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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. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    The moment you realize that Arsenal are only 1 pt. behind City in the standings xD

  2. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I've got enough money to do KDB to Mane (don't have another Liverpool attacker). Should I do it or hold?

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

      Nope, he is likely back after the international break

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

        Might be injured still... Standard for City manager to underplay injuries

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Have both

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

    KDB surely in after IB

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

      Makes no difference, season is still over

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

        Who's whining now

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

      Might be injured still... Standard for City manager to underplay injuries

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bolly is a beast

  5. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I can't pick 11 players i want.

    I mean in total I don't think there are 11 players in the entire FPL that I want on a WC

    Yikes.

  6. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What a BSGW
    (Bog Standard Game Week)

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

      Have Mané so it's been ok for me but really cross I didn't (c) him

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

    this gw is better than last isnt it? some people had like 24 points lol

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

      I’ve got 24 this week unless Dilva can deliver in the last few mins

      1. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lol he was subbed off long back

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

    5 extra minutes at the Etihad

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This could end up being my lowest week score of the season, 44

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

      Boo hoo.. that’s good this GW

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Surprises me

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      44 : what a brilliant game week. Well done

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Really??

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You kidding. You might be top 1.5m rank for the individual gameweek

          Thank goodness Sterling and Auba failed ! Wolves 2-0!

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

      Not so subtle brag 😆

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Feels like an awful score

    4. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      45 got ya beat

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

    Gonna have some real fun on this wc

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

    Auba pls assist if you don’t wanna score!!!!

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

      Waste of 11M? Wilson in for WC?

  12. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This weeks bragging will be all about who scored lowest : 36 all out

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Correction 35 all out

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

    It’s Auba time!!

  14. Party time
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If you have a City defender, you had better sell for heck sake, City are playing 2 clowns as centre backs. 1 isn't even a cebtre back!!

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

        I've got Ederson :/ Will get rid when I WC. Set and forget keeper had not worked this season. Unless it was a dirt cheap one.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 5 months ago

            True, Laporte is City's defence

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

        I want to bring in Mount in my Team !!!!

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

        Pep plays the price for rotating that much. He doesn't have core of players

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

          Serves him right for taking Mahrez off, yes I am bitter.

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

            Mahrez owner too

        2. Party time
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yes yes yes! shame on pep

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

          RMWCT

          Allison - Button
          Robertson - TAA - Digne - Otamendi - Lundstram
          Mane - Sterling - Salah - KDB - Cantwell
          Aguero - Maupay - Kane

          1. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yes, I would WC

        4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Typical get Aubameyang in for a hit - captain him and it is the first time he gets nothing all season...

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

            Yep, did all that but captained Sterling.

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

          Sigh why do i even bother playing this game.

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

          Sterling you can score !!!

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

          Frankly too good.

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

          ffs auba 🙁

        9. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Feels like a flat week with a poor captain choice, a bad transfer and Ayew's 9 points on the bench, but looking on here, my 52 is a great week.

          Difficult season so far.

        10. Bada Bing
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          #PepOut trending already...?

        11. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Auba off the bar!

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

            Auba hits the post

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

              Need goal not post 🙂

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

              You must be from the future.

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

              The bloody tease

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

            Auba just hit the post!

          • Bees4Lyf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            AUBA POST!!!

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

            Chelsea win it 4:1. I wont post my celebration trademark 😉

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

            Wya Auba