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Aguero set to benefit from Jesus hamstring injury

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) starts for the second match in a row this season as Manchester City visit Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon.

His 15.6% ownership will be breathing a sigh of relief that the forward has come through another bout of ‘Pep Guardiola Roulette’ but can probably expect more game-time from him this weekend and next.

That is because Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) has been ruled out with a hamstring injury picked up in training and is not expected to be fully fit again until after the international break.

Accordingly, there is no substitute centre-forward on Manchester City’s bench today, which may mean Aguero completes 90 minutes for the first time this season, having been substituted around the 70-minute mark in each of his two starts so far.

90 minutes is not necessarily guaranteed though, as Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) could replace Aguero and Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) could shift into the middle.

Either way, Jesus’ absence for Gameweek 4 should see Aguero get another start when Brighton come to the Etihad Stadium next Saturday, provided he comes through the trip to Bournemouth unscathed.

As already mentioned, Sterling also starts in Gameweek 3, as do the other key FPL assets.

Kevin de Bruyne (£9.6m) is, as per usual, deployed in the central midfield trio, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) holds onto his place at left-back.

Meanwhile, there is still no place on the bench for Benjamin Mendy (£6.0m).

Bournemouth have gone with a very defensive formation, laying themselves out in a 4-5-1 system.

Callum Wilson (£7.9m) will plough a lone furrow upfront, with Ryan Fraser (£7.4m) and Josh King (£6.4m) on the flanks of midfield.

Expected to be behind the ball for most of the day is a back-four of Charlie Daniels (£4.5m), Steve Cook (£5.0m), Chris Mepham (£4.5m) and Adam Smith (£4.5m).

Probably joining them in a defensive stance this afternoon will be the central midfield trio of Philip Billing (£5.0m), Jefferson Lerma (£5.0m) and versatile stopper Nathan Aké (£5.0m).

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Daniels, S Cook, Mepham, A Smith; Fraser, Billing, Aké, Lerma, J King; C Wilson.

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

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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  1. Lexi2014
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What’s King looked like? Stuck at work...

    1. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Awful, hasn’t done anything and at least nothing positive.

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KANE STARTS!

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Shocker

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

      I’m in shock

    3. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      (c) time!

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

      phew...

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wow

    6. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      OMG really? nice wow

  3. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    was there a var call that i missed?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      depends, what time were you away Sir?

  4. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on sterling please more points

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

    As a KDB owner, really hate to see Silva playing

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WIlson dropped!

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

      How does he get 7 points from here?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Atleast :). 2nd assist waiting

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling (c) fail...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still time

    2. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Typical

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    More goals here for City if they want.

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

    what why wilson off? Howe wtf dude

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3 games without goal or assist (real assist not FPl assist)

  10. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Team news?

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

    Kane will score 4 at the very least. Surely.

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

      Anything less than 5 is a fail

  12. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on (C) Kane, lets do this!!

  13. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Finger nails in the ashes.

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

      It's over pal. Accept it.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Clinging to Stokes previous heroics

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Oh of course, but I’m a blind optimist (Everton fan)

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

      its all but over

  14. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sim where are you?

  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Oh no. Sissoko and winks as cms and Son/Moura start... Kane CDM is a thing. We can just hope for a hattrick of pens now

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sonny Son

  17. ZaZaZu
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Obviously VAR has been introduced to give you all a chance against us! #notbitter

  18. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play deep Kane!

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

      This

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      And get a YC or even better, a red!!

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

    VC set to outscore C for third week in a row!

    Cmon sterling...

  20. luke
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The Son will rise

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

    Lucas, Son & Kane

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

    Yes Moura starts!

  23. Agger
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Are non-Kane owners crapping themselves right now?

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

      nah dont care

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They shouldn’t with Eriksen benched. Owners are the one with a problem now

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

        this...gutted atm

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    TOT: Lloris, Rose, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Sánchez, Lucas Moura, Son, Lamela, Sissoko, Winks, Kane
    Subs: Gazzaniga, Vertonghen, Davies, Lo Celso, Skipp, Eriksen, Dier

    NEW: Dubravka, Dummett, Schär, Lascelles, Krafth, Ritchie, Hayden, Saint-Maximin, Longstaff, Joelinton, Almirón
    Subs: Darlow, Willems, Fernández, Manquillo, Shelvey, Atsu, Muto

    WOL: Patrício, Boly, Coady, Bennett, Jonny, Gibbs-White, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jiménez, Jota
    Subs: Ruddy, Vallejo, Vinagre, Dendoncker, Cutrone, Neto, Traoré

    BUR: Pope, Tarkowski, Pieters, Lowton, Mee, Gudmundsson, McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Barnes, Wood
    Subs: Hart, Long, Taylor, Hendrick, Lennon, Rodriguez, Vydra

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

      Pope CS plz

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

        I would cream my bun if that happened.

    2. Agger
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks baby

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

      The Son also rises

    4. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksson on the bench, bye bye kane hattie

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ....and thats why I didn't captain him

  25. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks sim

  26. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dendonker benched

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

      Cantwell Express chugging.

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

    Cant wait to get Kun this week.

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

      Essential isnt he Christina?

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Need to wait a week 🙁

    3. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hamstring could be 3-4 weeks...

      And then he'd have work his way back in...Aguero could get a decent run of starts.....could be a nice switch from Kane if Kane playing DM today

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

    sterling clinging for dear life onto his 1 bonus point. very close between him and hilson

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

      as it stands sterling will get game winning goal bonus

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

        that applies even with 2 goal margins? didnt know that, cool

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

    Wouldn’t blame Newcastle if they didn’t fancy running in this heat.

    Kane(c)