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Aguero, De Bruyne and Sterling start as Mendy and Cancelo are benched

Six Premier League matches get underway at 15:00 GMT today, with Liverpool and Manchester City among the dozen teams in action.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) has been named in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI for the first time in the league since Gameweek 8.

Just shy of 300,000 Fantasy managers sold the Argentina international in the lead-up to Gameweek 11.

Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.2m) and David Silva (£7.7m) also start.

Nicolas Otamendi (£5.4m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m), Benjamin Mendy (£6.0m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.3m) are the victims of Guardiola’s rotation roulette, however, with all four benched.

The Saints have made three changes from last Friday’s hammering by Leicester, with a switch of goalkeepers among the alterations.

Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) is fit to start and joins Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Sadio Mane (£11.9m) in a familiar-looking front three.

The Reds’ back four is unchanged, too.

Fabinho (£5.5m), who is on four yellow cards, is benched, with perhaps one eye on next weekend’s clash with Manchester City.

Jack Grealish (£5.9m) has not recovered a calf injury and misses out, with Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) replacing him.

Unai Emery has recalled Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) to his starting XI for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 5.

Nicolas Pepe (£9.3m) makes way for the German, while Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) is excluded from the matchday squad as expected.

Nuno Espirito Santo sticks with the side that started Wolves’ 1-1 draw at Newcastle last Sunday.

Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) has been benched for the first time this season, with Onel Hernandez (£5.3m) taking his place.

Graham Potter has named the same 11 players who started against Everton last Saturday, meanwhile.

West Ham are also unchanged from last weekend, while Steve Bruce recalls Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) and Jonjo Shelvey (£5.0m) for the Longstaff brothers.

There is only one change to the starting XIs at Bramall Lane, with Lys Mousset (£4.9m) replacing Callum Robinson (£5.3m) for the hosts.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) misses out again for Burnley.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Tierney, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ozil, Ceballos, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Wesley.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Salah, Firmino, Mané.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Pröpper, Stephens, Alzate, Maupay, Connolly.

Norwich XI: Krul, Lewis, Godfrey, Tettey, Aarons, Trybull, Buendia, McLean, Stiepermann, Hernández, Pukki.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Fernandinho, Angelino, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Armstrong, Ings, Redmond.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, O’Connell, Egan, Baldock, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Stevens, McGoldrick, Mousset.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Barnes.

West Ham XI: Roberto, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Yarmolenko, Noble, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Haller.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Clark, Willems, Almiron, Hayden, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton.

2,302 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kdb further up now

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Whatever happens in the next 45, thus dirst half is something we can carry over. The best play I've seen from us thi season, we have been unbelievable.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It was the best of times, it was the dirst half times

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I have Great Expectations for the 2nd half...

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I have a big fat goose for it.

          Unfortunately my second half is a ghost, Yet To Come

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Laboured. Pathetic. 1 star at best.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              But enough about my A Christmas Carol review. I havent a dickens what it's really about

            2. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              It wasn't that bad. It showed some [Martin Chuzzle]wit

        2. Don Van Vliet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A Tale of Two Cities*

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Manchester City Southampton?

            1. Don Van Vliet
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              The quote is from A Tale of Two Cities.
              I was also suggesting that City might be a completely different entity in the second half.

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                😆

      2. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You stupid monkey!

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          😆

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          [Monty] Burned!

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dribbles, why do 300+ transfers this week are you trying to get lowest overall score?

  4. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope + Pieters (off at HT) + Dilva (off at HT) owner and no Lundstram!
    How rough is that!

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It’s not smooth

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How's your bench boost going?

    3. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope off at ht r u serious

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No Pieters and Dilva both no shows second half!

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

    Don't tell me Norwich are going to keep another CS. Thought they were meant to be crap.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There are other crap teams

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Pope can save a pen from SHU’s regular taker and then Lundy to score the rebound?

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

      Dream

  7. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    People who cant spell Lundstram dont deserve his points tbh. FPL should get on the case and remove a lot of points

    1. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      *Can't *don't

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why would I capitalize can't in the middle of a sentence?

        1. M♤rvin
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You wouldn't. But you should spell it correctly if you're going to bash other people's spelling.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Punctuation isnt spelling. No one uses apostrophes except pathetic pedants.

            1. M♤rvin
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yes they do. And don't forget it was you who chose to pick people up on their spelling.

              1. Flog the trog
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Lundsalt*

            2. Don Van Vliet
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Ironically, a huge amount of people consistently use apostrophes incorrectly -- specifically when pluralising nouns. Incorrectly attributing possessive form to dates is also a real problem.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstrom*

    3. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same goes for anyone who can't manage the hard J in Jesus.

      It's Portuguese.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is owning Lundstram lucky now?

    1. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not owning lundstram is just insane

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No. But it was when he scored his first PL goal.

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      only exception

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn’t everyone down him, they do in all my MLs at least

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    FML this season
    Brought Dilva in and benched Lundstram because of that!
    What are the chances seriously?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      9/1

  10. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This game genuinely needs a proper councilling service

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Outssource it to India

  11. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wow. Opened FPL to see Lundy's brace. Probably the best thing to happen to me this season apart from the Sterling hat trick GW1

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Snap

  12. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Scenes if Raz is taken off.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      To be replaced by who?

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yedlin goal disallowed after VAR check

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kun goal imminent.

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

      Badly needed

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nah. Jesus will score.

    3. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Amen

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yarmolenko subbed at HT

  16. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lundstram officially FPL Legend.

  17. RealVirg
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yarmo subbed off FAIL

  18. Yome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling TC, time to quit the season

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He'll be on at least 1 pt in about 10 mins. 1x3 = 3pts

    2. DF
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. I would

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    desperate times when a save bonus for Ederson v Soton is big hope

  20. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It's funny how price bias kicks in, people disregard lundstram just because he started 4.0 and they paid more for another player. Same as with AWB last year

    Lundstram is a 6.0 defender in my mind

    1. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      More of a 5.5 midfielder.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      i don’t think anyone expected Sheff Utd to get much this season, but they are doing very well ... nothing to do with price, just expected points

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    OMG Shelvey

  22. Not again Shirley
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    West Ham manager must be close to sack now.

  23. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle 3-0 shelvey

  24. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jimmy pls do something!!

  25. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    John Jo G

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Roberto still in his clown costume.

  27. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lanzini better score now. Blocking two CSs

  28. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Goodbye Pope, hello Gazza

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

      Thinking same...

    2. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I was planning on transferring out Pope before GW15 anyways. Tempting to wait for GW13 vs WAT though

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rip WHam

  30. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dilva off. Feck

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You were right though, always gets PL minutes.