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. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That’s Wolves 16th goal kick.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      16 completed passes for Pat?

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Please tell me that you heard this or read this and didn’t count this!

  2. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane deductions? Or 2bps locked?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No naps for sane

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rightly so too. Can’t sleep on the job.

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Way to early to call

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doubt he’ll keep any but here’s hoping

    4. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      -10 deduction..

    5. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Deductions for what?

      1. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Haircut

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

          He said Sane not Aguero.

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

    Loris,
    Robertson, Digne, Doherty, AWB
    Pogba, Richarlison, Hazard, Salah (C)
    Rashford, Kane

    (Speroni, Bennett, Hojbjerg, Kamara)

    2 FT’s ... Hazard & Bennett > Sané & TAA or wait to see if Kane is fit?

    Cheers

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wait

    2. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thinking Hazard to Sane as well, but Arsenal defence shocking at minute...

  4. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on wolves!!!!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is this some strange fetish?

    2. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Too much to ask from them tonight

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

    C’mon Kun

  6. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A slow uneventful end please - sane baps maintained

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

      Haha this

  7. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why they are crossing to Sterling wtf

  8. Fantasydreamer
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I know it’s a lottery but do we think KDB or sane best pick for next few weeks with minutes managed tonight?

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

      I'd say it's a lottery.

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don't have either, but I'd lean towards Sane. It's a tough call. I just think Sane has the potential to explode.

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

      KDB for me. (Sane owner)

    4. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Surely Sane taken off means Pep wants to look after him and favours him atm. But who knows

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

        Favours him over KDB?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Don't play in the same position. It's between Mahrez, Sterling and sane for 2 players. It's between Dilva, Bilva, Dinho, KDB, Foden and Gundo for midfield 3

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            This is the reason I think Sterling AND Sane is a decent idea, because at least one of them will play haha

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

            I would say it's between Dilva, Bilva and KDB for 2 positions, personally. Otherwise it gets complicated, because I could easiy find reasons for 2 of Sterling, Sane and Mahrez being benched: e.g. Mendy being back, playing Jesus and Kun together, Foden can play as a forward, change of formation to push Dilva/Gundog/Foden/KDB/Bilva forward.

    5. Fantasydreamer
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers for the replies, it is such a tough call. Half tempted just to go for mane instead!!

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sane is a short term pick

  9. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This on BBC live 'Yousuf: When Aguero is your FPL captain and De Gea is your vice, so you keep praying Pep doesn't bring him on.
    Oops...' wth

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yousuf on suicide watch

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😀

  10. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling looking out of form..Sane still better asset then him?

  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance Laporte lands some baps?

  12. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That’s Wolves 17th goal kick.

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haha.

  13. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Common jiminez score one goal my son. Just one.

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      LOL

  14. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Are Hazard owners keeping?

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sold already

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sold.

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

      Yep probably.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Already sold him to get Salah back

    5. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Those that got rid, who for?

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

      Not before Arsenal

    7. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping for Arsenal and Bournemouth. Best possible fixtures for an attacking player.

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

      Yeah

      I’ve alonso too which is bothering me more

    9. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Selling. Probably for Sane

    10. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If Kane out long might buy back for ML blocking 😆

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Coady confirmed as scoring own goal. So KDB gets the assist

  16. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    "The final touch comes off Wolves' Conor Coady, via another deflection off Romain Saiss. It's probably an own goal."

    2 touches after KDB's cross - so no assist right?

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

      I’d love if the assist was removed

  17. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A) Shaw
    or
    B) Digne
    First to 5......

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne.

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good time to risk shaw with them juicy fixtures tbh

      Both are decent

    3. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne just got 17 points a few weeks back, 12 points this week

      always chance of double figures with assists, goals, set pieces etc

      Nice fixtures too

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

    Ederson should have carried on up the field lol

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

      FIFA styley

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lol. Rainbow flick straight into the top right corner.

  19. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fernandinho passing it back to Ederson 😆

  20. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What are the likely auto-subs? How much do we expect it to raise the GW averages?

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not many this week

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's what we want to hear. Cheers!

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

      Under 1 point in top 1k. Irrelevant for most part.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice cheers. Bang on average for top 10k this week for me despite choosing Auba and not Salah for my captain

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

    Man City taking the p!ss.

    Classy.

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Football isn't about class though, eh?

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

        Silly me

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          :c

  22. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why are people ditching haz?

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

      I ditched him for Salah.

      1. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cost Vs recent points/form?

        Better value out there

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This

    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      better options

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hard to get Salah back in without ditching a premium. I ditched Kane.

    5. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m keeping but tempted to sell

      I do have salah Haz sane already though. Kane and Pogba too so it’s all good

  23. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ederson!! Lol!!!

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hulk this

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

    Ederson passed the ball a few times while up the field so apparently he's amazing outfield.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      De gea saved some shots straight at him so apparently he's world class

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

        But but but he blocked some shots......with his legs!!

        1. Alan Watts
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Its all about world class positioning though

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

          Still have to be in the right position to get to those in the first place. Foster said it himself!

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

            Who the fluff is Foster?

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

        It's funny how it works 😀

  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pep was not impressed with that showboating , no sir.

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

      Shame. Not enough flair in PL football

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

    Ederson has more touches than Jimmy

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Saville?

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not possible

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

        Easy tiger.

  27. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Currently level on points in the FPL Cup but going out on goals scored 🙁 Anyone else ever felt this miserable fate?

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

      No, I’m through again.

      Jam.

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

      Losing a 'head to head' on B Silva CS point.

  28. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Safe to say KdB will be pretty nailed now going forward?

  29. Going To Win This Year
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    1FT to Pogba.

    A. Hazard
    B. Sane

    Thinking A.

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    City looking for a 4th here

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

      😮

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Why can't they be like Liverpool and just protect the CS?

        1. Licky
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          They don't have a Van Dijk to annoy by losing said clean sheet.