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2 March 2019 1962 comments
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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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    C'mon raheeeeeeem

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Hope city lose thou 😀

      1. Samwise
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        33/1 man city to win 6:0 seems bad...

    2. Party time
        7 years, 7 days ago

        As long as Raz brings home the points. I will take that 😉

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      GW29 captains Overall - Live Teams (dead teams removed.)

      Aguero 24.2%
      Pogba 20.2%
      Salah 18.1%
      Sterling 6.5%
      Hazard 5.7%
      Rashford 3.7%

      1. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Christ, Higgy differential here I come. Don't let me down.

        1. Peter Ouch
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Same here

      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        How many live teams are there?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          All live, dead teams removed. FFix criteria only includes teams that have made changes (line ups, transfers and caps in last 5 weeks).

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          To answer what you actually asked, I think its 65% of total teams.

    4. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      80 points clear in my mini league... No one in the top 5 has Aguero...

      Time to put this to bed Sergio

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        What’s your OR!?

        1. DeathoftheParty
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          30k... The usual big suspects in my ML have had an absolute maaare this year.

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Oh right. Yeah, 80 points back on 30k is pretty terrible.

            1. DeathoftheParty
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              100% about that cash dollar though... So... I'll take it

    5. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      McNeil masterclass incoming

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Or half time subbing

      2. Maddi Son
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        "Mate, he chainsawed his legs off!?"

        "I know but he got the ball first"

        1. Mysterion
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          "Games gone"

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          watch a different sport

      3. Samwise
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        6:0 here we come. Man CITY

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Captain?

          1. Samwise
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            sterling

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Same here

      4. Party time
          7 years, 7 days ago

          The premier league will be better with var

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Nothing is better with war

            1. Mysterion
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              *absolutely nothing https://youtu.be/01-2pNCZiNk

          2. Peter Ouch
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Mistakes are beautiful , don't destroy the game

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Didnt destroy the World Cup, wont destroy the Prem

          3. Bronski
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Var will kill spontinaiety and excitement at Stadia.

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Sorry but that's rubbish. VAR will help the officials to reach the correct decision. It might take time to settle down but you have to embrace change.

        • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Starting 3.8 defender for Bournemouth 😯

          1. Lord.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            I’m hoping he plays like one.

            1. Rash
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              😆

        • Positive vibes
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Son vs sou
          Keeping or selling and get gw 31 player?

          1. Maddamotha
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Probably keeping, or Son>Mane

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Probably keeping. Don't fancy Hazard vs. Wolves massively, especially given all the Wolves players rested today, and he's the only I'd bring in for the double.

            Might focus on bringing in Vardy (FUL) for Jimenez (CHE).

          3. tucaoneo
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Watch his minutes against Dortmund.
            That said, my fingers are very itchy.

            1. Positive vibes
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Agree, thanks

        • The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Thanks FFS for making Agustin seem too risky, so I transferred out.

          1. The Enlightener
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Agree with a post I saw on here not long ago. Team News section too misleading on this site.

          2. EMBOLOFAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            agustin is always risky

            1. The Enlightener
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Lol

          3. The Enlightener
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Aguero - f’ing autocorrect

          4. Smurf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            What a pathetic post.

            1. The Enlightener
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Shut it

          5. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            The team sheets are just an educated guess. If Aguero was already in your team, then no point taking him out.

            1. The Enlightener
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Said he was in serious doubt to start. That is a little more than just putting teamsheet out.

            2. Pukki Party
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              This, classic don't buy don't sell situation

              1. The Enlightener
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                For u maybe

            3. The Enlightener
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              It was a guess. Nothing educated about it. Which is the issue when they go on to imply he basically won’t start.

              1. Ron_Swanson
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Lol. You’re a dummy

          6. Rash
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Not feeling too enlightened after this post

            1. The Enlightener
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Deal with it

              1. Rash
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Oh.. that put me in my place 😯

                1. The Enlightener
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Sure did. So deal with that now. Ha ha.

          7. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            You are absolutely right. FFS made a purposefully misleading headline and misquoted Pep intentionally to make Aguero seem more a doubt than he was in reality. I kept Aguero but its quite pathetic when they do stuff like that to stir up clicks.

        • Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Quick poll please.

          Time to sell wolves assets ?

          A yes
          B no

          Thanks 🙂

          1. Merlinsnose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Depends how much value to have in them.

          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Depends on your chip strategy too.

          3. antis0cial
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            I have lots of value in Jimi and Doherty but tempted to go Bournemouth assets for their great fixture run. Was hoping Wilson would be back in contention today.

        • FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Lets see what all the Sterling fuss is about 🙂

          1. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Yes

          2. TAT
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Indeed!
            Kept Auba to get Sterling over Kun. Not looking good so far…

        • Crouching Tiger
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Quite happy I shifted out Son and Auba... 😛

        • seewhyaxe
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Keep Son for saints or out for Mane?

        • OneDennisBergkamp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          If VAR was in play, that game ends 1-0.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            who cares

            1. OneDennisBergkamp
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Clearly not you so thanks for the amazing input!

          2. Bronski
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Not definate as - No one knows what would have happened after the Spurs pen.

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              This

        • Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          My rival sitting with a 10 pointer from Lloris after that game is sickening.

        • Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Anyone know why Doherty is benched?

          1. Party time
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Tactical

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Thanks - he's always a good outlet no matter the tactics so bit perplexed, here's hoping he comes on early otherwise its hello Bednarek

            • Fred54
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              He has good bants,.

            • FPL Forward Thinker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Manager hinted of multi changes to give match fitness to others with FA cup quarters on horizon

            • Peter Ouch
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Rested for fa cup

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Thanks all

            • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Evolving from being the Irish Alonso to the actual one.

          2. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Ake playing attacking mid? Welcome to my team son.

            1. MTPockets
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Is that just due to their current injury situation though?

              • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Really.Was looking at bringing him next week.Wow

              • antis0cial
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Tempted to do Doherty to Ake. Bournemouth have some great fixtures in the run in. Covers 31/33 too.

            2. FPL Forward Thinker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              11. Charlie Daniels (left mid)
              Tactical or potential winger again

            3. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Took Auba, Neves and VVD out for Kane, Camarasa and TAA for -4.

              Could end up being a genius move for once!

            4. TAT
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              Crazy considering keeping Auba for United fixture? So much to sort out in my team already.

              1. MTPockets
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Would just sell him. Screwed my season last year waiting for a Morata return

                  1. TAT
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    It makes sense, but I'm really looking at a -8 - -12 the way things are looking.

                    1. MTPockets
                        7 years, 7 days ago

                        You think he'll start and score? Maybe someone who plays 31 and 33 for a hit - could breakeven from 2 starts (if Auba blanks)

                        1. TAT
                          • 8 Years
                          7 years, 7 days ago

                          I don't know really. It's just that I have to much to sort out before GW31 already.

                  2. Revival
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Laca is banned for EL so Auba starts on Thursday, with a decent chance Laca starts vs Utd

                    1. La Roja
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      And plays around 55 min

                    2. TAT
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      Oh, that's a good point.

                      Man, this FPL season is just brutal. Getting punished every week now. Even deciding not to take a hit ends up with minus points!

                  3. Iggypop
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Picking him over aguero and holding all this time has been a disaster, 100% out for aguero this week

                    1. TAT
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      Even if Kun blanks?

                • SkeletONv01
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Who to sell fist, Son or Sane?

                  1. FPL Scoop
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Sane for sure

                  2. JuulKrapuul
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Sané. Less minutes, higher price

                • camarozz
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Hope Doherty stays on bench now. Have Jota first sub. Could get ugly

                  1. Peter Ouch
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Almiron 1st sub.

                    Doh please warm the bench

                    1. Samwise
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      hope doherty plays for 1 min, i picked bennett and have been suffering with his constant assists...

                  2. tucaoneo
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    You know that's not happening

                • Offside Trapattoni
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  A great chip idea would be the ability to change your Captain selection after the deadline.

                  No that Kun is in the XI I feel he's got a hat trick incoming..

                  1. LarryDuff
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    After a games been played?

                  2. Samwise
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    no it wouldn't, everyone would wait until someone scores a hatrick so it would be pointless...

                  3. The 5% Team
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    puts players in other countries than England/Europe at a disadvantage

                  4. Vinyl78LP
                    • 16 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Never work for me - open to unfair usage, especially in a DGW.

                    Perhaps a "Captain" highest scorer chip, but only available in a SGW.

                  5. fedolefan
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Lol

                • TAT
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  "Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen inside the box by several yards as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strikes his penalty."

                  Hm… :-/

                  1. Bronski
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Yes i spotted that too. No one ever penalised for encroachment.

                    1. TAT
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      Disastrous game by the refs.

                • Samwise
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  son going, going, gone

                • Rash
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Thoughts on auba to Josh king with 31 in mind?

                  1. Iggypop
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Wilson due back soon, prefer him

                  2. Fred54
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Josh King in a curtailed GW? Nostalgia pick alert!

                  3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    Yes.Auba to anyone literally

                    1. Samwise
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      roofe

                • The 5% Team
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  So that Guaita benching came out of the blue right, or were there rumours of Hennessey getting his place back from now on?

                • sunzip14
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Do not own any of Aguero, Salah, Pogba, Sterling, Rashford. Do not have a sofa big enough to hide. So, better go to take a hot shower than get burned by them all, No?

                  1. Samwise
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    agreed.

                  2. Fred54
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    What happened? Did you get a massive fine and lose some of your budget?

                    1. sunzip14
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      Never gathered enough to start with. But honestly, I am one of those early runners for preparing for gw 31. Got, Hazard, Higuain, Mane, Vardy, Anderson, Son etc in place of these usual suspect. Was about time I take these risks and see if they pay off. As this year's FPL has completely gone down the drain.

                  3. andrewe63
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    are you one of those poor Auba owners?

                    1. sunzip14
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      No, got higuain for him

                      1. andrewe63
                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 7 days ago

                        You have a good chance of getting some points.

                        gl

                        1. sunzip14
                          • 9 Years
                          7 years, 7 days ago

                          Thanks mate. Here's hoping. GL to you too!

                • andrewe63
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Gundogan getting plenty of minutes..

                  1. The 5% Team
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    low ceiling though, playing quite deep

                    1. andrewe63
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 7 days ago

                      Yeah and with no Fernandinho that's a factor.