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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. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Lol which numpty said Salah was dropped?

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

      Ian Doyle suggested it. Nobody has a clue what he was actually on about though.

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Ian Doyle tw@

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Salah starts

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LIV: Alisson, van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Mané, Firmino
    Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Wijnaldum, Milner, Sturridge, Shaqiri, Origi

    CHE: Kepa, Rüdiger, Emerson, Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Hazard
    Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Barkley, Kovacic, Giroud, Higuaín, Pedro

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

      just 2 changes for pool then.

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    From 5 to 7 K after City game.

    1. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      A drop of 6,995 places? jeez

  5. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I have Mane as captain, ffs.
    I forgot to change it!

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

      Could work.

    2. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      casual

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

    Mendy CS is back

  7. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Players like Sterling should be coming in on a WC not going out.

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

      Find it really strange his ownership dropped and Aguero's rose...

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

    Would you legitimately drop Aguero to Deeney in order to get Sterling in for the DGW?

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      no

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Not legitimately, no

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

      Considered the same, but no. Made a decision getting Agüero now have to stick with it.

  9. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Henderson/VVD slip pls

  10. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Five of the six people I'm competing with in my ML don't have Sterling. Four lost him on their wildcard this week.

    Suddenly things are looking up.

  11. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Was so close to taking Raheem off thinking he'd be rotated lol. GW being slowly saved after Vardy (c)

  12. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Did people really take sterling out even though he has a DGW?

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

      Nah. I did go for Aguero, however.

  13. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Can't wait for this Gameweek to be over.

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

      Season*

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

    Haz false 9.

    Robbo CS banked?

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      He played false 9 vs city earlier in the season in a 2-0 win & City > Pool

  15. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Massive WC fail, chipped out wilson sterling pogba

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Ouch.

    2. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      but have you got more than 13 points?

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        26

  16. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Mendy or Laporte?
    Eriksen or Sane?

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

      I’m going Duffy to Mendy in about 25 minutes.

    2. Bobby Reds
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Mendy Sane more explosive

  17. AndyCook
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Second in the world benched Sterling and played Knockaert

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

        He knows

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

          nothing.

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

        Pure skill

      3. MillsAU
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Also captained Moura. Gotta punt to make it to #1. Just the way it goes.

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

        If Knocky hauled and Sterling blanked, wouldve looked like a prophet, tbf.

      5. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Wot?

      6. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        How on earth can such a person be second in the world. And they say this game isn’t luck!

    • Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Classless from the Palace fans. Singing about Gerrard when they're losing 2-0 to City and aren't even safe from relegation yet.

      1. Mweene
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Is it not the City fans?

      2. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        There's never a bad time to slag Steven Gerrard off.

      3. Mikeharbrw
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        I think it's a chant everyone enjoys singing

      4. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        I mean besides everything else, there is no way Cardiff are winning 4 of their last 5

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Sterling EO? Crying non owner here.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Top10k

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        50.4 in top 10k

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

          20.87% overall

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            Ouch

      3. WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        See below, ridiculous

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      7k rank drop because of those Sterling goals wtfffff

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

      Sterling off please pep 🙁 rank killer.

      KDB and Kun over him looking like a mistake so far.

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Quadruple Brighton defence as Duffy captain. And triple city bring in the green.

      Scenes.

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

        Imagine if you hadn't made the mistake of going a triple Brighton at the back.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          Cardiff at home to come. I’m positive.

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            One clean sheet and it’s 24 points minimum.

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

              Assuming hughton doesn't shake it up after yesterday

              1. Richd
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 5 days ago

                If I spent time worrying about rotation I wouldn’t have had sterling so long

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      I blame Kane injury !!

      1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Agree

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

        If Kane wasn't injured I would have kept Pogba.

    • George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Stella Artois or Asahi?

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

        Both

      2. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Estrella

    • Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Must be Mili time soon

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Sarri decided its best to try and run round VVD than try to out jump him

    • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Salah (C), Mane, TAA and Hazard all start.
      Come on boys

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Improve my 7(-4) score for the week

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Just looked at your season history.

        Been a 'mare and it continues wit Fraser benched. My condolences..

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          I'm not very good lol

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            Can I join the "not very good" gang too?

            1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 days ago

              Yes sure there is plenty of room at the Inn!

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

      Dgws are always killers. Selling good players for some numbnuts who fate dictates will play (badly) twice in 7 days.

      Will we never learn?

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

        Will we ever learn not to make posts like this based on cherry picking a specific outcome?

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

          But its true every year. People always go overboard.

          I bet liverpool v Chelsea yields a ton of points too.

          1. Samwise
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            hopefully, 2 liverpool and hazard

      2. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        this is what i said and thought... still managed to pick players who did even worse... currently on 13 points. Spreading the money for the bench boost, i doubt was worth it.

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus spotted

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

        Ugh

        1. Samwise
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          its not easter just yet...

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus coming on

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        never been so relieved to see him come off, given my captain got 2 points