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Fantasy hopes rest on Gameweek 4’s most captained option Aguero

1 September 2018 1805 comments
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Saturday’s late kick-off is set to be a huge one for Fantasy Premier League managers all over the world.

That’s because it features Gameweek 4’s most captained option Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) in action against Newcastle United, a side he has scored nine goals in his last three home matches against.

The Manchester City man sits in 49 percent of squads and has been handed the captain’s armband by 1.7 million managers.

Crucially, he goes into this match after Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), captained by 1.2 million, blanked at Leicester and did not even complete the match.

Also heavily backed by Fantasy enthusiasts is defender Benjamin Mendy (£6.4m), in 34 percent of squads worldwide. He has already racked up four assists this season and even managed to pull in bonus points against Wolves despite registering no offensive or defensive returns.

Bernardo Silva‘s (£7.6m) run of three consecutive starts for Manchester City has come to an end as he dropped to the bench. Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez (£8.8m) was recalled.

It should also be noted that key set piece target Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m) has defied Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy for a fourth match in a row. His centre-back partner for this match-up is John Stones (£5.5m), Vincent Kompany (£5.4m) named on the bench.

Newcastle have gone with a back five for this match with Paul Dummett (£4.5m) and DeAndre Yedlin (£4.5m) flanking Ciaran Clark (£4.5m), Federico Fernadez (£4.5m) and Jamaal Lascelles (£4.9m). The club captain happens to be the most popular Magpie for Gameweek 4, in six percent of squads.

Second-most fashionable Newcastle option Joselu (£5.0m) drops to the bench with Ayoze Perez (£6.3m) and Salomon Rondon (£5.9m) named up front.

MANCHESTER CITY XI (4-4-2): Ederson: Mendy, Stones, Laporte, Walker; Sterling, D Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez; Jesus, Aguero.

NEWCASTLE UNITED XI (5-3-2): Dubravka; Dummett, Clark, Fernandez, Lascelles, Yedlin; Kenedy, Diame, Ki; Perez, Rondon.

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  1. BIGREDDOG
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    WELL DONE TOON! Mendy owner who doesnt give a fk here 🙂

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    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      how could you give a free kick?

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Ban

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    3. Skorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      I agree 🙂
      I doubt it will change the overall result though.

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  2. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mendy needs another assist now

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    1. Chi not God
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      This !!

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  3. TAT
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Where is the "delete team" button? Can't get anything right this season. 🙁

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Could just “not play”?

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      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        That would make watching the games a lot easier!

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    2. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      It's labeled 'activate wildcard'

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      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        Played already!

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        1. Hulk Smash
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 16 days ago

          Not going well?

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          1. TAT
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 16 days ago

            1.3m ranking, and one goal return from strikers so far this season.

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            1. Hulk Smash
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 16 days ago

              Ouch mate. What's your team?

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              1. TAT
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 16 days ago

                Post-WC:
                Ederson (Hamer)
                AWB - Mendy - Robbo - Alonso
                Salah - Walcott (free transfer this week) - Fraser - Mkhi (Stephens)
                Aubameyang - Agüero (Kamara)

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                1. TAT
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 16 days ago

                  *(Steve Cook)

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                  1. Hulk Smash
                    • 11 Years
                    8 years, 16 days ago

                    Keeper situation not ideal but it's a good team overall, be patient. Your Arsenal assets could come in for you this week although I don't want Aubameyang until he shows some form.

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                    1. TAT
                      • 8 Years
                      8 years, 16 days ago

                      Thought Ederson could be a safe transfer, but City apparently doesn't like clean sheets.

                      Looking at transferring Auba out if he doesn't deliver against Cardiff – probably a -4 bringing in Hazard.

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                      1. Hulk Smash
                        • 11 Years
                        8 years, 16 days ago

                        Good luck with it dude

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                      2. TAT
                        • 8 Years
                        8 years, 16 days ago

                        Thanks – think I'll need it, haha!

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  4. Ady87
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mendy/Eddy double up not going to plan. Particularly painful when options like Hennessey and Patricio have returned.

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    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Ederson on WC suddenly feels like a bad move.

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      1. Ady87
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        1 CS In 4. What was I thinking.

