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. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who'd you bench of this lot.

    Ryan
    TAA Duffy Laporte
    Sterling Eriksen Son Deulofue Redmond
    Aguero Jimenez

    Foster Doherty Valery Gray.

    Benching order gone wrong?
    Would you play Gray or Doherty?

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      brighton guys

    2. Gt1996
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      With Ryan in goals i'd definitely be playing Doherty over Duffy.

      Id probably play Gray over Redmond too but its a 55/45

  2. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    It's great when every other week your captain is basically your lowest scoring player...

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Snap.

  3. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    So who played well last night, Jota or Jimenez?

    1. pakornk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Jota but Jimenez had a lot of chances as well.

  4. ludi
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Need some differentials if I want to win my League. Need to catch up 31 points to #1 and our teams are too similar.

    Most of the top contenders have both Mane and Sterling - am I suicidal for thinking about:

    Sterling + Eriksen --> Salah (C) + Bilva

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Dont think its worth it

      Did you have Kun? Him to Mitrovic and some cheapo to Salah might be better

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

        Thanks. Thought about that as well. Best I could do would be Eriksen+Aguerop --> Mitrovic+Salah. Don't think that will pay off.

        Here is the team in case it helps:

        Lloris - Foster
        TAA - Laporte - Duffy - Dunk - Valery
        Sterling - Eriksen - Son - Jota - Hojberg
        Aguero - Vardy - Jiminez

      2. ludi
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        What about Kun+Eriksen --> Salah+Rashford/Zaha

        Most teams also have Kun.

        High risk, high reward?

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Is Fernandinho out? If so Bernardo could return to midfield to allow Sane in. That will affect his points. That said it's not easy to stretch more with City cover. Siggy could be a punt if you feel it.

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

        Doubt Fenandinho is out. He looked annoyed when he was taken off today, but it's a good point.

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I'd say to just play your own game and just aim to have the players who you think will score the most. Even small differences in teams/captaincy can have quite an impact on overall points.

  5. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Hazard and Son > Salah and Milivojevic for -4

    Do it?
    Have Mane

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Can work this week, probably wont work over 3 weeks

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

      I'm not convinced, you're getting rid of two very good FPL players. If it was for free I'd say go for it.

    3. pakornk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      why would you take out Son?

      1. steven8991
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        to fund Hazard>Salah

  6. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Any transfer suggestions?

    1 FT 2.8 ITB.

    Ryan
    TAA Doherty Laporte
    Sterling Eriksen Son Redmond Deulofue
    Aguero Jimenez

    Foster. Duffy Valery Gray.

    Thinking of Eriksen+ Gray> Salah Fodder(-4)

    Thoughts??

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Valery to Van Dijk?

  7. Snevitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    It's taken 10 seasons but I finally have a lower rank than my total points. Just need to keep it that way for the next 3 weeks.

    It's been a good season, I can't remember another one with so many options available.

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Great season for you... well done

      1. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks, it was a pointless post I know, but my fiancée just doesn't appreciate my FPL achievements 🙂

      2. Jack Frost
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Great job.. try to join the 1000 club as you’re in the top 10000 league with room to spare.

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

      Lovely feeling isn’t it?
      Finding breaking into top 10k very difficult this year myself.
      The one time I won my country and finished in the top 100 overall was joy.

  8. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Better option?
    A) eriksen to mane(C)
    B) eriksen + vardy to salah(C) + rashford -4

    Ederson
    Robbo taa mendy
    Sterling son eriksen moura
    Vardy jimenez wilson

    Foster fraser jonny bednarek
    3.2 itb no chips left

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I quite like B as Rashford's final two fixtures look great.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks. You think salah will play more than 60 minutes with that NY thing?

  9. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Start Ryan or foster?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Ryan but i can't see either getting a cleansheet.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        True... will start Ryan because of his DGW performance:D

  10. as33
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    KDB>Bilva? others mid: Mane, Eriksen, Jota, Hojberg

  11. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    No Vardy, no party vs ARS?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I am holding rather that taking a hit to get a City attacker.

    2. Party time
        4 years, 12 months ago

        We all love a Vardy Party don't we 🙂

    3. pakornk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Anyone feeling that they dont want the season to end? 2 months of non-football coming, what are we supposed to do?

