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Aguero and Sterling start for City as Gracia rings the changes

The seventh match of a goal-filled Saturday takes place at the Etihad, as league leaders Manchester City face Watford.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero are joined in a front three by Riyad Mahrez, who replaces the injured Kevin De Bruyne in the City starting XI.

Bernardo Silva drops back into central midfield to take the place of the sidelined Belgian.

Vincent Kompany deputises for the injured John Stones in defence, while Aymeric Laporte is fit enough for a place on the bench.

Leroy Sane is also among the substitutes.

Javi Gracia has rotated heavily for the trip to Manchester, making seven changes in all.

Kiko Femenia, Miguel Britos, Christian Kabasele, Adam Masina, Tom Cleverley, Isaac Success and Andre Gray all come into the side, as Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Jose Holebas, Will Hughes, Roberto Pereyra, Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu make way.

Ben Foster, Daryl Janmaat, Etienne Capoue and Abdoulaye Doucoure are the only Watford players to keep their places.

Pep Guardiola’s side won the reverse fixture 2-1 back in December, when Mahrez registered his highest FPL score of the season (13 points).

Aguero was transferred in by over 125,000 Fantasy managers ahead of this Gameweek, despite City being without a fixture in Gameweek 31.

The Argentinean striker is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of this weekend, having been handed the armband by over 1.45 million FPL bosses.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Gündogan, Silva, Mahrez, Agüero, Sterling.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Janmaat, Britos, Kabasele, Masina, Kiko Femenia, Cleverley, Capoue, Doucoure, Success, Gray.

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  1. King Sheep
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sofa so good ..

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ssshhh

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't count those chickens - three goals could be the minimum

  2. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine booing your team off at half time who are top of the league what a disgrace .. plastic team

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Plastic fans.

    2. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aimed at the officials rather than City’s performance.

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

    Eurgh cmon Raheem

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

      +1 Eurgh, take a shot.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      + Eurgh control the ball at least

  4. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    6 from 6 inc captain any good?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Decent

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Solid

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

      Consistent

    4. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Average

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

      Why brag when you know it’s good

    6. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      tidy

    7. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers folks feel a bit better then

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

      Ban

    9. Anathallo
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You are clearly a terrible manager. I am on 7 from 6 including captain, and will be giving out advice after the game. Bring your notebook.

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

    There have been some crazy comebacks lately in the CL. Its time to rest players for Schalke, namely Aguero and Sterling

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

      Yup

  6. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    On a FH for next week, stick with Felipe or switch with Maddison/Rich?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      switch

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Unless he's your 11th player, switch someone else?

      • King Sheep
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Twist

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do we think Kun comes off at 60-70 mins?

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

        We sure hope so.

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not if it’s still 0-0

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        59

      4. child of God
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I think he gets the 90 as I'd expect him to start on the bench in CL

    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is it even worth ditching Schar for a hit to field 11 next week?

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It could be

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same boat mate, thinking of a -8 to field 11. Trent probably worth it

    5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Someone convince me that a TC fail isn't season ending please

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

        Sané

      2. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        There’s 45 minutes to go yet

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I TCed Sane. Life goes on

        • EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          its just giving one player an extra game basically

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I TC Sane in dgw.
          I think you'll still get 2 pointer at least 😀

        • Jealous Viper
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It's not

        • Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          You'll probably be OK - plenty of time yet.

        • Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          At this stage...it is:/

        • ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Haha thanks guys, more Sane TC'ers than I thought 😮

        • Andy'81
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Your on for the best season you've ever had in FPL, it's not all doom and gloom.

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers mate, yeah I hope I can finish strong, BB and FH will be massive too 🙂

        • Hughes the Daddy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I suspect he'll come on and get points. TC City player in a SGW is a big gamble but hindsight is great.

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            No my captain is Aguero haha

        • Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Ouch, TC and you still have 12 points. Season over mate

      4. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling is playing poorly 🙁
        Salah © success for rival would be 100+ points behind in ML
        Season over. Bloody hell i chose almost worst time to © City asset's.

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I was 120 behind after gw32 two seasons ago and won it by 30 points. It’s not over.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That's great
            Cheers Sir 🙂

        2. Ziyech on the Bench
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Also on Sterling...still time

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I'm worried he won't even play second half

            1. Ziyech on the Bench
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              🙂

      5. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Fernandinho-theory too strong?

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

          Correlation ≠ causation

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            You, sir, should be commenting this more often.

