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Ings, Aguero and Lundstram the rotation casualties in Double Gameweek 24

Danny Ings (£7.0m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) have both been benched for Double Gameweek 24, much to the frustration of countless FPL managers.

Ralph Hasenhuttl had made comments which were worrisome for owners of Southampton’s star striker ahead of a trip to Crystal Palace, while Pep Guardiola’s latest spin of the rotation roulette wheel sees Aguero warming the bench at Bramall Lane.

The pair of forwards earned over 500,000 new owners between them ahead of this evening’s deadline.

The other big piece of team news also comes from the game between Sheffield United and Manchester City, as John Lundstram (£5.1m) finds himself out of Chris Wilder’s XI following two consecutive substitutions.

While the rotation of Ings and Aguero will be causing strife among the FPL community, Lundstram owners may be content that his benching has come in such a difficult fixture.

Kevin de Bruyne (£10.7m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) are all in Guardiola’s XI, as is the returning Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m). The Frenchman looks set to play his first minutes since Gameweek 4 at left-back, though Oleksandr Zinchenko‘s (£5.2m) presence in the line-up may mean that Guardiola has a trick up his sleeve.

David Silva (£7.4m) is absent from the City squad, as are defensive duo Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) and John Stones (£5.3m) – who were both flagged by Guardiola in his pre-match press conference.

Jan Bednarek (£4.4m) misses out for Southampton through injury, with Jannik Vestergaard (£4.6m) deputising. The Saints’ backline will face off against Crystal Palace loanee Cenk Tosun (£5.7m), who is fresh off a debut goal in Gameweek 23.

Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m) replaces Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) at right-back for Everton, with Moise Kean (£6.4m) again partnering Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m) in Carlo Ancelotti’s two-man frontline as Richarlison (£8.1m) remains sidelined.

In more attacking full-back news, Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) starts again for Newcastle. The 0.2%-owned defender, who might be on spot-kick duty for Steve Bruce, could provide a stream of differential points over a nice upcoming schedule for the Magpies.

Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) finds himself back out of the Brighton XI following his goal against Aston Villa at the weekend, while Diego Rico (£4.3m) starts against the Seagulls in a huge match for Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth.

Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) in Mikel Arteta’s only change to his Arsenal XI for the London derby against Chelsea. Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) again deputises for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.7m), who will return from suspension for Gameweek 25.

Frank Lampard has benched Mason Mount (£6.2m) for the Stamford Bridge clash, while Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m) earns a third straight league start. Fikayo Tomori (£4.5m) is not part of Chelsea’s matchday 18, while Reece James (£5.0m) is also absent after picking up an injury in Gameweek 23.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Konsa, Mings, Hause; Targett, Nakamba, Drinkwater, Guilbert; Grealish, El Ghazi, Trezeguet.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Cathcart, Dawson, Mariappa; Chalobah, Capoue; Pereyra, Doucouré, Deulofeu; Deeney.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Aké, Francis, A. Smith; Fraser, Billing, Lerma, H. Wilson; C. Wilson, Solanke.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Bernardo, Dunk, Webster, Alzate; Mooy, Stephens, Propper; Gross, Maupay, Jahanbakhsh.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Riedewald, Cahill, Tomkins, M Kelly; Kouyaté, McArthur, McCarthy; Zaha, Tosun, Ayew.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Cédric; Redmond, Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; S Long, Obafemi.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Holgate, Sidibé; Bernard, Schneiderlin, Delph, Walcott; Kean, Calvert-Lewin.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Ritchie, Clark, Lascelles, Fernández, Hayden; Almirón, M Longstaff, S Longstaff, Atsu; Joelinton.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Besic, Baldock; Sharp, McBurnie.

Man City XI: Ederson; Laporte, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; Zinchenko, Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Christensen, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kanté, Jorginho; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Saka, Luiz, Mustafi, Bellerín; Torreira, Xhaka; Martinelli, Özil, Pépé; Lacazette.

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  1. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My gamble to start Cresswell over Lundstram is working well.

    inb4 Cresswell redcard

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

      Done the same. Let's do it

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

        Mega haul for Creswell hopefully

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Could get negative points! Ham aren’t scoring a goal this week!

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    LMS EO

    Salah 186
    Mane 130
    TAA 107

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

      Oh my Salah > Mane. #surprised

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Top 10K

      Mane 135
      TAA 98
      Salah 96

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

        Super. So we dont want Liv CS and TAA pts are irrelevant....

        Come oooon Salah!!!

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo haul would be nice

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Amen

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      salah used to be my differential..
      Hope lms doesnt reflect the overall ownership!

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

    Ruval in cup has KDB captain I have Salah.

