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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. Farke in hell
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Given the number of Portuguese in that Wolves squad, I reckon they would buy Ronaldo some day.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Portugal without Ronaldo. How they might be in 4 years time?

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

        They won't be without Ronaldo yet he wants to play another WC for them and he can prob make that Portugal side when he is 45 aswell

    2. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      The Jorge Mendes effect. Mendes is also CR7’s agent. So I reckon you’re spot on...

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

      No chance unless they get CL football.
      CR7 is all about records.

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mourinho to be managing them by January 🙂

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

    As a kun owner - non captainer, would a blank be best case scenario due to high captaincy ?

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

      lmao no

      i'd take 1 goal easily. 1 goal and a few baps is fine. salah will do better than that.

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

      6pts would be good

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

      Let em points come.. as long as your captain does well.

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

      No, as long as your own captain scores more

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        This

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

      a goal and assist would be fine

    6. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      The way to play is get as many points as you can - unless it’s the last day and his double points mean you lose the title ir mini league title.

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

      Why would you want an 11.2m striker to score a blank

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

    Can't believe people are talking about selling Mendy 😆

    Please go ahead and do so 😉

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

      I doubt I'll ever sell Mendy unless he gets injured

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

        Same

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

      Nobody is.

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

      If I could buy another Mendy I would

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

        +1

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

        Leicester have a Mendy...buy him

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I'd have 11 Mendies 😀

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think they are being serious 😉

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

        I hope they are 😉

    5. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      :). I think the concern of Mendy owners, like me, is that Pep will tire of Mendy’s defensive problems and decide not to play him at times.

  4. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Bonus Points:

    3 - Mendy, Laporte, David Silva (11)
    1 - Gündogan (10)

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Gundo wouldn’t get any

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Is that of any relevance at the moment ? I mean ... it ain’t going to stay like that 🙂

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Some people like to know what the half time situation is 🙂

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

          Indeed, it only adds to the overall level of disappointment I feel during the weekend

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

      So close atm , will be Patricio on 3 if it stays 0-0!

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hulk this 🙂

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

    City look clueless. Yes or No?

    Aguero Bilva Mendy ---> Auba Mikhi Boly (-4)

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

      Yes

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

      Do it

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

      Log off

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

        😀 my knees are too jerky

        1. Maddi Son
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          What the hell, I thought your post was a joke

    4. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Looks very solid. Maybe one more transfer for a -8 and you're g2g

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

      No, but they don’t look invulnerable either.

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

      I'd go Kamara over Auba

    7. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Crazy talk.

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

        G2G son, do that before their price drops!

    8. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      LOL what a joke

    9. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Actually yes yes yes yes do it before price rises HURRYYYYYYYY

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

      Absolutely, solid moves

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

    Good game between Wolves and City, eh?

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

      Championship City vs PL City
      Cracking match

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

    WC team g2g? 0.1 itb.

    Cech
    Alonso Mendy Robertson Bavies
    Hazard Mane Pogba Mkhi
    Aguero Zaha
    Hamer Kamara Stephens Wan B

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

      No Salah har har har

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

      Lovely, Pogba the only doubt in my mind but he could work.

    3. LÖrKingMuch
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Tripper if you can afford, not sure about bavies

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

        Bavies was very unlucky last week

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nice team. Could work really well.

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

    Wolves club de Portugal

  9. Ben the Mee
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Vincent Carragher having a mare

    • HNI
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Captaining salah over kun loooks good move already. Saved by woodwork though

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

        It’s a game of two halves

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Still want at least 1 Kun goal do

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      still confused as to why Pep dropped Stones. Kompany diving into challenges on a yellow doesn't inspire confidence

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

        Yep should have left stones in

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Agree. Stones when on form is very good. A smooth calmness to his play.

        • Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I dont get why we havent seen Otamendi yet

        • Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Stones was at fault for the goal last week and Pep seems intent on rotating the CBs

        • Pinky Blinders
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          10 yr anniversary with the club start

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

        Ederson. Mendy. Kun not captained. Perfection.

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

          Half time. Imperfection

        2. Stevee10001
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Feelsgoodman

        3. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Hope a CS in the works.

