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

    Who else hates Sterling?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I do not own him 😀

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      has been poor only got me pts once as captain

    3. Will Kane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No, I hate myself. Held my nerve all week then panicked this morning and took a hit to bring him in and captain him. My fault, not his!

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

    SALAH owners in tears

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Errr no actually

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

      Not really

  3. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah owners saving my season

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

      hahah

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

    Chances that CHO remains on the bench? Got McGinn as first sub

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

    Lundstram my new favourite player and essential FPL asset

  6. Party time
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Told y'all Sterling was gonna blank 😆

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

      sorry without checking, Liverpool still havent lost yet have they?
      Invincibles 2.0?

    • niko mate
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane over Salah worked so well. I made this move after Mane got back.

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

        Wish I had.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Villa brilliant, deserved the win!

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

      Sterling is officially a troll

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      TAA going to get max BAPS?

    • Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero + McGinn to Jiminez + Mane, yay?

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

        Thinking the same with yarmo

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

      I captained Aguero last week and Sterling this week. Super duper

      1. Neves say Never
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Same. Rule of thumb - ask me who I’m captaining and avoid!

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

      Time for Mount and Abraham to tear it up, let’s go!!!

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

      I need Mane asap.

    • All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      YNWA!!!!1

    • Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling > Mané for the coming weeks - easiest decision ever

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You going to do it for the MCI LIV game?

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Probably, Liv are a different beast at home and MCI will struggle I think

    • CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Chance for some Trent bapperinos.

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

        Hes on 2 atm

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

      Mane mane mane (c) love it

    • Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        MANÉ Best Captain ever!!!

      • jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Salah or sterling to mane?
        2 years ago stubbornly not getting salah ruined my season.. this season stubbornly holding him seems to be doing the same!

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

          Salah is the 4th top midfielder, hardly a disatser

      • davies
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        CHO > Trossard no brainer?

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

          No.

      • Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Up the pool.

      • Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Liverpool's best attacker keeps scoring!

      • jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        My own fault, but that Ota cameo keeps King on my bench. One of those seasons. #$%^&*

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

          Peps a right annoying p#$*%k

      • One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Terrible captaincy choice aside, very happy with this week's score.

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

        Connolly in over Jimenez disappointing. Would you rectify that for free or get Martial in?

      • Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        2 bonus for TAA
        1 for Mane

        Cushty

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

          Mané will get winning goal bonus. Possibly all 3

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

            Nah

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

          Need to wait for post-match deductions though.....

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

        43 + Lundstram & Mane bonus + Tomori + Soyuncu + Kane any good?

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          yeah its v good... I m on 44 with Bonus with Vardy Soyun Mount and Tammy

        2. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Same but with Vardy, Maddison, Chilwell, Mount and Tammy.

          Rico benched 🙁

      • seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Owners of Sterling and Salah please contact me for anti-depressants prescription.