Dugout Discussion

Aguero on the bench as Sterling and Sane start on the flanks for City

Manchester City take on Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening in the final match of Gameweek 22, with kick-off at the Etihad at 20:00 GMT.

Sergio Aguero has recovered from the illness that forced him to miss the 7-0 and 9-0 wins over Rotherham United and Burton Albion respectively but the Argentinean striker is only named among the substitutes this evening, as Gabriel Jesus gets the nod to lead the line.

Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane will be flanking the Brazilian tonight, while City’s midfield three of Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Fernandinho remains unchanged from the victory over Liverpool – meaning Kevin De Bruyne has to be content with a place on the bench.

Danilo gets the nod at left-back despite Fabian Delph‘s return from a three-match ban.

Nuno Espirito Santo has made two changes from the strong starting XI that defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup last Monday, with Matt Doherty and Rui Patricio replacing Ruben Vinagre and John Ruddy.

Diogo Jota is once again paired with Raul Jimenez in attack, with Joao Moutinho being deployed as the “number ten” behind Wolves’ strike pair.

Leander Dendoncker gets only his second league start of the season in central midfield.

The reverse fixture of this match ended 1-1, with Aymeric Laporte‘s header cancelling out a controversial opening goal from Willy Boly back in August.

Aguero was the fifth-most-captained FPL asset of Gameweek 22, while four Wolves’ players – Doherty, Patricio, Jimenez and Ryan Bennett – are among the nine most-benched Fantasy assets of this round of fixtures.

Sterling hasn’t scored more than six FPL points in a single game since Gameweek 14 but his season-long average of 7.1 points per match is second only to Mohamed Salah among FPL midfielders.

City are the only Premier League club without a clean sheet since the start of December, while Wolves haven’t kept a shut-out on the road since Gameweek 8.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Danilo; Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo; Sane, Sterling, Jesus.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-1-2): Patricio; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Dendoncker, Neves, Doherty; Moutinho; Jimenez, Jota.

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3,377 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Awful challenge. Deserved the red.

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

      Stupid seeing as it was in midfield and Bilva was not even in control of the ball and going sideways

  2. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves will have to sit back now. Don't necessarily expect a goalfest.

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

    This will ruin my GW...

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

    Jimenez to be sacrificed?

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jota maybe

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

    Why Boly?

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    BRING ON KUN

  7. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    100% possession for City now and 1-0 FT

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

    YC for me

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

      Yc for me too . Got the ball . Standard challenge in a pub game

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

        Studs up. Through tackle. Easy red.

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He didn’t get the ball from what I saw and he left the ground too. I think it’s a fair decision.

  9. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    The Wolves are looking more like Sheep today.

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

    Was the Boly tackle any worse than Kompany's on Salah?

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No. No it wasn't.

    2. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The Kompany tackle was a straight red. Easy call; just missed.

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

      No, IMO.
      Highly doubt a City player would have got a red for the same challenge as the Boly one.

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No but in saying that i think a yellow card would have done for Boly.

    5. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same sort of tackle, he just catches Silva more than Kompany caught Salah.

  11. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Park that golden bus Nuno

  12. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    this isn't good

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

    Come on Sane, grab a goal or 5

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

    Wally with the Boly

  15. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ref bottled it tbh. See far worse tackles every week

  16. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Red Willy

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      There's a cream for that.

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A red maybe, but have seen far worse challenges go unpunished

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I know Jesus is only in the squad due to Agueros illness but on his current form surely that’s minutes shared going forward now... I only brought Aguero in this week also and looks like he is going to be rotated a lot again.

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

      Kun was barely managing 70 minutes when he was first choice earlier in the season before his injuries

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He’s not injured he’s ill. He was starting and playing 70 though now there is more of a risk of him just being benched from the start.

  19. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves will park it now. Gonna take some skills to run riot

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Your display pic makes me feel ill.

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I don’t make friends easily

  20. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bring Kun In, Pep, You hairless buddy!

  21. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Harder to play against 10 men?

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

      Teams should just field 10 men against city if so

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

      Easy to switch off.

    3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Of course

  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wins the ball, only one footed, foot wasn't that high, but because it is a slide tackle the ref gives a red. What a joke.

    1. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Any tackle nowadays where you're out of control and you go in with force will be a red, even if you get the ball.

    2. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Straight red.

  23. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane & Snoddy to Rashford & Sane for free?

    Would give me....

    Rich Haz Salah Sane Pogba
    Rashford Jimenez (Kamara)

    Y or N?

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Similar to my setup, so I'd say yes, its genius

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

      Not a fan of the ditching all premium FWDs approach (tho Rash is premium quality!). Would wait on Kane and move him to Kun or Auba if out. Still see potential for Auba to do well despite a couple of frustrating recent blanks. He is kind of like Hazard - inconsistent/almost un-captainable, but worth holding. Don't love the imbalance of budget forward line options. Also, unclear how long Sane retains favored status with Mendy potentially returning. Favor ditching Snod, though.

  24. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Boly you idiot argghhh

  25. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    5-5 goals for sterling and Sane too much to ask for ?

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

      Doubt wolves will score 5

  26. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    this idea was given a fairly big no last week, but how does this sound now?

    Kane, Son, Anderson -> Rashford, Sterling, Sane

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

      Kane Son only

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        cheers gg

  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus took a bad hit there ouch.

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

    Laporte CS locked for sure now with Boly’s departure:D

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hope not

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Willy sees red

  30. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ouch Jesus! That has to hurt.