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26 August 2017 3035 comments
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Gameweek 3 gets underway at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth entertain Manchester City in the 12.30pm kick-off.

The visitors have made a somewhat underwhelming start to the new season, netting just three times in the first couple of matches.

As a result, Pep Guardiola has made a number of alterations, with the decision to drop Sergio Aguero to the bench a major surprise.

With the battle for our three-man frontlines intensifying, the Argentine’s absence could trigger big sales over the upcoming international break.

Team-mates Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne were sold by 218,000 and 117,00 FPL managers respectively last week after serving up back-to-back blanks. But a return to a lone striker system now looks set to force a reassessment of City’s attack.

For the Cherries, Eddie Howe unleashes Josh King alongside Jermain Defoe for the first time as they go in search of their first league goal of the season.

The hosts’ Ryan Fraser also drops out as Howe opts for a wing-back system, with Charlie Daniels and Adam Smith on the flanks.

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  1. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    No Aguero?

    WTF

    He's my captain ffs. 😡

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    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I was gonna say wakey wakey, but isn't it the late evening there?

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        It is.

        Just back home.

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    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I don't like you manager mate.

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      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        your*

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      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        🙁

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  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    If KDB was a kitchen appliance he'd be a deep fat frier

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    1. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      lol

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    2. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Lol.

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    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed: not glamorous, occasionally explodes.

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  3. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    A rare siting of KDB near opposition box. Wait he was just taking a corner

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  4. The Road to Turfdom
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    David Silva is such a classy player. Effortless

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  5. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry but we saw last game that KDB plays deep, right? Why so surpriced?

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    1. Ode
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I thought he only played deep when City had 10 men

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      City played 2nd half with 10 men do....Watching KDB in this is just horrible

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  6. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    In real football terms, if City are playing some nice football right now, not sure why Pep needs to be criticized for where KDB is playing -- they might just be a bit related and he might just know what he is doing.

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      It's obvious he wants a deep player maker there. But it's a waste of his talent long term.

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        If nobody else can do that playmaking as well but six of them have the attacking talent, not sure how much of a waste it is.

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    2. The Road to Turfdom
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Exactly. It's almost like Pep doesn't manage his team with the FFS community's preferences in mind.

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      1. Neevesy
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        So annoying! lol. It does surprise me though, KDB offers so much more around the box. But then I'm not a Champions league winning manager!

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  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    What position is De Bruyne playing exactly?

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Quarter Back

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    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      He's sitting in row a behind City's goal

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Gk

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    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Just behind Ederson.

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    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Just behind the goal.

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    6. Rover
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Something sort of like Milivojevic at Palace

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    7. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      at back.. goalkeeper!

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    8. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      same as last game

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    9. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      In the kitchen.

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    10. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Pulling the strings from the middle of the park. Playing very well.

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    11. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Still in GW2

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    12. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Pep doesn't do 'positions' - why are people so slow to get that? Players inter-change; it's total football.

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      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        It's total b******s.

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  8. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    If Aguero was playing over Jesus in this system, he'd be running riot.

    I don't think Jesus vs Aguero is the difference between our team playing well or not, it's playing 4 at the back with proper wing backs.

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  9. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Baldiola has three of the best no.10s in the world and he plays none of them there.

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    1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      This. You should take his place.

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  10. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero vs Ake legs in 2nd half 😎

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  11. Kryten
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    If kdb blanks what's % chance of a price drop tonight?

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    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      It's real deep

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    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Very high

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    3. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Use the Taylor series.

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    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Almost certainty.

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    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      They'll delete him from the database.

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  12. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    That fan behind Begovic is going to be crispy by the end of the match.

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  13. GE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    De Bruyne out before next GW - playing CDM

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  14. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Deepest ocean in the world?
    Kevin Deep Bruyne

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Meh

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    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      -1

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  15. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Jesus scores the week I sell him.

    Naturally.

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    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Or because he's playing Bournemouth and you should've expected that

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      1. FISSH
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        ^

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  16. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    KDB so deep they wouldn't even find him in a rectal exam...

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  17. Numb
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Many refs would have stuck to the letter of the law and sent Ake off, which would have finished this game as a contest.

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  18. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Get Sterling off he is bloody useless

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    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      FPL gold!! Looks dreadful then gets something out of nothing.
      Wasted a lot of ball against Everton but then scored and all else is forgotten.

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  19. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    KDB's favourite writer? Camus, cos he's so deep

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  20. M00N
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    KDB's favourite film is Deep Impact

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Must try harder.

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      And favorite band is Deep Purple.

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Deep cover actually

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  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy loves them low crosses

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  22. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Get to HT at 1-1 Bournemouth.

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  23. weaver93
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Easiest transfers to make..

    KDB - D Silva
    Stephens- Alonso..

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    1. faver
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      KDB - Sanchez is easier I think

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  24. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Ake down.

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      He's going to stay down by the looks of it

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  25. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Ake down

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  26. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Yo mama so deep, she's playing behind KDB

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  27. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Where's KDB playing?

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    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Just behind Emerson

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      1. FlockofSeagulls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Where's Emerson playing?

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    2. weaver93
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      next to Kompany..

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    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Sweeper

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  28. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Ake down

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  29. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Pep has literally destroyed KDB and Kun's appeal.

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      11.5 million striker on the bench.

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  30. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    If KDB passes to Mendy instead of shooting one more time...

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