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Aguero starts for much-changed City as Guardiola benches De Bruyne

Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for the final match of Double Gameweek 30+, which kicks off at the Etihad at 20:00 BST.

Burnley are the visitors to Eastlands, where Manchester City defeated Arsenal five days ago.

There are only three surviving members of Guardiola’s starting XI from that 3-0 win over the Gunners, with Ederson (£6.0m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) keeping their places.

That means that Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) are both rotated out of the side, with the two premium Fantasy Premier League midfielders only among the substitutes.

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) gets his chance up front, meanwhile, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) making way.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Kyle Walker (£5.6m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Eric Garcia (£4.5m) are the other City starters from midweek who drop out of the City line-up, with all bar the concussed Garcia on the bench.

Guardiola has changed his entire back four, with Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Fernandinho (£5.1m) and Nicolas Otamendi (£4.9m) tasked with keeping Burnley at bay.

Phil Foden (£5.1m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) and Rodri (£5.5m) are also recalled further forward.

Sean Dyche’s side are missing the sidelined Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes (both £6.1m), so Matej Vydra (£5.3m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) are paired together in attack for the visitors.

Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) makes his first Premier League start, while Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) returns from an enforced lay-off at right-back.

Not only are Burnley hit by injury, they are also without four players whose contracts are due to expire at the end of the month: Joe Hart (£4.2m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m), Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) are not even among the substitutes as doubts linger over their futures.

Four academy products make it onto Dyche’s under-strength bench as a result, with two goalkeepers among the seven substitutes that the Burnley boss has named.

De Bruyne is the most-captained player of Double Gameweek 30+ both overall and within the top 10k.

Over half of the managers inside the top 10,000 handed the armband to the Belgian.

Aguero was captained by 26.74% of those elite managers, meanwhile.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, D Silva, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Aguero.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I had Foden in BB draft #29

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

    Foden owners props

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thank goodness, anyone but Kun.
    Come on Mahrez nick one!

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd be happy if he got even more!

  4. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    BILVAAAAAAA

    🙂

  5. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden will get more minutes as preparation to replace David Silva's role next season

  6. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Im so f***ing happy, Foden you beautfiul man. Never in doubt, never forget!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      relax

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      K

    3. Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Some pick, well done.

  7. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is kun looking like a threat at all?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No service

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Needs more KDB?

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          That would help yes.

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He wasted a Mahrez assist already...

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not had anything

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

      Nothing of note yet

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Scared his teammates from passing the ball

    5. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers lads

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pep's its Burnley, not the World Cup final...circle jerk not needed.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Explaining to them how to get the ball to Aguero obviously

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

      Lol he cares more about this than any city player

    3. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Stay mad

  9. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I feel asleep and was woken up by Fooooooden

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden with 2G (12pts FPL) in 47 minutes of play time

    1. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Second in my ML brought him in this week for his Bench Boost!

  11. puhd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lads! I need help with my transfer this week:

    Pope (Button)
    TAA Lascelles Holgate soyuncu Boly
    Mane Salah KDB Fernandes Fleck
    DCL Jimmy Ings

    A- Upgrade Button
    B- Upgrade Holgate
    C- Upgrade Fleck

    I’ve got 1ft

    1. Seamy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Downgrade fleck to a cheap playing 5th midfield bench player

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Holgate to Wan Bissaka? And downgrade Fleck even more to say McCarthy?

    3. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mane Salah KDB 50% game time looking likely

      1. puhd
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah but who else would you go for? They’re still the best mids

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Martial Bruno Son

          But yeah, Salah/Mane and KDB obvious 1 and 2 spots

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Aguero back from a toilet break

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      he went to put on his scoring boots

  13. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who would have thought the top goalscorer for City this week would be Foden...

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ** changes WC team to put Foden in ***

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      😆

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    AWB yes or no? If no, which defender at similar or cheaper price would you get on WC?

    Have Trent Doherty Lascelles and Ward

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Aurier? No competition for his place 🙂

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Maguire Ritchie or aurier

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Meh. Would go cheap if you have Trent and Doherty. Holgate, Lascelles, Taylor, Saiss etc.

    4. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I think it’s a good shout

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Never heard the Etihad this loud... fake news

  17. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need Mahrez assists with Kun goals now. Foden and Bernardo are ruining my hopes !

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Floodgates won't open as Burnley just want to keep the score down and use this as fitness prep for their next game.

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

      Ues theyd take 1-0 if u offered them right now

  19. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Us Kun cappers could use a David Luiz doppelganger on Burnley, right about now.

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

  20. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm soooo happy to be rid of Kun when my FH reverts back. Useless slow Argentinian. Past it.

  21. 420king
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KDB to Foden after Liverpool game?

  22. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I think I'll drop KDB. Not interested in paying that much for rotation. He's protecting them all for Champions League

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s one game....

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He has a point. Not a gamble I'm taking though.

        Might double with Foden and that's it for city

  23. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I mean, is Foden actually a WC option to finish the season?

    Enabler and looks set to be a huge piece for us. League has gone and he likely won't start in C.L

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Structurally how do you fit him into your team? Most people are going for Salah/Mane, KDB, Son and Bruno, plus a budget enabler for the bench.

      Do you drop a premium asset that most others will have or do you take him as a slightly more expensive fifth mid?

  24. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Yawn

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Reply fail to lots of people?

  25. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Will KDB get on now they are ahead?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Probably not

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Figured that too

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Woukd of thought he’d be more likely to come on if they were struggling to lead the game, so god knows now

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Exactly

    3. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      At some point he will... surely he needs some mins ahead of the Chelsea game. Otherwise, he would have not played for 10 days.....

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I like your logic

        If we are voting I vote for your logic

        1. Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Thanks mate. You’d hope that my logic translates to FPL points...

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      5 subs came on when 2 up against Arsenal, so yes he will probably come on

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hope so

        I guess we can’t treat these early games like regular mid season games

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          training days are being lost and players need to say match fit, so I expect the bench to be used a lot, irrespective of the score

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Zinky's running up and down a lot, and Phil never gets 90. The 2 Silvas will go off with Kun.

  26. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Not sure if it’s a good thing that KDB is less likely to come on now. Less likely to ruin my rank but also need someone to setup Aguero!

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Plenty of time.

  27. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling on for Mahrez surely a good shout second half. He looks tired.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hopefully not

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I’m ok with that

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

      Likely. Might even see Sane

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not getting the ball coz cancelo is shocking

    5. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez has no leg muscles apparently...

  28. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thank goodness Aguero has started!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Has he?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yes, goal incoming!

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

    Ederson could give good value for rest of season. Not many games they Will Concede

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Burnley spending alot more time in Citeh's than people would have imagined.

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cancelo worst player on the pitch so far