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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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Announcers saying Mousset will be coming on for Brooks.

  2. toerag
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    trolled by AWB again...

    1. toerag
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      well.. by Burnley really. Trolled by Burnley

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

    Think I’m going to find a settee to hide behind when Chelsea play. Got a horrible feeling the Son/Kun to Haz/Higuaín free transfers that I didn’t end up doing are going to bite me...and my 1st sub AWB ain’t likely to auto in. 🙁

    1. toerag
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      my commiserations..

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

        Cheers, I feel a bit better now 🙂

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Trarore is woeful!

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

    Ashley Barnes, get ya head on something 🙁

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley go flat as soon as bring in Barnes.

    1. SM001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rhythm is a dancer

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      typical

  7. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie on bench

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

      As expected

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

      Others?

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

      Damn, stuck JWP as 2nd Sub.

  8. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle: Dubravka, Ritchie, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Manquillo, Hayden, Longstaff, Almiron, Perez, Rondon

    West Ham Fabianski, Cresswell, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Rice, Lanzini, Noble, Snodgrass, Chicharito, Anderson

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Damn you Sonddy now you start 🙁

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

      FFS differentials not doing particularly well this game week.

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No Antonio too

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

      Lanzini with his first start this season.

  9. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Stay on the bench Arnie so I can get Wan B in

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

      No chance

  10. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow ouch yedlin and Arnie owners

    Ouch

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie bench, Yedlin too

  12. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I would be so sad if I’d captained Pogba for this performance (which always seemed likely)

  13. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I think I broke Ashley Barnes.

    1. SM001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      We all did

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

    I’m so surprised Lukaku wasn’t the sort of player to throw toys out the pram when he was dropped.

    He’s come back, played out of position and has played very well for the team. Credit to him.

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

      He’s always worked incredibly hard and been a team player from what I’ve seen

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

      Love him

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure why you'd be surprised. Always struck me as a hard worker and never indicated he had a bad attitude.

  15. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bought Sterling in for Salah before christmas and lost first place in my mini league. Promised myself never to do this again.

    Stupid me does this again now, captains sterling and he´s shite again.

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace 3-0

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wan-Bissaka :P?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      G - Zaha
      A - Kouyate

  17. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio and arnie benched

  18. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yedlin has obviously lost his place for Newcastle. Dropped for last two

  19. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha g

  20. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Hart back in goal or something?

  21. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha g

  22. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jwp goal

  23. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yedlin again?

  24. MTPockets
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Please not AWB

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

      Burnley score a damn goal

    • how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Utd 2-2 Armstrong g

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not Armstrong apparently. Sorry

        1. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          JWP

    • Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Soton goal

    • El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      JWP..

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      MUN 2 - 2 SOU

      JWP Banger.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      CPL are in such a reach Form