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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. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I would still rather a 5 pointer from Rico than Kelly's 1...

  2. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling you greedy git, let it roll through to KDB!

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling robbing KDB goal

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

      Why you so worried? Nearly everyone’s got KDB anyways !

  4. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Help me Make a team with animals.

    Parrot
    Horse

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

      Aguero

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Parrot in goals, need a good talker at the back.

    3. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Donkey

    4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Michel Worm in goal

    5. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dendonkey, Mouse/Moose

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

      Dendonkey

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

      KDBeast

    8. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cat
      Dog

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

        Hello this is dog

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

        Cat here

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

      Rat

    10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vorm

    11. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      McDominate
      Rashy

    12. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      peacock-farrell

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

        and Hart as a backup

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

      Suarat
      Martin Keown

    14. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bulldog as well

    15. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ox of course

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        ox!!

    16. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Robin van persie

    17. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ruud van nistleroy

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

    Ryan's involvement for Wilson's goal ... :facepalm:

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

    I might to Guaita to Hendo and triple up on Sheff Utd defence

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

      Welcome

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good call

  7. beric
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Get that bap holgate!

  8. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any not useless keepers for 4.6

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

      ?

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        McCarthy.

  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who needs to go first:

    A) Rico
    B) Kelly

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

      B

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kelly

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

      Kelly. Ward in contention.

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

      B
      Kelly probably benched from now on

    5. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    6. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

    Sterling the greedy git.. Ken was primed to strike that!

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Barbie will not be happy

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        hahaha!! YESSS!!

  11. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Owning Dunk has been very frustrating this year.
    Only delivers with headers/ass vs top teams on my bench.

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same for me with Webster. Benched his goals at Arsenal and Spurs

  12. OldSchool
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Stupid Sterling selfishly ruins KDB open goal

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

      Good man, Raheem!

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

    KDB max bps

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      would you captain him now?

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

        According to LiveFPL, I did.

  14. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sidibe over Holgate or Digne was such a lackluster transfer! Can't even get a single attacking return.

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kneetwerk

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hindsight is a wonderful thing

      Back then Sidibe was the better choice playing oop

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

      Three weeks ago I did Digne to Sidibé.

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

        And Everton concede 2 goals in the dying embers of the game lol. Sometimes you just have to laugh.

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Digne field goal

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Niasse is still in the league!

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pain in Niasse 😀

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Naisse

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

      And more highly rated by Everton than Tosun.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No. Palace rate Tosun more than Niasse.
        Niasse is linked with Leeds.

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Chuffed with McCarthy cleanie!

    Come on Kun grab another to secure the 3 bonus!

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

      Not finished yet

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        True....COME ON KUN still time!

    2. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sshhhhhh

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The game over?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Apparently not! Must be close though

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

    Greedy blanker off
    Bernardo on

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

      He did his job for us KdB ditchers.

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mark in tears

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

      what happened?

  20. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who needs to go first?
    A> Ryan (to Hendo)
    B- Kelly to Lascelles/Egan
    C- Soyuncu to Ritchie/Stevens
    D- Maupay to DCL/Deeney

    Perhaps several 🙂

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

      D

  21. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Four from two for Mahrez and a benching incoming, surely.

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      An awful buy for me - replaced Richarlison. Will be selling this week.

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

    Hooldgate

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tempted fate

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

      Hlolgate

      1. Party time
          4 years, 2 months ago

          😆 Muhahaha

    3. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hope Southgate drops Sterling. Championship player

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sancho Grealish Maddison deserve to start over Sterling

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      OMG Newcastle

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Scored? Could do with a CS loss in my ML - dude ahead of me has Digne AND Holgate, the greedy git.

      2. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        what?

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

      Everton cleanie gone 🙁

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

      Newcastle goal lejune

    7. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Newcastle goal

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

      ffs

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

      Deulo off

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

      Time for 5 at the back