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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. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Plucking Pep Fraud

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

    If wolves score will this help Sane bap?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      1. Ambrosiana Inter
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Only for the 2

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

      extremely.

    4. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Walker and Laporte own goals & game finish 3-2 would be good.

      Never gonna happen! Lol

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    6 saves for Pat!

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

    Does Kun cockblock anyone’s bench?

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

      >:(

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mine...Shaw 8 points.

  5. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City are gonna score two more here. The lack of 11 players is showing, Wolves puffing

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

      That’s the first lol

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

      Terrible subs from Nuno made it worse

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wouldn't agree with that.

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

          The Traore sub was bizarre because he has no end product. He should have gone Saiss for Jota and kept his best finisher on. Traore should have come on later as he is inexperienced and too raw

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Fair enough but Troare has one thing in abundance and that's pace which he showed in the first ten minutes of second half, he gave them an out ball.
            However, I think his thinking was damage limitation by bringing on young keener guys and resting his 'main' men of Jimi and especially later on Moutinho & Jota.
            The way Wolves play he knows he's got a snowball in hells chance of getting a result at that point.
            Won't be too upset at 3-0 I'd reckon.

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    OG. KdB assist

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Coady by the looks

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

    G KDB

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

    NO MORE CITY GOALS pls

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

      lol timing

  9. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Where's Leroy?

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

      Bench

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bench

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      With a hot cocoa

    4. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Subbed already? Ugh.

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

        racism?

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

    That's a Coady own goal Mark.

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

    Come on wolves I know Jiminez is gone but you need to learn how to score, I could defeat your entire team with my buttcheeks

  12. Eric the King
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Raheem

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      New DVD you've purchased?

      1. Eric the King
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If he scores then yes

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

    "To be confirmed scores an own goal" - LiveScore app

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

    Aguergoal or I riot

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

      I predict a riot

  15. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    KDB needs to start starting.

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

      Imagine he will vs Huddersfield

  16. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This is insane by city. All over the little peckers. Come on Raheem

    1. Eric the King
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If Sterling gets a goal and assist out of this game it will be a scandal!!

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

        I’d take it. He deserved more tho.

  17. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    When I said I want Wolves to score this isn’t quite what I meant

    Noady Coady

  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hooooold Wolves

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

    ok no more city goals

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

    Kun already attempted twice for 60 seconds on the field. Danger.

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

    Desperate for an aguero goal here.

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

      Same me and my h2h opponent are tied he has KDB I have Aguero.

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

    How is Danilo robbing a wage

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

      Elneny is on 60k a week. That's robbing a wage

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

    KDB looks up for it. He really wants his starting spot back.

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

    Stay like this and perfect for me tbh... city conceding would help top 10k I guess. But Sane Capt on assist, cleansheet and 2 Baps :). And taken off early so will start next week

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

      fair play, was a risky captain punt. happy to own him here

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

        Felt safer than Haz and Kane to me and needed a differential to work out... slipped down a fair bit recently

  25. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Coady OG on FPL.

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

      Yeah correct decision

  26. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Son>Sane no brained surely

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pep not happy with his lack of effort tonight. But he’s consistently returning FPL points.

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I only saw a snapshot, and looked lively. Didn't realise pep not happy. Has an assis, just like sterling

  27. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Traore should have got into sprint based athletics and not football.

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

      I imagine money played a part in his thinking...

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's probably earning more money

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

      Nah, more money in football.

  28. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Down as an og?

    Looked like it was curling towards target, but it hit the defender before it had the chance too

    KdB goal or....?

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

      down as an og

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

      It was a cross that got deflected in. Clear OG.

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

      It wasn’t on target before the deflection I’d say

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I expect they will count it as a cross, which means it's an OG whether on target or not. It doesn't make a lot of sense, because it's subjective whether it was a shot or cross, and KDB is puttin it on target on purpose, surely, but that's how it is. (Pretty sure this information is correct)

  29. dark91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What is wrong with Danilo and Walker taking all these long range shots!!

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

    Danilo 100 shots all shite