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Aguero and Sané start for Man City as Sterling benched

Fantasy managers who put faith in Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) could be in for one of their most memorable Gameweeks.

The Manchester City forward has defied ‘Pep Roulette’ to start both matches of Double Gameweek 25, named on the team sheet to face Everton on Wednesday night.

The start comes after scoring 17 points in Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 win over Arsenal, in which Aguero scored a hat-trick.

Once again, we should expect a great divide between managers, depending which Manchester City options they backed.

Leroy Sané (£9.8m) comes back into the side after remaining an unused substitute at the weekend, but Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) travels in the opposite direction.

Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) is also named among the subsitutes.

Anyone invested in Aymeric Laporte (£5.9m) will be encouraged to know that he has been deployed at left-back.

However, Pep Guardiola is not the only Premier League manager wreaking havoc with Fantasy teams, as Everton have also rotated for this fixture.

The Toffees two most popular Fantasy midfielders Richarlison (£6.8m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) both find themselves on the bench as Marco Silva goes for a 4-3-3 system.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Keane, Kenny; Davies, Gueye, A Gomes; Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Walcott.

Man City XI: Ederson; Laporte, Otamendi, Stones, Walker; D Silva, Gundogan, Fernandinho; Sané, Aguero, B Silva.

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

    How crazy is this green arrow.

    12399 to 12398 😆

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Legend

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That’s class mate I had one in gameweek 2 which was a green arrow of 23 points doesn’t compare to yours tho haha

    3. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So close to that elusive grey dot

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So close to the legendary grey arrow. Unlucky...

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

        It exists? I never thought about it lol

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It does. It's every manager's dream to get one at some point in their FPL career.

        2. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I think az managed it ? Someone on the scoutcast did

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

      Sane C over Aguero paid off

    6. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Touch.

    7. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Huh?
      Game hasn't updated yet?

    8. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Livefpl was missing the bonus of the final game, now it's fixed so I think you will actually get a small red arrow.. Sorry

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

        You are right 12639 *sobs*

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

    0-2

    This is all that really matters

  3. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Know who I’m most angry at?

    Brighton. Flipping Brighton & Hove Albion.

    If they would have had the decency to win (or lose) their FA Cup game the first time, then Chelsea would have had a DGW, I’d have kept and captained Hazard (HUD, BHA) and been 30+ points better off. But noooo, they had to go and draw pointlessly, and deny me of what wood have been a perfectly profitable DGW opportunity. Bah.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would*
      I bet you are more angry about that now

      1. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, maybe I am...

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sure I would've got Hazard instead of Sterling before Bournemouth/Newcastle and Hazard outscored in SGW anyway

      1. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Indeed. Stupid flipping Brighton.

  4. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ML rivals captained Laporte...when I saw that on Saturday I smiled as captained Sane.
    And now he's 40 points ahead, but used all his chips apart from BB.
    I still have all of them- do I still have a good chance to catch him?

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Easy

  5. Lrf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Ings? Ings->Jimenez for a hit?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ings is a permanent headache

      1. Lrf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes he is, and I always got other transfers to prioritize. Should probably just take him out for a -4 if he is a doubt.

  6. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Murray goal

    1-3

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Murray brace

    I need him in my team

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

  8. Marmalade Forest
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone remember the good old days of Fantasy Football in the newspapers?

    I’m sure that The Times included Rangers and Celtic players.

    Am I making this up or did this happen? And did they just smash it?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No we don't grandpa.

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

      Yes - the Telegraph definitely included Scottish players - remember having Marco Negri in my team.

    3. tutankamun
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, and skinner and badiel doing their fantasy football show back in the 90s

  9. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    There have been some dgw related bugs in livefpl that I think are fixed now. Please check your rank again now after the fix.

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

      My rank has dropped further - I liked the previous result better 😉

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      think i will pass till next week

  10. Gaffa914
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Getting Laporte this week has been my best single transfer all season

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cracking player

      1. Gaffa914
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Top player but can’t enjoy his points when they result in Man City overtaking us

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Still along way to go will be a few twists and turns along the way.

  11. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone beginning to consider bgw 31? Just realised, that in worst case scenario, I only have 3 players (Felipe, Diop, Salah). Should that affect my transfer strategy now - like bringing in Mane instead of Son as Hazard replacement?

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

      Or FH in 31

      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Want to FH in 32

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

          More GW31 games may be confirmed after next round of FA Cup, may be worth saving FT this week then if you are rigid in your approach.

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think it's still too early to buy players with the blank in mind. Remember last year, everyone had Walcott for weeks before the blank, ended up losing loads of points (me included of course). Son is worth it in my opinion.

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This.

      2. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good point. If there will be many blanks in gw 31, switching from FH in 32 to 31, might be the way.

  12. mhopkins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton started tonight with a GK and 4 defenders whose names begin with B. They then took off Bruno and put Bong on.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bravo

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Button, not Bravo 😀

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Killer Bs

  13. Pachi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play for next gw?
    A) richarlison
    B) digne
    C) alonso

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A. Against old club.

  14. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    a) Sane > Son
    b) Sane > Pogba

    Thanks

    1. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Both ideally, but Son if I had to choose

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hope WBA put out their 2nd string for the Derby match. Lampard likely to put out the first string in the hope of getting Man City and pitting his wits against Pep.

