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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

    Hahaha this is rigged af. PL trying to let City back into the race?

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

      yes

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Can't help City when City can't help themselves

  2. Big Ping
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Double Pool defence working out splendidly 😀

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

    FirmiNoooooo

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

      Thats me.

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

        And me

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

    Which is the most entertaining game to watch, when you don't have a bone in these matches? City losing, or Loop losing, or even Arsenal winning?

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

    southampton looking really organised defensively

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Shows what you can do with 11 men on the pitch!

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thats what happens after a hammering. Remember Norwich vs Bou after Avl debacle.0-0

  6. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Should we write a petition to FA that VAR is a joke and the way it is used should be changed? I think they don't even realize how people are frustrated about it

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      They do and theyre already dealing with complaints.

  7. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Do 90% of Newcastle goals come from their centre backs?

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

      Probably even more when Schar is back.

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Headings at that. they will dismamtle AVL in gw13. Their defence cant win a header and Its Mane not even a heading monster

  8. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I know Man City will score but after the last week this is wonderful as a saints fan!

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      My bet on City at $2 sure does hope so!

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

    I don't know what's worse, someone at fpl towers genuinely believing 12m was a fair price for Sterling or me actually paying that price for him

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

    Scratch that.

    Aguero Dendo Maddison Soyuncu --> Vardy Salah McGinn Lascelles + £2.4m ITB can be done for a -8...

    Gives Salah Mane Trent triple up, KDB for city, keep Abraham and Mount. 352

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Games are on brah...

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

      Yep why not 🙂

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

        Ik it's sarcasm but dammit it looks good rn

  11. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    My god the ineptitude of these morons running the VAR system is simply staggering. That Firminio goal was ONSIDE. Are they effing blind!! It's just unbelievable. Every week there are absolutely shocking decisions.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      At least they are consistently shite.

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

    One goal from City will open the flood gates...

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

    Sterling probably getting benched next GW too.

    He needs to go!

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

    Guardiola going crazy at Gundogan for taking a long time to pass the ball, head in hands

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

    Auba was a good pick if you transferred him this GW.

    But if you have been holding him for a few GWs then he ain't paying off for you, not yet at least.

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

      Laca even better for the cash I'd say

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

      Exactly, 1 goal in 4 is piss poor for elite striker at this price

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

    Rival owns Bobby and Mane so I’m happy enough, even as a Mane owner.

  17. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino owner. That hurt.

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

    GGWP Mark

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Just got in, bench, Mousett, Lundy, Rico!
    Going to be bad week....

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

    Who is Mane trying to fool. We all know he overhits those passes on purpose so Salah doesnt score

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

    Is it just to me but KDB doesn't look sharp since his return from injury

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

      A bit yes

  22. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    LACA IN!!! Look at those stats

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

      must admit im tempted

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

        Easy trade for me with Wilson

  23. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mark southerns wildcard is the worst I've ever seen. What a mug 😀

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

    man city 0 shots on target

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

    Any SOU fans know what the story is with your goalkeeper? Is McCarthy now preferred ahead of Gunn?

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Gunnn has been poor for months now, McCarthy was solid in midweek. We've shouting for Alex to start.

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

        Thanks. I'm tempted to get him in. Fixtures look decent and hoping the 9-0 brings about a focus on defending.

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

      Gunn in therapy

  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This is the best spell of play I've seen from us this season. A craplaod of fight and passion.
    We'll probably still lose, but all I want is something to be proud of, and so far they're giving it their all.

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

    This looked like a good GW fixture-wise... it's absolute cack atm.

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

    webster injured, duffy coming on

  29. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So. Pool and City defence won't give you CS. Chelsea, Leicester, Wolves, Sheffield a better back 4?

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

    If Mark have Firmino that would be goal