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The first of two Manchester City matches in Double Gameweek 25 kicks off at 16:30 GMT this afternoon, with Arsenal the visitors to the Etihad.

Leroy Sane (£9.8m) has been benched for only the second time in 13 Gameweeks, though Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Sergio Aguero (£11.4m), David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) all start.

Danilo (£5.1m), John Stones (£5.2m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£10.0m) are among the substitutes for the hosts.

Sane was the second-most-popular triple captaincy choice of this Gameweek, with 26,429 Fantasy managers using this chip on the German winger.

Aguero and Sterling were the first and third-most-popular choices for the triple captaincy this weekend.

City still have Everton to face at Goodison Park on Wednesday, of course.

Pep Guardiola’s formation is still to be determined, with City’s line-up missing an orthodox left-back and seemingly set to use Bernardo in a wide role.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) are once again paired up front for Arsenal today, with Unai Emery reverting to a wing-back system for the trip to Eastlands.

Mesut Ozil (£8.0m) is joined by Denis Suarez (£6.5m) on the away bench, with Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) returning from injury in defence.

Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) misses out with a slight groin problem.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3, tbc): Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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  1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Man, am I glad nobody near the top of my ML has Aguero...

    But KdB should have at least scored one for me, FFS...

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hold KDB, he looks good.

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kun headache

  3. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Season falling apart. Stuck between 160k and 280k for weeks and banked on these weeks to make big moves. Sane(C) and no Kun or Hazard.

    Onto next week!

  4. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero still on though does that mean he will be benched v Everton??

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      yes

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hopefully

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He is on fire, non owners are totally stewing.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        i'm not?

    4. alastair
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      City have to win so would a hattrick scorer be benched ?

    5. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nah, City need to win every game, he plays.

    6. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Why do people still ask these questions? As if anyone knows what pep is going to do

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I wasn’t asking it. It was an observation I was making. He’s looking likely to be playing the full 90 today.

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

      I would imagine he’ll start

    8. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Why would he be benched in a must-win game after this performance?

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

    Kun teasing non-owners 😉

  6. Ahmed Adam
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I Tripple Captained Sterling. Not Bad

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cool

  7. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Had been a good week, then from 3:30 til now has actually ended my season

  8. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Get off work and find 3-1 City Aguero hatty and I'm stilling here with just Sane (c). You just have to laugh at FPL sometimes and just enjoy the show!

    Cheers to Aguero owners and TCer's

  9. Chief Brody
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Let's get Kun off now, more points on Wednesday!
    At last a captain correct choice.

  10. 420king
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Only 2nd time this season Aguero scored more than 1 goal, of course it had to be on a DGW...

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This. So lucky really

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Magic of Arsenal!

  11. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kun non owners, are you going to transfer him in for his midweek game?

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      not sure if you are serious

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        😉

    2. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah why not?

    3. mrodgers91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I hope all casuals do so he rises before the auba swap

  12. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Was so close to TC’ing Aguero today....at least I put the armband on him, could have been such a good green arrow....aaarrgghh...

    1. luk46
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      same, I actually wanted to do it...captaining him is fine too but a guy in one of my mini leagues tced him^^

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        It’s been a great week so far tbf but i wish I had backed myself today....could have made up massive ground...oh well. Mustn’t grumble! 🙂

        1. luk46
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          ye, I got 91 points with Robbo and Salah to play...Almost top 20k, pretty good considering its my first season!

          What about you?

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            94 with 4 to play. Could have been 111!! Around the 100k mark as took a -20 earlier in the season. Was 38k before that! What could have been eh?!

  13. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero almost a 4th

  14. Clickzy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Danilo & Sane didn't work out but oh boy Aguero (C) really made up for it

  15. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero looking for a 4th. This is beautiful stuff. Finally a TC decision I made that has worked.

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      My best TC was Sanchez when he was at Arsenal, ended with 2 goals and an assist as I recall. Otherwise I've been mightly bad with using them

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I’ve failed with the TC for the past 3 seasons. Each time putting it on Kun. Finally got the rewards.

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fair play! Regretting not pulling the trigger myself now....

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I didn’t until about 10.30 yesterday morning. Glad I did now.

  16. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Too early to rage transfer Sane to Son?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You know it is!

      1. HamezMace
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'm too angry to know anything

        1. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I was always going to sell Sane to Son this week, especially now that he'll probably start midweek so who knows whether he starts against Chelsea... But I'm not doing it just yet!

          1. HamezMace
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Why are you waiting? Son on the rise tonight?

  17. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ffs man

  18. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Good evening fellow Auba>Aguero(c) hokey cokiers.

