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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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

    Any West Ham fans out there?

    Who's the preferred choice between Ogbonna & Balbuena?

    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Not a fan but Balbuena has more goal threat.

  2. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Need a Burnley goal to destroy Wan :mrgreen:

  3. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Should of gone with my gut and captained Jimenez but the talk about poss rest put me off and went with the safe option of Pogba. Oh dear, not looking great so far.

    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Captaining anyone under 8m always feels risky!

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

      Valid risk imo

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Jimenez at H v Cardiff was always gonna look tasty but felt a bit burned after the Hudds match

      2. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        I 'risked' Hazard.

      3. Zero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        That's easier to say if someone didn't have a captain fail of Jiminez last week - I couldn't trust him another week...!

    3. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      The only thing putting me off was Hazard Pogba Aguero Salah Mane options all had decent enough fixtures.

  4. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Bit off topic but have you lot been watching Norwich games? They seem to have a decent chance of coming up.

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Haven't watched the games, but they're definitely on good form at the moment!

      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Hoping Leeds get promoted.

        1. Hits from the Bong
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 days ago

          Ban

        2. TAT
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 days ago

          Would be great to have both teams going up.

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Will buy Denis Suarez. He’ll surely haul against them.

    3. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Pukki is a countryman so interested in him coming to fpl.

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Wish he was still at Celtic!

        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 9 days ago

          Yeah he’s in some form.

  5. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Need more Jota points. Doesn't help having him instead of Jimmy if Jimmy scores well too!

  6. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Any half time subs?

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

    Don’t troll us Sterling...

  8. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Travelling.. How are Oxford looking?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      😆

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

        That bad? Thought so 🙂

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Rubbish as ever

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    AWB Assist oh no!!!!

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      First on bench!

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Doherty better come on for a cameo...

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Please, no!

    3. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Noooo my rival lucky lucky twat, need Doherty cameo!!!

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

    AWB in for Doherty 😀

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

      Same same
      Stay on that bench Doherty 😀

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Doherty will surely come on, won't he…?

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      We won’t be that lucky

    4. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Same.. afraid Traore cant make 90 and Doh will come on

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

      Oh damn, thought he wasn't in squad...

    6. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Doherty will come in. I think he has been benched 2 times this season and always got some 10mins in the end

  11. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    The Tom Heaton bounce work off? Burnley back to whipping boys

    1. Rash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Wore*

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      If it has, it has lasted long enough. Burnley are in the clear.

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        I'm thinking more about targeting them in fpl terms

  12. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    AWB assist!

  13. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Damn you AWB...damn you.

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

    Oh bollocks. Shoulda played Wan!!!

  15. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    12 pointer locked in

  16. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    AWB first on bench... you just now Doherty will come on in the 90th minute

    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      I'm sorry but I really hope so.

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Yep. Bound to happen. Counting those assist points as lost already.

  17. SM001
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Just as I get a couple of Burnley players in....

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

    Kdb hamstring?

    Stones off now too.

    1 sub to go....

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Yeah, one of Sterling or Aguero playing 90 minutes then

  19. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    God I love Wan-Bissaka. Him, Robertson, and Trent are surely players of the season for the fantasy community

  20. Podge
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Stones 1 pointer

  21. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Stones off komp on

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Couldn't decide on a transfer this week so I just played AWB instead..C'mon Palace!!

  23. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Wolves are almost certain to keep a cleanie today, with Patricio my only "playing" keeper.

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

    Come on and score Doherty!!!

  25. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    AWB GET IN!!!!

  26. Hands Guber
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Course you know the guys that are winning big at the moment? The guys/girls that have no clue that GW31 and here we all are prepping for to get 11 when 2-3 could easily just be benched and where there's an even greater chance they'll get 2 points or less.

    Barnes (Burnley) is a classic example, people getting him in because he doesn't blank, but, he's not very good is he?

  27. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Awb first on the bench. Doherty stay on the bench !

    1. FPLGyarados
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Same

  28. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Swith Diop and AWB last min.
    Points laughing at me from the bench. Last week benched Shaw.

  29. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Pva you are useless af

  30. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    I thought Burnley got better?