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Sterling, Mahrez and Aguero all start as City host Wolves

Three Premier League matches kick off simultaneously at 14:00 BST today, as the Europa League continues to play havoc with the domestic calendar.

Manchester City entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad, while Arsenal host Bournemouth and Chelsea make the trip to Southampton.

City are of course without the injured Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m) for this clash but most of their other popular attacking assets start against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, with Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.7m) making Guardiola’s starting XI.

Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) is benched, however, along with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m).

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) is not in the squad after suffering a hamstring injury, so Joao Cancelo (£5.3m) looks set to deputise at left-back.

Mahrez was the most-bought player of Gameweek 8, having been acquired by just over 440,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Sterling and Aguero were the most-captained players of this weekend, with each City asset handed the armband by over 1.1 million FPL bosses.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) misses out for the visitors with a toe injury.

Raul Jimenez (£7.1m) is joined up front by Patrick Cutrone (£5.7m) as Santo reverts to a 3-5-2, following his dalliance with a 3-4-3 in recent weeks.

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) is among the substitutes so Adama Traore (£5.0m) plays at right wing-back.

Mason Mount (£6.7m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.6m) both make Frank Lampard’s starting XI at St. Mary’s with Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) earning his fifth straight league start at centre-back.

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is fit to line up in central midfield, while Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.9m) gets his first league start of the campaign.

The Saints bring in Yan Valery (£4.8m) and Shane Long (£4.7m) for Cedric Soares (£4.9m) and Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) keeps up his ever-present record in the Premier League this season, while there is another start for youngster Bukayo Saka (£4.5m).

Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) replaces Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) in Unai Emery’s only change from the 1-1 draw with Manchester United last Monday.

Ryan Fraser (£7.1m) has recovered from the illness that forced him to sit out Gameweek 7 but is only among the substitutes at the Emirates.

Eddie Howe has named an unchanged starting XI from the 2-2 draw with West Ham United, meaning another run-out down the left flank for Joshua King (£6.3m).

Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) again supports Callum Wilson (£7.9m) in attack.

The only three FPL assets who are yet to blank this season – Wilson, Aubameyang and Aguero – are all in action this afternoon.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, Cook, Ake, Rico, H. Wilson, Lerma, Billing, King, C. Wilson, Solanke.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, D Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício, Boly, Coady, Saïss, Traoré, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Rúben Vinagre, Jiménez, Cutrone.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu Vidal, Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings, Long.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Mount, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham.

2,355 Comments Post a Comment
  1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Will take it.

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      OK bend over.

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It could always be worse.

  2. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Seriously considering benching Otamendi next week. Man City couldn't keep a keep clean sheet if their lives depended on it.

    1. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wolves outpalyed them today

  3. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    With no KDB and no AWB I yet again somehow find myself with Greenwood in my 11.

    Statistically at some point he has to score...right?!

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He's got to get on the pitch first

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He always gets on the pitch at some point - it’s what he does on the pitch that’s the issue

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Someone here said the other day that I've played him more than Ole lol, he was right.

  4. MGD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Top 10k average?

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        37 inc autosubs

        1. MGD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thnx

      • L'Aeroplanino
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        35.73

        1. MGD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thnx.

      • Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        1k avgs

        1k points
        33
        1k bonus points
        3
        1k total points
        36
        1k players played
        10.3

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Inb4, 'awful GW, just 50 points all out, anyone worse?'

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That's a good score this GW.

        1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Learn how quotes are used!

      2. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Purse off with this rubbish

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Much worse...just about scraped 57 😉

        (sorry)

      4. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        43 all out

      5. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Stop bragging.

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Start reading

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I was joking.

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He's not saying he got that. Re-read.

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I was joking.

      6. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        56 (-4). Decent gameweek at last.

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If Otta and Batsman both get 3 BP the system is delusional

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ota is nowhere near 3

      2. MTPockets
          4 years, 5 months ago

          What where how when why would Otamendi get 3bp?

        • Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Otamendi is not getting 3 BAPs you plum.

          1. Fitzy.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Right on both points...

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          😆

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            😀

            1. tm370
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Hahaha.

              This after all the Sterling and Mahrez will score posts ffs.

      3. R.C
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        So finally all of Wilson, Auba and Kun blank

      4. F4L
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Auba, Kun and Wilson all blanking in the same GW 😯

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          & Kane, Salah & Sterilng

      5. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Almost 100 K green arrow. Happy with it. Only Utd popular players to blank needed

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          How was your GW ?

          1. dshv
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Terrible

      6. 3 A
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No players have straight 8 attacking return. The last three failed this gw.

      7. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Is CHO an alternative to mount on wildcard?

        Or best to just pay the extra dose amount?

        Thanks

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          both, Chelsea's attack is immense

        2. Railwayman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Pay the extra, but Mount will "suffer" so to say with CHO, he was very, very selfish today when he had the ball.

      8. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Well I'm losing my head to head, but it's almost worth it to gaze upon this 34 point bench: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1445368/event/8/

      9. FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Drop sterling or Salah?

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

          Both 😉

      10. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        The only good thing is my WC right now. Team falling apart with the likes of Salah, Zinc, Greenwood, Pukki, Cantwell, even Sterling isn't worth his price tag.

        He is truly the biggest FPL troll of all, he has one match with 20+ points, then the next 7,8 he flops, then you can expect another match with around 20 points, after which he will disappear for a month or so. It all happened last season, this season is copy-paste with him.

