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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. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Will take it.

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

      OK bend over.

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        It could always be worse.

  2. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Wolves outpalyed them today

  3. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He's got to get on the pitch first

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

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

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

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

  4. MGD
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Top 10k average?

    1. MTPockets
      6 years, 9 months ago

      37 inc autosubs

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

        Thnx

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      35.73

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

        Thnx.

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      1k avgs

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

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      That's a good score this GW.

      1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Learn how quotes are used!

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

      Purse off with this rubbish

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Much worse...just about scraped 57 😉

      (sorry)

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

      43 all out

    5. TAT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Stop bragging.

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

        Start reading

        1. TAT
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          I was joking.

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

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

        1. TAT
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          I was joking.

    6. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      56 (-4). Decent gameweek at last.

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Ota is nowhere near 3

    2. MTPockets
      6 years, 9 months ago

      What where how when why would Otamendi get 3bp?

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

      Otamendi is not getting 3 BAPs you plum.

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

        Right on both points...

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

      😆

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

        😀

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Hahaha.

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

  7. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    So finally all of Wilson, Auba and Kun blank

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      & Kane, Salah & Sterilng

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      How was your GW ?

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

        Terrible

  10. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

  11. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Is CHO an alternative to mount on wildcard?

    Or best to just pay the extra dose amount?

    Thanks

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      both, Chelsea's attack is immense

    2. Railwayman
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 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.

  12. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 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/

  13. FreddyP3
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Drop sterling or Salah?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Both 😉

  14. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 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.

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

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

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      still a game to come today.

    2. Licky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Ugh. 🙁

  16. Daddy Kev
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    City fans in tears on the way back to London.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Why are they going to London?

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Your mixing them up with Manchester United fans.

  17. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

    2. Plant Based FPLer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

  18. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 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

  19. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Bravo Nomar. Well done

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They'll bounce back

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Obviously keep

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      keep KDB, the others are optional

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 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
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        On WC I can sell all

  21. dshv
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 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

  22. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Otamendi to boly done

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Y.

  23. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      United defense.

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

      Has to be James & Maguire.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 9 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
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Rashford is probably in a fair few teams

  24. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Low scoring week overall though, limited damage

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

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

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

        Great mentality.

  25. Ibra
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

  26. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

      1. E25
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        😀

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

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

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 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
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Unlikely

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

        I doubt that v much mate

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Away from home. 2pts apiece 🙂

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

      1. E25
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Before intl break? Bold!

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

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

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

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

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

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

      3. Artemis Titans
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Did that last night too

        1. Artemis Titans
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          A that is

    4. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      All 3 are very punty in my opinion

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

    I think I may just hang onto Son now.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Good policy

  28. andres
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 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
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

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

  29. MTPockets
    6 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      not special.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      The fact they lost 2-0 says it all

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

          I'd rather Auba

          1. MTPockets
            6 years, 9 months ago

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

    3. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      As usual, nothing much.

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

      KDB is the only one I really want

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 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
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

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