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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.

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  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling look like scoring?

    1. MTPockets
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Not especially. One shot, not a hard save

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Not really, Wolves had the better chances

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nope, just 1 shot from outside the box. City have been poor but credit to Wolves.

    4. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Sadly
      Not even close.
      Had a SOT

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    How have Mahrez and Sterling looked?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Too wide to cause problems for my liking.
      City overall looked off the pace

    2. MTPockets
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Neither great. They keep going down Mahrez's side to nowhere, and he made an errant pass to almost wolves goal. Sterling quite meh too, but both a reflection of the team so far.

  3. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    WC or just make a couple of moves to keep the team ticking over?

    Pope.
    VVD, Otamendi, Robbo.
    Cantwell, Mount, KDB, Sterling, Salah.
    Abraham, Pukki.
    Button, Lundstram, A Smith, Wickham.
    2ft- 0.1m ITB.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      A couple of moves to keep the team ticking over

    2. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      having kept KDB this week a WC seems wasteful

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    damn that Tammy goal before, spectacular!

  5. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Most of us would be all out after these games. Those who have players from the United match, have some self respect.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Those who have United haven’t logged into FPL since August.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        lmao just thinking this, awb, martial, rashford, greenwood in so many ghost teams. Not really worried about that result too much, hopefully newcastle take man u's cs tho

  6. Naboo
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    INGS CAN ONLY GET BETTERRRRRRRRR

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nice one lol

    2. luke
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Noice

  7. aborg
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    I guess we are all waiting impatiently for an Auba and/or Wilson goal, right? 🙂

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Wrong

      1. aborg
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Hehe, except for managers like you who don’t have any of them 🙂

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nahh

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hell no

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Michael Owen has to be one of the worst pundits. Talks a load of toss.

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      man he's horrible to listen to...actually I don't anymore!

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Any doctors/ nurses or people who have family and friends who struggle to sleep

    Get them to tune in for super Sunday at half 4 on sky sports. Low risk and guaranteed results

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Or just invite Bemba Da round

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yes it's not entertaining when u gave 4 clowns as defenders like arsenal

    3. grooveymatt65
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      im watching that match because i think it would be funny if Man U loose...

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Put Rat Poison in their tea
      Works every time

    5. Naboo
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      More pricey than sleeping pills

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Does Mark own Zouma? Clear own goal..

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Watch is again.. closely and carefully

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        *it

  11. doy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    The 1st half of this match and the Norwich match just shows how vital KDB is to City...

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They won the title without him.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        So true. It's like people forget last season even existed

        1. No Professionals
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          People on here forget last week existed

      2. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Yes but with sane and laporte. Strange so many cant see that

    2. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They won the league last season without him

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        how tho im trying to remember, gundogan and dilva?

        1. Naboo
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Fernandinho and Kun

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez, Greenwood to Mount, Abraham for -4?

    1. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Assuming you've only just put mahrez in?

  13. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Why did wolves decide today was the day to start playing again!

    City miss kdb- pep should have played both Silvas

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Lol
      They have unlocked Pep's game plan i guess 😀

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Pep will grill players at HT
      Will be Peppa pig

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They miss laporte and sane. As i said

  14. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    It’s an odd one:

    Ings has more goals this weekend than Salah, Firmino, Aubameyang, Kane, Aguero, Sterling, Mahrez, Vardy, Pukki and Son combined (so far).

    1. teneighty
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Ings essential?

  15. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    I know I'm supposed to do this yesterday, but

    Ayewww juhuuuu 😎

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

      My Greenwood replacement on WC

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Not going 3 up top?

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

          Dunno. Hard to fit in all of Mane Sterling Auba Abraham Vardy without sacrificing too much elsewhere - so may go Maddison over Vardy

      2. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Good for you

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

          Wasn’t looking for an arguement. Christ

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yeaaaaah

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

    Time to see if City can just grind out necessary wins this season like Liverpool seem to be doing

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      What for? They won last season without grinding much

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I have a legitimate question for you. You’re 18/19 right? First year of uni.. shouldn’t you be out drinking ale, or talking to fine ladies rather than winding up mostly 30+ year old men on a fantasy forum?

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

        It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’ve got a cold. Staying in today to try to get over it

      2. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I miss uni.

  17. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ota owners lucky. Does what he can to concede and should be taken off. But only garcia to bring in so my luck he gets cs.

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No luck, it's just fpl. You should take advantage of his nailedness in that team until Laporte is back, decent value

    2. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      That's why ppl own Ota. CB crises

  18. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like a low scoring GW

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Mane owners the real winners.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Chelsea double up, are the real winners as well

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Tomori and Tammy owner here...

      2. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        😀

      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Mane to Sterling looked okayish move before deadline... Coin toss gone terribly bad.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Until Utd go crazy at 4:30

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      When we were promised a goal-fest

  19. I Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Pep needs to get Bilva on for Gundogan. Lacking creativity.

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    I've got to stop captaining Sterling. Let's me down every time.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      (Yes, attempting a jinx.)

    2. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Its half time

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'm seriously thinking about swapping for Aguero
      Even for a hit.
      Too wide .....

  21. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Why wasnt that a pen against pepe and the one for wolves ?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Don’t play for Liverpool.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        This

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      VAR doesn’t really exist

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Jiménez went down far too easily, and also should have taken his shot earlier. Wolves have had three 1 v 1’s with Edison

  22. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Pope
    TAA, Digne, AWB, Matip
    Salah, KDB, Sterling(c), McGinn
    Tammy, Pukki

    Bench: Button, Dendoncker, Kelly, Greenwood. 2 FT and 0.3 ITB. What do I do? I am out of the loop. What moves look good? Haven't made a transfer in 3 weeks.

  23. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    VVD+Zaha+Greenwood> Soy+Saka+Vardy (-4) a good move in change of formation from 3-5-2 to 3-4-3? Saka 5th mid.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Looks ok

  24. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Zinchenko coming on...

    1. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He’s in his kit warming up on pitch

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Makes sense, closest replacement to KDB

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    They’re missing KDB so baby KDB comes on 😀

  26. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Zinchenko is coming on..

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      For Walker!? Wtf! I’m done with him.. ffs

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    What is a juuhuu?

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

      indescribable

    2. luke
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      An annoying dude F****** his keyboard

    3. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      A camp hello.

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      A based way of showing happiness

    5. Dokdok666
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      it's a yahooo spelled in danish

  28. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Zinch coming on

  29. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Walker off

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Time for some gin n juice

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Laid back.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        With my mind on my money and my money on my mind