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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.

2,355 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Oh well looks like I gained 1 point in captaining Sterling instead of Salah

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

    Ota on 3 bonus points

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      you've jinxed it now

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You’ve jinxed in now

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        almost a jinx

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      🙂

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty goal incoming

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    not watching but I bet Wolves win 1-0

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      So now after 77min you want to place a bet you maverick? 😆

  5. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Haha isit only me who feels that this gw is supposed to be the week where the likes of salah auba pukki cantwell sterling etc should get big point?

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

      No, I thought I would have a good gw. How wrong was I.

  6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This is grim

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martinelli yellow

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

    Do Bournemouth look like scoring?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      They look lively

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If city don't win this time to ship city assets on WC?

    League virtually done

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

      It's October.

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Triple Liv defence?

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

      You're usually so much more pragmatic!

  10. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    lol Otamendi is on 3 baps.

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not after sterling secures the winner xD

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        that's the spirit

  11. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kane + Mahrez in for a hit this week deserves a lol@me

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

      Didn't you say that before the line ups came out? Fantasy gods laughing at your hangover! 😉

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        think the Gods are having a good laugh at most of us this GW mate haha

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ceballos off for Willock

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Still no Greenwood

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

      Next week...

  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    considering Arsenal are @ home, this has been a poor game from them

  15. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Christ almighty that utd team is shocking.

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

    Even Newcastle could score against that United back four.

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    NEW: Dubravka, Clark, Willems, Schär, Lascelles, Yedlin, Longstaff, Almirón, Saint-Maximin, Matthew Longstaff, Joelinton
    Subs: Darlow, Krafth, Dummett, Atsu, Shelvey, Carroll, Dwight Gayle

    MUN: de Gea, Maguire, Dalot, Young, Tuanzebe, Pereira, Fred, McTominay, Mata, James, Rashford
    Subs: Romero, Rojo, Williams, Matic, Greenwood, Gomes, Chong

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Omg that man u backline lol

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That midfield and attack too.

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nice one Sim

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      LoL at Utd lineup 🙂

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers reading that line up doesn't inspire much confidence on my part! Another tough watch ahead!

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ceballos fail

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      3 pts not a fail for ceballos

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

    Sterling has been pretty disapointing bar gw 1.

  20. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Has Auba done anything today? Outside so cannot watch the match... thanks guys!

  21. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba do something please..
    Dont want a 6th Captain fail.. plz plz plz

  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Rico, get a sneaky assist

  23. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    ahaha that Man U defence, Newcastle are scoing 100%

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It's Newcastle, likely 11 behind the ball at home

  24. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    First blank for Auba?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And C.Wilson

  25. eazy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How has Hudson-Odoi been?
    Him or Mount on my WC?

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

      Both look threatening, think I'll prefer CHO

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm looking at both

  26. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    My mate says Raheem Sterling is brand new at football

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      omg dribbles has a grav

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Don't know why OGS doesn't play Tuanzebe next to McTominay in midfield. Would free up Pogba (when fit) and give them more mobility

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

    Jesus rising.. on for D.Silva

  29. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How pathetic is this Arsenal & Bou game, like how in the feck are there not more goals in this?!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wilson will score

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No chance

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lots of chances?

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

      Auba goal bingo...

      89th minute my guess.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        84

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        please, he just needs one chance

      3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        95th he always spawns it in the end

        Like Razza

      4. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nah, I killed him as a fantasy asset the moment I got him in this week.

        Sorry mate.

      5. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for getting hopes up just now 😉