      11. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        All Premier League teams done for two weeks, enjoy the break all!

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          still a game to come today.

        2. Licky
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ugh. 🙁

      12. Daddy Kev
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        City fans in tears on the way back to London.

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Why are they going to London?

        2. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Your mixing them up with Manchester United fans.

      13. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Watch United win today, everyone looks at their nice green fixtures and the United train is suddenly back on board!

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Typical Ole and his luck. United will be top three in no time.

        2. Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          If they turn around, that would be hard to take mentally.

      14. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Was all set to WC yest but pretty much no one delivered this week so probably just wait out the storm now. Pukki to Tammy will do

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

        Actually made a decent captain choice this GW. Thanks Tammy.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Bravo Nomar. Well done

      16. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        What to do with City assets on WC. Hmmm...

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          They'll bounce back

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Obviously keep

        3. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          keep KDB, the others are optional

        4. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          To be fair, the last time they lost in the PL they then went on to score 8 in the following game

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            On WC I can sell all

      17. dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        WC ON:

        Pope
        Robbo, lundstram, kelly, soyboy, rico
        Sterling, mane, mount, maddison,dend
        Abraham, auba, wilson

        The question is

        KDB conolly/ ayew over Auba dendo

        Also to have salah over mane ?
        And is it worth to get TAA over robbo

      18. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Otamendi to boly done

        1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Y.

      19. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Who has a big ownership in this NEW_MUM game? Is there anyone we need to fear. I couldn't bear it if all these Utd fans end up getting shed loads of points.

        1. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          United defense.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Has to be James & Maguire.

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Hi Amey - are you going to get Maddison and/or Vardy. They're on my shopping list?

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Rashford is probably in a fair few teams

      20. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        38 pts all out, another captain blank, a small, very small green arrow from 1.5m to 1.4m (before United game). This season is an anti-climax.

        A clean sheet and a goal from Maguire to make it a red arrow.

        Never been so happy to welcome an international break.

        1. Planet Head
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Low scoring week overall though, limited damage

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I have a green arrow after 43 points 😀
          Going to make transfers & relax. No point in overthinking.

          1. tafrère
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Great mentality.

      21. Ibra
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        My current team:

        Pope
        TAA - Otamendi - Digne - Tomori
        Salah - Sterling - Mount - Ceballos
        Auba - Pukki

        Button - Rico - Dendoncker - Wickham

        Is it time for WC?

        1. Planet Head
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not enough Leicester but otherwise looks alright to me, maybe Ceballos to Adama

      22. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Getting off the Norwich train and got a few options. What do you prefer fellas?? 2FTs:

        Pukki & Cantwell ➡️
        A) Connolly & Maddison
        B) Jiminez & Saka
        C) King & Traore
        D) other combo up to 11.6m

        1. andres
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          you won't get the points from this gw...

          1. E25
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            😀

          2. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I won’t get any points from Norwich right now! Time for a shake up!!

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          The way this season is going, everyone will mass sell Pukki and Cantwell now and they will both get hattricks next week

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

            Unlikely

          2. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I doubt that v much mate

          3. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Away from home. 2pts apiece 🙂

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I already locked in A last night...had exact money before price drops

          1. E25
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Before intl break? Bold!

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah, I know. I've got a full playing bench though, so not too worried.

          2. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I was on A too but B is now tempting me...!

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Surely Saka vanishes without trace once Lacazette is back. Plus Iwobi is still around?

          3. Artemis Titans
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Did that last night too

            1. Artemis Titans
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              A that is

        4. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          All 3 are very punty in my opinion

      23. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I think I may just hang onto Son now.

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

          Good policy

      24. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I think I will take a crazy hit jus to see new players in my team, can't stand my team at the moment

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Just don't look at it. Pay attention to pricechanges and wait for IB to be over

      25. MTPockets
          4 years, 5 months ago

          How did Jesus look when he came on? Missed last 20 mins

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            not special.

          2. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            The fact they lost 2-0 says it all

            1. MTPockets
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Pondering on Aguero so just wondered if he showed much that might suggest more game time over Sergio

                1. Dr Van Nostrand
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  I'd rather Auba

                  1. MTPockets
                      4 years, 5 months ago

                      I still wouldn't - thinking more about Vardy/Wilson

              • ZeBestee
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                As usual, nothing much.

            2. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Hmm, I was gonna go triple city attack on WC with Kun/Sterling, KdB and Mahrez but I'm unsure now, Palace won't be easy, two really nice fixtures after that though but then tough ones so rotation looming as well.

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                If KDB is back post international break then full steam ahead with KDB and one of Kun/ Sterling (Sterling for me).

                If KDB is out long term then need to see what that means for city’s attacking approach

                I know lots are keen on Mahrez but I think he could drive you mad and I certainly wouldn’t want him on WC.

                I still think Ota as 3rd city player is the way to go (given fixtures and their possession % they will get clean sheets and he gets decent baps). Although I know lots will disagree.

                1. The Ejiptian King
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  I very much doubt it'll happen but a BSilva ban would make Mahrez a great pick, still punty otherwise.

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

                KDB is the only one I really want

              3. Thomas Magnum
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Surely Pep can't risk not playing his best 11 every week unless he gives up on the league and focuses solely on the CL

                1. Dr Van Nostrand
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  Who did he not start that he should have? He fields a strong enough team every week.