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Aguero returns to Man City starting line-up

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) returns to the Manchester City starting line-up as Tottenham Hotspur come to the Etihad Stadium.

The Argentinian striker comes in for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), who drops to the bench.

Also coming out of the side is Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m), who has been replaced by the returning Bernardo Silva (£8.0m).

Pep Guardiola has opted not to rotate his full-backs though as both Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.0m) retain their starting berths.

However, John Stones (£5.5m) drops out of the side altogether with a rectus femoris strain, so Nicolas Otamendi (£5.4m) comes in at centre-back.

Opponents Spurs have made just one change from the team that beat Aston Villa and it’s hard to argue that it’s the right one.

Christian Eriksen (£9.0m) featured only as a substitute in Gameweek 1 and transformed Spurs’ fortunes when he came onto the pitch.

Therefore, Mauricio Pochettino has put him back into the starting line-up for Gameweek 2, Lucas Moura (£7.5m) the man to make way.

Man City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker; De Bruyne, Gündogan, Rodrigo; Sterling, Aguero, B Silva.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters; Ndombele, Sissoko, Winks; Eriksen, Lamela; Kane.

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  1. ppv
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Elmo 3 BAPs conceded 2 did nothing of note, how does that work?

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

      Yeah I wondered that - very strange even from a purely stats point of view

    2. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Presumably he played really well, despite the result. That's how BAPs should work 🙂 IMO

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kdb is too good

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's ridiculous that City managed to win the league last year without him for so much of thr season. He's amazing.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm as big a spurs fan as you'll find, but he's been a joy to watch.

    2. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cheap as chips

  3. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If Bilva fails to impress I’m pretty certain on these moves...

    Bilva + Wilson > Mahrez + Pukki 2FT

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He's playing well (drew play and passed to KDB for both croses). Just not for fpl

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes he’s been good but I feel in the easier games Mahrez starts. Will help break down teams unlike Bilva.

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Quite possibly. I may sell him, but not for Mahrez - my subs aren't good enough to carry the benchings

              1. Athletic Nasherbo
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Yeah mine aren’t either to be honest. Got money in the bank to upgrade the defence- I need to because have Rico and Guilbert.

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          but Bilva started over Mahrez.. o_0 dont get me wrong I love Mahrez but bilva started lol. Get KDB ofc

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            if that means u cant afford pukki then get jota instead

            1. Athletic Nasherbo
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I’m .1 off getting KdB. I have Jota already mate.

        3. twoplustwo
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Out of the frying pan

        4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Mahrez... WHY?

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Low owned, very good fixtures, will have over Bilva in the tough games, less likely to be rotated with Sane out.

            1. Athletic Nasherbo
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Start over-

      • Phillipsturn
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Salah + Moura + Wilson > Mane + Kane + Trossard -4?

        1. vityovics
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I like it

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

        So want to do wood to jota

      • The Darkest Knight
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Just like many others...
        Pukki was in my team too.... lol...

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers

      • Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kdb is sometimes advanced, sometimes deep
        Today his role is really advanced

        1. $carface
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah no david silva and gundogan to cover

        2. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Super advanced first gameweek as well. That's where he'll play this season

        3. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Crucially he can get points from either. The season before last he played deep a lot more and was still excellent in FPL terms.

          1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This - if he stays fit, he'll get 200 points

      • Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That Digne injury might make me hit the WC button

        1. Wetdream
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          How bad is it ?

        2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What happened to him. Was it bad ?

        3. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I'm in the same position. The danger with planned moves is something like this can crop up. Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

        4. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He was walking around on the pitch at the end apparently. So may not be as bad as first seems.

          1. Longlatini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Walking and kicking a ball are two entirely different activities

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Better than him being in the treatment room / on his way to hospital or wearing a brace around his leg.

              1. Longlatini
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                True, hoping it was just cramp!

            2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              WebMD over here

        5. The Darkest Knight
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yellow flagged.. but do we know more abt injury yet?

        6. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          bit foolish

          1. Guy Demel
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Tipping point lad

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The only thing that can save this game week is a Sterling red card. Hoping for some handbags and upped tension in the second half.

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Then everyone gets my kdb next week 🙂

      • Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pukki already 6.6?!

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          he rose after gw1 dude

          1. Yankee Toffee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            haha oops

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              he will rise again tho..

