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Sterling, Mahrez and Aguero all start as City host Wolves

Three Premier League matches kick off simultaneously at 14:00 BST today, as the Europa League continues to play havoc with the domestic calendar.

Manchester City entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad, while Arsenal host Bournemouth and Chelsea make the trip to Southampton.

City are of course without the injured Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m) for this clash but most of their other popular attacking assets start against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, with Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.7m) making Guardiola’s starting XI.

Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) is benched, however, along with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m).

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) is not in the squad after suffering a hamstring injury, so Joao Cancelo (£5.3m) looks set to deputise at left-back.

Mahrez was the most-bought player of Gameweek 8, having been acquired by just over 440,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Sterling and Aguero were the most-captained players of this weekend, with each City asset handed the armband by over 1.1 million FPL bosses.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) misses out for the visitors with a toe injury.

Raul Jimenez (£7.1m) is joined up front by Patrick Cutrone (£5.7m) as Santo reverts to a 3-5-2, following his dalliance with a 3-4-3 in recent weeks.

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) is among the substitutes so Adama Traore (£5.0m) plays at right wing-back.

Mason Mount (£6.7m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.6m) both make Frank Lampard’s starting XI at St. Mary’s with Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) earning his fifth straight league start at centre-back.

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is fit to line up in central midfield, while Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.9m) gets his first league start of the campaign.

The Saints bring in Yan Valery (£4.8m) and Shane Long (£4.7m) for Cedric Soares (£4.9m) and Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) keeps up his ever-present record in the Premier League this season, while there is another start for youngster Bukayo Saka (£4.5m).

Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) replaces Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) in Unai Emery’s only change from the 1-1 draw with Manchester United last Monday.

Ryan Fraser (£7.1m) has recovered from the illness that forced him to sit out Gameweek 7 but is only among the substitutes at the Emirates.

Eddie Howe has named an unchanged starting XI from the 2-2 draw with West Ham United, meaning another run-out down the left flank for Joshua King (£6.3m).

Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) again supports Callum Wilson (£7.9m) in attack.

The only three FPL assets who are yet to blank this season – Wilson, Aubameyang and Aguero – are all in action this afternoon.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, Cook, Ake, Rico, H. Wilson, Lerma, Billing, King, C. Wilson, Solanke.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, D Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício, Boly, Coady, Saïss, Traoré, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Rúben Vinagre, Jiménez, Cutrone.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu Vidal, Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings, Long.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Mount, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham.

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    *GOT SPOILER*

    Come on Raheem, do to the non-believers what Dany did to King's Landing my beautiful son

    1. Kno
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      good job hiding that spoiler dude..

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Go nuts for no particular reason and commit !ncest?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        She didn't do the last part in King's Landing

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry.

    3. dshv
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Come
      On

    4. Chill, we'll call you
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What, incur a career-ending foul at the hands of his marker??? Cooool. Luckily I have Kun (C).

    5. gamesmad11
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      But Dany dies?

      1. Chill, we'll call you
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Like he said. Exactly what happens to FFL hopes when Raheem blanks.

  2. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who will be playing in the starting XI?

    1. Kelly or Sakho
    2. Pieters or Taylor

  3. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Already have KDB, should I get
    Kun or Sterling

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling. He's so nailed with Bilva banned

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun no Internationals 🙂

  4. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Looking forward to the reaction of Aguero sellers later

  5. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling for a brace today

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

      Hope so

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Brace of yellow cards?

  6. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    WC ACTIVATED

    Pope
    Robbo, soyboy, rico, lund, kelly
    Mount, mane, sterling, maddison, dendo
    Abraham, auba, callum

    The question here is

    1. Aubameyang and dendo
    2. De broyne and connoly

    Long term ..

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB should be a lock

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Saka over dendo. Would defo want KDB though

    3. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Emery is playing Auba central and on that position he isn't half the player he is on the wing.

