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Sterling and Bernardo benched as Guardiola starts both Aguero and Jesus

The final match of Gameweek 22 sees Aston Villa play host to Manchester City. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 16:30 GMT.

Ever the slippery one with his team selections, Pep Guardiola has sprung another surprise by naming both Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) in the starting XI for the first time in the Premier League this season.

That spells bad news for Raheem Sterling (£11.8m), who is benched for the second successive Gameweek; that previously hadn’t happened this season or last.

Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) and Kyle Walker (£5.8m) also drop to the bench after their run-outs in the Manchester derby in midweek.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) starts his 14th Premier League game in a row.

Dean Smith has handed Danny Drinkwater (£4.4m) an Aston Villa debut and understandably looks to be treating this game with a lot of caution, sacrificing Trezeguet (£5.2m) from what had been a 3-4-3 in Gameweek 21.

Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) is only among the substitutes, while Matt Targett (£4.4m) remains out injured.

Jack Grealish (£6.5m) is again handed an advanced role in the hosts’ attack, along with Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m).

Grealish was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 22.

De Bruyne is the second-most-popular captaincy choice this weekend and was handed the armband by 17.98% of the top 10,000 FPL managers.

Grealish and De Bruyne are the only two players on show at Villa Park who have double-digit ownerships within the top 10k.


Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Stones, Mendy, Rodrigo, D Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Aguero.

Aston Villa XI: Nyland, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Elmohamady, Luiz, Drinkwater, Hourihane, Taylor, Grealish, El Ghazi.

2,333 Comments Post a Comment
  1. zotter
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez goal

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

      Kun A

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB ASSISTTT

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      sorry Kun

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

      Aguero

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ban?

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

    Magic Mahrez

  4. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB playing so deep I don't even see him on screen

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      great timing lol

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is he though

  5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    OMG

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      OMG Mahrez

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

    Mahrez goal aguero assist

  7. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez G

  8. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez owners please introduce yourselves

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez goal Aguero assist

  10. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Agueto assist I think

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero's cousin?

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

    Mahrez G
    no assist (?)

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

      Aguero assist

    2. Orion
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you wish

  12. FPLzebub
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Woohoo! Mahrez my (c).

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

    Kun off?

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

    Disgusting goal

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR offside check

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

      goal given

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    He has an amazing points per min record I’d imagine

  17. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB dummy or did he touch it?

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

      Dummy. Nowhere near touching

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dummy, aguero assist

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

      Sold Kun 🙁

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

        Why?

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

          "Downgrade" to Vardy so I could afford Maupay > Ings

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

      I knew I should have got him in

    5. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB to Mahrez??

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Very very jammy Kun owners!!!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Been a while he's not on my team ...

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

      Villa's number 30 has no concept of defending, whoever the hell he is

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

        Is that the one that takes you straight into Birmingham city center?

    8. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez is the one! Would people admit it?

    9. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez is better player than Sterltaping

    10. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB did a lot to help that goal happen which didn’t involve touching the ball

    11. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rodeo LoL all the time in the world to just put it on target at least

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        *Rodri

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

      kdb touched thaaaaaaat

    13. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If only KDB touched it

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

      Dummies....

    15. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thought it was a KDB assist !