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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. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB captain fail 🙁

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shut up

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just got assist

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

      lol

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Drinkwater still thinking Mahrez is his teammate. Once a fox . . .

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

    Kev

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

    Kun g kdb a

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

    Kun goal KDB assist

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

    3-0

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

    Kdb asssit. Aguero goal

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

    Aguero g KDB a

  9. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb assist

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

    KDB assist Kun goal

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

    LOL

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

    Kun G

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

      KDB A

  13. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaas AGUERO

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

      KDB assist

  14. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb assist.yey

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

    Aguero EO?

  16. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB Assist. Drink water mistake.

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

    Aguero G
    KDB A

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I got Mahrez for 3 gameweeks earlier in the season when KDB was out. He didn't start 2 games and was subbed off on exactly 59 minutes in the other. Was easily my worst transfer move of the season.

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

    Aguero G
    KDB A

  20. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero(c)

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

    Omg kun

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

    Last time I remember Aguero and Jesus starting together for City, they beat Liverpool 5-0.... Just saying

  23. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB A? COuld it finally be?

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

    0-10 is on!

  25. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well that’s a start. Shame it was aguero

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

    kdbbbbbbbbb

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lateriser knows

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

    toooo easyyyyy

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pep should have done this long time ago especially against lesser times. Start both Kun and Jesus

  30. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If my FPL team was an actual club I'd be sacked by now