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Aguero and Sterling start as Wolves ring the changes

Fantasy Premier League managers in possession of Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) or Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) can breathe a sigh of relief after the release of Manchester City’s Gameweek 29 team news.

Both players have been named in the starting XI to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.

Despite returning to full fitness, Gabriel Jesus (£9.9m) was ready enough only for the bench, where Leroy Sané (£9.4m) also finds himself for the third time in five Gameweeks.

It gets even better for Aguero and Sterling owners as Bournemouth have gone with something of an experimental side.

In Steve Cook‘s (£4.4m) absence, 22-year-old Jack Simpson (£3.8m) comes in for his first start of the season while Nathan Aké (£5.0m) has been pushed into central midfield.

David Brooks (£5.0m) returns to the starting XI but there is still no Callum Wilson (£6.3m).

Meanwhile, as was rumoured, there were five major changes to the Wolves side to face Cardiff.

As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.

Rúben Neves (£4.9m), Jonny (£4.4m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) are also on the bench, but Raúl Jiménez (£6.9m) keeps his place.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) is back in the Manchester United side to face Southampton but it will be interesting to see if he plays as a central striker or is pushed wide by Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m), who did so well there against Crystal Palace.

As expected, Paul Pogba (£9.0m) keeps his place in central midfield.

Full Line-ups

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Daniels, Simpson, Mepham, Clyne; Fraser, Surman, Brooks, Aké, A Smith; King.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Bernardo, Aguero.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Bacuna, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Stankovic; Hogg, Billing; Pritchard; Mounie, Grant.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Meyer, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Batshuayi, Zaha.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelöf, Shaw; McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Sánchez.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Redmond, Austin.

Wolves XI: Ruddy; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Vinagre, Saïss, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Traoré; Jota, Jiménez.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Camarasa, Gunnarsson, Ralls, De Cordova-Reid; Zohore; Niasse.

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  1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Gj Auba my son

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Proper top post lad

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Jake Humphreys on BT one crap presenter.

  3. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Got 6.3m and want to bring in Wilson or King. Will King drop before next week? Or will Wilson be fit?

    1. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Wilson trained but doesn’t look great that he’s not even on bench, was hoping he would get some minutes today.

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    I would like to see all players issued with yellow & red cards which they can show to officials if they felt appropriate.

    Or use them against players in the opposite team.

    Would make football fairer and less ambiguous.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      “Red card you’re off”

      “No YOU’RE off!!!”

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Still working on the details.....

  5. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    What happens if a player gets out a gun, shoots it at an opposition player, the bullet goes through the ball, but the bullet then only grazes the opponent?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Need a new ball.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        😆

    2. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Minimal contact, no foul

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        😛

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Got the ball first.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Graze irrelevant, got ball first, could've headshot him, still fine.

    4. MTPockets
        5 years, 28 days ago

        games gone

      • Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        If the player survives, it's not a card imo

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          😀

      • Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        It depends on which ball the bullet went through.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Ouch

    5. lugs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Boruc-Clyne-Mepham-Simpson-Daniels,

      i'll be shocked if City don't at least 4 against this bunch 🙂

      1. lugs
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        *score

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Aké & Brooks the great disrupters in midfield.

      3. Party time
          5 years, 28 days ago

          I will be surprised if it is not 6

      4. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Doherty on bench so frustrating...

        1. Samwise
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          🙂 🙂 🙂

          1. Samwise
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            come on bennett

            1. pricycle
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              It's about time my decision to bring in Bennett over Doherty to save 0.3m paid some dividends

        1. Samwise
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          that's a cheeky team... possible -3 after 3 players

        2. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Someone in my work ML on -2

        3. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          I love schadenfreude

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            I also love pretentious video essays

        4. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Nice

      5. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Now you know the line ups

        Would you captain Aguero or Sterling?

        1. darth_valdes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Not Kun. I think he has a limited upside. If Man C scores well, he gets sub off for a rest.

          1. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            You mean unlimited?

            1. darth_valdes
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              I mean limited

        2. andrewe63
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Aguerooo. you'd most often be daft no to?

          1. andrewe63
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            *not

          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            We'll see. I have both with Sterling C.

            Bit worried about a quick Aguero hattrick as my rivals have him as C.

