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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.

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

    That's Grealish off pens hahaha

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

      Cruel this for the owners who play him

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

    LOL. Grealish off pens because he missed last time.

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

      Or because el G won it and it does not matter if he scores it. Down 0-6 haha

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

        Trezeguet won it

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

    KDB CS 🙂

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

    El Ghazi staying on pens after that!

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

    City cleanie gone again.

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

    My rival has Ederson!

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

      TorresMagic knows 😉

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

      Torresmagic knows 🙂

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

    Good that goal may bring me up a bit

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

    Joke that

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who assisted?

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

      Trez

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

    Yess my rival had Mendy LOL 4 points vanished.

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

    Gonna have to tie down my hands to not rage Grealish out.

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

      I just did it. I hate this game

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

      Just block the site for a week 🙂

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

      bha WAT bou next three ... keep

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As a Sterling, Ederson & KDB owner, that was a frustrating game

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

    Wish Grealish gave that penalty

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

      To miss?

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

        I would take that risk since I am getting away with a one Pointer from Grealish !

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

    Premium defenders are SO last season!

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

      Unless they are from Liverpool

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

      TAA?

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

    Grealish gets his 1.

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

    any mendy or ederson owners here?

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

    Wtf where’s my Grealish goal

  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mendy owner. I hate Otamendi with a passion lol.

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

      It was Gundo.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Let me blame Otamendi. I'm sure he was involved in it somewhere.

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

          😆

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tennis result

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

    Imagine owning City defenders

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

    A late Grealish goal would of put me through in the cup *crying emoji*

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

      That’s brutal. Bad luck

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

    Us KdB owners getting the last laugh. Where's your CS now!

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

      Who doesn't own him?

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

    Latest bps. Post-match deductions and winning goal bonus still to be made:

    Agüero (93)
    Mahrez (68)
    Jesus (46)
    De Bruyne (35)

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

      Not even close

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kun smashes it
      Imagine TC Kun in a DGW!

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

        I do. He got 9 pts and it was a flop.

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

          This.

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

    1 - 1 after KDB came off & Otamendi came on.

  25. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Transfers look pretty good now, was feeling the risk.

    Kane (0) & Grealish (1) to Ageuro (38) & Doucoure (14) for -4. Net gain 47 points

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

      What risk lol

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

        Aguero could have been benched

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

      For real?! Heh.

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

      That's amazing !!!

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Need to include a captain etc.

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

        True, would have been Sarr for extra 6 so 41 gain.

    5. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice one

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

    Kun should get 3 BAPs...

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

      6 BAPS 🙂
      ... players should get a additional point for each premier league record broken during a game

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

      Wait for deductions can never be too sure 🙂

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

    Bruh. 14 points off 500k and 44 off 100k. Really is a harsh season

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

      Not a big difference in between.

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

    That Villa pen brought me from 32 to 30k 😉

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

    Grealish should have taken that pen, either way the result was as expected. Keeping him.