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Aguero and Sané start for Man City as Sterling benched

Fantasy managers who put faith in Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) could be in for one of their most memorable Gameweeks.

The Manchester City forward has defied ‘Pep Roulette’ to start both matches of Double Gameweek 25, named on the team sheet to face Everton on Wednesday night.

The start comes after scoring 17 points in Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 win over Arsenal, in which Aguero scored a hat-trick.

Once again, we should expect a great divide between managers, depending which Manchester City options they backed.

Leroy Sané (£9.8m) comes back into the side after remaining an unused substitute at the weekend, but Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) travels in the opposite direction.

Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) is also named among the subsitutes.

Anyone invested in Aymeric Laporte (£5.9m) will be encouraged to know that he has been deployed at left-back.

However, Pep Guardiola is not the only Premier League manager wreaking havoc with Fantasy teams, as Everton have also rotated for this fixture.

The Toffees two most popular Fantasy midfielders Richarlison (£6.8m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) both find themselves on the bench as Marco Silva goes for a 4-3-3 system.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Keane, Kenny; Davies, Gueye, A Gomes; Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Walcott.

Man City XI: Ederson; Laporte, Otamendi, Stones, Walker; D Silva, Gundogan, Fernandinho; Sané, Aguero, B Silva.

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  1. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Already did my FT, so GTG?
    Anything worth a hit?

    Fab
    Robbo, Doherty, AWB
    Salah(c), Son, Pogba, Hazard, Siggy
    Rash, Jim
    (Button; Bednarek, Luiz, Kamara)

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good to go

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

    Does anyone know if Isaac Hayden is likely to keep his place at Newcastle going forward? Is he playing someone that's injured or has he played his way into the first eleven?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully he’s played his way into the starting 11.

  3. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    OR Updated... 48k to 22k 😀

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Great

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        cheers amy....

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Decent. Aguero TC?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        nope... Sterling(C)....

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice...42 to 30k here a nice reprieve from my 21 point GW last time out!

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        great rank for a salah less team... 😀

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers 🙂

  4. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    RP Koscielny in for this GW and then consider switching to Pereira in a couple of weeks or just get Pereira now?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can you bench Pereira this week? He seems the sensible purchase, I bought him last week.

  5. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do you think Son will rise?

    Cheers

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure, he's on the cusp. Yes according to fffix, no according to fplstatistics. The latter is normally more reliable but it's 50/50 I think.

    2. goonchamp
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yea should rise around 7am gmt

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That Sane 1 pointer must have been painful, but the Salah 2 pointer wasn’t much better 🙂

  7. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone keeping Sane this week?

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah...Rage transfer Sane > Fanderson

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who is Fanderson ?

        1. theodosios
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Anderson with F

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This
        Mane in my case

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just got rid. It does feel like it could go wrong. But son for the next two, and monitoring again for some city coverage for 28. They have some great fixtures still. However his form is off. Subbed at 60 minutes not a great sign. And the ever looming threat of Mendy.

    3. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rage traded to Mane after TC. So disappointing. 3rd failed TC in 3 years.

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's just bad luck, was such a sensible pick going into this week. Who were your previous fails?

        1. ChuckN
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Kane dgw last year where he got 1.

          Previous year I believe was Kun's dgw fail.

          1. Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ah ok, Aguero still got 9 points that GW so not a complete fail at least.

            In my first year I had Lukaku in a DGW for 4 points 😀

            1. ChuckN
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Brutal. Yeah 3 points in 2 games still made me cry.

      2. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It seemed a good decision at the time. Kane and Carroll by any chance?

        1. ChuckN
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Could have been Caroll. It was him or Kun DGW.

          Needless to say, I despise the TC!!

          1. Snevitz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            How about Sanchez the first year the chip was introduced though - 75 points was nice!

            1. ChuckN
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I definitely missed that haul hahahaha

    4. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Swapped to Mane

    5. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just about to push the button on Sane to Son

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

    Do you think Almiron will start?

  9. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would you rather have Aguero or Auba for this week only? Nothing else considered

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba

    3. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba...

    4. Stevie B
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aubameyang in my opinion.

    5. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba

    6. CrouchDown
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Great thanks

      1. ChuckN
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I was always planning Auba to kun and back. But just rage traded Sane to Mane. Still considering a -4 to Auba though.

        1. CrouchDown
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah same here. Going to do it next week anyway so may as well.

