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Aguero and Sterling rested as Man City visit Swansea

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) have both been handed rests by Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Manchester City are visiting Swansea City to compete for a place in the semi-finals, and to potentially confirm a Blank in Gameweek 33.

If they do, that would mean a third Double Gameweek for the defending champions this season, having faced Arsenal and Everton in Gameweek 25 and already confirmed to be playing twice in Gameweek 35.

That later Double Gameweek is booked out with matches against Tottenham (home) and Manchester United (away), which means Manchester City’s Blank Gameweek 33 home meeting with Cardiff would probably move to Double Gameweek 32 if they leave south Wales with a win tonight.

That would set up a hugely appealing Double Gameweek with Fulham (away) and the Bluebirds (home) their two opponents.

For that reason, Fantasy managers, especially those looking to Free Hit in Double Gameweek 32, will be hoping that Manchester City win today.

Watford already confirmed that they and Fulham would not play in Gameweek 33 with their win over Crystal Palace earlier today.

Apart from the rests for Aguero and Sterling, it is a relatively strong line-up named by Guardiola to take on Championship opposition.

Ederson (£5.6m) keeps his place in goal and plays behind a back-four consisting of Fabian Delph (£5.3m), Aymeric Laporte (£5.9m), Nicolas Otamendi (£6.0m) and Kyle Walker (£6.4m).

David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.4m) are the central midfield trio with a three-man attack consisting of Leroy Sané (£9.3m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.9m).

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Delph, Gundogan, D Silva, B Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bald fraud and players get your crap together

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Getting Rondy 4 weeks back worked out well and now he plays in 33 as well 😀

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Been great for us!

  3. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Go ahead, Scotland!!! 😀

  4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Personally quite like this.

    Will still get 3 City on FH.

    Just means some won’t and will get some dodgy DGWers

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just means less FH will be activated

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This is Swansea. The probability is in favour of them losing still.

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    zinchenko coming on

    pep has lost it

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pep has lost it. Where are Kun and Sterling

    1. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oops.

  8. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I can sense it in my little bone. Goals are coming!!! 🙂

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      For Swansea....

  9. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Really still have to free hit next week. Double Pool defence against spurs is serious trouble

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      or wildcard.

      1. Jealous Viper
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah that's also a very strong possibility. Load up on city, United and a bit of Chelsea

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 15 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          United hurts 33.

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Only pogba for me if wc

          2. Jealous Viper
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Free hit 33 should cover that. Issue now is how weak do you make your bench preparing for bench boost gw35

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same .Have to use a chip.Wc or fh

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    KDB on

  11. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Play the hand your dealt.

  12. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    solid week so far. Transferred salad out to bring in vardy, mane and diop. Mane might not play and currently on -1. 3 players to play, could be 2. Hoping to get 10 points this week

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      anyone beating that?

    2. JBG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mane was seen traveling with the team.

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        oh, 3 players to play then!!! Now i want 12 points!

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

      What is the story with Mané, now?

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Are LFC Fans Corner ITK?

    4. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Took a hit to remove salah. Nice

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        i also couldnt afford the other two otherwise

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    get jesus off

  14. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Walker is just an awful player. Bad in defending, not good in attack.

    AWB is Cafu for him

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City to win 4-2....

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Based on?

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City defeat means they get no double at any time?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      35

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GW35...United and Spurs

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *vomits*

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch

  17. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    We are ok, Zinchenko on.

  18. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    If City lose :
    TC 32
    WC 34
    BB 35
    FH 38

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why not

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Terrible score in GW33...

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why? I already have 11 for GW 33?

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Really? Similar to GW31 team ... so taking few hits would be ok.

        1. Patch
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Maybe I just had it a lot smoothly planned without hits...

        2. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I had 9 for gw 31 and with AWB and Bednarek i have 11 and i will use 2 FT (Sterling and someone who plays in GW 33 too)

    3. JBG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      TC who? Man Utd player?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Pogba probably. Any chance Chelsea have DGW 32?

    4. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Havent many doublers for 32. u?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty,Pogba,Jimenez so far.

        Dont know if Chelsea have DGW

    5. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Depends on your current team

      • suddenorgan
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        who's your TC?

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Pogba i think

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wth would u waste fh gw38

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Why not?

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City are struggling to break Swansea ... where are Sterling and Aguero?

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Joke they didn’t come on at halftime!

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      zinchenko head to head with swansea player, trying to get a red

    8. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City players getting feisty now. Frustration has set in.

    9. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is Chelsea's dgw affected by this

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        no

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No.

      3. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

      4. TorresMagic™
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        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        no

      5. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nope

    10. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Regardless of results we will get at least 16 DGW fixtures between 32 and 35. It would be 18 if City win however...

    11. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol@ Fpl. This is classic.

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ban.

    12. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Will there still not be loads of other doubles in 32 other than City? So FH still good?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        City wouldn't double in 32 currently.

      2. suddenorgan
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        yep, their's was just the tastiest

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah 🙁

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      get jesus, he is absolutely useless

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That's a bit of a contradiction

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Keep drinking, he is sober

    14. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hoooooold City

    15. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is the standard FH32 WC34 BB35 a bad idea if this result holds?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I think I'll stick to it, will make our teams quite a bit different though. Which could be a good thing.

    16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      aguero coming on, 60 minutes too late but still time

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Do bits Kun

    17. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks to Maddison my -12 has paid off dividends......I’m a whole +1 better off! Whoop! 😆