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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. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Hi.....how does this sound??

    Sterling jiminez and Doherty to mane vardy and ake - 4.

    Give me 11 for the blank and free hit 32.....

    Lose 0.5m on jiminez and 0.2 on Doherty

    Current squad is

    Fab stek
    Robbo Pereira Doherty yedlin bednarek
    Salah sterling hazard pog Anderson
    Jiminez rondon kamara

    Thanks

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I like

  2. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Vardy or Wilson for gw31?

    1. Dead Lift
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Both!

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Depends on what you’d do with extra cash but I’d go for Vardy if not sacrificing elsewhere

  3. Dead Lift
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I got Vardy and Maddison this week for free, already had Sterling but didn't captain him. 61 points with Salah(c) and Robbo left. Really happy after 3 consecutive amazingly poor GWs with under 40 points!

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      wow amaxing well done!!!!

      1. Dead Lift
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Thanx mate.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Nice well played

      1. Dead Lift
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Thanks!

  4. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    vardy over higuain right?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      ask again tomorrow 😀

    2. Dead Lift
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Let's see Higuain tomorrow first but right!

    3. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Both

  5. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Anyone done worse than 5 from 5.

    Dropping from 46k to 84k

    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      10 from 6 here...

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Fab Schär AWB Son Anderson? Own them 5 but I had Sterling Vardy Rondón aswel which made up for it

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        9(-4)

        Fab, Brooks, Anderson, Arnie, Chillwell

    3. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      6 from 5 here

  6. Spacemonkey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    If you would lose £0.5 per player when selling and you plan FH-buy them back for GW32, would you sell Pogba and Rashford now?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Do you want Rashford on FH? I’m keeping Pogba but losing Rashford and not likely to get him back in

      1. Spacemonkey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Yeah, you are right, not getting Rashford back...

        1. Spacemonkey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          PS. I think I have to sell Pogba in order to afford Vardy.

  7. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    44 with Salah, Mane, Pogba, Higuain, Robertson and David Luiz left.

    Normally I always go with the safe captains. Last weeks I went once for Rondon and this week I went for Vardy. It's paying off 🙂

  8. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Planning to ship Schär Son Sterling and Jimenez for an 8 point hit to get 11 out next week, which option looks best?

    A. Pereira Mane Hazard Wilson
    B. TAA Fraser Hazard Higuaín

    Cheers

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I like A but not sure on pereira

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Perhaps Ake over Pereira?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Good shout. Think the -8 will pay off over 31/33?

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Yes I do

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Cheers mate

  9. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Which combo is better? With 32FH

    A) Vardy & Hayden (free / 8players GW31)

    B) Vardy & Brooks & H.Barnes (-4 / 9players GW3)

    C) Wilson & Fraser & Maddison (-4 / 9players GW3)

    D) Wilson & Maddison (free / 8players GW31)

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I like C

    2. Dead Lift
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      D

  10. Midlands Saint73
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Anyone doing worse than 6 from 5?

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Yes. Look above

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Jurgen Flopp #Bottlejob

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        I'm on 2 from 3 ....

    3. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Tielemans or H Barnes?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Barnes

    4. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Currently have 8 players for gw31. Jimenez Sterling AWB for Vardy Mane Ake for a hit?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Looks good to me

    5. Ibracadebruyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Best 4.5 mid for gw 31?

      Cheers!

      1. Fantasy Premington
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Westwood

        1. Ibracadebruyne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          4.6

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Salah to Sterling last week paid off this week. Hopefully the second part of the equation ,Son to Mane this week pays off tomorrow.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        😮

    7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Someone in FFS towers finally succumbed to temptation & pushed the big red button labelled “DO NOT PUSH”

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Exactly what I envisioned 🙂

    8. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Non-Sterling owner support group. We will get better!

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Loads in that boat. He's not that highly owned.

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          You must not be one of two arch rivals who mollywhopped me today

    9. Twenty million comments
      Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      If you weren't aware, the site has now reached 20,000,000 comments since the first with this comment system 8 years and 5 months ago: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/1

      This great milestone would was passed yesterday with the help of an excellent contribution from PRESSDPM: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/20000000

      Congratulations PRESSDPM. You're a legend.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Shame about the answer:)

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 20 days ago

          A million of those were asking whether the FH uses up FT

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            If only they listened to WR http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/16532476

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Clicked on this HT thinking it was about KiwiVillain on his chip strategy.

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Hahaha

          2. FOMFF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Does it?

        • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          That's crazy

        • Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          #makePRESSDPMfamous

        • Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          The 19 millionth comment is ace https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19000000

          1. Mika-eel
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Ha 🙂

        • FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Where's Mark?