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        1. TAT
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 16 days ago

          "But the fixtures!" No, not falling for the fixtures again.

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          1. TAT
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 16 days ago

            "But the fixtures!" is what I told myself*

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    2. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Mendy is set and forget but better keeper options at 4.5m. I am feeling particularly smug having got Hennessey on WC this week.

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  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Oh well,
    We all have Mendy

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  6. OPTA FPL
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    What was Jesus doing in that Newcastle goal? Playing LB?

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      That was Raheem Sterling

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      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        No,Jesus

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      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        Nah, it was Jesus chasing after Yedlin

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    2. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Better question is where was Mendy?

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      1. jtreble
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        He was sleeping.

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        1. Hulk Smash
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 16 days ago

          No kidding. Not big on defending is he?

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  7. CloudSky
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Get Bilva on. Set the horses free.

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    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Wrong Manchester..

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  8. Ben the Mee
    8 years, 16 days ago

    lol not going to have much to show for my Mendy ©

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  9. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mendy. Dreadful.

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mendy not really going forwards

    Sterling basically hogging the side

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  11. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mendy gonna be dropped for that. Horrific awareness from him.

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    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Noticed. Left his position and gave f all

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  12. Ady87
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    At least City need to attack now.

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  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Ederson Penalty save plus assist incoming to save his GW

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  14. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    C'mon Kun. Settle our nerves.

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  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    100% blame Jesus....he needs to get the foooook out of Kun’s space and get off the pitch

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  16. GianniBanani
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    I swear im gonna rage transfer Ederson. He should be 4.5 gk ffs

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  17. SirStevieG
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Hurry up and farking score Aguero

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  18. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    City don't do any CS since I have got Ederson in. Unbelievable..

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  19. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    the set and forget Ederson option has failed. Time to rethink

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    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      set and forget means you expect points over a long period of time. silly to give up now

      (Patricio owner)

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      1. The EJJ
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        City don't get clean sheets at home to the lower teams, they didn't last season either

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        1. Gazpilicueta
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 16 days ago

          you knew this already. still doesnt make sense.

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          1. The EJJ
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 16 days ago

            I thought they may have improved, freeing up that 0.5 will help me get Alonso so I think it does make sense to think about switching

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    2. Ben the Mee
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Wait till after next gameweek and Lloris is your man

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    3. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      He's a great option. No need to switch.

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  20. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Yedlin essential

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  21. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Man city are always suspect to conceding..

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  22. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Fernandinho wins free, Mahrez range.

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  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Get Jesus off get Bernardo on

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  24. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Jamie Vardy anyone? Real differential, great fixtures, fresh.

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    1. Lukakwho
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Definitely considering if i WC

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    2. Rock n Grohl
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Yeah had him initially but sold when he got suspended. Definitely coming back in with exactly that thinking plus fixtures.

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  25. Ligdon
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Mahrez to steal this fk from kun

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  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Referee, cmon, Mendy was about be set free.on the wing there. Play advantage ffs.

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  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Cmon kun

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Aguero with a terrible fk

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  29. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Bit off the topic.
    Anyone tempted to ship Arnie now.

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    1. Lukakwho
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      To who is the question?

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    2. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Gone for Mitrovic GW6, possibly even this week to beat price changes.

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    3. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      I haven't watched him today but he's looked dangerous thus far. Mitrovic a good option if you want rid though.

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      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        I'm more confident in Mitrovic getting returns. He's got form and fixtures on his side now.

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        1. Hulk Smash
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 16 days ago

          He's a real focal point for Fulham too. A really good option at 6.5m.

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  30. Lukakwho
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 16 days ago

    Hi guys, Re no replies

    I hope the luck has been with you this gameweek. Mine had been pretty average. My question for you is would you wildcard if you had all these players:

    Zaha, Kamara, Masuaku, Bilva, Peltier, Eriksen

    NO (Hazard, Mane, Fulham assets)

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    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      still no replies?

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      1. Lukakwho
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 16 days ago

        no

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    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Wouldn't ditch Zaha, but I'd flush all the others.

      You're in WC country IMO

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    3. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 16 days ago

      Yes.

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