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Sterling and Laporte benched as Guardiola rings changes

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) has been benched for the third time this season as Pep Guardiola rang the changes for Manchester City’s trip to Watford.

That will be of huge frustration to those who have signed him off the back of his recent incredible form.

However, the England international was not the only important player left on the bench by Guardiola with ever-present Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) named there for the first time this season.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Vincent Kompany (£5.2m) were the two that came in for them.

Elsewhere in the side there was a return for Kyle Walker (£6.5m) and Fabian Delph (£5.3m) at full-back and David Silva (£8.7m) in midfield.

Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) kept their places in the attacking line.

Opponents Watford made just one change to the side that lost to Leicester with the suspended Etienne Capoue (£5.1m) replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.5m).

In the earlier kick-offs David Brooks (£5.1m) returned to the Bournemouth side while Laurent Depoitre (£5.2m) replaced the suspended Steve Mounié (£5.8m) for Huddersfield.

Crystal Palace named an unchanged side from the one which beat Burnley while Glenn Murray (£6.7m) came back in for Brighton.

Finally, Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) was named on the bench for West Ham while Felipe Anderson (£7.1m) and Marko Arnautovic (£7.2m) both start.

The Line-Ups

Bournemouth XI: Begovic; Daniels, Aké, S Cook, Francis; Fraser, Lerma, L Cook, Brooks; King, Wilson

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Kongolo, Billing, Zanka, Schindler, Hogg, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Mooy, Pritchard, Depoitre.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; March, Pröpper, Bissouma, Izquierdo; Groß; Murray.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Snodgrass, Rice, Noble, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito, Arnautovic.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Camarasa, Ralls, Arter, Hoilett; Paterson.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, Delph, Fernandinho, D. Silva, B. Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Doucouré, Chalobah; Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney, Success.

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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any ideas on who to replace Arnie with??

    Have Auba and Wilson..

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm lucky I got enough cash to get in laca, gonna double up with auba

    3. Moorinho
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I did Arnie to Kane.

      In his price point I'd look at maybe Mitro?

    4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is he injured or just irritating? Missed it.

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Injured yellow card and gave away pen I believe

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Why would you sell that! Multiple loss of baps avenues.

  2. Earwicker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling C fail. Arnie VC fail. At least I got 1 from Laporte! Can't wait for the Pool no-shows tomorrow...should be quite a GW.

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oof

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

      Same as me. I was pretty happy pre kick off

  3. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Duffy and Arnie?
    Take one out for free or both for a hit?

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If Duffy ban is just one game might as well hold him, if it's three I'd swap both.

  4. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Think Sane will start against Chelsea?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Zero chance

      1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        lool

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Zero

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not zero chance.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes not sure who else unless Sterling moves wing and Mahrez plays. And big game for big players

  5. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else just lose 9 points in the space of a minute?

    Fabianski, Walker, Anderson all getting banged down thanks to meaningless goals. Absolute garbage.

    1. Park the bus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yup like Digne and Richarlison on Sunday all over again

    2. Totally !rre!evant
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep 10 lost 🙁 Fab, Diop, Anderson, Sane

      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Brutal. Ugh.

  6. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dilva owners, are you keeping? I don't think he is worth 8.7 right now...

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm an owner, and not sure what you're talking about. Three goals in his three starts before tonight. If you want explosive go for sane or raheem (I have all three), but David will tick along nicely until kdb is back for me.

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

    Arnie out for minimum ?

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Minimum 2 - 3 weeks I reckon

  8. Park the bus
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How did Ederson not get a save for the gray effort before the goal?

  9. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well it’s not a blank but no BPS for Sane means I’m behind the sofa tomorrow.

  10. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    how did King play today?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Involved in both celebrations

  11. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    what have i missed ?

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oh boy....

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Everything
      Best night ever
      Really funny

  12. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Sane really going to only end on 7 points tonight?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yup.

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah I think that Kompany sub prevented him from nicking a BAP

    4. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like it, Doucoures 1 yard thunderbolt put paid to that.

  13. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    People replacing Arnie right now?

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      1. Beatle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Who with?

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yess

  14. rowdog24
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2 questions:

    1) Is Sané going up in price tonight?

    2) Is it silly to have Kane, Auba and Laca as front 3?

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Back to back 90 mins must cast doubt on Sane starting with Pep in full on rotation mode.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No
      Yes

    3. CROCosta
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1 no
      2 no, best front 3 for the currrent period but will require plenty of sacrifice in the midfield

  15. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pages was flying, quick little repost RMWC:

    Kepa / Hamer
    Robertson - Alonso - Laporte - AWB
    Hazard - Eriksen - Martial - Richarlison - Stephens
    Auba - Arnautovic - Wilson

    To this:

    Kepa / Hamer
    TAA - BELLERIN - Laporte - AWB
    SANE - SON - FANDERSON - Richarlison - Stephens
    Auba - KANE - Wilson

    Not too kneejerky?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Alonso for now

      1. MGD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hogging so much cash, not ideal fixtures and have Kepa :/

        Feels wrong but i think i need to let him go for now

        Thanks tho!

  16. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson 🙂
    Fraser 🙂
    Duffy 🙁
    Murray 😐
    Arnie 🙁
    Sterling 🙁

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      ha

  17. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to Arnautovic??

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hammy

  18. Ould Onion Bagger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Arnie, Hughes, Salah -> FAnderson, Auba, Siggy (-4), 0.6 ITB

    B) Arnie, Ederson, Salah -> Fab, Auba, DSilva (-4), 2.6 ITB; Have Sterling/Sane already

    C) Arnie, Salah -> Auba, Mane, 0.4 ITB

  19. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to Arnie?

  20. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Score checks?

    35 (-4) from 6 after BPS and autosubs so far

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      29(-4) from 5 (including captain). Expecting a red arrow by tomorrow having wasted the armband on Sané.

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      29 from 6 (24 from 2..)

    3. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      6 points from 5

    4. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      17 net from Four.

    5. Park the bus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How?!

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

    Only need a double Kane hatty to save my season

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

  22. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Doh. Did someone genuinely do worse than me? 5 points total from 5 players. Looking at a biiiig red arrow.

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      4 from 6

    2. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      6 from 5

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You win

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Want to wc tonight to get rid of Arni before he goes down but guess ill wait til games tomz

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks

  24. New Post
  25. UpAndAway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    25 from two after bonus.

  26. Moorinho
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Folks who captained Sterling, who's your vice?

    Auba here

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard

    2. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba

    3. SB007
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sane

  27. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of ups and downs today, but overall gotta be happy with 20ish from the value half of the team

  28. Lyonnais
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you play the wildcard or wait?

    Fabianski / Foster
    Alonso, Robertson, Keane / Schindler, Wan-Bissaka
    Salah, Hazard, Richarlison, Fraser, Paterson
    Kane, Arnautovic / Kamara

    Team looks ok but if Salah/Hazard don't deliver tomorrow I'm tempted to sell.

  29. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie + Richa -> Laca + Fraser

  30. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any suggested defenders up to 5.4m to replace Duffy?

    Currently looking at Digne, Mina, or Kolasinac

    1. InTommyWeTrust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bellerin?

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      TAA

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

      TAA

    4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Taa or an arsenal player if you prefer a punt.