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Jesus absent from City squad as Aguero gets his first league start in a month

The final match of Gameweek 19 takes place this evening, with Wolverhampton Wanderers in action against Manchester City.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 19:45 GMT.

There are no shocks from Nuno Espirito Santo, who names the same team for the fifth game running.

Indeed, over the last ten Gameweeks (including this one), Romain Saiss (£4.4m) is the only member of the starting XI who isn’t an ever-present – and even he only missed out in Gameweek 14 due to suspension.

That means that Adama Traore (£5.3m), Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) again form a three-man attack for the hosts, who appear to be in their usual 3-4-3 set-up.

There is an unexpected absentee in the Manchester City squad, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) not involved due to illness.

In his place, Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) makes his first league start in over a month.

Aguero had been absent until last weekend with a groin injury but had a brief cameo at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Leicester City 3-1.

The only other change to the City starting XI sees Rodri (£5.4m) recalled, with Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) dropping to the bench.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) start again for the visitors, who face Sheffield United in less than 48 hours time.

Wolves’ Gameweek 20 fixture is at Anfield on Sunday, meanwhile.

Santo’s troops won the reverse fixture of this game 2-0, with Traore and Jimenez both registering double-digit hauls after combining for Wolves’ two goals.

De Bruyne missed that game through injury and it remains the one league fixture that City haven’t scored in this season.


Wolves XI: Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Rodri, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

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  1. Pinturicchio10
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Early swoop for Alli looks like it might backfire spectacularly 😀
      Oh well it was bound happen at some stage I suppose. Oops.

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

        He´s playing tomorrow. Moura and Sessegnon were crap, half fit Alli starts.

        1. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Half fit is not a good thing!

      2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        KDB owner but non capper, am I hoping for a blank?

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

          If high up, yes for OR.

          Rivals dependent in MLs

      3. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Optimal gameweek to get TAA?
        A - GW19: lei
        B - GW20-23: WOL, SHU, tot, MUN
        C - GW24-27: wol,whm, SOU, nor, WHM

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

          GW1

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          D - GW1

          1. Sandy Ravage
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            thought so, thanks.

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

        Own KDB would love a red card. Rattle the template a bit

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

          Even if you had captained him

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I haven't so that's irrelevant

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

              I have and he´s getting a 20 pointer

      5. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need 37 points from KDB to break into top 500k.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          19pts x 2 will do 🙂

          1. Esalman
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            That's the problem, didn't (c) him.

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

          Does no1 in front of you have him?

          1. Esalman
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            The stat is from livefpl, I'd assume they account for ownership.

      6. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bought Kelly for 4.0 and Rico for 4.2. Which to get rid of for Trent:

        1. Kelly
        2. Rico
        3. Neither

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Kells on borrowed time surely

        2. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          hold both

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

          I just did this poll mate and everyone said 1

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

          Would you not bother with Trent if hold?

      7. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Best options on a WC:

        A: Aurier + Alli + Dendocker (fodder)
        B: Kiko + Mount + Maddison in a strong front 8
        C: Aurier + Maddison + Cantwell (fodder)

      8. -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What’s the thinking as best captain choice?

        KDB
        Salah
        vardy???

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          KdB atm

          1. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            ? Could very well be benched though

        2. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Kane

        3. Big Hands Barry
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah

      9. Ronnies
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Best transfer ?

        A) Tammy > Kane

        B) Alli > Mane

        I have TAA & Salah

        Cheers.

      10. davies
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Surely Fabianski becomes an option from next week?

        (BOU, shu, EVE, lei/LIV, BHA)

        Especially if Pellegrini gets sacked...

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep, he’s due a drop to 4.8 soon as well

          1. davies
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Perfect Gazza replacement I think

      11. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dcl better option than Ings / Deulo?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No

        2. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          no

      12. Dazzrb
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha to who? Only have .2 in the bank... Grealish has 3 away games in the next 4

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          keep for next 2/3

        2. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Keep for next two

      13. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just want to make this weeks moves so that I can stop thinking about it and put my mind at rest:

        1. Henderson >> Ramsdale
        2. Kelly Tammy >> TAA Greenwood

        Note: if 2 then I will do 1 next week.

