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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. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would say he's one of the most underrated players in the League!

  2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Im in a dream

  3. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (vc) 🙁

    1. antis0cial
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same, c on Salah

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy here, could be worse.

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

    Really need some Aguero involvement

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He got A lucky assist, didn’t he?

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

      Kun is a passenger sterling is the captain of this game

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

    Half my dream has come true.

    Now just need 4 unanswered Watford goals please!!!

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

    Sterling coming off, thanks raheem

  7. altan8797
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    sterling rewarding my patience for him

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

    Where's the bloke who was crowing about selling Sterling this week?

    Someone bookmarked it.

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

      😆 a Liverpool fan as well

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

    Get in sterling hatrick let’s have five sterling

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

    Raheem on fire in second half

  11. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Salah blank all but confirmed now

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

    Can't remember the last GW I felt some sort of enjoyment!

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

    Sorry Jia You

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

      Ha

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hehehe, very happy with the points, low owned is young Raheem 🙂

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        just noticed he has come off, just the 3 point difference so...happy days 😉

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

    Well done Sterling owners let alone cappers!
    I think I’ll switch off now 😀
    Sincerely yours,
    Kun capper Sminky

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

    Bugger Sane coming on.

    Cheers tho Raheem.

    Give Jesus a run too!!!

  16. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    All time low with this sh*t. Every 50/50 wrong all season.

    Might just delete my account.

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

      How do you delete your account?
      I couldn’t find out how a few weeks ago.

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Think about all the right 50/50 choices you made, our brain decides to remember the mistakes than the correct decisions...you will be fineee

  17. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I’d be happy with a Kun goal now

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

    My best move of the seaosn so far has to have been last weeks -8 now.

    Pogba > Hazard
    Son > Sterling (C) both weeks
    Aubameyang > Vardy

    +60 odd points already?

  19. Hits from the Bong
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wow. I think captaining Sterling is the first thing that I’ve got right all season. And my first excuse for a humble brag

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

    Sane for sterling imminent

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

    Don't sub him you fraud

  22. TallestJohn
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    [Come Dine With Me voice]

    Enjoy your hat-trick, Sterling owners. Dear lord, what a sad little life. You have all the grace of a reversing dump truck with no tyres on.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thought the same about the Party boys earlier

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

    3 goals in 14 mins for Sterling.. that is a record right?

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

      Mane?

    2. mir
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Folwer and Mane under 10 mins i think.

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

    Salah + Son + Rashford >>> Mane + Hazard + Rashford for (-4)?

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

      Mane + Hazard + Vardy, rather.

  25. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Scenes!

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

    Raz we want Poker !!
    Awesome turnaround of gw in 0 minutes 😀

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

    Haven’t had Sterling all season
    Oops

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

    Why take Sterling off though?

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

      Job done

  29. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bilva doing anything or was that another dud move?

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

    19 is a bit disappointing