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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. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    everyone is eagerly waiting liverpool and city to score goals and make a comeback

    it'll probably be hendo, wijnaldum, stones and gundogan with goal involvment

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

      k

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

    Mo has forgotten how to score away. Watery knee doesn't travel well.

  3. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What happened to FPL this season? Another casual winner this gameweek?

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

      You say that. But which casual has Norwich defence? Or Newcastle defence? Or Villa defence?

      Even casuals know not to get those players.

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Casual who supports one of those teams

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

          Three player limit makes it difficult though to load up

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

        Dont underestimate how shrewd and strategic a true casual can be.

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

    TSparkes did u get Mousset?

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

    martinelli coming on

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

      laca subbed

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

    11k transfers in for Lundy in first half 🙂

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

    Put in a bet on Sterling red card. Easy money. He will dive for a second yellow

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

      Imagine the scenes

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

    Hendo pulling the team back.

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

      You mean holding

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

    GW fail if Lund doesn’t get a hatty!

  10. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone not captained Aguero, Sterling or KDB?

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty sure a few casuals had other players yea

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

      Cant see anyone in any of my leagues. All about Lunny this game week. Green arrow if you have him.

    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I capped Pepe

    4. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mane here.

    5. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah Dilva

    6. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tammy

  11. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It's all about luck this season.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      every season pal

    2. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Who's been lucky this week?

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I guess those getting Lund off the bench...

  12. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Has Mendy come off the bench to steal my Lundstram points yet?

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

    VVD booked

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

      Week just get better

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

    Ward-prowse with 9 goals in 13 under the new manager... interesting

    1. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thx. And shhhhh...;)

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

    YC for 44% of the game.

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

    Comon kdb(c)

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah it is pretty common though probably not as much as Sterling 😉

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

    Otamendi and Mendy to be the last 2 subs just to f with people

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

      Would be typical 🙂

    2. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Really hope they'll come on for a 1 min cameo.

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

    City yet to have a shot on target. 60 mins gone

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

      That is ridiculous

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

        crazy in normal circumstances but against a team which conceded 9 at home last week 😆

  19. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Backed saints to draw at 14/1
    50p. Going to cash out now for 1.47 #highroller

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Fraudulent van dijk

  21. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gross subbed, Trossard on

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

    Heaton of old performance

  23. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What did mahrez do wrong?

    1. mazzington☘
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well known that Pep doesn't trust him, considers him lazy out of possession.

  24. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KDB cappo grab a goal my son

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    crazy season this is, so exciting and unpredictable. Leicester to win the league? Probably

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

    Another big chance created by TAA. But again Mane wastes the assist

  27. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Where are all you Sterling TCs at?

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

    How's Jimmy doing guys?

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

    Score Aguero you useless old sod