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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. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    In the history of FPL I don't think I ever seen a stat like this. With only 8 gameweeks left, the highest scoring player in the game is only 14% owned. Quite absurd really. The best differential in history!

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Should captain him next week

      • Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Isn’t Salah better owned than that ?

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

          Yes but I'm not sure what point you are making?

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Salah is the highest scoring player in the game and is owned by 40 % ?

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

              I was on about Sterling. Nobody has more pts than him.

              1. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Oh, my mistake ... Sterling was 21 points behind Salah going into this game week, isn’t the highest scoring player as such as you posted, and will will be highly unlikely be the highest scorer at the end of the week 😉

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

                  Yeah I know, barring Salah getting sent off or something. Even so, at the time I put that post up, nobody had scored more pts than Sterling and he he also has a considerable lead in terms of points per game which is a colossal 7.3ppg. Seems quite extraordinary that he is only 14% owned.

    2. FPL FREAK
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Allison. Button.
      Shaw. Luiz. Doherty. Diop. Bednarek.
      Salah. Pogba. Mane. Mikhitaryan. Hayden.
      Aguero. Rashford. Jimenez.

      0.0 in bnk...

      Should I do Rashford + Mikhitaryan > Vardy + Ward Prowse..?? Or Should I wait till DGW..?? (actually Iam using free hit chip next gw)

      So if I sell rashford then I need to buy him back for DGW... (situation is rashford is going to fall tonight while vardy is going to rise)..

      So what to do..??

      1. FPL FREAK
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Anyone please..??

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

        If you are playing FH, every transfer you make doesn't matter!

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        What is ‘next week’ ? 31 or 32 ?

        If you are FH in 31 all your transfers are wiped out and you revert back to you original team at the beginning of the game week

    3. Magumbo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Fraser or Maddison?

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

        Fraser

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

        Maddison

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

      How’s this looking for 31/33:

      Boruc
      TAA Pereira XX
      Mane Salah (c) Hazard Brooks
      Vardy Higuain Rondon

      Debravka Pogba AWB Kolasinac Doherty

      GTG or worth a -4 to get 11 out?

      1. onceuponatyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Who you thinking of swapping if you want 11?

        Which non-playing options don't have too much value tied up in them??

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

          Can only go defence so Kolasinac has 0 value, Doherty has 0.4 value in him.

          I have 0.3 ITB so can only get a player worth 5.3m, Rice is really the only option just don’t know if it’s worth the minus 4 considering Kolas plays in 33 v Everton

    5. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Bump.
      I've got 11 for GWK 31...

      I've got to now sub out Schar - thinking Rice?
      Anyone got any stronger suggestions for 4.7m or less?

      Fabianski

      Pereria / Robertson / VVD / Schar* / Lejune

      Richarlison / Salah / Haz / Lanzini

      Higuain

      Bench: Boruc / Jiminez / Pogba / Rashford

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

      best move

      A rashford and jimmy to king and wilson
      B rashford and doherty to wilson/king and azpi

      for free

      thanks a lot !

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

        A

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

          thanks

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

        one more ?

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

        B with Wilson

        King is dead weight and I overmuch doubt you want Doherty back - lots of value defenders around

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

      Would you prefer haz & higuain double.over getting a Bournemouth player?

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

        Depends on tomorrow's performance.

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Think so, but Chelsea's midweek game may change my mind

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

            Hazard and Hig will never play midweek

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

          yep

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

        Any thoughts on my team for GW31

        Fabianski
        VanDijk Chilwell TAA Ake
        Anderson Hazard Salah Brooks
        Arnautovic Jiminez

        Hamer Rashford Doherty Pogba

        0FT 2.7m ITB

        Thinking Jiminez + Anderson -> Wilson + a 9.8m or lower mid (-8)

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

          Ditch Arnie and Anderson... both are poor options

      4. emyoueffsee
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Fabianski
        Robertson Rice Digne
        Hazard Mane Salah(C)McNeil
        Rondon Wilson

        Looks like I will definitely have these 10 players out next week barring an injuries tomorrow. Worth taking a hit to get in a 4th defender?

        I have Bednarek and AWB and 0.2m in the bank, so 4.4m max. I'm thinking Clyne for AWB or Daniels for Bednarek, but not really appealing tbh. Am I overlooking anyone?

      5. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        20.2m to spend, getting rid of jimmy, pog and punch for a -4 for 31

        A) vardy, Brooks, Fraser
        B) Wilson, Maddison, Fraser/brooks
        C) something else

        Fab
        Taa robbo luiz
        Salah hazard X X
        X rondon Barnes

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

          A by a mile

      6. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        How watch Bournemouth game? If os how did Brooks/King look?

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

        Repost;

        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
        Plan to FH in 32. Laschelles is probably our injured and Puncheon won’t play.

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

          Why didn't clyne play today?

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

            Subbed on I guess as part of a rotation. With Smith now presumably out surely means Clyne will start.

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

        Quick question fellas

        Gym (chest)
        Or
        Sleep

        1. Party time
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Gym(arse)

          • TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Gym - you’ll feel better for it

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

            A then B for me

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

              Lol

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

          People transferring in Sterling makes me laugh.

          1. Party time
              5 years, 20 days ago

              I might C him next gameweek

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

                TC

          2. KJT123
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            feeling pretty jammy tonight with Sterling (c), then again, think i deserved it after seven consecutive red arrows.

          3. KJT123
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Could Felipe Anderson be dropped? Why was he subbed early today?

            1. Party time
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Slight knock. Source: Commentator

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

                He was awful. There is a chance for me.

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

              How’s this looking for 31/33:

              Boruc
              TAA Pereira XX
              Mane Salah (c) Hazard Brooks
              Vardy Higuain Rondon

              Debravka Pogba AWB Kolasinac Doherty

              0.3 ITB 0 FT

            3. Wılly
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Pick 2 to play for BGW:

              A. Digne (CHE)
              B. Yedlin (bou)
              C. Brooks (-4) (NEW)

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

              Rashford + Jiminez -> Wilson + Higuain (-8) ?

            5. Party time
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Where is Kiwivillan when you need him to give a quick run down of Anderson's stat today 🙁

              • Danstoke82
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                If Hazard doesn’t get injured tomorrow is this move crazy?

                Anderson > hazard -4.

                I’ve had enough of owning Anderson even with Huddersfield up next.

                Current team;

                Alisson
                Robertson Clyne Laschelles* Chilwell
                Salah Brooks Anderson Puncheon
                Vardy Wilson

                Subs; Speroni Bednarek Pogba Aguero

                *injured

                £5.6ITB

              • Boomerang V
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Please rate my FH team:

                Fab
                Robbo Azpi Pereira
                Salah(c) Hazard Mané Fraser
                Higuain Vardy Wilson

                Boruc Tielemans Tarkowski Stankovic

              • EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                new typeface or has my beer been spiked?

              • shearer9
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 20 days ago

                Surely Sterling won't rise tonight? That would be another level of stupid.