      I own him and I'm selling unless he hauls today.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        😆

        1. DontPiqueTooSoon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          KDB no question
          Never rely on Arsenal

      2. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        XD

  7. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Erm, I bought Mendy on friday ... what happened?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I was prepared for a benching

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It's a bit worse, I'm afraid..

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        hamstrung

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hamstring injury

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          What, already??!

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Capped Tammy.

      Get the feeling that by 4pm I’m gonna wish I capped Kun instead.

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

        My © for next gw 🙂

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Bottomed. Repost. Thanks, Irbox for the previous comment:

      Pope McGovern
      TAA Tomori Soy Lund Rico
      Mane Sterling KDB Mahrez CHO/Mount
      Wilson Tammy Connolly

      Very possible on my current wildcard. Risky as hell

      Thoughts?

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        How nailed is Connolly though?

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Would be my 3rd sub on most GWs anyway

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Don't see that as risky. It seems pretty template for what I can imagine most people would WC to. I like it.

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Esp if Bilva gets a suspension - Mahrez Sterling should be pretty nailed in that case.

        2. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Having 3 City mids feels like a ticket to hell while on the highway to heaven X_X

      3. dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sorry for this so

        Wc picks for long term

        KDB and play 3-5-2
        Auba on 3-4-3

        Also have sterling ..

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          KDB

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ooooooooh Daniiii Cebaaalllos

      1. Jealous Viper
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Chanted no one ever

    6. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB to drop tonight? Will move then and save 0.1.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Protected from price drops so its impossible to know.

      2. MTPockets
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Looks like another Martial. Lost about 25% ownership since GW7 (probably more from peak) but 0.1m higher and no drop yet

        • BC1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          KDB is staying at 10.0.

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

        King isn't called up by Southgate right ??
        Safe to bring him IN after game's finished today evening with no IB football

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

          Just because the flags are similar doesn’t make it funny to confuse them. He’s been called up for Northern Ireland

        2. dshv
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          King is from norway i thinkZz

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            He is ..thought Amey was talking about another king

          2. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Don’t be silly

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

            Norwat?? Is that a country?

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

          He’s swedish

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            He’s not Swedish, he’s Scandinavian.

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

              True. My bad!

        4. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Lundstram called up by Sweden 😉

      4. merin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thoughts on this WC? Would you change anything?

        Pope McGovern
        TAA Otamendi Azpi Soyuncu Lundstram
        Sterling KDB Maddison Mount Guendouzi
        Auba Abraham Connolly

        2.1 ITB

        1. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          How do you even have 2.1 ITB?

          But team looks good. You can start planning on how you'd get in a Liverpool attacker after a few GWs when the fixtures get easier.

          1. merin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers

      5. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Is Wilson worth the extra money over king?

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yep

        2. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yes. He's very consistent.

        3. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks guys

          1. DontPiqueTooSoon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yep. I feel more consistent than King.

      6. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Aubama captainers UNITE

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

          Terrified of not having Aguero and Sterling tho. The wolves wing backs are poo

        2. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Hail AUBA...Hatrick and an assist will do

        3. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yay us! We've possibly made a bad decision, sure, but yay us!

        4. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Let's get it!

        5. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          And do what?

        6. Greasy Grealish Gang
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Come oooon lad!

      7. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Wolves not going to get anything by sitting back. Nuno probably going for it...

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

          Lol

      8. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Strongly considering Pukki and Mane to Vardy and Saka.

        Would leave me with £6.6m in the bank which will be fun.

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Why would you take Mane out?

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I know United and Spurs haven’t been great, but it’s the kind of match they will step up for and still remains a tough set of fixtures.

            I could lose Son instead of Mane, but I’m a big fan of Fixtures over Form.

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Mane will tear us apart and the same to United, he was brilliant yesterday

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

                Awb will have him on lock!

            2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Opinions I guess. But Mane is immense for pool right now. Spurs are dire. Up to you

            3. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Yep. Fixtures over form. I got rid of Salah to facilitate Aubameyang.

