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Aguero and Sterling start as Wolves ring the changes

Fantasy Premier League managers in possession of Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) or Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) can breathe a sigh of relief after the release of Manchester City’s Gameweek 29 team news.

Both players have been named in the starting XI to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.

Despite returning to full fitness, Gabriel Jesus (£9.9m) was ready enough only for the bench, where Leroy Sané (£9.4m) also finds himself for the third time in five Gameweeks.

It gets even better for Aguero and Sterling owners as Bournemouth have gone with something of an experimental side.

In Steve Cook‘s (£4.4m) absence, 22-year-old Jack Simpson (£3.8m) comes in for his first start of the season while Nathan Aké (£5.0m) has been pushed into central midfield.

David Brooks (£5.0m) returns to the starting XI but there is still no Callum Wilson (£6.3m).

Meanwhile, as was rumoured, there were five major changes to the Wolves side to face Cardiff.

As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.

Rúben Neves (£4.9m), Jonny (£4.4m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) are also on the bench, but Raúl Jiménez (£6.9m) keeps his place.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) is back in the Manchester United side to face Southampton but it will be interesting to see if he plays as a central striker or is pushed wide by Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m), who did so well there against Crystal Palace.

As expected, Paul Pogba (£9.0m) keeps his place in central midfield.

Full Line-ups

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Daniels, Simpson, Mepham, Clyne; Fraser, Surman, Brooks, Aké, A Smith; King.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Bernardo, Aguero.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Bacuna, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Stankovic; Hogg, Billing; Pritchard; Mounie, Grant.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Meyer, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Batshuayi, Zaha.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelöf, Shaw; McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Sánchez.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Redmond, Austin.

Wolves XI: Ruddy; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Vinagre, Saïss, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Traoré; Jota, Jiménez.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Camarasa, Gunnarsson, Ralls, De Cordova-Reid; Zohore; Niasse.

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  1. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba C -2. That's my worse cap fail ever, even taking Andy Carroll into account for the DGW's a few seasons ago 🙂

    Anyone had a worse C moment?

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Plenty had Giroud -4

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Me

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cant remember I ever had a captain on minus points, ofc its Pogba that would be the first one.

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Also had a lukaku 0 pt with a missed pen beginning of last seaspn

    4. the german
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh why did you bring up the donkey captain fail. Triple captained the donkey that week and lost 3 of my leagues from first position.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry about that mate. If it's any comfort, my Andy Carroll flashbacks are kicking back in ...

    5. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Top of page for a Pogba -2. Howzzat!! 🙂

    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sane (TC) is worse.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch! But it's a chip based on pure chance anyway ..

  2. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My first ever rage transfer. Always hated him

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Souness?

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who?

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pogba -> Mane.

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Must be some wrestling move. Maybe Rey Mysterio to J. Cena...?

  3. Holteenderinthesky
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So a minimum 16 point swing on Pogba before bonus points. Add that to WB losing his clean sheet and 3BPS. I've basically lost 23 points minimum in Injury time.

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

      Can't lose what you never had 😉

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It was in his grasp tbf

  4. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I captained Pogba twice this season and he scored me 68 points. Never again

  5. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Obviously Liverpool and hazard left to play but feeling like I've avoided disaster with a 3 point sterling captain

  6. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This fantasy season very quickly turned into an absolute joke. Really hate this game sometimes.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can’t wait until it’s over. Do hard to predict this season. Feels like an absolute lottery every week.

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I was very consistently staying between 10-15k for ages, and the last few gameweeks I've dropped probably 20k per week with no change in strategy. Captains went from good to absolute drab every week (ie Pogba today). Everything has just one wrong.

        1. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Mate that’s still very good. I went from 174k to 1.1 million gw’s 14-21 with no salah, son, kane. Dropped to over a million! And I’m still there! Can only laugh. It’s a lottery this season

          1. Postman Ty
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Not what I would consider competitive anymore if I can't pull it back under control, but definitely could be worse. You're right though we just have to sit back and have a laugh. Stick in there.

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    As a Doherty, Pogba & Rashford owner with Sterling (c) that was quite frustrating...

    But when you consider there will be teams out there who captained Pog and had Auba it may not be too bad from an OR perspective

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

      Yeah same boat

    2. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep capt pog had auba someone in our league also had bamba

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to Hazzo done.. had enough

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Boom done.
      P. S. Aren't you bluffing/lying?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol no... Sterling is history...

  9. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Andy @ Lets play FPL. That feeling you had to change your cap from Pog was right shame you didn’t follow through!

    1. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think a lot of Pogba captainers have just followed through

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I had it on him for 10 mins this morning but talked myself into Higuaín luckily! Wish I’d left it on Jimi like it was most of the week!