          2. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Actually it's not that mate.
            City lack conviction in possession when Fernandinho isn't playing (imo)

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

            Reverse causation.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I've learnt that the hard way around December & last 2 gw's 😀

      6. child of God
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Should be on a hattrick by now Aguero

      7. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Frazer + Wilson in??

        Or overkill??

        Jota + Rash/Jimenez out...

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

        Get Jesus and Sane on Peppitooooooo

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

          Yes Mahrez and Gundo off.

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

        Sterling/Aguero cappers, thoughts so far?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Great question.

        2. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If I had both, I would sell them straight away. Too expensive and no end-product

        3. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hope Salah blanks

          • Pompel
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thinking this is the season when all choices turn out the wrong way

          • Garlana
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Why does this always happens when I cap a city player?

        4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Fraser or Tielemans? (I'll be having Brooks and Hazard too)

          1. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Fraser

            1. King Sheep
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Fraser, went Maddison myself.

          2. El-Kloppico
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Tielemans is a deep lying mid

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              not really, brenadan talked about freeing him up

            2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Right

          3. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            fraser

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

          Spurs to finish 6th in a 3 horse race?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            What happened to them recently?

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

          6 (-4) from 3 good?
          Need a Foster CS plus max BPS to save my week.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            well done

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

              I actually started Hennessy (lack of funds to change it to Guitar before)

        7. marquinhos
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jimenez to Wilson?

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

            Transfers like this are really tough because I’d want jimi back for the 32 dgw.

          2. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yep

        8. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Salah or Vardy(C) were the obvious choices

          1. El-Kloppico
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hoping for Salah no show. Richa 1st sub and Vardy vc

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              no chance

              1. El-Kloppico
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I know.
                As a LIV fan, I still want Salah to play and score a brace.

          2. Hughes the Daddy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Vardy C my only decent decision for weeks (bar an Aguero brace or Mo brace, which tbf could still easily happen)

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

              Aguero or Mo brace still only equals what we got for Captaining Jamie.

          3. Garlana
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            And aguero, sterling

          4. Codetto
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            or my captain, TAA

        9. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          City crying out for Mendy who's fit yet has been ignored?!

          1. Ghost Gooner
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            How do you know he is fit enough to start over Pep?

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

            Not really. Zinchenko has been fine.

        10. Tomas_brolin
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Any chance Jimi gets a rest at Chelsea tomorrow? Have Camarasa on the bench...

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hope not.

          2. El-Kloppico
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Nuno did mention his plauers need rest. Might be if he goes all defensive.

          3. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            not likely with intl break coming up

          4. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            There's a chance he's benched due to the upcoming FA cup game, but will come on for sure

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              forgot about thay

          5. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            He scored against them last time. No Sane manager would bench him

        11. Ziyech on the Bench
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Son 1 Perreira 2 WB 1 King 2

          Sterling (c)...this GW depends on next 45 mins

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Unlucky, good on paper

          2. Ziyech on the Bench
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lets gooo!!!!

        12. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Arnie will start next gw you think?

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

            Not sure he'll start again

          2. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I think he will start. After being put to shame this gameweek, I hope he does. West ham need to win, also I heard Failipe anderson picked up a slight knock.

              Pellegrini put to shame also today, so I hope his senses are in order for next gw

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Fabianski
            Van-Dijk - Alexander-Arnold - Maguire
            Salah[c] - Hazard[vc] - Anderson - Fraser
            Higuain - Wilson - Rondon

            Button - Bednarek[*] - Pogba[*] - Doherty[*]

            How does this team look for a -4 next gw??

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

              Looks good. I might get something like that. Think a few others will too.

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

            Felipe Anderson owners.... ditching him for another BGWer like Fraser this week?

            Will he even start HUD after being hauled off at HT?

            1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nah have to keep him.Will ditch gw33 for an other midfielder

            2. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I'm wary he won't even start next week.. was so close to selling this week.

            3. fr3d
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Not worth a FT unless you've already got 11 players

          5. King Sheep
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            City cant play any worse in the second half here, expecting high intensity for next 45 minutes, Foster will need to be on his game.

          6. Rash
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Schar & Anderson to luiz Fraser for a -4

          7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            man i cant wait to get rid of son.....what a waster

            1. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              His cameo blocked Camarasa for me

              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                i sold camarasa 🙄
                mind you i wouldnt have played him

            2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              ditched today itself.Absolutely woeful transfer for me.What a streaky player .Invicible last 4 games

          8. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Buying Periera weeks ago is ine of my worst investments this zeason.

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

              Yep. It will all be worth it for his two points next week.

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                >:(