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Sterling and Laporte benched as Guardiola rings changes

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) has been benched for the third time this season as Pep Guardiola rang the changes for Manchester City’s trip to Watford.

That will be of huge frustration to those who have signed him off the back of his recent incredible form.

However, the England international was not the only important player left on the bench by Guardiola with ever-present Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) named there for the first time this season.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Vincent Kompany (£5.2m) were the two that came in for them.

Elsewhere in the side there was a return for Kyle Walker (£6.5m) and Fabian Delph (£5.3m) at full-back and David Silva (£8.7m) in midfield.

Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) kept their places in the attacking line.

Opponents Watford made just one change to the side that lost to Leicester with the suspended Etienne Capoue (£5.1m) replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.5m).

In the earlier kick-offs David Brooks (£5.1m) returned to the Bournemouth side while Laurent Depoitre (£5.2m) replaced the suspended Steve Mounié (£5.8m) for Huddersfield.

Crystal Palace named an unchanged side from the one which beat Burnley while Glenn Murray (£6.7m) came back in for Brighton.

Finally, Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) was named on the bench for West Ham while Felipe Anderson (£7.1m) and Marko Arnautovic (£7.2m) both start.

The Line-Ups

Bournemouth XI: Begovic; Daniels, Aké, S Cook, Francis; Fraser, Lerma, L Cook, Brooks; King, Wilson

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Kongolo, Billing, Zanka, Schindler, Hogg, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Mooy, Pritchard, Depoitre.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; March, Pröpper, Bissouma, Izquierdo; Groß; Murray.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Snodgrass, Rice, Noble, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito, Arnautovic.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Camarasa, Ralls, Arter, Hoilett; Paterson.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, Delph, Fernandinho, D. Silva, B. Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Doucouré, Chalobah; Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney, Success.

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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ligdon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Must remember to captain Wilson one of these days What A Player !

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GW 18 vs (BRI) looks good

      1. Ligdon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        True absolute plum fixture, Brighton are awful away

    2. andywalks5300
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tonight for me, hoping for another or assist but even with this goal I'm happy after last couple of captaincy clangers I chose 🙂

  2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson is killing me

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Softly, I hope

  3. dee_top
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fab (Foster)
    Alonso-Robbo-Doherty-Keane-AWB
    Salah-Richa-Fraser-Hazard-Martial
    Kun-Arni-Kamara
    2FT btw, 0.0m INB

    How are these moves for free:
    A) Kun+Salah to Kane+Sterling
    B) Kun+Salah to Auba+Sterling

  4. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    God I love my Bournemouth duo. Season keepers.

  5. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson Fraser owners unite \o/

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice.

    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      \o/

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      High fives all round.

    4. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Aye

    5. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      o/
      Don't know how long I will keep em though

    6. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      \o/

    7. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      season keepers

    8. fenixri
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      \o/

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Happy to own him and Fraser though. Might be Arnie or Jimenez to Auba yet.

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mark's team?

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Morata to bourn and Wilson to Chelsea in January please

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Make it happen Chucky

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I will gladly accept him. Morata is terrible

  8. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Help I am a Wilson/Fraser seller -----------------------> 🙁

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Before a Huddersfield??

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

      Sold both on WC to get Brools

    3. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Before HUD? Why man? I even bought Wilson.

    4. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Actually I sold them 2 GWs ago. They had thought fixtures they said

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You can’t check the fixtures yourself?

        1. Boomerang V
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I did, they were really bad.

  9. J T
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well that hit paid pretty quick! Fraser in for martial to allow Kane 😀

    1. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not if Martial and the other striker you sold do well?

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mitrovic over Wilson all those weeks ago didn't turn out too well

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mitro wasn't that bad with that brace too

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Blanked a million times before that though

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He has 15 goals in him

  11. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Scottish dynamite,i might just keep you even over upcoming nasty fixtures...

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Your turn Arnie

  13. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jiménez>Wilson for a -4?

  14. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Salah if you want a rest tomorrow then you can have it! Wilson(vc) 😉

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You’d take 1 goal ....

  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    ML captained Wilson... gg to him and scary night for me

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson almost once more

  17. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance of Wilson YC?

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Need a Wilson YC sooo much!

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fraser caught offside. -bps

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Morrison denies FAnderson, all West Ham!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How's Arnie looking?

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        holding his hamstring...

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Clutching left hamstring after 8 mins, seemed ok after though

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

    Brooks looking good or no?

  20. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    You reckon Laporte will stay on the bench? Will get Mitrovic in in that case

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      80% chance

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Arnie!!!

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Saucy

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson/Frayza double up = FPL Gold

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not this weekend they won't be.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Good job the other 37 GW’s count so 😉

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Indeed 😀

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

      Having double Bournemouth from the start is probs one of my best ever decisions in fpl

  23. dee_top
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What’s better to have next 2 GW:
    A) Sterling Kane
    B) Sterling Auba

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B at this rate

    2. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I prefer B

  24. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    West Ham are playing some really nice football.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks to Antonio, right?

  25. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    FfS still don't have Wilson. Going to have to get rid of Murray or Arnie for Wilson

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      kun

    2. fenixri
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bit too late

  26. Federico
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, guess I finally need to get Wilson...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nah

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      When he goes to chelsea in jan he’ll be even better

  27. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why does Jesus always look so sad?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very, very cold.

    2. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      he is ugly?

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Blasphemous.

  28. KneejerkJoe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Next gw I have 7/11 players in 2 games..

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hate it when that happens!

  29. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Gonna be a scary gw for me.

    Leading all my MLs and every rival in it brought in Kane and put armband on him.

    I brought in Auba and capt Salah...

    1. Meltens
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck, I bought in Auba and Felipe Anderson (C)...

      Stroke of madness or genius, we’ll see. Hope it ends well for us!

    2. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I brought in Kane and captained Salah. Just like his fixture more.