sane and Jesus to come on for who? And a system change

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        no subs will be done till at least 60. Bernardo off for Sane will probably be the first one

    9. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Feels weird having Patricio on bench with Hamer playing. On the one hand I want him to concede 5 goals with Bilva and Kun amongst the pts and justify playing Hamer. On the other hand if he keeps a CS he could get 11 pts and come on for Hamer. Hmmmm...

      1. Mic
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hmmmmm ok

      2. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hopefully both concede

      3. Oooof
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        In a similar position with Rui, Bernardo and Aguero

    10. Francescoli
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Otamendi could come in next week. Kompany looking poor.