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Sterling benched as Fraser comes through injury scare

Pep Guardiola proved himself the villain of the piece once again on Saturday afternoon as he named Raheem Sterling (£11.2m) on the bench for the Gameweek 9 visit of Burnley.

The England international was signed by over 200,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of the game, but has fallen victim to the Manchester City rotation policy for the second time this season.

Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) survived the rotation once again while David Silva (£8.5m) and Benjamin Mendy (£6.2m) also started the match. Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) is back in the matchday squad but fit enough only for the bench currently.

To counter Man City’s threat, Sean Dyche has lined up Burnley with five in midfield, Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) dropping out to allow Steven Defour (£5.4m) to return to the side following injury.

There was relief for Ryan Fraser (£6.0m) owners as he came through his latest injury scare to start against Southampton. Team-mate Josh King (£6.4m), also a doubt before Gameweek 9, was also in the starting XI.

The Saints have gone with a 4-4-2 formation with Danny Ings (£5.6m) and Charlie Austin (£5.5m) leading the line.

Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) and Moussa Dembele‘s (£4.9m) return to fitness saw them only considered good enough for the bench for Spurs.

Wolves manager Nuno named an unchanged side for the ninth time in a row, extending the record he broke earlier in the season.

The Line-Ups

BOURNEMOUTH XI: Begovic, Smith, Ake, S.Cook, Francis, Fraser, Lerma, L.Cook, Brooks, King, Wilson

SOUTHAMPTON XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Stephens, Hoedt, Cedric; Elyounoussi, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Redmond; Ings, Austin

CARDIFF CITY XI: Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Manga; Arter, Gunnarsson, Camarasa; Murphy, Paterson, Reid

FULHAM XI: Bettinelli, Sessegnon, Odoi, Chambers, Le Marchand, Ream, McDonald, Johansen, Seri, Schurrle, Mitrovic

MANCHESTER CITY XI: Ederson, Laporte, Kompany, Stones, Mendy, Fernandinho, Silva, Mahrez, Sane, Bernardo, Aguero

BURNLEY XI: Hart, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Hendrick, Lennon, Defour, Vokes

NEWCASTLE UNITED XI: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Yedlin, Shelvey, Diame, Ritchie, Kenedy, Perez, Muto

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI: Ryan, Bruno, Bong, Duffy, Dunk, Stephens, Kayal, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Izquierdo, March

WEST HAM XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Anderson, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Yarmolenko, Arnautovic

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Sissoko, Dier, Winks, Lamela, Lucas, Kane

WOLVES XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Costa, Jiminez, Jota

WATFORD XI: Foster, Feminia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Capoue, Masina, Doucoure, Hughes, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Success

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2,151 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Klein
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to glen murphy? Bad?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      murphy scored

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He ran into Josh Murphy so hard, they became one person.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Head clash with Fernandez.

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Glen Murray been taken to hospital. Looked serious.

  2. Rover
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Got Murphy in for a hit 🙂

  3. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty one goal would still be fine. I'm not expecting a 15 pointer every week mate. You can do It.

  4. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Douco and schurle on my bench..

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      schurrle on bench, hmmm...

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Going to need another 4 goals, Kun! The rest aren't bothered this GW.

  6. Sif
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I hope Fulham go down just to prove you can spend £100m and still drop. Too much money sloshing around

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance Patricio saves a pen after Doherty is sent off for denying a goal?

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kane good chance blown

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good

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

      Time to sell because they didn't get a clean sheet one week?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No, because they won’t get many clean sheets with 5 awful fixtures in the next 9 games

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

          I'll bench them

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            And play Yedlin
            & Hudson-Odoi 😉

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Are you after adulation ?
      Nobody gives a toss.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salty Wolves triple uppers maybe ?

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No . You just being a complete tit.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No it's just that you're claiming to have called something that hasn't happened yet. Even if you were calling that they would concede, well most (if not all) teams will concede in most games across the season. And in this game you'd have done about as well as a tossed coin 😀

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          It’s just the start ... bookmark the bookmark 🙂

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          😉

  9. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Issa Diop what a beast !!

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      4.3 too.

      But yes, I think he'll be some player.

  10. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Feel a bit stupid having crafted my entire WC team around triple Wolves defence.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Strange, they are a promoted squad after all

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kane does what he does best!

  12. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Nobody remained to save gw

  13. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    My Yedlin cs still intact (which is quite an accomplishment for this year's newcastle) and wolves conceded 2, what an odd gameweek

    1. Robin Cook
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      lol

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        too soon

      • Silecro
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        timing

      • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

      • HNI
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Give credit were its due. Watford were very unlucky last few games. Great manager and play method

      • seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I just had Yedlin transferred in!

      • Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I guess you haven't been here long.
        You just jinxed your own player

      • pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Deserve a stabbing for that comment! What a mug!

    3. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane is soooo slow!

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Makes him a smooth lover though....so I'm told.

      2. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Just a bit quicker than Wes Morgan 😀

    4. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wolves have been found out, Doherty has played too high and left huge space on the righ side

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Watford quite a pacey side, not sure that suits the way Wolves play.

    5. HNI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bou vs sou has 0-0 written over it have no defence of them. Wish Ings finally delivers :/

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I put Ings in the same group as Moura. All stats no points.

        1. HNI
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Ings is nailed though. But will be stupid to kick before newC next. Oh well WC after that should save my season

    6. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Some guy said he was tripling up on Wolves defense and I replied that it made no sense. He got after me a bit.....

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Triple Wolves defence has been good this season.

        1. cravencottage
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I like Wolves but I wouldn’t triple up on any defense unless desperately chasing.

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Nothing wrong with tripling on a good defence. The only thing it's bad for is if you care about head to head leagues. Over a lengthy period it's all good.

          2. Egg noodle
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            It enables to have an extra premium player, so it's always worth it

          3. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah but that’s you

        2. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Still sounds and feels all sorts of wrong.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Didn't get after you. Relax 🙂

        1. cravencottage
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Really difficult to find a decent forward line. Either poor value or very inconsistent

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

            Reply fail?

        2. Mic
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Tell someone to relax and its obvious that you are trying to rile them up. Salt

      3. Groß Point Blank
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yep his season is surely over now.

    7. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'm sure it's been asked but any Liverpool news?

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

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

      Triple Wolves defence not working out well

    9. BDMC5
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling in for mane backfired badly. Just couldn’t see Mane playing with that injury and in none of training pics.

      Perreya points first sub who in typical FPL style will be denied by a sterling cameo to compound the misery 🙁

    10. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      my Yedlin pick....

      1. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I was also considering Duffy as a replacement, but went with Yedlin instead...

    11. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Gonna be one of them GW's isn't it

    12. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      dumped Ings this week...

    13. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy another attacking return

    14. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thats everyone of my defenders and goalkeeper already with their cleensheets wiped out. this is going to be a bad GW for me.

    15. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Izquierdo G

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        new bandwagon!!

    16. Fresh_From_Desh
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No one really cares if you called it

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Some people just want to reach out online. One of few adv of online where you can just connect with anyone. Let him enjoy bro

    17. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      looks like a 40 point gw then for the template

    18. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Damn called it.