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Aguero and De Bruyne start but Mahrez benched for final Gameweek 26 fixture

The final match of Gameweek 26 is one that should have been contested ten days ago.

Manchester City v West Ham United was the only Premier League fixture to fall victim to Storm Ciara, with the postponed clash at the Etihad swiftly being rearranged for tonight.

This evening’s game brings to an end the longest Gameweek of the season (possibly ever?) and it could be one that has a significant bearing on many Fantasy managers’ overall rank.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) is owned by just 30.11% of the top 10,000, with over half of those having handed the armband to the Argentinean striker.

Whatever Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) does tonight will be less significant for his owners, with the Belgian’s effective ownership at 98.91%.

Both of those players start this evening.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), the only other player from Pep Guardiola’s side who can boast an ownership of higher than 1% in the top 10k, is only among the substitutes.

Guardiola has made five changes in total from the side that lost 2-0 at Spurs earlier this month, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) and David Silva (£7.4m) all returning.

Fernandinho (£5.2m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Mahrez drop to the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) is suspended and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) injured.

Leroy Sane (£9.3m) is not involved in City’s matchday squad despite a return to training.

Interest in West Ham’s FPL assets is more muted, with Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m) the only one of the Hammers’ squad who has an effective ownership of more than 1% among managers in the top 10,000.

Snodgrass keeps his place, with David Moyes making only one change to the West Ham starting XI that drew 3-3 with Brighton and Hove Albion over a fortnight ago: Arthur Masuaku (£4.2m) ousting Sebastien Haller (£6.9m) in what is clearly a signal of Moyes’ intentions this evening.

Felipe Anderson (£6.6m) returns from injury and is among the substitutes, along with new signing Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m).

The reverse fixture of this evening’s game ended 5-0 to City in Gameweek 1, with Sterling bagging a 20-point haul and Mahrez registering a hat-trick of assists.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Jesus, Aguero.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Soucek, Snodgrass, Antonio.

1,358 Comments Post a Comment
  1. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance KDB might be rested at the weekend?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Always a chance

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Managed minutes again imo

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

      Big.

  2. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Save FT this week? Not sure who to.get for Son right now! any thoughts appreciated!

    Pope
    Stevens Stephens Boly TAA
    Salah KDB.Barnes
    Firm Jimi Ings
    Henderson Mooy Fernandez Son
    0.6 ITB

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

    For all those aguero (c)s, it wasn’t that long ago (GW 2) where KDB blanked for me and Aguero returned 13.

    We’re all going to get captain failures. Keep thinking it would be better to perma captain a reliable 200 point player and forget about it.

    Take up and downs and be done with it

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

      GW 23 even haha

  4. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed. Thoughts here? Currently plan is to navigate 28 and 31 with free transfers, prefer Jimmy in over Ings because he has a game 31.

    McC
    TAA Aurier Lundstram Fernandez
    Salah Mane KDB Moura
    Vardy Deeney

    4.0 Holgate Cantwell Greenwood 2ft 0.0itb

    A) Greenwood, Moura to Jimmy, 4.3mid
    B) KDB, Greenwood, Deeney to Mount, Jimmy, Ings -4
    C)Vardy, Deeney to Ings, Jimmy
    D) Vardy, Moura, Aurier to Jimenez, Maddison, Doherty -4

  5. Rover
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather get VVD, Pereira or Boly as a Sidibe replacement for GWs 27-30?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would you get a 3rd Pooler otherwise?

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not for GW27. Other options would be potentially Mahrez > Mane (if no double in 29) or Lundstram > VVD (if benched again) ahead of GW28.

        I'm more concerned about Robbo rotation than VVD, especially with the deficit in the CL and the easy fixtures in the league, and Milner back from injury.

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

      VVD

    3. Chasing Waves
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly looks a lovely pick maybe even to cover 3rd pool defender

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD

    5. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How did GW26 Wildcarders get on? 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Highest in LMS scored 80.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch

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

        Decent gain for future hits.

      3. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Afraid I’m done in LMS. 56-4=52 points.

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      having PTSD from haunting nightmares...

    3. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      76 and halved my rank here

      1. Forlorn Hope
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Well done Ed, into the top 200 then!

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      my closest rival WC'd and got 47, so not good I dont think. Plus most lost Lundstram and got in Kun

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rank down 2k despite owning KDB lol...

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rank?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        23 to 26k...

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          New calculator needed, Chucker.

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            23,958 to 26,299... 😀 had only KDB...

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mine was down 4.5k tonight! KDB owner also.

      Those pesky bench points from Mahrez owners!

