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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.

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  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    In the history of FPL I don't think I ever seen a stat like this. With only 8 gameweeks left, the highest scoring player in the game is only 14% owned. Quite absurd really. The best differential in history!

    1. MTPockets
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Should captain him next week

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Isn’t Salah better owned than that ?

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes but I'm not sure what point you are making?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Salah is the highest scoring player in the game and is owned by 40 % ?

          1. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I was on about Sterling. Nobody has more pts than him.

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Oh, my mistake ... Sterling was 21 points behind Salah going into this game week, isn’t the highest scoring player as such as you posted, and will will be highly unlikely be the highest scorer at the end of the week 😉

              1. gooberman
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Yeah I know, barring Salah getting sent off or something. Even so, at the time I put that post up, nobody had scored more pts than Sterling and he he also has a considerable lead in terms of points per game which is a colossal 7.3ppg. Seems quite extraordinary that he is only 14% owned.

  2. FPL FREAK
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Allison. Button.
    Shaw. Luiz. Doherty. Diop. Bednarek.
    Salah. Pogba. Mane. Mikhitaryan. Hayden.
    Aguero. Rashford. Jimenez.

    0.0 in bnk...

    Should I do Rashford + Mikhitaryan > Vardy + Ward Prowse..?? Or Should I wait till DGW..?? (actually Iam using free hit chip next gw)

    So if I sell rashford then I need to buy him back for DGW... (situation is rashford is going to fall tonight while vardy is going to rise)..

    So what to do..??

    1. FPL FREAK
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone please..??

    2. Dead Lift
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If you are playing FH, every transfer you make doesn't matter!

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What is ‘next week’ ? 31 or 32 ?

      If you are FH in 31 all your transfers are wiped out and you revert back to you original team at the beginning of the game week

  3. Magumbo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser or Maddison?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fraser

    2. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Maddison

  4. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    How’s this looking for 31/33:

    Boruc
    TAA Pereira XX
    Mane Salah (c) Hazard Brooks
    Vardy Higuain Rondon

    Debravka Pogba AWB Kolasinac Doherty

    GTG or worth a -4 to get 11 out?

    1. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who you thinking of swapping if you want 11?

      Which non-playing options don't have too much value tied up in them??

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Can only go defence so Kolasinac has 0 value, Doherty has 0.4 value in him.

        I have 0.3 ITB so can only get a player worth 5.3m, Rice is really the only option just don’t know if it’s worth the minus 4 considering Kolas plays in 33 v Everton

  5. onceuponatyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bump.
    I've got 11 for GWK 31...

    I've got to now sub out Schar - thinking Rice?
    Anyone got any stronger suggestions for 4.7m or less?

    Fabianski

    Pereria / Robertson / VVD / Schar* / Lejune

    Richarlison / Salah / Haz / Lanzini

    Higuain

    Bench: Boruc / Jiminez / Pogba / Rashford

  6. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    best move

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

    for free

    thanks a lot !

    1. Dead Lift
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        thanks

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      one more ?

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B with Wilson

      King is dead weight and I overmuch doubt you want Doherty back - lots of value defenders around

  7. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Would you prefer haz & higuain double.over getting a Bournemouth player?

    1. Dead Lift
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on tomorrow's performance.

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Think so, but Chelsea's midweek game may change my mind

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Hazard and Hig will never play midweek

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      yep

  8. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Any thoughts on my team for GW31

    Fabianski
    VanDijk Chilwell TAA Ake
    Anderson Hazard Salah Brooks
    Arnautovic Jiminez

    Hamer Rashford Doherty Pogba

    0FT 2.7m ITB

    Thinking Jiminez + Anderson -> Wilson + a 9.8m or lower mid (-8)

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ditch Arnie and Anderson... both are poor options

  9. emyoueffsee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Robertson Rice Digne
    Hazard Mane Salah(C)McNeil
    Rondon Wilson

    Looks like I will definitely have these 10 players out next week barring an injuries tomorrow. Worth taking a hit to get in a 4th defender?

    I have Bednarek and AWB and 0.2m in the bank, so 4.4m max. I'm thinking Clyne for AWB or Daniels for Bednarek, but not really appealing tbh. Am I overlooking anyone?

  10. dbeck
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    20.2m to spend, getting rid of jimmy, pog and punch for a -4 for 31

    A) vardy, Brooks, Fraser
    B) Wilson, Maddison, Fraser/brooks
    C) something else

    Fab
    Taa robbo luiz
    Salah hazard X X
    X rondon Barnes

    1. Mo Mané No Problems
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A by a mile

  11. Saka Punch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    How watch Bournemouth game? If os how did Brooks/King look?

  12. Danstoke82
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Repost;

    Current team;

    Alisson
    Robertson Laschelles* Chilwell
    Salah Anderson Brooks Puncheon
    Vardy Jimenez* Aguero*

    Subs; Speroni Pogba Bednarek Doherty

    4.4ITB

    These moves yay or nay?

    Doherty + Jimenez > Clyne + Wilson
    Plan to FH in 32. Laschelles is probably our injured and Puncheon won’t play.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Why didn't clyne play today?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Subbed on I guess as part of a rotation. With Smith now presumably out surely means Clyne will start.

  13. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Quick question fellas

    Gym (chest)
    Or
    Sleep

    1. Party time
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Gym(arse)

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Gym - you’ll feel better for it

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A then B for me

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

  14. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    People transferring in Sterling makes me laugh.

    1. Party time
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I might C him next gameweek

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        TC

  15. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    feeling pretty jammy tonight with Sterling (c), then again, think i deserved it after seven consecutive red arrows.

  16. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Could Felipe Anderson be dropped? Why was he subbed early today?

    1. Party time
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Slight knock. Source: Commentator

    2. Dead Lift
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He was awful. There is a chance for me.

  17. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    How’s this looking for 31/33:

    Boruc
    TAA Pereira XX
    Mane Salah (c) Hazard Brooks
    Vardy Higuain Rondon

    Debravka Pogba AWB Kolasinac Doherty

    0.3 ITB 0 FT

  18. Bob B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pick 2 to play for BGW:

    A. Digne (CHE)
    B. Yedlin (bou)
    C. Brooks (-4) (NEW)

  19. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford + Jiminez -> Wilson + Higuain (-8) ?

  20. Party time
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Where is Kiwivillan when you need him to give a quick run down of Anderson's stat today 🙁

  21. Danstoke82
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    If Hazard doesn’t get injured tomorrow is this move crazy?

    Anderson > hazard -4.

    I’ve had enough of owning Anderson even with Huddersfield up next.

    Current team;

    Alisson
    Robertson Clyne Laschelles* Chilwell
    Salah Brooks Anderson Puncheon
    Vardy Wilson

    Subs; Speroni Bednarek Pogba Aguero

    *injured

    £5.6ITB

  22. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Please rate my FH team:

    Fab
    Robbo Azpi Pereira
    Salah(c) Hazard Mané Fraser
    Higuain Vardy Wilson

    Boruc Tielemans Tarkowski Stankovic

  23. EMBOLOFAN
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    new typeface or has my beer been spiked?

  24. shearer9
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Surely Sterling won't rise tonight? That would be another level of stupid.