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Aguero and Sterling start for Man City at Crystal Palace

Fantasy Premier League managers who backed Manchester City’s key attackers were handed a boost on Sunday afternoon.

Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), who some feared would be rotated ahead of a big Champions League match, have both been named in the starting line-up.

They are joined in the side by Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) who has now started five of the last six Premier League matches.

There will be plenty for those with a tactical interest in this encounter as Benjamin Mendy (£6.1m) and Leroy Sané (£9.3m) have both been selected in the starting XI.

It will be of great importance to analyse how those two players interact with each other given what they have offered Fantasy managers at various stages this season.

Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) has shaken off his yellow flag to make the bench and Fernandinho (£5.3m) misses out with a knock.

As expected, Crystal Palace are down to their second-string in the centre-back department with Mamadou Sakho (£4.9m) and James Tomkins (£4.3m) out injured.

It will be Martin Kelly (£3.9m) and Scott Dann (£4.4m) tasked with schackling Aguero this afternoon.

Up front, there is a surprising selection by Roy Hodgson, who has benched Michy Batshuauyi (£6.5m) to give Christian Benteke (£6.3m) a first start since Gameweek 26.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Aguero.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Kelly, Dann, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Townsend, Benteke, Zaha.

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  1. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Bilva coming on for Dilva

  2. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    crap !!!!!!!!!!!

    this is punishment, i should keep Sterling as i have him for whole season .

  3. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sterling contribution lmao

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      It’s wordplay

  4. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Glad I have Sterling but a little mad that I did not C him, thought he would be benched..

  5. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sane to Sterling is a deadly combo. Still can't understand why Sane has been dropped for such a long period of time.

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Silva on and off

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    What a joke.

  8. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thank god Son came on yday. Rival has Sterling VC.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nobody cares about you and your rival . Move on.

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Raheeeeem

  10. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sane great cross there. AwB should be tighter to him, but was dragged out of position by Silva. Brilliant by city.

  11. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Why ppl why u havent suggested sterling as captain 🙂

  12. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Sterling to KDB was a very bad move.

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      yep 🙁 hopefully it works out over the double

    2. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Same here

  13. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Idiot me, who thought Sterling would be benched. Was happy seeing rival giving him the armband 🙁

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Pep Rest time, Silva goes first

  15. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Feck the guy here who told me not to cap sterling cause he has only 3 away goals

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Told?

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Exactly. 😆

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Who clicked confirm? Stfu

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      If you genuinely were told you werent allowed, then I'd appeal.

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Should have gone with my god damn gut with Sterling Deeney over Eriksen Aguero ffs....

    Got swayed by all the Aguero love

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Blame blame blame

    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Both good options, still could be decided later.

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Swayed? There was more Deeney love than Aguero love if anything.

  17. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    let's go Bilva

  18. dark91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Moura 3 , Pogba 2, Sterling 2 (so far)

    Now it is your turn Hazard to score a brace (at least) and keep the trend going

    1. Champions united
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      If U own all 3 of them
      U r genius

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I do but still captained Aguero :/

        1. Champions united
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Still u a genius man

      2. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        And I guess many non wildcarders would own these 3 too

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      You need to change your team link then dude

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        It can be found in any of the FFS cup article 🙂

  19. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Benteke still a donkey..
    Dunno why Bats did not start.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Looks like his goal drought will extend to 29 games now

  20. Kepa's at the wheel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    LIV Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita , Mane, Firmino,Salah

    Subs Mignolet, Milner, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Wijnaldum, Origi, Lovren

    CHE Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Hazard

    Subs Cabllero, Higuain, Barkley, Kovacic, Christensen, Pedro, Giroud

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Thank you, boom!

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Both Giroud and Higuain benched

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Not surprised. He loves playing Hazard as a false 9 in the tough games.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No Alonso 😯

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

        Emerson 1st choice now I guess

    4. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Exciting looking Chelsea team

  21. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Dilva CS banked.

  22. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Kdb-punt instead of Sterling failed 🙁

  23. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Down from 8.5k to 12k just because of this City game, fatal!

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      This!

  24. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Bilva to play both in dgw?

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      start*

      1. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Hope so and looks likely now.

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Score a flipping goal Aguero you useless toad

  26. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Salah Benched?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No

  27. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Predicted time of Kun benching?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      71

  28. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Hazard playing False 9

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nevee worked i guess

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    After that mild panic, no surprises in the Liverpool lineup.

  30. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Hazard false 9