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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. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Feckkkkkk

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

    Otamendi and Foden on
    Fernadinho and KDB off

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb off game week over ffs

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Even when you do well you moan.

      F**k off!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Doing well lol? Have you seen my week. Brought in fabi for a -4 and he gets injured instantly... Sure I'm doing well

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          69 points? Oh that's terrible mate. So sorry for you!

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He’s quit the game nine weeks running!

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      On the bright side he will play next week for sure

    3. Left Wingers Utd
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have a day off!

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Do you ever post anything positive?

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

      Not chucked it yet then?

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

    How are KdB captainers still whining about being deep... Two attacking returns and a likely 10 pter. Jesus.

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

      This

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      9 pointer.

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow kdb off. Could have been a massive haul. What could have been

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

    Imagine having the opportunity to watch this quality live and leaving 30 mins earlier. Pathetic

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

      Villa players dont deserve fans

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Protest innit.

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

    Non-cappers very lucky!

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thx for the points Kev. Non captainer so that'll do

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

      yup. same here. 9 is enough.

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

    Soon people want triple City?

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

    How annoying.

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

    Grealish may score now.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I own him but thank God he's off.

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

      +1

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

    De Bruyne enormous captain fail.. subbed at 62'

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol man

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I take it

    3. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      wtf?? hows is 20 pts a fail?

  14. beetlejuice
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Expecting one more from Aguero (c)

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

      There we go !

  15. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB (c) fail...

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

      Phew

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

    Come on pep. Bring on Sterling for the Bants

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

    Lucky KDB owners. 2 pts bonus for playing and CS. Rashford on the other hand....

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

    get Sterling on already

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

      One pointer in injury time.

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

    At least this should mean KDB definitely starts vs Palace

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

      Imagine his EO against palace

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should and Definitely, make up your mind.

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

    No more goals and KDB should get 2bp at least

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

      No chance. Aguero will get 3. Mahrez will get 2. Jesus will get 1.

  21. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Nice

    KDB rested

  22. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB CS banked.

  23. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Happy with that. Thank you, Kevin.

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

      This

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

    6 Villa players on 0 points inplay as it stands 😀

  25. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Sterling getting a cameo now?

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

      Decent

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Naw. Bring on the magic sponge.

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

    Pep nooooooo

    You ********

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

    KDB teaching 60 mins was my goal for the 2nd half. Made it 🙂

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

    pep u bastaaaaad

  29. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Plan was to remove KDB for Salah in the DGW. New plan needed with the form of both at present

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is the game we needed kdb. It was the perfect game but pep played him deeper and then took him off. Lucky let off for non cappers