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

    How about this for a WC?

    Ramsdale
    TAA, Rico, Sidibe
    Salah, KdB, Martial, Grealish
    Kane, Vardy, Ings

    Button, Taylor, Lund, Romeu
    0 itb.

    1. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jimmy?

  2. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Promise this one is my Final WC team.

    Ramsdale Button
    Taa Soy Lundstram Rico Kiko
    KDB Madds Mane Grealish Dendo
    Vardy Kane Jimmy

    Do i have enough takers or should i break the promise?

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

    Is the following move worth a hit?

    Alli & Grealish -> KDB & Cantwell

    -I feel I must get KDB in
    -Alli won’t play next game
    -Grealish will play deeper now when McGinn is injured

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If you're chasing I would avoid KDB. No point getting him now when basically all of top 1 mil have him

  4. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you say are some good differentials this week? Given injuries and likely rotation?

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

      Eriksen would be my #1

      Maupay, Mahrez, Aguero(!)...

      There's plenty if you go digging.

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, I like all of those. Defo think Mahrez will start?

        Feeling fed up and I'm gonna free hit. Fancy some big names to be rested.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I feel the same with my squad but still think the FH will be more useful later on

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

      Pogba

    3. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      GK:
      Bravo, Foster

      DEF:
      Evans, Sidibe, Kiko Femenia, Bertrand

      MID:
      Martial, Gosling

      FWD:
      Firmino, Maupay, Calvert-Lewin

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

    Final WC decision:

    A. Webster + Sidibe
    B. Evans + Holgate

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

      The one woth the defender playing as attacking mid

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

      B

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

    Good to go?

    WC

    Pope (button)
    TAA, Dijk, Soy, Kelly, Lund
    KDB, Martial, Salah, Lucas, Dendonck
    Vardy, Jimenez, Greenwood

    0 in bank.

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

      Martial is the biggest trap

    2. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope, Lucas, Martial - players to get rid off imo

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

        Ryan (button)
        TAA, Dijk, Soy, Kelly, Lund
        KDB, Maddison, Salah, Traore, Dendonck
        Vardy, Rasford, Greenwood

        Better?

      2. Emp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Huh?

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

          @luk

  7. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ■ GTG...?? ■
    ■ Whom to captain....? ■

    Gazzaniga.
    TAA. Kelly. Lundstram.
    Mane. KDB. Alli. Moura.
    Vardy. Abraham. Rashford.

    Subs: Martin. Rico. Hayden. Reid

    1. FPL FREAK
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone...??

    2. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy. Definitely. Two spurs is too much but could pay off.

      1. FPL FREAK
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanx

      2. Emp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nonsensical response which then contradicts itself

        1. Neo-Viper
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It's always the second part after the conjunction that matters.

  8. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No idea where Traore is gonna end up FPL wise but he’s becoming damned near unplayable sometimes.

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ...and plainly obvious Wolves are looking to him as the outball as often as possible.

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

      No one like him in the world.

      Can see him going to Barca to be Mr Plan B, which is harsh cause he was improved his end product & ability of late.

  9. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A. Maddison alli rashford
    B. Sterling martial ings

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

      B

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

    Would you get Rashford on a WC?

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A. Alli to Martial
    B. Sterling to Mané
    C. Hold

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

      A

  12. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yay or Nay (-4)?

    Soy, Alli & Tammy to 4.0, Salah, Ings

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

    Alli to Martial. Yes/no

    Funds Kelly/Rico to Trent

  14. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    More WC tinkering. Did Dendo > Traore and Sidibé > Burn (are there better options than Burn?) leaves me with

    Ramsdale / Button
    TAA / Soyuncu / Lundstram / Cathcart / Burn
    Salah / KDB / Traore / Maddison / Grealish
    Ings / Vardy / Rashford

    Any thoughts welcome.

  15. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison to Salah worth a free, already got TAA and Mane.

    Or wait til nearer the dgw?

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

      Yes

    2. Jusagoras
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maddison has a good run of fixtures coming up. I'd think twice about transferring him out.

    3. Nemes1s
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m thinking of getting him in..

  16. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope
    Maguire, Soyuncu, Kelly
    Mane, De Bruyne, Martial, Maddison
    Kane, Vardy, Abraham

    Button; Rico, Dendoncker, Lundstram.