          Will probably go for Son over Mane though. Do you already own Son or do you think Mane is the better option?

          1. ChuckN
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Have Son already otherwise I would likely go him first, despite Mane vs Bournemouth.

            My front 8
            Salah Mane Son Pogba Puncheon
            Rashford Jimenez Kun

  10. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which option is better?
    A) TAA & Hazard
    B) Doherty/Perreira & Mane (then get Hazard and TAA in after the blanks)

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  11. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you Jesus

  12. Pigeon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Strange that I TC a player then sell him on, I get more ruthless the more I play this game 😆

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      +1

    2. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He was the lowest scorer on my squad this week, only a normal captain for me though.

      1. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I had Sterling, not Sane, sorry for the pain he caused you

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You knew it was a one week affair when you bought him, the blank tonight made it easier to part though.

      1. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I've had Sterling for a while now 😉

        1. Snevitz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I guessed wrong, hopefully Son does well in your team.

          1. Pigeon
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers, I got rid of him before he got a bunch of points so not making that mistake again lol

    4. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ditto

    5. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Clearly Pep had his chip on Kun and non Sane owner.

  13. Jayv807
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rage transfer done, G2G?

    Etheridge
    Robbo, Bednarek, Jonny
    Salah, Mane, Sterling, Pogba, Jota
    Auba, Rashford

    Guaita, AWB, Lindelof, Kamara

    Or do I start lindelof?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Start Lindelof/awb ahead of bednarek ??

  14. jose1
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Start 1

    A - Digne
    B - Laporte
    C - AWB

    Cheers

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C

  15. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski.
    Digne, Doherty, Holebas.
    Pogba, Salah, Rich, Son.
    Firmino, Auba, Rashford.
    Hamer, Bednarek, Camarasa, AWB.
    1ft, 1.4m ITB

    1. Rich/Firmino ->Mane/Jimenez (-4).
    2. Rich-> Felipe.
    3. Rich-> Jota.
    4. Save the FT.

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4

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

    How's this team selection and captaincy folks?

    Ederson
    Robbo - Doherty - Bednarek
    Anderson - Son - Pogba - Salah
    Auba (c) - Raul - Rashford

    1. Pigeon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Forgot the bench lol
      Button - Digne - AWB - Brooks

  17. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any other (C) choice this GW except Salah? Auba, Pogba maybe..?

    1. Stevie B
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No in my opinion.

      1. theodosios
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yup, it's hard to ignore Mo...

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son, Mane, Pogba, Rashford

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The most in form player in the whole game is at home to Cardiff and yet he never gets mentioned....

      1. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bednarek(C) confirmed

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        lol

      3. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ward-Prowse with 7.8 PPG, not bad for £5.1m

  18. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Play one: Bednarek, Digne or Richarlison?
    Captain one: Aubameyang, Salah or Pogba?

    Thank you!

  19. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best option to complete this defence? Budget 5.8m.

    Patricio McCarthy
    Vvd xxxxx digne awb balbuena

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira

  20. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did sane to Son but now kind of wishing I did aguero to auba instead

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Assuming that Kun to Auba would now cost you -4?

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yup

    2. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      why?

      I'm doing Sane -> Son

  21. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane to Pogba for -4..worth?

    1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think so given the fixtures.

  22. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Transfer made - and I never make early transfers! Watch it bite me now.

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      only a couple of days early, wouldn't sweat it, what did you do?

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard to Son, as planned. Will now ponder whether to take a hit to sell Aguero or Richarlison or leave it til next week.

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I did a mini-wc and am nicely set up with 12 GW27 players.

          1. Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah team already looks good for GW27. Are you keeping Sterling through the blank or selling?

            1. jia you
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              West Ham, Bournemouth & Watford in 28,29,30, almost definitely keeping him.

              1. Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Hmm, when you put it that way I'm wondering whether I should keep Aguero through the blank now!

              2. Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                You might have just given me an idea to switch back to a 3-4-3 with Quaner to Lacazette. Just about doable next week.

                1. jia you
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Could be good mate! I also have Eriksen and possibly Trippier to shift after 27.

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I hear you mate. Did mine too.

  23. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Feeling like a mature fpl player right now. Got Sane at 9.7, he's now 9.8 and about to fall. I'm not certain which transfers I want to do this gw. But I know I don't have to kneejerk since the .1 rise protects me from fall in 6 minutes.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wow we are both so mature hihi

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Let me know when you're ready to talk 401k/retirement strategy.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Will contact you when it's time to retire

  24. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would you rather take Mane or Milivojevic for a hit for Rich?

