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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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

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  1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Gj Auba my son

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Proper top post lad

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jake Humphreys on BT one crap presenter.

  3. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Got 6.3m and want to bring in Wilson or King. Will King drop before next week? Or will Wilson be fit?

    1. antis0cial
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson trained but doesn’t look great that he’s not even on bench, was hoping he would get some minutes today.

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I would like to see all players issued with yellow & red cards which they can show to officials if they felt appropriate.

    Or use them against players in the opposite team.

    Would make football fairer and less ambiguous.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      “Red card you’re off”

      “No YOU’RE off!!!”

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Still working on the details.....

  5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What happens if a player gets out a gun, shoots it at an opposition player, the bullet goes through the ball, but the bullet then only grazes the opponent?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Need a new ball.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😆

    2. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Minimal contact, no foul

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😛

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Got the ball first.

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Graze irrelevant, got ball first, could've headshot him, still fine.

    4. MTPockets
      7 years, 4 months ago

      games gone

    5. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      If the player survives, it's not a card imo

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😀

    6. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It depends on which ball the bullet went through.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch

  6. lugs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Boruc-Clyne-Mepham-Simpson-Daniels,

    i'll be shocked if City don't at least 4 against this bunch 🙂

    1. lugs
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      *score

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Aké & Brooks the great disrupters in midfield.

    3. Party time
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I will be surprised if it is not 6

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Doherty on bench so frustrating...

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      🙂 🙂 🙂

      1. Samwise
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        come on bennett

        1. pricycle
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          It's about time my decision to bring in Bennett over Doherty to save 0.3m paid some dividends

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      that's a cheeky team... possible -3 after 3 players

    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Someone in my work ML on -2

    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I love schadenfreude

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I also love pretentious video essays

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nice

  8. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Now you know the line ups

    Would you captain Aguero or Sterling?

    1. darth_valdes
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not Kun. I think he has a limited upside. If Man C scores well, he gets sub off for a rest.

      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You mean unlimited?

        1. darth_valdes
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I mean limited

    2. andrewe63
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Aguerooo. you'd most often be daft no to?

      1. andrewe63
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        *not

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        We'll see. I have both with Sterling C.

        Bit worried about a quick Aguero hattrick as my rivals have him as C.

    3. MTPockets
      7 years, 4 months ago

      aguero

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

  9. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    How many bonus for Auba?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Minus 2

  10. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Need Sterling Hattie to save my season.... 🙁

    1. Party time
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I need this too buddy 🙂

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yessss Chucky

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lloris save your GW Chucky?

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😛 nah... his peno save just cancelled out the 4 point hit 😉

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Sterling mega haul incoming

  11. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Still can't believe Rose escaped getting a red… Every replay it looks worse!

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You could say, he came up smelling of Roses.

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Haha!

  12. pricycle
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Took Lloris out for a hit 🙁

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      keep up the good work!
      what are you doing next week?

      1. pricycle
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Deleting my team probably. I'd enjoy the weekend much more

    2. DeathoftheParty
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Did it for free and still hating life...

  13. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Why the hell has Guaita been benched for Hennessey!?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Molested the club eagle, allegedly.

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Aviophile

  14. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Pogba (C)

    1. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      werd up

    2. antis0cial
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hope so, went Pogba over sterling and now worried looking at Bournemouth defence

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling haul and Kun early bath after a quiet night?

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      both to haul

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Mehhh maybe more likely. As long as Raz outscores him by a good bit.

  16. SB007
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else captain Higuain or just me?

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      you're the only person in the whole game

      1. SB007
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thought so - I am a fantasy island

        1. Samwise
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          maybe Fyre will be held there next year

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Had the armband on him but felt iffy about it and went back to Pogba.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      o/ bricking it

  17. theodosios
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Since I brought Doherty 1 2 5 1 1 1 6 5 2 5 1 and today another 0 or 1...

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Overated in fpl

  18. Captain Robert Hatch
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jack Simpson for the V!

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pep did say Jesus is back fit though, didn’t he?

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      almost swap aguero for him.. but decided against it

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. Hasn't been playing, though. Likely just means Aguero subbed around 60-70 mins.

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      he's on the bench

    4. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He didn't say that he would start

    5. Weilong7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      mind games

  20. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    83 points ahead and my ML rival took a -4 this week. Another week ticks by for him with both of us going Pogba(c).

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      83 at this time is season over

      1. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No, it's far from it. All it needs is a captain injury/benching in a DGW and 40-50 off those points get swept away in one go. It's happened to me 4 years ago.

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not really a rival if you’re 83 points clear though

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He was last year. Neck and neck around 20k until the end.

  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Think I’ll watch Brighton vs Huddersfield

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Solid Snake, is that you?

    2. JohnCarewCarew
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Me too. I’m at The Amex

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Relegation Battle

      Hopefully Brighton will get relegated

  22. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sort your sh*t out Raheem

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      ?

  23. Rash
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Those of us who kept auba few weeks ago is top of season defining moments. I am sick of the sight of him. Can't wait to get rid

  24. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Boutnemouth, lets show these Manchester b**lends what the South Coast is made of! Come on you Saints!

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It will not be over quickly and you will not enjoy it!

  25. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Selling Auba and Doherty for Diop and Aguero appears to have been a success

  26. XabiAlonso
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Right this is taking the pi&$ with aubameyang, where do I send my official complaint

  27. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    As Kolasinac and Doherty owner bit frustrated and hoping Doherty gets off bench -If not Bednarek as second sub would come in!

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      * but on a positive got rid of Auba and Son for Vardy and Sterling with free transfers so could end up well...,

  28. Samwise
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    wan Bassaka is fit? i transfered him out this week... thought he wasn't...

  29. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    As a Dyson Vac and Whirlpool washing machine owner, I'm content.