              1. Zladan
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Auba is my other option, but I prefer Vardy.

                1. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  Fair enough. If I could also have Vardy I would. But I just feel everything at Arsenal will go through Aubameyang in this good fixture run they're going on.

                  1. Zladan
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 5 months ago

                    I could’ve had Auba and Vardy if I had chosen Sterling over Aguero.

                    As it happens I don’t so can only choose one. I don’t think I have the funds for Maddison plus Auba but that could be gold.

        2. DF
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Saka wont be much cop after laca gets back.
          Right?

      9. rdpx
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone know why Vestergard not even in bench for SOU?

      10. MGMT
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A.Salah + Pukki

        B. Aubameyang + Vardy

        1. SUPER MOKH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          B

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

          B

        3. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Want to know this too

        4. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          B.

          1. DontPiqueTooSoon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            B

      11. SUPER MOKH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pope (Button)
        Robbo Ota Lund Tomo Guilbert
        Mane KDB Sterling Mount Cantwell
        Vardy Tammy Connoly
        1M itb

        How does this WC team looks like?

        1. dshv
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Looks pretty much the same like mine so i think is good..

          1. SUPER MOKH
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            But it feels like the extra 1M should fund Guilbert's upgrade hmm

        2. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Saka over Cantwell. Norwich are in free fall.

          KDB not guaranteed to be back for next match.

          TAA over Robbo a no brainer.

          Otherwise looks solid.

          Sterling v Aguero a 50/50 call.

          1. SUPER MOKH
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            How nailed on is Saka? Cantwell as 5th mid looking decent for me especially for his nailedness

        3. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          It's just missing one Aubamebloodclatyang. Otherwise it's decent.

      12. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hope CHO does well today.

        Could be a nice differential for those on wildcard and a cheaper alternative to mount..

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          My eyes are for ly on him for sure. Planning on brining Mount in, but CHO would be a great option for sure

        2. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I own Mount and have a lot of value tied up in him, although I would rather own CHO if he were nailed.

          Far more explosive. I don’t really like owning Mount, never confident he will produce.

        3. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yes him and Madison great options for WC-ers

      13. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Wilson or Abraham ? Thanks

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wilson

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks foo fighter.

        2. luke
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Can’t see past Wilson for next two game weeks

        3. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Abraham absolutely obliterates him stats wise

      14. Skogen89
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Considering a wc, how would you rate this team?

        Pope\ McGovern
        TAA, Tomori, Soyunchu, kelly, rico
        Sterling, Mane, Tielmans, Mount, Dendo
        Wilson, Auba, Abraham

        Could also upgrade Tielmans to Maddison and do Wilson- Jimines or someone else

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

          Very similar to mine, see below

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

        Wildcard worth it here?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          For sure

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

            Look below, sure?

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

          Current team: (1FT, 0.0 itb)

          Pope
          TAA/VVD/Digne/Ota
          Salah/Sterling/KDB*Cantwell
          Tammy/Pukki

          Bench: Button, Lundstram, Dendoncker, Wickham

          WC-team: 0.0 itb

          Pope
          TAA/Tomori/Soy
          Sterling/Mane/Mount/Yarmolenko
          Auba/Tammy/Wilson

          Bench: Button, Lunstram, Kelly, Dendoncker,

          1. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            That's how mine would look, but with Kevin instead of Sadio. Maybe a Leicester attacker as well.

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

        How many are we?
        Mahrez C?

        1. Dannyb
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          o/

      17. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Really hope Salah and kdb are ok for next gw

        1. MTPockets
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Would make things simpler

          • FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Salah not serious. KDB may not start straight away.

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Will have to drop him even if I lose value, can't have that much money on bench

        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Here we go...

        3. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Zinchenko sent to Coventry.

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Now that's a punishment

        4. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Mount in a different position today

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            CAM. The best suited for him. CHO and Mount are must. I am thinking besides Tammy and Tomori, which one is better shout

        5. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          United fans, is AWB in the squad?

          1. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Not in the squad according to MEN.

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              🙁 another gw waiting on Greenwood 🙁