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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. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mo subbed

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

      Mo dear

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

    AGUERO MISSS

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

    Salah off. My cap points fail lol.

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

    KDB is actually a genius... even in his positioning

    He is always 1 step ahead and finds space

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

      That's nice

      If he could score a goal that'd be better

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

      I wish he was one step ahead IN THE GOAL

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

    Surely no one still owns Salah at this stage?

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

      😛

    2. KAPO KANE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I do, and Mane... And Sterling..... And KdB lol

      1. KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Luckily I have Lundstram and Rico too

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

      Unfortunately I'm still rocking Salah and double liv defense

      Not the best strategy

    4. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only 28%

  6. The Train Driver
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mousset no injury?

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

      No just swapping forwards common with Sheffield

  7. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah has been really poor. And just got subbed.

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

      Half injured.

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

      Guaranteed starter in the midweek game

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salad 🙁

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mark watching the Man City bench for Cancelo and Mendy.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/76o5wSJ

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Neither will come on mark is the luckiest FPL player

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

    Otamendi involved in taking dodgy brown envelope to the referee office

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

    Can’t believe I thought Kun would actually haul for me. Silly me ig.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah to Mane right now

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

    Come on Mane and Trent. Come on boys!

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

      So needed ffs

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

    salah captain fail

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

    Ox 3 shots in 3 seconds

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

      No way he keeps that up

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

    Villa bodies on the line!

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

    Salah out, Mane in? Sterling out, Son in?

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

      Ditch everyone but Lundstram

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

    Hayden and rico on my bench 🙁

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

    OMG Aguero

  20. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sergio!!!!!!!

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero goal

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    F, Aguero...my season summed up

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

    Kun 🙁

  24. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kun

  25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any sort of Sterling return to get out of jail with the hit from Salah

    Don’t you dare blank Raz

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

    walker assist

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

    Trent crosses too good again

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

    Trossard goal

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

    YES THANK THE FPL GODS

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

    Kun G