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

    Cut my rival's 85 point lead down to 27 over last 5 gameweeks. Now i just need to use my triple captain, which he doesn't have, to help me make up that final ground.

    TC mane this week? Would need to take a hit to get him in for KDB? Could TC sterling away to Burnley...

    lloris
    Doherty, duffy, TAA
    Sterling KDB*, eriksen, son
    Aguero, Jiminez, gray

    Subs: ryan, ward prowse, bednarek, kolasinac

    1. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well KDB to Mane definitely. Of course depending if KDB is definitely out. Tough for TC. I'm torn myself

  2. Hobolicious
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who would you say is the best midfielder at max 7.8m for the run-in?

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bernardo Silva.

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

      Bilva

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

        where are my upvotes

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

          Happy ?
          😉

        2. Lemongrab
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          There you go mate

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

          🙂

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

      Bernardooo

  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC in GW 36 or 37 ?

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

    Don't want to play JWP Rondon Kola or Luiz next week, 0 itb, anything decent I can do?

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

      I would play JWP surely? Bournemouth aren't exactly tight at the back on the road especially.

  5. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Little bit tempted by using my TC on Sterling. Until City win the title (if they win the title) surely he will play.

    Yes cant ignore Liverpool against Huddersfield but Sterling is in great form.

    Anyone feel the same?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tempted yes, either him or salah in 36

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If Brighton are safe Sterling TC in 38 looks tasty

  6. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start 2 out of 3:
    A) Jimenez
    B) Gray
    C) Redmond

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A and C

  7. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thinking of saving?

    Foster
    Laporte TAA Duffy
    Sterling Mane (c) Son Redmond
    Aguero Firmino Jimenez

    Ryan Doherty Valery Hoj

    1FT 0.7 ITB

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

      save, 2 ft in gw 37 could be great

  8. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    44 points from bench boost with no bench wankery. I can safely say it is by far the strongest chip after getting 25,24,14 and now 44.

    TC has got me 3,7,9 & 2 this season.

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 11 months ago

        7 & 2?

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

          Must be using Essien's calculator

        2. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          7 points over 2 games. This was tripled obviously

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Get what you mean - just the chip part

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

          4 triple captain chips this season, you must share your secret 😎

          1. XabiAlonso
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ha 2 points this season from Salah

        4. AndyCook
            4 years, 11 months ago

            It’s an interesting one because bench boost tends to mean more money on the bench for a few weeks which means that those weeks it is likely that your starting 11 is weaker and scores on average less points, including in the bench boost week. You also choose to use transfers and or a wildcard to set up for bench boost which is more points or essentially the equivalent of using two chips. Triple captain on the other hand is true extra points. Historically I have got in the region of 25 extra points out of the triple captain chip and similar on bench boost but I would agree that bench boost is probably worth more consistently season on season (even with the above caveats taken into account). I think all chips are overrated though and the thought that goes into playing them is huge given it only has maybe a 1-2% swing on your final total.

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

          A duffy to laporte for free?
          have taa vert dunk valery( lloris gk)
          B play duffy an save f\t
          cheers

          1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            A since you have Dunk

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

              cheers

        6. JJeyy
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Dunk to VVD worth a -4?
          Basically banking on Newcastle to score and even then I am level. VVD can score tho and basically saves a transfer if I wanted to do in future if break even

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

            Over 3 matches it pays I’d say

        7. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Leno or Foster to start?

        8. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oh well a tiny green - could have been worse. And at least I feel smart about my planned move for Bilva.

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

            Are you talking to yourself?

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

          Who is the craziest Triple Captain punt in next 3 that might actually just come off (the true differential TC) ?

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

            Vardy Vs Arsenal

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

            Vvd

          3. Tev
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Mitro vs Newcastle last game. Old club, pressure off (both sides), might fancy putting on a show.

          4. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Shane Duffy

            • ludaslol
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Son this GW?

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

              Redmond GW38 home to Hudds.

            • Boss Hogg
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Danny Ings in gw38.

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

              Sane at home to Lei. With KDB out- Bilva May move back into midfield.

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

                didnt this week though

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

            Watching live rank in GW38 will be interesting.

          6. Bobadoba
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Is Son out for Mane for a hit a good plan? I think it probably is looking at form and fixtures.

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

              I wouldn’t say so with Son suspended for next midweek, should get 90.

            2. Lemongrab
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah wouldn't be loosing Son this week.

          7. Boss Hogg
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            26 points from the bench on my bench boost.

            Happy with that until I remembered the 43 points I had sat on my bench in gw1.

            I will never get over that.

            Never.

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

              My thoughts are with you. Was genuinely devastated at my 30.

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

              I feel you, 30 points on GW1 bench for me and just 14 points from my BB this week

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

            No way Klopp rests any of the front 3 on Friday. Liv will need a big response to put pressure back on City - who have come away with 2 massive wins

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

              It's over imo !

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

                City go to Bur and Bri - historically tough places to go and win. Not over yet.

