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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. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundstram first sub. Please Cantwell stays on bench....

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

      You played Cantwell over Lundstram this week?

      1. Drogo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Too many good defenders 🙁

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

    34pts 3 players left.. anyone worse?

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

      Most people

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

        Most people must have Lundstram? Because he's the only one scoring in my team...

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

      i dont think thats a bad score you know..

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What a stupid way of bragging...fool

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

        Was a genuine question 😛

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

      Zzzz

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

      Yep. VAR at AVL-LIV.

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

      29 (-4).

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

    KDB misses by an inch

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

    Time for subs, gaffers!

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

    Think I’d puke if I’d benched Lundstram (although, why?!)

    Commiserations. But why?

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

      No serious player benched him.

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

        Some casuals will get him off the bench for Mendy too. Sickening

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

    KbD ALMOSSTT

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

      🙁

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

    All I want is 50 points

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

    Score Connolly come on

  9. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    No returns except Lord Lundstram.

    All returns are on the bench.

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

    Foden coming on

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

      Good, one less for Mendy. Next bring on Mahrez!

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

    Djenepo getting ready.
    Yesss Ralph, f***ing go for it!

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

      lol

  12. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon Liverpool!

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      -1

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      +42

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

      Trent, please.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Him too.

  13. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Dont even care about points, forgot to make any transfers, had 2FT, feels bad when you mostly take hits every week, and let a FT burn :/

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

    thats why VVD best defender in the world

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

    Time for 1/2 bench points?

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

      Getting ridiculous now

  16. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    KDB cap fail 🙁

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

      :'(

  17. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundstram absolutely killing me.

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

      You benched him?

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

    As if this lot conceded 9 against Leicester, makes no bloody sense

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

      10 men

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

      Brendan knows

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

    Trent and even Mane not justifying price really

  20. *Reformed-Character*
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cancelo and Mendy will stay on the bench so mark gets his jammy Lundstram points - luckiest player ever

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

    At least Pope got a save point this GW

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

    Had used my WC, and maybe not the worst that I did. Okay, Wilson out (2), AWB (2), Ceballos (2), Saka (1)... 7

    In Mendy (0), Maupay (2), Jorginho (-), Tielemans (-)

    Squeaky bum time

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

      Crap out crap in

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

    Bilva off for Foden

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

    Foden on for Bilva

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

    Bad result for Liverpool so far with Man City coming up.

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

      Obvs

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

      I was thinking it was a good result for Liverpool.

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

        Would be better if they were playing Southampton at home next GW IMO.

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

      Isn't a loss usually a bad result?

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

        Yes, but it is worse when you are playing your title rivals next.

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

    Sterling to Xhaka punt...no harm done.

  27. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Foden second sub for City, right?

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

      Yep. I'm crapping myself.

  28. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mark going to get the annual jam in a big way.

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

      *monthly

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

    Get a goal, Norwich!

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

      Honestly

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

    Bench compare

    Pope, Jimmy, Montoya & Rico for me