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.

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  1. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Laporte has torn the DGW’s to shreds. 3 x hauls

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Really has, just hoping he keeps this cleanie 🙂

  2. Sif
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Barring a near confirmed Liverpool line up this week might have to go TC Sterling at some point. He's so often the right pick over the 'clever' pick eg: Jiminez, Son etc
    Even an assist will do v a blank.

    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I had Jimenez TC with Sterling VC. Obviously got it wrong but was worried by rotation. In hindsight I’d say you are right. Do it.

  3. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Had Jota, Doherty and Jimenez and my rank has dropped from last night

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      It’s insane how high the scoring is tonight - I don’t understand it

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      City CS

  4. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Lol... 3 wolves players and I captained you know who

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Double Gameweeks are a myth

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I second this.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Dunk to Monreal for a -12 and a captain blank. Love it.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      ...where legends are forged!

  6. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Laporte doing it again in a dgw

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Beast!

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Not having Laporte for any dgw is a huge mistake from me 😮

    1. Party time
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Laporte = 100% dgw this season

        1. Party time
            4 years, 12 months ago

            add to that as well, I did not have him in any

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Same as me then.

        2. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          But he’s not nailed they said

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            🙁

        3. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          I have Ederson this time who’s been my best pick this week. Should have doubled on their defence

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Congratz to City fans (if there any) on tittle.

        Awful feeling as we going to have 97 and finish second. Lol.

        1. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          There’s still hope

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Nope.

      • Waylander
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Another assist or goal for Sterling would be nice for Baps-tain.

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        These two teams shouldn't even be in the same league

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Russian mafia money for you

          1. Sif
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            * UAE oil money

      • OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Does Jota get the +3 bps for the “winning goal”?

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Doherty has winning goal..

          1. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Oh yeah.

        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Doherty got 2nd?

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Was Doherty?

        4. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Did he score the winning goal

        5. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Doherty?

        6. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          It was fr Doherty though

        7. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Doubt it. He scored their 3rd goal in a 3-1 win.
          Doherty scored the winning goal.

      • how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Is aguero still playing?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah 🙂

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Scoutcast tonight?

        Link please 🙂

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Hot topics

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Surely not with the Jonty news

      • DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        How come second Ederson save not counted? Could but up for bps with a 3rd save. Fpl towers sleeping!?

        1. BooYaKasha
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Scraping

          1. DandyDon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Massively!

      • potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        There are so many beefcakes in that MUN team

      • TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Any chance of Doherty getting a Bap?

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Steady on Sterling

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Clear booking, very lucky

      • Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Come on Aguero i need a goal from you!

      • sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Kun blank for non cappers a good thing?

      • chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Come on Utd, remove the Laporte CS!!!

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Never!

      • OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Bloody Laporte on 3 bps.
        NEED UNITED TO SCORE!

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          No!

          1. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Oh yes

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              No! I want my precious BPS

        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Need Sterling to score, too

          1. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Yup

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          ...no thanks. I like points 😎

        4. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          City clean sheet locked in ... sorry

      • Punty McPuntface
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Pogba is terrible

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        On for 112 points if this holds with Jimenez (C) fail. 3 Highest scoring players in my team are defenders.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Always captain Laporte in a dgw!

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        How has sterling not been booked there, cynical, referee so weak

      • Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        92 the top 10k average!!

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

          bloody hell

        2. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          I'm on a red arrow with 94

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Seems low...I've smashed that and I'm not that good 😆

        4. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          10k red for me with 90

        5. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          This before or after bps? Maybe my 86 is not too bad then

      • jwong23
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        So, who got the Duffy (c) and Jimenez (c) over the last 2 GW?

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          O/

      • Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        dont think i would have guessed delofeu being my highest scorer

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Could kick myself after being so close to bring him in. Got swayed by the crowds on here, my own fault.

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

            crowds on here swayed me to get him........... guess it depends who you talk to

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Certainly does 🙂 i’ll be staying away more from here during midweeks if i play next season and just have a gander once deadlines pass.

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Mine was Ryan until tonight 😆

      • fusen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        97 points and I'm only going up 50 rank places...

        Template top 10k much?

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Jesus coming on for Aguero 🙁 ffs

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        5 min left for a Sterling potential goal