          2. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Rose last night

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

          Honestly I wouldn’t bet against him rising tonight despite whatever his percentage is

      • Ci Siamo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Has anyone figured out how price rises work this season?

        Are FPL doing them at any old time?

        1. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          2:30 GMT

          1. SAY MY NAME
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            was 5 or 6 am previous couple of nights, hope it now settles to normal 0115 GMT changes (unless fpl towers have decided to keep changing the time to keep us on our toes lol)

      • Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Fraser and Murray to ndombele and pukki. Easy

      • Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wildcards to get KDB in. Too good.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          not really, who's doing that?

          1. Hughes the Daddy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Me. He'll score points every week so long as he stays fit.

        2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Surely you can find away to get 9.5 mid in your team without a wc

          1. Hughes the Daddy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Usually WC within first 6 weeks anyway. Have found early can be better, good opportunity to give yourself a boost whilst others hold off. Each to their own of course

      • FPL-(VAR)dy
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane in or Kdb??

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kane but the 1.5 goes a long way

      • money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wilson to pukki done

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I approve of this move.

        2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki gets injured in training incoming -4

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        "We hope nothing really special. He started to feel a bit more tired and gave me the sign to me to make the change" - Silva on Digne.

        https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1162775840180113408

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

          Cheers!

        2. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sounds good to me!

        3. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks Rainer

        4. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nice one, bud

      • _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Deeney Salah Moura - > Kane KDB Trossard worth - 4?

        1. Astronautovic
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thinking about something similar. I like the idea of kane and KDB. Didn't like the look of Salah in the last games

      • sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        To those of you who've watched Norwich, how deep does this Cantwell lad play?

        1. Canary_Kid
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Plays quite attacking and has really stepped up his game from last year.

          1. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Nice, mate. Cheers!

        2. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          he's an attacking mid. Hernandez injury could mean he becomes nailed

          1. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Awesome. Cheers!

        3. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Great 4.5 enabler I reckon

          1. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks, mate!

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

          I’m interested as well, not sure if he really earned his 2 assists though or if Pukki made him look good. I have to watch the highlights

      • Dele
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can’t believe I ignored the Pukki train...

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          fixtures

      • have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        that KDB cross was world class

        1. $carface
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, very few players can produce such quality

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

        Kdb is class

      • FISSH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I really want to wildcard. Only thing stopping me is 2ft ha

        1. Onana Whatsmyname
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Same.

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Mini WC for - 4.

          Think that's what I'll do this week.

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

            Yea. I wanna sell : Auba, Moura, greenwood, Wilson,

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

        Gotta fancy Pukki against Chelsea and West Ham.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Fancy him against anyone right now.

      • Lebowski85
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm wildcarding. Would you go for KdB or Son to start. No spurs cover and I have sterling.

        I fully expect to bring Son in...but would KdB be safer on case Son is eased in?

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          get both.

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          kdb is the safer pick and already showing imense form

        3. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Going both if WC - if one has to be KDB as we have seen he has form

        4. LSK
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          KDB. Get 3 City for the upcoming fixtures if you’re on wildcard

      • Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pick one to get in

        A Kane Lanzini
        B Kdb Rashford

        Have Sterling Salah as rotating caps

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

          B

        2. Artemis Titans
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

      • Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why WC after 97 pts they said....

        😎

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

          Did you WC?

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            oh yes.

            Pukki, Mane, Cantwell, Auba

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

              Wp

            2. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Sterling(c)

            3. LSK
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Amazing start

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

              Well done.
              Good attacking move.
              I may follow this week. Pukki,KDB and Kane plus some United.

            5. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Told you Cantwell 😉 well done very good WC

        2. $carface
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Congrats!

        3. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          won't last until the next flavour of the week players

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            cheer up.

      • Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why is Aguero eating Foden's thumb in the header picture to this article?

      • Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thinking VVD, Perez and Wesley -> Soyunucu, Martial and Jota. (-4) Obviously if Perez smashes it tomorrow it'll be a different story

      • Phillipsturn
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why did trossard miss GW1? Is he nailed on to start?

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Missed GW1 because he isn't nailed on to start

      • All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Have Deulo, Wilson, Digne, Fraser.

        Should i wildcard?