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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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

1,962 Comments Post a Comment
  1. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone beat -1 from 2

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      someones on -3

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        from 3 players too

      2. Cake by the pound
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Someone in works mini league -4

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      anyone who took a hit who hasn't had a player play

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

        Doesn't count. Just ask all those Egyptian gameweek cheats, I mean winners

    3. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      2 from 1. Beaten. Whats my prize?

    4. Codetto
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Im on -6 so far from 2 as i took -8 hit

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

    Funny that you can get banned for a joke about players not being spotted at certain venues where they arent even playing, on a site that misleads people with selective quoting into believing certain players might be benched.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Get out my house.

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

      Shots fired

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

      I do not think anyone ever got banned for an obvious joke like that?

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

        This

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

        I haven't, but my comment once got deleted. That's bad enough

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

        I got banned twice. Once for saying "Kane not spotted at The Liberty" when they were playing at home against Cardiff. And then another time for saying "Any Arsenal players arrived at Highbury yet?" I dont mind too much, I just stopped making comments like that. But if they want to be this strict about anything that might confuse managers, then they shouldnt make confusing and misleading headlines like the recent one about Aguero.

        1. fusen
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          those two scenarios are completely different though.

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

            Yea, one is an obvious joke from a nobody in the comments section 😉 , another is a misleading tabloid headline from what is supposed to be a reputable source of FPL information

        2. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Jez that sounds harsh.

          If it was in the closing minutes just before the deadline and some not so savvy manager read it you could see how someone might be mislead but the joke is nearly always called out in the reply's and any confusion is cleared up there and there should be no need to delete or ban imo.

    4. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Have to agree. Double standards

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

      Well life isnt fair so isnt virtual world. Get on with it as you only live unhappy life want everything in your own control and terms

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

      The editing is very tabloid this season. I find the headings of the articles to be skewed in favour of the agenda being pushed by the author.

      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        agreed

  3. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Brooks a Man utd fan 😉

  4. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba -> Haz on a FT?

    Will FH in 32 and WC in 34

    I will loose value, but having Haz home to Wolves, away to Eve, and home to WHu is too good to ignorere?

    Surely value is less important from gw 34 and onwards with so few games left?

    For the wildcard the maximum cost would potentially be having Bennet over Doherty etc. Doherty surely wont do that much Better than Bennet, to justify not having Haz in the above mentioned games?

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

      Not sure. Lots of value lost if you sell Pogba.

  5. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can't recall the last time both manc clubs kicked off at 3pm on a saturday?

  6. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kaku close

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

    Lampard! What a strike

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is this 2011?

      1. andrewe63
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It was Frank lampard senior actually.

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

      ban!!!

    3. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Misleading information!!!!!!

    4. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cannot be tolerated!!!!!

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

      ran outside to see it's not 2003, it's oh so confusing....

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

    Torreira RC.....Arsenal down to 10 men 😮

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Copy and paste fail? 😀

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

        😛

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

      ban..

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

        😯

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

          😉

  9. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku showing that false promise that makes you bring him in for the doubles and then blanks twice.

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      And use TC on him.

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

    Lets go Raheeeeeem!!!!!!

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

      assist?

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fock off

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

        😉

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

      Brace?

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

        Not yet

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

    United peppering the Southampton goal already.

  12. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku on fire

  13. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    why bench patricio?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Playing Ruddy to give him some game time ahead of starting in the cup.

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        stupid decision...

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          For your FPL team or for Wolves? Pat has been pretty bad anyway, had him almost all season.

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

      He's not even on the bench...not in the squad at all

      It's Ruddy with Norris on the bench

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mepham vs Sterling already turning into quite a battle.

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

    Lukaku has totally lost his touch in front of goals...

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lost that a while back. He was terrible in the WC.

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    United managed 4 corners before DDG got his first touch of the game

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

    450 seconds played and City haven't scored yet

  18. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Paragraph 5
    “22-year-old Jack Simpson (£3.8m) comes in for his Premier League debut”

    Maybe wanna check and correct as he made his Premier League debut 23 December 2017.

    Just saying!

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

      Sloppy journalism

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Expecting a bit too much from Munday.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Classic Munday!

  19. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    man utd player dead on the floor?

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

      Heard there was a collision between McTomminey & Lindelof.

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

      Frederico Macheda??!?!

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

      Fred's dead?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ha, might be Fred's Day!

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

    If City don't score within the next 82 minutes then I really don't think my Sterling captain is going to pay off 🙁

    1. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      x2

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Next 62*

  21. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    should be 3:0 united, but its 0:0... BAN 5 live !!!

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

      Senseless commentary

  22. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do something Kun :/

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No don't kun

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    All City so far, very low chance that Sterling doesn't haul today

  24. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Did anyone bench Doherty based on that rumour?

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

      Yeah. Would have been quite hypocritical not to given I was posting about it this morning lol.

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Few on here I think I didn't prob get 1 point cameo now

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

        Thats what worries me.

    3. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I did. In fact I made sure he was behind AWB

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

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

    no sterling points 🙁 3rd capo fail in 3 weeks... only 2 before that till GW 25... chucky jinxed 🙁

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

      Are you for real? 10 mins played

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

        Taking Chucky seriously in 2019 lmao

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

    Damn pogba playing so far behind. The stupidity you feel to captain the most overrated french player in the world instead of most underrated top 5 striker Kun

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

    Kun 50 minutes remaining

  28. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Vestergaard close

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

    Looking forward to Sterling blanking as a first time owner.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Owned him 5 times.

      2-6-2-1-?

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

        Have you transferred him in/out 5 times this season??

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

    Lukaku is now fatter than Luke Shaw