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Sterling and Bernardo benched as Guardiola starts both Aguero and Jesus

The final match of Gameweek 22 sees Aston Villa play host to Manchester City. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 16:30 GMT.

Ever the slippery one with his team selections, Pep Guardiola has sprung another surprise by naming both Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) in the starting XI for the first time in the Premier League this season.

That spells bad news for Raheem Sterling (£11.8m), who is benched for the second successive Gameweek; that previously hadn’t happened this season or last.

Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) and Kyle Walker (£5.8m) also drop to the bench after their run-outs in the Manchester derby in midweek.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) starts his 14th Premier League game in a row.

Dean Smith has handed Danny Drinkwater (£4.4m) an Aston Villa debut and understandably looks to be treating this game with a lot of caution, sacrificing Trezeguet (£5.2m) from what had been a 3-4-3 in Gameweek 21.

Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) is only among the substitutes, while Matt Targett (£4.4m) remains out injured.

Jack Grealish (£6.5m) is again handed an advanced role in the hosts’ attack, along with Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m).

Grealish was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 22.

De Bruyne is the second-most-popular captaincy choice this weekend and was handed the armband by 17.98% of the top 10,000 FPL managers.

Grealish and De Bruyne are the only two players on show at Villa Park who have double-digit ownerships within the top 10k.


Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Stones, Mendy, Rodrigo, D Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Aguero.

Aston Villa XI: Nyland, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Elmohamady, Luiz, Drinkwater, Hourihane, Taylor, Grealish, El Ghazi.

2,333 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    15pts from Sterling(c). Not bad!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The sheer luck

  2. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Drinkwater off

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mercy subbing

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Another 16 wides please, Jesus.

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

    Jesus may have just given KDB his bonus point

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Too far off

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nowhere near

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of Villa fans leaving as Drinkwater is subbed off

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Trying to beat him to the bar

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The comedy show is over

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

      Aguero hattrick...

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

    Grealish likes a YC

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    60 points all out and a small green arrow. The slow rise into the top 1 million continues...

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

    Good lad, Jack.

  10. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish you utter bell.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So much this

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish getting angry

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    4 more for a 2 game ban.

    Avoid Grealish.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doucoure is ready to take the baton

  13. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    dilva could easily have had 4 assists here

  14. Fishy
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    im not sure how i can improve this lot??? Got 2 free transfers btw.
    Schmeichel button
    Dunk taa kelly lundstram sidibe 
    Moura martial kdb salah traore
    Vardy ings dcl

    1. RyanMK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Replace Moura?

  15. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kun hatty

  16. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I'd say all 6 of those bookings for Jack were probably dissent 😆

  17. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kevin and Traore to Mahrez and Silva sounds fun!

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kun G
    Mahrez A

  19. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Failing to break into the top 20k.
    Thinking of Rico, Rash -> Robbo, Ings (-4)

    Robbo vs Ings in GW 25. Should I be taking a hit?

  20. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero and Mahrez absolutely rampant

  21. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kun Hattie

  22. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thats the GW 100

    \o/

  23. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This defending is so bad.

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

    Kun x3 G

    Mahrez A

  26. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguerooooook

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    good god aguero

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      To be fair - playing up front for city vs this defenceI’d back myself to get a couple

  28. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    AGUEROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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

    No doubt about who gets the 3 and 2 bps

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mings for England 😆