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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. Ray Kinsella
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What’s worse with a sane captain?! Watching Saturday with him benched or today praying every ball finds him, and the net??

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

    Sane is fine. Looks likely to run it off.

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

      Looked a bit ugly in slow motion. Thank god

  3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane down

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *vomits*

    2. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane seems ok for now

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ooh sane.

      *gets da popcorn*

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

        He’s up and fine

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He’s up. But watch he keeps stretching his foot out

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

        Teeny weeny bit annoying man?

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Just here for the scenes

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane TC already on three points....don’t get greedy.....

    5. Ain't No Holebas Girl
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is Sánchez 25 the highest total in a GW or have there been others?

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

        Walcott and Frank Lampard

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

        In a single gameweek or double? Rooney got 32 in a double once, I had him as captain

        1. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I never even thought about doubles

      3. Evil Buddha
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah 29 in single Gw

      4. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah last year? Think 28.
        Berbatov once got 25 I think.

        1. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Wijnaldum 25 too

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

        Salah beat it last season against Watford

      6. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I think Aguero also hit 25 vs Newcastle few years back

        5 goals + 2 + 3 baps

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Another one where I 'almost' triple captained him

          1. TRIPOS TOPPER
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I did actually TC him that time. My finest hour (and best season ever)

      7. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane got 31 in 16/17 and Salah 29 in 17/18. Alexis was 27. FPL tweeted earlier.

      8. VAR-IDOL
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lampard scored 4 vs someone once plus an assist or 2. Might have been Derby or Villa

        1. VAR-IDOL
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          In fact he did it twice against the aforementioned teams, in 2008 and 2010

      9. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah 29 last year in SGW vs. Watford.
        Sanchez and Kane 26 and 27 respectively in DGWs in 2017.
        Sanchez and Aguero 25 and 26 respectively in DGWs in 2016, and Aguero 25 vs. Newcastle the same year.

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Edit: meant Sanchez and Kane 27 and 31 respectively in 2017.

      10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero got 26 the same week Sanchez scored 25. Kane 31 two seasons ago.

      11. Fergus1107
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ronaldo and Suaraz had some monster scores in days gone by

      12. Ain't No Holebas Girl
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks stat fans, very interesting! Managed to forget about Salah last season already even though I capped him that day, was playing FPL in the Ronaldo days but my memory of scores doesn’t stretch very far (clearly).

    6. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte misses open header off corner

    7. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      just put it in the box Sane... damn...

    8. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte misses a sitter

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Went Danilo rather than Laporte - the assist at the weekend was bad - a goal would be a disaster!!

    9. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City struggling at present due to Everton's press

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Are you even watching the game? Could be 3-0 city

        1. 4-4-who?
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Looking more like it now 🙂

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

        Good one 😉

    10. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Omg sitter for Laporte there

    11. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd like city to lose this game please.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ban

    12. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte misses Gundogan corner. Hands on head moment.

    13. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte missing that wasnt easy to swallow.

    14. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane back looking lively

    15. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte should have had a 25 pter this DGW..

    16. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hoping for a 0-0 as I own Ederson and Sterling (c). Unless of course Sterling comes on

    17. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How did Laporte miss that

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

        headed wide

    18. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      0 - 0 written all over it 🙂

    19. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good so far

    20. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane triple capper and Laporte owner here... looks like one of these days.

    21. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte so dangerous in a more attacking role

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

        I wonder if Pep would consider buying a new centre back for next season and playing Laporte permanently at LB/LWB

        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Not a bad shout but I think he sees Mendy in that spot

    22. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This game needs Sterling !

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

      Would you rather City or Liverpool win the league?

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        City

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool fans : Liverpool
        Everyone else : City

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

          Not so

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool...it's time

    24. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That would have really helped laporte.

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

      Was this game originally an untelevised 3pm game?

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure, but seem to think it was a 5:30 ko on a sat?

      2. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Looks like it, as GW27 is a bit short on them.

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Would have been United v Liverpool, and the league cup final.

      3. tambourineman
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It was originally BT's 5:30 Saturday evening pick in GW27, they chose Leicester-Palace as an alternative when City reached League Cup final

    26. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Crossbar

    27. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City off the bar. Think it was Aguero who touched it last.

      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Gundogan, my bad. Off crossbar.

    28. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      OMG