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. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Have just about got away with a failed Son (C) pick once more.

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same here. At least it's something.

  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte, love ya man.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Triple captain him in DGW next season, note this!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Defo Zico! He’s blessed with DGW goodness.

  3. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    109 club members unite!! It’s party time!!

    120+ required for VIP treatment.

    105 for me

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol 100 club!! Haha I don’t meet the requirements for the 109 club 🙁

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      103 (-4) here. Stupid hit cost me my ton!!!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Discount that hit 😉

    3. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      135 😉

    4. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      144 points if Laporte 3 bonus.

      1. Olivier Bernards watch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        oof, i don't think anyone's gonna beat that

    5. Blanka
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      128 (-8)

    6. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      108(-4)
      Selling Eriksen & Duffy caused me massive disappointment.
      Not very Happy tbh as have planned for so long with not great return's 😮

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good score mate! You crossed the ton!!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers bro.
          Tough luck to you with missing out with 1.
          But as i said discount the hit 😉

    7. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      125 pts

    8. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      115

    9. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      116

    10. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      102 (-4), Wilson over Gray cost me big time.

    11. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The VIP section is looking busy this evening! Well done all!

    12. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      107 (-4)
      Just made it in!

    13. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Planned BB for ages ended up with 88 points

    14. Macam Dave
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Second season, first score over 100! Managed 122 without delafao and with son captain. Over the moon!!!

  4. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    DGW BB isnt a fraud, its the best! 🙂
    116 pts all out... with Laporte BPS

    Should we expect some bps for Jota or Doherty?

  5. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    131 (-4) all out. Laporte the DGW king for 3rd time this season.

    1. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      *prince -- Jonny is the king

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good luck in LMS next week Pras

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well played

  6. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    106 without bench boost! Delighted 🙂

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nice one mate!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wow!

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nice, good effort

  7. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    7 defeats in 9 games is sacked in the morning material.

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea isnt even top 5 gks in the league. Singlehandedly lost united the game. Fraud

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah they were flawless otherwise.

      1. Dave Bauer
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    135 all out. Juhuuuuuu. This is what I say green arrow 😉

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wow. Crazy score

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks man

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling goal would have meant 151 but I am super happy. Finally.

      You lads? What's your GW?

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only 133 I'm afraid

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          You are great too. Congrats

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        123, upto 3.5k and through to next round of LMS

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Great score mate

        2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Well done mate. I had a bad week 2 weeks ago and was knocked out of LMS. Hope you win it but it's tough from now on in. 125 points here after laporte baps. Up to about 800 rank according to live fpl. Will spend rest of season trying to protect rank.

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Great score

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks man

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wow mate that’s insane!!

      Whats OR now?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        From 130k to 50K or so

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Props to you mate!

          Top 50k is still my aim. 89k to 68k OR this week. Need TC to work for me

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nicely done

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks Zico appreciated

    6. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      snap! nice work

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Snap. Cheers

  10. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lloris (Foster)
    TAA Duffy Laporte (Valery Bednarek)
    Son Eriksen Sterling Mane (Jota)
    Rondon Agüero Jimenez

    Would you bring in Salah (requires Sterling/Son/Eriksen out and -4) or Firmino (Aguerö out on FT)?

  11. good biashara
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Played Bednarek and benched Laporte... what was I thinking!?!?!

    Any benching blunder you wanna get off your chest?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ahh man ...

  12. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Where is the Ole hype now?

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well the chip strategy has dropped me from 3k down to almost out the top 10k. Now I’m back to where I started. Can’t complain.

      Thanks to everyone for all the advice and discussions. I feel we nailed it but got slightly unlucky to not get more of an edge but maybe the top 20k is just so strong now it makes it impossible !

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        GW score?

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          126

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Huge if true

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Triple wolves. Double Brighton defence. Sterling captain. Eriksen and Laporte. Oh and TAA.

              They were the main guys. We are gonna say many bigger I’d imagine. Should have gone Gray over Llorente and ignored Dunk to Kola. So that’s with mistakes.

              1. The Ejiptian King
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Not going Gray was huge, as if.

                1. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  I never considered the guy seriously tbh

        2. Richd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I’m talking about since we started planning for the blanks btw

      2. azz007
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Don't trust the scout. Always go with your gut. I didn't play bay of the chip strategy that was highlighted. Today 122 all out. Last few weeks 82k now 12k

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          It was my gut. All down to me but I genuinely appreciate all the discussions. It’s a tough time to navigate.

          But I’m stubborn and avoided Vardy and Wilson and Brooks only score when not in my team 😉

    • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      137 all out and 336 rank 😀

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Congrats

      2. Olivier Bernards watch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        wow, nice job

      3. Richd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Boom. Top job ! Gonna be some huge ones this week

    • azz007
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don't see a dgw successful captain unless you went Laporte

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Deulofeu

        1. azz007
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Don't see many out there. Poor 2nd game

    • Sif
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      104
      Third ton of the season!

      1. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        2nd for me. Got over 100 in GW1 and high 90s GW2

    • Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Happy with 125. Need it to boost a rubbish season.

    • Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laporte and Bilva on 3 BAPS each if FFS are correct. They have saved my week Jesus I went a long way down

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Going to finish on 104 with KDB (c). Have to be happy with that

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yes you should. Unlucky. You can't predict injury

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      And my best hit in 3 years goes to Jonny. Can't believe how well that worked out. Thanks for the article before the start where everything was summarised

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      LAPORTEERE YAHHHH DGW BEAUTY... 😀

      DGW 25-20
      DGW 32-18
      DGW 35-15

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He is double GW legendary defender. Maybe best of all time

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      20 point bench boost decent enough?

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I reckon that's about where you would hope to be

      2. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Beats my 14.

    • Mweene
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      126 and plenty of Aguero (TC) fails in my ML gives me the upper hand

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

        Still got my TC to play and I'd take 7 x3 points right now.

    • VardysParty
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Erikson or Son to Mane?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Eriksen for me

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Are we keeping Kun?

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        We?

      2. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nope.
        Selling him and Pogba to get Firmino and Mane (c) for Huddersfield

      3. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        If I ditch Kun I definitely need Bernardo in my team to go with Sterling. That's too much surgery. Probably not.

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

      Yuck, 95. Everyone on here seems to have 130 points or something!

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Check the top 10K average. Ignore us

      2. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I’m in the 80s. Every punt failed =[ just one of those weeks.

    • Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone else miss out on the ton?

      103 (-4). Very frustrating!

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        105 (-4)

        Thank god for Jonny 3bps!

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ha well done! Scraped in there!

          1. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            cheers!

            i've been so close to getting 100 a few times this season but always fell a few points short!

            1. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              This is my 3rd GW in the 90s. Didn’t make the ton yet this season!

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Tough luck my friend

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks bro

          I got close at least!

          Green arrows so shouldn’t grumble

    • Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m assuming 127 is a very good score for this week? (no boast)

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lol you’re doing okay 😉

    • Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not a single goal from my BB DGW team. This season can do one.

    • The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone going yolo as they have nothing to play for ?

      Already on the beach and time for some fun?