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Blinded by national allegiance? 😉 Mane of course!

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No, Mili just really has potential. He's on every set piece, on every free-kick and he is good at it, plus Palace get a lot of penalties. 😀

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          He's a good real-life player all right, I just don't think Palace have enough goals in them, and can't just rely on penalties.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            And what about Denis Suarez?

            I need some differential as my rank is 400k. Playing for fun almost until the end of the season.

            1. Pierce34
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I don't know enough about Denis Suarez to offer an informed opinion, I'm afraid.

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Or maybe punt on Denis Suarez?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Does the transferred in player have to begin with “M”? Otherwise, I don’t see how those two are comparable.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hahahah good one 😀

        I just really like Mili's potential. 😀

        And I am not sure if Liverpool will become good again. It's a little bit risky to go with Salah, Mane and Robbo against triple Utd in gw 27 as well.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yep, I’m not feeling the Mané love either but Bournemouth at home is a great fixture.

          Palace have just added more pace in Batshuayi so I wouldn’t be surprised if more pens are on the cards!

          I’m going with a mid 5 of Salah, Sterling, Pogba, Son and KdB. I’d only consider Hazard or downgrading to bench fodder but I guess I may sell one of the City boys and Mané will be in my price range.

  25. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth moving Sane to Mane if it costs -4?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m thinking the same but will have no city coverage then. Hmmm ?

  26. Shabaaz
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    hows my team looking

    Etheridge

    Doherty Awb Robbo
    Salah(c) Mane Pogba Son
    Auba Rash Raul

    Button Digne Bednarek Camarasa

    i did a -8
    sane > mane FT
    Kun > auba -4
    Kamara > Raul -4

    Chasing in my league by 30points
    Am i good to go?

  27. Price Changes
    rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Price Changes - 7th February 2019

    🔻  Gueye (4.7), Sané (9.7), Shaqiri (7.0)

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers Rainy Days! 🙂
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpBFOJ3R0M4

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Crap Sané dropped that was quick !

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

      cheers,Rainy.

    4. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers, Rainy.

    5. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      At least I got 0.1 profit out of Sane before he dropped, small mercies 😉

    6. Skid Vicious
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, ferk you captain sané.. Buh-bye for the Son

    7. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sane deserved to drop by at least 9.7m.

    8. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers

  28. Rhinos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What are kun owners doing? I'm leaning towards keeping, one of the unwritten rules of FPL is don't drop in form nailed players, especially ones with such a stellar home record. Also Arsenal play both their European fixtures before gw27 so I'd be gutted if he got injured in one of them

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He blanked in his last game, needs to go.

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If who got injured? Aubameyang?

      Solid strategy if so, although I think Lacazette will see the bulk of the Europa minutes.

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Emery will be gunning for that trophy, has a good history with it plus it's Arsenal's best chance to get in to the champs league

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rarely scores more than 2 goals away all season, blanked in last nights game, not nailed with jesus in tow.

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        next game is at home and be amazed if Jesus starts

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It'salso against Chelsea even if he does, could jsut put a wall up, if Everton can limit them to two, sure chelsea will do a nice job.

    4. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think i will get Auba.Also i am afraid that Kun will get a rest. Fourth game in 10 days.

  29. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I've not been able to keep up with the forums due to work.

    Sané had a poor week - was captained by lots (including myself) so yes, a fail from an FPL pov. He's still 5th scoring MF though.

    Why is Sané being shipped by the masses?

    1. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Out of favour with the Pep

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Evidenced how? He started today didn't he?

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hooked just before the hour and from all reports was quite poor.

    2. AlpoShearer
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Played only 59/180min

  30. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Quick question:

    Why do most people hate Liverpool and want Man City to win the PL?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That's a loaded question if ever I saw one.
      Can you back that statement up with any stats or sources?

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Personally I couldn't care less who wins

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

      Because we wouldn't hear the end of it

    4. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can’t stand klopp, he seems to be real childish when things don’t go his way. Getting a goal that was a mile offside and then a chance to win it with another that should of been offside, and then still complains about the officials.

      Running onto the pitch was what did it for me though, if Mourinho did that the outcome would have been a lot different.