    3. PapaWengzz
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Down about 2K ranks myself, KDB owner

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The whole world and my mother own him ... Diff would have been to captain

  8. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Deeney + Maddison > Jimenez + Barnes (-4) I reckon 😀

  9. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at defensive stats city don’t concede many shots and are crushing it, with Laporte coming back is Ederson for example, an actual option?

    Or is it just dumb

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not dumb as he is nailed. If you have the money then go for it

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can be a clever move when DGWs are on the horizon.

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      will get him for a City double at some point

    4. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tidy differential, will certainly consider when wc'ing

  10. Raybel22
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    89pts gameweek!! yes!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      6 years first post this season, LOL.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        lmao

      2. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        haha love it

      3. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Been waiting for that humble brag...

    2. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, well done, huge green arrow for you, enjoy

    3. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Great first post well done 😀

    4. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hahah brilliant

  11. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best Shef defender? Son + Digne < Mane + 5.7M Def

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Stevens is the best SHU defender IMO.

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        thinking Egan as i don't want to play him long term...

    2. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Egan decent attacking stats

  12. wonkeydonkey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start Rico and have Aurier 1st Sub or use 1 reaming FT to bring in C.Taylor?

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C Taylor looks like a good pick.

    2. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Have the same question minus the Aurier ownership. Think I'm bringing him in.

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That was scary as Kun non owner. Fully expect brace against Leicester

  14. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1;
    a) Lundstram (BHA)
    b) Taylor (BOU)
    c) Sidibe (Ars)

    And would you do Auba -> Jimi with 1 ft?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  15. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Up 11k with 68 -4. I'll take that

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What’s your rank?

      Or do you mean overall for GW?

      I got 70 (-4) and tonight dropped 8k but since GW25 I’ve gone up from 129k > 115k

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        204k

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Plenty of green arrows to come for us hopefully mate

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      69 tonight, and I'm dropping 10k places tonight.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You must be pretty high up

  16. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho is past it

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Until he shushes the Bridge on Saturday.

      1. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Because Lampard is even worse

  17. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi....My bench is 2 x saints and 2 x sheffield. When do i bb?

    27..... brighton and villa home

    29....newcsstle and norwich home

    Any views? Thanks

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      29

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Are the Southampton players both defenders? They have the worst home record in the league, I'd want an away fixture!

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mccarthy and stephend v newc

        Fleck and egan v norwich

  18. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela looks like the corpse of a dragqueen...

  19. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So Salah scored two more points than Kun in the end......

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2-1.

  20. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dele alli is bang average.

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good player when his team actually plays in the opposition's half..

    2. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      hard for him to get back in england team.

    3. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      In other news, the earth is round.

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        What's this flat earth thing about then?

  21. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Traore or Harvey Barnes?

    1. vityovics
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly

  22. PapaWengzz
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son, VVD > Mane, Saiss (-4)? Fixtures are great for liverpool

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tempting, but doubt it is worth the hit all thing considered. Otoh not many good options to replace Son

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looking at similar move. My only problem is that having Salah as well that they rarely haul together .....

  23. Wag the Drog
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Starting to feel stuck with TAA-Mane-Salah (no surprise)

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      whats wrong with that? Its like being stuck in a lift with Taylor swift

  24. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best move here? 1 FT and 4.0 ITB

    A KDB > Mane
    B Grealish & TAA > Mane & Gomez for hit
    C Other suggestion?

    Guaita
    TAA / Williams / Lund
    Salah / Grealish / KDB / Traore
    Vardy / Jimi / Ings

    Button / Webster / Cantwell / Holgate   

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lund to Gomez just?

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but Mane could explode in the next three.

  25. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero to Jimmy A no brainer after tomorrows game?

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doing it

  26. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How did west ham look? Still captain a pool attacker? Other options are TAA and Ings

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Happy it was only 2.

      Yes.

  27. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    1FT&0itb...I Have Kun & Son, would you get rid of one for free or both for a -4? If get rid for who?
    Subs:Cathcart/Spy/Romeu

    Front 7:
    Salah-Kdb-Martial-Son
    DCL-Kun-Ings

  28. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone here got more than 301 points from last 4 GWs? 😉

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Subtle brag?

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One of those weeks my gw rank was 6.3 mill.. so no is the answer..

  29. Mattymo23
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people reluctant to get Vardy. Surely about time he hits form and he has great fixtures

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      After city I will.

  30. Holteenderinthesky
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez no show means Lundstram comes of the bench for potentially a final fairwell gift. Is it time to move him on? Probably to Boly?