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9 March 2019 2176 comments
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The seventh match of a goal-filled Saturday takes place at the Etihad, as league leaders Manchester City face Watford.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero are joined in a front three by Riyad Mahrez, who replaces the injured Kevin De Bruyne in the City starting XI.

Bernardo Silva drops back into central midfield to take the place of the sidelined Belgian.

Vincent Kompany deputises for the injured John Stones in defence, while Aymeric Laporte is fit enough for a place on the bench.

Leroy Sane is also among the substitutes.

Javi Gracia has rotated heavily for the trip to Manchester, making seven changes in all.

Kiko Femenia, Miguel Britos, Christian Kabasele, Adam Masina, Tom Cleverley, Isaac Success and Andre Gray all come into the side, as Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Jose Holebas, Will Hughes, Roberto Pereyra, Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu make way.

Ben Foster, Daryl Janmaat, Etienne Capoue and Abdoulaye Doucoure are the only Watford players to keep their places.

Pep Guardiola’s side won the reverse fixture 2-1 back in December, when Mahrez registered his highest FPL score of the season (13 points).

Aguero was transferred in by over 125,000 Fantasy managers ahead of this Gameweek, despite City being without a fixture in Gameweek 31.

The Argentinean striker is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of this weekend, having been handed the armband by over 1.45 million FPL bosses.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Gündogan, Silva, Mahrez, Agüero, Sterling.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Janmaat, Britos, Kabasele, Masina, Kiko Femenia, Cleverley, Capoue, Doucoure, Success, Gray.

  1. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Definitely no assist otherwise the goal would have been disallowed for offside.

    1. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Correct

    2. CLASS OF 78
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, agreed. I get why it's a goal, because it was played onto him, but then it can't possibly be an Aguero assist as well.

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Always a goal. Read the rules

    1. deathorglory
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He’s clearly making an attempt to play the ball though.

      Like the Kane pen last week vs Arsenal.

  3. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I guess it's the equivalent of a Salah dive

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

    Not a goal. Shouldn’t be

  5. Meinhoff
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Raheeeeeeeeeem my boy

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    As an Aguero owner, that was definitely offside... VAR needed

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Yessss!

  8. bialk
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Again

  9. EMBOLOFAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    knew this would happen once they got 1. terrible officiatinf

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

      officiating

  10. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    STERLING BRACE

  11. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Disgraceful desicion. Own Sterling and Kun but still

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      God dammit...

  12. Podge
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Time to switch off now

  13. adibo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling againnnn

  14. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    STERLINGGGGG AGAINNNN OMGGG

  15. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling x2

    Didn’t have bottle to captain

  16. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling 2 goals,

  17. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Saying it came off the defender and was a deliberate play, but sterling was influencing that defenders movement..

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero assist given on FPL, could easily be taken away however.

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      will be I'd say... or else its offside again

  19. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone but Sterling. Nooooooo

  20. kennethrhcp
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    dear team cruel... care to comment now?

  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    which one do you prefer ?

    A rashford and jimmy to king and wilson
    B rashford and doherty to king/wilson and azpi

    for free

    thanks a lot !

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson + azpi

  22. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Razzzzzzzzz
    Raheem the effing dream
    Hdhsuvsj

  23. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Please don't remove the Aguero assist, he's my TC ffs

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

      hard to see how goal given if aguero given assist

    2. Macam Dave
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Me too!

  24. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Slash those bus tires, one by one.

  25. Amey
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky Sterling owners !!
    (Including me 😀 )

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance FPL removes the Sterling goal later?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      no

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      no

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

    EL CAPITANOOOOO

  28. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    It cannt be reviewed as FPL so just accept it 😉

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

    Happy sterling captainer but that shouldn’t have been given

  30. jamie1972
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How on earth is that an Aguero assist?