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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. ROLLING THE DICE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Peirera our for...

    A) VVD
    B) TAA

    De Bruyne our for...

  2. 420king
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like Laporte gets to keep his 3 BPS after Bilva winning goal added?

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

      Both on 3 if FFS correct

  3. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Would you ship Sterling or Aguero to get Salah?

    2FT
    Martial>Salah
    Aguero>Barnes (on the bench)

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

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

      I wouldn’t if u have Mane

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

    Lacazette to Aguero for a hit?

    Auba could easily start.

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

    Keep Sterling or Agüero for the last 3?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero

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

      Sterling

    3. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Both

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wouldn't be getting rid of any City player for the run-in. They will cut loose now.

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

        Could be worth to bring in Firmino/Salah for HUD.

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

      Both

  6. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A cheeky 99 to stop the rot.

    Still gets me a red arrow though.

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

      Not 99 then

  7. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Note for next season. Get Laporte for doubles

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

      This

      Feel stupid I didn't have him for both DGW's

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He did well in all 3

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

    Of course Laporte gets his lowest DGW score of the season the one time I have him

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Still in team of the week.

    2. Savastano
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Poor you, he's only getting 15 points

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The double gameweek king

  9. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC Salah

    or

    TC Mane

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

      Salalalalalalalah

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

    116 pts all out
    Finally a good GW!

  11. Cantona90
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City may have the "lowest amount of fouls" in the premier league, but if you actually analyse it they commit more fouls than anyone else for the amount of time the opposition is in possession, every 3.33 minutes. Just a little tidbit for people, if anyone is even interested.

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

      ANTIFOOTBALL

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nice point

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

      good post

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      So Solskjaer should have said 'more fouls per opponent possession' than 'more tactical fouls' in general

  12. Fantasyamateur
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    133 points and securing a spot in the top 500 overall. Now its up to TC Mané next GW to get me into the top 100!

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

      Great job

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

      Good stuff, similar situation here, this is my plan too 🙂

  13. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Triple capping Laporte next week... Sterling jimmy and Kun can go f themselves...

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling and Kun did ok

  14. Ruudy Van
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which move would you go for??

    A) Lindelof & Dunk to VVD & Matip
    B) Lindelof & Eriksen to VVD & Mane
    C) Lindelof & Martial to Matip & Mane

    Rest of my team

    Lloris Foster
    TAA Lindelof Dunk Jonny Valery
    Sterling Son Eriksen Martial Hojberg
    Aguero Gray Jiminez

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

    Pogba to Mili for free?

  16. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Loads of great scores on here, well done. I've not done amazingly compared to all of you just sneaking over the 100 with bb but tenth green arrow in a row. Well done all.

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

      Awful score here, 88 with BB, horrendously unlucky week.

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

        Sorry to hear that. A lot of traps out there this week it must be said

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

      Good job 🙂

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

        Thanks, amey. How's your week gone?

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

          Mixed feeling bro.
          108 so kinda happy, but very frustrated for selling Eriksen & Duffy for KDB & Yoshida. Could have been 1 FT saved & 15+ points added.

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

            Yeah, I sold Duffy for a hit to masina. Grant ruins another one of my clean sheets.

            That's a good score though, well done.

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

              Thank you bro 🙂
              Appreciate it !!

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Aye same here lad.105 all out looking like, bit disappointed that that constitutes a smaller green arrow than from yesterday, but ah well

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

        Would have been nice to get something from captains eh?

        Any 100 is good though. Well done.

  17. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A cool 124 after baps

  18. LordEllison
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hey All, not sure what to do with my team
    0.0 ITB 1 FT. Abit stuck Thanks!.

    Lloris - Foster
    Dunk - Robertson - Doherty - Bednarek - Valery
    KDB - Mane - Eriksen - Son - Jota
    Jimenez - Wilson - Aguero

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      KDB to Sane

    2. SomeoneKnows
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How about KDB + Wilson > Sterling + Quaner for a -4 hit?

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

    Kompany thinks he's playing Derby next

  20. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Guys I've got realy huge dilema.
    This is my team

    Ryan
    TAA - Robo - Doherty
    Son - Sterling - Pogba* - Dilva*
    Aguero - Jimi - Wilson

    Gunn - Brooks - Kola - Lindelof
    I think Iv'e got to get somehow Mane but for who? It will cost me hit and sacrifiace Wilson which im not keen to lose.
    Now that KDB+Fernandinho injured i'm sure that Dilva wont be rotation risk anymore so dont want to take him out.
    Also Pogba have Chelsea next but then 2 appealing Fixtures.
    What do you reackon ?

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

    Quaner might come in handy again. Sterling + Rondon -> Salah + Quaner is an option!

  22. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte with the 3 baps

  23. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Would you do for a -4:

    Martial>Salah
    Duffy>TAA
    Aguero>Long

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

    Start one of

    A Gray (WOL)
    B Jiménez (wat)

  25. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Do we think Llorente will start next game home to West Ham?

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

      I see Moura Son Eriksen Alli starting the two home games. Maybe he'll get a start at Bournemouth.

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

    Since chips were introduced, this season is the best return I have had from them. Probably a bit of luck involved as well.

    TC -Kun gw25 57 points
    BB - gw35 - 125 points
    FH - gw32 - 87 points
    After 14 seasons I deserve a bit of luck for sticking with it.

  27. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is Kelly nailed?

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

      Looks to be. Shhhh.

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

        Cheers

  28. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ryan (Foster)
    Laporte, TTA, Doherty, (Duffy, Valery)
    Sterling, Mane, Son, Jota, XXX
    Aguero, Jimenez, XXX

    A) Eriksen + Quaner
    B) Hojberg + Lacazette
    C) Hojberg + Firmino (-4)

  29. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I think we should be looking overseas for players more. I’m not anti-British at ALL. In fact, I love you guys.

    But look at who are our worst players are - the likes of Jonesy, Smalling, JLingz, Young. How many Brits do the other top sides have - likes of your City’s, Chelsea’s, Barcelona’s. Let’s start benchmarking and adopting successful models. That’s how winning is done.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I think all you need is a decent quarterback, and a defensive coach.

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

        Wrong sport bro

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You may well be right but there is a quota of home grown players that each squad has to have so they couldn't get rid of too many British players.

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

        I’d say we could still take a leaf out Chelsea’s book in terms of what they’re doing with keeping the likes of Barkley and the old Leicester player as squad players - let’s do the same with mctominay and Shawy!

  30. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start Gray or Deulofeu this gw?

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

      Deu - more explosive

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ta