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Aguero starts for much-changed City as Guardiola benches De Bruyne

Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for the final match of Double Gameweek 30+, which kicks off at the Etihad at 20:00 BST.

Burnley are the visitors to Eastlands, where Manchester City defeated Arsenal five days ago.

There are only three surviving members of Guardiola’s starting XI from that 3-0 win over the Gunners, with Ederson (£6.0m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) keeping their places.

That means that Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) are both rotated out of the side, with the two premium Fantasy Premier League midfielders only among the substitutes.

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) gets his chance up front, meanwhile, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) making way.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Kyle Walker (£5.6m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Eric Garcia (£4.5m) are the other City starters from midweek who drop out of the City line-up, with all bar the concussed Garcia on the bench.

Guardiola has changed his entire back four, with Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Fernandinho (£5.1m) and Nicolas Otamendi (£4.9m) tasked with keeping Burnley at bay.

Phil Foden (£5.1m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) and Rodri (£5.5m) are also recalled further forward.

Sean Dyche’s side are missing the sidelined Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes (both £6.1m), so Matej Vydra (£5.3m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) are paired together in attack for the visitors.

Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) makes his first Premier League start, while Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) returns from an enforced lay-off at right-back.

Not only are Burnley hit by injury, they are also without four players whose contracts are due to expire at the end of the month: Joe Hart (£4.2m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m), Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) are not even among the substitutes as doubts linger over their futures.

Four academy products make it onto Dyche’s under-strength bench as a result, with two goalkeepers among the seven substitutes that the Burnley boss has named.

De Bruyne is the most-captained player of Double Gameweek 30+ both overall and within the top 10k.

Over half of the managers inside the top 10,000 handed the armband to the Belgian.

Aguero was captained by 26.74% of those elite managers, meanwhile.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, D Silva, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Aguero.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Been trying to squeeze Kane into my wc - think he will have a great run the last 8 gws.

    So is this g2g or do you see any obvious weaknesses?
    I’m aware of the weak bench 🙂

    0,0 itb

    DDG
    Taa saiss lascelles
    Fernandes salah kdb martial
    Kane jimi dcl

    Martin kiko guendozi Simpson

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Avoid Kane that is all

      1. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I’m 50 point behind the leader in ML so think it’s worth a gamble

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It’s not

  2. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would love Burnley to nick one!

  3. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Plz rtm WC team

    Foster/pope 3.9
    Vvd lascels lowton/4.3 def./lund robinson sais
    Puli bergwjin kdb mane bruno
    Rash vardy jimi

  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Dilva to Bilva, should have scored.

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bilva just robbed Mahrez lol

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

    Greedy Bernardo, Mahrez was much better set.

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bernardo just stolen Mahrez goal

  8. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bernardo you clown

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Bernardo playing in the front three or in midfield with Silva?

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

      Foden LW
      Mahrez RW
      Kun DM

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Need to swap Mahrez and Foden, IMO

  10. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bernardo steals Mahrez goal chance FFS

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Stolen from Mahrez!

  12. Joey Barton and Friends
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Unless I take a hit, I can only get Fernandes in if I drop Salah. I think its going to be worth it

  13. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    City need KdB pulling the strings

  14. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bilva Burnley's best defender so far.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WC active: 0.5 ITB(+ still have FH)

    Here’s my dilemma - I can get this team if I go Bergwijn over Son, but is that viable?

    Pope (3.9)
    TAA AWB Doherty (Lascelles Ward)
    KDB Mane BrunoF Bergwijn (Saka)
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    + unconvinced about AWB but dunno who else I’d get

    1. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A good money saver is Pope AWB > De Dea Taylor (or any burnley defender tbf)

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Aguero on the pitch?

  17. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Has anyone seen Sam Lee's tweet in regards to the plane some Burnley fans flew over the Etihad?

    Oh dear, things about to turn nasty

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Probably useful to gauge how far short some parts of the public are

  18. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    You know those games where Aguero looks really on it and frightening forum the start for non owners? This isn’t one of them.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      *from

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Still frightens the non-owners on the forum

  19. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on aguero score please

  20. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Zinchenko must feel like he's won a lottery playing for that city team

    Hes not bad but u wouldnt notice if u switched him with literally any other premier league difference

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Left back*

  21. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kun involved?

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

    I missed watching Otamendi 🙂

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Otamendi was an fpl royalty in ine season. Never seen any cb make as amny runs into the box as he did that year

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

        He was amazing to watch that season too!

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on Bergwijn?

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bergwijn is safer bet than Son imo. Son looked slow

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Interesting. I just never own Son at the right time. He always ends up getting a red card.

        1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Same man.

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nah, places in competition now for Bergwijn, Son can explode, won’t be long before he does

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not me. But some are.

    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Debating it. Means I can get Vardy over DCL - but might not be an upgrade?

  24. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Got Bilva, let's go lad, don't u pass that rock son

  25. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kun's busy contemplating which game to stream tonight.

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hahahahaha

  26. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It’s inevitable City will flop. DGWs largely disappoint.

  27. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So which outfield City players have started both games ?

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez, Dilva

  28. Shakshuka
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So how about this WC for something slightly different? 3-5-2

    Patrico Martin
    TAA AWB Ritchie Lowton 3.9
    KDB Richarlison Bruno Son Martial
    Vardy Jimenez Nketiah

  29. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Kun actually on the pitch?

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why always Mee.