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28 August 2016 3827 comments
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After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Why is Aguero expected to be banned? And for how many games?

    1. Rian23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      elbow. 2 prem games. 1 league cup game

    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Throwing a naughty elbow.
      3 games 🙁

    3. :
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      GBH. Three games.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        + prison

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

          😆

  2. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Stones.

    1. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      has to go.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      That roll gather no moss

  3. The Donald
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I'm calling it, none of Kun, Lamela, or Gray will be banned

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I hope you're right

  4. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero is not worth 13m.

    1. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      you're a bitter little man aren't you 🙂

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

        have you read what he puts underneath his name? "taking your kids to school?" lol! This guy has issues.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You're right. He's worth 13.1m

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

        This.

    3. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Zzz. You'd have quit if he scored 🙂

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

      Your rank is weak

  5. Ryan Naysmith
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    fuchs about to drop 🙁

  6. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Isn't David Gill the vice chairman of the FA? Mourinho will be on the phone. Wildcard time 😎

  7. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Took a -8 and did:
    Firmino>Sterling
    Baines>Shaw
    Friend>McAuley

    I can't believe that actually worked out 🙂

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Baines to Shaw didn't. At all

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Long run I think it will 🙂

    2. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      inspired transfers, good job

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I'm over the moon haha

    3. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Crazy!

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Absolutely nuts. And somehow it worked out hahaha

  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero cappers get a six game ban instead of three 😯

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nooooooo

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lol brilliant

  9. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Remember not to activate the WC until the night before the deadline so your transfers help affect price rises 😉

    Your 400pt hit will be nullified when the card is activated.

    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Too risky - ask Fenley

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Remember that. Brutal 🙁

    2. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I've been trying to get this bandwagon going aswell lol

    3. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      and if you forget to activate...well then even better.

      lol

    4. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      aye aye captain

    5. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If i WC I'll be pressing it straight away.

  10. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Really want Sterling back after transferring him out last week. When Gundogan comes in, will it be a straight swap or will KdB go wide and replace one of Sterling/Nolito? Do you also see Sane getting some gametime or will he be a sub/cup player?

  11. Respect My Authoritah
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Average for this week?

    1. Think
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      42

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Woo. 43 for me 🙂

  12. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I went into this week looking solid.

    Came out of it thinking I need to WC hahaha

    1. Adriano
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Same here haha. No way was I wcing before that game

  13. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    If only I captained Hazard or Sanchez, would've been an even better GW.

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

      Really?

    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Got any more cool stories.
      On the edge of my seat here.

  14. IndyStarJack
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero for a cheeky rise tonight giving us the extra 0.1 selling price would be a nice bonus

  15. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    352. Now I can get the mids I want.

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

      This is an option

  16. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling saves my GW.

    Surely he isn't going to benched while he's in this form?

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      High five, same here

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You can never be sure.

    3. Garlana
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      probably get injured on international duty -_-

  17. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Any idea how long the Gray ban could be for?

  18. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    what's the plan for getting kun back after 3 matches?

    1. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid of Sterling.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Transfer him back in.

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

        😀

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wildcard then

  19. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Nothing that - 8 can't fix

  20. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Deulofeu->Sterling was the good call then :).

  21. Scholes Balls
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Two long weeks coming

  22. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    It's all well and good wildcarding but how do we get Aguero back in?

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

      Leave 13 itb

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Transfers.

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      This. Take a -4 this GW, and get him back on a WC

    4. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Prior plan 😛

  23. GARYNEVILLESTASH
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kyle Walker...

    Wait it out or transfer now?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wait

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

      If you're not wildcarding, I'd wait. International break's potential injuries and the current potential bans could cause some problems.

  24. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    9 dream team players in my team 🙂

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      15 here 🙂

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ledge

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Link your team

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Overall dream team, I mean. Shaw, Valencia, McAuley, Sterling, Hazard, Capoue, Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Negredo

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

      Get outta here

  25. niko mate
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thought that captaining Barkley was a big mistake, but after Aguero's red and Ibra's fail, it doesn't look so bad. 😀

    1. Telpuialion
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero didn't get a red. Just blanked. May be retroactively banned though

      1. niko mate
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        ok thanks

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

      Okeeeey.

  26. LAMB TEA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    hope aguero will be 12.0 after ban, ez pick up

  27. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I'm not even going to WC. lol, just gonna take a -4 🙂

    1. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Me too mate.....will wildcard to get Kun back in instead

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Same

  28. Jamie_GAWA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Let's go onto onto Reddit and tell them to buy Aguero and then he will rise to 13.2 and we will have profit

    GO GO GO

    1. Surgical Attack
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      lol

  29. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Alli and Hernandez to Antonio and Benteke for-4
    B) Alli to Antonio for free
    C) save transfer

  30. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I can't wait.