      1. Party time
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Lol. Hibernate ourselves?

        • Penang Sandman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Back to Dota

      2. Crazygopher
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Got jot and Jim as well
        2 to bench (defence)
        A robo
        B lap
        C doh
        D cart
        E trip
        Looking at doh and cart but not sure? Any ideas please

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Makes sense.

        2. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Cheers just worried trip won't play as cl game midweek

        3. Gt1996
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah you cant really bench Robbo, Laporte or Trippier... Whats your full 11 though? With that much ££ invested in your defence I can't help but feel like Doh is potentially a better starter than one of your mid/fwds

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

          Fost/eth
          You know defence
          Cam erik son mane jota
          Kun Jim rash

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

          Plan is erik/son to pog gw37 then look at last ft gw38 might get rid of Jim to perz

      3. EMERGING STAR
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sometimes your mistakes will lead to opportunity.

        Missed the deadline. Couldn't do Deeney+ Digne to Llorente+TAA and play benchboost.

        My bench would have been
        Gunn 3
        Bednarek 3
        TAA 11
        Llorente 3.

        If TC then it would have been Sterling 8*3

        Got 90 points this week without any chip and both BB and TC left. Hoping for a strong finish in this pathetic season

      4. Gt1996
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        What a rollercoaster season so far.. 5 100+ scores, was top 3k in GW8, steadily rose from there to 530k in GW29 and im now just outside the top 100k again... Obviously not a brag just so up and down

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Give 100+ scores? Link?

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Five *

            1. Gt1996
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Makes for embarrasing readings, I wasn't exaggerating when I said "rollercoaster" unfortunately.

              https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1250894/history

              Just incase you read all the way down, dead team in 13/14. Last season was my first "attempt" at FPL, slowly getting there

              1. Chucky
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Woah... some monster scores in there and used the chips well except for TC...

                1. Gt1996
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Yeah.. I stuck with/captained Hazard for far too long while ignoring Aguero+Sterling. Also didnt hop on the Jiminez/Doherty train. Learnt a few lessons this time round ready for next season 🙂

                  1. Chucky
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 12 months ago

                    Yep good luck for next season... 😀

                2. Chucky
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Fourteen sub 50 scores... that’s where you lost the plot... not consistent enough...

      5. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Rolling the FT probably the move?

        Lloris
        Robertson Jonny Valery
        Sterling Mane Son(c) Jota
        Aguero Vardy Jimenez

        Gunn JwP Dunk Mariappa

        0.1m ITB // 1 FT

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Looks good... I am on the Son capo bus as well

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

          Yep
          Nice team 🙂

        3. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Cheers both!

      6. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        1) Doherty > TAA (exact funds)
        2) Save FT

        Any changes to the starters/bench?
        Ryan
        Robbo, Doherty, Laporte
        Mane(TC), Son, Sterling, Jota
        Aguero(TVC), Wilson, Jiménez
        (Foster, JWP, Valery, Duffy)

      7. Trovsmash
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Have Mane & Robbo, worth taking a hit to get TAA in? Would downgrade Jota to fodder & Valery to TAA, also alleviating me of a benching headache.

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

          Nope

      8. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Missed the Deeney price drop so I’m now 0.1m short of the below:

        Connolly, Eriksen & Deeney -> VVD, Babel & Zaha (-4)

        Best downgrade option?

        A) Zaha -> Wilson
        B) Babel -> Redmond/JWP
        C) Something else

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

          A imo

        2. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Have you looked at perz for zaha

      9. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Eriksen Pogba => Salah Fodder -4?

        Will have

        Salah Mane Son Sterling
        Kun Jimenez Gray

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

        Morning guys,
        Can i get away with saving a ft this gw ??
        IF not what would your transfers be ??
        1 FT 0.1m itb

        Lloris
        Taa Robbo Yoshida
        Raz Son Jota Deulofeu
        Aguero Jimenez Firmino ©

        Foster KDB Doherty Valery

        Thank you !!

        1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          KDB -> Mane (C) maybe?

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

            Thank you mate 🙂
            3 pool already.