        Thanks
        Henderson
        Aurier Soyuncu Rico
        KDB Mane Salah Grealish
        Abraham Vardy Jimenez

        McGovern Kelly Lundstram Dendoncker

        Cheers

      14. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mad to consider capping Ings? I’ve only got him, Mount and Rico sure to start 🙁

        Guaita
        TAA Rico Chilwell
        KDB Mane Mount Maddison Alli
        Vardy Ings

        Pope Kelly Mousset Lundstram

        2ft, £1.4m itb

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          oin me, got me 2 points the other week 🙂 Just move Kelly to last on the bench

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            join me, got me 26*

      15. boroie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thought my team was looking ok but really concerned its going to be destroyed by rotation.

        What should I do with this?

        2 FTs, £0.0 ITB

        Gazzaniga
        Aurier Rico Soyuncu
        Mane(C) Martial(VC) KDB Alli
        Vardy Abraham Rashford

        Button; Cantwell Zouma Lundstram

      16. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts on this WC team?

        Ramsdale - 4.0
        TAA - Sidibé - Evans - Lundstram - Kelly
        Salah - KDB - Maddison - Moura - Dendoncker
        Vardy - Rashford - Maupay

        Thanks guys!

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

          grealish for muapay n play 352?

        2. Taff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          What formation are you looking at?

      17. boroie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Captain...

        A - Vardy
        B - Mane
        C - Martial

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          C

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          C if you want a 100% certain starter. B otherwise

        3. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Wouldn't put the armband near A or B.

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Why?

        4. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Any other choices?

          1. boroie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Alli, KDB, Rashford

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

        What's KDB'S top 10k EO?

        1. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          104%

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

          105%.

          Basically if you own, but have not captained, he is pretty much irrelevant to your OR.

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

            Crap 🙁

      19. doppelganger
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha to Moura?

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          nah

        2. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          no

      20. Taff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If you were in a first WC, expiring tonight, would you now try and get Aguero in?

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

          Lets see at FT, a early subbing would be ideal but I can't see him starting twice in less than 48hrs.

          Jesus illness likely an excuse for a resting.

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Contemplating this myself, would need to downgrade in midfield to get him in though.

          1. Taff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I’d need to sacrifice one of Salah or Mane. Not sure I’m prepared to do that.

      21. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Any scout picks?

      22. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        4231

        Bruyne in the hole no?

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nah

      23. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Damn I'm a Jesus owner. Guess it's time to get rid?

      24. Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Chance of KDB less than 4 points? 25%?

        1. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I just brought him back so he will defo blank

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

          50/50

      25. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        KDB at #10 is irresistible.

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

        Just finished work... Aguero starting and dele Alli flagged are big surprises. Hmmm

      27. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts on Lucas Moura on WC?

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

          Wouldn't be on mine.

        2. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not keen, better options

          1. TaiwanHC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Who would you go for instead?

      28. youzef
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Current Team got 2FT
        Ryan
        Rico Pereira TAA
        KDB Cantwell Grealish Alli
        Vardy Rashford Jimenez
        Bench Lundstram Kelly Dendoncker

        A) Vardy Alli Pereira - > Kane Salah and Webster (-4)
        B) Vardy and Alli - > C. Wilson and Salah
        C) Cantwell and Pereira - > Mahrez and Sidibe
        D) Cantwell and Rashford - > Martial and Firmino

      29. boroie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Which option should I go for?

        A - Lundstram & Alli -> TAA & Grealish
        B - Zouma & Abraham -> VVD & Maupay
        C - Alli & Abraham -> Grealish & Firmino
        D - Other (involving two of Zouma, Lundstram, Alli & Abraham going)

      30. huwwilliams_
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gazzaniga Button
        Soy TAA Kelly Aurier Lundstram
        Alli Mane KDB Grealish Maddison
        Vary Abraham Greenwood
        1.6 ITB and 2 FT's
        Any suggestions on improvements? Thinking about taking gazzaniga out but don't know who to replace him with