Dugout Discussion

Starts for Sterling, Aguero and Lacazette but Aubameyang misses out

Two Premier League fixtures take place this evening, bringing Double Gameweek 35 to a close.

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Arsenal in the 19:45 BST kick-off at Molineux before the Manchester derby gets underway at a rain-soaked Old Trafford 15 minutes later.

Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero both start for City but Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the side that beat Spurs on Saturday, with Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho and David Silva replacing John Stones, Phil Foden and the injured Kevin de Bruyne.

Bernardo Silva continues on the right flank with Sterling on the opposite wing, meaning no start for Riyad Mahrez or Leroy Sane.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has wielded the axe after the 4-0 loss at Everton, with Matteo Darmian, Luke Shaw, Ashley Young, Andreas Pereira and Jesse Lingard returning in place of Phil Jones, Diogo Dalot, Nemanja Matic, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial.

All bar the injured Jones of those five players are among the substitutes.

There is no Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the Arsenal matchday squad, with the Gabonese striker and wing-back Sead Kolasinac among seven players to drop out of Unai Emery’s starting XI.

Arsenal say that Aubameyang misses out this evening having had a “small sinus procedure”, while Kolasinac is among the substitutes.

Shkodran Mustafi, Mohamed Elneny, Carl Jenkinson, Matteo Guendouzi and Konstantinos Mavraponos are the other men to make way as Sokratis, Nacho Monreal, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi are recalled to Emery’s line-up.

The Arsenal head coach looks to be reverting to a 4-2-3-1, with Iwobi, Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil supporting Alexandre Lacazette in attack.

Leander Dendoncker for Morgan Gibbs-White is Nuno Espirito Santo’s only change, meaning that Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota, Matt Doherty and Jonny all get two starts in Double Gameweek 35.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Young, Fred, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Jimenez, Jota

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette.

3,325 Comments Post a Comment
  1. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    92 pts! Score more Wolves please, not had over 100 pts this season.

  2. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    No captain Jimenez involvement proves this is all luck

  3. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    City really regreting not taking extra diving lessons here. Some pitiful attempts from Fernandinho and Zinchenko so far.

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    3-0 and nothing from Jimenez.

    That's the DGW for you.

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    JOTA (c)!!!

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Congrats

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

      Good call, points pouring in:)

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Up to 99

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Arsenal on the beach

  7. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Jimi where art thou?!?!

  8. Zen_Master
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Looks like Arsenal at the beach already.

  9. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Need Arsenal to get their sh*t together and score.

  10. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    I think it's my fault, last week I had Vardy(C) and now Jimi(C). Sorry to fellow Jimenez cappers

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

    Dohhhh wish I had Jota!

    This is a rout!

  12. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Dunk to Monreal quickly turning into a -20

  13. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    This game needs De Bruyne, shame really.

  14. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    jota + jonny = 113 🙂

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Wow. Enjoy it mate

      1. Olivier Bernards watch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        cheers buddy -- i think it may end up the best score i've had in seasons

  15. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Jonny 3rd assist?

    1. JuulKrapuul
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      No assist.

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Lucky Kola owners

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

      This

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Would still end up with 1 point

  17. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Hello my baby hello my honey hello my ragtime summertime baps

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Dancing frog?

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        That’s the ticket

  18. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Wolves boys on fire gg

    1. Black Panther
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Not my TC Jiminez 🙁

  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    This has Doherty 59 mins written all over it

    1. MarcusAurelius
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Or 60 mins cleanie locked in...then Arsenal goal. Thanks

  20. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    arsenal are a bag of ....?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Invertebrates

  21. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Jotaaaaaaaa! YES!!!!

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

      Again?

  22. Effe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    How can Jiminez (c) not be involved in any of the 3 Wolves goals!!!

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      ..at least I have Doherty and Jiménez in my team

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He is involved. Just not in the final ball or shot.

      1. Effe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Obvs

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Sods law

    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Because I have him as Captain

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Who got 3rd assist?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      No-one

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      None

    3. JuulKrapuul
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Xhaka/Torreira or someone like that

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      None

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

      Clint Eastwood

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

        I see what you did there.

    6. MarcusAurelius
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Noah Sist

  24. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    No assist on Jota goal?

  25. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Some Jimmy involvement would be nice. Of course main rival has Jonny.

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Unbelievably that he’s not got any attacking returns with 3 goals

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

      Ohh
      18 pointer atm

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Arsenal lulling Wolves into a false sense of security... Emery is a wily old fox

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Hes an old willy

  27. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    3 Wolves players paid off.

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

      Depends on which ones you picked

  28. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Come on Jimenez (c) give me something, Arsenal there for the taking tonight

  29. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    There's no way I'm selling Vardy ahead of the Arsenal game now...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Cue 1-0 arse win

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        As an Arsenal fan and Vardy owner, either will do!

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Definitely keep him

  30. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    JOTa