          This must have blown him away to see this.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Sitting in the top 1K.
            Just another day regarding comment numbers.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Such a party pooper

        • shearer9
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Wow. Amazing that Foster has been a regular in RMTs for eight years.

        • The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Whilst this is a hot topic, worth mentioning again that on iOS, using safari, I cannot see any comments on FFS anymore, aside from the posts I comment on myself.

          Works fine if I switch to chrome

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            email geoff

          2. FPL DONKEY
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Also, when I load this site on my phone (Chrome on Android) I don't get the mobile optimized version any more, I get the desktop version. It's been like this for a few weeks.

            1. Unimaginative
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              Green button in the bottom left corner should switch it back

        • Dr Funk
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          So that's 20 million comments that aren't related to the topic thread they were posted on.

      3. 420king
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Looks like my captain will fail to outscore my VC for the 7th time in a row....
        Buying A. Smith turned out well too... FML

        1. Flaming Flamingo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Hmm, maybe captain a blanker next week then?

          1. 420king
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Good idea 😆

            1. Flaming Flamingo
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Smith transfer was just plain unlucky. Hopefully Hazard makes up for it next week after I bring him in 😉

              1. 420king
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Hopefully!

      4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Which decidedly average midfielder for GW31/33?

        Siggy, Rich, Felipe, Maddison, Barnes, Tielemans, Pedro, Willian...

        None are overly exciting - Felipe has the plum fixture but he may not even start now after being given the curly finger on 45 mins

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Not Anderson. One of the Leicester guys probably

          • Flaming Flamingo
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Neither Barnes or Sigurdsson are average midfielders imo. So, one of them I guess 😛

        2. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          TAA (C) score predictions ?

          1. TheSteel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            4 or 12 imo. Double Liverpool defence here

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            12 x 2

          3. Flaming Flamingo
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            4

        3. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Current team;

          Alisson
          Robertson Laschelles* Chilwell
          Salah Anderson Brooks Puncheon
          Vardy Jimenez* Aguero*

          Subs; Speroni Pogba Bednarek Doherty

          4.4ITB

          These moves yay or nay?

          Doherty + Jimenez > Clyne + Wilson?

          Will give me 10 players for 31 and 33 (laschelles probably injures). Plan to FH in 32.

        4. Jaok
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Ok plan? Should I focus on other players?

          Fabianski steele
          Azpi Robbo Doherty Lascelles Pereira
          Salah Son pogba barnes sterling
          Rashford Jimenez kamara

          Sterling + Son + Rashford - > Hazard + Mane + Wilson

          Leaves me with 10 players.

        5. Lucky Z
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Will Son drop tonight? Have exact funds for Son Kun => Hazard Higuain.

        6. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          so for next week I have
          Salah Mane Rondon and King.
          Who are the next 3 essential attackers to get for a -4?

          Vardy Hazard and Fraser?

          1. AYLD28
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            I’d say so

            1. Rinseboy
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              or Lanzini over Fraser?

              1. AYLD28
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                West Ham are terrible mate, wouldn’t even bother

        7. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Score check?20 with Kun(c).

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            40 with HAZ (c)

          2. Pras (FPL)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            64 - Sterling (c) and Vardy doing the business...

          3. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            28 from 5.

          4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            63!

          5. MTPockets
              5 years, 20 days ago

              18

            • G-Whizz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              66 from 6

            • THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              53 from 8 Salah(c)

            • MGD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              12 from 6. Salah C...

            • Annie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              71

              1. how now brown cow
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Blimey

            • wulfrunian
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              thanks all.Some great scores.

            • Mo Mané No Problems
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              66 from 6
              Sterling(C) and Vardy party

          6. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Pick two from
            A. Lanzini HUDD che
            B. Siggy CHE ARS
            C. Barnes LEI bou

            1. Pras (FPL)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              A, C

              1. Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Cheers

            2. AYLD28
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Not the West Ham player

          7. Fantasy Premington
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Sterling gonna rise?

            1. TheSteel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Dont risk it, get him in NOW

              1. AYLD28
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Lol

          8. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Anyone else planning on keeping the Great Rondo after 33?

            Pretty much all my smart moves have gone pear shaped recently but the dumb swap out of Rash for Rondo in 27 has been dead jammy.

          9. Lumberjack
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Son on -69, Hazard on +69...safe to leave the transfer till tomorrow??

            1. Pras (FPL)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              You have to. Haz could get injured tomorrow.

              1. Lumberjack
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Agree, got enough to cover a change anyway...thanks

            2. Zladan
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Seen stranger things happen.

          10. Drogo
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Question. If I make a transfer before activating the FH-card will it be cancelled?

            1. Dead Lift
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Yes

            2. Lumberjack
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Yup