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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. caldracula
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will wait until after the Man U v Wolves game to do one of the following but what do you think of the moves?

    A) Rashford + Kelly to Firmino + Digne/Sidibé
    B) Martial + Kelly > 6.8 MID + Robertson
    C) Rashford + Kelly > 8 FWD + Robertson

    KDB Mane Martial Maddison Dendo
    Rashford Vardy Jiménez

    Thanks

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

    Time to get aguero

    Forget the dgw

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

      i am not liking the city fixtures from gw24.

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

      Let's do this

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm selling him i think

      1. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

    4. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I was planning to get rid

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same

        1. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Think he will be rotated alot in the League, especially when CL start igen

          1. EL tridente
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Again

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

    Grealish close

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

      If he nicks a goal...

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

        Shot was miles off target.

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

      Close??

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

      Hah!

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

    Lateriser team link?

    Ik he captained Kun

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

    That was Grealishs chance - *sigh*

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

    City are going to go and win all remaining games 😆

    FFS!

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

      no they wont. they are either out of the world or shocking.

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

      Fair chance. Liverpool could still win regardless of that as long as they don't absolutely bottle

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

    & the green arrow becomes red from this game alone 😆 cheers City.

    Everyone rushing to get Aguero again now??

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not possible anyway, so going to sit back and relax

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

      Nope - too much game time risk

      This weeks points are gone

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

    Lost my cup match 66-67. Gutted.

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

      I lost mine because of OR. Not today though!

  9. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison to Lucas?

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

    Down from 580k to 760k.

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      HOW?

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

        Captaining Jimenez.
        Not owning Ings.
        Not owning any Man Utd.

        1. Goro Majima
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same here, horrible red arrow incoming!

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

    Is zero Villa essential?

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

      Grealish not taking it

  12. Clinton19
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best defender under 4.4m?

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bernardo

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cathcart

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

      Holgate. But if under, maybe Stephens from SOU?

  13. StinkinRich
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brought Kun in for kane. Bolting into top 1k I reckon from 10k. Happy days after recent skipper disasters

  14. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't do Mahrez to Mane now!!#

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

      Mahrez rested next game

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        GOT TRAORE AND CANTWELL AS COVER

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

    Who scores the lower minus in Gw24? Martin or Henderson

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

    Thank Fuchs Kun & Mahrez aren’t well owned high up.

  17. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Might have to bin Grealish

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

      Can’t judge him on today.

  18. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish or Sarr?

  19. MJFainty
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Looking at some early moves as hands may be tied by price rises...

    Ryan
    TAA / Lund / Holgate* / Gomez / Kelly
    KDB / Mane / Martial* / Mahrez* / Cantwell
    Ings / Tammy / Vardy

    That would be taking a -4 to do the following:

    Chilwell / Traore / Alli ——> Holgate / Martial / Mahrez

    Thoughts appreciated

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

    Mane to cantwell and DCL to aguero for free?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yeah

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

    Grealish score one, come on

  22. Ratatouille
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    31 points last night..86 points tonight:)

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

      Wow

  23. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hahahaha

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

    Grealish pen!!!!

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

    Ota gives away a pen

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

      Sorry gundo

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

    And now everyone going to buy Aguero and he will be benched next GW probably or just blank. #kneejerk

  27. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Partner captained Aguero on team. 89 points, practically double my gameweek total -_-

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

    Man City clean sheet to be dirtied

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

    All this clamour to aguero etc.. You can't underestimate how absolute shite villa were today.

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

    OMG