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

      West Brom are out mate

  16. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky Laporte owners. Expensive defender who hardly ever gets a clean sheet and hasn't previously offered any kind of attacking threat.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Classy player

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe but I think his owners have been rewarded for a bad pick fantasy football wise. Like I said, very expensive for what he gives you. Very few clean sheets and not really a goal or assist threat.

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      lol at you for not having him and for your info he's now the 5th highest scoring def...

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

      A nailed option for people. If I didn’t get Aguero I’d have got Laporte in.

      DGW you gotta get them lottery tickets

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

        But Arsenal, Everton, Chelsea, blank? I think you need to have already owned him.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Can bench people for GW27. Many got him in. Mark did !

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

          I took a -4 to get him in. Easy.

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hardly ever gets a CS? he has 11 you noob...

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Before this gameweek it's 3 in 14 gameweeks. Dreadful value.

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          3 in last 5 and enjoyed 6 cons CSs from GW 5 to 10... so sorry for your loss...

    5. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He has 10 or 11 CS, a couple of goals and a couple,of assists none too shabby in 25 games. Personally I just got him go the naileness

    6. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah looking at his form City weren't keeping clean sheets, and weren't likely to against Arsenal, little or no attacking returns, the move to left back was the lucky bit, seems to have freed him up attacking wise, who saw that coming ?

  17. Boz
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Quick poll:

    A) Sane + Quaner > Auba + MacNeil

    B) Sterling + Rich + Quaner > Auba + Son + MacNeil (-4)

    1. Jonny HOW SON?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      b

  18. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Holebas
    B) Laporte

    1) Mitro
    2) Richarlison

    Any help, need to play one of each?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B1

    2. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B1

    3. GertJan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Everton can't defend set pieces and Holebas takes them for Watford. I doubt Laporte will get a clean sheet against Chelsea and Mitro is definitely the better option so.... A1.

  19. Teror
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any reason Sane is dropping so fast?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stupid rage transfers

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

      Won’t start on Sunday and then he blanks

    3. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He just had an absolute horror show and City won against Arsenal without him.. could easily be Mahrez and Sterling or even Bilva in front three

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Its all hypothetical
        Pep is unreadable

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You are right but Sane was crap against Chelsea last game between the two and got subbed early. Big chance hes benched.

    4. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea then blank after a poor dgw

  20. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one for each move?

    1. Sane to Son or Mane
    2. Richarlison to Jota / Mout / Maddison / Anderson

    1. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son, Jota

    2. Our Man Charlie
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1 Sane to Mane
      2 Rich to F Anderson

  21. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Hazard+Firmino>Pogba+Aubameyang (-4)
    B) Sane>Pogba
    C) Sane+Hazard>Pogba+Son (-4)

  22. olliejames
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would really appreciate your vote:

    Who to get for next 4 GW's:

    a) Lingard
    b) Anderson

    Cheers.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Whats lingard done recently to make him an option?

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

      B for next 6 never mind 4

    3. zatara
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anderson. West Ham are unpredictable though.

      Lingard rotation risk.

  23. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City were sh ite, luckily they came up against Everton, who winning a set piece against is almost akin to winning a pen.

  24. PukkiBlinder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A- Sane > Son
    B- Hazard > Son
    C- Hazard/Deeney > Moutinho/Auba (-4)

  25. Gorbitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Disaster week. No Haz. No Kun. Sane(C) misery. What would you do with this? 0 itb. 1 ft.

    Fab / Button
    Rob Doh Shaw AWB Bednarek
    Mo Sterling Sane Pogba Gunnar
    Firmino Jimenez Rash

    26: Sterling -> Son
    27: Firmino -> Auba
    ?

    Thanks!

  26. windowview
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus to Laca or Jimenez? Will already have Auba

    1. Lrf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Most people will probably say Jimenez, but I'd go with Lacazette.

      (disclaimer: I'm probably Lacazette's second biggest fan on this site)

      1. windowview
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who's the biggest?

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          There's a guy who goes by Random Name - his obsession with Lacazette borders on the unhealthy, but is always entertaining.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Haha yeah, havent seen him on here in ages

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            You're confusing Obsession with trolling and entertaining with with mindnumbingly tiresome.

          3. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I like Laca as a player, but not as a fantasy asset at that price. His playing time is always a question mark (former owner). Auba is really the smarter choice I believe.

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

              Yet scored more than Firmino since Arsenal vs Pool

  27. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Arnie?

    1. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still a ****

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had a late fitness test prior to Liverpool game so you would think he’d have a good chance of being back for Palace at the weekend

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  28. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Sane to Mane
    B) Aguero to Auba

    Whichever one I don't pick, I will do next week

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (already have Son/Pogba)

      1. mr. inconspicuous
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same predicament, leaning more towards Sane to Mane

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  29. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso, Sané and Richarlison > Shaw, Son and Mané for -8

    Yay or nay?

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

      I own Shaw. He’s rubbish and always either gets booked or concedes a goal. 8 bookings and guaranteed to get two more and suspension soon. Get wolves or Leicester defence

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  30. Mayo for Sam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best move here,

    A Sane > Son
    B Richarlson > Fanderson
    C Both -4

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C mate enjoy yaself it’s nearly Xmas!!! Haha

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm gonna do A, and B the following week I reckon.