    1. Clickzy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ahoy

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        ahoy

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Might not bother with the hokey cokey now

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'm wavering. Auba at 11.2 is nice though for Huddersfield & Soton. Could go up 0.4 by GW28.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Howdy pardner!

  19. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What did Kun & Alexis get in the 1st season of Triple Captain?

    Was it 25/26 points each in a DGW?

    1. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I got 27*3 for Alexis.

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

        Same

      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        It was 25

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

        Remember a great goal at Stoke, then went off limping but played the next game despite fears 😀

    2. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez got 25

    3. MTPockets
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez 27, Kane 31

  20. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kun owners getting so lucky. 2 shots and 3 goals. One handball. Wasnt the best pick as he is most rotation prone of the front 3.

    Yes im salty

    1. QueefParkRangers
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      keep crying

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously a terrible pick.

    3. MMN
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      On matchdays everyone seems to forget about stats etc. The best pick is the one with the most points that day.

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

        Thank you, Grasshopper.

    4. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll take it.

      Should have had a couple of pens too

      If you ain’t got the balls don’t cry

    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously not worth the -4 looking back.

    6. MMN
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      When a player scores well under/over the statistical expected value, of course it is unlucky/lucky.

    7. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      still time for more

    8. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      It's a lottery...

      1. MMN
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        It defo is a lottery over the short term, but we like to hope less so over a season ...

    9. MMN
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      But we all get lucky/unlucky every weeks so it's nothing out of the norm for a game full of variance. It's just difficult when a 50/50 decision produces such a big variance for owners each side

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Last time Aguero scored a hatty I had him as captain for the whole week and then 5mins before deadline switched to Salah... I sold Salah just before his hatty... Now I got Sane instead of Aguero... That's gotta be 100pts lost right there, wonder how many places in OR that would make 🙂

        1. MMN
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          With you with the last two, sold Salah on a WC before the 42 pointer and went Sane over Kun. Missed the earlier Kun hatty too, but to top it off, as a non-owner. So your's plus 20 😉

          Having said that I don't think it's simply a case of almost 100 points lost, it may have swayed other decisions and it could be less or more than that figure who knows

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

      Lucky, sure. :). Weeks of lucky planning.

      1. MMN
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        How do you define lucky? Is good luck not when your player gets higher than the expected value and bad luck when he gets lower? Also, what do you mean weeks of lucky planning? It didn't take weeks of planning to get Kun in this week, did it?

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

          Reworking my team to get Aguero, Sterling and Sane in and getting rid of Ederson took weeks.

  21. mitro
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    make a sub pep!!

  22. Meinhoff
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Literally every time I watch an Arsenal game this Mustafi dude gets injured. Every single time.

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pep not made any subs so far is interesting. Wonder if he intends to rotate vs Everton or whether he wants to keep the momentum up with the same eleven.

  24. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I had a dream (after deadline) that Kun scored 5 in this game.

    I don’t even own him but think I did in the dream.

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Still time

  25. Viper
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Get Sané on the pitch Pep you stupid bald *****

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This.

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This

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

      Is it now better to hope Sane doesn’t play in either game?!

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I hear he will get a run out from the bench mid week....lol

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      So much tis

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

      So frustrated.

      50-60 point swing in mini leagues from just picking the wrong city players

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I had a 100 point lead going into this week - I’ve already lost 40 points

  26. Yome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    It hurts not capping Aguero, I gave the armband to Sane...

    1. Jolly Good
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This .. and TC

  27. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Is Sane playing??

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No

  28. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Will Sterling keep the assist for the third goal, Leno clearly palmed it Kun

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

      Yes, he will

  29. fusen
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Why do people say "well done" to players that triple captained Aguero?

    The words you're looking for are "congratulations", unless people are pretending that low and high scores are both skill and not largely luck?

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

      people who win the lottery don't get a pat on the back and a "well done", you say "congratulations" that you ended up on top.

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

        GW2 TC'ers are still top.

        Your thinking is always amusing though.

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Bit pedantic mate.

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

        In a way, and I also appreciate that English isn't the first language of a lot of FFS posters but I wanted to see the replies.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This. Have always wondered the same.

    4. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, so true!

  30. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    On 57 with baps, and I have Sterling (C), Sané, Salah, Robertson & van Dijk to play. Will I somehow survive not owning Agüero or will I get a red arrow to forever remind me not to go without Agüero in a DGW?

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Unbelievably I think it’s still a likely small red

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      62 point here, with no City players.

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        That’s going to be a big red given city play again

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I have same score, with Kun (C)

      Small red so far

      4 players tomorrow