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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    🙂 my stream switched from USA to China/Japan?

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

    City game boring as...

    I suggest watching the cricket...

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

    Jota and Barnes goals, Kane blank please

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      First time agree with you

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

        I thought we were on the same page for everything!

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          For this post!!!

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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

      Jota only ideally

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

    I'd bowl my googly at Stokes, his middle stump would break in half.

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

    KDB can’t cover Cantwell!

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Boring match

    City just passed the ball around the back for the last half hour

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

    Imagine complaining that your captain scores 7-8 points. Delusional people on here.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      7-8 points for a captain is poor though?

      Double figures is a minimum

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No it depends what the other popular captains get

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

          And what the rest of your team gets, mostly your VC.

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

          Salah got 15, if Kane double figures today, then Sterling C was a bit of a fail

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

        Any non blank is good.

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

      Bit pish when your VC doubles that though. For 3rd week in a row

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

    Just for a laugh, I hope Kane scores in the first minute.. The panic on here would be great entertainment

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's not funny mate

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This

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

    Just a Jota goal & Pope penalty save to go 😉

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

      😉

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jota Barnes goal and Jimenez miss penalty

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane had better tear it up today but I suspect it will be Son that will steal the show.

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol I have a feeling he won’t unfortunately

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

      There’s hoping.

      Signed,

      Son-owner on behalf of Son-owners’ association

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

    I had Laura Muir e/w to win SPOTY 2019. Think I am going to have to put a saver on Ben Stokes.

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane's gonna troll us cappers today right?

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

      Yep.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep.

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

    4. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

    5. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Deffo. Then will leave my team to be replace with Haller and De Bruyne

  13. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Rico an option again?

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

      Think so.

      Daniels has a dislocated knee apparently, which is 6 weeks or so to recover.

      Can’t see Fraser playing wing back every week so then Rico gets the nod.

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

    Spinner on! Come on Stokes!

  15. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    England need 18, 1 wicket left, Stokes 115 not out ........

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

      Incredible effort

  16. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Really need a Kane blank. Think I'm gonna check out and catch it later. Hoping my Martial (+4) turns out to be better than Son + Cantwell.

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

    Kun 3
    Dilva 2
    Sterling 1

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

      Nice

  18. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lucky us Sterling cappers, didn't do too much except that goal. KDB owners even luckier...

  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling will get 1 BAP once the winning goal is taking into account?

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

      Yes

  20. SirBojack
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Coleman, Robbo
    B) Digne, VVD

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

      BBBBBBBB

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Double up on LFC defence long term. Set forget.

      VVD TAA. Repeat!

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah captainers. Can you hear me???

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

      Loud and clear 🙂

    2. Honda Beach!
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only just - you sound far away?

  22. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Unbelievable game going on in cricket

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

      Test cricket alive and well

  23. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling cappers happy?

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

      scored got a bap, happy enuf

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

      I'm okay. Not a blank. Salah would have been nicer, but now just hoping Kane is quiet.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah i have Kane, big ask now really after how well Salah did.

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

      Satisfied. Continues to score. He’s not going to have a hat trick every week.

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

      Not really, no. Better than a blank obviously but third week in a row I’ve gone for the wrong one of Sterling and Salah...

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah my brother has done the same but not a total disaster is it.

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

    A Pope CS and a Barnes brace too much to ask?

  25. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dropped!

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

    This might actually happen.

  27. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Haller/pukki/abraham
    Pick 2 (free hit)

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

      Pukki & Haller

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

    Stokes dropped. Embarrassing. Should go and play quick cricket instead

  29. Honda Beach!
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yessss knew Salah was the one to captain against Arsenal. 85 points this week. Just need Kane to blank and I'll be high and dry

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

      Nicely done

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

      Great score ! 😀

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

      Picked the right team just got the wrong mid - it happens I guess

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

    This is just insane cricket

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

      It’s just not cricket