        3. MTPockets
            5 years, 28 days ago

            aguero

          • Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Sterling

        4. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          How many bonus for Auba?

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Minus 2

        5. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Need Sterling Hattie to save my season.... 🙁

          1. Party time
              5 years, 28 days ago

              I need this too buddy 🙂

            • Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Yessss Chucky

            • Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Lloris save your GW Chucky?

              1. Chucky
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                😛 nah... his peno save just cancelled out the 4 point hit 😉

                1. Jafooli
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 28 days ago

                  Sterling mega haul incoming

          2. TAT
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Still can't believe Rose escaped getting a red… Every replay it looks worse!

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              You could say, he came up smelling of Roses.

              1. TAT
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Haha!

          3. pricycle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Took Lloris out for a hit 🙁

            1. Samwise
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              keep up the good work!
              what are you doing next week?

              1. pricycle
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Deleting my team probably. I'd enjoy the weekend much more

            2. DeathoftheParty
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Did it for free and still hating life...

          4. Gentle_Turks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Why the hell has Guaita been benched for Hennessey!?

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Molested the club eagle, allegedly.

              1. GREEN IS GOOD
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Aviophile

          5. drughi
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Cmon Pogba (C)

            1. Captain Robert Hatch
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              werd up

            2. antis0cial
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Hope so, went Pogba over sterling and now worried looking at Bournemouth defence

          6. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Sterling haul and Kun early bath after a quiet night?

            1. Samwise
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              both to haul

              1. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Mehhh maybe more likely. As long as Raz outscores him by a good bit.

          7. SB007
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Anyone else captain Higuain or just me?

            1. Samwise
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              you're the only person in the whole game

              1. SB007
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Thought so - I am a fantasy island

                1. Samwise
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 28 days ago

                  maybe Fyre will be held there next year

            2. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Had the armband on him but felt iffy about it and went back to Pogba.

            3. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              o/ bricking it

          8. theodosios
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Since I brought Doherty 1 2 5 1 1 1 6 5 2 5 1 and today another 0 or 1...

            1. XabiAlonso
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Overated in fpl

          9. Captain Robert Hatch
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Jack Simpson for the V!

          10. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Pep did say Jesus is back fit though, didn’t he?

            1. Samwise
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              almost swap aguero for him.. but decided against it

            2. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Yeah. Hasn't been playing, though. Likely just means Aguero subbed around 60-70 mins.

            3. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              he's on the bench

            4. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              He didn't say that he would start

            5. Weilong7
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              mind games

          11. shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            83 points ahead and my ML rival took a -4 this week. Another week ticks by for him with both of us going Pogba(c).

            1. OPTA FPL
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              83 at this time is season over

              1. fedolefan
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                No, it's far from it. All it needs is a captain injury/benching in a DGW and 40-50 off those points get swept away in one go. It's happened to me 4 years ago.

            2. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Not really a rival if you’re 83 points clear though

              1. shirtless
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                He was last year. Neck and neck around 20k until the end.

          12. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Think I’ll watch Brighton vs Huddersfield

            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              1. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Solid Snake, is that you?

            2. JohnCarewCarew
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Me too. I’m at The Amex

            3. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              Relegation Battle

              Hopefully Brighton will get relegated

          13. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Sort your sh*t out Raheem

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              ?

          14. Rash
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Those of us who kept auba few weeks ago is top of season defining moments. I am sick of the sight of him. Can't wait to get rid

          15. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Boutnemouth, lets show these Manchester b**lends what the South Coast is made of! Come on you Saints!

            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              It will not be over quickly and you will not enjoy it!

          16. DantheManinaPan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Selling Auba and Doherty for Diop and Aguero appears to have been a success

          17. XabiAlonso
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Right this is taking the pi&$ with aubameyang, where do I send my official complaint

          18. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            As Kolasinac and Doherty owner bit frustrated and hoping Doherty gets off bench -If not Bednarek as second sub would come in!

            1. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              * but on a positive got rid of Auba and Son for Vardy and Sterling with free transfers so could end up well...,

          19. Samwise
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            wan Bassaka is fit? i transfered him out this week... thought he wasn't...

          20. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            As a Dyson Vac and Whirlpool washing machine owner, I'm content.