    1 FT 0.2 ITB

    A) Save transfer
    B) Abraham -> Maupay (which leaves enough funds for Maguire -> TAA the week after)

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

      Hold

  17. Saint Luke
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Cantwell & Ayew
    or
    B) Traore & Greenwood

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yikes.. If Greenwood could nail dow a spot then B. But A for now

      1. Saint Luke
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks - just playing my WC and trying to squeeze out every 0.1!

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

    Do Wolves players get tired too?

  19. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rmwct pls

    Ramsdale
    TAA Gomez Aurier
    Salah(C) KDB Martial Maddison
    Vardy Ings Maupay

    McGovern Grealish Soy Lund

    1.7m itb for Maupay>Jiminez next gw

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

      Like it a lot. Think Gomez is good probably until GW 25ish

  20. Purse83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero or Salah for next 5 (have Mané and KdB)?

    Cheers

  21. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best Tammy replacement? 8.0max.

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep

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

        For Arsenal maybe but no longer

    2. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      jimenez

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

      Greenwood and move the difference elsewhere

  22. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What are people doing with Alli?

    A) starting
    B) benching
    C) transferring out (to who)?

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

      C to Martial probably

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Christmas is brutal.. usually I would say save... But with so few days inbetween it is really a tough decision. Do you have decent bench cover? If so then you might as well save

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

        If I start Alli my bench is Aurier, Lund and Dendoncker - thoughts?

        Alli -> Martial I guess would be the transfer

  23. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Salah.... Y/N?

    Plus points for good reasoning.

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah rested and a better player.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        But worse fixtures...

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

          Actually Liverpool have a better fixture. Wolves have rested 24 hours less than Liverpool. SHU rested longer than Man City. SHU defend better than Wolves anyway.

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Liverpool play wolves, shu and spurs in the next three..

        2. trinzoo
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Tired Wolves vs less tired than City Sheffield. Imo Salah fixture is better.

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I'm looking at the next three.. not only the next fixture

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Doesnt matter if he is a better player. Sterling is one of the best FPL players.

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

      Would do it

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think so, yes

    4. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes...(just)

      Short term (ie this GW): Sterling played 90, Salah 70. City have very short turn around time, Liverpool’s is longer. So higher chance Salah starts than Sterling. Liverpool play Wolves who will be knackered due to shirt turn around time and likely to have to rotate means prime fixture for Salah. Sheff Utd are good defensively

      Longer term: they are both great picks but given Liverpool DGW in 24 why not jump aboard now.

      Chooo choooo

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for the reply D. I am more worried about how they compare over the next three rather than just one gameweek

        Liverpool: WOL, SHU. tot
        City: SHU, EVE, villa

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

          I paraphrase in longer term that ‘they are both great picks’. I take the view that there are no difficult fixtures for city and Liverpool - so I’d say similar over the 3 games, but give salah the edge for this gameweek and of course you will want him for GW24.

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Should prolly have included the 4th game where City play CRY and Liverpool play MANU. What I really wanna know is, who do you think come out on top after these 4 fixtures?

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

      For me it comes down to captaincy. If you'd captain Salah in the coming fixtures but wouldn't captain Sterling, then that's a clear reason to make the transfer. After Salah's early substitution I'd be much more comfortable going with him this week, for what it's worth.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have Kane (C) right now

  24. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    lms safety score?

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

    Sterling 100 percent benched on sunday!

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Okay Guardiola. Thanks

    2. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      who'd have thought Pep was a contributor on ffscout

  26. BellyKlopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    RMWCT:
    Ramsdale, Martin
    TAA, Robbo, Soy, Lund, Rico
    Salah, KDB, Antonio, Grealish, Cantwell,
    Vardy, Jimmy, Ings

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

      Too earlt for Antonio, otherwise very good!

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

        Yes i thought maybe too early, just keen for a differential around that mark

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

    Adama will be rested against Liverpool, you can just see it happening

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

    Lundstram cap anyone?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Im sure there are a few

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

      Didn't people band that about for this week?

  29. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Whom to captain ?

    1. Mane.
    2. Vardy.
    3. Alli.
    4. Rashford.

  30. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Right. Wc tinkering done. Time to step away and see how it goes. Hectic time of football this.
    Love it!