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

                  😮
                  They are relentless. Can't see them faltering. Agree with you though Re those away games.
                  Newcastle & Brighton might be the Kingmakers. Burnley will get battered imo

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

                Brighton may park the double-decker.

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

                  Yeah

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

              Probably won't, no

            3. Chenku╰☆╮
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Its over..

            4. Party time
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Whatever Klopp does now, it is too late imo. City will win it because they attacked relentlessly

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

              Play 1:

              A) Doherty (wat)
              B) Duffy (NEW)
              C) Bednarek (BOU)
              D) Hojbjerg (BOU)

              Reasons appreciated if you have one! 😉

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

                B for me. Massive goal threat and great defence at home one of the best home records in the league !

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

                  Can't tell if sarcasm... that WAS all our reasonings for owning him for the home double in 34 😆 serious though?

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

                    hahaha definitely sarcasm mate. I had him there at first over Doherty but will probably put Doc after his goal today. Fight vs wolves for 7th as revenge for the cup defeat. They are great in big games

              2. Seaway
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Doherty. Has CS and attacking potential.

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

                  Mainly between him and Duffy... Wolves don't really have CS potential, though

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

                  Doherty

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

                A because all these teams are likely to concede. Might as well go with the player most likely to get attacking returns.

            6. FPL Maldini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I just couldn’t get angry / annoyed by any FPL nonsense tonight with the Joe news, really made me think 🙁

              1. Chenku╰☆╮
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                So agree mate. Life is so unpredictable and we worry about fantasy football so much..

              2. Boss Hogg
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Joe news?

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

              a) eriksen + dunk
              b) pogba + vertonghen

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

                B)

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

                  because of eriksen likelyhood of rest?

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

              Lloris (Foster)
              Laporte TAA Duffy
              Eriksen Son Sterling Mane
              Jimenez Agüero

              Foster Jota Bednarek Valery
              0.1 ITB

              A. Duffy + Agüero -> Walker + Firmino
              B. Sterling + Rondon -> Salah + Quaner
              C. Eriksen + Rondon -> Firmino + Deulofeu
              D. Save FT
              E. Something else?

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

              Eriksen and Lacazette to

              A) Salah + Calvert Lewin
              or
              B) Mane + Zaha

              Looking at the stats DCL has a better xG. plus Everton have decent fixtures in the next two. I only need the a 3rd striker for the next two GWs as I have Jota and Deulo as 4th and 5th mids. I currently don't have any Liverpool attacking coverage. Thoughts appreciated.

            10. EL tridente
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Play 1
              A) Bednarek
              B) Duffy
              C) Ake

            11. Scotty B
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Does anyone think Liverpool will win the league?

              1. George James
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Not now

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

                I think man city will because they won't drop any points from their remaining games. Liverpool could have but they didn't get as many points as city because they choked massively like before

                1. Boss Hogg
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Neither team had choked.
                  I think they will both end up with over 95 points.
                  How is that in any way choking?
                  Ridiculous.

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

                    Because Liverpool had a significant advantage over city and lost it

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

                I hope so. But looks quite unlikely now. Need LEI to pull something out the bag, they've *probably* got the best chance to make City drop points? Unless Burnley transform into theirselves of last year

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

                Next year....

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

                prob 20% chance or something

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

                  fernandinho and kdb getting injured again makes a small difference

            12. Oggle22
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Ryan
              Kolasinac Doherty Duffy Valery
              Son Salah Mane Sterling
              Ageuro Llorente

              Hammer Chilwell Hudson-Odi Deeney

              A) Denney to Jiminez Chilwell to Bednerak - 4

              B) Deeny to Long Chilwell to TAA and Hudson Odi to Neves

              C) Save free transfer

              Cheers

            13. George James
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Which option scores more this game week...?

              A) Dunk / Bilva / Kun

              B) Dunk / Salah / Vardy -4

              C) VVD / Bilva / Kun -4

            14. Emiliano Sala
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Salah's friday night minutes prediction?

              1. George James
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Depends heavily on score.

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

                Depends heavily on his score

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

                Depends if Klopp has TC’d him or Mane

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

                Depends upon New York return ticket type.
                I hope he gets economy 😛

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

                82

            15. ludaslol
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Lloris
              TAA Laporte Yoshida
              Eriksen Pogba son KDB jota
              Jimenez Kun

              Foster, dunk, valery , ings
              1.3 ITB

              How do I get Salah in?

              KDB and pogba/eriksen for?

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

              GW36: Right order of starters and bench?
              Captain?

              Lloris
              Laporte Duffy Robbo
              Sterling Son Redmond Mane(C)
              Gray Jimenez Aguero

              Subs: Foster, Jota, Doherty, Valery

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

                I would play Jota over Gray otherwise looks good.

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

              27k to 22k on BB.. any chance of getting into top 10 k?

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

                I’m a similar rank so I really hope so. Just need to nail captaincy.

              2. XabiAlonso
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Theres a hope.
                Somewhere between Bob hope and no hope though

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

                Went from 16k to 6k this week. A big GW can get the big jump.

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

                Cheers all... still have TC left so fancying my chances 😀