Dugout Discussion

Jesus absent from City squad as Aguero gets his first league start in a month

The final match of Gameweek 19 takes place this evening, with Wolverhampton Wanderers in action against Manchester City.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 19:45 GMT.

There are no shocks from Nuno Espirito Santo, who names the same team for the fifth game running.

Indeed, over the last ten Gameweeks (including this one), Romain Saiss (£4.4m) is the only member of the starting XI who isn’t an ever-present – and even he only missed out in Gameweek 14 due to suspension.

That means that Adama Traore (£5.3m), Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) again form a three-man attack for the hosts, who appear to be in their usual 3-4-3 set-up.

There is an unexpected absentee in the Manchester City squad, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) not involved due to illness.

In his place, Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) makes his first league start in over a month.

Aguero had been absent until last weekend with a groin injury but had a brief cameo at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Leicester City 3-1.

The only other change to the City starting XI sees Rodri (£5.4m) recalled, with Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) dropping to the bench.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) start again for the visitors, who face Sheffield United in less than 48 hours time.

Wolves’ Gameweek 20 fixture is at Anfield on Sunday, meanwhile.

Santo’s troops won the reverse fixture of this game 2-0, with Traore and Jimenez both registering double-digit hauls after combining for Wolves’ two goals.

De Bruyne missed that game through injury and it remains the one league fixture that City haven’t scored in this season.


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

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Rodri, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

2,584 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Did Abraham to Jimenez to Abraham ........ LOL

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      For a (-8) in total !

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

        😀

  2. Jonny HOW SON?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank you Jimenez and Sterling! Justice getting served for those TAA points

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wish I could say the same lol

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Some had all 3

  3. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What to do
    A) Aurier to TAA Mane to Maddison (Have Salah) now and do Pukki to Jimenez next week for -4
    B) Save and see how Mane and Salah double up does
    Trying to fix my team haven’t even considered Alli yet

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

    Ok, my WC team is finally done. All input is highly appreciated!

    Ramsdale - 4.0
    TAA - Evans - Holgate - Lundstram - Kelly
    Salah - KDB - Maddison - Grealish - Dendoncker
    Vardy - Rashford - Jimenez

    Thanks guys!

    1. Taff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not tempted with Salah & Mane?

  5. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kept Jiménez....

    Pity I benched him...

    1. Michu Pachu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Me too, double checking and double checking again that he doesn’t sub in...

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      😯

  6. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli + Dendoncker, or Martial + Traore. No contest surely?

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pep shouldn't have subbed KDB
    Good for us FPL owners tho

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

      Yep he went full Jose today, trying to hold on to the lead!

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

    Adama 3
    Jimmy 2
    Doherty 1

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      PHEW

      Survived by 1.

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

      Yesssss Doh! ty

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

        What a beautiful man

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

          He really is, how can I ever sell him when I love him so much?!

  9. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    14 points from losing positions for Wolves. Wow.
    (I remember for Chelsea it's 0.)

  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jees rank drop of 40k despite captaining Kane. Rectified lack of TAA straight away and also brought in martial for Pulisic. Roll on tomorrow and new gameweek...

  11. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gazzaniga.
    TAA. Kelly. Lundstram.
    Mane. KDB. Alli. Moura.
    Vardy. Abraham. Rashford.

    Subs: Martin. Rico. Hayden. Reid.

    GTG...?? Whom to captain....?

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

    Ditch Sterling this week or?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would consider Sterling and KDB double to be honest

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      After a brace? Anti-kneejerk

  13. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    On WC: get Ings or Jimmy?

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

      Both

  14. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    "Upgraded" Raul to Kane when I got that free Spurs spot after Son's stupidity. So pissed off...

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kane will get a hatty vs Norwich though

  15. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus + Maddison to Kane and Traore done

  16. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well stone me, I was convinced Doherty was Scottish.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nah he doesn’t fake injury to avoid playing for his country

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

      2. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ooh, meow.

  17. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Zaha to sterling (c)? For free

    1. trinzoo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Don't you think Sterling will be rested?

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I own him but arent you afraid of the risk of a Sterling rest?

  18. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Salah still good captiency optionn vs WOL?

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes imo

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool are a different beast this season.

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Even more so, Wolves will be knackered after that comeback

    4. Aubamazette
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes why would he not be??

  19. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    City doing a great job of knackering and softening up Liverpool’s opponents

  20. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My two transfers out this week? TAA and Jiminez!

    Lols.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Out... for who?

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oh dear

      I would like to say it could have been worse but it couldn’t

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh dear indeed.

    3. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      For PVA and Rash (capt)

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why transfer out TAA this week?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pro Pundits

        They know their stuff

      2. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They were logical reasons. Just were blown out the water that’s all

    5. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      🙁

    6. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Plus you transferred them out 1 min before deadline. Ouch

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, Thankyou for that added reminder Sim haha

  21. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero to start against Sheffield?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Against who?

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

        Sheffield, they're playing Manchester.

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

    If Pep doesn't win the Prem or UCL this season, and leaves City.

    Will it be one of the biggest managerial failings ever?

    1. Michu Pachu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who gives a **** ‘bout Oxford commas

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

      Yes, bald fraud is being massively exposed. Imagine not being able to win the CL without Messi

    4. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Man Utd have spent £1.1bn on players in the last decade and sit 8th so probably not

    5. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No way

    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Obviously not. He won back to back titles and a treble.

  23. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Traore is such a beast, looked incredible tonight. Jimi unlucky not to score more also may I add

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimi did nowt

  24. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli to KDB or Salah? Which is more essential. Have Mane already.

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero or Salah?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

  26. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I aint sleeping tonight. I must watch this epic match again

    • Tabbara
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Guys, thoughts on this WC
      Guaita (Button)
      Kelly Soyuncu Lundstram TAA Sidibe
      Richarlison Salah KDB Martial (Traore)
      Ings Vardy Jiminez

      0.2 ITB
      Thx

    • EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico or Cantwell first on bench. Will start Alli.

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

        Rico

      2. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cantwell

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Small green even with massive kDB captain fail.. small victories...

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

        Huge Red again, nothing new, no point

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If only KdB would have taken the peno....

      1. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Has he ever taken one for city?

        1. Railwayman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yes he did. If he took it, I would actually had a fairly nice gameweek...

        2. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Probably not but Sterling over KDB!? come ooooon. Sterlings shooting technique is so laughably bad.

          1. Miniboss
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Can’t argue that!