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As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.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

    Benched JWP and AWB, and played Pogba and Aguero, what an idiot I am.

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Noob

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How could u?

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

      Well that was quite reasonable

    4. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, benched for Doherty and Mads

  2. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I captained Pogba over Jimenez, Salah and mane.
    Damn it ole, couldn't u day he will play as a defensive midfielder today?

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

    Damn, Kola didn't play but I put JWP as my 2nd sub.

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

    Save from Etheridge to deny Jimi goal and Doh assist.

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

      NOOO

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

    One more save Boruc!

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        +1

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

      Sterling killing me

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

      Brighton goal

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

        Ryan assist?

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

          Why was Andone susspended for 3 games ?

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

      Brighton goal. Nobody cares.

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I do, I have triple Huds defense. Seriously, but always on bench. Happy that they have conceded at least I do not have to see their points on bench like last gw. Stankovic already has a CS point and is subbed though 😀

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        why? lots of Schindler owners

    5. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Come on AWB. Jonny not coming on

    6. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      wny no Antonio?

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

        Huge amount of competition for places and time for a rest, perhaps. Could be another reason too

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

      Thanks BHA

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

      Big goal for Brighton.

    9. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it bad I just captained Sterling to jinx certain posters on here?

    10. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think I might get rid of Doherty, no point in having if he gets rotated for the very games you want him for and he ends up with stupid 1-pointers blocking hauls.

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

        But he hauls occasionally

    11. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had pogba played in his usual position, united would have won this.

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

      Aguero bar

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

      Aguero bar

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

        Jinx

    14. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kun post

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

        Cant right now, he's busy hitting the bars...

    15. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero nearly!

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

      Aguero nearly thank gosh

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

        Matter of time now

    17. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yedlin no longer first choice? I got him on wc.

    18. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Take Kun off, please.

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

      Fredinho On for Pereyra

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

      Pukki goal Norwich 3-1

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

        Good!!!

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

        Wahey!!

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

      Milivojevic has more points than Richarlison now 🙂

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You mean Luka?

    22. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero off the underside of the crossbar from about 25 yards out.

      It would have been some goal if it went in.

    23. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Zaha/AWB/Batsman/Luka all having a great game! Come on you Palace!

    24. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero close

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

      Ryan no CS again 🙁 damn it. Fabianski owners will kill me now. Fabianski is on my bench obviously. I followed bookies 🙁

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Huh?

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

          My question too. Did he concede?

    26. fusen
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it ever worth listening to what Pep says?

      Does he actually ever mean any of it or is it just to screw with the media?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You need to watch his press conference in full. This was expected.

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

        I bet he would be great at writing horoscopes.