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28 April 2019 1138 comments
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The penultimate match of Gameweek 36 takes place at Turf Moor as Manchester City aim to extend their 11-match winning run and return to the top of the Premier League table.

Kick-off in Lancashire is at 14:05 BST.

There are no huge shocks in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI, with Fernandinho not recovering from the knee problem he picked up in midweek.

Bernardo Silva has thus dropped back into central midfield alongside David Silva and anchor Ilkay Gundogan, so Leroy Sane is handed a start on the left flank.

Raheem Sterling moves over to the right wing, with Sergio Aguero leading the line once more.

City’s back four is unchanged.

Sean Dyche has named the same starting XI for the fourth game in succession, with Phil Bardsley still not having recovered from a gashed leg.

The Burnley manager has resisted the urge to pack his midfield and defence for the visit of the reigning champions, pairing Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes in attack for the 17th league match in a row.

Outside of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Aguero and Sterling were the two most-popular Triple Captain choices of Gameweek 36: 14,542 managers backed the Argetinean striker, with 8,997 deploying the chip on Sterling.

Bernardo was the second-most-bought FPL player of Gameweek 36, having been transferred in by 146,541 Fantasy bosses.

Aguero and Aymeric Laporte were also bought by over 100,000 FPL managers this week.

Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Subs: Hart, Gudmundsson, Gibson, Ward, Vydra, Long, Driscoll-Glennon.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden.

  1. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    and sane off....now need a sterling goal and a burnley goal

    1. sjhuk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      This 🙂

  2. Party time
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Sané off. Yikes!

    • Richd
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Put your red ribbons away ! The trophy is staying sky blue

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        😆

    • FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Bugger all you jinxers ffs

      1. fr3d
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I have a feeling Jafooli was involved? Lively even?

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Very

          1. fr3d
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            😆

    • Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Well this was the game.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        sorry Rupert - tough at the top.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          So proud of the boys. Just glad I got to see them at Anfield for the first time.

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Hopefully our boys might help next week, but I fear for our defence v Man City attack

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Oh so you want us to win. That’s nice. 🙂

      2. Kno
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Still time for a goal and some shithousery from barnes and the gang

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          I know but, well you know

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Instant, decisive, immediately shared with the audience - everything replay technology should be. This has to be the aim for every use of VAR.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Nailed it.

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Chris Wood. Grab an equalizer.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        No

    • It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      no assist....day getting better and better

      1. MTPockets
          6 years, 10 months ago

          tbc

      2. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I think Laporte will definitely get a clean sheet now.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Oh yes

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          He is joint for the 3 bonus with aguero at the moment.

          1. Perthite
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Definitely a sure thing.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Agreed.

        3. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Heheh

      3. JayBomb
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Bernardo assist no?

      4. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        No assist awarded

      5. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Can’t see City throwing away the title now....

        1. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          They were always going to win all their remaining games.

          If we wanted the title we had to stay top and we didn't. We let a 7 point lead go, we don't deserve it regardless of how many points the table says we have because we weren't better than Man City.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Buggu'd

          2. *sigh*
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            That’s the spirit

      6. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I am surprised Pool fans are worried with about the title with the Aguero goal considering that next year is theirs.

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          😀

      7. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        This is going swimmingly as a Aguero and Laporte owner with no sterling

        1. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Why rub your luck in?

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Same

      8. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        United XI vs Chelsea: De Gea, Young, Shaw, Bailly, Lindelof, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Lukaku.

        1. makaveli123
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Chelsea XI vs Man United: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Higuain, Hazard

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Different defenders every week 😆

          1. makaveli123
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            The best way to make sure that you concede a goal!

        3. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Nice to see Mata given a run out

        4. teneighty
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Martial on for Mata after 70 minutes. Scores a brace and gets 3 baps. To much to ask for?

      9. niloh1
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        How is that not a b Silva assist

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Aguero had two shots at it

      10. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Aguero 3 BAPs atm with winning goal points to be added

        (Yes trying to jinx it)

      11. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        90 points without hits and red arrows

        1. TheDragon
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Snap except I’m on 93!

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          97 here ... need Aguero 3 BAPs for the tonne.

          1. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Exactly the same

      12. TheDragon
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Will city ever concede another goal again?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah Vardy next week in a home loss

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            That’s if Leicester can even get the ball

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Counter over the top!

          2. Positive vibes
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            This

      13. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Look... I will give up my Sterling clean sheet point for a Burnley goal.

        1. sjhuk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Me too!

        2. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          I'll give up my Laporte one too

          1. Perthite
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            That would just be the bonus

      14. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Season over. Every single striker in the game got points except for auba

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Kane’s claiming a few

        2. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          And Laca

      15. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        HAZARD Old Trafford BLOODBATH time

      16. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        City will 100% win this game.

        1. fr3d
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Let the jinx attempts begin

          1. Perthite
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Too late

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          😆

          You see, not difficult 😉

      17. Alnair
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        City more than deserve the title, oil money or not.

        Get the sky blue champagne bottles out because the title race is over.

        1. Sif
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Well, no oil money = no title. So you can't really separate the two.

          1. Alnair
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            I'm saying whether that team was built with oil money or not, it doesn't change that it's the best team in the league.

        2. Rash
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          I heard theres a massive sale of 2nd hand champagne bottles on Merseyside.

      18. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        ffs deulofeu yesterday,bernardo today ,cant get an assist ,shite rules...

      19. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        The average prediction for the top 1k is 84 on fantasy football fix - gameweek live.

        1. TheDragon
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          No chance - too low. I’m mid top 1k. I’m on 93 and getting a red

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 16 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            The average is top 1k is 89 now it has changed again.
            If you are that highly ranked you need to be getting even higher.
            For the rest of the mere mortals a score of 93 will get a green arrow.

      20. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Live GW score up to 128! Nice.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          K

      21. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I wish I had time to link all the Bemba Da Fail 😀

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Boy that could take a while 😀

        2. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Need a seperate thread.

        3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Can you give the highlights? 😀

      22. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Vydra on wood off

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Viagra on wood off

      23. Richd
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Man City keep the ball so well the LiveScore “tracker” looks like someone has necked a red bull and gone crazy on the etch a sketch