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

        Expect plenty of 1-0 scorelines this week

      5. Hussar
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Wolves look pretty solid so far. City will score tho.

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

          Agreed
          Bilva (who I’ve sold), taking away Boly’s (who I played) clean sheet

          1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Haha, you think how I do. I always assume that kind of thing will happen.

        2. Homer21
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          This

      6. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Boly and Laporte are animals!

        Gundogan is very frustrating player. Want him off the game and off City.

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

          Laporte is a classy cb

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

          Off city? What are you smoking?

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            I watch every City's game and I can't remember when he had a game above average. Always complicating. Would have Neves over him everyday.

            1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              I wonder what fans and the press would make of that headline... “Pep proposes swap deal, Neves for Gundogan+cash”.

              I suspect people would check if it’s April 1st.

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

              He is a very intelligent midfielder. Not the fastest or scores goals lile KDB, but he makes City tick in ball possession and passing. Not the kind of player who will score 10-15 goals a season but an excellent player anyway.

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

          Wouldn’t say off City, but it’s painful thinking KDB could’ve been in the positions he’s gotten the ball in

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            I would play Foden over Gundo tbh

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

        So fpl managers are so fickle.

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

          tickle me fickle

          1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

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

          We are on our best behavior today

        3. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          *Some

      8. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        A 0-0 in this game wouldn't be too bad at all, I've got Patricio, Mendy and Kun.

        1. Homer21
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          It's half time lads, everyone calm down!

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

            Listen to Homer

      9. #FPLBhuna
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Half time subs?

        1. Stevee10001
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Kun off for aguero just been confirmed

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

        I think I’d prefer:

        ————Ederson————
        Walker-Stones-Laporte-Mendy
        ———Fernandinho———
        —Bernardo———Silva——
        Mahrez——Aguero——Sane

        In the second half

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

          Yup this

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

          Agree, Sane especially needed. That width on the left needs to be there.

      11. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Anyine got a link to the mods and cons league please?

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers Homer

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

        Bilva three pointer wouldnt be the worst thing in the world tbf.

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

          Will be off around 55

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Its up there with Cancer though

          1. Jack Sparrow
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Cant get any worse than your midfield tbf.

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

        man city should play 3-5-2 more often

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          When they need to break teams down. Yes

      14. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        It will end wolves 0 City 2

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

          City 0 Wolves 2

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            😀

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

              Believe in Jota

        2. Ross From Friends
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          See this is why you are forever in our shadow

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            😉

        3. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Great tipping.

      15. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        No changes at half time

      16. OldBenKenobi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        How’s Sterling looked?
        Been out this morning....

        1. MTPockets
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Ok. Has his shooting boots on, not his dribbling ones.

          • diesel001
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Poor - but did have a great shot saved by the GK onto the crossbar

          • Podge
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Had a really good effort saved by a worldie save, otherwise not brilliant

          • Ibralicious
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Had a long range cracker just about saved onto the post by Patricio. Besides that, his usual self.

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

          Wolves will have got a lot of confidence from that half, if they concede they'll go all gung ho for an equaliser and probably concede 2 more.
          0-3 City for me.

          1. Where has all the rum gone?
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Good call

          2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            I agree and a lot of this is adrenaline. Fans and players up for it as they play against these world famous aristocrats... kind of days they dreamed of in the championship. But there’s only so far adrenaline powers you. Especially when city start bringing great players on too.

        3. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Will it all end in tears and spilt milk 🙂

        4. Rover
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Love the fact that there's no captaincy dilemma for next week. Kun at home against Newcastle! Ah the sweet memories...

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            You dont own Mkhi then?

            1. Jack Sparrow
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              Mkhi is a terrible pick.

          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            5 goals. Mmmmmmmm

          3. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Probably dropped after his performance so far.

            1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              This.

              I love how people assume that one performance in the past means that it’s a given the same will occur every season from that moment on. As if teams don’t change tactics, adapt etc. and everything is the same.

          4. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Only dilemma is whether to play the Triple Captain chip or not.

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

          Let Mendy or Ederson take it!

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

          Jota is trash

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

            He was never good.. Hilarious bandwagon

            1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              He was good in the champsionship. I don’t watch the championship but people who do and support clubs there said everything went through him last season. Worth a punt and got points GW1.

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

            Wont play Brentford every week.

          3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Two drops in a week says it all I guess. I got a bit lucky getting his point and ditching before falls.