            Would have to sell Taa Kdb >> Mane 5.2m Defender (-4)

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Nice team... hmm bobby capo... mine is on Son atm but might change it to Bob 😮

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

            Cheers Chucky 🙂
            KDB Injury is very annoying tbh. Thinking about using 2 FT next gw to get Hazard for him. So ...

            1. Chucky
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Yep sounds good... Hazzo going to be my TCappo in 37 😀

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

                Great.
                Watford Home & probably his last match in PL @ Stamford bridge sounds 15 pointer 😉

        3. Party time
            4 years, 12 months ago

            You don't want to sell Eriksen? 🙂

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

              Ha ha
              Thank you for rubbing salt in the wound 😀

              My transfers this gw sucked big time.

              Duffy Eriksen >> KDB Yoshida (-4)

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Yikes! My bad 🙂 I thought I saw Eriksen. I bought Sané this gw, I think he will do well against Burnley. You could sell Kdb in the team above for him or Sterling if you think he won't start

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

                    I'm actually thinking about © Raz.
                    Next gw plan is:
                    37: Bobby KDB >> Rash + Hazard
                    38: Jimenez >> Zaha

                    What do you think ??
                    Sane is a no go for me tbh. Can't see him in my team at least this season after TC fail. Completely ruined my season !!

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 12 months ago

                        Yeah great moves tbh but Captain Raz might not start against Burnley.

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

                          Cheers.
                          Firmino then 🙂

                          1. Party time
                              4 years, 12 months ago

                              Yeah. Bobby/Agüero should do the job

              2. Chucky
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Anyone wants Kolasinac for free? Had money itb and wanted a DGWer so went for him instead of Jonny/TAA.... super fail 🙁

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

                  🙂

              3. Ruinenlust
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Hazard to Mane or Salah (-4)??

                1. Bad Kompany
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Salah unless you have something you’d rather use the money on

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

                Should I also get Mane for -4 for Eriksen to block ML rival?

                Me: Triple c Salah

                Rival: c Salah and also have Mane, 6 points behind me

                My other mids are Sterling, Son and Højbjerg, forwards are Aguero, Jimenez, Ings

                1. Bad Kompany
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Very close. I probably would

                2. St. Joseph
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Salah TC. With no hit
                  6 points are way too short to play blocking

              5. Bad Kompany
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Thoughts on eriksen to mane(tc). Or would tc better be used on sterling or kun (probably vs Leicester)

              6. emyoueffsee
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Thoughts on my team for gw36?

                Ryan
                TAA Duffy Robertson
                Son Eriksen Mane(TC) Sterling(V)
                Llorente Aguero Jimenez

                Foster Deulofeu Kolasinac Valery

                Subs are tricky, not sure about Llorente over Gerry D. I know dbl Brighton defence is risky but I'm not overly confident of my other options keeping a CS.

              7. niloh1
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                here is my team

                ryan foster
                taa, duffy, dunk, bennett, valery
                mane, sterling, son, kdb, jwp
                aguero, jimi, llorente

                a) dunk & kdb to vvd & eriksen (-4)
                b) sterling to salah
                c) aguero & kdb to salah & vardy/laca (-4)
                d) aguero & kdb to firmino & eriksen/sane (-4)
                e) aguero to firmino

              8. shearer9
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 12 months ago

                Eriksen -> Mane (c)? Rest of midfield is Son, Jota, Sterling, (JWP).

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

                  Popular move.
                  I'd do it for free.
                  GL 🙂

                  1. shearer9
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 12 months ago

                    Yeah would be for free. Cheers.

                2. Party time
                    4 years, 12 months ago

                    Yes

                3. shearer9
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Gutted I picked Tripp over Laporte, seems to have lost me a ML victory with just three games to go...

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

                    Know the feeling should of got taa instead have lapper look at post below

                    1. shearer9
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 12 months ago

                      But you did get Lap? At least you had one of the two

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

                        True
                        Not sure about who to bench gw36 going with what's posted below( this post)

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

                  Eth
                  Rob lap trip
                  Mane(C) son erik jota
                  Kun(Vc) Jim rash
                  Fost cam doh cart

                  Team above gtg as written any advice ?