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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. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Retake... Sterling scores rebound

  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just like Vardy

  3. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling you are a big big joke

  4. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Misses.

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

    So lucky f off

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling scores from third attempt

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

    STERLING YOU ARE WORLD CLASS IDIOT CANT WAIT TO TRANSFER OUT YOU TONIGHT. IDIOT

  8. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero’s on the VAR machine

  9. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why is KDB not on penos? Sterling has a crappy shooting technique, makes no sense

    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I could take a better penalty than Sterling. He doesn't even hit it very hard.

  10. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pep signalled to change. Probably would have been Mahrez

  11. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Then scores.

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Missed pen?

  13. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Stupid stuff!!! Dear Santa, pls take back VAR!

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So Sterling 2 PEN misses and a goal

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only one miss

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only in my record book

  15. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Scenes.

  16. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling cappers the real winners

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This VAR?! OMG!

    • Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Quite the few minutes as a Sterling owner

    • HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lool sterling misses another pen

    • _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling off pens forever.

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Kepa says Sterling will stay on pens.

    • Feanor
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling so lucky, lol

    • Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      BDilva was in the box when he took it, surely retaken again?

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

        This...

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ridiculous rule.

      Its not VAR.

    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ML rival captained Sterling 😆

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2 penalty misses and a goal.

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

      Sterling owners the jammiesy mfers

    • tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So Sterling lost penalty points twice?

      1. SB8
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Just once

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

        Will only be once

    • svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can we please have both misses recorded?

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pathetic by Sterling

    • SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Madness that KDB one of the best strikers of the ball in the world doesn’t take penalties