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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. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Feck off Pep... Ota blocks Rico!!!

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

    Otamendi to Cancelo who doesn't come on

    Montoya first sub!!!! Boom!

    What a day!!!

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

      Hahaha, same for me with Mendy!

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

    Who's winning?

    TAA and Salah
    vs
    Robbo and Mane

    1. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The cheaper ones

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

      I’ve got Trent and Mane. Bit sad

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

    Down for this season.

    Ota 1 pt instead of Rico.
    TAA + Salah
    Sterling (C)

    It's no fun anymore.

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

    If Mendy and Cancelo don’t come on then Mark has actually had a good gameweek

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I said this a few weeks ago but Man City players and Lundstram really are a match made in heaven

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

    Otalol

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

    Guilbert clean sheet feels jammy

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Haha Ota 1 pointer blocks Lundy 1st sub

    Standard 🙂

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

      F

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

      Otamendi.. get out of my team..

    3. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Shocking 🙁

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

    Just when you thought you're in for a big week. That sums up this season.

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

    Mane with a TAA-esque assist there, inch perfect. He has that??

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

    Otemendi getting me more points than Diop...

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

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LUNDY BLOCKED

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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

    otamendi 😆

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

    Otamendi hahaha

    Super Pep

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

    Yesssss, hello Montoya points!

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

    Jimenez 3 bps =)

  17. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    F off you bald fraud

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

    Otamendi Haha. Soyuncu and Tomori left on the bench

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundy off the bench for Mark. 😆

  20. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Don't rush yourself there Sergio, only a few million of us waiting for you to slowly haul your ass off the pitch. They need to book players for this.

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

    Mark rang Pep!

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

    Any sign of Mount or Tammy getting injured in the warmup?

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

      They are starting

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

        Not if they get injured in the warm up they’re not

  23. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Fk this gameweek, Ota too!

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

    Blocking Lundy is the most defending Ota has done in weeks.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Felt that punch to the gut. Brutal

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

    wow Emery really is terrible, 1-1 and he doesnt bring Pepe on. That guy has some strong crack or something

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

    Pls score again Kun

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

      Subbed lol

    2. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      From the bench?

  27. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    My league rival just lost Lundstram points at the same time as I got a mane assist and Robbo goal. That's like a 30-35 point swing

    Unbelievable jeff

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

    Kyle Walker goal and assist today... essential?

  29. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mark getting Lundstram of his bench, in a wildcard week, and Lundstram was second on his bench.

    Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Haha true true

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

    21 points stuck first on the bench. God damn hate this game

    1. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You said earlier no chance.....?

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Shouldnt count your chickens and all that