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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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Carnage. KDB captains the real winners

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I captained Rashford. Still happy just having him!

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

    Keviiiin

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That’s pass...

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Exquisite pass

  4. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow. This guys is brilliant.

  5. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a ball by KdB.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Delicious

  6. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I said 7

  7. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That ball from KDB!!

  8. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    The Captain 😀

  9. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Majestic KDB. Off the charts.

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB is out of this world.

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

    City back to their best

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What are people watching? Villa literally gave them three goals. Arsenal would be running rampant against this.

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Man city clearly the best team in england. Pool were losing to this villa side until 85th min....

    Lucky title win for pool

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😀 😀 😀

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

      Yeah, that's how it works.

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

      For starters, they beat City and are more consistent.
      Consistency wins titles

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Villa didn’t give Liverpool a three goal start to be fair.

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

    Greedy Mahrez getting abuse from Aguero

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah if he looked up Aguero was in so much space

    2. janowsc
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wants that hatty

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

      He should have passed it to Jesus

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

        Both were much better placed

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      such a selfish player

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

    He might, maybe, be just 2nd to Trent.

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

    Could get bad for a Villa second half?

  16. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best midfielder in the world

  17. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just a little gol in the second half for a nice captain haul

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      2 goals would be great

  18. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My vice captain invariably outscores my captain....

    70 points before today, now KDB laughing at vardy

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      (C) Humblebrag 2020

      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nope....I’ve been failing all season with captains

  19. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I said before deadline it doesn’t matter if Kevin plays deep. Today he’s proven me right again.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sure mattered when I capped him and he decided to play CDM the entire game...

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Doesn’t matter if you play this Villa team.

  20. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Odds on Drinkwater being subbed at HT?

  21. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB has reached peak Hazard level of brilliance and is still getting better.

  22. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a pass. Give him max bonus 😀

  23. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You won’t see a better pass all season

  24. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mark has no city players...

    ..... I don’t think he knows this year

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He should come back here and his team will resurrect

  25. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB on drugs again. DEA where you at ?

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yesssss

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB assist was amazing. Perfect cross behind the defence. Beckham-esque again from Kevy.

  28. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    BPS, increasing

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy captain KDB vice is 4 pts lost for now.

    I think my vice have outscored my prime captain easily this season

  30. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb is amazing to watch, we need to enjoy while that lasts.