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City make one change as injured Pogba misses Manchester derby

The final two matches of Gameweek 12 kick off simultaneously at 16:30 GMT, with the Manchester derby at the Etihad the stand-out fixture.

Arsenal take on Wolves at the Emirates in the other tea-time game.

Manchester City have made just one change from the side that beat Southampton last weekend, with Riyad Mahrez replacing Leroy Sane.

That alteration will likely see Raheem Sterling move over to the left flank, as he had done in the Champions League in midweek.

Sergio Aguero and Benjamin Mendy return to the City starting XI after being rested for that win over Shakhtar.

The injured Paul Pogba misses out altogether for United, while Romelu Lukaku is fit enough for a place on the bench after a return to training on Friday.

Alexis Sanchez drops out of the United line-up, meanwhile, with Marcus Rashford set to lead the attack.

Marouane Fellaini returns to a defensive-looking central midfield alongside Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.

In north London, Unai Emery has made one change from the side that drew with Liverpool: Alex Iwobi replacing Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the right flank.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side remains unchanged, though Diogo Jota has recovered from injury to take his place among the Wolves substitutes.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Silva, Mahrez, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Iwobi, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Coady, Bennett, Boly, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty, Costa, Cavaleiro, Jimenez.

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2,981 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    2 saves from Patricio would be ideal

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      2 saves could see him move to 3 baps.

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly. 2 saves would likely turn 6pts into 10pts

  2. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Omg what a miss.

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Auba Auba Auba.

  3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Kun off

  4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    kun out for gundo weird

  5. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Think ill bring Doherty in for TAA.

    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Same here. Can't be doing with the rotation uncertainty. Will take his lovely points from today, though

  6. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bad shot Sane

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte up front?

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    screw off pep

  9. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling false 9

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Whats false about it?

  10. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Agüero off for 3 BPS.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Likely needs a Dilva YC.

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Winning goal should take him above regardless. But on the safe side, a YC would be nice.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          After deductions?

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

      Unlikely with deductions even with winning goal BAPS

  11. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    3 - David Silva (34)
    2 - Agüero (32)
    1 - Bernardo Silva (29)

  12. Says
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ilkay bar kid on for Kun

  13. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Need an Arsenal goal

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I dont.

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Come on arsenal please

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      🙂

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Doherty owners the real winners

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      First on my bench, should've known Arsenal would bottle the next game...

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      * those who played him.

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsey & Mkhi 🙂

  17. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Even with deeney return, is success nailed? Is it going to be success and deeney in a front 2 rather than feat and deeney?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Success has been their best attacking player, according to many Watford fans. Would be harsh to bench him.

      Regardless, don't see myself starting a Watford attacker in many of the next few fixtures.

  18. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Martials done nothing apart from score that pen.....still going to bring him in 😉

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      That's good to know (no sarcasm, haven't been able to watch the game).

  19. Norfolk&Chance
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Game over man.. Game over

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy G/A would be amazing. Dilva for the other involvement.

  21. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Mendy. Do something.

    1. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      This fs

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn’t get forward a lot when Sane plays on that side

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bellerin owners 🙁

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No one owns Bellerin.

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What happened to Ben Mendy??

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Google his WAG and you will know why

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I am begging just one goal arsenal

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      stop this

  25. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal is dead

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Long live the Gunners

  26. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Schurrle and Wilson to martial and success for -4?
    Can't ignore martial anymore. And Wilson has tough set of fixtures coming up. Fulham rubbish.

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Arsenal can score 2 to keep me in a last Man standing?

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Not at this rate.

  28. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    This is torture need the next 10 mins to remain more or less the same ... Perhaps Guendo Goal

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      And Dilva YC

      Bilva dispossessed 3x

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy aint been the same since coming back...

  30. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Gundogan and Fernandinho crowding out Mata in the #10 position. Dammit Pep.