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Aguero, De Bruyne and Sterling start as Mendy and Cancelo are benched

Six Premier League matches get underway at 15:00 GMT today, with Liverpool and Manchester City among the dozen teams in action.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) has been named in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI for the first time in the league since Gameweek 8.

Just shy of 300,000 Fantasy managers sold the Argentina international in the lead-up to Gameweek 11.

Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.2m) and David Silva (£7.7m) also start.

Nicolas Otamendi (£5.4m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m), Benjamin Mendy (£6.0m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.3m) are the victims of Guardiola’s rotation roulette, however, with all four benched.

The Saints have made three changes from last Friday’s hammering by Leicester, with a switch of goalkeepers among the alterations.

Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) is fit to start and joins Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Sadio Mane (£11.9m) in a familiar-looking front three.

The Reds’ back four is unchanged, too.

Fabinho (£5.5m), who is on four yellow cards, is benched, with perhaps one eye on next weekend’s clash with Manchester City.

Jack Grealish (£5.9m) has not recovered a calf injury and misses out, with Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) replacing him.

Unai Emery has recalled Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) to his starting XI for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 5.

Nicolas Pepe (£9.3m) makes way for the German, while Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) is excluded from the matchday squad as expected.

Nuno Espirito Santo sticks with the side that started Wolves’ 1-1 draw at Newcastle last Sunday.

Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) has been benched for the first time this season, with Onel Hernandez (£5.3m) taking his place.

Graham Potter has named the same 11 players who started against Everton last Saturday, meanwhile.

West Ham are also unchanged from last weekend, while Steve Bruce recalls Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) and Jonjo Shelvey (£5.0m) for the Longstaff brothers.

There is only one change to the starting XIs at Bramall Lane, with Lys Mousset (£4.9m) replacing Callum Robinson (£5.3m) for the hosts.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) misses out again for Burnley.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Tierney, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ozil, Ceballos, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Wesley.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Salah, Firmino, Mané.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Pröpper, Stephens, Alzate, Maupay, Connolly.

Norwich XI: Krul, Lewis, Godfrey, Tettey, Aarons, Trybull, Buendia, McLean, Stiepermann, Hernández, Pukki.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Fernandinho, Angelino, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Armstrong, Ings, Redmond.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, O’Connell, Egan, Baldock, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Stevens, McGoldrick, Mousset.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Barnes.

West Ham XI: Roberto, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Yarmolenko, Noble, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Haller.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Clark, Willems, Almiron, Hayden, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton.

2,302 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine starting players like Soyboy ahead of John "God" Lundstram

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

    Didn't bench Lundstram this time!

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Dam you Pope.Thank you Lundy.

  4. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Can we apply to get a statue of Lundstram outside FPL towers?

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

    Surely everyones playing Lord L?

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

    I'm sorry but if you own Lundstram why oh why wouldn't you play him?

    Decent home fixture and they've been solid defensively and he's playing as a midfield for god's sake

  7. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Finally I put Lundstram in starting lineup 🙂

  8. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundy you absolutel legend

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

    southampton close

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

    We need a song for Lord Lundstram

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

    Uber cheap at the back a dream

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

    Points for everyone!

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

      😀

  13. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundihno.....

  14. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Glad Aston Villa v Liverpool is the live TV game today, Villa have started pretty well.

  15. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What title does Lundstram deserve?

  16. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else naming you next child Lundstram?

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No but I have now asked for him to have my babies twice

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

    NEED OTA NO SHOW FOR LUNDY MADNESS

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

      Pop the champagne

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

    Guys Lundstram Rico combo, what else do we waaantttt?

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Tomori and Soyuncu hauls

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

      Soyuncu and Tomori.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Snap

  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What's the greatest fpl price rise of all time?

    Is it Kane? From 5.0 to about 7.5?

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

      There was a season where Michu went absolutely bananas in terms of price appreciation

    2. mazzington☘
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Aaron Ramsey 2013/14 did something similar as I recall.

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez's price went nuts in Leicester's league winning season didn't it?

  20. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    God Lundy

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

    Now for Pope to rack up those save pts

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This sums up my season, benched Lundstram for Ota,
    Ota will come on for sure

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

    Double Burnley defence and no Lundstram!
    Youch that hurt!!

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

      Lol

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

    Otamendi & Mendy, sub them on!

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine not captaining Lunds this GW.

  26. Sid1891
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pep will go mad if they lose

  27. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Still remember the disrespect to Lundstram around here

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

      from who

      1. The Chosen One...
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        that Sheffield fan who kept telling us he was not first choice

  28. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mark getting Lund points off the bench for Cancelo & Mendy - he knows

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

      He's a filthy casual

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

      Mendy will come on IMO

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

      So lucky

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

    Should've captained Lundstram over Kun

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun must get something out of this game
      Prefer if they chase
      Hopefully will score soon

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

    I told you about Lunny all week. What a goal 🙂 mousset assist aswell, bottled that one

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

      Were you not downplaying him at the start of the season, though?