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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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Either:
    A) Camarasa goal, Doherty stay on the bench
    B) Bennett or someone OG, Doherty goal off the bench.

    🙂

  2. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Expect Doherty to come on??

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Honestly?
      No.

      Do I want him to come on and get 1 point
      Yes.

    2. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      He did the last time he was benched but that's because they needed another goal.

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Cmon Cardiff, get a couple

  3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    I don't understand why Pep always, always plays KdB even when he has 2 other world class No 8s, Gundogan, and even Foden who can play in his position. Sure, its a downgrade, but I'd rather not run him into the ground than risk having to sub him on.

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Are you really going to question why Pep Guardiola, the best manager in the league, is playing KDB, his best midfielder, every week?

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        This

  4. Jekori
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Got Gunn in after amazing GW 21 11 pointer.
    GW 22-26 0 starts. Heaton with Burnley GW 20-26 7 games unbeaten.
    GW 27 Gunn > Heaton.
    GW 27 Gunn starts playing, Heaton starts losing.

    Gunn is gonna get a monsterhaul vs ManU now right? Whilst Heaton won't even keep a CS in BGW31. I would have gotten it of my bench because Guaita isn't playing as well

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Come on Camarasa!

  6. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Why are people expecting big scores today? Liverpool plays tomorrow.

  7. aarrgghh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Sorry guys,I bought Agu and Sterling to secure pool's title✌

    1. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Cheers mate, much appreciated

  8. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Gunnarrason --> Fraser or Aimiron for free?

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    I'm going to have another Schindler haul on the bench arent I?

    1. Ohh1454
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      In the same boat but in all honesty I dont know he's been in my squad for so long

  10. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    What a great season for Jimi. How much next year? 8.5m?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      7.5

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

        Snap buy there

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      7.5-8m

      They'll price him to compete with Arnie, Zaha etc.

      Don't think he'll be in the bracket above that with Firmino, Vardy etc.

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

        Vardy should be priced down

    3. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Aye but Wolves will also bring in a striker in the summer for competition, they were after Abraham in the last window.

    4. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      He's easily worth 7.5

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

    Please let Doherty stay on bench. Jota 1st sub. And I have Jimenez. Fingers crossed he gets day off.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Can’t see any point in them bringing him on ....

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'm hoping for a no-show

      Might get Bednarek CS jam 😎

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

      Same here

  12. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Need palace to conceed a few so Hennessy gets dropped again.

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      This

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      If that means Ashley Barnes goals, have at it 😉

  13. Farke in hell
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    I captained Jimenez and I also have Auba.

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

      Jimi cap is a great call, well done

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Rough with the smooth

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

    well done to all jimmy c !

  15. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Im gonna have this team (without any further hits) for bgw31

    Boruc
    Rob Pereira Digne
    Salah Haz Mane Fraser Barnes
    Higuain Arnie

    Would it be worth a -4 to do Digne -> Alonso for gw31? Or should I just do it in 33 before WC?

    Another option is to have Kepa instead of Boruc (with no hit) and go with Digne in 31 and Chilwell in 33

    Hope it made sense to you

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

      Enjoy this GW bro 😀

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

      Don't - 4 for Alonso.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Why didn’t I just bite the bullet and get Jiminez. Went for bloody Arnie instead

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Just seen Guita benched too fml

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

      Blank fixtures i presume?

    3. The 5% Team
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Arnie hasn't even played yet

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

        And he won't 😉

  17. WrightnBright
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Why the hell do I still not own Jiménez? Always putting out other fires!

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

      I don't have him either. Just never got round to it. Always doing other things. Only opportunities I had to get him, I went for Rashford and then Llorente instead.

  18. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    AWBaps

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      This is why we love him.

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      First on bench, as many times this season.

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yikes. Second benchee behind cam and for Doherty

    4. MTPockets
        7 years, 11 days ago

        3rd on bench as I was playing Guaita...

      • Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        My 1st sub for Doherty 😛

      • DeathoftheParty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        He's third bench for me but still has a massive chance of coming in... Heres to hoping!!!!

    5. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Well done Hazard cappers

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

        Who's your © ??

        1. fr3d
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Pogblank 🙁

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

            He'll score i think. No way it's CS for Southampton

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Not counting any chicken yet.

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Thank you...but I'm fully expecting a trolling of biblical proportions

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

          Same ! If he blanks i'm binning him for Mane,game in 31 or not !

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Not played yet

    6. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Villa 4 Derby 0

      Play offs not dead yet

      1. Andy'81
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Another Grealish injury would end their season, I'm so glad Newcastle were able to bounce straight back up ate first attempt as the Championship's a horrible league to get stuck in, it is an exciting league to watch from the outside.

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

          Yeah it's tough. Watch 'Sunderland till I die' on Netflix. Some insight to goings on after relegation.

          1. Andy'81
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjZJLoae2ZI

            My favorite part.

      2. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Wow, didn’t see that coming

    7. Mini Mahouse
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      How has city been? Aguero or Sterling coming off soon?

    8. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Ignoring Jimenez has been a big mistake 😮
      At least have Jota so ..
      Doherty staying on bench + awb CS would be nice

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

        jimmy is ace BUT wolves rotation is concerning me a bit i have to say....

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

          Yeah.
          I tried to be smart & gone for jota.
          Constantly ignored Jimenez. Thankfully good run of the fixtures is over. Will definitely get him on WC

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah same,too stubborn to get him at higher price.

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

          Yeah
          Bad call by us

    9. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Going Mitro over Jimmy GW16 cost me 34+ points...the real differential.

    10. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Dreadful gameweek so far. Everyone blanking including (C) and don't have Jiminez.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        45 minuted left

    11. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      How was sterling in the first half? Any close calls?

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 11 days ago

          1 shot off target

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        A Chelsea DGW in 32 with one of the fixtures as Cardiff at home would be very tasty indeed

      3. fr3d
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Traore can’t play 90 so Doherty could be on soon

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

          This is what I'm afraid of. Hope jonny or someone else come for him

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

          Hope so. Feel like people will have bigger points than lascelles coming in.

      4. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Captaining Pogba was always going to be nervy.

        I just didn’t trust Hazard (renowned troll), Salah (derby match), Mané (derby match), Aguero (possible rest) this week.

        1. notlob legin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          he was / is the sensible choice

          1. Zladan
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            As it stands with 45 minutes left, he’s playing deep, Southampton with this 1-0 lead are very quick to get 11 men behind the ball.

            Relying on a penalty or someone winning a header from a Pogba cross now.

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

        Any other smug feeling Salah cappers around? 🙂

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

          I captained him and i dont feel smug.

        2. Dannyb
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Bit soon for that lad

        3. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          We'll be popping the champers tomorrow afternoon don't you worry 😎

        4. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          I wouldn't be feeling smug just yet with a whole half still left.

        5. Point-one short
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          The last 4 or 5 liverpool derbies have a total of 2 goals....

      6. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Please for the love of God sterling, don't blank.

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

          Don’t get your hopes up mate.

          2-6(goal from bench)-2(captain, so 4) sold. Bought last week. Captained this week.

        2. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          This. How was he in the first half. Any close chances?