  10. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    33 (-8)

    Horrible. Stuck in a rut.

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

      26 after bonus, including Pogba (C). 33 isn't terrible thus far.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      7 with pog and Auba

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  12. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT and need to load up on gw 31 players but only way is to get rid of one of sterling and aguero who has Watford next, tough decisions ahead

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Seeing as keepers are in the mood today, Can we have a Fabianski penalty save now?

  14. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Feels so good to still have my captain on. Guess i will captian only players that play on Sunday from now on. LOL.

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterlo captain fail 🙁

    43 pts so far though

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't made 40 points in 3 weeks now, down to 18 points this gameweek now with Pogba captain

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No you're not

  16. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well Boruc got me 6 points (if stays on 2 bonus) which is more than I expected- and hopefully cements his place in team for blank weeks.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        6 more than I was expecting. Overjoyed

      • DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I played Ederson and couldn’t believe Zboruc on my bench matched him!

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only picked the right captain 3 times all season, that's actually incredible and shows how much luck is involved in this game!

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What do you mean by the right captain? The highest scoring player in a gw or?

        If your captain has blanked in 26/29 gameweeks then you should reconsider your plans

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only picked the highest scoring player twice. My VC has outscored my captain the rest of the time. Captained Salah Hazard Aguero Hazard Pogba and possibly Kane, nearly always when home so it's more bad luck than rethinking plans.

    3. Kszaq
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What a nightmare... 5 played. 11 points ( -4)... the worst C ever...

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        14 from 5 (-4). Have Higuain as captain vc Pogba so hope at least 1pointer

        1. Kszaq
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I just can't believe how poor it looks for me this week.. btw. my -4 is Higuain so I pray for his hat trick 😉

      2. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        5 plyed 7 points

        1. Kszaq
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          we're on the same boat...

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Something tells me another scoutcast about FFS and mental health is incoming.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        FPL*

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s a sadistic game

        Expect the pendulum to turn soon, we’ll all get 200 point FH32’s 😉

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Im having a great gameweek.

          Lloris in goal
          Jim

          Salah (C) and no city . Fairly happy

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

            Doherty, Pogba & Arnie must sting like the dickens though

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              They do. But still far better off than most. Hoping for 2nd half cameo from Arnie. Newcastle are Strong defensively, so light get subbed on sooner rather than later

            2. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Everyone has Pog and Dog anyway. So only Arnie that really stings

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

                Ouch, yeah it must be frustrating allright but your players tomorrow might salavage something from the gameweek for you

                Onwards & upwards!!

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If I had switched C and VC every single game week (so Im not even cherry picking just the times I got it wrong here) I would have had 93 more points this season. Anyone worse?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I can tell you I will be way way worse than that, my captain has only outscored my vice on two occasions all season.

      2. AVFCChris1984
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I had Sterling C and Pogba VC so I'm very happy, lol

    6. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah da man!

    7. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      is Bennett banned till Burnley game?

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Misses next two

    8. the german
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it only me or everyones next week team looks a 100+ ?

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yh team looks great on paper which means a 22 pointer

      2. AVFCChris1984
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That's what I think of my team every week

    9. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 from 3 amazing start

    10. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Was lukaku listed as a "spot the differential"? If not then why the hell not? Was out of my price range for what I want to do but was defo worthy of a mention imo

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I think they have to be below 5% ownership

        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          .... which he is, my bad

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Link to your post saying this before the game please.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          So much this. Captain hindsight

          I know he bagged a brace last game as well, but hardly a good differential up until now

    11. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ruben Vinagre only 19...Wolves sensation potentially.

      bookmark him

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He was complete trash when I owned him during Jonny's injury

    12. AVFCChris1984
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can't understand why people get so annoyed when players with high ownership blank, most players have them so it doesn't really matter. Concentrate on your differentials. They are the ones that make the difference.

      1. SM001
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Great. I full much better. Thanks

      2. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It does matter to me lol, I don't have Pogba and Sterling

      3. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If its a captain it makes sense.

        Not to bothered about Pogba and Doherty. But bothered about Arnie

        1. AVFCChris1984
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah I agree Captain is a bit different, I've had about 4 crap weeks but still top of all my ML as teams are similar.

          Did you captain Arnie?

      4. FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        +1 pogba owner, non-var here and i feel pretty indifferent about his result.

        1. FreddyP3
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Non-cap

    13. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The joint number six in the world has 6 p from 6 players, so yeah why should it be easy for anyone/everyone. Isn't it more fascinating when its like this - tough?

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Guy top of Scottish players is 3pts from 7! Haha
        Pog C, Auba, Doherty, Shaw, Aguero, Kola, Son