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

    How on the earth Mark is so good? He is Nostradamus of Fantasy Football

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why? What did he do?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Get a room

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So good but never won it

      Sounds like spurs

  2. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling TC 🙂

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

      Aguero :(((

  3. aborg
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I was jumping between Sterling or Aguero captain and just jumped on Aguero because of form. Oh well at least I have them both !!

  4. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Raheem KUN and Ederson continue the flapjack adventure

  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    come on kun score please

  6. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Dreamland

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

      Had armband on him until rumours. Will take it though

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

        Not the Daniel Rumours, surely? 😀

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

    Sterling!

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

    If it came off the defender for 1st goal so surely no assist for Aguero!

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

    Wow, that's the first time a captaincy has paid off in a VERY long time.

  10. Robin Cook
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling C here but to be honest, 1st goal big ref error

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

    Captained Kun over Sterling. Oh dear.

  12. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    That’s enough Pep, sub all the big guns please.

    Cowering over here with no Man City outfield players...

  13. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Season over
    Chose Salah over sterling.
    Chose Higuain over Vardy
    Chose Brooks over Fraser .

    Terrible terrible decisions!!!

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

      A little unlucky. That’s it. Get a grip.

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

      Ouch

      Ouch

    3. Says
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's shocking how bad Higuain has done this week really. ? points in unacceptable.

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

        And Salah

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

          The secret to FF is obviously to pick the players that play earlier in the gameweek.

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

      Salah still didn’t play. Higuain returned last week and still didn’t play. Season is hardly over after picking Fraser over Brooks. Bit of an exaggeration

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

    Cmon Watford, win it!!!

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

      That would be SOME comeback!

  15. Dammed Utd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling get in you dancer

  16. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ref should have to sit a few games out after that. A genuine error is forgivable, but he clearly allowed himself to be bullied by City players

  17. Says
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pep communicating simultaneously to Arteta via speech and morse code on his knee

  18. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GREEEEEEEEEEN

    arrows

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

    Own Sterling and Kun but still upset. Anyone know top10k ownership for Sterling?

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

    Never owned Sterling 🙁

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same

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

    40 mins for Sterling hattrick!

  22. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    oh my life rip rank

  23. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Moved the armband from Sterling right before the match. Solid move. Salah better not feck it up tomorrow...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not like he's failed as a pick lately

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Last chance saloon. Didn't think Watford would be as easy to crack as Burnley.

  24. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Fernandinho-theory not strong anymore?

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

      😀
      Hell yeah !!!!

      1. fr3d
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Let's go AMEY 😀

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

    Shouldn't be kun assist

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

      Why?

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

        Deflected

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

    that assist has to be taken off sterling

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

      aguero*

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

    So essentially if the defender hadn’t tried to tackle, the goal wouldn’t have been given.

    VAR very much needed

  28. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling cappers unite!

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

    Fill your boots, Raheem.

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero goal please