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Dugout Discussion March 16

Aguero and Sterling rested as Man City visit Swansea

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Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) have both been handed rests by Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Manchester City are visiting Swansea City to compete for a place in the semi-finals, and to potentially confirm a Blank in Gameweek 33.

If they do, that would mean a third Double Gameweek for the defending champions this season, having faced Arsenal and Everton in Gameweek 25 and already confirmed to be playing twice in Gameweek 35.

That later Double Gameweek is booked out with matches against Tottenham (home) and Manchester United (away), which means Manchester City’s Blank Gameweek 33 home meeting with Cardiff would probably move to Double Gameweek 32 if they leave south Wales with a win tonight.

That would set up a hugely appealing Double Gameweek with Fulham (away) and the Bluebirds (home) their two opponents.

For that reason, Fantasy managers, especially those looking to Free Hit in Double Gameweek 32, will be hoping that Manchester City win today.

Watford already confirmed that they and Fulham would not play in Gameweek 33 with their win over Crystal Palace earlier today.

Apart from the rests for Aguero and Sterling, it is a relatively strong line-up named by Guardiola to take on Championship opposition.

Ederson (£5.6m) keeps his place in goal and plays behind a back-four consisting of Fabian Delph (£5.3m), Aymeric Laporte (£5.9m), Nicolas Otamendi (£6.0m) and Kyle Walker (£6.4m).

David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.4m) are the central midfield trio with a three-man attack consisting of Leroy Sané (£9.3m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.9m).

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Delph, Gundogan, D Silva, B Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

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

    Is Maguire suspended for 1 match or 3?

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1
      So called Professional Foul

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

        If city go through don't have to waste a ft on that idiot then

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Same here with Pereira
          😀

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  2. onceuponatyne
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    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gonna use FH later probably.
    My weekly transfer won't be carried on yeah?
    So I might as well use that first, for value/33 positioning, then FH??

    Thoughts?

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

      Any transfers you make are cancelled once you activate free hit

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    2. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t use it yet

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  3. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The play leading to the second Swansea goal was a thing of beauty.

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  4. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
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    Is it an advantage for the ones who already used some of their chips if City lose?

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

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

      If they still have city players yes

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      1. circusmonkey
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        • 13 Years
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        Regardless

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
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      Yes

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

    Casuals are gonna benefit so much 🙁 gonna cost a few of us some mini leagues even

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  6. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone worse than 9 (-8) from 5?

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    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly the same buddy. Shambles.

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  7. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City won't have a DGW32 if they lose this game - correct?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yes

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    2. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
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      Ye

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

      Correct, please Sterling save us

      Never tort I would be in Chipmunks corner!

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers lads. Just not had the time to read everything related to FPL in recent times.

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

        Silly comment

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        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
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          Whose?!!

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  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Failure for those still with their Free Hit 🙁

    Should have used it to get Fabianski, Rice, Arnie, Clyne, Fraser, Wilson & Vardy this GW!

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    1. Team Cruel
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No Diop?

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He Diop his own thing.

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

      Decent point tbh. My team wouldn’t have been much different than the crap I’ve got so far this week, bar having one more more player

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    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😀
      We will use it in gw 38 !!
      Champagne Fantasy play 🙂

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

    For those left with only FH and TC, is there a consensus as to what's the best strategy?

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

      I'm thinking Poggy TC 32, BB 35, FH either 33 or bants picks 38

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  10. rowdog24
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I already acted my FH - got too excited 🙁

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same, but I have Kun still in my squad so I don’t really mind the result of this match. Either way I’ll be ok as would cap Kun in 33

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      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same situation.
        Looking to stick with
        FH 32 TC (Sterling 33) Wc 34 BB 35

        Have Aguero . Move for 33 would be Sterling in.

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        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yes TC even! Yeah I would be getting Sterling in as well as it stands.

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

    Kun and Raz to come on at HT surely

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You would think so

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

    England crumbling in the Rugger

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Defence wins you titles. That is why Wales are the champions. True in pretty much all sports tbh.

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

      Just gave away 20 pt lead game on

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    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tries should win games, unfortunately for Scotland it’s not scored 5-4 its 31-31. Part of the reason I dislike rugby. Rugby pens are a joke way to decide games. Sounds like one of the better games today though.

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

    Strange situation.
    United fan in me jumping in joy because City is biggest threat remaining in fa cup with all due respect to Watford,wolves, Brighton.

    Can overcome this with more planning but go Swansea City go !!
    And yes, James & Celina looks real money player's from Swansea. 😮
    PL call incoming maybe ??

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

      James definitely.

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's faster than Mbappe 😀

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  14. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea playing GW33 as it stands. So much for chip planning.

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

      Free Hit looks ripe for it.

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

      No arsenal city arghhh

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      FH33 looking good

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      1. UnitednationsXI
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don’t know, only have 1 Utd and 1 wolves player so might need to FH/WC in gw32 I think

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  15. madame shelly
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Appreciate it's probably been asked a thousand times, but when are we likely to hear about the confirmed dgw32 fixtures (and 35) ?

    Also, even IF City lose today, there'll still likely be quite a few dgw assets to free-hit on, right ? So all not lost.Who wants to see those cheating mancs win all the time anyway ?

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

    Absolute terrible week and current result in FA Cup....
    But COME ON SCOTLAND

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      F*** Scotland

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  17. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hello fellas, Captain Hindsight here.

    What were you thinking buying West Ham defenders

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Drinking*
      Nit thinking 😀

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

      The thing is though, I bought west ham defenders this week with free hit. Many have been stocking up on them for weeks......

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    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Never mind that, why did I sell Kun for Vardy?

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  18. CobraKai
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    oh oh meat could be off the menu boys. No DGW for City. Bring on Aguero and Sterling.. release the Kraken.

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  19. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'm gonna have to wc now and fh 33 at this rate

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  20. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No subs. Bald fraud phoning it in.

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

    SCOTLAAAAAAND

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    1. Team Cruel
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Assist?

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

    This was always going to happen

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  23. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    fellow king + rondon owners raise your hands

    o/

    where we dining out tonight haha 😉

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't you get rid of Hernandez though?

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

      The chica bar

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    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      \o/

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    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only King for me.

      Should mean a decent green arrow tonight.

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

      My Arnie punt was class

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

      Benched Rondon but at least I have him 🙂

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

        Benched for Son, played King to be precise

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  24. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If city doesn't win this whole bgw/dgw planning will be a failure

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just hurts the 31/33 is worth a hit theory.

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

      😀

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would be funny though.

      "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
      Gang aft a-gley"

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  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How does Jesus do that to his eyebrows.
    He looks like Marvin the Paranoid Android.

    http://literateperversions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/marvin_660.jpg

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    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      “Here I am, brain the size of a peanut...”

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  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bauld fraud bought fraud Mahrez for 60 milion

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    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wot a twot

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    2. Party time
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Zaha is better for that amount in my opinion

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    3. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At least we can all get deeney on our fh 33 now

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Watford blank in 33 🙄

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

          Oh Christ

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    4. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison scoring half of my GW points so far.

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

        King for me.

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      2. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He scored a beautiful goal

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        • Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          9 of 17 for me

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      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        no subs, pep just sitting on the bench looking all confused

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      4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I cannot believe this, come on city please 🙁

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