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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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

1,962 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hands Guber
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brought Jota in 4 weeks ago as a differential. Tired of absolutely nothing from him I benched him this week. The luck of this game is mind-bending sometimes.

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

      Jota has been very annoying with his early hooks but I must say there is no bad luck benching him at home to Cardiff. You really should be playing him.

      1. Hands Guber
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It was bench him,Pogba,Sterling,Salah or Antonio and Antonio has some form at least.

    2. Hands Guber
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lol,and now an assist.

      I’ll not miss FPL.

    3. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      U deserve it

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

      He's home to Cardiff. Let that sink in a bit.

      1. Hands Guber
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Read comment above and then say I’m an idiot again? Logic said go with form Antonio at home,surely? Jota’s done nothing.

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

          Yeah it would've been difficult to bench any of them. Antonio maybe as Newcastle have picked up. How about your strikers?

          1. Hands Guber
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Higuain/Rashford

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I did the same, no worries, lightly owned.

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

    Nice parting gift from Jimmy.

  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota assist

  4. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    JIMMMMMMMYYYYYYY

  5. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone has Jiménez eh. Could have been a nice capt shout, was close to doing it but no cigar!

  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Many with Jimenez-Jota combo?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      o/

      Kept Jota for this one last game 😎

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice - great start for you.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      5.5% of managers
      Nearly everyone owns Jimenez

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Got rid of Jota after last three?

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jimenez-Bardsley for me, devastating goal threat 😎

    5. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yesss holding jota paying off don't stop!

    6. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I am one, and loving it!

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    JIMENEZ!!!

    My best transfer this season without question. Bought at 5.6!!!

  8. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    CAPITANOOOOOO jimmmmmmy

    1. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Finally a punt works, surely aguero hatty could change it all but happy with the start!

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

    Jiminez VC. Meh.

  10. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jimenez is annoying me now

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

    I started the season with Jimenez @ 5.5m, sold, bought back for about 5.8m, sold and suffered!

    What amazing value he was.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I got rid shortly after Christmas for Rash, terrible decision in hindsight, should've kept and gone back to 3 up front.

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

        Yeah similar. Switched to 352.

  12. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jimmy has been amazing this season real bargain

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shame Doherty ain’t playing yo 🙁

  14. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    ANDREWE63 7 Years1 min ago
    Where's the guy who captained Jimenez?

    [tips hat]

    [tips hat and bows in deference]

  15. Vinyl78LP
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    For fluffs sake, Changed Jim (c) to Haz this morning - dont know whether to laugh or cry.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Probably just don’t get ahead of yourself

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

    Bardsley cappers in tears

    1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      First in bench 🙁

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

        Coming on for Doherty? Unlucky if so.

  17. ol3andre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    If you go into GW32 with 2FT and play the FH-chip. Will you get 1 or 2 FTs in GW33 then?

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

      1

      1. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AFAIK just the 1. So use your 2 transfers first in gw32 (for building your 33 team) and then FH32 chip. Your team should revert back in GW33 (to the side you had before you played FH chip) and you still have 1 FT.

  18. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I almost forgot that I have Jimenez. 😀

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    When I look back at why I’ve failed so much this season, not owning Jimmy is a huge reason with the value he’s provided.

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did Az keep Jota?

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

      Benched him.

  21. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Warnock out - warnock agrees

  22. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Az benched Jota, talk about creating your own bad luck

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Omg. Will he come in?

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

        0% chance unless you think Salah won't play

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

      I havent seen his team but Cardiff home for an oop mid seems a strange call.

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

    Pogba, step it up please!

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

    At least I brought in Jimenez last week for Rashford, had enough of not getting his points.

    1. Laurel and Vardy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. So far, so good.

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

      Yep, good move. It's what I should've done.

  25. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    ML rival capped Jimmy.......

  26. RamsayS20
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota paying back my faith

  27. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did I hear Schluup assist somewhere?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, for the Bardsley OG

  28. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    174k OR.

    How can Jimenez hauling mean a red arrow??????

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

      Jota

  29. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    The blanks are a cruel mistress. Only reason I didn't put Jiminez in.

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

      I wasn't too fussed about preparing for GW31, got Laca and Jimenez in recently. There was a lot of points to be had between Gameweeks 27 and 30