Dugout Discussion

Jesus in for Aguero as Sterling and De Bruyne start

Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) only makes the bench for Manchester City, upon his return from a one-match suspension.

The midfielder was forced to sit out last Saturday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea due to a controversial tweet to teammate Benjamin Mendy (£5.7m), although he did start in midweek for their 1-1 Champions League draw with Shakhtar.

There are three changes for the champions ahead of their trip to Newcastle, with Pep Guardiola hoping to avenge last season’s 2-1 defeat on Tyneside.

Kyle Walker (£5.8m) takes the place of Joao Cancelo (£5.3m) at right-back and Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) steps in for Rodrigo (£5.4m) at the base of the midfield, with Sergio Aguero’s (£11.8m) thigh injury ensuring Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) gets the nod alongside Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and the out-of-form (FPL-wise) Raheem Sterling (£12.0m).

Jesus has three goals from just 462 minutes of Premier League football this season and will hope to impress his manager today.

Steve Bruce has only made one change for Newcastle following Monday’s poor 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

DeAndre Yedlin (£4.4m) needlessly gave away a free-kick which led to the opening goal but a hip issue sees him miss proceedings today. Javier Manquillo (£4.3m) gets a rare start.

The front three of Joelinton (£5.7m), Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) and Miguel Almiron (£5.8m) have just one goal between them all season but limited back-up options have been further strained with a late rib injury for Andy Carroll (£5.4m).

Eight of Newcastle’s 11 goals have come from defenders and they may target the opposition of John Stones (£5.3m) and Fernandinho (£5.2m) as an opportunity at set pieces.

Sean Longstaff (£5.0m) and brother Matthew Longstaff (£4.5m) both make the home side’s bench, with Fabian Schar (£5.0m) still not ready to return at centre-back.

Joining Silva, Cancelo and Rodrigo on the Man City bench is Nicolas Otamendi (£5.1m) and Phil Foden (£5.1m).

Newcastle United XI (5-4-1): Dubravka; Manquillo, Clark, Fernandez, Dummett, Willems; Almiron, Hayden, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Stones, Mendy; De Bruyne, Gundogan, D Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

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

    Man City still scoring goals. Means their attacking options are still viable FPL assets

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Let me get a pen and paper.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      And the sky is blue

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling fell of a cliff with the BAPs, KdB smashed it!

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      8 pointer goal

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        want Mane to do the same

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus owners! What are you doing?

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

      Jesus owners! What were you thinking?

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

      Time to say goodbye.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Replacing him with?

    3. Ziyech on the Bench
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why panic when he had plenty of good chances...

    4. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Confessing their sins to him

      • Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wouldn't sell with Burnley at home next

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not going to lie, I was tempted

        There’s something about the siren call of a nailed Man City striker on pens for 9.5 that will act like a flame to even the smartest of moths, myself included

        Luckily I chose a different poison this week

        But Jesus will probably gets points while he plays

    5. Touré De Force
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      City asset sellers. No wringing of hands until the GW plays out.

    6. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If Son is playing really wide today and doesnt score would you switch back to KDB?!

      Maddison Son Mane Pulisic 
      Jimi Vardy.

    7. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didd people actually bring in jesus over Mousset, Jimenez or Laca? Mwaddd

      1. Ziyech on the Bench
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I did , he missed a few chances will keep having them against Burnley and Man U

      2. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hindsight...

    8. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Any Pulisic cappers???

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah...

    9. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        World number 1 must be happy with City dropping points

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Why?

          1. Party time
              4 years, 3 months ago

              His team name & Jesus(c)

        2. Ziyech on the Bench
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Azpilicueta benched again...guess that means he starts midweek what a joke

          1. MafioSol
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Why disappointed? ...

        3. Cahill
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          anyone have any good streaming websites??

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Netflix.com

          2. Jullepuu
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Try footybite or live tv

          3. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            https://bit.ly/2Dszcmj

            1. Cahill
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              thanks lads

          4. BrutalLogiC
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Think about iptv, no looking back

        4. CroatianHammer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Okay, Sterling to Pulišić for GW15, then Ings for Kane in GW16. Done. That's me lads. Cheers.

        5. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Do you think Pulisic starts midweek?

        6. NWallis
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          So happy I resisted the temptation of taking Kdb out for Son!

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Not bothered about missing Son's hattrick?

            1. NWallis
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Let him who is without Son cast the first stone.

          2. BrutalLogiC
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            So many times these sort of half time statements go wrong 🙁

        7. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah on penalties

        8. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Which of the three games are u watching and why?

          The Liverpool game for me as I own TAA robbo n mane

          1. NWallis
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah me too! I'm also scandinavian and we have to support Liverpool.

        9. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            That City's result just made Vardy's Party tomorrow even bigger

          • Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Martial to Pulisic for free?

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Watch the games & get rid of Jesus.