    Fingers crossed for another win.

    If I win will dedicate this W to the FFS community.

    Anyone still in the cup care to share news about his opponent?

  4. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This wont be popular but Mane please blank. Both main rivals have TCd.

  5. NeverLucky
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Went TAA TC - I cannot bare to watch.

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

    Pools EO's very low!

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

      I am little bit surprised too. Maybe not many triple C?

    2. st4rty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What's EO? Sorry...

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

        Effective ownership. Ownership + captains and triple captains

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Already up 20k places thanks to those ahead of my admittedly lowly rank taking hits

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jumped 296 places for the same reason

  8. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ML leader has Kun Captain and Mane Vice... please Pep please

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Just pray they're losing with 10 to go so he comes on for 1 point

      1. Queens of the South Age
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        10 mins? Aguero could get 4 goals in that time.

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

          Haha true, 1 goal is okey I guess

  9. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    EO in top 10k

    Mané 135%
    Salah 96%
    TAA 99%
    Firmino 23%

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

      I expected higher for Mane. If I knew this would have gone with double defence probably

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same - not nearly as scary going without as I would have thought

  10. fusen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Top 10 in the world TC usage

    1 No (Still available)
    2 No (Still available)
    3 Yes
    4 No (Still available)
    5 Yes
    6 No (Still available)
    7 No (Used)
    8 Yes
    9 No (Used)
    10 Yes

    A little bit worrying, if the top 10 keep their luck running then it's likely the TC scores will be low

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Casuals..

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

    Liverpool defensive EO - 164.6%, before accounting for mid CS points.

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

      Oh my. Terrible. So instead of Mane we should be vary of Liv CS.

      Come oooonnn W Ham and Wolves!!! Score.

      Liverpool defense is due conceding anyway

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

      I guess I need to hope Traore returns!

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

    The downfall of Lord Lundstram.

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

      Maybe he is just rested. Also there were talks about contract extension so this is negotiation tactic 😉

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

        Great info. Cheers.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't play in the reverse fixture either

  13. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow, I'm up 1400 spots overall on live fpl! This game is easy.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well played sir

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You planned well.

  14. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    39.33% TC in the top10k:
    16.93% Salah
    16.47% Mane
    4.82% TAA
    0.77% Bobby

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ings 60% EO top10k makes me feel much better for fielding him

  15. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    TAA hattrick within 27 minutes?

    1. NeverLucky
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This.

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would be in A+E with severe friction burns if this happens.

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

    Just out of interest, why are lots of people now selling Ings?

    He’ll be starting every game from here on out.

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why do people buy new clothes when they got a wardrobe full?

  17. Rover
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'm just hoping Lascelles (eve, NOR) outscores Rico (BHA, AVL) by four or more points.

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    70% of the top 10k benched Lord Lundstram

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

    39.33% of the Top 10k playing Triple Captain this GW.

    Mane - 16.93%
    Salah - 16.47%
    Trent - 4.82%
    Firmino - 0.77%

    https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino guys will be the winners.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Less than expected

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not as many as I expected. Happy I held on to it for now but we'll see what the lie of the land is at the end of the GW

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

      Thanks

  20. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My main two rivals the TC Salah and TAA. I have Mane double Capt. With a 58 point lead they may catch me, but at least I still have the TC in my back pocket.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      double captain, is this a new chip?

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

        I like that chip.
        Want it for next season.

        1. Kaiser123
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ha! If only!!

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

    Martinelli starting 🙂

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

    big lund -43.5 on fpl price with 3 red arrows. Dropping like a stone

    Panic!!!

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mental. Look at the fixtures

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

    Anyone else cashing in on Lunny the fallen king immediately?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not the TV huggers

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hurry, do it before Brexit!

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not with those fixtures waiting for him

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He'll get a front row seat from the bench

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, Sheffield's defensive record is too good.

    5. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not with those fixtures

  24. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    None of my ml have used the tc..hopefully doesnt back fire!

  25. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    MANÉ 135.01% EO
    SALAH 96.45% EO

    interesting was expecting Mane close to 200%

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

      Scenes if they finally assist eachother.

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Blanked last match

  26. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah EO only 98%!

    Make or break for us triple captainers!

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

    https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1219700375961378816

    That final line though
    "He's coming from the bench today"
    Re: Ings

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Guess I'll regret selling but knew the risks ofc

  28. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    All KDB sellers should already terrible regret it?

    Anybody else seeing a nice double digit haul by KDB in his number 10 role!

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to this as a KDB owner

  30. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Next week is already looking tricky. Apart from Pool, as long as they keep showing up now the title is won, can’t call any of the other games!